Page 2 - C Series BIOS; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; Entering the BIOS Setup Utility; Error message - please run SETUP; P O I N T S
2 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S C Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating condi-tions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to...
Page 4 - MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS; P O I N T; Options
4 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allows you to set or view the current system parameters. Follow the instructions for Navi-gating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for...
Page 5 - Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu
5 FloppyDisk A: n Disabled n [1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"] [1.44/1.2 MB 3.5"] Enables or disables a floppy disk drive. Primary Master: Selects PrimaryMaster submenu The product # of the Hard Drive Display the type of device on this ATA/ATAPI interface, if there is one. Pressing the Enter key selects th...
Page 6 - Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu; Menu Field; ESC
6 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. *Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin-ders, heads and sectors may also be displaye...
Page 7 - C A U T I O N
7 MaximumCapacity: n Display only –— Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the parameters of the hard disk when Hard Disk is selected. Multi-SectorTransfers: n Disabled n 2 Sectors n 4 Sectors n 8 Sectors n 16 Sectors n 32 Sectors n 64 Sectors n 128 Sectors [16 Sectors] This opt...
Page 8 - Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu; Note that actual drive labels shown may vary.
8 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Secondary Master submenu is for the internal CD-ROM drive. The drive type is displayed on this menu as well as the Main menu. Your notebook auto-senses the characteristics of the internal CD-ROM Drive installed. Yo...
Page 9 - Exiting from Main Menu
9 Exiting from Main Menu When you have finished setting the parameters on this menu, you can either exit from the setup utility, or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility, press the [Esc] key or use the cursor keys to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to move to another menu...
Page 10 - ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS; The Advanced Menu allows you to:
10 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: n Enable or disable support for Plug & Playoperating systems. n Set the I/O addresses for the ports. n Set the communication mode for the parallel and infrared ports. n Set t...
Page 11 - Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu
11 Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Plug & Play O/S: n No n Yes [No] Select Yes if you are using a Plug & Play capable operating system. Select No if you need the BIOS to configure non-boot devices. Protected Device Configurat...
Page 12 - Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
12 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu provides the ability to set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the infrared, and parallelports of your notebook. Figure 5. Serial/Parallel P...
Page 14 - Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
14 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for selecting the power-on state for the Numlock key. Figure 6. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of...
Page 15 - Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; The Video Features Submenu is for choosing the display.; Internal
15 Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features Submenu is for choosing the display. Figure 7. Video Features Submenu Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Display: n Internal Flat Panel n Ex...
Page 16 - Internal Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
16 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Internal Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to configure other internal devices. Figure 8. Internal Device Configuration Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Internal De...
Page 17 - PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
17 PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI Configuration submenu allows the user to reserve specific interrupts (IRQs) for legacy ISA devices, and to enable or disable built in PCI device modules. Figure 9. PCI Configuration Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the PCI Co...
Page 18 - IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu; Main
18 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu The IRQ Reservation submenu allows the user to mark various IRQs as reserved for use by legacy ISA devices. When an IRQ is reserved, the BIOS does not use it for embedded PCI or ISA devices. Figure 10. ...
Page 20 - CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
20 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu configures the system processor. Note that this submenu only appears in certain configurations, based upon the system CPU. Figure 11. CPU Features Submenu Menu Field Options Default Descriptio...
Page 21 - USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
21 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu configures the system for use with a USB floppy drive. Figure 12. USB Features Submenu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description USB Floppy Disk...
Page 22 - Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
22 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging Submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Figure 13. Event Logging Submenu Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Option...
Page 23 - SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES
23 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The Security menu allows you to set up the data security features of your notebook to fit your operating needs and to view the current data security configuration. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (...
Page 24 - Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
24 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Figure 14. Security Menu Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Description SupervisorPassword is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set and Clear when it is...
Page 26 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu
26 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security Submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Figure 15. Hard Disk Security Submenu Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu...
Page 27 - Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu; Exiting from the Security Menu
27 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information Submenu is for setting owner information. Note: This submenu can be modified only if a Supervisor’s Password has been set previously. Figure 16. Owner Information Submenu Exiting from the Security Menu When you have finished set...
Page 28 - POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEMENT FEATURES
28 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEMENT FEATURES The Power menu allows you to set and change the power management parameters. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page...
Page 29 - Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu; Menu field; Customized
29 Figure 17. Power Menu Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Power Menu Menu field Options Default Description Power Savings: n Disabled n Customized n Maximum Power Savings n Maximum Performance [Customized] Sets the power savings parameters to a factory installedcombination of parameter...
Page 30 - Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles
30 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S Suspend Mode: n Suspend n Save to Disk* *Note that Save to Disk is applicable to Windows 98 operating system only) [Suspend] Sets the state of suspension used. If you choose Suspend, operation will be suspended. Power will still be supplied to system memory, ...
Page 31 - Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu; Exiting from Power Menu
31 Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu The Advanced Features submenu is for setting some non-time related power saving parameters. Figure 18. Advance Features Submenu Exiting from Power Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Power menu, you can either exit from the ...
Page 32 - BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE; Table 19: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu
32 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE The Boot Menu is used to select the order in which the BIOS searches sources for the operating system. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating Thro...
Page 33 - The Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu; Exiting from Boot Menu
33 The Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu The Boot Device Priority Submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the operating system. Figure 20. Boot Device Priority Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot menu, you ca...
Page 34 - INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION
34 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s B I O S INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info menu is a display only screen that provides the configuration information for your notebook. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for the Info menu and the information displayed in those...
Page 35 - EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY; Table 22: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu
35 EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY The Exit Menu is used to leave the setup utility. Follow the instructions for Navigating Through the Setup Utility to make any changes. (See Navigating Through The Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) The following table shows the names of the menu ...
