Page 2 - C Series BIOS; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; Entering the BIOS Setup Utility; Selecting a field causes a help message
2 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS...
Page 4 - MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS; *Note that actual drive labels shown may vary.; Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu; Options
4 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 Navigating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. The following tables show the names of t...
Page 6 - Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu; Menu Field; ESC
6 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Serial ATA Port 0 submenu identifies what Serial ATA/IDE devices are installed. Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylin-ders, heads ...
Page 7 - Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
7 Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu identifies what primary 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 displayed. Figure 3. Primary Master Submenu...
Page 8 - Exiting from Main Menu
8 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S 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...
Page 9 - ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS; Configures serial ports
9 ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: • Set the I/O addresses for the ports. • Set the communication mode for the parallel and infrared ports. • Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. • Select between the display panel and an externalCRT display. • Confi...
Page 10 - Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu; Video Features
10 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu Menu Field Description Serial/Parallel PortConfigurations When selected, opens the Serial/Parallel Port Configurations submenu which allows the user to modify settings for the infrare...
Page 11 - Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu; To prevent IRQ and address conflicts,
11 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 inter-rupt levels for the serial (infrared) and parallel ports of your notebook. Figure 5. Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu I/...
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 N o t e b o o k 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, hot-pluggability, and . Figure 6. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Table 6: Fields, Options and De...
Page 15 - Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; The Video Features Submenu is for choosing the display.; Internal Flat Panel
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: • Internal Flat Panel • Ex...
Page 16 - Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
16 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configurations submenu allows the user to enable or disable Primary and/or Secondary IDE ports, IDE and LAN Controllers, and Bluetooth and Wireless LAN modules. Fi...
Page 17 - CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
17 CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu configures the system processor. Note that this submenu only appears in certain configura-tions, based upon the system CPU. Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu Menu Field Options Default Description SpeedStep(R) Technology: • Disabled ...
Page 18 - USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; Disabled
18 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu allows for the enabling or disabling of SCSI SubClass support, thus enabling support for USB mass storage devices that belong to the SCSI SubClass. Examples of such devices inc...
Page 19 - Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
19 Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu configures the power button. Figure 11. Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscellaneous Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Option...
Page 20 - Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
20 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Event Logging Submenu configures event logging features for DMI events. Figure 12. Event Logging Submenu Table 12: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu M...
Page 21 - SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES; See Navigating through the Setup; Boot sector protection must be set to
21 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. S...
Page 22 - Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
22 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Table 13: 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 not. Use...
Page 23 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu; Not currently available.
23 Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu The Hard Disk Security Submenu is for configuring hard disk security features. Figure 14. Hard Disk Security Submenu Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu Menu Field Options Default Descriptio...
Page 24 - Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu; The Owner Information Submenu is for setting owner information.; Exiting from the Security Menu
24 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S 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 15. Owner Information Submenu Ex...
Page 25 - BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE; Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Menu
25 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 through the Setup Utility for more informat...
Page 26 - Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu; Network Boot
26 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S 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 17. Boot Device Priority Submenu Table 17: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boo...
Page 27 - Exiting from Boot Menu
27 Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot 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 to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the curso...
Page 28 - INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION; Table 18: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu; Memory Slot 1
28 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 di...
Page 29 - EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY; Table 19: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu; Press
29 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 for more information. The following table shows the names of the menu fields for t...
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30 L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s N o t e b o o k B I O S Discard Changes –— Selecting Discard Changes will load the previous values in BIOS memory for all menu fields. The message Load previous configuration now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed. When confirmed the setup utility will return to the Exit ...
