Page 2 - E Series BIOS; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; Entering the BIOS Setup Utility
2 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S E Series BIOS BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your notebook. Your BIOSis set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to o...
Page 4 - MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS; (See Navigating through the Setup; Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu; Menu Field; ESC
4 L i f e B o o k E 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. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page 2 for more information.) The following tables show the names of the menu fields for the Main...
Page 6 - Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu
6 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Serial ATA Port 0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. Figure 2. Serial ATA Port 0 Master Submenu Table 2: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Serial ATA Port 0 Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field O...
Page 7 - Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu
7 Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu The Primary Master submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Figure 3. Primary Master Submenu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Primary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Options Default Description Type: ■ Auto ■ None [Auto]...
Page 8 - Exiting from Main Menu
8 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s 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 to the Exit men...
Page 9 - ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS; The Advanced Menu allows you to:; Table 4: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Advanced Menu
9 ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The Advanced Menu allows you to: ■ Set the I/O addresses for the serial and parallel ports. ■ Set the keyboard and mouse features. ■ Select between the display panel and an externalCRT display. ■ Enable or disable compensation for your display. ■ Ena...
Page 11 - Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
11 Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Serial/Parallel Port Configuration submenu lets you set the I/O addresses and interrupt levels for the serial, infrared and parallel ports of your notebook. Figure 5. Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu I/O addresses, DMA ...
Page 13 - Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
13 Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for setting the parameters of the integrated and external mouse and keyboard. Figure 6. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced ...
Page 14 - Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters.
14 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Video Features submenu is for setting the display parameters. Figure 7. Video Features Submenu Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default...
Page 15 - Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
15 Internal Device Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Internal Device Configuration submenu allows the user to enable or disable IDE, Modem, LAN and Wireless LAN Controllers. Figure 8. Internal Device Configuration Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Internal Device Co...
Page 16 - CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
16 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features submenu provides options for configuring the Intel SpeedStep power management features of the CPU. Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of ...
Page 17 - USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
17 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the USB Floppy Disk Drive. Figure 10. USB Features Submenu Table 10: Fields, Options and Defaults for the USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Description ...
Page 18 - Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu
18 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations submenu provides options for enabling or disabling the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature, and setting the volume and video memory size. Figure 11. Miscellaneo...
Page 19 - Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
19 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 Menu Field Options Default Description Event Log Capaci...
Page 20 - SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES
20 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S 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. (See Navigating through the Setup Utility on page...
Page 21 - Exiting from the Security Menu; Table 13: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu
21 Exiting from the Security Menu When you have finished setting the parameters on the Security Menu, you can either exit from setup utility or move to another menu. If you wish to exit from setup utility, press the [Esc] key to go to the Exit Menu. If you wish to move to another menu, use the curso...
Page 22 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu
22 L i f e B o o k E 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 14. Hard Disk Security Submenu Table 14: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu...
Page 23 - Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu
23 Owner Information Submenu of the Security Menu The Owner Information submenu is for setting owner information. Note that the owner information cannot be set without having entered a Supervisor Password. Figure 15. Owner Information Submenu Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Info...
Page 24 - Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu
24 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu The Security Chip Setting submenu is used to enable or disabled the embedded security chip. Figure 16. Security Chip Setting Submenu Menu Field Options Default Description Security Chip: ■ Disabled ■ Enabled ...
Page 25 - BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE; (See Navigating through the; Table 17: 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 on page 2 for mo...
Page 26 - Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu; Exiting from Boot Menu
26 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s 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 18. Boot Device Priority Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu When you have finished setting the boot par...
Page 27 - INFO MENU - DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION; Table 19: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Info Menu; Note that the parameters listed in the following table; may be different; , depending upon the system configuration.
27 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 fields. These fields are for informat...
Page 28 - EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY; Table 20: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu
28 L i f e B o o k E S e r i e s B I O S 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 follow...
