Page 2 - S Series BIOS; BIOS SETUP UTILITY; Entering the BIOS Setup Utility
2 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S 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, there-fore there should be no need to set or change the BIOS...
Page 4 - MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS; (See Navigating through the Setup; Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Main Menu; ESC
4 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 t...
Page 6 - Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu; The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed.; Menu Field
6 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k Drive0 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive0 submenu identifies what ATA devices are installed. Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed. Figure ...
Page 7 - Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu; The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices.
7 Drive1 Submenu of the Main Menu The Drive1 submenu allows you to configure secondary ATA devices. Note that actual hard drive label shown may vary. Depending on the drive type, information such as cylinders, heads and sectors may also be displayed. Figure 3. Drive1 Submenu Table 3: Fields, Options...
Page 8 - Exiting from Main Menu
8 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 ...
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 infrared ports. ■ Set the features of the keyboard/mouse. ■ Select between the display panel and/or an external display or video projector. ■ Set internal device configurations ■ Config...
Page 10 - AMD
10 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k Internal Device Configurations When selected, opens the Internal Device Configuration submenu, which allows enabling or disabling the IDE LAN, and modem controllers. CPU Features When selected, opens the CPU Features submenu, which allows the user to ...
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 infrared ports of your system. Figure 5. Serial/Parallel Port Configuration Submenu ■ To prevent IRQ and addre...
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 NumLock. Figure 6. Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu Table 6: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Keyboard/Mouse Submenu of the Advanced Menu Menu Field Options Default Descrip...
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 S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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...
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 configure other internal devices. Figure 8. Internal Device Configuration Submenu Table 8: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Internal Device Configuration Submenu of the Adv...
Page 16 - CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu; The CPU Features Submenu allows the user to e; nable or disable the AMD Virtualization(TM) feature
16 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k CPU Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The CPU Features Submenu allows the user to e nable or disable the AMD Virtualization(TM) feature . Figure 9. CPU Features Submenu Table 9: Fields, Options and Defaults for the CPU Features Submenu of the Adva...
Page 17 - USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
17 USB Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The USB Features Submenu configures the USB features for your system. 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 Legacy USB Support: • Dis...
Page 18 - Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu; Selects the initial volume setting for the system.
18 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu configures miscellaneous features for your system. Figure 11. Miscellaneous Configurations Submenu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Miscel...
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; to be displayed. If
20 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 Th...
Page 22 - Hard Disk Security Submenu of the Security Menu
22 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 Secur...
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 Owner Information cannot be set without having entered a supervisor’s password. Figure 15. Owner Information Submenu Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Owner Inform...
Page 24 - Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu; Exiting from the Security Menu
24 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k Security Chip Setting Submenu of the Security Menu The Security Chip Setting Submenu is for enabling or disabling the embedded security chip. Figure 16. Security Chip Setting Submenu Exiting from the Security Menu When you have finished setting the pa...
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; (See Using the TrustedCore Menu on page 2 for more information)
26 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 ■ Be aware of the operating environment when booting from ...
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 cur...
Page 28 - 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 your system configuration.
28 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k INFO MENU – DISPLAYS BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION The Info menu is a display only screens 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...
Page 29 - EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY; . The following table shows; Table 20: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Exit Menu; Save Configuration changes and exit
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 on page 2 for more information) . The following table shows the names of the menu...
Page 30 - will be displayed. When confirmed the utility
30 L i f e B o o k S S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 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 utility will return to the Exit menu. To return t...
