Fujitsu N6220 Laptop User Manual


 
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LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS
N 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 should be no need to set or change the
BIOS environment to operate your notebook.
The BIOS Setup Utility configures:
Device control feature parameters, such as changing
I/O addresses and boot devices
Change the configuration of internal devices
System security feature parameters, such as passwords
Entering the BIOS Setup Utility
To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following:
1. Turn on or restart your notebook.
2. Press the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on
the screen. This will open the system information
window of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current
settings displayed.
3. Press the arrow keys to scroll through the other
setup menus to review or alter the current settings.
Navigating Through The Setup Utility
The BIOS setup utility consists of five menus: Main,
Advance, Security, Boot, and Exit. This document
explains all menus, including submenus and setup items.
The following procedures allow you to navigate the
setup utility menus:
1. T o select a menu, use the cursor keys:
2. To select a field within a menu or a submenu, use the
cursor keys:
3. After selecting the field, press the [Enter] button to
open the selection window.
4. To change the value for a field, press the [Tab]
button to enter the selection window and to navigate
through the fields.
5. To return to a menu from a submenu:
Press the [Esc] key or the [OK] button to accept the
change and exit.
Press the [Esc] key or the [Cancel] button to reject
the change and exit.
Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration
Change or System Failure
If there has been a change in system configuration that
does not agree with the parameter settings stored in your
BIOS memory, or there is a failure in the system, the
system beeps and/or displays an error message after the
Power On Self Test (POST). If the failure isn’t too severe,
it will give you the opportunity to modify the settings of
the setup utility, as described in the following steps:
1. When you turn on or restart the computer there is a
beep and/or the following message appears on the
screen:
Error message - please run SETUP
program Press <F1> key to continue,
<F2> to run SETUP
2. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and
you want to continue with the boot process and start
the operating system anyway, press the [F1] key.
3. If an error message is displayed on the screen, and
you want to enter the setup utility, press the [F2] key.
4. When the setup utility starts with a fault present, the
system displays the following message:
Warning!
Error message
[Continue]
5. Press any key to enter the setup utility. The system
will then display the Main Menu with current
parameters values.
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Selecting a field causes a description about
that field to be displayed in the bottom
panel of the screen.
If your notebook emits a series of beeps
that sounds like a code and the display is
blank, refer to the Troubleshooting sec-
tion of your system Use’s Guide. The
Troubleshooting Section includes a list of
error messages and their meanings.
If your data security settings require it,
you may be asked for a password before
the operating system will be opened.