Fujitsu LIFEBOOK AH / LH Series: BIOS Guide
Fujitsu LIFEBOOK AH / LH Series: BIOS Guide
Fujitsu LIFEBOOK AH / LH Series: BIOS Guide
AH / LH Series
BIOS Guide
LIFEBOOK® Series Models:
AH532 / LH532
Note that all of the fields on this screen are display only and are for reference.
Note that the parameters listed may be different for your system, depending upon the system configuration.
Processor Type: Intel(R) Core(TM) XX-XXXXM CPU @ X.XX GHz UUID: XXXXXXXX-XXXX-....
System Time: Sets and displays the current time. Time is in a 24 hour format of hours:minutes:seconds with 2 dig-
its for each. (HH:MM:SS). Example: 16:45:57. You may change each segment of the time separately.
Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] + [Tab] keys.
System Date: Sets and displays the current date. Date is in a month/day/year numeric format with 2 digits each for
month and day and 4 digits for year. (MM/DD/YYYY) for example: 03/20/2010. You may change each
segment of the date separately. Move between the segments with the [Tab] key and/or [Shift] +
[Tab] keys.
Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Drive Configurations Submenu of the System Menu
Legacy USB Support Disabled [Enabled] When Enabled is selected, Legacy USB Emulation is
Enabled enabled and the USB devices are available without a
USB-aware OS. When Disabled is selected, Legacy USB
support is disabled.
Anytime USB Charge: Disabled [AC] Lets you set under what conditions Anytime USB Charge
AC will work; with AC Power, AC Power or battery, and dis-
AC/Battery abled.
Serial ATA Controller: Disabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the Serial ATA port.
Enabled
AHCI Configuration: Disabled [Enabled] If Serial ATA Controller is enabled, this selection enables
Enabled or disables the selected Advanced Host Controller Inter-
face (AHCI).
Internal Camera: Disabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the internal camera and micro-
Enabled phone.
USB 3.0 Controller: Disabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the USB 3.0 controller. If Disabled,
Enabled each USB 3.0 port will work as a USB 2.0 port.
Wake up on LAN: Disabled [Disabled] Selecting Enabled allows the system to wake up when
Enabled the internal LAN device receives a specific signal while in
power-off state. Selecting Disabled disables this feature.
FAN Control: Normal [Normal] When Normal is selected, the fan operates at normal vol-
Silent ume. When Silent is selected, the volume is lowered.
ODD Power Disabled [Enabled] Enables or disables the ODD Power Management fea-
Management: Enabled ture.
Intel(R) AT Suspend Disabled [Disabled] Enables and disables the Intel(R) Anti-Theft Technology
Mode: Enabled
Suspend Mode.
Event Logging --- --- When selected, opens the event logging submenu.
Note that Event Logging only appears when the [F4] key
is clicked.
Table 5: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
Event Log: Disabled [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the event log.
Enabled
View SMBIOS Event Enter [Enter] Allows you to view the SMBIOS event log.
Log:
Mark SMBIOS Events Enter [Enter] After clicking [Enter], a Setup Notice appears prompting you to
as Read: select [Yes] or [No] to confirm. When set to [Yes] all event logs
will be cleared at next boot.
Clear SMBIOS Enter [Enter] After clicking [Enter], a Setup Notice appears prompting you to
Events: select [Yes] or [No] to confirm. When set to [Yes] all of the
events log will be marked as having been read.
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Supervisor –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor
Password is: password is set and Clear when it is not.
User Password is: –— Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the general user
password is set, and Clear when it is not.
Set Supervisor –— [Enter] Sets, changes or cancels the Supervisor Password. The Supervi-
Password sor Password may be up to seven characters long and must
include only letters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are
NOT case-sensitive. To cancel a password press the Enter key
instead of entering characters in the Enter New Password field
and in the Re-enter New Password field. When a Supervisor
Password is set it must be used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Set User Password –— [Enter] This field can only be accessed if the Supervisor Password is set.
Sets, changes or cancels the User Password. A User Password
may be up to seven characters long and must include only let-
ters or numbers (no symbols). Passwords are NOT case-sensi-
tive. To cancel a password press [Enter] key instead of entering
characters in the Enter New Password field and in the Re-enter
New Password field. When a User Password is set it must be
used to access the BIOS setup utility.
Password on Boot: Disabled [Disabled] When set to disabled, password entry is not required before the
Enabled operating system boots. When enabled, password entry is
required before operating system boot.
Hard Disk Security –— --- Opens the Hard Disk Security submenu
TPM (Security Chip) --- --- Opens the TPM (Security Chip) Setting submenu. This item is
Setting available on the TPM models only.
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Table 7: Fields, Options and Defaults for Hard Disk Security Submenu
Set Drive0 Password: ---- [Enter] Allows you to set the Drive0 Password. The hard disk is locked
with the password. Data in the locked disk cannot be read on
other systems.
Password Entry On Disabled [Enabled] When disabled, Hard Disk Password entry is not required
Boot: Enabled before OS boot. The hard disk is still password-protected with-
out password entry.
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Table 1: Fields, Options and Defaults for the TPM (Security Chip) Setting Submenu of the Security Menu
Security Chip: Disabled [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the Trusted Platform Module
Enabled (TPM) chip. Note that this is only active if a Supervisor Password
has been entered. A reboot is required after exit to configure
the Security Chip correctly. Clear Security Chip option becomes
selectable after reboot.
Current TPM State: –— Disabled and Indicates the current state of the TPM chip.
Deactivated
Change TPM State: No Change [No Change] Allows you to enable or disable the TPM chip when the Supervi-
Disable and sor Password has been set.
Deactivate
Clear Security Chip: Enter [Enter] Allows you to clear the Security Chip. Note that this does not
allow you to access already-encrypted data.
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'Delete': Delete(x)
Windows Boot Manager
before the next boot
Boot priority order: The boot selections determine the order in which the BIOS searches for the operating system dur-
1: Floppy Disk Drive ing a startup sequence. To change the order, highlight one source by using the [up] or [down] cur-
2: Drive0: sor keys and then press the [+] or [-] key to change the order number. (You can also change the
3: CD/DVD Drive order by tapping the spacebar to move the item up.) Tapping [x] removes from the list a device
4: NETWORK: that is not installed. Tapping [x] on an item in the Excluded list adds the device to the Boot prior-
5: USB HDD: ity list. Be sure to save your changed order when you exit the BIOS setup utility.NOTE: Be aware
6: USB CD/DVD: that if you use the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device, certain files may be overwritten, depend-
ing upon your operating environment.
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Exit Saving Exit Saving Changes and Exit will store all the entries on every menu of the setup utility to the BIOS mem-
Changes ory, then exit the utility. A confirmation message Save Configuration changes and exit
now? [Yes][No] is displayed.
Exit Discard- Selecting Exit Discarding Changes and Exit will exit the setup utility without writing to the BIOS memory.
ing Changes When the BIOS recognizes this selection it will load the operating system and begin operation.
Load Setup Selecting Load Setup Defaults will load the factory preset default values for all menu fields, then display
Defaults the message Load default configuration now? [Yes] [No]. When confirmed the setup
utility will return to the Exit Menu. To return to another menu follow the directions in the Navigating
Through the Setup Utility Section.
Discard Selecting Discard Changes will load the previous values in BIOS memory for all menu fields. The message
Changes Load previous configuration now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed. When confirmed the
setup utility will return to the Exit menu. To return to another menu, follow the directions in the Navigating
Through the Setup Utility Section.
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Save Changes Selecting Save Changes will cause the new settings in all menus to be written to the BIOS memory. The
message Save configuration changes now? [Yes] [No] will be displayed. When confirmed,
the setup utility will return to the Exit menu. To return to another menu, follow the directions in the Navi-
gating Through the Setup Utility section.
Save Changes Selecting Save Changes and Power Off will cause the new settings in all menus to be written to the BIOS
and Power Off memory. The message Save configuration changes and power off now? [Yes] [No]
will be displayed. When confirmed, the system will shut down. If No is selected, the system will return to
the Exit menu. To return to another menu, follow the directions in the Navigating Through the Setup Utility
section.
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