Section Three; Configuring Your Lifebook; Con F Igu Ri Ng You R Lif Eboo K; Boot Sequence - Fujitsu 565Tx User Manual

S e c t i o n T h r e e

SECTION THREE

CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK

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This section explains the BIOS setup utility.
The BIOS setup utility is used to set and store
the date, time, power management modes,
data security passwords and other operating
parameters of your notebook.

BOOT SEQUENCE

Each time you power up or restart your
LifeBook 500 Series,it goes through a quiet
boot sequence that displays a Fujitsu logo until
your operating system is loaded. During quiet
boot, your notebook is performing a standard
boot sequence including a Power On Self Test
(POST). To see details on the screen during the
boot process, press the Esc key anytime while
the Fujitsu logo is displayed. To enter the BIOS
setup utility press the F2 key after you have
pressed the Esc key. When the boot sequence
is completed without a failure and without a
request to enter the setup utility the system
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displays the opening screen of the operating
system. The boot sequence is executed when:
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You turn on power to the system using the
Power switch on the right side panel of your
notebook. (Figure 2-5 on page 23.)
You re s t a rt your com p uter from the Wi n dows
95 Shutdown menu of the Start menu .
The software initiates a system restart.
Example: When you install a new application.
You reset the system by pressing the three
keys Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time. This
method is not recommended since it can
result in loss of data.
You use the Suspend/Resume button to restart
your notebook from Save-to-Disk mode.
P O I N T
The BIOS setup utility is entered by
pressing the Esc key and then the F2 key
during the quiet boot process.
P O I N T
When error messages occur see
Section Five, pages 133–135, for help in
understanding the meaning and required
actions to be taken.
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IDENTIFYING THE DRIVES

Your notebook uses drive let ters (Example A : ,
B : ,C : ,D : , E:) to iden tify internal and ex tern a l
devi ces su ch as hard drive s , floppy disk drive s ,
C D - ROM drives and PC Ca rd s. The most com-
m on ly assign ed drive de s i gn a tors are listed bel ow.
If you add other devi ce s , the drive de s i gn a tors
m ay be di eren t . See your opera ting sys tem
m a nual for set ting drive de s i gn a ti on s .
Drive Designators
A:Floppy disk drive.
Installable in the Multi-function (right front)
bay of your notebook, or in the External Floppy
Disk Drive adapter.
B: Not used with your notebook.