User manual SONY VAIO VPCB11QGX

[. . . ] Pressing the Enter key again will select the highlighted choice. Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices. System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords. Entering the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following: 1. This will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings displayed. Press the arrow keys to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings. 7. [. . . ] Select CD-ROM, SuperDisk or Hard Disk for appropriate drive type installed at this connection. Cylinders/Heads/Sectors Auto None CD-ROM Hard Disk CHS Format Cylinders: A number between 0 and 65, 535 ­-- This item appears only when Hard Disk is selected as the type. This field is changed by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. You can change the value by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. You can change the value by incrementing (pressing the [Spacebar]) or by typing in the number. Heads: A number between 1 and 16 ­-- Sectors: A number between 0 and 63 ­-- 8 Main Menu Table 3: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Secondary Master Submenu of the Main Menu Menu Field Maximum Capacity: Options Default ­-- Description Displays the maximum capacity of the drive calculated from the parameters of the hard disk when Auto is selected and the type is identified as hard disk, or User is selected. Specify the number of sectors per block for multiple sector transfer. Display only Multi-Sector Transfers: Disabled 2 Sectors 4 Sectors 8 Sectors 16 Sectors Disabled Enabled Standard Fast PIO 1 Fast PIO 2 Fast PIO 3 Fast PIO 4 Multiword DMA 1 Multiword DMA 2 Disabled Mode 0 Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 Mode 4 Mode 5 [Disabled] LBA Mode Control: [Disabled] Enables or disables Logical Block Addressing in place of Cylinder, Head, Sector addressing. Multi-word DMA is automatically set to mode 1 for Fast PIO 1, Fast PIO 2, Fast PIO 3, and set to mode 2 for Fast PIO 4 / DMA. Transfer Mode: [Standard] Ultra DMA Mode: [Disabled] Selects the method for moving data to/from the drive. This option cannot be changed when Auto is selected. LBA Format Total Sectors: Maximum Capacity: Logical Block Addressing (LBA) ----- ----- The total number of sectors on your hard disk The maximum capacity of your hard disk 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 menu. When selected, opens the Miscellaneous Configurations submenu to allow you to enable or disable the power button and the Wake Up On LAN feature. When selected, opens the event logging submenu. Miscellaneous Configurations ___ ___ Event Logging ­-- ­-- 11 LifeBook N Series Notebook BIOS Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Keyboard/Mouse Features submenu is for enabling or disabling the NumLock feature. PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Power Savings Exit Item Specific Help Main Advanced Keyboard/Mouse Features Numlock: [Off] Select power-on state for Numlock. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit Figure 5. If the Power Management Security is Enabled and the Password on Boot is Disabled you will not have to type your password upon resuming the system from the Suspend or Save-to-Disk modes. Power Management Security will work only if Password boot is enabled. Main Advanced PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility Security Boot Info Exit Item Specific Help Supervisor Password Is: User Password Is: Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Minimum User Password Length: Password on boot: KB Lock on Resume: Boot from Removable Media: Hard Disk Security Owner Information Clear Clear [Enter] [Enter] [0] [Disabled] [Disabled] [All] Press <Enter> key to set Supervisor Password to enable any password features. Then password entry is required to enter BIOS Setup. F1 Help ESC Exit Select Item Select Menu -/Space Change Values Enter Select Sub-Menu Figure 11. Security Menu F9 Setup Defaults F10 Save and Exit 18 Security Menu Table 11: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Security Menu Menu Field Supervisor Password is: User Password is: Options ­-- Default Clear Description A display-only field. Set is displayed when the system supervisor password is set and Clear when it is not. Set is displayed when the general user password is set, and Clear when it is not. Supervisor's Password may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). 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. The User Password may be up to seven characters long and must include only letters or numbers (no symbols). 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. [. . . ] CAUTIONS Be aware of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or you may overwrite files by mistake. A bootable CD-ROM has either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CD-ROM is used, the drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. The CD-ROM will only take drive C: (hard drive format) if the internal hard drive is not present or is disabled. [. . . ]