Fujitsu D943 - BIOS and Diskette Write Protection; System BIOS Recovery

Settings with switch block S180
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Write protection for System BIOS - switch 5
Switch 5 enables and disables system BIOS updating. Before an update of the
system BIOS can be carried out, write protection for the system BIOS must also be
disabled in the
BIOS Setup (in the Security menu,theFlash Write field must be set to
Enabled). If you wish to update your system BIOS, please consult our customer
service.
on System BIOS is write protected.
off System BIOS can be overwritten (default setting).
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Recovering System BIOS - switch 7
Switch 7 enables recovery of the old system BIOS after an attempt to update has
failed. Write protection for the System BIOS must be disabled in the BIOS setup
and before the System BIOS can be recovered (switch 5 =
off). To restore the old
BIOS you need a Flash BIOS Diskette (call customer service).
on The System BIOS executes from floppy drive A: and restores the
System BIOS on the system board.
off The System BIOS is started from the system board (default
setting).
Write protection for floppy disk drive - switch 8
Switch 8 is used to define whether floppy disks can be written or deleted in the
floppy disk drive. To write and delete floppy disks, the write protection in
BIOS
setup
must be disabled (in menu Security,thefieldDiskette Write must be set to
Enabled).
on The floppy disk drive is write-protected.
off Read, write and delete floppy disks is possible (default setting).