Fujitsu C-4120 manual

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T his equipment includes aut omatic dialing capability . When pr ogramming and/or making test calls to emergency numbers: ■ Re main on the line and briefly explain to the dispatcher the r eason for the call. ■ P erform such activities in o ff -peak hours, such as early morning or late evening. FCC rules prohibit the use of non-hear ing aid co[...]

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UL NOTICE (FOR AUTHORIZED REP AIR TECHNICIANS ONL Y) CA UTION: Fo r c ontinued protection against risk of fire, replace only with the same ty pe and rating fuse. CA UTION: Danger of explosion if CMOS batter y is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent ty pe recommended by the manufacturer . Disp ose of used batteries accordi[...]

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T able of Contents ii PREF ACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v SECTION ONE SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU U npacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overvie w of LifeBook C Series Features . . . . 3 Component I dentification . . . . . . . . . . . 5 T op and Fro nt Components . . . . . . . . . . 6 Left-side P anel Co[...]

T able of Contents LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu iii SECTION FIVE TROUBLESHOOTING Identify ing the Pr oblem . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Specific Proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 P ow er On Self T est Messages . . . . . . . . . 80 Emergency CD-R OM T r ay R elease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Mode m Setup and Commands . . . . . . [...]

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LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu Preface[...]

Preface vi PREF ACE T he LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu PC Corporation is a powerful notebook co mputer . It is pow ered by an I ntel ® P entium ® II or Celeron™ micr oproc essor , has an X GA or SV GA c olor TFT display , a b uilt-in floppy drive, a CD-ROM driv e or a DVD driv e, and an internal 56K modem with v .90 support. The LifeBook C Se[...]

Preface LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu vii Figur e P-1 LifeBook C Series with Samples of Fujitsu and Third Party Options and Accessories[...]

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Setting Up Y our LifeBook C Series Section One Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview of LifeBook C Series Features . . . . 3 Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 5 T op and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . 6 Left-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 7 Right-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . 8 Rear Pane[...]

Section One 2 Section One SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU T his section describes how to set up your LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu. W e strongly recomme nd that you read it befor e using your notebook – even if you are alread y familiar with notebook comput ers. UNP ACKING Whe n you rec eive y our notebook, unpack it carefully , a[...]

One Setting Up Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 3 OVER VIEW OF LIFEBOOK C SERIES FEA TURES T he LifeBook C Series is a compact, yet powerful notebook c omputer a vailable with a variet y of features, inc luding: (See A ppendices, pages 92–94, for detailed information on pre-configured models. F or other models please see yo[...]

Section One 4 ■ LapLink Pr ofessional for file transfers. (Cable not pro vided.) ■ Microsoft W orks for business applications including wor d processing, spreadsheets and databases. ■ Quicken® Basic 99 fo r money management. ■ PC-Doctor for system diagnostics. ■ PMSet 98 for system po wer management. ■ M cAfee® V irusScan for vir us [...]

One Setting Up Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 5 Figur e 1-3 LifeBook C Series with Display Open Display Panel Status Indicator Panel Keyboard ErgoT rac Pointing Device Closed Cover Switch Built-in Microphone Display Panel Latch COMPONENT IDENTIFICA TION Fo r detailed specifications ref er to Appendic es on pages 92–94. Po[...]

Section One 6 TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS Display Panel Latch T his latch locks and r eleases the display panel. Whe n the display panel is released it pops up slightly to make it easier t o open. (Figure 1-3 . ) Display Panel T his is a color L CD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics. (F igure 1-3.) Built-in Microphone T he b[...]

One Setting Up Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 7 seco nd application of your choic e when the panel is set as an application launcher , and is the Play butt on when it is set as an A udio Play er . The L CD display in the middle of the play er displays the current track number when the panel is set as an audio playe r . The ?[...]

Section One 8 PC Card Slots T he PC Card Slots allow y ou to install two T ype II PC Cards or one T yp e III PC Card. (See pages 50–52 for more information on PC Cards.) The butt on to the left of the card slots locks the card(s) in place, and the buttons to the right of the slots eject the card(s) from the slots. (Figure 1-5.) RIGHT -SIDE P ANEL[...]

One Setting Up Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 9 REAR P ANEL COMPONENTS PS/2 Port T he port allows you to c onnect an external PS/2 keyboard, mouse, o r numeric keypad. (Figure 1-7 . ) Modem (RJ-11) Jack T his is the jack for attaching a telephone line t o the internal modem. (Figure 1-6.) Serial Port T he serial port al lows[...]

Section One 10 BOTTOM COMPONENTS Main Unit and Configuration Label T his label shows the model number and other information about your notebook. In addition the configuration portion of the label has the serial number and manufacturer information that you will need to give y our support repr esentative so that he or she can help you. It identifi[...]

Starting Y our LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu Section T wo Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Starting your LifeBook for the First T ime . . . 13 Registering your LifeBook . . . . . . . . . . 16 Learning About Y our Operating System and Application Software . . . . . . . . . . 17 Powe[...]

Section T wo 12 SECTION TWO ST ARTING YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU T his section describes the initial power on and setup of y our notebook. I t pro vides informa- tion on power sour ces, powering on, shutting down, initial software setup and the registration of your LifeBook C Series. POWER SOURCES Y our notebook has three possible powe r s[...]

T wo Star ting Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 13 DISPLA Y P ANEL Opening the Display Panel Lift ing the latch r eleases the top of the display panel from the fr ont of the notebook body . Whe n the display panel is released it pops up slightly to make it easier t o open. Lift the dis- play panel backwar d until the screen is[...]

Section T wo 14 Whe n power ed On, y our notebook carries out a P ow er On Self T est (POST) to check the inter- nal parts and configuration. I f a fault is found a short series of beeps w ill sound and/or an error message will be displayed. (See T roubleshooting on pages 80-82.) Depending on the nature of the problem y ou may be able t o continue[...]

T wo Star ting Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 15 Onc e y ou have setup y our LifeBook to dial out, W indows 98 SE will make a fr ee telephone call which will test these settings. If the call is unsuccessful, you wil l be returned to the phone settings page where you ma y tr y to fix them at this time. If you ar e unable to [...]

How do I register? B y modem, fax, mail, telephone, or on the web . W ith W indo ws 98 SE, it is a part of the W indo ws 98 SE W elcome proc ess. I f y ou do not register during the W elcome process y ou can double- click on the LifeBo ok Registration ico n on your desktop and then follow the instructions. Y ou may also complete the p re-printed re[...]

T wo Star ting Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 17 LEARNING ABOUT YOUR OPERA TING SYSTEM AND APPLICA TION SOFTW ARE T utorials Al l oper ating syste ms and most so ftwar e applicatio ns hav e tutorials built-in. W e hig hly recomme nd that you step throug h the tut or ial before y ou use an applicatio n eve n if you ar e famil[...]

Section T wo 18 If y ou ar e going to st ore y our notebook for a month or more, take the follo wing precautions: 1. After shutting do wn from W indo ws turn off your notebook using the po wer switch. 2. Close your notebook display panel. 3. Disconnect the A C adapter . 4. Remov e the batteries and stor e them separately in a cool dry place. POINT [...]

Using Y our LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu Section Three Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Integrated ErgoT rac Pointing Device . . . . . 26 Using the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 V olume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

SECTION THREE USING YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU T his section describes the indicators, buttons, connections, operating modes, and softwar e of your LifeBook C Series and their uses. ST A TUS INDICA TOR P ANEL T he Status Indicator panel is locat ed in the recess just abo ve the k eyboard. (Figur e 3-1.) The appropriate ic on will appear to[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 21 c old to c harge. (F igure 3-1 . ) The Battery Charging indicators operate whether the notebook is Off or On. The symbols inside the batter y outline of the Battery Level indicator show the po wer level, and condition of that battery . (Figure 3-2.) CAUTION A shorted battery is d[...]

Section Three 22 POINT Y ou can disable the DVD/CD automatic insertion function if you wish. DVD/CD-ROM Drive Access Indicator T he DVD/CD-R OM A c cess indicator tells y ou that the DVD/CD-R OM drive is being ac cessed. The DVD/CD-R OM A cc ess indicator will flash when the software tries to access a D VD/CD even if no DVD/CD is inserted. POINT T[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 23 Floppy Disk Drive Access Indicator T he Floppy Disk Driv e A cc ess indicator tells you a flopp y disk drive is being acc essed. The Floppy Disk Driv e A cc ess indicator will flash when your softwar e tries to access a floppy disk even if no floppy disk is installed. PC Card[...]

CAUTION Under federal, state or local law it may be illegal to dispose of batteries by putting them in the trash. Please take care of our environment and dispose of batteries properly . Check with your local government authority for details regarding r ecycling or disposing of old batteries. If you cannot find this information elsewhere, contact y[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 25 CAUTION Using heavy current devices such as LAN car ds or fr equent DVD/CD-ROM accesses may prevent char ging completely . ■ Mak e sure the perc entage charge is sho wn inside the Battery Level icon. (Figure 3-2 on page 21 . ) T here is no memory effect on the Lithium ion batte[...]

Section Three 26 Onc e y our notebook goes into Critical Low Battery Suspend mode, y ou will be unable to resume operation until you p rovide a sourc e of power either fr om an A C adap ter , an optional auto/airline adapter , or a c harged battery . Critical Low Battery Suspend mode shows o n the Status indicator just lik e the normal Suspend mode[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 27 ar ound on the scr een – up, down, left and right. A light pr essure with the tip of your fin- ger is all that is requir ed to operate the ErgoT rac. The more pr essure you use, the faster the cursor will move. The second part of the ErgoT rac p ointing device – the buttons [...]

Section Three 28 POINT The interval between presses for double clicking, and other parameters of pointing and selecting, can be adjusted with the selections in the dialog box of the mouse icon in your Windows Control Panel. Dragging Dragg ing means moving the cursor over an object, pr essing the left button – and k eeping it pressed – while mov[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 29 POINT When an external numeric keypad is connected to the notebook the NumLk mode enables the external keypad. The built-in keyboard numeric keypad can be used by holding down the Fn key while using the designated keys. Cursor Keys T he cursor keys ar e the four arrow k eys on th[...]

Section Three 30 Eac h setting source puts an upper limit on the volume which can be set by the other sour ces. For example if the hardware volume c ontrol is turned all the way do wn, your softwar e volume c ontrol settings have no effect. By the same tok en, if the operating system has the sound turned off, adjusting the hardware o r other applic[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 31 Loading a Floppy Disk Inser t a floppy disk into the flo ppy disk drive – shutter side first and label up – until the Eject button pops out. (Figure 3-7.) CAUTION If you eject the disk while the Floppy Disk Drive Access indicator is On, there is a risk of damaging the disk[...]

Section Three 32 Care of Floppy Disk Drive and Disks ■ A vo id storing the floppy disk driv e and disks in extremely hot and c old locations, or in locations subject to sever e temperature changes. ■ K eep the floppy disk driv e and disks out of direct sunlight and away fro m heating equipment. ■ A void storing the floppy disk driv e in lo[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 33 ■ If ther e was a p rotectiv e sheet in the tray when it was shipped, mak e sure it has been remov ed. ■ Place the disk into the tray , label side up, with the hole in the center of the disk snapped onto the raised circle in the center o f the tray . ■ Close the tray . ■ [...]

Section Three 34 Applicatio n P anel. The LifeBook A pplication P anel is located in your start menu. It includes: Application P anel Setup , LifeBook Application P anel Guide, Activate Lif eBook Application P anel and Deactivate LifeBook A pplication P anel. The Lif eBook Ap plication P anel makes your LifeBook mor e than just another note- book c[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 35 CAUTION The internal modem is not intended for use with Digital PBX systems. Do not connect the internal modem to a digital PBX as it may cause serious damage to the internal modem or your entire note- book. Consult your PBX manufacturer’ s documentation for details. Some hotel[...]

POINT Disabling the Suspend/Resume function prevents it from being used to put your notebook in Standby or Save-to-Disk mode. The resume function of the but- ton cannot be disabled. (See the Power Menu of the BIOS setup utility , pages 43-44, for more information.) Section Three 36 Indicato r panel abo ve the k eyboard of your notebook. (Figure 3-1[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 37 Standby Mode Standb y mode, in W indo ws 98 SE, saves the conte nts of your not ebook’ s system memor y during periods of inactivit y by maintaining power t o critical par ts while turning off the CPU , the display , the har d drive and all of the other internal components e xc[...]

POINT When PC Cards or external devices are in use, Save-to-Disk mode cannot return to the exact state prior to suspension, because all of the peripheral devices will be re-initialized when the system restarts. Section Three 38 POINT The main advantage of using the Save-to-Disk function is that power is not required to maintain your data. This is p[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 39 POINT If you are using CD Player , your notebook will not go into Suspend or Save-to-Disk modes until you stop Quick Player . POINT Save-to-Disk mode will not operate when Resume On Modem Ring has been selected in the BIOS. POINT By holding down the Fn key while pressing the Susp[...]

Section Three 40 POINT W indows 98 SE has its own integrated power management features that include the functionality of those listed above. (Idle and Standby Mode) bee n set in the BIOS setup utility . (See pages 43-44.) An y attempt to acc ess the hard drive will cause the hard drive t o restart automatically . T his feature is independent o f th[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 41 CAUTION Make sure you memorize your passwor ds, both hardware and softwar e. If you for- get, you may not be able to use the note- book, and you will have to contact your service provider and arrange to have them reset the hardwar e system password. See your software documentatio[...]

Section Three 42 POINT Y our LIfeBook C Series does not support CPU Clock control. This option is not selectable in the Power Control tab of PMSet 98. DVD Player If y our unit comes with a DVD Pla yer , you will also hav e DVD Play er pre-installed. This appli- cation will enable you to play D VD movies on your notebook. Fully functional, DVD Pla y[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 43 POINT When error messages occur see Section Five, pages 80-82, for help in understanding the meaning and required actions to be taken. BIOS SETUP UTILITY T he BIOS setup utility is a program that sets the operating environment f or your notebook. It is ref erred to in this public[...]

Section Three 44 Entering the Setup Utility Y ou can enter the setup utility whenever you turn on or reset the system. T o do this: 1. Allow the syst em to start booting . 2. As soon as the F ujitsu logo appears on the screen, press the F2 k ey . 3. The Main menu of the setup utilit y then appears with the current settings of the parameters display[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook C Series LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 45 P HDISK allows y ou to perform five differ ent functions related to the Sa ve-t o-Disk space on your inte rnal hard drive. They are: 1. Allocate a space fo r the Save-t o-Disk function. 2. R emove all spac e allocation for the Sav e-to-Disk function. 3. Find out details about th[...]

Section Three 46 T o remove all space allocation for the Sav e-to- Disk function, do the f ollowing: 1. Clic k on Start. 2. Click o n Shut Down. 3. F rom the Shut Do wn menu select the restart option. 4. W hen the F ujitsu Logo appears on your screen pr ess F8 immediately , before the W indows 98 banner appears on the scr een. 5. Select 6. Saf e mo[...]

User Installable Features Section Four Lithium ion Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Parallel Port Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Serial Port Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Microphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Stereo Lin[...]

Section Four 48 SECTION FOUR USER INST ALLABLE FEA TURES Y our LifeBook C Series has a number of user installable features: ■ A Battery bay on the underside of your note- book allows you t o replace the int ernal Lithium ion battery with a second one. ■ PC Card slots in the left side panel of your notebook allow y ou to install PC Cards, IC mem[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 49 Replacing the Battery T he battery is installed in the batter y bay on the underside of your notebook. (See Figure 4-1.) W ith the purchase of an additional battery , you can hav e a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not charged. T o swap batteries, ha ve a charged battery [...]

Section Four 50 ■ A vo id prolonged exposur e to direct sunlight or ex cessiv e heat. ■ K eep the cards dry . ■ Do not flex or bend the cards, and do not place heavy o bjects on top of them. ■ Do not force car ds into the slot. ■ A void dropping car ds, or subjecting them to ex cessiv e vibration. Installing PC Cards in Y our Notebook PC[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 51 CAUTION Do not insert a PC Card into a slot if there is water or any other substance on the card; you may permanently damage the card, your notebook, or both. T o install a PC Card: 1. Se e your PC Car d manual for instructions on installation of that specific card. 2. Make sur e tha[...]

Section Four 52 5. If the device cannot be removed messag e appears, save all files, close all applications, exit W indo ws 98 SE and then shutoff the power with the power switch. (See P ower Off on page 17.) 6. Slide the lock toward the r ear of your notebook to release the car d. 7. Flip the eje ct button t oward the r ear of your notebook until[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 53 POINT Plugging in headphones disables the built-in stereo speakers. STEREO LINE IN DEVICE M ak e sure that y our stereo line in audio device, a cassette rec order , for example, is equipped with an 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo mini-plug. M ake sure the plug is aligned and push it into th[...]

Section Four 54 CAUTION Never remove screws except the ones specifically shown in the directions for installing and removing the memory upgrade module. T o Install a Memory Upgrade Module: 1. Shu t Down your not ebook (see Power Off on page 17) and remov e an y power adapter (A C or auto/airline). 2. Using the tip of your Phillips head screw drive[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 55 CAUTION The memory upgrade module can be severely damaged by electro-static discharge (ESD). Be sur e you are properly grounded when handling and installing the module. 10. Pr ess the memor y upgrade module down into the compartment until it lodges under the retaining clip . Y ou w il[...]

Section Four 56 T o Replace the original system memory: F ollo w steps 1 to 6 abov e, then do the following: 7. At the right of the plastic sheeting is a small notch facing to wards y ou. Ease your finger- nail under this notch, and lift the flap back exposing the memory upg rade slot. 8. Align the memor y upgr ade module with the chip side up . [...]

User Installable Features LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 57 Example: A system with 32MB of memor y will display 640K Syste m Memory , 31MB Extended M emory . W hen you ha ve installed additional memory , the display should change. The char t below shows you the possible displa ys. I n the chart, slot 1 is the slot to the right of your notebook, wit[...]

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T roubleshooting Section Five Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Power On Self T est Messages . . . . . . . . 80 Emergency CD-ROM T ray Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Modem Setup and Commands . . . . . . . . 83 Recovery CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84[...]

Section Five 60 SECTION FIVE TROUBLESHOOTING T he LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu is sturdy and subject to few p roblems in the field. Ho wever , y ou may enc ounter simple setup or operating problems that y ou can solve on the spot, o r problems with peripheral dev ices, that you can solv e by r eplacing the device. The infor- mation in this secti[...]

Five T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 61 ■ P IN (P ersonal Identification N umber) on the card located in the service and suppor t folder . ■ Conditions under which the pro blem occurred. ■ An y error messages that ha ve occurred. ■ Har dware co nfiguration. ■ T ype of printer connected, if any . See the Configuration L[...]

Section Five 62 A udio Pro blems Ther e is no sound c oming from 1. The volume knob is turned too low . 1. Adjust the volume c ontrol knob on the right the built-in speakers. side of your notebook. 2. The software volume contr ol is set too low . 2. Adjust the sound v olume contr ol settings in your softwar e, both o perating system and application[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 63 N otebo ok fails to rec ognize D VD/ CD-ROM 5. Setup utility is set to something other than 5. Revise BIOS setting s to set the Secondary (continued). D VD/ CD-ROM or A ut o for the Secondary Maste r correctly . (See M ain menu and Maste r Controller . Primar y Master submenu in the BIOS guide. Se[...]

Section Five 64 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Floppy Disk Drive P roblems Y ou cannot access y our floppy disk. 1. Y ou t ried to write to a wr ite pr otected 1. Eject the floppy disk and set it to write floppy disk. enabled. (See page 31.) 2. Floppy disk is not loaded correctly . 2. Eject floppy disk, c heck orientation and re-in[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 65 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Five Y ou can not access y our hard drive (c ontinued). 2. The w rong driv e designator was used by an 2. V erify drive designator used by ap plication application when a bootable CD-ROM was is in use by the operating system. When the used to start the n[...]

Section Five 66 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Y ou hav e connected an exte rnal keyboard or a 1. Y our operating system software is not setup 1. Check your device and operating system mouse and it seems to be locking up the system. w ith the correct software driv er for that device. documentation and activate the pr oper driver . 2. Y[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 67 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Five P ar allel, Serial, and USB Dev ice Prob lems Y ou hav e installed a parallel-p ort device, 1. The de vice is not properly installed. 1. Remov e and re-install the device. a serial-port de vice or a USB device. Y our (See P arallel P ort Dev ices, S[...]

Section Five 68 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution PC Card Pr oblems A card inserted in the PC Card slot 1. The card is not properly installed. 1. Remov e and re-install the card. does not work or is locking up the syst em. (See PC Cards on pages 50-52.) 2. The card may hav e been installed with an 2. Close your application and application[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 69 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Five P ow e r F ailures Y ou turn on your notebook and 1. The installed batter y is completely 1. When the batt ery is dead there will b e a nothing seems to happen. discharged, and there is no P o wer beep when the power is turned on and the adapter (A [...]

Section Five 70 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Y ou turn on your notebook and nothing 3. The batter y is installed but is 3. W hen the battery is dead there will be a b eep seems to happen (co ntinued). completely disc harged and the P ower when the power switch is turned on and the adapter (A C or auto/airline) has notebook w ill imme[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 71 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Five Y ou turn on your notebook and nothing 5. There is no battery installed and there is no 5. U se the Status Indicato r panel to verify the seems to happen (co ntinued). P ow er adapter (A C or auto/airline) installed. pr esence and condition o f the [...]

Section Five 72 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Y ou turn on your notebook and nothing 8. The internal battery is completely discharged 8. Whe n the battery is dead there will be a b eep seems to happen (co ntinued). and the P ow er adapter (A C or auto/airline) when the powe r switch is turned on and the is faulty . notebook will immed[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 73 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Five Y our notebook turns off all by itself (continued). 3. Y ou hav e a battery failure. 3. V erify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator panel (F igure 3-2 on page 21) , and replace or remo ve an y that are shorted. 4. Y our Po wer [...]

Section Five 74 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution T he battery seems to discharge too quickly . 1. Y ou are running an application which uses 1. Use a P ower adapter for this application a great deal of power because of frequent har d when at all p ossible. drive acc ess or CD-ROM ac cess, use of a modem PC Card or of a LAN PC Card. 2. Th[...]

Five T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 75 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Shutdo wn and Star tup Problems T he P ow er button does not w ork. 1. The Po wer button is disab led from 1. Enable the button from the setup utility . the A dvanced sub menu of the Po wer menu (See page 43 . ) of the se tup utility . 2. Y ou did n[...]

Section Five 76 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution A n error message is displa yed on the screen 1. Po wer On Self T est (POST) has detected 1. See the Po wer On Self T est (POST ) M essages during the notebook turn on (boot) sequence. a problem. (See pages 80-82), to determine the mean ing and severity of the problem. Not all messages are[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 77 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution Five T he built-in display is blank when y ou 3. The angle of the display and the brightness 3. Mov e the display and the brightness control turn on your notebook (c ontinued.) settings are not adequate for y our until you ha ve adeq uate visibility . li[...]

Section Five 78 Problem P ossible Cause P ossib le Solution T he Built-in Display does not c lose. 1. A foreign object, suc h as a paper clip, is stuck 1. Remov e all foreign objects from between the display and the k eyboard. the keyboard. The Built-in Display has bright or dark spots. 1. If the spots are very tiny and few in n umber , 1. T his is[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 79 Y ou hav e connected an exte rnal monitor 3. Y our operating system software is not setup 3 Check your device and operating system and it does not come on (c ontinued). with the correct software driver f or that device. documentation and activate the pr oper driver . 4. Y our external monitor is n[...]

Section Five 80 POWER ON SELF TEST MESSAGES T he following is an alphabetic list of error -and- status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating system can generate and an explana- tion of ea ch message. Error messages are marked with an *. C omments in italics are sug- gestions of p ossible actions for you t o consider , or risks resulting [...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 81 Five *Monit o r ty pe does not match CMOS – R un SETUP Mo nito r ty pe not correctly identified in Setup. This error pr obably means your BIOS is corrupted, run the Setup Utility and set all set- tings to the default conditions. If you still get this error , contact y our support representati v[...]

Section Five 82 *Re al time clock error Real-t ime clock fails BIOS test. May r equire board r epair . Contact your support repr esentative. *Shado w RAM F ailed at offset: nnnn Shadow R AM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected. Y ou are risking data corruption if you c ontinue. Contact your support representati ve.[...]

Five T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 83 EMERGENCY CD-ROM TRA Y RELEASE If fo r some r eason the eject button fails, you can open the CD-R OM tray with a paper clip or similar tool inserted into the eject hole in the far right side of the front of the tr ay . Str aighten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into the hole. The[...]

CAUTION User data and user installed software CAN NOT be recovered fr om the Emergency Recovery CD. Section Five 84 te nts as they were o riginal ly shipped from the factory . Most ofte n this is necessary if files or software pr ograms (only those files/programs that came pre-installed) become c orrupt or accidentally erased. Y ou hav e two opti[...]

Five T r oubleshooting LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 85 T o Run the Emergency Recovery Program T o use this portion of the CD-ROM, your notebook must BOOT (upon pow er up or full system reset/r estart) from the CD-ROM driv e. 1. Insert the Emergency Reco very CD in the CD-ROM driv e. 2. If your not ebook is running when you insert the CD , exit yo[...]

Section Five 86 Device Drivers, Utilities and Read-me Files T he Emergency R ecov ery CD also includes device driver files/directo ries and specific Lifebook model utilities that give you addition- al flexibility and functionality for using your Fujitsu not ebook. This section of the CD is only a vailable if your notebook is already functioning [...]

Care and Maintenance Section Six Caring for Y our Notebook . . . . . . . . . . 88 Increasing Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Caring for Y our Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . 89[...]

■ D o not put heavy or sharp objects on the comput er . ■ If you are carr ying your notebook in a brief- case, or any other carry ing case, make sure that there ar e no objects in the case pressing on the lid of your notebook. ■ Do not drop y our notebook. ■ Clean your not ebook w ith a damp , lint-fr ee cloth. Do not use abrasives or solv [...]

Six Car e and Maintenance LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu INCREASING BA TTERY LIFE T o increase battery life: 1. P owe r your notebook thr ough the A C or optional auto/ airline adapter whenever possible. 2. If your not ebook is running on batter y powe r all day , c onnect it to the A C adapter ove rnight to recharge the battery . 3. K e e p bright[...]

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Specifications and Glossary Appendic e s W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 LifeBook C Series General Specifications . . . 92 Pre-configured Models . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95[...]

Appendices 92 APPENDICES SPECIFICA TIONS AND GLOSSARY T hese appendices pr ovide the hardwar e and en vironmental specifications for LifeBook C Series notebooks. Specifications of par ticular configurations will var y . W ARRANTY Y our notebook is backed b y a one year International Limited W ar ranty and includes toll-fr ee technical support; c[...]

Appendices LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 93 Ad obe A cro bat R eader . M cAfee V irusScan by Netw ork Associat es, I nc. PMSet 98. PC Doctor . Netscape Co mmunicator . Input/Output Connections One combination PC Car d slot accommodat es T ype III or two T y pe II. PCMCIA Standard 2.1 with CardBus support; Zoomed V ideo support v ia Slot 1. One 6-p[...]

Appendices 94 Power Batteries One Lithium ion battery , Rec hargeable, 10.8V , 3600mAh. Bridg e Batter y Y our C Series notebook comes equipped with a bridge battery . A br idge battery allows a charged Lithium ion battery to be replaced without shutting down the system. The bridge battery capacit y is not large, and can var y with the condition of[...]

Appendices Appendices LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 95 GLOSSARY AC Adapter A device which con verts the A C v oltage from a wall outlet to the DC voltage needed to po wer your c omputer . Active-Matrix Display A ty pe of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar device for every pixel on the screen. Auto/Airline [...]

Appendices 96 Configuration T he combination of hardware and so ftware that makes up y our system and ho w it is allocated for use. CRT Cathode Ray T ube. A display device which uses a beam of electronic particles striking a lumi- nescent screen. It produces a visual image by var ying the position and intensity of the beam. Data The information a [...]

Appendices Appendices LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 97 Extended Memory Al l memory more than the 640KB recognized by MS-DOS as system memory . FCC Federal Comm unication Commission. Floppy Disk A spinning platter of magnet ic data storage media which is highly flexible. GB Gigabyte. Har d drive A spinning platter of magnet ic data storage media w[...]

MPU-401 A standard for MIDI int erfaces and connectors. NTSC N ational TV Standards Commission. The standard for TV br oadcast and reception for the USA. Operating System A group of control programs that con vert application commands, including driv er programs, int o the exact form required b y a specific brand and model of micropr ocessor in ord[...]

Appendices Appendices LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 99 Pixel T he smallest element of a display , a dot of color on your displa y screen. The more pix els per area the clear er your image will appear . POST P o w e r On Self T est. A pr ogram which is par t of the BIOS which checks the configuration and operating condition of your hardware whenev[...]

VRAM V ide o Random A cc ess M emor y . A memor y dedicated to video display data and c ontrol. W rite Protect Pr eve nt alteration of the binar y state of all bits in a storage media. Example: all information on a device such as a floppy disk ette; a block of spa ce in a st orage media such as a partition of a hard drive; a file or direct or y o[...]

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Index 102 A C Adapte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 94-95 A C Adapte r Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 A ccess Indicat ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 A ctive-Matrix Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 17 Arrow I con . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 A uto/Airline A dapter [...]

Index LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 103 Displa y P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6, 13 DMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Double-click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Drive Designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, [...]

Index 104 LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 97 LifeBook Applicatio n P anel . . . . . 5-7, 33-34 L CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-16 Low Batte r y Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 LPT P ort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 97 Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu 105 RJ-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9, 53, 93 ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 S-V ideo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Sav e-to-D isk File Allocation. . . . . . . . 44-46 Sav e-to-Disk Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Scr Lk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23[...]

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