Fujitsu LifeBook N6460 manual

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Copyright Copyright and T rademark Information Fujitsu Com puter Sy stems Corporation has made every effor t to ensure th e accur acy and completene ss of this document . Ho wever , as ongoing development efforts are c ontinually improving the capabilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the cont ents of this document. W e disc[...]

LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product r equir es an A C adapter to operate. U se only a UL Listed I.T .E. AC A dapter with an output rating of 19V DC, with a current of 5.27A (10 0W). A C adapter output polarity : W hen using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should alway s be followed to [...]

T able of Conte nts Fujitsu LifeBook ® N6400 Series T able of Contents 1 PREFACE About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 GETTING TO KNOW Y OUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Overview Unpacking .[...]

LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Power Management Power and Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . 30 Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . 31 Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Restarting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T able of Conte nts 7 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Audio . . . . . . . . [...]

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3 Preface Preface ABOUT THIS G UIDE The LifeBook® N6460 notebook from F ujits u Computer Syst ems Corporation provides desktop performance with a fast Intel® Core™ 2 Duo pr ocessor . The 17" Color Enhanced C rystal View WX GA+ high-resolu tion screen displays vibrant colors with pinpoint sharpness. The LifeBook features an A TI Mobility™[...]

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7 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-1. LifeBook N6460 Notebook Overview This section describ es the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook N6460 notebook. W e st rongly rec ommend that you r ead it before using your Lif eBook notebook, even if y ou are alr eady familiar with notebook com pu ter s. UNPACKING W hen y ou recei v e your LifeBook not[...]

8 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide Locating the Controls and Connectors T OP AND FRONT COMPONENTS The following is a br ief descrip tion of your LifeBook notebook’ s top and front components. Display Panel Latch The display panel latc h locks and releases the displa y panel. Display Panel The display panel is a color LCD panel with back ligh[...]

9 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Application/Media Player Buttons The LifeBook A pplication/M edia Pla yer b uttons allo w you to contr ol the media player when y our unit is on and to launch specified applications with the touch of a button. N ote that if you are usi ng the optional remote control, it ov errides these buttons; the media buttons do[...]

10 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s left-side c omponents. Optical Dr ive One of several diff erent driv es can be installed depending upon the configu ration of your syst em. (See Optical Drive on page 39 f or mor e information) . Optical Drive Eject[...]

11 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s rig ht-side components. Memory Stick/SD/xD Card Slot The M emory Stick/S ecure Digital (SD)/xD card slot allows you t o insert a flash memor y card for data storage. This architecture allo ws yo u to transfer data between[...]

12 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide REAR PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s rea r panel com ponents. LAN Port The LAN port is designed to acce pt a Local Area N etwor k (LAN) RJ-45 jac k. (See C ommunications P or ts on page 47 for m ore informat ion) USB 2.0 Ports The fiv e USB ports (one on th[...]

13 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Air Flow V ents The air flow vents assist in pr oper cooling of the system. S-Video Out Port The S-V ideo out port is used to transmit a hig h resolution video sign al to a c ompatible TV or V CR. (See S-Video Out Port on pa ge 48 for more informat ion) T o protect your notebook from damage and to optimize system p[...]

14 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide BOTTOM COMPONE NTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s bottom panel components. Lithium ion Battery Bay The batter y bay contains the interna l Lithiu m ion battery . It can be opened for the removal of the battery when stored ov er a long perio d of time or for swapping a disc[...]

15 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-8. Status Indicator Panel/V olume LEDs Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator panel is located on the front of t he palm rest, just below the latc h point. Within this panel are symbols that correspond t o specific components of your L ifeBook notebook. These symbols tell y ou how each of those co mpo[...]

16 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook has an integrated 103- key keyboar d. The keys perform al l the standard func- tions of a keyboard, inc luding the W indow s keys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. ■ Num e r i c ke y p a d : Y our LifeBook[...]

17 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook FUNCTION KEYS Y our LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys, F1 through F12. The functions assigned to these keys differ for each application. Y ou should refer to your softwar e documentation to find out ho w these keys ar e used. The [Fn] key pr ovides extended functions for the notebook and is al way s used in co[...]

18 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide V olume Control Y our LifeBook notebook has multiple volume c ontrols which interact with each other . CONTROLLING THE V O LUME Methods to Control V olume The vol ume can be contr olled in several ways: ■ V olume can be set using the volume c ontrol t oggle on the rig ht of the WLAN sw itch. Figure 2-10 V o[...]

19 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook T ouchpad Pointing Device The T ouchpad pointing device is built into y our note- book. It is used to contr ol the mov ement of the pointer to select item s on your displa y panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cursor c ontrol, a left and right button, and an up-and-down scroll button (whic h also acts as a finger[...]

20 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide DRAGGING Dragging means pressing and holding the left button, while moving the cursor . T o drag , mov e the cursor to the item y ou wish to move. P ress and hold the left button while moving the it em to its new location and then release it. (F igure 2- 14) Figure 2-14. Dragging SCROLLING U sing the s crolli[...]

21 LifeBook Appl ication/Media Pl ayer Figure 2-16. LifeBook Application/Media Player Panel Buttons LifeBook Application/ Media Player Panel A unique featur e of y our LifeBook not ebook is the Life- Book Application/M edia Player P anel. This feature makes y our LifeBook notebook mor e than just another notebook co mputer . The panel allows y ou t[...]

22 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide T o configure your LifeBook Application Panel: T o configure y our LifeBook Ap plication P anel: 1. Open t he Control Panel. 2. Double-click on T ablet PC Settings. 3, Select the Butt ons tab . 4. Select the button for which y ou want to modify the default application, then click the [Change] button . 5.Foll[...]

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25 Getting Started Power Sources Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has two possible power sources: a Lithium ion battery or an AC adapter . CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER The A C adapter pro v ides power for operating yo ur LifeBook notebook and is used to charge the batteries. Connecting the AC Adapter 1. Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack o[...]

26 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Figure 3-2. Opening the Display Panel Display Panel Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook contains a displa y panel that is backlit for easier viewing in brig ht en vironments and maintains to p resolution thr ough the use of activ e- matrix technology . OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Push the displa y latch button [...]

27 Getting Started Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook POWER O N Power and Suspend/Resume Button The P ow er and Suspend/Resume but to n is use d to po we r on your LifeBook not ebook, to resume fro m Sleep or Sav e-to-Disk mode or t o plac e y our notebook in Slee p or Sav e-to-Disk mode. (Y ou can also use the button to power down the system by hold[...]

28 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Entering the BI OS Setup Utili ty T o enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following: Us i n g t h e T r u s t e d Co r e M e n u W hen the Fujitsu logo ap pears on the screen. press the [Enter] k ey or click on the left mouse or touchpad button; the T rustedCore M enu wil l appear . The T rustedCore M enu pr [...]

29 Getting Started Registering W i ndows V ista with Micro soft 1. Aft er W indows has booted up for the first time, the Contr ol P anel W elcome Center will appear . If the Registe r W indows Onl ine icon is not seen in the window , click on “Sho w all 14 items” . 2. Click on R egister W indo ws Online and follow the instruc tions that appear [...]

30 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Power Management Y our LifeBook notebo ok has many options and features for c onserv ing battery power . Some of these featur es are automati c and need no user intervention , such as those for the int ernal modem. H owev er , others depend on th e parameters you set to best suit y our operating condi- tions,[...]

31 Getting Started HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE The Hibernation featur e save s the cont ents of your notebook’ s system memory to the har d drive as a part of the Suspend/R esume mode. Y ou can enable or disable this feature. Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature The default settings are not en abled. T o enable or disable the Hibernat[...]

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35 User-Installable Features Figure 4-1. Inserting a Memory Stick/ SD/xD Card Memory Stick/Secure Digital/xD Card Slot Y our LifeBook notebook supports the following memor y cards, on which you can stor e and transfer data to and from a variety of dig ital devices. These cards use flash memory architectur e, which means they don ’t need a power s[...]

36 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide REMOVING MEMORY STICK/SD/XD CARDS T o remove a M emory Stick, SD Card, or xD Ca rd, follow these easy steps: Pus h t he Memor y S ti ck , S D Ca rd, or xD Ca rd a da pt er i n until it unlat ches. It wil l then eject from the slot for remo val . • When removing cards from your note- book, be sure to clic k [...]

37 User-Installable Features Lithium ion Battery Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook has a Lith ium ion battery that pro vides power f or operating your n ote- book when no external po wer sourc e is available. The rechargeable batter y is dura ble and long lasting , but should not be exposed to extr eme temperatur es, high voltages, chemicals or othe[...]

38 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Dead Battery Suspend mode sho ws on the Status indi- cator just lik e the normal Sleep mode. Once your Li fe- Book notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable to resume operation until yo u pro vide a source of power from an A C adapter . Once y ou hav e pr ovided power , you will need to [...]

39 User-Installable Features Optical Drive Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook c ontains an optical drive which is either a Dual-La yer M ulti-Fo rmat DVD W r iter or a High-Definition (HD) DVD- ROM playe r . OPTICAL DRIVE SOFTWARE Dual-La yer M ulti-Format D VD W riter model onl y: Wit h this drive, y ou can play CD-R OM, CD-R, CD-RW , DVD -ROM , DV [...]

40 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Figure 4-6. Loading Media EMERGENCY OPTICAL D RIVE T RAY RELEASE If for some reason the eject button fails, y ou can open the media tray with a pap er clip inserted into the eject hole in the far right side of the front of the tray . Straig hten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into the hole. The t[...]

41 User-Installable Features T o W atch a Movie on Battery Power: 1. Hav e an additional fully-charged battery or your A C adapter read y for use. 2. Star t watching y our DVD mo vie. 3. When the low batt ery warning occurs, immediately stop the movie and exit the optical play er . 4. Man ually place y our not ebook into Sleep mode by depressing th[...]

42 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Hard Disk Drive Y our Fuji tsu LifeBook notebook har d disk driv e capacity is dependent on which mod el you are using. Some Life- Book notebooks may also contain a sec ond hard disk drive in addition to the primar y hard disk drive. (See Specifications on page 73 for mor e information) FORMATTING THE HARD DI[...]

43 User-Installable Features Figure 4-8. Installing/Removi ng PC Cards PC Cards/ExpressCards™ Y our LifeBook notebook suppor ts T y pe I and T ype II PC Cards and ExpressCards TM , in separate dedicated slots. W ith these cards you can perform a variet y of functions depending on whic h ty pe of card you i nstall. Y ou can install one or two card[...]

44 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide INSTALLING EXPRESSCARD S There ar e two diff erent width Expr essCar ds: 34 mm and 54 mm ("ExpressCar d 34" and "ExpressCar d 54"). (Figure 4-9) . The connector inside the slot is locat ed on the left-hand side of the slot. If y ou insert a 34 mm card, be sure t o align it with the left si[...]

45 User-Installable Features Memory Upgrade Module Y our notebook has two memor y slots, and the system comes with 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB of factory-installed memor y . If you ha ve a module installed in only one slot, you can incr ease your memory capacity by installing another memory module in the empty slot or by increasing the size of the single i[...]

46 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide REMOVING A MEMORY UPGRADE MOD ULE 1. P erform steps 1 through 5 of I nstalling a M emor y U pgrade Module. 2. Pull the clips sideways a wa y from each side of the memor y upgr ade module at the same time. 3. While holding the clips out, r emov e the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling towards th[...]

47 User-Installable Features Device Ports Y our LifeBook notebook comes equipped with multiple ports to which yo u can connect an external device including: disk driv es, keyboards, mode ms, printers, etc. COMMUNICATIONS PORTS Y our LifeBook has a Mod em jack (RJ-11) and a LAN jack (RJ-45) to accommodate external communications. Modem (RJ-11) T ele[...]

48 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide 1. Alig n the connecto r with the por t opening. 2.Push the c onnector into the port until it is seated. Figure 4-17. HDMI Interface UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (U SB) 2.0 PORTS The five U niv ersal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 por ts allow y ou to co nnect USB dev ices su c h as game pads , pointing devices, keyboards and [...]

49 User-Installable Features EXTERNAL VIDEO PORT The external video por t allows y ou to c onnect an external monitor or L CD projector . In order to connect an external device follow these easy steps: 1. Alig n the connecto r with the por t opening. 2. Push the connector int o the port until it is seated. 3. Tighten the two hold-down screws, locat[...]

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53 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Y our LifeBook notebook is sturdy and subject to few prob lems in the field. H ow ever , you ma y encount er simple setup or operating problems that you can solve on the spot, or pr oblems with peripheral dev ices, that you can sol ve by r eplacing the device. The information in this section helps you isolate an[...]

54 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide SPECIFIC PROBLEMS Using the T roubleshooting T able When you h ave p rob le ms w i th you r L if eB oo k n ote b ook , tr y to find the symptoms under the Pr oblem column of the troubleshooting table for the featur e giving you difficulty . TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Y ou w ill find a description [...]

55 T roubleshooting LifeBook notebook fails to auto-p lay D VD mo vie. DVD Pla yer Softwar e is not installed. Ins ta ll DVD Playe r S oft wa re usi ng th e DVD App li - cation. Country designator cou ld be set incorrectly . Select the DVD pla yer softwar e fr om the programs list and right-click on the wi ndo w . Select Properties and verify that [...]

56 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide Memory Problems Y our Main menu of the BIOS setup utility informa- tion, does not show the correct amount of installed memory . Y our memor y upg rade m odule is not prope rly installed. R emove and r einstall your memory upg rade module. (See Memory Upgrade Module page 45 for more information) Y ou hav e a [...]

57 T roubleshooting A card inserted in the PC Card slot does no t work or is locking up the system. (co ntinued) Y our PC Card dev ice and another device are assigned the same I/O address. Check all I/ O addresses located within the Device Manager an d any other installed hard ware or soft- ware t o make sur e ther e are no duplications. Po w e r F[...]

58 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide Y our LifeB ook notebook will not wo rk on batt er y alone. Y our installed batte ries are faulty . V erify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remo ve an y batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator P anel page 15 for more infor mat ion ) The batteries seem [...]

59 T roubleshooting An error message is display ed on the screen during the notebook (boot) sequenc e. Pow e r O n S e l f T e s t ( P OS T ) h a s detecte d a problem. See the POST messages to determine the meaning and severity of the problem. N ot all messages are errors; some are status indicators. (See P ower On Self T est M essages page 61 for[...]

60 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide The built-in display does not close. A foreign object, suc h as a paper clip , is stuck between the display and the k eyboard. R emove all foreign objects from the keyboard. The built-in display has bright or dar k spots. If the spots are v ery tiny and few in number , this is nor mal for a lar ge L CD displ[...]

61 T roubleshooting POWER ON SELF T EST MESSAGES The following is an alphabetic list of error -and-status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating system can generate and an explanatio n of each message. Error messages are marked with an *. The most common errors are mark ed with a #. If an error message is display ed that is not in this li[...]

62 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide *Parity Check 2 nnnn P arity er ror found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on th e screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. This is a poten- tially data destr oying failur e. Contact y our support representative. #*Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to [...]

63 T roubleshooting Restoring Y our Pre-installed Software The Drivers and A pplications R estor e (D AR) disc contains sets of devi ce drive rs and Fujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are uniq ue to y our comput er configuration f or use as documented below . Re-Installing Individual Drivers and Applications The Driver s and A pplicat[...]

64 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Changing pr iority f rom BIOS Setup utility : 1. Start your system and press t he [F2] key when th e Fujitsu logo appears. Y ou will enter the BIOS Setup Ut ility . Or ..., press the [Enter] key or the left mouse button when the Fujitsu logo ap pears. The T rustedCore M enu wi ll appear . Se lect BIOS Se tup [...]

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67 Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance If yo u use your LifeBook not ebook carefully , you will increase its life and reliabili ty . This section provides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices . LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Caring for your Notebook ■ Y our LifeBook notebook is a durable but sensitiv e electronic device. T reat it wi[...]

68 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide install the drive if needed. N ever put y our hard driv e through a metal det ector . Ha ve y our hard drive hand- inspected by security personnel. Y ou can ho wever , put your har d drive thr ough a properly tuned X-ray machine. ■ T ake the necessary plug adapters if you'r e traveling ove rseas. Check[...]

69 Care and Maintenance ■ A void st oring any D VD/CDs in extr eme tempera- tures. ■ Do not bend DVD/CDs or set heavy objects on them. ■ Do not spill liquids on DVD/CDs. ■ Do not scratch DVD/CDs. ■ Do not put a label on DVD/CDs. ■ Do not get dust on DVD/CDs. ■ N ever write on the label surface with a bal lpoint pen or pencil. Always u[...]

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73 Specifications Specifications This section pr ovides the general hard ware and en viron- mental specifications for your LifeBook notebook. Specif ic details a bout your system may vary from those refer enced her e. For an updat ed list of current configu- rations, please go to the Fujitsu Compu ter Sy stems Corporation W ebsite at: us.fujitsu.co[...]

74 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s G uide W r ite - 24x CD-R, 10x CD-R W , 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-R DL, 6x DVD-R W , 8x DVD+R, 4x D VD+R DL, 8x DVD+R W , 5x DVD-RAM, or , ■ Blu-r ay DVD Player : Re ad - 24x CD-R OM, 24x CD-R, 24x CD-R W , 8x DVD-R O M, 8x DVD-R, 6x DVD-R DL, 6x DVD-R W , 8x DVD+R, 6x D VD+R DL, 6x DVD+R W , 5x DVD- RAM, 1.6x BD-ROM, 1x [...]

75 Specifications POPULAR ACCESSORIES For information on ordering Fujitsu acc essories, please visit our W e bsite at: www .shopf ujitsu.com or call 1-877-372-3473. PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE Depending on your pr e-installed operating syste m, your Fuji tsu LifeBook notebook co mes with pre-installed software for playing audio and video files of var io[...]

76 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s G uide Operating System Options Depending upon your system, one of the follo wing operating system c onfigurat ions will be instal led: Microsoft W indows Vista H ome Premium Edition W ith Micr osoft W or ks 8.5 and Micr osoft Office (Home and Student Edition 2007) Microso ft W indows V ista Business Edition W ith [...]

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79 Glossary Glossary AC Adapter A devi ce which con verts the AC v oltage from a wall outlet to the DC v oltage needed to power your Li feBook notebook. Active-Matrix Display A ty pe of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar de vice for ever y pixel on the screen. BIOS Basic Input-Output Syst em. A program and s[...]

80 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide DMA Direct M emory Ac cess. Special cir cuitry for memor y to memor y transfers of data which do not requir e CPU action. DOS Disk Operat ing System (MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating Syst em). Driver A comput er program which con verts application and oper ati ng s ystem com mand s to exte rna l dev i ces[...]

81 Glossary Memory A repository for data and ap plications which is r eadily accessible t o your LifeBook notebook ’ s CPU . MHz Me g a h e r tz . MIDI M usical Instr ument Digital Interfac e. A standard comm unication protoc ol for ex change of information between computers and sound pr oducers such as synthesizers. Modem A contraction for MOdul[...]

82 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide ROM Re ad Only M emor y . A form of memor y in which infor- mation is stored by ph ysical ly altering the material. Data stored in this wa y can not be changed by y our LifeBook notebook and does not requir e pow er to maintain it. SDRAM Synchr onous Dynamic Random Access M emor y . Serial Port A co nnection [...]

83 Regulatory Information Regulatory Information NOTICE Changes or modifications no t expres sly ap proved by Fuji tsu c ould void this user’ s authority to operate the equipment. FCC NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This equipment has been test ed and found to compl y with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to pa[...]

84 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This Class B digital ap paratus meets all requireme nts of Canadian Int erferen ce-Causing Equipme nt Regu lations. CET appareil numérique de la class B respecte to utes les exigence du Ré glemen t sur le mat érial brouilleur du Canada[...]

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87 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide FCC REGULATORY INFORMATION Please note the following regula tory inform ation related to the optiona l wire less LA N dev ice. Regulatory Notes and Statements W ireless LAN, Health and A uthorizat ion for use Radio frequency electr omagnetic energy is emitted from W ire- less LAN devices. The energy le vels of these [...]

88 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Before Using the W ireless LAN This manual describes the procedure s required to prop- erly set up and c onfigure the integrated W ireless LAN Mini-PCI device (ref erred to as "WLAN device" in the rest of the manual). Before using the WLAN device, r ead this manual carefully to ensure it's corr[...]

89 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide How to Handle Th is Device The WLAN device comes pr e-installed in yo ur mobile compu ter . U nder normal circumstanc es, it should not be necessary for you to re mov e or re-install it. The Oper- ating System that your mobile co mputer comes with has been pre-co nfigured to support the WLAN dev ice. ■ The Intel PR[...]

90 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide CONFIGURING TH E WLAN The WLAN device can be configured to establi sh wire- less network co nnectivity using the software that is built into W indows V ista. S upport for most industr y standard security solutions is contained in this softwar e. Pr e-defined parameters will be required fo r this proce- dure. [...]

91 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide T roubleshooting the WLAN TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Causes and counte rmeasures for troubles y ou ma y encounte r while using your wireless LAN are described in the following table. Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution Unavailable network connection Incorrect network name (SSID) or network key Ad hoc [...]

92 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide W ireless LAN Glossary GLOSSARY Ad Ho c Mo d e Ad H oc Mode r efers to a wi reless network architecture where wireless netw ork connectivity between mul tiple computers is established without a central w ireless network device, ty pically known as Ac cess P oints. Connecti vity is accomplished usi ng only cli[...]

93 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide 802.11 network authentication method in which th e AP sends the client device a challenge text pack et that the client must then encr ypt with the correct WEP key and return to the AP . If the client has the w rong key or no key , authentication will fail an d the client will not be allowed to associ ate with the AP [...]

94 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide IP address information ABOUT IP ADDRESSES If IP address is unknown, set IP address as foll ows, or , If you ha ve an acc ess point (D HCP server) on the network, set the IP address as follo ws: [Obtain an IP address automatically] If the IP address is al ready assigned t o the co mputer in the network, ask th[...]

95 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide WLAN Specifications * “W i-Fi based” indicates that the inter connectivity test of the organization which guarantees the int erc onnectivity of wireless LAN (Wi-Fi Alliance) has been passed. ** The communication ranges shown abov e will increase or decrease depending on factors suc h as number of walls, reflectiv[...]

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99 Using the Fing erprint Sens or Fingerprint Sensor Device INTRODUCING THE FING ERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE Y our system has a fingerprint sensor device below the T ouchpad, between the left and rig ht buttons. This also serves as a scroll button. Figure B-1 Fingerpr int sensor W ith a fingerprint sensor , you can av oid having to enter a username and p[...]

100 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appendix B V erifying Information about OmniPass After you ha v e complet ed installing OmniP ass and restarted your syst em, you ma y wish to check the v ersion of OmniP a ss on your syst em. T o check the version information of OmniP ass: 1. F rom the W indow s Desktop , double-c lick the k ey- shaped OmniPa ss ico[...]

101 Using the Fing erprint Sens or W izard e nters the credentials of the curren tly logged in W indows user . 2. Ent er the passw ord y ou use t o log in to W indo ws. This will become the “mast er passwor d” for this OmniP ass user . In most cases, the Doma in: value w il l b e your Wind ows com pu ter na me . I n a cor p o- rate en vironment[...]

102 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appendix B U sing the following proced ure, y ou can store a set of credentials int o OmniP ass. These crede ntials will then be linked t o your “ maste r password” or fin gerprint. Go to a site that r equires a login (username and pass- word), but do not log in ye t. At the site login pr ompt, enter y our userna[...]

103 Using the Fing erprint Sens or words under V ault Se ttings . Y ou w ill see the Mana ge Pa s s wo r d s interface, with a list of friendly names. Y ou can view the credentials st ored for an y re membered website by highlighting the desir ed resour ce und er Pa s s - word Protec ted Di alog and clicking Unm a s k V a l u e s . Should a passwor[...]

104 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appendix B proper cr edentials cannot be supplied, the user profile will not be impor ted . Exporting an OmniPass User Profile T o expor t a user, open the Om niPass C ontrol Center , and click Impor t/Exp or t User under Manag e Users . Click Expor ts an OmniP ass user profile . OmniP ass w ill prompt y ou to authen[...]

105 Using the Fing erprint Sens or to remo ve. OmniP ass will prompt you to confirm user remo val. C lick OK t o complete user r emoval . User Settings The U ser Se ttings tab has four interface s: Au d i o S e t t i n g s , Ta s k b a r T i p s , and Enr ollment . U ser settings allow users to cust omize OmniP ass to suit their indi vidual prefer-[...]

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109 Index Index A AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 74, 79 plug adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Application/Media Player Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Auto Insert Notificat[...]

110 LifeBook N6400 Series Use r’s Guide H Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 55, 73 access indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

111 Index Secure Digital Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 82 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Status Indicator[...]

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