Fujitsu E8410 manuel d'utilisation

User’ s Guide Lear n ho w to use y our Fujitsu Lif eBook E8410 notebook[...]

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IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This unit requires an AC adapter to operate . Use only UL Listed I.T . E. Class II Adapte rs with an output rating of 19 VDC, with a curr ent of 5.27 A (100 W). When using your notebook equipment, basic sa fety precautions should always be follo wed to reduce the risk of fire, electric sho ck and injury to persons, [...]

Copyright an d T rade mar k Informati on 5 For A uthorized Repair T echn icians Only System Disposal D ANGER OF E XPLOSION IF L ITHIUM ( CLOCK ) BATTER Y IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED . R EPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIV ALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUF ACTURER . D ISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUF ACTURER ’ S INSTRUCTION . F OR CONT[...]

Contents Preface About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 1 Getting to Kn[...]

Wireless Radio Emission Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Hard Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 PC Card Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

3 Chapter 2 Getting Started wi th Your LifeBook Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Chapter 3 User-Installable Features Lithium ion Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Recharging the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Parallel Port . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance Caring for your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Cleaning your LifeBook not ebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Storing your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Traveling with your L[...]

7 Glossary/Regulatory Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide Before Using the Optional Wirele ss LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

8 Appendix B: Fingerpr int Sensor Device Introducing th e Optional Fingerprint Sensor Devic e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 Installing OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 [...]

9 Preface About This Guide The LifeBook E8410 notebook from Fujitsu Comput er Systems Corporat ion provides desktop performance with a fast, Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor . Depending upon the configuration, your notebook has either a built-in 15.4” TFT WXGA or WS XGA+ color display . This system brings the computing power of deskt op personal c[...]

10 - Pref ace Fujitsu Contac t Information Service and Suppor t Y ou can contact Fujitsu Service and Support in the following ways: • T oll free: 1-800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487) • E-mail: 8fujitsu@us.fujitsu.com • W ebsite: http://www .comput ers.us.fujitsu.com/support Before you place the call, you should have the foll owing information read[...]

11 - Pref ace • Purchase date • Conditions under which the problem occurred • Any error messages that have occurred • T ype of device connected, if any Fujitsu Shopping Online Y ou can go directly to the online by going to the website at: www .shopfujitsu.com. Limited W arranty Y our LifeBook notebook is backed by a Fujitsu International Li[...]

12 Chapter 1 Getting to Kno w Y our LifeBook Overview This section describes the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook E8410 notebook. W e strongly recommend that you read it before using your notebook – even if you are already familiar with notebook computers. Fujitsu Lif eBook E8410 notebook[...]

13 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook Locating the Contr ols and Connectors LifeBook not ebook with display open Display P anel Status Indicator P anel Stereo Speaker K eyboard Lif eBook Security/ T ouchpad P ointing Device P ower/Suspend/ Application Panel Resume Button Displa y Panel Latch Button Memor y Stick/SD Card Slot On/Off Switch Wireless L[...]

14 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook T op Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s top components. Displa y P anel The display panel is a color LCD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics. Status Indicator P anel The Status Indicator Panel disp lays symbols that correspond with a specific [...]

15 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook Displa y Pa nel Latch Button The display panel latch button is used to latch an d unlatch the display . See “Opening the Display Panel” on page 50. Memory Stick/SD Car d Slot The Memory S tick/SD card slot allows you to inst all a Memory Stick or a Secure Digital (SD) card for data storage. This architecture[...]

16 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook LifeBook noteboo k left-side panel Left-Side P anel Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s left-side components. Micr ophone Jack The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone. See “Microphone Jack” on page 97. Modem (RJ-11) T elephone Jack The [...]

17 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook IEEE 1394 (4-pin) Jac k The 4-pin 1394 jack is used to connect between your notebook and an IEEE 1394 peripheral such as a digital video camera. See “IEEE 1394 Port” on page 95. ExpressCar d Slot The ExpressCard slot allows you to install an ExpressCard. See “PC Ca rds/ExpressCards™” on page 80. Expres[...]

18 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook Smart Card Slot A dedicated Smart Card slot is provided on your notebook. Smart Card s are the same size and shape as credit cards, but they contain an integrated microprocessor chip. See “Smart Card Reader” on page 85. In order to use the embedded Smart Card Reader , you must purchas e optional third-party [...]

19 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook LifeBook notebook right -side panel Right-Side P anel Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s right-side components. Anti-theft Lock Slot The anti-theft lock slot allows you to at tach an optional physical lock down device. Flexib le Bay The Flexible Bay can accommodate one[...]

20 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook LifeBook notebook bac k panel Bac k P anel Components Following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s back panel components. Anti-theft Lock Slot The anti-theft lock slot allows you to at tach an optional physical lock down device. USB 2.0 P orts The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect Universal S[...]

21 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook Serial P ort The serial port allows you to connect serial RS-232 devices, such as seri al printers or serial scanners. See “Serial Port” on page 48. Gigabit LAN (RJ-45) Jac k The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for an internal Gigabit (10Bas e-T/100Base-Tx/1000Base-T) Ethernet LAN connection. See “Intern[...]

22 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook LifeBook noteboo k bottom panel Bottom Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s bottom panel components. Memory Upgrade Compartment Y our notebook comes with high speed Double Da ta Rate 2 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR2 SDRAM). The memory upgrade compartment allows you to exp[...]

23 - Getting to Kn ow Y our LifeBook Air V ents The air vents allow air to circulate thr ough the system to cool down the components. Lithium ion Battery Bay The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery . It can be opened for the removal of the battery when stored over a long period of time or for swapping a discharged battery with a c[...]

24 Status Indicato r Pa nel Status Indicator P anel The Status Indicator displays symbols that correspond with a sp ecific component of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. These symbols tell you how e ach of those components are operating. P ower Indicator The Power indicator symbol states whether your system is operational. It has several dif ferent s[...]

25 • Flashing: This means that your notebook is in Suspend mode. • St e a d y O f f : This means that your notebook is either in Save-to- Disk mode, or it has been turned off. A C Adapter Indicator The AC Adapter indicator shows whether your notebook is operating from the AC adapter , Auto/Airline adapter or battery(s) . This icon has two dif f[...]

26 Battery Charging Indicators Located to the left of each Battery Level indicator is a sm all arrow symbol. This symbol states whether that specific battery is charging. Th is indicator will flash if the batt ery is too hot or cold to char ge. Wireless Radio Emission Indicator The W ireless Radio Emission indicator appears when the W i reless LAN [...]

27 Hard Drive Access Indicator The Hard Drive Access indicator shows whether your internal hard drive is being accessed . PC Card Access Indicator The PC Card Access indicator shows whether or not your notebook is accessing a PC Card. The indicator will flash if your software tries to acce ss a PC Card even if there is no card installed. See “PC [...]

28 Ke yboar d Ke yboard Using the Ke yboar d Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integral 84-key keyboard. The keys perform all the standard functions of a 101-key keyboard, including the W indow s keys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. End Home Fn K e y Star t Ke y Function K eys Numeric Ke ypad Applica[...]

29 • Numeric keypad: Y our notebook allows certain keys to serve dual purposes, both as standard characters and as numeric and ma thematical keys. The ability to toggle between the standard character and numerical keys is controlled through the [NumLk] key . • Cursor keys: Y our keyboard contains four arrow keys for moving the cursor or inserti[...]

30 Function Ke ys Y our LifeBook notebook has 12 func tion keys, F1 through F12. The func tions assigned to these keys differ for each application. Y ou should refer to your software documentation to find out how these keys are used. • The [Fn] key provides extended functions for the notebook and is always us ed in conjunction with another key . [...]

31 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice T ouchpad P ointing De vice T ouchpad poin ting device The T ouchpad pointing device comes built into your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. It is used to control the movement of the pointer to select items on your display panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cursor control, two left and right buttons, and a scrolling but[...]

32 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice Clic king • C ER TA IN E8410 L IFE B OOK NOTEBOOKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL “Q UICK P OIN T ” BUTTON FOR MOVING THE CURSOR . F OR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT Q UICK P OINT , SEE “ O PTIONAL Q UICK P OINT F EATURE ” ON PAGE 34. • T HE SCROLLING BUTTON MA Y BE REPLACED BY AN OPTIONAL FINGER PR INT SENSOR .[...]

33 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice Double-Clic king Drag ging T ouchpad Control Adjustment The W indows Control Panel allows you to customize your T ouchpad with selecti ons made from within the Mouse Properties dialog box. Double-clicking means pushing and releasing the left button twice in rapid succession. This procedure does not function with the[...]

34 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice Scrolling Optional Quic k P oint Feature Using the Scrolling button allows you to navigate through a document quickly without using the window’ s scroll bars. This is particularly useful when you are navigating through on-line pages. T o use the Scro lling button, press the crescent shape at the top or bottom of t[...]

35 - V olume Control V olume Contr ol Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has multiple volume controls which interact with each other . Controlling the V olume The volume can be controlled in several dif ferent ways: • V olume can be changed or muted from within the V olume Control in the system tray . • V olume can be controlled with th e F8 and F[...]

36 - Flexi ble Ba y Devices Flexible Ba y Flexib le Ba y Devices Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contai ns a Flexible Bay . The Flexible Bay can house an optical drive, a Lithium ion battery , a modular second ha rd disk drive and a weight saver . Y our Flexible Bay will have one of the following devices installed. • Modular Dual-Layer Multi-Form[...]

37 - Flexi ble Ba y Devices Cold-s wapping T o cold-swap modular devices in your Fl exible Bay follow these easy steps: Y our LifeBook notebook will automatically detect the new device and activate it within your system. The drive letters associated with the device wi ll be created and listed under My Computer and W indows Explorer . Hot-swapping U[...]

38 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel LifeBook Security/Application P anel LifeBook Security/Application P anel A unique feature of your Li feBook notebook is th e Security/Application Panel that allows you to secure your notebook from unauthorized use. The Security /Application Panel also allows you to launch applications with the touch of a b[...]

39 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Setting up Y our Li feBook Security P anel When you receive your LifeBook notebook, the security panel application is pr e-installed without any passwords. The following sections pr ovide detailed information on your security panel, and how to set, change or remove passwords. Numbered Buttons Use these butt[...]

40 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Setting P assw or ds When shipped from the factory , no passwords are set. Y ou have a choice of having no password or setting supervisor and user password s. Y ou must set the supervisor pa ssword before the user password. Setting Supervisor P assw ord Y ou must have set a supervisor pa ssword before setti[...]

41 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Setting User P assw ord Windows XP: 1 Go to the Sta r t menu. 2 Click on Programs . 3 Click on Security Pane l Application and Set User P ass word . 4 F ollow the on-scree n instructions to set the user pass word Windows V ista: 1 Go to the Sta r t menu. 2 Select All Programs . 3 Select Security P anel Appl[...]

42 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel From Suspend State 1 Press your P ower /Suspend/Resume but ton. 2 When the Security Indicato r flashes, ente r the pass word and press [En ter] butto n. 3 The note book should resume n or mal operatio n. Incorrect P assw ord Entry If an invalid supervisor or user password is entered three times in successio[...]

43 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Uninstalling the Securit y P anel Application Y ou have two options when uninstal ling the security panel application: • Uninstall the security panel application softwa re. This will disable all security feature. • Uninstall the security pane l application with passwo rd still active. This wi ll not all[...]

44 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Supervisor: 1 Go to Star t Menu, Click on Contr ol P anel . 2 Open Add/Re move Pr ograms Pr operties in the Control P anel. 3 Select the Securit y Pane l Application f or Supervisor (In Vista: Security P anel fo r Supervisor ) in the list, and click Ad d/Remo ve . 4 When the Confir m File Dele tion bo x app[...]

45 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Launching Applications with the Security/ Application P anel The security panel also enables you to launch applicat ions with the touch of a button when your system is on. Pressing any of the buttons w ill launch a user-defined applicat ion. Y our notebook is pre-installed with software utilities that le t [...]

46 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel T o change an application associ ated with the Application buttons , click on the tab for the button you would like to reconfigure – for example, Appli cation A. Click on Browse from S tart Menu, scroll down the list of applications, c lick on the application you wish to launch with this button, and then [...]

47 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel T o reactivate, follow the same pr ocedure, except for step 4. Click on Activate Panel instead. E VE R Y TIME YOU STAR T W INDOWS THE L IF E B OOK A PPLICATION P ANEL IS ACTI VATED , EVE N IF YOU DEACTIVATED IT BEF ORE YO U SHUT DOWN .[...]

48 Chapter 2 Getting Star ted with Y our LifeBook Connecting the A C Adapter P ower Sour ces Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has three possible po wer sources: a primary Lithium ion battery , an AC adapter or an optional Auto/Airline adapter . DC P ow er Jack A C Adapter[...]

49 - Getting St ar ted with Y our LifeBook Connecting the P o wer Adapters The AC adapter or optional Auto/Airline adapter provides power for operating your notebook and charging the batteries. Connecting the A C Adapte r 1 Plug the DC output cab le into the DC pow er jack of y our Lif eBook noteb ook. 2 Plug the AC adapter into an A C elect rical [...]

50 - Display P anel Opening the Di splay P anel Displa y P anel Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains a display panel that is back lit for easier viewing in bright environments and maintains top resolution th rough the use of acti ve-matrix technology . Opening the Displa y P anel 1 Press the Display P anel latch in. This releases the loc king m[...]

51 - Display P anel Adjusting Display P anel Brightness Once you have turned on your LifeBook notebook, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a more comforta ble viewing level. There ar e two ways to adjust th e brightness, by using the keyboard or the power management utility . Using the Ke yboar d Adjusting the brightness u[...]

52 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Star ting Y our LifeBook Notebook P ower On P ower/Susp end/Resume Button The Power/Suspend/Resume button is used to turn on your LifeBook not ebook from its off state. Once you have connected your AC adapter or charged th e internal Lithium ion battery , you can power on your LifeBook notebook. T o turn on yo[...]

53 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Boot Sequence The procedure for starting-up your notebook is termed the Bootup sequence and involves your notebook’ s BIOS. When your LifeBook notebook is first turned on, th e main system memory is empty , and it needs to find instructions to start up your notebook. This information is in the BIOS program. [...]

54 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is a pr ogram that sets up the operati ng environment for your LifeBook notebook. Y our BIOS is set at th e factory for normal operating conditi ons, therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS’ e nvironment to operate your notebook. The BIOS Setup Ut ility [...]

55 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook • Diagnostic Screen • Boot Menu • Patent Information • System Information • Continue Booting Clicking on any of the fields will invoke the screen, info rmation, or action described. The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the [F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. BIOS Guide A g[...]

56 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Star ting Windows Vista the fir st time In order to ensure that you receiv e the most benefits from the W indows Vi s t a operating system, it should be registered the first time you use it. 1 First of all, you will need to read and acce pt the End U ser Licens e Agreements (EULAs). 2 Y ou will be prompted to [...]

57 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook 8 Windows will then boot up f or the first time. As noted abov e, the first time you initializ e your Windo ws Vista system, the screen will be blank f or appro ximately two minutes. This is normal. Dur ing this period, do not disconnect the po wer supply , press any b uttons , or use any peripheral de vices s[...]

58 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Several additional windows will a ppear , prompting you to enter a name and description for your computer , an Administrator password, and a domai n name. Read the instructions on the screens carefully and fill in the information as directed. Y ou will then be automatically connected to the Internet, if you ha[...]

59 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Control” window , you will be aske d for your permission to continue. Click [Cont inue] to continue. If you cancel the operation, the Click Me! icon will a ppear on your desktop for later installation. Windows XP Systems The first time you boot up your sy stem, you will see an icon calle d Click Me! in the S[...]

60 - P ow er Management P ower Management Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has many options and features for conserving battery power . Some of these features are automatic and need no user in tervention, such as those for the internal modem. However , others depend on the parame ters you set to best suit your operating conditions, such as those for[...]

61 - P ow er Management Y our notebook can be put in Standby mode by: • Pressing the Power/Suspend/Resume button when your system is turned on. • Selecting Standby from the W indows Shut Down menu. • T iming out from lack of activity . • Allowing the battery to reach th e Dead Battery W arning condition. Y our notebook’ s system memory ty[...]

62 - P ow er Management Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature The Hibernation feature saves the c ontents of your notebook’ s system memory to the hard drive as a part of the Suspend/Resume mode. Y ou can enable or disable this feature. Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature Windows V ista: The default settings are not enabled. T o enable or disa[...]

63 - P ow er Management Restarting the System If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure that you use the following procedure. Windows V ista: 1 Click the Start button, and then move the mouse over the righ t arrow . 2 Select the desired action from t he list. Windows XP: 1 Click the Start button, and th en click Shut Do wn . 2 Select[...]

64 - P ow er Management Using the correct procedure to shut down from W indows allows your notebook to complete its operations and turn off power in the proper se quence to avoid errors. The proper sequence is: 1 Click the Start button, and th en click Shut Do wn . 2 Select the Shut Do wn option from with in the Wind ows Shut Down dialog box. 3 Cli[...]

65 Chapter 3 User -Installab le Features Lithium ion Battery Y our LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion battery that provides power for operating your notebook when no external power sour ce is available. The battery is durab le and long lasting, but should not be exposed to extreme temperatures, high voltages, chemicals or other hazards. The Lithiu[...]

66 - Lithium i on Batter y Rechar ging the Batteries If you want to know the condition of the primary Lithium ion battery , check the Battery Level indicator located on the S tatus Indicator panel. The indicator changes as the battery level changes. The Lithium ion battery is recharged internally us ing th e AC adapter or Auto/Airline adapter . T o[...]

67 - Lithium i on Batter y Low Battery State When the battery is running low , a low battery notification message will appear . If you do not respond to the low battery message, the batteries will conti nue to discharge until they are too low to operate. When this happens, your notebook will go into S ta ndby mode. There is no guarantee that your d[...]

68 - Lithium i on Batter y Shorted Batteries The Status Indicator panel uses a symbol inside the battery outline of the Battery Le vel indicator to display the operating level available in that battery . If this display shows a Shorted Battery , it means the battery is damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage other parts of your LifeBook [...]

69 - Lithium i on Batter y Removing a Battery 2 F ollow steps 3 throu gh 6 in “Cold Swapping Batte ries”. Battery Bay Relea se Latches Battery Pac k I F THE L ITHIUM ION BATTERY CONNECTOR IS NOT FULLY SEATED , YOU MA Y NOT BE AB LE TO USE YO UR NOTEBOOK OR CHARGE YOU R BATTER Y .[...]

70 - Optical Dr ive Optical Drive Optical Drive There is a variety of media available to us e with your system, depending upon the system configuration you have selected. Multi-Format DVD W riters, DVD/CD-R W Combo drives, and DVD-ROM drives are collective ly known as “optical drives”. DVD-R and DVD-R W discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data (DVD-R di[...]

71 - Optical Dr ive Media Play er Software Dual-Layer Multi-Forma t DVD W riter model only: W ith the Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD W riter and media player software you can play DVD movies and musi c CDs on your LifeBook notebook. The media player includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a DVD movie, as well as sta[...]

72 - Optical Dr ive 3 Place the media into the tra y , label side up, with the hole in the center of the disc. Snap the disc onto the raised circle in the center of the tr ay . 4 Gently push the holder tr ay back in until you hear a clic k • Y OU SHOULD PERIODICAL LY CHECK THE F UJI TSU WEBSITE AT US . FUJITSU . COM / COMPUTERS FOR THE MOST CURRE[...]

73 - Optical Dr ive Loading/Ejecting Media Removing Media 1 Push and release the eject butt on on the front of the optical driv e. This will stop the drive and the holder tra y will come out of the Li feBo ok notebook a shor t distance. 2 Gently pull the tra y out until the disc can easily be removed from the tra y . 3 Carefully rem ov e the media [...]

74 - Optical Dr ive Emergency Optical Dr ive T ray Release If for some reason the ej ect button fails, you can open the media tray with a pa per clip or similar tool inserted into the eject hole in the ri ght side of the front of the tray . Straighten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into the hole. The tray will pop out. Emergency T ray [...]

75 - Optical Dr ive Starting a D VD Movie (D VD Models onl y) 1 Inser t the D VD into the optical drive of the notebook. If the CD A utoRun f eature activ ates, skip Step 2. 2 The first time you inser t a movie into the D VD/CD -R W tr ay , you will be prompted to select what you want the system to do when discs are insert ed (e .g., star t automat[...]

76 - Optical Dr ive Using Media Pla yer on Battery P o wer Since optical drives consume a lot of power , your overall ba ttery life will be signi ficantly shorter when operating the optical drive conti nuously (such as watching a DVD movie) than during standard operation. Many movie run-times are longer than your notebook can support on a single ch[...]

77 - Optical Dr ive 6 Restar t y our media pla yer , locate and skip to the chapter of the movie y ou were last w atching. 7 Continue watching your D VD movie. S OME SHOR TER DV D MOVIES MA Y NOT REQUIRE YOU TO SWA P BATTER IES OR ATTACH AC POWER TO COMPLETE THEM . H OWEVER , IT IS BEST TO BE PREPARED SINCE ACTUAL BATTER Y LIFE WHILE OPERATING THE [...]

78 - Memory Stick/Secure Digita l Cards Installing a Memor y Stick or SD Card Memory Stick/Secure Digital Car ds Y our LifeBook notebook supports Memory Sticks a nd Secure Digital (SD) cards, on which you can store and transfer data to and from a variety of digital devices . These cards use flash memory architecture, which means they don’t ne ed [...]

79 - Memory Stick/Secure Digita l Cards Installing Memory Stick/SD Car ds Memory S tick and SD Cards are installed in the Me mory Stick/SD Card slot. T o install an Memory Stick or SD Card, follow these steps : 1 See yo ur specific card manual f or instructions on the in stallation of yo ur card. Some cards ma y require that y our notebook is off w[...]

80 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ Installing/Removing PC Card PC Car ds/ExpressCards™ Y our LifeBook notebook supports T ype I a nd T ype II PC Cards and ExpressCards TM , which can perform a variety of func tions depending on which type of card you install. Y ou can install one or two cards at a time, depending on its type. PC Card s should be inst[...]

81 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ Installing PC Cards PC Cards are installed in the PC Card slot (the lo wer of the two slots). T o install a PC Card, follow these steps: 1 See you r PC Card manual f or instructions on the installation of y our card. Some cards ma y require that y our notebook is off while installing them. 2 Make sure there is n o PC [...]

82 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ Remo ving PC Cards See your PC Card manual for specific instructions on removing your card. Some cards may require your notebook to be in Standby Mode or Of f during removal. 1 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing th e eject button associated with th e slot in which the card is located. When pressed, the button w[...]

83 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ Installing ExpressCar ds There are two different width E xpressCards: 34 mm and 54 mm. The connector inside the slot is located on the left-hand side of the slot. If you inse rt a 34 mm card, be sure to align it with the left side of the slot when inserting it. ExpressCards are installed in the ExpressCard slot (the t[...]

84 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ See your ExpressCard manua l for instructions on the installation of your card. Some cards may require that your notebook is off while installing them. T o install an ExpressCard, follow these steps: 1 Make sure there is no ExpressCard currently in the slot. If there is, see Remo ving ExpressCards . 2 If the ejec t bu[...]

85 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ Smart Card Reader A dedicated Smart Card Reader is provided on your notebook. Smart Cards ar e the same size and shape as credit cards, but they contain an integr ated microprocessor chip. The chip can hold a variety of information, and provides you with many possible options, such as allowing you to make secure purch[...]

86 - Memory Upgrade Modul e Memory Upgrade Module Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes with a mini mum of 256 MB of high sp eed Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR2- 667 SDRAM) factory installed. T o increase your notebook’ s memory capacity , you may install an additional memory upgrade modul e. The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-li[...]

87 - Memory Upgrade Modul e 7 Inser t the memory upgrade modu le at a 45° angle. Pre ss the connector edge of the mo dule fir mly down and into the connector until it lodges und er the retaining clip. Y o u’ll hear a click when it is properly in place. 8 Replace th e cov er and reinsta ll the screws. Opening the Me mory Upgrade Compartment Insta[...]

88 - Memory Upgrade Modul e Removing a Memory Upgrade Module 1 P erf or m steps 1 through 4 of Inst alling a Memor y Upgrade Module. 2 Pull the clips sidew a ys aw ay from each side of the memory upgrade mod ule at the same time. 3 While holding the clips out, remov e the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling it aw ay from y our noteboo[...]

89 - Memory Upgrade Modul e Checking the Memory Capacity Once you have changed the system memory capacity by replacing the installed module with a larger one, be sure to check that your notebook has recognized the change. Windows XP: Check the memory capacity by clicking [S ta rt] -> Settings -> Control Panel, then double-clicking the System [...]

90 - Devi ce P or ts De vice P orts Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook and the optional Port Repl icator come equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect external devices including: disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc. Modem (RJ-11) T elephone Jack The modem (RJ-1 1) telephone jack is used for an internal modem. T o connect the tel[...]

91 - Devi ce P or ts 5 Uncheck the Mute box under Ph one Balance. Windows V ista: 1 Select [Star t] -> Control P anel. 2 Select Classic View in the left pane. 3 Doub le-click Pho ne and Modems. Y ou may init ially need to enter y our area code in order to ope n the Phone and Modem Options windo w . 4 Select the Mo dems tab, and click the [Proper[...]

92 - Devi ce P or ts Connecting the LAN P arallel P ort The parallel port, or LP T port, located on the syst em and on the optional Port Replicator , allows you to connect parallel devices, such as a printer to your notebook. In orde r to connect a parallel interface device follow these easy steps: 1 Align the connector with the port opening. 2 Pus[...]

93 - Devi ce P or ts Serial P ort The serial port, or COM port, locat ed on the system and on the optiona l Port Replicator allows you to connect serial devices, such as printers or scanners. In order to connect a serial interface device follow these easy steps: 1 Align the connector with the port opening. 2 Push the connector into the por t until [...]

94 - Devi ce P or ts Univer sal Serial Bus P or ts The Universal Serial Bus 2.0 ports (USB) allow you to connect USB devices su ch as external game pads, pointing devices, keyboards and/or speakers . There are four USB 2.0 ports on your notebook: two on the left side and two on the rear . In order to connect a USB device follow these steps: 1 Align[...]

95 - Devi ce P or ts Infrared P ort The Infrared IrDA (4Mbps) port allows for wire less data transfer betw een your notebook and other IrDA-compatible devices, su ch as another computer or a printe r , without the use of a cable. The infrared port is loca ted on th e front of the system, adjacent to the wireless LAN switch It is important to keep i[...]

96 - Devi ce P or ts In order to connect a 1394 device, follow these steps: 1 Align the connector with the port opening. 2 Push the connector into the por t until it is seated. Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device Headphone Jac k The headphone jack allows you to connect hea dphones or powered extern al speakers to your notebook. Y our headphones or speak[...]

97 - Devi ce P or ts Micr ophone Jack The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono mi crophone. Y our microphone must be equipped with a 1/8”(3.5 mm) m ono mini-plug in order to fit in to the microphone jack of your notebook. In order to connect a microphone follow these easy steps: 1 Align the connector with the port opening. 2 Pus[...]

98 - Devi ce P or ts Connecting an External Video De vice[...]

99 Chapter 4 T r oub leshooting Y our LifeBook T roub leshooting There may be occasions when you encounter simple setup or opera ting problems that you can solve on the spot, or problems with peripheral devices th at can be solved by replacing the device. The information in this section helps you isolate and re solve some of these straightforward i[...]

100 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book 7 If the prob lem has not been resolv ed, ref er to th e T roublesh ooting T abl e, that f ollows , f or more detailed troubleshooting in f or mation. 8 If y ou hav e tried the solutions suggested in the T roubleshoo ting T able without success, contact y our suppor t representativ e: T oll free: 1-800-8Fujit[...]

101 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Specific Prob lems Using the T roublesho oting T able When you have problems with your LifeBook notebook, try to find th e symptoms under the Problem column of the troubleshooting table for the feature giving you difficul ty . Y ou will find a description of common causes for that symptom under the column Pos[...]

102 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Pr oblem P ossi ble Cause P ossible Solutions Audio Pr oblems There is no sound coming from the built-in speak ers. The volume is turned too low . Adjust the volume control on y o ur notebook and opera ting system. Use the [Fn+F9] key combination on your k eyboard. Pressing [F9] repeatedly while holding [Fn] [...]

103 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book LifeBook notebook f ails to recognize D VD/CD- R W/CD-ROM’ s . (continued) Optical drive tra y is not latched shut. Push on the front of the optical dri ve tra y until it latches. If that doesn’t work , pull out the modular d rive latch to remov e the device from the bay , then re-inser t the dr ive until[...]

104 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Floppy Di sk Drive Prob lems Y ou canno t access your optional external floppy disk. Y ou tr ied to w rite to a write protecte d floppy disk. Eject the disk and set it to wr ite enable. Disk is not loaded cor- rectly . Eject floppy disk, chec k orien tation and re-inser t. The flopp y disk dri ve ma y not be [...]

105 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Y ou hav e installed an exter- nal ke yboard or mouse, and it does not seem to w ork. Y our exter nal device is not properly instal led. Re-install your de vice. See “Device P or ts” on page 90. Y our operating system software is not set up with correc t software driver f or that device . Check y our devi[...]

106 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book P arallel, Se rial, and USB Device Problems Y ou have installed a parallel por t device , a serial por t de vice or a USB device. Y our L if eBook noteboo k does not recognize the de vice, or the device does not seem to work properly . The device is not prop- erly installed. Remov e and re-install the device.[...]

107 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book A card inser ted in the PC Card or ExpressCard slot does not work or is locking up the system. (continued) Y our soft ware ma y not hav e the correct soft- ware driv er activ e . See your softwa re documentation and activate the correct driver . Y ou may hav e the wrong I/O address selected f or your card de [...]

108 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Y ou tur n on your LifeBook notebook and nothin g seems to happen. (continued) The P ow er adapter (AC or auto/air line) has no pow er from the AC out- let, air plane seat jack, or the car’ s cigarette lighter . Mov e the AC cord to a different outlet, chec k for a line s witch or tripped circu it breaker f[...]

109 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Y our L ifeBook notebook will not work on batter y al one. (continued) No batteries are installed. Install a charged ba tter y . The batteri es are improper ly installed. V er ify that the batteries are pro perl y connected by re-installing them. Y our i nstalled batter ies are faulty . V er ify the condition[...]

110 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Shutdown an d Star tup Pro blems The Suspend/Resume but- ton does not wor k. Suspend/Resume butt on is disab led. In Windows XP , enable the button b y going to the Contro l P anel -> P ower Options Proper ties and clicking on the Advanced tab . In the P ower b uttons area, select the op tion that best sui[...]

111 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Y our system display won’t tur n on when the system is tur ned on or has resumed. Y ou hav e installed the LifeBook/Security Appli- cation panel. Check the Status Indicator P anel for presence of the Security icon. If it is visible , enter your passw ord See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 24. Video Pr[...]

112 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book The display goes blank by itself after you hav e been using it. (continued) The power manage- ment timeouts ma y be set for v er y shor t inter- vals and you f ailed to notice the displa y come on and go off again. Press any b utton on the k eyboard, or mo ve the mouse to re store operation. If that f ails, p[...]

113 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book The Display is dark when on batter y power . The P ower Manage- ment utility default is set on low brightness to conser ve po wer . Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightne ss or double-click on the bat- ter y gauge and adjust P ower Control under batter y settings. Y ou h av e connected an external monitor and[...]

114 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book P ower 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 explanation of each message. Error messages are marked with an *. If an error message is displayed that is not in this list, write it down and che[...]

115 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book *Fixed Disk x F ailure or Fixed Disk Contr oller F ailure (where x = 1-4) The fixed disk is not working or not configured properly . This may mean that the hard drive type identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self T est. Run the setup utility to check for the [...]

116 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book *Ke yboar d error nn BIOS discovered a stuck key and displays the scan code for the stuck key . Y ou may have to replace your keyboard but may be able to use an exte rnal keyboard until then. Contact your support representative. *Monitor type does not match CMOS – Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identi[...]

117 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book *Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to SETUP Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press the [F1] key to continue th e boot process or the [F2] key to enter Setup and change any settings. *Previous boot in complete – Default configuration used Previous Power On Self T est did not complete succe[...]

118 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book *System CMOS chec ksum bad – run SETUP BIOS CMOS RAM has been corrupted or modified incorrectly , perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in BIOS memo ry . Run Setup and reconfigure the system. *System RAM F ailed at offset: nnnn System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at [...]

119 - T roubleshoot ing Y our Life Book Emergency Media Pla yer Drive T ray Release If for some reason the eject butt on fails, you can open the DVD/CD-ROM tray with a paper clip or similar tool inserted into the eject hole in the far right side of the front of the tray . Straighten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into the hole. The tra[...]

120 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are Restoring Y our Pre-installed Software The Drivers and Applications Restore (DAR) DVD contai ns sets of device driv ers and Fujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are unique to your computer configuration fo r use as documented below . Re-installing Individual Drivers and Applications The Driv[...]

121 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are 4 In the list, chec k off all the components y ou want to install. If you wa nt to install all components , click [Select All]. Clicking [Select All] will select all of the blue -coded compo nents; y ou must select grey and g reen compon ents sep arately . 5 Once you ha v e selected the components y ou [...]

122 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are Changing priority fr om BIOS Setup utility: 1 Star t your system and pre ss the [F2] ke y when the Fu jitsu logo appears. Y ou will enter the BIOS Setup Utility . or , Press the [Enter] ke y or the left mouse button when the Fujitsu logo appears. The T rus tedCore Menu will appear . Select BIOS Setup fr[...]

123 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are Proced ure 1 T ur n on the power to your syste m. 2 Ensure that y ou hav e a de vice that can read D VDs either installe d in your system or at tached e xter nally to it. 3 Inser t the Restore Disc into the driv e tra y . 4 Reboot y our system. 5 After the system reboo ts, f ollow th e instructions that[...]

124 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are Show update histo r y Brings up a screen that displays a history of updates that have been made via the FDU. About Fujitsu Driver Update Displays the FDU version number and copyright information Fujitsu Driver Update Readme Displays the FDU readme.[...]

125 Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance Caring f or y our LifeBook Notebook If you use your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook carefully , you will increase its life and reliability . This section provides some tips for looki ng after the notebook and its devices. • T HE SYSTEM CONTAINS COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE SEVE R E L Y DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ES[...]

126 - Care and Maintenan ce • Y our LifeBook notebook is a durable but sensitive electronic device. T reat it with respect and care. • Make a habit of transporting it in a suitable carrying case. • Do not attempt to service the computer y ourself. Always follow installati on instructions closely . • Keep it away from food and beverages. •[...]

127 - Care and Maintenan ce Cleaning y our LifeBook notebook • Always disconnect the power pl ug. (Pull the plug, not the cord.) • Clean your LifeBook notebook with a damp, lint-free cloth. Do not use abrasives or solvents. • Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the screen. Never use glass cleaners. Storing y our LifeBook notebook • If stor[...]

128 - Care and Maintenan ce • When traveling with the hard drive removed, wrap the drive in a non-conducting materials (cloth or paper). If you have the drive checked by hand, be ready to install the drive if needed. Never put your hard drive through a metal detector . Have your hard drive hand-inspected by security personnel. Y ou can however , [...]

129 - Care and Maintenan ce Batteries Caring f or y our Batteries • Always handle batt eries carefully . • Do not short-circuit the battery terminals (that is, do not touch bot h terminals with a metal object). Do not carry lose batteries in a pocket or purse where they may mix with coins, keys , or other metal objects. Doing so may cause an ex[...]

130 - Care and Maintenan ce Floppy Disks and Drives Caring f or y our Flopp y Disks • A void using the floppy disks in damp and dusty locations. • Never store a floppy disk near a magnet or magnetic field. • Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or disk label. • A void storing the floppy disks in extremely hot or co ld locations, or in[...]

131 - Care and Maintenan ce • Never write on the label surface with a ballpoi nt pen or pencil. Always use a felt pen. • If a media disc is subjected to a sudden change in temperature, co ld to warm condensation may form on the surface. W ipe the moisture of f with a clea n, soft, lint free cloth and let it dry at room temperature. DO NOT use a[...]

132 - Care and Maintenan ce PC Cards/ExpressCar ds Caring f or y our Car ds PC Cards and ExpressCards are durable, but you must treat them with care. The documentation supplied with your card will provide specific information, but you should pay attention to the following points: • T o keep out dust and dirt, store car ds in their protective slee[...]

133 Chapter 6 System Specifications Specifications This section provides the hardware and environmental specificat ions for your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. Specifications of particul ar configurations will vary . Configuration Label The configuration label located on the bottom of your notebook contains specific information regarding the options yo[...]

134 - System S pecifications Micr oprocessor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processors (Ref er to the system label to determ ine the speed of your processor). Chipset • Intel GM965 or Intel PM965 (dependi ng upon system configuration) • I/O Controller Hub 8 Mobile (ICH8-M) Memory System Memory • DDR2-667 MHz SDRAM dual-channel memory module. • T wo [...]

135 - System S pecifications 15.4” TFT Wide SXGA+ model: • Internal: 1680 x 1050 pixel resolution, 16M colors • External: 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution, 16M colors • Simultaneous: 1600 x 1200, 16M colors Video RAM • Intel® Graphics Media Accelerat or X3100 video graphics. Up to 384 MB shared vid eo memory using Dynamic V ideo Memory T ech[...]

136 - System S pecifications Media Pla yer Depending upon the configurati on of your system, one of the following is installed. • DVD-ROM Drive: 8x maximum read, or , • Combo DVD/CD-R W Drive: 24x CD-ROM , 24x CD-R, 10x CD-R W , 8x DVD-ROM, or , • Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD W riter: 24x CD-ROM, 24x CD-R, 10x CD-R W , 8x DVD-ROM, 5x DVD-RAM, [...]

137 - System S pecifications LifeBook Security/Ap plication P anel Theft Prevention Loc k T wo lock slots for use with security restraint systems. Device P or ts On the LifeBook notebook: • PC Card slot for one T ype I or T ype II card: PCMCIA Standard 2.1 with CardBus support • ExpressCard slot for one ExpressCard • Memory S tick/SD Card slo[...]

138 - System S pecifications • One 7-pin video out jack • One modular modem (RJ-1 1) connector • One LAN (RJ-45) connector • Docking port (100-pin, to doc k with port replicator) • One stereo headphone jack or one stereo headphone/line-out jack, depending upon system configuration. (See A udio specifications) • One mono microphone jack [...]

139 - System S pecifications Ke yboard Built-in keyboard with all functions of 101 key PS/2 compatible keyboards. • T otal number of keys: 84 • Function keys: F1 through F12 • Feature extension key: Fn • T wo W indows keys: one S tart key , one application key • Key pitch: 19 mm • Key stroke: 2.7 mm • Built-in T ouchpad pointing devic[...]

140 - System S pecifications P ower Mana gement Conforms to ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). Dimensions and W eight Overall Dimensions Approximately 14.06"(w) x 10.12"(d) x 1.40”/ 1.44”(h) (357 mm x 257 mm x 35.5/36.5 mm) W eight 15.4" Crystal V iew W ide XGA mode l: Approximately 5.93 lbs. (2.69 kg) with batter[...]

141 - System S pecifications Pre-Installed Software Depending on your pre-installed ope rating system, your notebook comes with pre-installed software for playing audio and video files of various formats. In addition there is file transfer software, virus protection software and Power Management software . The following list indi cates the pre-inst[...]

142 - System S pecifications Learning About Y our Software Tu t o r i a l s All operating systems and most application software have tutorials built into them upon installation. W e highly recommend that you step through th e tutorial before you use an application. Manuals Included with your notebook you will find manuals for your installe d operat[...]

143 - System S pecifications OmniP ass Fingerprint application The fingerprint sensor uses Softex OmniPass wh ich provides password mana gement capabilities to Microsoft W indows operating systems. OmniPass le ts you use a "master password" for all W indows, applications, and on-line passwo rds, and presents a convenient user interface th[...]

144 - System S pecifications Operating System Options Depending upon your system, one of the followi ng operating system configurat ions will be installed: Micro soft Windows XP Professional Edition W ith Microsoft W orks 8.5 and Microsoft Office 60-day trial (Small Business Edition 2007) Microsoft W indows V ista Business Edition W ith Microsoft W[...]

145 Glossary AC A d a p t e r A device which converts the AC volta ge from a wall outlet to the DC voltage needed to power your LifeBook notebook. Access point W ireless network device used to bri dge wireless and wired network traf fic. AC P I Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Active-Matrix Displa y A type of technology for making flat -p[...]

146 - Glossary ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscr iber Line. T echnology for transporting high bit-rate services over ordinary phone lines. AG P Accelerated Graphics Port. Graphics port specifically designed for graphics-intensive devices, such as video cards and 3D accelerators. A uto/Airline Adapter A device which converts the DC voltage from an au t[...]

147 - Glossary Bus An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU and the s ub-assemblies insi de your LifeBook notebook. Byte 8 bits of parallel binary information. Cache M emory A block of memory built into the micro-processor which is much faster to access than your system RAM and used in specially structured ways to make your overall d[...]

148 - Glossary COM P ort Abbreviation for communication port. This is your serial interface connection. Command An instruction which you give your operating system. Example: run a pa rticular application or format a floppy disk. Configuration The combination of hardware and software that make s up your system and how it is allocate d for use. CR T [...]

149 - Glossary DIMM Dual-in-line memory module. Disk A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media. If the platter is very stif f it is a hard drive, if it is highly flexible it is a floppy disk, if it is a floppy disk in a hard housing with a shutter it is commonly called a diskette. Disk Drive The hardware which spins the disk and has the hea[...]

150 - Glossary DOS Disk Operating System (MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating System). Driver A computer program which converts application and operating system commands to ex ternal devices into the exact form required by a specific brand and model of device in order to produce the desired results from that pa rticular equipment. DV M T Dynamic V[...]

151 - Glossary Floppy Disk A spinning platter of magne tic data storage media which is highly flexible. GB Gigabyte. One billion bytes. Hard drive A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media where the platter is ve ry stiff. I/O Input/Output. Data entering and leavi ng your notebook in electronic form. I/O P ort The connector and associated c[...]

152 - Glossary IEEE802.11g W ireless LAN standard that supports a maximum data rate of 54 Mbps. 802.1 1g devices operate in the 2.4 GHz ISM band. Infrared Light just beyond the red portion of the visible light spectrum which is invisible to humans. Infrastructure A name of a wireless LAN configur ation. This type of communicati on uses an access po[...]

153 - Glossary IR An abbreviation for infrared. IrD A Infrared Data Association. An or ganization which produces st andards for communication using infrared as the carrier . IRQ Interrupt Request. An acronym for the hardware signal to the CPU that an exte rnal event has occurred which needs to be processed. KB Kilobyte. One thousand bytes. LAN Loca[...]

154 - Glossary MA C Address Media Access Control Address. A unique physical address of a netw ork card. For Ethernet, the first three bytes are used as the vendor code, controlled and assigned by IEEE. The remaining three bytes are controlled by each vendor (preventing overlap), therefore, every Ethernet card is given a unique physical address in t[...]

155 - Glossary MTU Maximum T ransmission Unit The maximum data size that can be transferred at a time through the Internet or other networks. Y ou can set a smaller MTU size to obt ain successful communi cation, if you have di fficulty transferring data due to the fact that the maximum size is too large. Netw ork key Data that is used for encryptin[...]

156 - Glossary Pa r t i t i o n A block of space on a hard drive which is set aside and made to appear to the operating system as if it were a separate disk, and addressed by the operating system accordingly . PCMCIA PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. The Personal Computer Memory Card Interna tiona[...]

157 - Glossary Program An integrated set of coded commands to your computers telling your hardware what to do and how and when to do it. Protoco l Procedures and rules use to send and receive data between computers. - Method of sending and receiving data - Process used to handle communication errors Conditions required for communication are organiz[...]

158 - Glossary ROM Read Only Memory . A form of memory in which information is stored by physically altering the material. Data stored in this way can not be changed by your not ebook and does not require power to maintain it. SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory . Serial P ort A connection to another device through which data is tr ansfe[...]

159 - Glossary Status Indicator A display which reports the condi tion of some portion of your ha rdware. On your LifeBook notebook this is an LCD screen just above the keyboard. Stereo (audio) A system using two channels to pro cess sound from two dif ferent sources. Subnet mask TCP-IP network is controlled by being divided into multiple smaller n[...]

160 - Glossary TFT Thin Film T r ansistor – A technology for flat display panels which uses a thin film matrix of transistors to control each pixel of the display screen individually . UL Underwriters Laboratories – An inde pendent organization that tests and certifies the electrical safety of devices. USB Universal Serial Bus. Standard that al[...]

161 - Regulato r y Informati on Regulatory Information Notice Changes or modifications not expre ssly approved by Fujitsu could void th is user ’ s authority to operate the equipment. FCC NO TICES Notice to User s of Radios and T elevision This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit for class B digital devices, pursuant to p[...]

162 - Regulato r y Informati on Notice to Users of the US T elephone Network This equipment complies with Pa rt 68 of the FCC rules, and the requirements adopted by ACT A. On the bottom of this equipment is a label that contains , among other information, the FCC registration number and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment; or a produ[...]

163 - Regulato r y Informati on The equipment cannot be used on public coin service provided by the telephone company . Connection to party line service is subject to state tariffs. (Contact the state public utility commission, public service commission or corporati on commission for information). If your home has specially wired alarm equipmen t c[...]

164 - Regulato r y Informati on Before connecting this equipment to a telephone line the user should ensure that it is permissible to connect this equipment to the local telecommunica tion facilities. The user should be aware that compliance with the certification standards does not prevent service degradation in some situations. Repairs to telecom[...]

165 - Regulato r y Informati on A vant de connecter cet équipement à une ligne téléphonique, l’utilisateur doit vérifi er s’il est permis de connecter cet équipement aux in stallations de télécommunications lo cales. L ’utilisateur est averti que même la conformité aux normes de certification ne peut dans certa ins cas empêcher la [...]

166 Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide FCC Regulator y Information Please note the following regul atory information related to th e optional wir eless LAN device. Regulatory Notes and Statements Wireless LAN, Health and A uthorization f or use Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from W ire less LAN devices. The ener gy levels of these [...]

167 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Regulatory Inform ation/Disclaimer s Installation and use of this W ireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instru ctions included in the user documentation provided with the produ ct. Any changes or mo difications made to this device that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer may voi[...]

168 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide FCC Radio Frequency Exposure s tatement This equipment complies with FCC radia tion exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipmen t should be installed and operated wit h a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the Wireless LAN antenna (located on the top edge of the LCD screen)[...]

169 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Bef ore Using the Optional Wireless LAN This manual describes the procedur es required to properly set up and configure the optional integrated W ireless LAN Mini-PCI device (referred to as "WLA N device" in the rest of the manual). Before using the WLAN device, read this manual carefully to ensure i[...]

170 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device Ad Hoc Mode "Ad Hoc Mode" refers to a wire less network architecture where wireless network connectivity between multiple computers is es tablished without a central wirele ss network device , typically known as Access Point(s). Connectivity is accomplished using [...]

171 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Access P oint (Infrastruc ture) Mode Infrastructure mode refers to a wireless network architecture i n which devices communicate with wireless or wired network device s by communicating through an Access Point. In infrastructure mode, wireless devices can communicate with each other or with a wi red network. C[...]

172 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide How to Handle This De vice The WLAN device is an optional devi ce that may come pre-installed in your mobile computer . Under normal circumstances, it should not be necessary for you to remove or re-install it. The Operating System that your mobile computer comes with has been pre-confi gured to support the WL[...]

173 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Deactivation Using the Wireless On/Off Switch The WLAN device can be deactivated quickly and ef ficiently by toggl ing the W ireless On/Off Switch to the Off position. The W ireless On/Off switch has no ef fect on non-W ireless LAN models. Wireless LAN On/Off Switch Location Disconnection Using the Icon in the[...]

174 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Configuring the Wireless LAN The optional WLAN device can be configured to establish wireless network connectivity using the software that is built into W ind ows V ista. Support for most industr y standard security solutions is contained in this software. Pre-defined parameters will be required for this proce[...]

175 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Configuring the WLAN Using Windows XP Using Intel PROSet Software This section explains the proce dure to properly configure the WLAN device in a system using W indows XP using the Intel PROSet Software. Pre- defined parameters will be required for this procedure. Please consult wi th your network administra t[...]

176 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide 14 Select Open, Shared, WP A-En ter pr ise, WP A 2-Enter pr ise, WP A-P ersonal, o r WP A2-P ersonal in th e Networ k A uthentication options . 15 Select either None , WEP , CKIP (if Enab le Cisco Client eXtentions is enab led, use CKIP or WEP), or TKIP f or the data enc r yption. 16 If WEP is selected, select[...]

177 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Setting TCP/IP 1 Click t he [Star t] button fir st and then [Control P a nel]. 2 If the Control P anel is in Categor y vi ew , switch to Classic view by clic king “Switch to Classic View” under Control P anel the left frame . (If you are already in Classic view , “Switch to Categor y View” will be disp[...]

178 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Confirming the computer and w ork gr oup names 1 Click the [Star t] button, then [Contr ol P anel]. 2 If the Control P anel is in Categor y vi ew , switch to Classic view by clic king “Switch to Classic View” under Control P anel the left frame . (If you are already in Classic view , “Switch to Categor y[...]

179 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Setting the sharing function Set the sharing function to make file and/or prin ter sharing with other ne twork-connected personal computers valid. This operation is not r equir ed unless the sharing function is to be used. The folder and printer for which the sharing functi on has been set will be usable from [...]

180 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Setting the file-sharing function Procedure for setting the file-shari ng function follows, with “work” fo lder in drive C: as an example. 1 Click the [Star t ] button first and the n [My Comp uter]. 2 Double-click [Local disk (C:)]. 3 Right-clic k the “work” f older (or whiche ver f older y ou want to[...]

181 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide 3 Click t he [Sharing] tab . 4 Click [Share th is pr inter]. 5 Enter the shar ing pr inter nam e in [Share name]. 6 Click the [OK] button. Confirming connection After you have finished the networ k setup operations, access the folder whose sharing has been set for other personal computers. Also, conf irm the s[...]

182 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide 2 Click [Open Intel PROSet f or Wireless ]. T he Intel PROSet f or Wireless window opens. 3 Contained within the G eneral tab and the Details sect ion (accessed b y pressing th e [Details] button), y ou will find the c urrent operatin g status of the radio. (When the ra dio is turned off or the computer is not[...]

183 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide T roub leshooting the WLAN T roubleshooting Causes and countermeasures for troubles you may encounter while using your wireless LAN are described in the following table. Prob lem P ossible Ca use P ossible Solution Unav ailable network connection Incorrect network name (SSID) or netw ork ke y Ad hoc connection[...]

184 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Unav ailable network connection (continued) RF interference from Access P oints or other wireless netw orks The use of identical or overlapping RF channels ca n cause interference with the operation of the WLAN device . Change the ch annel of your Access P oint to a channel that does not overlap with the inter[...]

185 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide WLAN Specifications Specifications Item Specification T ype of network The Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Conne ctions WLAN device conforms to IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b/ g, and 802.11n (draft-compl iant), Wi-Fi based* . T ransf er rate (Automatic s witching) 54 Mbps maximum data rate (IEEE802.11n to be deter m[...]

186 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide * “W i-Fi based” in dicates that the interconnectivity test of the organizati on which guarantees th e interconnectivity of wireless LAN (W i-Fi Alli ance) has been passed. ** The communication ranges shown above will increase or decrease depending o n fact ors such as number of walls, reflective material,[...]

187 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide Using the Bluetooth De vice The Integrated Bluetooth module (EYTF3CSFT) is an optional device available for Fujitsu mobile computers. What is Bluetooth Bluetooth technology is designed as a short-range wireless link between mobile devices, such as laptop computers, phones, printers , and cameras. Bluetooth tec[...]

188 - Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. The Bluetooth antenna is located on the right hinge of the LCD screen and is exempt from minimum distance criter ia due to its low power . The transmitters in this device must [...]

189 Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device Intr oducing the Optional Fing erprint Sensor Device Y our system may have an optional fingerprint sensor device below th e T ouchpad, between the left and right buttons. This also se rves as a scroll button. Fingerprint sensor A LTHOUGH THE SYSTEM MAY HA VE A FINGER PR INT SENSOR IN PLACE OF A SCROL L BUT [...]

190 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice W ith a fingerprint sensor , you can avoid having to en ter a username and password every time you want to: • Log onto W indows • Resume from standby mode • Cancel a password-protected screen saver • Log into homepages that require a username and password After you have “enrolled” - or regist[...]

191 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice • The gold key-shaped OmniPass icon in the system tray at the bottom right of the screen. • The Softex program group in the Pr ograms group of the S tart menu System Requirements The OmniPass application requires space on your hard drive; it al so requires specific Operating Systems (OS’ s). The mi[...]

192 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice V erifying Inf ormation about OmniP ass After you have completed installi ng OmniPass and restar ted your system, you may wish to check the version of OmniPass on your system. T o check the version information of OmniPass: 1 F rom the Windo ws Desktop , doub le-click the k e y-shaped OmniP ass icon in th[...]

193 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 4 F ollow the directions to unin stall the OmniP ass application. 5 Once OmniP ass has finished uninstalling, reboot y our system when prompted. User Enr ollment B efore you can use any OmniPass features you must first enroll a user into OmniPass. Master P assw or d Concept Computer resources are often p[...]

194 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice Basic Enr ollment The Enrollment W izard will guide you through the pr ocess of enrolling a user . Unless you specified otherwise, after OmniPass inst allation the Enrollment W izard will launch on W indows login. If you do not see the Enrollment W izar d, you can bring it up by clicking S tart on the W [...]

195 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice Enrollin g a Fingerprint Enrolling a fingerprint will increase the security of your system and streamline the authentication procedure. Y ou enroll fingerprints in the OmniPass Control Ce nter . Wi th an OmniPass user logged in, double- click the system tray OmniPass icon. Select the User Settings tab an[...]

196 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice Using OmniP ass Y ou are now ready to begin using OmniPass. Us ed regularly , OmniPass will streamline your authentications. P assw ord Repl acement Y ou will often use the password replacement func tion. When you go to a restricted access website (e.g., your bank, your web-base d email, online auction o[...]

197 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice Remembering a P ass wor d OmniPass can remember any application, GUI, or password protected resource that has a password prompt. Using the following procedure, you ca n store a set of credentials into OmniPass. These credentials will then be linked to your “master password” or fingerprint. Go to a si[...]

198 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice If you uncheck both boxes in Settings for this Password Site, OmniPass will prompt you for your master password or fingerprint authentication device. Once you have authenticated with OmniPass your credentials will be filled in to the site login prompt, but you will have to click the website [OK], [Submit[...]

199 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice Logging into Windo ws with a Fingerprint Device When logging into W indows with a fingerprint de vice, the fingerprint ca pture window will now appear next to the W indows Login screen. Place your enrolled fingertip on the sensor to authenticate. Y ou will be simultaneously logged into W i ndows and Omni[...]

200 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice The two check boxes in Manage Passwords govern whether OmniPass prom pts you to authenticate or directly logs you into the remembered site. OmniPass will overwrite an old set of creden tials for a website if you attempt to use Remem ber Password on an already remembered site. The exception to the above r[...]

201 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice T o set the default identity , highlight the identity you want as default and click [Set as Default]; click [Apply] to ensure the settings ar e saved. If you log in to OmniPass with a fingerprint device, you will automatically be logged in to the default identity for that OmniPass user . Y ou can choose [...]

202 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice Configuring OmniP ass This section give s an overview of both the E xport/Import function and th e OmniPass Control Center . Exporting and Impor ting Users Using OmniPass Control Ce nter , you can export and im port users in and out of OmniPass. The export process backs up all remembered site s, credenti[...]

203 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice This .opi file contains all your us er specific OmniPass data, and it is both encrypted and password protected. This user profil e does NOT contain any of your encrypted data files. Importing an OmniPass User Pr ofile T o import an OmniPass user open the OmniPass Control Center , and click Import/Export [...]

204 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice OmniP ass Control Center This section will serve to explain functions within the OmniPass Control Center that weren’ t explained earlier . Y ou can access the OmniPass Contro l Center any of three ways: • Double-click the golden OmniPass key shaped icon in the W indows taskbar (typically in the lower[...]

205 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice User Settings The User Settings tab has four interfaces: Audio Settings , T askbar Tips , and Enrollment . User settings allow users to cust omize OmniPass to suit their individual preferences. Under User Settings ( Audio Settings and Ta s k b a r T i p s ) you can set how OmniPass notifies the user of O[...]

206 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice T roubleshooting Y ou cannot use OmniPass to create W indows users. Y ou must first create the W indows user , and you will need administrative privileges to do that. On ce the W indows user is crea ted, you can add that user to OmniPass using the same username and password Cannot add Windo ws user s to [...]

207 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice If you are having diff iculti es due to the first re ason, you will need to upda te OmniPass with your changed W indows account password. Click Update Password and you will be prom pted with a dialog to reconfirm your password. Enter the new password to your W indows user account and click OK . If the er[...]

208 Inde x A About This G uide 1 , 9 AC adapter 49 indicator 25 plug adapters 128 Anti-theft lo ck slot 20 Application Panel 38 Auto/Airline A dapter 49 Automatically Downl oading Driver Updates 123 B Battery 65 alarm 67 bay 23 care 129 charging indicator 26 cold-swapping 68 conserving power 60 dead 108 faulty 109 increasing life 129 level indicato[...]

209 Display Panel 14 , 50 adjusting 51 brightnes s 51 closing 51 latch 14 opening 50 problems 111 , 112 Docki ng Port 93 Double-Clicking 33 Draggi ng 33 Drivers and Application Restore CD 120 DVD drive access indicator 26 problems 102 , 103 tray release 74 , 119 E Emergency tray release 20 Error Messages 114 ExpressCards 80 External Floppy Di sk Dr[...]

210 I Infrared Port 95 Installing 81 , 83 Internal LAN Jack 91 IrDA 95 IrDA port 15 K Keyboard 14 , 28 cursor keys 29 function keys 29 numeric keypad 29 problems 104 windows keys 29 L LAN (RJ-45) Jack 20 LifeBook Security Applicatio n Panel buttons 45 configuring 45 deactivating 46 deactivating and activating 46 launching applications 45 operating [...]

211 PC Card access indicator 27 care 132 problems 106 , 107 slot 17 PC Cards removing 82 , 84 Pointing Device See Touchpad 31 Port Replicator connector 23 problems 103 Power AC adapter 48 Auto/Airline ad apter 48 failure 107 , 108 indicator 24 management 60 off 63 on 52 problems 110 sources 48 Power Management 60 Power On Self Tes t 52 , 114 Power/[...]

212 U Universal Serial Bus Ports 94 Unpacking 12 USB 94 , 106 problems 106 USB 2.0 Ports 19 , 20 V Volume control 35 W Warranty 11 Windows keys 29 Application key 29 Start keys 29 Wireles s LAN Before Using the Wirel ess LAN 169 Specifications 185 Troubleshooting 183 using Intel PROS et software 175[...]