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COPYRIGHT F u j i t s u PC Co rpor a ti o n ha s made every e ff or t to e n su r e the ac c u r acy and c o m p l e ten ess of th is do c u m en t . Ho we ver , as o n g o ing dev e l o p m e nt e ff o rt s are c o n ti n - u a l ly imp rovin g the capab i l i t ies of our pro d u ct s , we ca n not gu ar a n t ee the ac c u r acy of the co n t [...]
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C A U T I O N Ch anges or mod ificat ion not ex pres s ly ap pr o v e d by Fuj itsu PC Corp oratio n coul d void t h i s user ’ s aut h ori ty to opera te the eq uipmen t. S h i el d ed in ter co n n e c t ca ble s m ust be e m p l o y ed w i t h this eq u i pm e n t to e n su r e co m p l i a n c e w it h the pert i n en t RF e m i s s i o n li[...]
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Th is eq u i pm e nt incl u d e s auto m a t ic diali ng cap ab i l i t y . W h e n programm ing and/o r ma king test c all s to e m er g ency n u m b e r s : ■ Remai n on the lin e and briefly e xplain to the d i s p a t c h e r the r e a s o n for t he cal l . ■ P erform s u c h acti v i t ies in o ff - p eak hour s , s u c h as earl y morn[...]
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A vis Aux Utilisateurs Du Réseau Téléphonique Canadien L ’ é ti qu et t e cana d i e n ne I n du s t ri e C a n a da ide n ti fi e l ’ é qu i p e m e nt cert i fié . Ce t t e cert i fic a ti o n sig n i fi e qu e l’é q u i p e m e nt satisfa it ce r tai nes norme s de pr o t ect i on ,d ’ ex p l oi t a ti o n et de s écurité de[...]
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UL NOTICE (FOR AUTHORIZED REPAIR TECHNICIANS ONLY) C AU T I O N : For co n ti nu e d pr o t ect i o n against ris k of fi re , re p l a ce o n ly wi t h the same ty pe and r a t ing fuse. C AU T I O N :D a n g er of e x p l o s i o n if CMOS ba t te r y is inco rrec t l y r e p l a ce d . R e p l a ce o n l y with the s ame or eq u i v a l e nt ty[...]
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T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s[...]
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T abl e of C on ten ts ii PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v SECTION ONE SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES Unpa cking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overv iew of LifeBook 900 Ser ies Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 C omp onent Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T op and Front Components . . . . . . . . . [...]
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T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu iii SECTION FOUR USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES User Installable Features . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Multi-function Ba ys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Floppy Disk Dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Optional Second Lithium ion Batt er y . . .[...]
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L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u P r e f a c e[...]
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P r e f a c e vi PREFACE The LifeB ook 990Tx 2 not e book fr om Fujitsu PC Corporation is a p o w erful notebook c omput er . It is p owered by an Inte l ® Pent ium ® II micro- pr ocessor , has a built-in color displa y , a CD-ROM driv e,a 3.5" fl op py disk dr iv e and brings the c omputing po w er of desktop p ersonal co mputers (PCs) to [...]
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L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu vii Figure P-1 LifeBook 900 Series With Both Fujitsu and Third Party Options[...]
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S e t t i n g U p Yo u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s S e c t i o n O n e Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview of LifeBook 900 Series Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T op and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . 4 Left-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 7[...]
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Sect ion O ne 2 SECTION ONE SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES FROM FUJITSU This section describes how to set up your LifeB o ok 900 S eries from Fujitsu. W e st r ongly re commend that you read on b ef o r e using your notebook – even if you are already familiar with notebook computers. UNPACKING When you r e c eive your notebook, unpack it car[...]
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S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu 3 ■ Lithium ion batt er y . ■ Dual Multi-function bays which sup port the following: ■ 3.5" fl oppy disk dr ive ( f or M u l ti - f u n c t i o n Bay 1 o n l y) (inc l u d e d ) . ■ 24-speed maximum CD-ROM dr ive (for Multi-function Bay 2 only[...]
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Sect ion O ne 4 ■ T wo T yp e II/one T ype III PC Card slots. ■ Fast IrDA (4Mbps) compatible infrared p or t f o r wir eless data t ransfer . ■ Integrated ErgoT rac pointing dev ice fo r s up er b comfort and cursor c ontrol. ■ External monitor suppor t with simultaneous display capabilities. ■ Full-size ke y board with thr ee d edicated [...]
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S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu 5 Display Panel Status Indicator Panel Brightness Control Left Speaker Keyboar d ErgoTrac Pointing Device Display Panel Latch Suspend/Resume Button Right Speaker Closed Cover Switch Multi-function Bay 1 Multi-function Bay 2 Battery Bay Figure 1-4 LifeBook 9[...]
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Sect ion O ne 6 Status Indicator Panel L CD display of the status o f the p ower state and source, susp end mo d e,batt ery charg e (batter y in Multi-function Ba y 1, M ulti- function Ba y 2 and in Batt er y bay), flo ppy disk drive activit y , hard drive activity , CD-ROM driv e a ctivity , PC Card a c ti v ity , C apsL ock, N umLk and Scr Lk. ([...]
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S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu 7 LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Theft Prevention Lock Slot T his is a slot that allo ws you to attach a p hysical lock down dev ice. (Figure 1-5.) PC Card Slots T he PC Card Slots allow you to install two t yp e I or II PC Cards or one t ype III PC Card. (See [...]
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Sect ion O ne 8 Dual PS/2 Ports These ports al l o w yo u to co n n e ct an e x t ernal PS/2 mouse or an e x t e rnal PS /2 k eybo a r d or n u m e r ic key p ad . The PS /2 ports can be u se d i n t er c h a n ge a b ly for e i t h e r mouse or ke ybo a r d and you r noteb ook w i l l auto m a ti c a l ly recog n i ze t h em . ( Fi g u r e 1-6.) M[...]
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S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu 9 C A U T I O N The internal modem is not intended for use with Digital PBX systems. Do not connect the internal modem to a digital PBX as it may cause serious damage to the internal modem or your entire note- book. Consult your PBX manufacturer ’ s docum[...]
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Sect ion O ne 10 BOTTOM COMPONENTS T ilt Adjustment Feet These are a pair o f feet which flip d own and hold the ba ck o f your notebook approximately 6° higher than the fr o nt when resting on a flat surface. They are designed to make using your notebo ok more comfortable. (Figure 1-8.) Unit Label T his label contains the mo del number and othe[...]
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S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu 11 POWER SOURCES Y our not ebook has four possible p o wer sources: the main Lithium ion batt er y ; an o ptional sec- ond Lithium ion batt er y ; the A C adap ter; and an optional au to/airline adapter . Connecting the Power Adapters The A C adap ter or an[...]
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Sect ion O ne 12 DA T A SECURITY Y our LifeB ook 900 S er ies has a built-in har dware control passwor d security feature that allo w s you to protect the data st or ed in the not e book fr om unauthorized access. Y our oper ating system and some applications hav e software control pass- wor d security features that allow you to p rotect all or p o[...]
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S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu 13 When you turn on your not e b o ok for the fi rst t ime it will display a Fujitsu lo go on the scr een. If you do nothing the syst em will read the har d drive for the oper ating syst em software, flash the notebook c onfiguration inf ormation on the [...]
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Sect ion O ne 14 on the Finish b utton the display will flash various screens as the syst em identifies what hard ware is installed and runs a virus che ck. T ime Zone When your notebo ok has c o mpletel y id entified all o f the installed har dware it will display a dia - log box for enter ing which time z o ne you wish t o set in the BIOS clo [...]
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S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu 15 USER REGISTRATION There are three ways to r egister your notebook. 1. The r egist ration card p ro vid ed in the b ox with your LifeBo ok 900 S eries which can b e filled out and mailed. 2.A r egistration f orm b ehind the Fujits u W e lcome Center icon[...]
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U s i n g Your L i fe B oo k 9 00 Se r i e s fr om F u ji ts u Sect ion T w o Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Keyboard Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Restarting The System . [...]
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T hey are designed to make k eyb oard operation more comfortable. The feet must be fold ed flat against the bott om o f the not ebook when o pen- ing or using the CD-ROM dr iv e or it will not op e n or o perate p roperly . (Figure 1-8 on page 10.) Sect ion T w o 18 SECTION TWO USING YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES FROM FUJITSU This section describes the[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 19 C A U T I O N When you are not using the adjustment feet be sure that they are folded flat against the bottom of the notebook. They could be broken off or injure someone if not used properly . ST A TUS INDICATOR PANEL The Status Indicato r panel is locat e d [...]
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Sect ion T w o 20 C A U T I O N Y our notebook must be turned of f with the power switch to prevent all curr ent draw. indicato r is On when either o f the adap ters is acti ve and Off w hen p owe r c omes from the bat - t eries alone. If a batt ery is charging , the Pow er Adapter indicato r is a ctiv e r egardless o f the setting of the p ower sw[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 21 C A U T I O N A shorted battery is damaged and must be replaced. (Figure 2-4.) CD-ROM Drive Access Indicator The CD-ROM Drive Access indicator tells you the CD-ROM Dr ive is be ing accessed. The CD-ROM Drive Acc ess indicat or will flash w hen the software t [...]
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Sect ion T w o 22 P O I N T If you do not wish to have the CD automatic insertion function active you can disable it. 8. Click on the CD-ROM dr ive or DVD dr ive manufacturer’s name and model. 9. Click on P r o perties. The CD-ROM dr ive or DVD drive manufacturer’s name and model pro per ties dialogue b ox will be displa y ed. 10. C lick on the[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 23 T ype III cards are always Card 1 onl y . The PC Card Access indicator will flash if your software tries to a ccess a PC Card e ven if none are installed. NumLk Indicator The NumLk indicator tells you the int ernal ke y- board is set in t e n-key nume ric mo [...]
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Sect ion T w o 24 C A U T I O N Do not car r y your notebook around with the power on or subject it to shocks or vibration, as you risk damaging your notebook. Dep ending on the nature o f the problem you may be able to c ontinue by star ting the o per at - ing system or by ent ering the se tup u t ility and revising the settings. After satisfactor[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 25 Shutting do w n your notebo ok from Windo ws 95 lets your not eb ook sh u t down o perations, and turn off power in the p roper sequence to prev ent e rrors. T he seq uence is: 1.Go to the Start b utton menu. 2. Click on ShutDown. 3. V erify that Shut down the[...]
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Sect ion T w o 26 FUJITSU WELCOME CENTER The Fujitsu W elcome C enter is an ic on on your Wind ows 95 deskt op . Clicking on it g ives you access to product r egist ration forms and instructions, change of address information and f orms, contact information inc luding telephone numb er s and e-mail addresses,and an ac cessor y catalog with the inf [...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 27 C A U T I O N Under federal, state or local law it may be illegal to dispose of batteries by putting them in the trash. Please take care of our environment and dispose of batteries properly. Check with your local government authority for details r egarding rec[...]
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Sect ion T w o 28 they were installed and/or the A C or au to/ airline adapter was c onnected. There is no memo r y effec t on the Lithium io n batteries, which means that you do not ne ed t o discharge them completely b efore recharging. A single ful ly discharged Lithium ion batt er y wil l charge in approximat ely three (3) hours whe n your note[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 29 Once your notebook goes into Dead Batt er y Suspend mode you will be unable to resume oper ation until you provide a sour ce o f po wer either fr om an AC adapter , an optional auto/airline adapter , or a charg ed batter y . Dead Battery Suspend mo de shows on[...]
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Sect ion T w o 30 around on the scr een – up, dow n,left and right. A light p ressure with the tip o f y our fing er is al l that is required to o per ate the ErgoT r ac. The more pressure you use the fast er the cursor wil l move. The se cond part o f the ErgoT r ac pointing dev ice – the b uttons – func tion as mouse b u t- to ns, and the [...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 31 Dragging Drag ging means sele cting an it em with the pointing cursor , and while k eeping the left pointing dev ice bu tton depr essed,mo ving the cursor to the desir e d new location,then r eleas- ing the b utton. (Figure 2-8.) ErgoTrac Pointing Device Contr[...]
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Sect ion T w o 32 USING THE KEYBOARD Y our not ebook has an int egral 86-k ey keyboard. (Figure 2-9.) The keys per form all the standar d functions of a 101-key ke yb oard and also include Window s 95 k eys and other sp e cial function keys. This section describes only those items specific to your not ebook. They are the numeric key pad,the cursor[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 33 P O I N T When an external keypad is connected to the notebook the NumLk mode enables the external keypad and disables the built-in keyboard numeric keypad. Function Keys Y our not ebook has twelve funct ion keys, F1 through F12 . The func t ions assigned to t[...]
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Sect ion T w o 34 Windows 95 Keys Y our not eb o ok has three Windows 95 keys, tw o Start keys and an Application k e y . The Start key display s the Start b utton menu. T his is the same as the b utton on the t oolbar which is t ypically at the bott om of your Windo ws 95 deskt op. T he Application key has the same func t ion in Window s 95 as the[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 35 C A U T I O N T o get your system to recognize a newly installed floppy disk drive, restart your notebook. P O I N T When there is no floppy disk in the drive, the eject button is flush with the front of your notebook. Preparing a Floppy Disk for Use Before[...]
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Sect ion T w o 36 Care of Floppy Disk Drives and Disks ■ A void storing the flo ppy disk dr i ve and disks in extremely hot and cold locations, or in locations subje ct to se v ere temperature changes. ■ K eep the fl oppy disk dr ive and disks out of direct sunlight and away fr om heating equipment. ■ A vo id st or ing the floppy disk dr i[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 37 ■ If the re was a p rotecti ve she et in the t r ay when it was ship pe d,make sure it has been remov ed. ■ Place the CD into the t ray , labe l side up, with the hole in the c enter of the disk snap ped o nto the raised circle in the c enter of the t ray [...]
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Sect ion T w o 38 Care of CDs CDs are precision d ev ices and will func t ion reliably if given reasonable care. ■ Always sto r e your disk in its case when it is not in use. ■ When remo v ing the disk fro m its case, press down on the hold er’s ce nter while lifting ou t the disk by its edges. ■ Alway s handle a disk by the edges and a v o[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 39 C A U T I O N If you reformat the internal hard drive ALL information including the operating system, applications software and data will be erased. Unless data is copied to fl oppy disks or other data storage media it will be permanently lost. All software w[...]
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Sect ion T w o 40 Using the Suspend/Resume Button When your notebook is a ctiv e, the Susp end/ Resume butto n can be used to manual ly pu t your notebook in Susp end mo de, o r in S av e-to- Disk mode. Push the Suspend/Resume button, w hen your notebook is a cti ve b ut no Acc ess indicator s are on,and hold it in until it is acknowledged by a cti[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 41 P O I N T If your notebook is active when you enter the Suspend mode or Save-to-Disk mode, changes to open files are not lost. The files are left open and memory is kept active during Suspend mode or the memory is transfer red to the internal hard drive duri[...]
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Sect ion T w o 42 ( This group is set fr om Po werPanel.) ■ Presentation. ■ Gr een PC. ■ A C Pro file. ■ W ord Processing. ■ C ommunication. ■ Games. The activation choices are: ■ System Suspend. ■ System Sa ve-to-Disk. ■ Syste m Standb y . ■ Hard Disk Standby . ■ M o dem P owe r T oggle. ■ Video Standb y . T he factory set[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 43 POWER MANAGEMENT OFF T urns off power management control from Windo ws 95 and P ow erPanel and turns it o ver directly to the BIOS. CUSTOM SETTINGS PROFILE T he Cust om Settings p rofile has those p ower saving parameter s that you set in the BIOS setup utili[...]
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Sect ion T w o 44 mode. Y our note bo ok will be left in the Window s 95 pseudo-off state. If the p ower swit c h is not turned off your notebook can b e restarted by p r essing the Susp end/Resume b ut- to n which will cause the syst em memo r y to reload from the hard dr ive and let you b egin w he re you left off. (See Figure 2-14 on page 40, an[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 45 ■ Time out from la ck of acti v ity with S ave-To- Disk mo de enabled fro m the Pow er S avings menu of the BIOS se tup u tility . Y our no teb o o k ’ s sy s t em m e m o r y t y p i c a l l y stor e s the file (s) on w h i c h you ar e wor k i n g , the[...]
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Sect ion T w o 46 P O I N T Save-to-Disk mode requires allocating a significant amount of hard drive capacity for saving all system memor y , which r educes your usable disk space. When you purchase your notebook it will have space allocated for the memory installed. If you upgrade the original system by adding a memory upgrade module without chan[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 47 P O I N T Y ou must restart your notebook for W indows 95 Control Panel setting changes to take affect. C A U T I O N Y our internal modem is designed to allow faster downloads from K56flex compliant digital sources. Maximum achievable download transmission r[...]
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Sect ion T w o 48 The follow ing conditions may int erfere with infrared communications: ■ When the infrared co mmunication por ts are not directly facing ea ch othe r , or some obstacle is betwe en them. ■ When the infrared communication po r ts are t oo far apart. P O I N T Y ou can access all pre-installed software from categorized menu fold[...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 49 P O I N T For maximum frequency response and bandwidth, leave the graphic equalizer levels at the mid-point (zero level). T o customize the frequency response to your personal taste, adjust accordingly . C A U T I O N If you use a speakerphone function, be sur[...]
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Sect ion T w o 50 Tioman supports warm-swapping o f the following dev ices: ■ Optional Second 3.0GB hard dr i ve. ■ 3.5" floppy disk dr ive. ■ 24-speed maximum CD-ROM dr ive. ■ Lithium ion Batt ery . ■ DVD drive. Using Tioman Tioman allo w s you to exchange removable devices without restar ting the syst em b y putting the system in [...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 51 6. Ref erences to the d evic e ’ s dr ive letter liste d under ‘My Compute r’and ‘W indows Explorer’ w ill au t omatically be r emov e d. 7. The taskbar ic on and its T oolTip balloon wil l be updated to r eflect the new d ev ice inser ted in the ba[...]
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Sect ion T w o 52 • S ele ct the se cond HDD and o p en propert ies • Sele ct the settings tab , in the o ptions b o x • Unchec k the INT 13 b o x • Select OK, BUT DO NO T RESTAR T • Shutdown syste m and turn the p ower switch to off. • W ithout the second HDD in syst em, turn the p ower switch to on . Y ou must per form these st eps e [...]
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U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu 53 o r S-V i d eo out p u t capab i l i t y to y o ur 990Tx2 via th e Co m po s i t e V i d eo in j ack or S-V i d eo in P o rt of the note b o o k . (See F i g u r e 2-15.) Ex amples of v i d eo dev i c es that hav e th i s c a p a bi l i t y : V C R ’ s ,s o [...]
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Sect ion T w o 54 4. T urn the vid eo d evice on. 5. Y ou should see the vid eo fro m the vid eo dev ice playing in the A TI Player window . 6. T o switch to playba ck for an S-Video d ev ice, click the SVHS c o nnector button on the bot - tom left-hand corner o f the panel b elow the A TI Player window . T o swit ch back to an A/V device, click th[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Secti on Thr e e Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Identifying the Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Navigating Through the Setup Utility . . . . . 59 Main Menu – Setting Standar d System Parameters . . . . . . . . . [...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 56 SECTION THREE CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES FROM FUJITSU This sec tion explains the BIOS se tup u tility . The BIOS se tup ut ility is r equired to set the date, t ime, powe r mang ement mod es,data security passw ords and other o per ating parame ter s of y our noteb ook. BOOT SEQUENCE Ea c h time you p ower up or resta[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 57 C A U T I O N A bo otable CD-ROM may have either a flopp y disk format or a h ard drive for m a t . Wh en using a bootab le CD-ROM, drive des ignations will automa tically change a c c o r d ing to which format is used. (Se e page 106 for more i [...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 58 1. When you turn on or restart the c omputer there is a b eep and/or the follo w ing message appears on the scr een: Error message - please run SETUP program Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP 2. If an e rror message is displayed on the scree n,and you want to c ontinue with the b oot p r o cess and start[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 59 NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SETUP UTILITY The BIOS setup u tility c onsists of six men us; MAIN,AD V ANCED , SECURITY , POWER BOOT and EXIT . T he remainder o f Section Three explains each me nu in turn inc luding all submenus and se tup it ems. The fo[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 60 Figure 3-1 Main Menu MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allow s you to set or view the current system parame ters. Follow the instr uc- tions for Navigating Through The S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-1 shows the names o f the menu fields f o r the Main me n u,all o f the[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 61 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t io n System Time: — — Sets and displays the cur re nt time. T ime is in a 24 hour f ormat o f hours:minutes:se co nds with 2 digits f o r ea c h.(HH:MM:SS). Example: 16:45:57. Y ou may change each se gment[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 62 T able 3-1 Fields, Op t ions and Defaults f or the Main M enu Sec ondary Sla ve: Sele c ts Secondar y [No ne] Displays the t y pe o f dev ice on this A T A/A T API interfac e,if the re is Slave submen u. o ne. Pressing the Enter key selects the S e co ndary Slave submenu allowing additional d evice c onfiguration op tions for [...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 63 Primary Master – Submenu The Primary Master , Secondary Mast er/Slave submen us are id entical f or hard dr ives. The y have the capacity displayed at the t op o f the screen as well as on Main me nu. Follow the instructions for Navigating Throu[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 64 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t io n T ype: A uto; N o ne;CD-ROM; [Au to] Selects the A T A/A T API device t y pe. Sele ct Au to to ha v e the t ype A T API R emovable; User . auto matically id entifie d by the BIOSat POST . If N one is sele cte d, all of the follow ing S e t-up items do not ap pear . Select CD-ROM if a [...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 65 M enu Field Options Default Descriptio n Maximum Capacity : Display only . — D ispla y s the maximum capacity o f the dr i v e calculat ed from the parameters o f the hard disk whe n A uto is sele cted and the t yp e is identifi ed as hard disk[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 66 Memory Cache – Submenu The Memor y C ac he subme nu p ro v ides the ability to enable or disable ext e r nal cac he memor y for your p r oc esso r . F ollow the inst r uc- tions fo r Na vigating Through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-3 sho w s the names o f the me nu fi elds for the Memor y C[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 67 M e nu Field Op t ions Default Descrip tion External Cache: Enabled; Disabled. [Enabled] T urns external memor y ca che on and off. T able 3-3 Fields, Options and Defaults f or the M emor y Cache Submenu Exiting from the Main Menu When you have ?[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 68 T able 3-4 sho ws the names o f the menu fields for the Ad vanced Men u,all o f the options f or ea ch field, the de fault settings and a descrip tion of the field’s function and any sp ecial inf orma- tion needed to help und er stand the fi eld’s use. ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS T he A dvanced Men[...]
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T able 3-4 Field Names, O ptions and Defaults f or the Advance d M enu C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 69 M e nu Field Options Default Descrip tion Plug & Play O/S: Y es; N o. [Yes] Se lect Y es if y ou are using a Plug & Play capable o per ating system. Select No if you ne[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 70 T able 3-4 Field Names, O ptions and Defaults f or the Advanced M enu M e nu Field Op tions Default Descrip tion PCI Configuration: When selected, opens additional me nus to c onfigure PCI devices. DMI E vent L ogging: — — When selecte d, opens the DMI e vent lo gging c onfiguration menu. ACPI Features: — — When sele[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 71 Figure 3-5 I/O Device Configuration Submenu C A U T I O N I/ O add ress es, DMA ch annel s and I n t e r ru pt leve ls can be ent ered in vari ous wa ys, incl uding via th e B IOS set up utili ty , th e con trol soft ware for the I/O de vice, or [...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 72 T able 3-5 shows the names o f the menu fi elds f or the I/O D e vice C onfiguration submen u,al l o f the o ptions for ea ch fi e ld,the d efault settings and a descrip tion o f the fi eld’s func t ion and any sp e cial info rmation neede d to help und erstand the field’s use. P O I N T All I/O addresses in Table 3-5 [...]
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T able 3-5 Fields, O ptions and Defaults f or the I/O De vice Co nfiguration Submenu of the Advanced Menu C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 73 M enu Field Options Default Description Serial P or t A: D isabled;Enabled; A uto . [Enabled] Configures the se rial p ort A using either n[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 74 T able 3-5 Fields, Options and Defaults f o r the I/O De v ice Configuration Subme n u o f the Ad vanced Menu M e nu Field Op t ions Default Descrip tion Interrupt: IRQ 3; IRQ 4; [IRQ 3] Al low s user to set the se rial port inter rupt when p ort B IRQ 10; IRQ 11. is Enabled. Base I/O address: 100;108; 110;118. [118] When the [...]
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T able 3-5 Fields, Options and Defaults f or the I/O De v ice Co nfiguration Submenu of the A dvanced Me n u C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 75 M e nu Field Options Default Descrip tion Base I/O address: 378; 278; 3BC. [378] Allow s user to set the parallel p o r t base I/O addres[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 76 Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu The Keyboard/Mouse Features subme nu is f or setting the parame ters of the integrated and external mouse and k eyb oard. Follow the instruc tions for Na v igating Through the S etup U tility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-6 sho ws the names o f the me nu fie lds for the Keyboard/M[...]
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T able 3-6 Fields, Options and Defaults o f the Ke yboard/Mouse Subme nu of the Advanced Menu C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 77 M e nu Field Options Default Descrip tion Numloc k: Au to; Off;On. [Aut o] Sets the NumLock function state when the c o mput er completes booting. Hot Pl[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 78 Video Features Submenu The V ideo Features Submenu is f or setting the display and vid eo ou tput parameters. Follow the instr uct ions for Navigating Through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-8 shows the names o f the me nu fi elds for the Video Features submen u,all o f the options for ea ch fi[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 79 M enu Field Options Default Descriptio n Display: Flat-Panel;CR T ; [Flat-Panel] Selec ts where the vid e o signal will be rou ted. Simultaneous. C ompensation: Enabled; Disabled. [Disabled] Enables or disables co mpensation which c o nt rols spac[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 80 PCI Configuration Submenu The PCI Configuration submenu allo ws the user to reser ve specific int errupts (IRQs) for le gacy ISA dev ices,and to enable or disable b uilt in PCI d e vice modules. Follow the inst ructions for Navigating Through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-9 sho ws the names [...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 81 IRQ Resour ce E x clusion: — — A ccesses a subme nu allowing the user to rese r ve sp ecific IRQs f or use by le g acy ISA de v ices. Internal Modem: Disabled; Enabled. [Enabled] Allows the inter nal modem mo dule to be enabled or disabled. T[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 82 IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu The IRQ Reser vation submenu of the PCI C o nfiguration submenu allows the user to mar k various IRQs as rese r ved for use by le gacy ISA devices. When an IRQ is reser ve d,the BIOS does not use it f or embedded PCI or ISA dev ices. Follow the inst ructions f or Naviga[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 83 T able 3-10 Fields, Op tions and Defaults f or the IRQ Reser vation Submenu o f the o f the PCI C onfiguration Submenu of the Advanc e d M enu Menu Field Options Default Description IRQ 3: A v ailable; Reserved. [Av ailable] Reser v es IRQ 3. If [...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 84 DMI Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The DMI Event Logg ing Submenu is for setting up the lo g s DMI event lo gging . Follow the instr uctions for Na v igating Through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-11 shows the names o f the me nu fi elds for the DMI Event L ogging subme n u, all the[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 85 M e nu Field Options Default Descrip tion E vent log capacit y : Display only . [Spac e A vailable] E vent log validity : D isplay onl y . [Valid] Clear all DMI e vent lo gs: Y es; No . [No] A Y es sele ct ion causes the e vent lo g s to clear at [...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 86 ACPI Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The A CPI Features Submenu is f or setting up the W indows 98 Ad vanced C o nfiguration and P ower Interface parameters. Follow the inst ruc- t ions for Na v igating Through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-12 shows the names o f the me nu fi elds for t[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 87 M e nu Field Options Default Descrip tion Enable A CPI: Y es; N o. [Yes] T urns on and off the A dvance d Configuration and P ower Interface. T able 3-12 Fields, op t ions and Defaults f or the A CPI Fe atures Submenu C A U T I O N This feature i[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 88 Chipset Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Chipset Configuration Submen u is f or configuring the features o f the AGP video dev ice. Follow the inst ruc tions for navigating through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-13 shows the names o f the me nu fi elds for the Chipset C onfigu[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 89 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t io n A GP Data T ranfer T y pe: Standard (lx); High Spe ed (2x) [Standard (lx)] Sets the Data Tr ansf er t y pe for the A GP vid eo d evice. A GP Aperture Size: 64MB; 128MB; 256Mb; 4MB; [64MB] Sets the maximum[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 90 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The S ecurity me nu allo ws you to set up the data security features o f your note book to fit your operating ne e ds and to view the cur rent data security configuration. F ollow the inst ructions for Na v igating Through the S etup Utility t o make any changes. (See page 59.) [...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 91 P O I N T If you set a password, write it down and keep it in a safe place. If you forget the password you will have to contact your support representative to regain access to your secured functions and data. C A U T I O N Entering a password inco[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 92 M enu Field Options Default Descriptio n Supervisor Passw o rd is: — C lear A display-only fi eld. Set is displa yed when the syst em superv isor passwor d is set and Clear when it is not. U ser Password is: — Clear A display-only field. Set is displayed when the g eneral use r password is set, and Clear when it is not. S[...]
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T able 3-14 Fields, Op t ions and Defaults f or the S ecurity M e n u C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 93 M e nu Field Options Default Descrip tion Diskette acc ess: All; Sup er v isor Only . [All] Se ts the floppy disk a ccess to be secur e d for access only with Super visor'[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 94 M e nu Field Options Default Descrip tion Fix ed disk securit y : — — — Primary Maste r : Enabled; D isabled. [Disabled] W hen set to Enabled ,a passw ord (User or Supervisor) is r equired to ac cess data on the disk dr ive on the P rimary Mast er int erface. Secondary Master : Enabled; D isabled. [Disabled] W hen set to [...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 95 P O I N T Boot sector protection must be set to [ N o r m a l ] to install or upgrade an operating system. Exiting from the Security Menu When you ha v e finished setting the parameters on the S ecurity Menu, you can either exit fr o m setup util[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 96 POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEMENT FEATURE CONTROLS T he P ower menu allows you to set and chang e the power manag ement parame ters. Follow the inst r uc tions for Navigating Through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-15 shows the names o f the menu fields f o r the Power men u,all o f the o [...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 97 M enu Field Options Default Descriptio n P ower Savings: Custo miz ed; Maximum [Cust omized] Sets the p ower savings parameters to a fa cto r y installe d P erformance; Maximum combination of parameter s,a cust om set of parameters set by you P ow[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 98 M enu Field Options Default Descrip tion Standby Timeout: 1 minute to [4 Minutes] Sets the length o f time without any user input d e vice acti vit y 16 minutes; Off. befor e the CPU is set to half spee d and the display and the har d dr i ve are turned off. If you choose a fa ctory c ombination of parame ters this fie ld will[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 99 P O I N T When resuming from a Save-to-Disk suspension there will be a delay while the contents of system memory and operating parameters are loaded from the hard drive. C A U T I O N In Save-to-Disk mode there is no indication on the Status Indic[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 100 M e nu Field Options Default Descrip tion A uto S a ve to Disk: Off; After 1 Hour . [Off ] When set t o After 1 Hour y our notebook w i l l auto m a ti c a l ly save all o f system memor y and the o perating parame ters to the hard dr ive and go to the pseudo-off if you leave your notebook in S usp end mode fo r an hour. R esu[...]
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Factory Installed V alues for Pow er Sav ing Profiles C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 101 Cust omized: Off Off On 4 Minutes 15 Min utes Maximum 30 S ec o nds 2 Minutes On 1 Min ute 5 Minutes P ower Savings: Maximum Off Off Off Off 15 Min utes P erformance: Disabled: Off Off Off Of[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 102 Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu T he A dv anc ed Features submenu is f or setting some non-time r elated p owe r sa ving parame - ters. Follow the inst ructions for Na v igating T hrough the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-16 sho ws the names o f the me nu fi elds for the Ad vanc ed Fea[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 103 M enu Field Options Default Descript ion SUS/RES Switch: Enabled; Disabled. [Enabled] Sets the func tion o f the Susp end/Resume b u tt on when your notebo ok is in an a cti ve state. T he resume function can not be disabled as it w o rks regardl[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 104 BOOT MENU – SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE T he Boot Menu is used to sele ct the o rder in which the BIOS sear ches sour ces f o r the o per ating system. T able 3-17 sho ws the names o f the me n u fi elds f o r the B oot me n u,all o f the o ptions for each field, the de fault settings and a descrip tion of the ?[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 105 M enu Field Options Default Descript io n QuickBoot M o de: Enabled; Disabled. [Enabled] T urns on and off bo oting with a t r uncated set o f Pow er On S elf T est.(F ewer tests mean faster turn on.) Boot-time Diagnostic Scr een: Enabled; Disabl[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 106 The Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu T he Boot D ev ice Priority Submenu is f or se t- ting the o rder o f checking o f sources fo r the oper ating system. Follow the instr uctions f or N avigating Through the S e tup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-18 shows the names o f the me nu fi elds fo[...]
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T able 3-18 Fields, Op t ions and Defaults f or the B oot De vice Pr iority Subme nu C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 107 M enu Field Options Default Descript ion 1. Diskette Drive: –— –— T he boot sele ctions d etermine the order in which the BIOS searches for the o peratin[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 108 INFO MENU – DISPLAYING BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION T he Info menu is a display only me nu that pr ovides the c onfiguration info rmation f or your notebook. T able 3-19 sho ws the names o f the me n u fi elds f o r the Info me n u,all the o ptions for ea ch field, the d efault settings and a descrip tion o f the field’s f[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 109 M enu Field Options Default Descript ion BIOS V ersion: — 1.08 BIOS Date: — 05/06/1998 BIOS Ar ea: — E800h – FFFFh CPU T y pe: — Penti um ® II CPU Speed: — 266 MHz L1 Cache: — 32 KB L2 Cache: — 512 KB T otal Memory : — 32 MB On[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 110 EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY T he Exit Menu is used to leave the se tup u tilit y . Follow the inst ructions f or Na v igating T hrough the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 59.) T able 3-20 sho ws the names o f the me nu fie lds f o r the Exit me n u,all o f the o ptions f or each fie ld,the d e fault[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 111 M enu Field Options Default Descript io n Exi t Sa vi n g C h a n ge s : — — Se l e cti n g Exi t S a v ing C h a n g es w i l l st ore all the e n t rie s on ev e ry m e n u of the se tup ut i l i t y to the BIO S m e m o r y and t h en e xi[...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 112 M e nu Field Op t ions Default Descrip tion D iscard Changes: — — S elect ing Discard Changes will lo ad the values in BIOS memor y for all me nu fie lds. Setup Confirmation Load previous configuration now? [Yes] [No] When confirmed the se tup u tility will r eturn to the Exit me nu. T o ret urn to another me nu, f oll[...]
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C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 9 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 113 SETTING UP YOUR SAVE-TO-DISK FILE ALLOCATION Y ou r not e b ook come s with an al l oc a ti o n of s p a ce on the inte r nal hard dr ive adeq u a t e to ope r a t e the Sa v e - to - D i sk funct i o n for the amoun t o f m em o ry i n s t a ll [...]
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Sect ion T hr e e 114 T o remove all space allocation f or the Save-to- Disk funct ion, do the follo wing: 1.Go to the Start M enu and select MS-DOS Pr ompt. 2. T ype CD C:Fujitsu 3. T ype PHDISK /DELETE /FILE 4. Pr ess the Enter key . The utility will r emov e the spa ce allocation f or the Save-to-Disk function and fr ee that spa ce for other us[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s S e c t i o n F o u r User Installable Features . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Multi-function Bays . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Optional Second Lithium ion Batter y . . . . 123 Optional Second Hard Drive . . . .[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 116 SECTION FOUR USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES Y our LifeB o ok 900 Ser ies has a numb er of user installable features: ■ PC Card slots in the left side panel o f your not eb o ok allow you to install PC Cards,IC memory cards (SRAM card) or Z o omed V ideo cards (Slot 1 only). ■ T he dual warm-swappable Multi-function bays in the fr [...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 117 This sec tion describes how to install and r e mov e equipment for ea ch of the expansion features. MULTI-FUNCTION BAYS The ba ys on the fr o nt panel o f your notebook a ccommodate the CD-ROM dr iv e,the fl oppy disk driv e,an o ptional second hard dr iv e,an o pt[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 118 Removing a Device in either Multi-function Bay 1 or 2. 1. Close any op en files on the r emovable de vice that you plan to eje ct from the c omputer , if a de v ice is cur rently installed. 2. Right-click the Tioman taskbar ic on to display the me nu. 3. Sele ct the Swap De v ice menu item. 4. When the not e book g oes into the [...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 119 7. Slide the d evice f or ward until the unit is clear of the compartment. T o Remove a De vice fr om Multi-function Bay 2 5. Slide the r elease butto n at the left rear c o r ner o f M ulti-function B ay 2 t oward the outer edge of y our not ebook. 6. T w ist the r[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 120 C A U T I O N The system must be in Suspend mode before attempting to insert a device into either of the Multi-function Bays. Failur e to do so can cause damage to your notebook or the device. 5. Slide the d ev ice firmly t oward the bac k of your notebook until it clicks into pla ce. 6. Press the Susp end/Resume Bu tton to reac[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 121 C A U T I O N The floppy disk drive must be installed or r emoved with the power off, unless you are swapping it in Multi-function Bay 1 with the optional batter y . FLOPPY DISK DRIVE For directions on installing a fl o ppy disk drive se e T o Install or R emove a[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 122 T o Disconnect An Optional External Floppy Disk Drive: 1. C lose all files and exit all applications 2. T urn off power to your notebook, close the display and r emove the AC adapte r . (See pages 24–25 for more information.) 3. Squeeze the r eleases on the sides o f the external floppy disk dr ive cable c onne cto r t o geth[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 123 ■ The drive rotates the c ompact disk at a v er y high sp eed. D o not car r y it around or subje ct it to sho ck or vib ration with the p owe r on. ■ A void using or sto ring the dr ive or CDs whe re they will be exposed to ext reme temperatures. ■ A void usi[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 124 The optional se cond Lithium ion batt er y ma y b e installed in Multi-func tion B a y 1 onl y . It is fo r use in a dual c onfiguration with the main Lithium ion batter y in the Batt er y bay and wil l o per ate in parallel with that batt ery . C A U T I O N Only two batteries can operate at the same time. The optional second L[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 125 The optional se cond hard dr ive is durable, however , you must t reat it with care. Please pay attention to the follo wing po ints: ■ The dri v e rotates the disk at v ery high sp ee d. D o not car r y it around or subje ct it to sho ck or vibr ation with the p o[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 126 Caring for PC Cards PC Cards are durable; however , you must treat them with care. The do cumentation supplie d w ith your PC Card will p rovide specific inf or- mation; howe ver, you should pay att ention to the following p oints: ■ T o ke e p out dust and dir t ,s t or e PC C a r ds i n t h e ir p r o t e ctiv e sleev es w h[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 127 C A U T I O N Do not insert a PC Card into a slot if ther e is water or any other substance on the card. If you do, you may permanently damage the card, your notebook, or both. C A U T I O N Some PC Cards can only be installed or removed with the power in Suspend mo[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 128 C A U T I O N W indows 95 has a shutdown procedur e for PC Cards that must be followed before beginning to remove a card. Removing PC Cards If you wish to r emove or replace the PC Card, use the follow ing p rocedure: 1.Sh utdo w n o pe r ation of the card. 2. Click on the PC Card indicat o r on the Windo ws taskbar. F rom the PC[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 129 P O I N T The main battery should only be r emoved for storage or service. T o Install a Batt er y in the Batt er y Bay: 4.Orient the batt er y to be installed with the finger ridge away from the b ody of your notebo ok and the co nnector toward the body of your no[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 130 6 . A l i g n the co n n e ct o r of the MID I d ev i c e and th e a d a p t er cab le co n n e ctor . 7. Push the c onnectors together until seat ed and then tight en the scr ew lo cks on either side o f the connectors. T o Disconnect a MIDI/Joystick Device: 1. C lose all files and exit all applications 2. T urn off powe r to y[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 131 MOUSE Make sure the connector on your d ev ice is the co r rect PS/2 t y pe. The PS/2 p orts are on the r ight side of your notebo ok. Align the ar row on the connector to p oint to the bott om of your notebo ok and push it in until the c onnector seats.A mouse may [...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 132 C A U T I O N The internal modem is not intended for use with Digital PBX systems. Do not connect the internal modem to a digital PBX as it may cause serious damage to the internal modem or your entire notebook. Consult your PBX manufacturer ’ s docu- mentation for details. Some hotels have Digital PBX systems. Be sure to find[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 133 switch the display mo de to TV ou tput or set the display mod e to TV with the BIOSse tup u tilit y . (See V ideo Features subme nu of the Advanced men u, pages 68–70.) S-Vide o g enerally p r ov ides b ett er picture qualit y , but is only av ailable on better TV[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 134 MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE Y our noteb ook has 32MB o f installed SDRAM. T o increase your memo r y capacity you ma y install one or two memo r y up grade mo dulesin the memor y up g rade compar tment in the bot - tom of your noteb o ok.A memo ry up grade mo dule is a dual-in-line memo r y mo dule (DIMM). Y ou may add mo dules of diff[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 135 o n the mod ule should be on the right with the part side up and the c onnector pointing t owards the ba ck of the notebo ok and aligned with the not ch in the c onnector inside the c ompar tment. (Figure 4-15.) 9. Insert the memo r y up gra de module at a 45° angl[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 136 T o R e move Memory Upgrade Modules: 1. P erf orm steps 1 through 6 o f Installing M emo r y U pg rade Modules. 2. Pull clips sid eways fro m ea ch side o f the memor y upg rade mo dule which you wish t o remov e.(Figure 4-15). 3. While holding clips out, remove the module fro m the slot by lifting it up and pulling to wards the [...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 137 When you ha ve installed additional memo r y , the display should change. F or example f or: T otal RAM System E xt ended Installed Memo r y M emor y 32MB 640K 31M 48MB 640K 48.5M 64MB 640K 64M 96MB 640K 97M 112MB 640K 112M 128MB 640K 128M 144MB 640K 144M 160MB 640K[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 138 OPTIONAL LANDOCK OR PORT REPLICATOR The LANdock or Port R eplicator (docking device) is p o wered fr om an A C adapter . Leveling Alignment Foot Docking Alignment Pins Docking Connector T elephone Connector Docked LED Ready to undock LED Undock Request Button Docking Release Lever Figure 4-17 LANdock Front View C A U T I O N Foll[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 139 LANdock T o install your notebook in a LANdock: 1. Put your not e b ook in Suspend mo de or tur n o ff the p ower . 2. T o use a d ocking de vice with your not eb o ok they both must be on a flat surfa ce. 3. Remov e all c onnections from the rear panel o f your no[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 140 Connecting Devices to the LANdock or Port Replicator Connect dev ices to your LANdo ck or Port Replicat or in exa ctly the same way you would your notebo ok.Figure 4-18 sho ws the location o f LANdock ports and j ac ks.Figure 4-20 sho w s the location o f the Port Replicator p orts and j acks. T o Remove Your Notebook from the LA[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 141 T o Remove Your Notebook from the Port Replicator 1. Put your not ebook in Suspend mo de o r turn off the p ower . 2. Push the le ver on the side o f the statio n backward until the d ocking de vice c onnectors are c o mpletely clear o f y our note b o ok. 3. V ery [...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 142 ■ There is a fast Ethe rnet p ort. ■ There are two additional PC Card slots. Using Your Notebook While it is Installed in the Port Replicator There are a no diff e rences you will notic e between using your not ebook in and out o f the P ort Replicator . C A U T I O N When your notebook is mounted in the LANdock or Port Repli[...]
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U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 143 Leveling Alignment Foot Docking Alignment Pins Docking Connector T elephone Connector Docking Release Lever Figure 4-19 Port Replicator Front View[...]
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Sect ion Fo ur 144 RJ-11 Jack DC Power Jack External Monitor Por t External Floppy Disk Drive Por t Parallel Port PS/2 Mouse Por t PS/2 Keyboard Por t Serial Port Figure 4-20 Port Replicator Rear View[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g S e c t i o n F i v e Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . 166 Emergency CD-ROM Drive Tray Release . . 169 Modem Setup and Commands . . . . . . . 169 Restoring Your Pre-Installed Softwar e From CD-ROM . . . . . .[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 146 SECTION FIVE TROUBLESHOOTING The LifeBook 900 S er ies from Fujitsu is sturdy and subje ct to f ew problems in the fi e ld. H oweve r, you may encounter simple setup o r o p erating problems that you can sol ve on the spot, or p roblems with p eripheral dev ices,that you can solve by replacing the d e v ice. The information in t[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 147 ■ Purc hase date. ■ Conditions under which the pro b lem occur r ed. ■ Any error messages that ha ve o c curred. ■ Hard ware c onfiguration. T ype of pr inter co nne cte d,if any . See the Unit Labe l on the bott om of y our notebook f or configuration and serial numb ers[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 148 Audio P roblems There is no sound c oming fro m the 1. T he volume knob is turned t o o low . 1. A djust the volume c o ntrol knob on the built-in speakers. right side o f your noteb ook. 2. The software volume c ontrol is set to o low . 2. Adjust the sound volume c ontrol setting s in your software, b oth o perating syst em and [...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 149 5. Set up utility is set to something othe r 5. Rev ise BIOS settings to set the S econdar y than CD-ROM for the S e condary Master correctly . (See Main me nu and Master Co ntroller . Secondary Master subme nu pages 60–61 for more information.) 6. W rong drive designat o r was u[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 150 Docking Problems Notebook do es not turn on when installed in a 1. LANdock or Port Replicator 1. Pr ovide p owe r to the LANd ock LANdock or Port Replicator . A C adapter is not plug g ed in. or P or t R e plicato r . 2. Notebook is not p roperly seated in the 2. Remo ve and re-d ock your noteb ook and LANdock or Port Replicator [...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 151 Hard Driv e P roblems Y ou can not a ccess your hard dr iv e. 1. T he setup u t ility is set to something other than 1. Revise BIOS settings to set the P rimar y the charac t eristics o f your inter nal hard dr ive. Master co r rectly . ( See Main Menu and P r imary Master Subme nu[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 152 Y ou ha v e installed an ext er nal keyboard or mouse, 1. Y our external d evice is not p roperly installed. 1. Re-install your device. ( See M ouse or and it do es not se em to w ork. K e yboard on page 131.) 2. Y our o perating system software is not se tup 2. Check your de vice and oper ating w ith the co rrect software dr i v[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 153 2. Y ou ha v e a memo r y failure. 2. Make sure display o f erro r messages is enabled ( see Boo t O ptions Subme nu on p ages 106–107) , and che ck for Po w er On S elf T est (POST) messages. ( See pages 166–168 for p ossible messages and their meanings.) Modem Problems Messag[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 154 2. The de vice may have b een installed with an 2. Close your application and restar t application running and your not ebook your notebook. doesn ’t know it ’ s there. 3. Y our software may not ha ve the c orrect 3. See your software documentation and software driver active. acti v ate the cor rect dr iver . 4. Y ou may ha v[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 155 5 . Y our PC C a r d dev i c e and anoth er dev i c e are 5 . C h e c k all I/O a d d r es ses in the BIO S setu p a s s i gn e d th e same I/O a d d re s s . u t i l i t y and you r insta l l e d ha rd w a r e a nd m a k e s u r e th ere a re no d u p l i c a ti on s . P owe r F a[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 156 3 . The main batter y is ins ta l l e d but is co m p l e te ly 3 . W h e n the b a ttery is d e a d ther e w i l l be a d i s ch a r g e d ,t h e re is n o opt i o nal se con d batt er y be ep w h e n the po wer sw i t c h is t u rn e d on i n s t a ll e d and t he po wer a d a p ter (A C or aut o / and the no tebo ok w i l l im[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 157 5. Po we r swit ch is already in the On position. 5. T ry the Susp end/Resume button. I f that doesn ’t wor k,slide your p ower switch fi rmly to the fr ont, pause 10 se conds or mo re and then fir mly to the rear . If you shu t d own your notebook fr om W indows 95, you are re[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 158 8. The batter y or batt eries are lo w . 8. If the batter ies are dead ther e will be a b e ep when the p ower swit c h is turned on and the notebook will immediat ely go into Dea d Battery Susp end mode. ( See pages 28–29.) Check the Status Indicat or panel to d etermine the presence and c ondition of the batt er ies. ( See Fi[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 159 2. Y ou are op erating on batt er y only and ha v e 2. Install a Powe r adap te r and then push the igno r ed a low batt er y alarm until the batt eries Suspe nd/Resume b utton. ( See L ow Battery are all at the dead batt ery state and your State on pages 28–29.) machine has g on[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 160 3. The batteries are imp roperly installed. 3. V er ify that the batt er ies are p r operly co n- nected by re-installing them. ( See Multi- function B ay D ev ices on pages 117–120 and B attery B ay on pages 128–129.) 4. Y our installed batt er ies are fault y . 4. V erify the c o ndition of the batteries using the Status In[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 161 6. The batteries are t o o hot or t oo cold. 6. Restore the notebook to no rmal o pe r ating ( See Batteries on page 26. ) temperature. ( The Charging indicat or on the Status Indicato r panel will flash when the batter y is outside its o per ating range.) Shu tdown and Startup P [...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 162 2. Y ou ha v e a secur ed system requiring a 2. Make sure you hav e the right passw o rd. password to load your oper ating syst em. Enter the se tup utility and v erify the Se curity settings and modify them as ap pro- pr iate. ( See Security Me nu on pages 90–92.) 3. Internal hard dr ive was not d etected. 3. Use the BIOS se t[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 163 Video Prob lems T he built-in display is blank when you turn o n 1. Something is pushing on the Closed C ove r 1. C lear the Closed C ove r swit ch. your notebook. switch. ( See Figure 1-7 on page 8.) 2. The no tebook is set for an e x t erna l 2. Pressing F10 while holding d own t[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 164 The display goes blank by itself after you ha ve 1. The notebook has g one into Video timeout, 1. Use the ke yboard or p ointe r and if that d oes been using it. Standby mode, Suspend mo de or S ave-to-Disk not resto re o per ation,push the Susp end/ mode because you have not used it f or a p eriod Resume button. Y ou may want to[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 165 T he application display uses only a p ort ion of 1. Y ou are running an application that d oes not 1. Display compression gives a clearer b ut your screen and is sur r ound ed by a dark band. sup po rt 1024 x 768 pix el resolu tion display smaller display f or applications that do[...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 166 POWER ON SELF TEST MESSAGES The following is an alphab etic list o f error-and- status messages which Pho enix BIOS and/o r your operating system can g enerate and an explanation of eac h message.Er ror messages are mark e d with an * . Comments in italics are suggestions of possible a ctions for you t o consider or risks resulti[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 167 *Incorrect Drive B t y p e – run SETUP – T y pe of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Se t up. This means that the fl oppy disk dr ive t ype identifie d in your Setup Ut ility d oes not agr e e with the t y pe d e tected by the Power On Self T est (POST). R un the [...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 168 #*Previous b oot incomplete – Default c on- figuration use d – Previous Power On S elf T est (POST) did not c o mplete successfully . P owe r On S elf T est (POST) lo ads d efault values and offers to run S etup . If the failur e was caused by inc o rrect values and they ar e not correcte d,the next b oot will lik ely fail a[...]
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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 900 Series fr om Fujitsu 169 EMERGENCY CD-ROM DRIVE TRAY RELEASE If for some reason the eje ct b utton fails, you can open the disk t ra y with a pap er clip or simi - lar tool inser ted into the eje c t hole in the far right side o f the fr ont o f the tray . Straighten one side of a pap e r clip and push it [...]
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Sect ion Fi ve 170 P O I N T As long is there is no boot disk in the CD-ROM drive or the floppy disk drive your notebook will boot from the har d drive, regardless of the operating system source setting. Y our note b ook now has all o f the software installed that was installed when you r eceived it fro m the fa ctor y . Y ou must now set up the ?[...]
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C a r e a n d M a i n t e n a n c e Sect ion Six Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Caring for Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . 172 Increasing Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Caring for Your Batteries . . . . . . . . . . 173[...]
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■ Do not put heavy or sharp o bjects o n your notebook. ■ If you are carr y ing your not eb o ok in a b rief- case, or any other car r y ing case,make sur e that there are no o b jects in the case p ressing o n the lid o f your not e b ook. ■ Do not dro p your not ebook. ■ C lean your notebook with a damp , lint-free cloth. D o not use ab r[...]
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C a r e a n d M a i n t e n a n c e Li feBo ok 900 Series from Fujitsu INCREASING BATTERY LIFE T o increase batte r y life: 1 . P ower your notebook through the AC or optional auto/airline adap ter w henev er possible. 2. If your notebook is running on batt er y po wer all da y , connect it to the A C adap ter o vernight to rec harge the batt er y [...]
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S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a n d G l o s s a r y A p p e n d i c e s Appendix A – Specifications W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 LifeBook 990Tx 2 Specifications . . . . . . . 176 Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Appendix B – Glossar y Glossary . . . . . . . [...]
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A p p e n d i c e s 176 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS Appendix A pro v ides the har dware and envi- r onmental sp ecifications for your LifeB o ok 900 Ser ies and its p eripherals. W ARRANTY Y our not ebook is backed by a limit ed warr ant y and inc ludes toll-free technical supp or t;cal l 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487.) Check the serv ice kit that [...]
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A p p e n d i c e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 177 C A U T I O N Y ou r inter n al modem is designed to allow faster down l oads fro m K56fl e x complia nt digita l sourc es. Maximum achiev a ble downl oad transmiss ion rates may not r e a c h 56 Kbps and will vary with l in e condit ions . Audio SoundBlaster-c o mpatible 16-bit stereo PC[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s 178 Input/Output Connections One T yp e III/two T y pe I/II PC Card slots: PCMCIA Standard 2.1 with CardBus sup - port; Zoomed Video support via Slot 1. T w o 6-pin mini DIN PS/2 co m p a ti b le co n n e ct or s , one for e x t ernal m ou s e, e x t erna l ke y bo a rd , or e x t ernal n u m e r ic key p ad . One 25-pin D-SUB t[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 179 Power Batteries One Lithium ion batt er y . Re c hargeable,10.8V , 2800 mAh. Operating time o f up to 1.5 hours. Rapid charge (not ebo ok off or in Suspend mode) in about thr ee (3) hours. Standard charge (normal use with limit ed CD-ROM driv e and hard dr ive a ccess) in about nine (9) ho[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s 180 Theft Prevention Lock Loc k slot on the left side panel f or use with ph ysical restr aining security syst ems. The lo ck- ing system by Kensington is r ecommended. APPROVALS Emissions FCC Part 15, FCC Part 68,FTZ. Safety UL,C-UL,CSA. FCC Certification S ee stat ement at the fr o nt of the User’s Guide. DOC (Industry Cana[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 181 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY AC Adapter A dev ice which c on ver ts the A C voltage from a wall outlet to the DC voltage ne ede d to power your c o mput er . Active-Matrix Display A ty pe o f technology f or making flat-panel dis - plays which has a t r ansistor or similar d e vice for every pixel[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s 182 CHS Translation C ylinder , head and se ctor t ranslation. C o nver sion o f hard disk access addressing t o the cylinder , head and se c t or f orm. The t ermi- nolog y is histo rical left fr o m the da ys when data was stored on a se r ies cylindrical drums. The head designates the reading d e v ice, similar to the head on[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 183 DOS Disk Op erating System ( M S - D OS i s a M i c ro s o ft Di sk Ope r a t ing Sy s t e m ) . Driver A compute r p rogram which c onverts applica- tion and o per ating system commands to exter- nal dev ices into the exa ct form required by a sp ecific brand and mo del of device in o rd[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s 184 Hard Disk A spinning platter o f magne tic data sto rage media where the platt er is v er y stiff. Hard Drive The hardware which spins the stiff disk o f mag- netic mater ial and has the heads and c o nt rol circuitr y for reading and w r iting the data o n the disk as w e ll as the disk itself. Hexadecimal A decimal notatio[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 185 LBA Logical Block Addressing. A method o f locating data stor e d on a disk. LCD Liquid Cr ystal Display . A t ype o f display which makes images by cont rolling the o rientation o f cr ystals in a cr ystalline liquid. Lithium ion batter y A ty pe o f rechargeable batter y which is not sub[...]
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A p p e n d i c e s 186 MPEG Compression M oving Pic tures Experts Goup - An organization under the International Standards Organizatio n which is task ed with g e nerating standards for digital vid eo and audio data c o mpression. MPEG-1 The first standard d eveloped by MPEG whic h defined coding for a c o mbined audio-visual signal at a rate o [...]
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A p p e n d i c e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 187 PIO Parallel Input/Out put. Pitch (keyboard) The distance b etween the c enters of the letter keys of keyboard. Pixel The smallest element o f a display , a dot o f color on your display screen. The more pixels per area the cleare r your image will ap pear . POST P ower On S elf T est.A p [...]
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A p p e n d i c e s 188 SGRAM Synchr onous G raphic Random Acc ess Memor y . Serial Port A connection to another d ev ice through which data is t r ansferre d one bit at a time on a single w ire with any other wires only f or control of the de vice not f o r transfer of data. Shadow RAM A technique o f cop y ing data or applications stor ed in ROM [...]
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A p p e n d i c e s Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 189 V .90 A new 56K mo dem int ernational standard developed by the ITU (Int ernational T elecommunications Union). VGA Video Graphics Array . A vid eo display standard o r iginal ly introduce d by IBM with the PS/2 series of per sonal computer s. VRAM Video Random Ac cess Memor y . A memor y [...]
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I n d e x 192 A C a dapt er . . . . . . . . . 2-3,7,11-12,19-20, 23-27,29,53, 121-122, 129-130,138,146, 150, 173,179-181 adapt er indicat or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 A ccess indicators . . . . . . . . . . 21-22,24,40 A ct ive-matrix display . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Adjustment feet. . . . . . . . . . 10,19,36,139 A dvanced me n u . . . . . [...]
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I n d e x Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 193 CD-ROM ac cess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,160,173 dr i ve . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3,6,17-19,21-22, 24,26,36,50, 57,64, 107,115-119,123,145, 147-149,151, 169-170, 176, 179,186 C harging indicator . . . . . . . . . . 20,27,161 C he cksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 CHS translatio n . [...]
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I n d e x 194 Do cking po r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9, 116,139 station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Double-click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Dragg ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,41,48 Dr i ve designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Dr i ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 152,154, 165,183,186 DSVD .[...]
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I n d e x Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 195 Function k e ys . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33,178 Gigaby te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Half duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 44,46,64-65, 97,101,166, 182, 184, 186,189 Hard disk timeout . . . . . . . . . . 46,97,101 Hard driv e ac ces[...]
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I n d e x 196 LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,6,8, 52-53,103, 133, 164,178, 185,188 License agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14 Lithium ion batt er y . . . . . . . . . 2-3,6-7,11, 20,24, 26-28,41,50, 115-117,123-124,128, 179-180,185 L ow batt ery alar m . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,159 LPT por t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,185 Main [...]
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I n d e x Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 197 NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,9, 79,116, 133,177,186 Numeric k ey pa d . . . . . . . . . . 8,23,32-33, 116, 131,178 NumLk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,19, 23,32-33 Oper ating system . . . . . . . 4,12-13,15,24, 34-35,38-39,47,55-58, 60,69,93,95, 104-107, 111,114,124-125,142, 148-149,151-15[...]
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I n d e x 198 P ower (continued) switch . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,19-21,23-26, 29, 44,52-53,56, 91,99,128, 134,136, 139,141, 146,151, 155-159,168 P owerPane l . . . . . . . 4,27,39,41-45, 47-48, 57,96,158, 160, 164, 173,177 P owerPanel t oolbar . . . . . . . 27,41-42, 44-45 Pre-installed software . . . . . 4,13,15, 17,39, 48, 145,177 Presentation p[...]
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I n d e x Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 199 S ecurit y. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,55-59,90-95, 130,150-151, 162,180 Security me nu . . . . . . . . . 12, 55,90,92-95, 151,162 Ser ial por t . . . . . . . . . 8-9, 73-74,103,115- 116, 132,140, 144,188 Set up utility . . . . . . . . . 6,12-13,24,39-41, 43,45-47,55-60,62-63, 66-68,71,76, 78,80, 82[...]
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I n d e x 200 System clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 System date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61 System error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,142 System memory . . . . . 10, 44-46,62,98-100, 135-136, 168, 176,183 System time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61 System timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 T elephone . . [...]
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I n d e x Li feB ook 90 0 Series from Fujitsu 201 Video ou t pu t . . . . . . . . . . . 53,78-79,178 Video timeout . . . . . . . . . . 43,46,97, 101, 103,163-164 Virus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 14,48 V oice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,47,49, 177,183 VRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,189 Wind ows . . . . . . . . . . 2,4, 6,[...]