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

LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product r equires an A C adapter to operate. U se only a UL Listed I.T .E. A C Adapter with an output rating of 19V DC, w ith a current of 7.90A. A C adapter output polarity : W hen using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should alway s be followed to reduc e [...]

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

LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Power Management Power and Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . 32 Suspend Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . 33 Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 Restarting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T able of Content s 7 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Specifications Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Audio .[...]

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3 Preface Preface ABOUT THIS GU IDE The LifeBook® N6400 notebook from F ujitsu Computer Syst ems Corporation provides desktop performance with a fast Intel® Core™ 2 Duo pr ocessor . The 17" Color Enhanced C rystal View WX GA+ hig h-resolution scr een displays vibrant colors with pinpoint sharpness. The LifeBook features an A T I Mobili ty?[...]

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7 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-1. LifeBook N6400 Series Overview This section describ es the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook N6400 Series notebook. W e strongly recom- mend that you re ad it before using y our LifeBook note- book, even if y ou are already famili ar with notebook com pu ter s. UNPACKING W hen you recei ve y our LifeBo[...]

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

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

10 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s left-side c omponents. Optical Dri ve One of several differ ent dr iv es can be installed depending upon the c onfiguration of your system. (See Optical Drive on page 41 f or more information) . Optical Drive Eject [...]

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

12 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e REAR PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s rear panel compon ents. LAN Port The LAN port is desig ned to acce pt a Local Area N etwork (L AN) RJ-45 jac k. (See C ommunications P or ts on page 50 for m ore informat ion) USB 2.0 Ports The fiv e USB ports (one on th[...]

13 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Air Flow V ents The air flow vents assist in pr oper cooling of the system. S-Video Out Port The S-V ideo out port is used to transmit a hig h resolution video sign al to a c ompatible TV or V CR. (See S-Video Out Port on pa ge 51 for more informat ion) T o protect your notebook from damage and to optimize system p[...]

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

15 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-8. Status Indicator P anel/V olume LEDs Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator panel is located on the front of the palm rest, just below the latch point. W ithin this panel are symbols that correspond to specific components of your LifeBook notebook. These symbols tell you ho w each of those componen[...]

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

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

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

19 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook T ouchpad Pointing Device The T ouchpad pointing device is built into your not e- book. It is used to contr ol the mov ement of the pointer to select items on y our displa y panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cursor c ontrol, a left and right button, and an up-and-down scroll button (which also acts as a fingerp[...]

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

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

22 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e Windows V ista Models: T o configure your LifeBook Application Panel with the Application Panel Setup utility: 1. Click on [ Start] -> Al l Programs. 2. Select Life Book Application Panel from the drop- down menu, then click on Setup of LifeBook Appli- cation Panel . The Butt on Setting win do w wil l o p[...]

23 LifeBook Appl ication/Media Pl ayer W hen y ou ha ve finished with A pplication P anel utility , clic k [OK]; the new settings w ill take effect. Y ou can recon figure yo ur Application P anel as often as you lik e. USING THE MEDIA PLAYER BUTTONS The media player butt ons are another way to use your LifeBook notebook’ s optical drive as a medi[...]

24 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e Disabling/Enabling the Li feBook Application Panel T o disable the Applicatio n P anel in a W indows XP en v i- ronment, follo w these easy steps: 1. Click on Star t . 2. Click on All Prog rams . 3. Click on LifeBook Appl ication P anel . 4. Click on Stop Application P a nel . T o reac tivate, fol low the sa[...]

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

28 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Figure 3-2. Opening the Display Panel Display Panel Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook co ntains a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in brig ht en vironments and maintains top r esolution through the use of acti ve- matrix technology . OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Push the displa y latch button t[...]

29 Getting Started Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook POWER O N Power and Suspend/Resume Button The P ow er and Suspend/Resume butt on is u sed t o pow er on your LifeBook not ebook, to resume from Standby or Sav e-to-Disk mode or to p lace your not ebook in Standby or Save-to-Disk mode. (Y ou can also use the button to power down the system by holdi[...]

30 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Entering the BI OS Setup Utili ty T o enter the BIOS Setup U tility do the following (or use the T rustedCore men u as described in the next section): 1. T urn on or rest art your LifeBook not ebook. 2. Pr ess the [F2] k ey once the F ujitsu logo appears on the screen; this will open the main menu of the BIO[...]

31 Getting Started Registering W indows Vista with Microsoft 1. After W indow s has booted up for the first time, the Contr ol P anel W elcome Center will appear . If the Register W indows Online ic on is not seen in the window , click on “Show all 14 it ems” . 2. Click on Register W indows Online and follow the instruc tions that appear to reg[...]

32 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Power Management Y our LifeBook notebook has many options and features for co nserv ing battery power . Some of these featur es are automati c and need no user intervention , such as those for the inte rnal modem. Ho wever , others depend on the parameters you set to best suit your ope rating condi- tions, s[...]

33 Getting Started HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE The Hibernation feature sa ves the contents of y our notebook’ s system memory to the hard driv e as a part of the Suspend/R esume mode. Y ou can enable or disable this feature. Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature W indows Vista: The default settings are not enabl ed. T o enable or disab[...]

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

38 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide REMOVING MEMORY STICK/SD/XD CARDS T o remove a Memory Stick, SD Card, or xD Card, follow these easy steps: Pus h t he Memor y S t ick , S D C ard , o r x D C ard ad ap ter in until it unlat ches. It will then eject from the slot for remov al . • When r emoving cards from your note- book, be sure to clic k [...]

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

40 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Dead Battery Suspend mode sho ws on the Status indi- cator just lik e the normal Suspend mode. Once your LifeBook notebook goes into Dead Batter y Suspend mode you will be unable to res ume operation until y ou provide a sourc e of power fr om an A C adapter . Once you hav e pro vided power , you will need t[...]

41 User-Installable Features Optical Drive Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains an optical drive which is either a Dual-La yer M ulti-Fo rmat DVD W r iter or a High-Definition (HD) DVD- ROM playe r . OPTICAL DRIVE SOFTWARE Dual-La yer M ulti-Format D VD W riter model only: Wit h this drive, y ou can pla y CDs and DVDs, r ecord C D+/-Rs and CD+/[...]

42 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Figure 4-6. Loading Media EMERGENCY OPTICAL DRI VE T RAY RELEASE If for some reason the eject button fails, y ou can open the media tray with a paper clip inser ted into the eject hole in the far right side of the front of the tray . Straig hten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into the hole. The [...]

43 User-Installable Features Using the Optical Drive Control Panel The P owerDVD optical driv e software allows y ou to watch the movie much lik e a V CR player . Y ou have the option to pause, r ewind, fast-for ward and stop the movie at any point. 1. T o Pause the movie, click the  button. 2. T o Rewind the movie, click the  button to rewin[...]

44 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION The A uto Insert Notification function allows yo ur Life- Book note boo k to a utomat ica lly star t a DVD/C D as soon as it is inserted in the optical driv e and the tray is closed. Y our notebook will begin pla y ing an au dio D VD/CD or will star t an application if the D[...]

45 User-Installable Features Hard Disk Drive Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook har d disk drive capacity is dependent on which model y ou are using. Some Life- Book notebooks may also contain a sec ond hard disk drive in addition to the primar y hard disk drive. (See Specifications on page 75 f or more information) FORMATTING THE HARD D ISK DRIVE The[...]

46 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Figure 4-8. Installing/Removing PC Cards PC Cards/ExpressCards™ Y our LifeBo ok notebook suppor ts T ype I and T ype II PC Cards and ExpressCards TM , in separate dedicated slots. W ith these cards you can perform a variet y of functions depending on whic h type of card you install. Y ou can install one or[...]

47 User-Installable Features INSTALLING EXPRESSCARD S There ar e two differe nt width ExpressCards: 34 mm and 54 mm ("ExpressCar d 34" and "ExpressCard 54"). (Figure 4-9) . The connector inside the slot is located on the left-hand side of the slot. If y ou inser t a 34 mm card, be sure t o align it with the left side of the slot[...]

48 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Memory Upgrade Module Y our notebook has two memor y slots, and the system comes with 1 GB , 2 GB, or 4 GB of factory-installed memory . If you ha ve a module installed in only one slot, you can incr ease your memory capacity by installing another memory module in the empty slot or by increasing the size of [...]

49 User-Installable Features REMOVING A MEMORY UPGRAD E MODULE 1. P er form steps 1 through 5 of Installing a Memory U pgrade Module. 2. Pull the clips sidewa ys a way fr om each side of the memor y upgr ade module at the same time. 3. W hile holding the clips out, remo ve the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling t owards the rear of y[...]

50 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Device Ports Y our LifeBook notebook comes equipped w ith multiple ports to which you can connect an external device including: disk driv es, keyboards, mode ms, printers, etc. COMMUNICATIONS PORTS Y our LifeBook has a Modem jack (RJ-11) and a LAN jack (RJ-45) to accommodate external communications. Modem (R[...]

51 User-Installable Features 1. Align the connector with the port opening. 2. Push the c onnector into the port until it is seated. Figure 4- 17. Conn ecting a USB Device S-VIDEO OUT PORT The S-V ideo port allows y ou to c onnect and use dir ec tly any S-V ideo dev ice, such as a V CR or television. The S-Vi deo standard pro vides for a higher qual[...]

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

56 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e SPECIFIC PROBLEMS Using the T roubleshooting T able When yo u h ave p rob le ms w i th you r L if eB oo k n ot eb oo k, tr y to find the sy mptoms under the Problem c olumn of the troubleshooting table for the feature giving you difficulty . TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Y ou w ill find a description[...]

57 T roubleshooting LifeBook notebook fails to auto-p lay D VD movie. DVD Pla yer Software is not installed. Ins ta ll DVD Playe r S of twa re usi ng th e DV D App li - cation. Country designator cou ld be set incorrectly . Select the DVD pla yer softwar e from the programs list and right-click on the window . Select Properties and verify that the [...]

58 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e Memory Problems Y our Main menu of the BIOS setup utility informa- tion, does not show the correct amount of installed memory . Y our memor y up gra de module is not prope rly installed. R emove and r einstall your memory upg rade module. (See Memory Upgrade Module page 48 for more information) Y ou have a m[...]

59 T roubleshooting A card inserted in the PC Card slot does no t work or is locking up the syst em. (con tinued) Y our PC Card dev ice and another device are assigned the same I/O address. Check all I/O addr esses located within the BIOS setup utility and any other installed h ardwar e or software to mak e sure ther e are no duplications. Pow e r [...]

60 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e Y our L ifeBook noteb ook will not wo rk on batt er y alone. Y our installed batteries are faulty . V er ify the condition of the batt eries using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remo ve an y batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator P anel page 15 for more infor mat ion ) The batteries see[...]

61 T roubleshooting An error message is display ed on the screen during the notebook (boot) sequenc e. Pow e r O n S e l f T e s t ( P O S T ) h a s detected a problem. See the POST messages to determine the meaning and severity of the problem. N ot all messages are errors; some are status indicators. (See P ower On Self T est M essages page 63 for[...]

62 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e The display goes blank b y itself after it is used. (con tinued) The pow er management time- outs may be set for very shor t intervals and y ou failed t o notice the display come on and go off again. Press any b utto n o r ke y on the keyboard, or mov e the mouse to r estor e operation. If that fails, push t[...]

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

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

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

66 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide listed.). N ote that the BI OS for some systems w ill indicate “CD-ROM Drive ” , e ven when a DVD drive is connected. 5. If yo u hav e an external DVD drive connected, proc eed to the ne xt step; otherwise, proc eed to step 7. 6. If yo u hav e an external D VD drive co nnected: • Select the Advan ced m[...]

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69 Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance If yo u use your LifeBook not ebook carefully , you will increase its life and reliability . This sec tion pro vides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices . LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Caring for your Notebook ■ Y our LifeBook notebook is a durable but se nsitiv e electronic device. T reat it [...]

70 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide T raveling with your LifeBook notebook ■ Do not transport your LifeBook notebook while it is turned on. ■ Do not check your LifeBook notebook as baggage. Carr y it with you. ■ W hen traveling with the hard drive removed, wrap the drive in a non-c onducting materials (cloth or paper). If you ha ve the d[...]

71 Care and Maintenance DVDs AND CDs Caring for your DVDs and CDs DVDs and CDs are pr ecision devices and wil l function rel iab ly if g iven rea son ab le ca re. ■ Alwa ys st ore y our DVD/CDs in its case when it is not in use. ■ Always han dle DVD/CDs b y the edges and avoid touching the surface. ■ A void st oring any D VD/CDs in extr eme t[...]

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

76 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Optical Drive ■ Dual-Layer M ult i-Format DVD W riter : 24x CD-R, 10x CD-R W , 8x DVD-R, 4x D VD-R W , 2x DVD-R DL, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+R W , 2.4x DVD+R DL, 5x DVD- RAM, or, ■ HD DVD-R OM drive: 1x HD DVD-R OM, 24x CD- R OM, CD-R (24x read, 16x write), CD-RW (2 4 x read, 10x write), 8x DVD-R OM, DVD-R (8x r [...]

77 Specifications PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE Depending on your pr e-installed operating syste m, your Fuji tsu LifeBook notebook comes with pre-in stalled software for playing audio and video files of var ious formats. In addition there is file tr ansfer software, virus protection software and P ower M anagement software. The following list indicates t[...]

78 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Operating System Options Depending upon your system, one of the follo wing operating system co nfigurat ions will be instal led: Microsoft Windo ws XP Professional Ed ition W ith Microsoft W orks 8.5 and Microsoft Offic e 60- day trial (Small Business Edition 2003) Microsoft W indows Vista H ome Premium Editi[...]

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81 Glossary Glossary AC Adapter A devi ce which con ver ts the AC voltage fr om a wall outlet to the DC voltage needed t o power your LifeBook notebook. Active-Matrix Display A ty pe of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar de vice for ever y pixel on the screen. BIOS Basic Input-Output Syst em. A program and s[...]

82 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide DMA Direct M emor y Acc ess. Special cir cuitry for memor y to memory tr ansfers of data which do not r equire CPU action. DOS Disk Operating System (MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating Syst em). Driver A comput er program which con verts application and oper ati ng sy stem com mand s to exte rna l dev i ce[...]

83 Glossary Memory A repository for data and a p plications which is r eadily accessible t o your LifeBook notebook ’ s CPU . MHz Me g a h e r t z . MIDI M usical Instru ment Digital Interface. A standar d comm unication protoc ol for ex change of information between computers and sound pr oducers such as synthesizers. Modem A contraction for MOd[...]

84 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide ROM Read Onl y Memory . A form of memor y in which infor- mation is stored by ph ysical ly altering the material. Data stored in this wa y can not be changed by y our LifeBook notebook and does not require po wer to maintain it. SDRAM Synchr onous Dynamic Random Access M emor y . Serial Port A connection to [...]

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

86 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide telephone number of the sending mac hine or such business, other entity , or individual. DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This Class B digital apparatus meets all r equireme nts of Canadian Int erferen ce-Causing Equipment R egulations. CET appareil numérique de la cla[...]

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89 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide FCC REGULATORY INFORMATION Please note the following regula tory informat ion related to the optional wire less LAN dev ice. Regulatory Notes and Statements W i reless LAN, Health and A uthor ization for use Radio frequency electr omagnetic energy is emitted from W ire- less LAN devices. The energy levels of these em[...]

90 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Before Using the W i reless LAN This manual describes the procedures r equired to prop- erly set up and configure the optional int egrated Wir e- less LAN Mini-PCI device (referred to as "WLAN device" in the rest of the manual). Befor e using the WLAN device, read this manual t o ensure c orrect op[...]

91 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide WIRELESS NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS ■ The WLAN supports IEEE802.11a/b/g and operates in the 2.4GHz ISM band and the 5 GHz UNII bands. ■ Micro wave ov ens w ill interfere with the operation of WLAN device as micro wav e ov ens operate in the same 2.4GHz frequency range that IEEE802.11b/g devices operate in. Inte rfere[...]

92 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Configuration of the WLAN Device The WLAN device can be configured to establish wire- less network c onnectivity using the Intel PR OSet for W ireless utility (Windo ws XP models) or the WLAN utility that is built in ( W indow s V ista models). The Intel PROSet for W ireless utility allows for multiple profi[...]

93 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide 14. Click Ne xt. 15. Select Open, Shared, WP A-Ente rprise, WP A2- Enterprise, WP A-P ersonal, or WP A2-P ersonal in the Network A uthenticat ion options. 16. Select either None, WEP , CKIP , or TKIP for the data encry ption. 17. If WEP is selected, select either 64 or 128 -bit for the Encr yption Le vel. 18. Select [...]

94 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide 2. If the Contr ol P anel is in Category v iew , sw itch to Classic view by clicking “S w itch t o Classic V iew” under Contr ol P a nel the left frame. (If y ou are already in Cl assic view, “ S witch to Cat egory V iew” will be displayed.) 3. Double-click the [Syst em] icon. The [S ystem Prop- erti[...]

95 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide 4. Click [Sharing] if it isn ’t already sel ected. 5. Click the link stating “If y ou understand the secu- rity r isks, but want t o share files without running the wizard, click here ” . 6. Click “Just enable file sharing” and click [OK]. 7. Check the [Share this folder on the network] check box. 8. Click [...]

96 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Additio nally , in the low er section of the display , you wil l see a var iet y of different measurements rel ated to the WLAN. F or additional information about the items, click on the “Help?” button: ■ Ada p t er M AC Ad d re s s ■ Band ■ Supported Data Rates ■ Radio Fr equency ■ Channel Num[...]

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

98 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide W ireless LAN Glossary GLOSSARY Ad Ho c Mo d e Ad H o c Mode refers t o a w ireless network architecture where wireless network c onnectivity between multiple computers is established without a central w ireless network device, ty pically known as Ac cess P oints. Connecti vity is accomplished using onl y cl[...]

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

100 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide IP address information ABOUT IP ADDRESSES If IP address is unknown, set IP address as follows, or , If you ha ve an acc ess point (DHCP server) on the network, set the IP address as follo ws: [Obtain an IP address automatically] If the IP address is al ready assigned to the co mputer in the network, ask the[...]

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

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105 Using the Fing erprint Sens or Fingerprint Sensor Device INTRODUCING THE FINGERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE Y our system has a fingerprint sensor dev ice below the T ouchpad, be tween the left and right buttons. This also serves as a scroll button. Figure B-1 Fingerprint sensor W ith a fingerprint sensor , you can avoid ha v ing to enter a username and [...]

106 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appe ndix B mended that y ou NO T install OmniP ass in the root directory (e.g. C: ). 3. Once OmniP ass has completed installation y ou will be prompt ed to restart yo u system. On ce y our syste m has r ebooted you will be able t o use OmniP ass. If y ou choose not to restart immediately after installation, OmniP [...]

107 Using the Fing erprint Sens or on the W indo ws taskbar; select Prog rams ; select Soft ex ; clic k OmniPass Enrollment W izard . 1. Click Enroll to proc eed to username and passw ord verification. By default, the OmniP ass Enrollment W izard ent ers the credentials of the curren tly logged in W indows user . 2. Enter th e passwor d yo u use to[...]

108 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appe ndix B print capture window or your master password for the master passwor d prompt (the k ey icon). Remembering a Password OmniP ass can remember an y applicatio n, GUI, or pass- word pr otected resource that has a password prompt. U sing the following proced ure, y ou can store a set of credentials into OmniP [...]

109 Using the Fing erprint Sens or Password Management OmniP ass pro vides an interface that lets you manage your passwords. T o access this GUI, double-click the OmniP ass key in the system tra y . Click Va u l t M a n a g e - ment ; you will be pr ompted t o authenticate. Once y ou gain acc ess to V ault Management , click Manage Pass- words unde[...]

110 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appe ndix B proper creden tials cannot be supplied, the user profile will not be impor ted . Exporting an OmniPass User Profile T o expo rt a us er , open the OmniPass Control Center , and click Impor t/Exp or t User under Manag e Users . Click Expor ts an OmniP ass user profile . OmniP ass w ill prompt y ou to authe[...]

111 Using the Fing erprint Sens or to remo ve. OmniP ass w ill prompt you to confirm user remo val. C lick OK t o complete user r emoval . User Settings The U ser Se ttings tab has four interface s: Au d i o S e t t i n g s , Ta s k b a r T i p s , and Enrollment . U ser setting s allow users to cust omize OmniP ass to suit their individual p refer[...]

112 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appe ndix B unlikely the pr oblem is due t o y our W indows user account password changing. N6420-Vista.book Page 112 Fr iday, February 16, 2007 4: 48 PM[...]

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115 Index Index A AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 76, 81 plug adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Application/Media Player Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Auto Insert Notificat[...]

116 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e Function Key F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

117 Index R Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Restarting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Restoring the Factory Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Restoring Your Pre-installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 RJ-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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