Fujitsu 690TX manual

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T abl e of C onten ts ii PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v i SECTION ONE SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK 600 SERIES FROM FUJITSU Unpa cking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overv iew of Lifebook 600 S eries Features . . . 3 Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 5 T op and F r ont C omp o nents . . . . . . . . . . 5 Left-side[...]

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu iii Exit Men u – Lea ving the S etup Ut ility . . . 112 S etting U p Y our Save-to-Disk File Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 SECTION FOUR USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES LAN Enhancement Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 119 External Installation of a Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . [...]

L i f e B o o k 6 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[...]

P r e f a c e vi PREFACE The LifeBo ok 600 S eries fr om Fujitsu PC C o rporation is a p o werful ultr a flexible thin and light noteb ook computer . It is p o wered by an Intel P entium micr o pro cessor with MMX t ech- nolog y , has a built-in color displa y , an int ernal modem and co mes with a LAN Enhanc ement U nit with built-in fl oppy dis[...]

L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u vii Figure P-1 LifeBook 600 Series with Both Fujitsu and Third Party Options[...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s S e c t i o n O n e Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview of LifeBook 600 Series Features . . . 3 Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 5 T op and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . 5 Left-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 6 Right-side Panel Compone[...]

Sect ion O ne 2 SECTION ONE SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK 600 SERIES FROM FUJITSU This section describes how to set up your LifeB o ok 600 S eries from Fujitsu. W e st rongly re commend that you read it b ef o re using your notebo ok – even if you are already familiar with notebook compute rs. UNPACKING YOUR NOTEBOOK When you rec eive your notebo ok,u[...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 3 Once you hav e checked and co nfirmed that your not e b o ok system is co mplete, connect the AC adapter and follow the inst r uctions start ing on page 17 to a ccept the conditions f or using the LifeB ook 600 S eries. W hen you have c ompleted the se t[...]

Sect ion O ne 4 ■ Hot swap PS/2 connec tion for an ext ernal k ey b o ard and an ext er nal mouse. ■ Ser ial por t. ■ P arallel po rt. ■ Exte rnal M o nitor port. ■ D C P o wer jack. ■ Full audio and vid eo features: ■ 16-bit SoundBlaster -compatible sound chip. ■ 3D-Ster eo f o r multiple speak er eff ects. ■ 3D-Graphics for fast[...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 5 COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION For detailed sp ecifications refer to Appendix A on pages 152-156. TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS Display Panel T his is a color LCD panel with ba ck lighting f or the display o f text and g raphics. (Figure 1-6.) Brightness Control Th[...]

Sect ion O ne 6 Suspend/Resume Button The Suspend/Resume button allows you to sus - pend notebook a ctiv ity without turning off the note b ook power , and to r eturn it to an a c ti ve state. This feature sa ves power , and is par ticu- larly useful when the not ebook is running onl y o n batt er y p o wer . (See pages 42-43 and 88-89 for more inf[...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 7 RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Theft Prevention Lock Slot T his is a slot that allo ws you to attach a p hysical lo ck do wn d ev ice. (Figure 1-8.) RJ-11 Jack This is the j a c k for atta ching a te lephone line t o the internal modem. (Figure 1-8.) Microph[...]

Sect ion O ne 8 REAR PANEL COMPONENTS Infrared Port The fast IrDA (4Mbps) c ompatible port allo ws you to communicate with another IrDA c o m- patible infrared de vice without a cable. (See pages 50-51 for more information.) (Figure 1-9.) C A U T I O N The connector cover – which closes over the ports on the rear of the notebook – can be damage[...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 9 BOTTOM COMPONENTS External Battery Locking Indentations These indentations mate with the lat ches on the external batter y to p rovide secure mating between the batter y and your not ebook. (Figure 1-10.) External Battery Por t T his slide cover ed slot p[...]

Sect ion O ne 10 LAN ENHANCEMENT UNIT LAN ENHANCEMENT UNIT FRONT AND TOP COMPONENTS Enhancement Unit Alignment Pins A pair o f pins that push into the Enhanc ement U nit Alignment holes in the fr ont of your note- book to assure p roper alignment be tween the LAN Enhancement unit and your not ebook and act as part o f the locking b etween the tw o [...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 11 Latch Release Levers T he Latch R elease le ver s,(one on ea ch side o f the LAN Enhanc ement Unit), operate the Docking latches. (Figure 1-11.) CD-ROM Drive This dr ive pro vides CD-ROM input to your notebook. (Figure 1-11.) C A U T I O N The CD-ROM dri[...]

Sect ion O ne 12 LAN ENHANCEMENT UNIT REAR COMPONENTS Anti-theft Lock Slot This pro v ides a way to secure your LAN Enhancement Unit to a p h ysical lo ck down device. (Figure 1-12.) Anti-theft Lock Tab This provides a way to secure your LAN Enhancement Unit to your notebook with the same physical lo ck down dev ice that is lo cking your notebook. [...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 13 Keyboard PS/2 Por t The por t allows you to c onnect an ext ernal PS/2 k ey board or numeric k e y pad. (Figure 1-12.) Mouse PS/2 Por t The por t allows you to c onnect an ext ernal PS/2 mouse. (Figure 1-12.) MIDI/Joystick Port (MPU-401) This por t allow[...]

Sect ion O ne 14 Connecting the Power Adapters The A C adap ter or an o ptional auto/airline adap t e r p ro vides p ower for o perating your notebook, w ith or without the LAN Enhancement Unit, and charging the batt eries. (Figure 1-14.) T o Co nnect the AC Adapter to your Notebook 1.Plug the DC ou tput cable o f the AC adapter into the DC p ower [...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 15 T o Connect the AC A dap t er to your LAN Enhanc ement Unit 1.Plug the DC ou t put cable o f the AC adap t er into the DC p ower ja c k on the rear panel of your LAN Enhanc ement Unit. 2.Plug the AC adap ter into an AC elec trical outlet. T o Connect an [...]

Sect ion O ne 16 from the BIOS se tup utility . (See Security M enu on pages 81-85 for more information on s e tting and clearing passwords and enabling and disabling built-in security features.) Software Data Security Features T he operating system and some applications hav e security features that are ind ependent o f the built-in hardware p rote[...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 17 Conditions of Use The fir st time you start your not ebook you must confirm your a cceptance of the copyr ight limitations for your p r e-installed software. After you complet e the C ondition of U se process these scree ns will not ap pear again. T he[...]

Sect ion O ne 18 Certificate of Authenticity Look in the b ox that your noteb ook came in and you will find a W ind ows 95 C ertificate of A uthenticity shrink w rapped with the Windo ws 95 User’s manual.On the c ert ificate you will find a bar-code with a numb er ab ove it. This is your product code and the numb er you should enter on the C[...]

S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu 19 USER REGISTRATION There are three ways to r egister your notebook. 1. The r egistration card p ro vid ed in the b ox with your LifeBo ok 600 S eries which can b e filled out and mailed. 2. A re g i s t r a ti o n form beh i nd the F u j i t su W e l c o[...]

U si n g Y o ur L i f e Bo o k 6 00 Se r i es fr om F u ji ts u Sect ion T w o Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Fujitsu Welcome Center[...]

Sect ion T w o 22 SECTION TWO USING YOUR LIFEBOOK 600 SERIES FROM FUJITSU This section describes the indicat or s, butt ons, connections and op erating modes o f your LifeBook 600 S eries and their use. front of the not ebook b ody . When the displa y panel is r eleased it p ops up slightly to make it easier to op e n.Lift the display panel ba ckwa[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 23 ST A TUS INDICATOR PANEL The Status Indicato r panel is locat e d in the r ecess just ab ove the key b o ard. (Figure 2-3.) The appropriate indicators become visible as you use your noteb ook. Power Indicator The Po wer indicat o r tel ls you when the syst[...]

Sect ion T w o 24 C A U T I O N Y our notebook must be turned of f with the power switch to prevent all current draw . Battery Indicators The two sets o f batter y indicators show whethe r or not the int ernal Lithium ion Smart batt er y and the ext ernal Lithium ion Smart batt er y are installed,and indicate the c ondition of each. (Figure 2-3.) B[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 25 CD-ROM Access Indicator The CD-ROM access indicator te l ls you the CD-ROM drive is b eing accessed. T he CD-ROM drive A ccess indicato r will flash when the soft- ware tries to a cc ess an audio CD or a CD-ROM even if no dr iv e is installed. T o disable[...]

Sect ion T w o 26 10. Click on the Settings tab. 11. Click on the automatic insertion n o t i fi cation box to toggle it off. 12. Click on O K . 13. Click on OK in the syst em properties dialogue box. 14. R estart your not ebook according to the message display ed. Y ou can re-enable the func t ion by repeating the proc ess, exc ept in st ep 11 ch[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 27 POWER ON Facing the ke yboard and display panel, move the power switch towards the rear o f your note- b o ok. T his is the On position. (Figure 2-5.) When you are done w o rking you can lea ve your note b ook in Suspend mo de (see page 47) , or y ou can t[...]

Sect ion T w o 28 After satisfactor y completion of the Power On Self T est (POST) your not ebook will lo ad your operating system. (See B oot O ptions on pages 67- 68 to see which kind o f disk will be the s ource.) panel,and mo v ing the switch t o ward the front of your notebook. T o assure that your not ebook shuts down without e rror , use the[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 29 RESTARTING THE SYSTEM When you wish to restart your syst em be sur e that you follow the p ro p er procedure. T he pro - cedure is as follo ws: 1.Go to the Start button menu. 2. Click on S h u t D o w n . 3. C lick on Restart the computer? 4. V er ify that[...]

Sect ion T w o 30 ■ When used at temp eratures that exc ee d a low of 5°C or a high o f 35°C. High t empera- tures not only r educe charging efficiency , but can also cause batt er y deter ior ation. ( The Charging ic o n on the Status Indicat or panel will flash when you t r y to charge a batte r y that is outside its o perating temp e rature[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 31 Recharging the Batteries If you want to check the c ondition o f e ither the inter nal Lithium ion Smart batt e ry or the ext er- nal Lithium ion Smart batt er y , check the Batt ery Lev el indicat or s locat ed on the Status Indicat o r panel. These indic[...]

C A U T I O N There is no guarantee that data will not be lost once your notebook enters the Dead Battery Suspend mode. Sect ion T w o 32 battery alarm le vel will send your not ebo ok into Suspend mod e,it will not go to S ave-to-Disk mode. (Figure 2-3 on page 23.) C A U T I O N When you are in Suspend mode ther e must always be at least one power[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 33 P O I N T An external mouse can be connected to the PS/2 port on the rear panel of your notebook, and used at the same time as the touchpad pointing device. P O I N T The left mouse button functions can also be performed with your finger on the touchpad. [...]

Sect ion T w o 34 C A U T I O N If the interval between clicks is too long, the double-click will not be executed. Dragging Drag ging means sele cting an it em with the pointing cursor , and while k eeping the left pointing device b utton depr essed,mo ving the cursor to the desir e d new location, then r eleas- ing the b utton. (Figure 2-8.) Dragg[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 35 Numeric KeyPad Certain keys on the k eybo ard perform dual functions as both standard char acter keys and as a nume ric ke ypad. Figure 2-9 highlights these keys. T o swit ch into numeric ke ypad mode, press the Scr Lk/NumLk w hile holding do w n the Shift[...]

Sect ion T w o 36 Cursor Keys T he cursor keys are the four ar row keys on the key b oard which allow you to mo ve the curso r up Õ , down Ô , left Ó and right È as your application allows. (Figure 2-9.) Pressing F5 while holding d own the Fn key allows you to to ggle between vid eo c ompensa- tion and no c ompensation. ( V ideo c o mpensa- tio[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 37 other application software volume setting wil l not prod uce sound.One easy o perating metho d is to use the har dware and ESS AudioRack vol - ume controls to set an up per limit on sound lev e l and then make fine adjustments with other application softw[...]

Sect ion T w o 38 Ejecting a Floppy Disk T o eje ct a disk, check that the Flo p py Disk Driv e Access indicator is Off, (see page 26) and press the Eject b utton. (Figure 2-10.) pr ef o rmatted disks. Y ou will use your not ebo ok’ s operating syste m software to format a fl oppy disk.Please r ef e r to the o p erating system manual for st ep-b[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 39 ■ K ee p the flop py d is k drive an d di s k s out of d i r ect s u n l i g ht an d a w a y from h eating eq u i pm en t . ■ A vo id stor ing the floppy disk dr i v e in locations subject to sho ck and vib ration. ■ A vo id using the fl oppy disk[...]

Sect ion T w o 40 C A U T I O N Do not operate your CD-ROM drive unless your notebook and LAN Enhancement Unit combination is sitting on a flat surface. Using a disk when the drive is not level may damage the drive or prevent proper operation. ■ Place the CD into the t ray , lab e l side up, with the hole in the c enter of the disk snap ped onto[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 41 ■ If a disk is dir t y , use only a CD-ROM cleane r o r wipe it with a clean,soft,lint fr ee cloth start ing fro m the inner edge and wiping t o the outer edge. HARD DRIVE The internal hard dr ive capacity is d ependent on which mo del you are using . Se[...]

Sect ion T w o 42 o n,and hold it in until it is a cknowledged by activation of the sele cted mo de. W hich mode is a ctivated d epends on the settings o f the BIOS se tup u tility Powe r Savings me nu. The default is Susp end mode. (See pages 88-89 for how to s elect Sa ve-to-Disk mode. ) If your notebook is susp ende d,pushing the Suspend/Resume [...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 43 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 [...]

POWERPANEL ONLINE HELP T o a ccess help with your p ower manag ement settings,mo ve your cursor to the PowerPane l toolbar and right click. (See Clicking on page 33.) F rom the me nu that ap pears sele ct PowerPanel Help Topics. POWERPANEL CUSTOMIZATION T o modify your P ow erPanel toolbar or create a custom to olbar , move your cursor to the P ow [...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 45 MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE PROFILE The Maximum Batter y Life p ro fi le is a fa ctor y installed combination of timeouts and other power savings parame ters read directly from the BIOS,and chosen as the settings that will pro duce the longest possible batt e ry[...]

VIDEO STANDBY ACTIV A TION Clicking on the Video Standby button or selec t- ing V ideo Standby on the PowerPanel menu turns off the p ow er to the displa y . Y ou can re turn your not ebook to no rmal o peration by per f orming any a ctivity such as p ressing a key or touching the touchpad jo ystick. Suspend Mode T he Suspend mo de sav es the c ont[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 47 ■ Timing out from la ck of a c tivity . ■ Batte r y le vel reaching the Dead Batt er y W arning condition. Y our not ebook’ s syst em memor y ty pically st ores the file(s) on which you are w o rking, the o p en application(s) and any other data r e[...]

Idle Mode Idle mode is one o f the power management parame ter s. When Idle mode is enabled the CPU is put into low-sp eed o peration whe n there is no a cti vity (keystroke, pointer action, sound generation, video display change, modem transmission or r e c ept ion, etc.) o n y our not ebook for 16 se conds. Any act ivity w ill cause the no rmal o[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 49 will cause your not eb ook to return to no rmal operation automatically . This feature is ind e- pendent of the Susp end/Resume button. This parame te r is enabled and disabled in the BIOS setup utilit y . Video Timeout The V id eo Timeout is one o f the p[...]

C A U T I O N Be careful not to scratch the infrared port lens. Scratches, dirt or other surface marks can effect operation. Sect ion T w o 50 C A U T I O N Y our interna l modem is des igned to allow faster do wnloads fro m K56 flex co mpli ant digita l sources . Maximum achievab le downl oad tr ansmis sion rates may not r e a c h 56 Kbps an d wi[...]

U s i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u 51 A l l of the pre-installed software can b e accessed fr o m the Program fold er of the Wind ow s 95 Start me n u or fr om the folders above the ‘P rog rams’ f olde r in the Start me nu; Communications Software, Inter net So ftware, Multimedia So ftware[...]

Sect ion T w o 52 P O I N T For optimum speakerphone performance: ■ Speak clearly . ■ Limit background noise. ■ Speak facing the keyboard from about one (1) foot away. LapLink LapLink by T raveling Software provides direct file tr ansfers to other computers; data transfers via int ernal mo de m,a PC Card mo dem, the infrared po r t,a se r ia[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Yo u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Secti on Thr e e Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Identifying the Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Navigating Through the Setup Utility . . . . . 57 Main Menu – Setting Standar d System Parameters . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 54 SECTION THREE CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK 600 SERIES FROM FUJITSU This sec tion explains the BIOS se tup u tility . T he BIOS setup u tility is r equired to set the date, time, power manag ement mo d es,data security passwords and other o perating parame ters of your notebook. BOOT SEQUENCE Each time you p ower up or restart your[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 55 C A U T I O N A bootable CD-ROM may have either a fl oppy disk format or a hard drive format. When using a bootable CD-ROM, drive designations will automatically change according to which format is used. (See page 66 for more information.) ■[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 56 Entering the Setup Utility After a Configuration Change or System Failure If there has been a change in the syst em co nfi g - uration that d oes not ag ree with the parame ter settings st ored in your BIOS memor y , or there is a failure in the syst e m,the syst em b ee ps and/or displays an e rror message after the P owe r [...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 57 NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SETUP UTILITY T he BIOS se tup utility consists o f se v en menus; MAIN,AD V ANCED , SECURITY , POWER B OOT , INFO and EXIT. The remainder of Section Three explains ea ch menu in tur n including all submenus and se tup it[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 58 MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS The Main Menu allow s you to set or view the current System Paramet ers. Follow the p r eced- ing instructions f or Navigating Through The Setup Utility to make any changes. T able 3-1 shows the names o f the me nu fields for the Main me nu, all o f the o ptions fo r each fi e [...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 59 M enu Field Options Default Description System Time: — — Sets and displays the cur rent time. T ime is in a 24 hour f ormat of hours:minutes:seco nds with 2 digits f or eac h.(HH:MM:SS). Example: 16:45:57. Y ou may change ea ch se gment o f[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 60 M enu Field Options Default Description Se condary Mast er: Selec ts the Se c ondar y CD-220E Displays the t y pe of CD-ROM dr ive the BIOS b e liev es is in use. M aster Adap ter Submenu. T he display will be diff er ent if your notebook is o perating in an Enhancement Unit. The CD-ROM dr ive connects to the Secondary Master A[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 61 Master Adapter – Submenu of the Main Menu The Master Adapte r and S econdar y Adapte r sub - menus are identical. The Master Adap ter is c on- nec t ed to the int ernal hard dr i v e. The S econdary M aster is c onnected to the Enhanc ement U[...]

T y pe: A uto; None; [Aut o] Allows you to configure the int erface for almost any dr ive. When CD-ROM; User . A uto is sele cted the BIOS d etec ts the control parameters fr om the dr i ve itself and displa ys them. The user can not change any o f the other menu items whe n A uto is sele cted. The None select ion is t o use if there is no dr ive [...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 63 M enu Field Options Default Description Head: (A v ailable to A number be tween — Sets the numb er o f sectors on the dr ive. T his fi eld can be chang ed change only whe n 1 and 16. by incr e m en t ing (pres sing the Spacebar or Hyphen key[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 64 M enu Field Options Default Description Multi-S ector T r ansfers: Disabled; 2 Sectors; — S ets the numb er o f sectors allo we d in a blo ck t ransfer . (A v ailable to change only 4 S ectors; 8 S ectors; w hen T ype = User o r 16 Sector s;MAX 32; CD-ROM. D isplayed MAX 64; MAX 128. w hen T ype = A uto and a hard dr ive or C[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 65 M enu Field Options Default Description T r ansfer Mode: (A vailable Standard, Fast — Selects the data mo vement method for the dr ive. to change only when PIO 1; F ast PIO 2; T y pe= User or CD-ROM. Fast PIO 3; Fast PIO 4; Display ed when Ty[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 66 C A U T I O N A bootable CD-ROM may have either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CD-ROM is used the drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. If a floppy disk format CD-ROM is used the CD-ROM becomes Drive A. If a hard disk format CD-ROM is used the internal hard dri[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 67 Memory Cache – Submenu The Memory C ache submenu provides the abili - ty to enable or disable ext ernal ca che memor y for your processor . F ollow the inst r uctions for N avigating Through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 7[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 68 M enu Field Options Default Description External Cache: Enabled; D isabled. [Enabled] T urns external memor y ca che on and off. T able 3-3 Fields, Op tions and Defaults f or the M e mor y Cache Submenu Exiting from the Main Menu When you hav e finished setting the parame ters on this me nu, you can either exit fr om the se tu[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 69 ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS The A dvanced Menu allows you to: ■ Set the I/O addresses f or the p orts. ■ Set the c ommunication modes. ■ Set audio func t ion I/O address,int err up t level and DMA channel. ■ Select[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 70 M enu Field Options Default Description Pug & Play O/S: Y es; N o. [Yes] Allows you to inf orm the BIOS whether your o per ating system is capable of plug and play o peration. S ecur ed Setup Y es; N o. [No] Allows you to prevent plug and play o perations fr om changing C onfigurations: system settings. I/O Device Selects [...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 71 C A U T I O N I/O addresses, DMA channels and Interr upt levels can be entered in various ways, including via the BIOS setup utility, the control software for the I/O device, or the hardware. If any two ports or devices, serial or parallel, hav[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 72 I/O Device Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The I/O D ev i c e Co n fig u ra ti o n s u bm e nu prov i de s the ab i l i t y to set the I / O a d d r esses and inte rr u pt l e v els for ports of your notebo o k . F o ll o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s fo r Na v i ga t in g T h ro u g h th e Set u p Ut i l i t y t[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 73 M enu Field Options Default Description Serial por t A: A uto; D isabled;Enabled. [Enabled] S ele cts configuration method f o r serial p ort A. Serial p ort A is the ext ernal ser ial port. The sele ct ion A ut o makes the BIOS o r oper ating[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 74 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t ion Se r ial por t B: A uto; D isabled;Enabled. [Enabled] S ele cts configuration method f or ser ial p ort B. Se r ial por t B is the serial por t which is the infrar ed p ort. The select ion A uto makes the BIOS or o p erating system choose the c onfiguration e xcept fo r mo de. T he Di[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 75 DMA channel:(Displa yed DMA 3;DMA 1. [DMA 3] S ets the DMA channel f or the FIR mo de o f operation. only when se rial p o r t B is set to Enabled.) Parallel port: A uto; D isabled;Enabled. [Enabled] Selects configuration method f or parallel [...]

Sect ion T hr e e 76 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t ion Base I/O address: 378; 278; 3BC. [378] S ele c ts the Base I/O address f or the parallel p o rt. (Displayed only when the parallel p o rt is se t to Enabled.) Interr upt:(Displa yed IRQ 7;IRQ 5. [IRQ 7] S ets the inter r upt le v el fo r the parallel p or t. only when the paralle l po r[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 77 Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The K e yboard/Mouse Features subme nu is f or setting the parame ters o f the integr ated and external mouse and k eyboard. Follow the instruct ions for Na vigating Through the S etup U tili[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 78 M e n u Field Options Default Descrip tion Numlock: Off; On; Au to . [Au to] Sets the NumLock function state when the c omputer completes booting. Hot Plug: Enabled; Disabled. [Enabled] Enables and disables the ability to plug a mouse or k e yboard into the PS/2 p ort and ha ve it immediat ely recognized and a ctiv e. Internal [...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 79 Multimedia Device Submenu of the Advanced Menu The Multimedia Device subme nu is f or setting the features of the built-in audio , g ame and other multimedia functions. F ollow the inst ruc- tions for Navigating Through the S et up Utilit y to [...]

Sect ion T hr e e 80 M enu Field Options Default Description Multimedia d ev ice: Enabled; Disabled. [Enabled] T urn sound and game e quipment on and off. Sound: (Displayed only Enabled; A uto; Disabled. [Enabled] The sele ction A uto makes the BIOS or o perating syst em choose when multimedia the configuration. The Disabled sele ct ion means that[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 81 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t io n Interr upt:(Displa yed IRQ 5;IRQ 7; IRQ 9; [IRQ 5] Sets the int errupt le vel for sound e quipment. o nly when multimedia IRQ 10;IRQ 11. and sound are both enabled.) DMA channel:(Displa ye d DMA 0; DMA[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 82 Video Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The V id eo Features Submenu is f or setting the display parame t ers. F ollow the inst ruct ions for N avigating Through the S et up Utility to mak e any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-8 sho ws the names o f the me n u fi elds for the Vid e o Features submen u,all o f the o pt ion[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 83 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t io n T able 3-8 Fields, Options and Defaults f or the V ideo Features Submenu D ispla y: Flat-Panel; CR T ; [Flat-Panel] Selects whe re the vid e o signal will be rou ted. Simultaneous. Compensation: Enable[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 84 PCI Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu The PCI C onfiguration Submenu is f or enabling and disabling the int ernal mo dem and setting the int errupt opt ions for le gacy ISA dev ices. F ollow the inst ruc tions for N av igating Through the S etup Utility t o make any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-9 sho w s the name[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 85 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t io n IRQ Rese r v ation: Selec ts the IRQ — This menu allows you to set aside int er rupt le ve ls f or Reservation Submenu. leg acy ISA de vices. Internal M odem: Enabled; D isabled. [Enabled] T urns the[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 86 IRQ Reservation Submenu of the PCI Configuration Submenu The IRQ Reservation Submenu is f or reser ving inter rupts for leg acy ISA de v ices. F ollow the inst r uctions f or Na vigating Through the S etup Utility to make any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-10 sho ws the names o f the me nu fields for the IRQ Reserv ation su[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 87 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t ion IRQ 3: A vailable; Reserv ed. [A vailable] T urns on or off the reser v ation for that IRQ f o r le g a cy ISA d evices. IRQ 4: A vailable; Reserved. [A vailable] T urns on or off the reser vation f o r[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 88 DMI Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu The DMI Event Logging Submenu is f or setting up the lo gs DMI e vent lo gging. Follow the instr uc tions f or Na vigating Through the S etup U t ility to make any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-11 shows the names o f the menu fi elds for the DMI Event L ogging submen u,all the [...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 89 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t io n E vent log capacit y : Display onl y . [Spac e A vailable] E vent log validit y: Display only . [Valid] Clear all DMI e vent logs: Y es; No . [No] A Y es selection causes the e vent lo g s to clear at [...]

Sect ion T hr e e 90 ACPI Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu The A CPI Features Submenu is f or setting up A dvanced Configuration and Pow er Int er face parame t ers in Windo ws. Follow the instr uctions for N avigating Through the S e tup Utility to make any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-12 sho ws the names o f the me n u fields for the A[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 91 Exiting from the Advanced Menu When you hav e finished setting the parame ter s on the Ad v anced M en u, you can either exit from setup u tility or move to another me n u. If you wish to exit fr om setup ut ility , press the Esc k e y to go t[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 92 SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES The S ecurity me nu allows you to set up the data security features o f y our not ebo ok to fi t your operating ne e ds and to view the cur rent data security c onfiguration. Follow the inst ruc- tions for Navigating Through the S et up Utilit y to make any changes. (See page 57[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 93 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. P O I N T If you make an er ror whe[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 94 M enu Field Options Default Description Supervisor Passwor d is: — C lear A display-only fi eld. Set is displa y ed when the syst em superv isor passwor d is set and Clear when it is not. U ser Passw ord is: — Clear A display-only field. Set is displa yed when the g eneral use r password is set, and Clear when it is not. [...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 95 M enu Field Options Default Descrip t ion Diskette ac cess: All; Superv isor Only . [All] Sets the fl oppy disk a ccess to be secur ed for a c cess only with Super visor's password or by all use rs with a passw ord. The default is all use[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 96 M enu Field Options Default Description Fix ed disk securit y: — — — Primary Maste r: Enabled; D isabled. [Disabled] W hen set to Enabled ,a passw or d (User or Supe rvisor) is r equired to access data on the disk dr ive on the Pr imary Mast er interface. Secondary Master : Enabled; D isabled. [Disabled] W hen set to Enab[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 97 Exiting from the Security Menu When you hav e finished setting the parame ters on the S ecurity M en u, you can either exit fr om setup utility or mo ve to another me nu. If y ou w ish to exit fr o m setup u tilit y , press the Esc key to go t[...]

Figure 3-14 Power Menu Sect ion T hr e e 98 POWER MENU – SETTING POWER MANAGEMENT FEATURE CONTROLS The P o w er menu allows you to set and chang e the pow er manag ement parame ters. F ollow the instructions for Navigating Through the S et up U tility to make any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-14 sho ws the names o f the me nu fields for the P[...]

M enu Field Options Default Descrip tion C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 99 T able x-xx P ower Savings: C usto mized; M aximum [Customized] Sets the p ower savings parame ters to a fac tory installe d P erformance; Maximum combination of parameters, a custom set of parameters se[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 100 Me nu Field Options Default Descrip tion T able x-xx Standby Timeout: 1 min u te t o [4 Minutes] Sets the length o f time without any user input d e vice acti vity 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 combination o f parame ter s t[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 101 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 I[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 102 Me nu Field Options Default Descrip tion T able x-xx A uto Save 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 l y save all of syst em memor y and the o perating parame ters to the hard drive and go to the pseudo-off if you leave your not ebook in Suspend mode for an hour[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 103 T able x-xx Pr ofile Hard Disk Timeout Video Timeout Idle mo de Standby mo de Au t o Susp end mo de Cust omized: Off. Off. Off. 4 Minut es. 15 Minute. Maximum 30 seconds. 2 Minu tes. On. 1 Minute. 5 Minut es. P ower Savings: Maximum Off. Off.[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 104 Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu T he A dvanc e d Features submen u is f or setting some non-time r elated p o wer saving parame - ters. Follow the instructions f or Navigating T hrough the S et up U tility to make any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-15 sho ws the names o f the me nu fields for the Vid e o Feature[...]

T able 3-15 Fields, O ptions and Defaults f or the A d vanced Features Submenu of the Po wer Menu C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 105 M enu Field Options Default Description SUS/RES Switch: Enabled; D isabled. [Enabled] Sets the func tion of the Susp end/Resume b utton when your[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 106 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 3-16 sho ws the names o f the me nu fields f o r the B oot me n u,all o f the o ptions f o r each field, the de fault settings and a descrip tion of the ?[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 107 M enu Field Op t ions Default Description QuickBoot M o de: Enabled; D isabled. [Enabled] T urns on and off booting with a t r uncated set of P ower On Self T est.(F ewer tests mean fast er turn on.) Boot-time Diagnostic Scr een: Enabled; D is[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 108 The Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu T he Boot De vice Priority Submen u is fo r set- ting the o rder of checking o f sources for the o p erating system. Follow the inst ructions f or N avigating Through the S etup Ut ility to make any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-17 sho ws the names o f the me n u fi elds fo[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 109 M enu Field Options Default Description T able 3-17 Fields, O ptions and Defaults f or the B oot Dev ice Prior ity Submenu Exiting from Boot Menu When you ha ve finished setting the b o ot par a- meters with the B oot menu, you can either exi[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 110 INFO MENU The Info menu is a display only me n u that pro v ides the configuration inf ormation for your notebook. T able 3-18 sho ws the names o f the menu fields f o r the Info me n u,all the o ptions for ea ch fi eld, the default settings and a descrip tion of the field’s function and any sp ecial information needed t[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 111 M enu Field Options Default Description BIOS V ersion: — 1.07A — BIOS Date: — 04/06/1998 — BIOS Area: — E800h – FFFFh — CPU T ype: — Pe ntium MMX ™ — CPU Spe ed: — 266 MHz — L1 Cache: — 32 KB — L2 Cache: — 512 KB [...]

Sect ion T hr e e 112 EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY T he Exit Menu is used to lea ve the setup utility . F ollow the inst r uc t ions for Na vigating T hrough the S et up U tility to make any changes. (See page 57.) T able 3-19 sho ws the names o f the me nu fields for the Exit me n u,all o f the options f or each fie ld,the d e fault s[...]

M enu Field Options Default Description C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 113 T able x-xx Exi t Sa v i n g C h a n ge s : — — Se l e c ting Exit S aving C h a n g es w i l l s tor e a ll t he e n t ries on ev ery m e n u of the se tup ut i l i t y to the BI OS me m o r y a nd [...]

Sect ion T hr e e 114 Me nu Field Options Default Descrip tion T able x-xx Discard Changes: — — Selecting Discard Changes will lo ad the p r ev ious values in BIOS memor y for all me nu fields. Setup Confirmation Load Previous Configuration now? [Yes] [No] Whe n confirmed the setup u t ility will r eturn to the Exit me n u. T o r eturn to a[...]

C o n f i g u r i n g Y o u r L i f e B o o k 6 0 0 S e r i e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 115 SETTING UP YOUR SAVE-TO-DISK FILE ALLOCATION Y our note book come s w ith an al l oc a ti o n of s p a ce on the inte rnal hard driv e ad eq u a t e t o o per a t e the Sa v e - to - D isk funct i o n for t he amount o f m em o r y i n s t a l[...]

Sect ion T hr e e 116 T o remove all spa ce allocation f or the Save-to-Disk function, do the follo wing: 1.Go to the Start M enu and select MS-DOS Prompt. 2. T y pe CD C:Fujitsu 3. T y pe PHDISK /DELETE /FILE 4. Pr ess the Enter ke y . 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 u[...]

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 LAN Enhancement Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 119 External Installation of a Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 External Lithium ion Smart Batter y . . . . . 123 PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Theft Prevention Locks . . . . . . . . . . . 127 MIDI/joystic[...]

Sect ion Fo ur 118 SECTION FOUR USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES Y our LifeB o ok 600 Ser ies has a numb er of user installable features. This section describes ho w to install and r emove equipment for ea ch o f the expansion features. The features are: ■ PC Card slots in the left side panel o f y our notebo ok allow you to install PC Cards,IC memor y [...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 119 P O I N T If TV output is utilized with O p t i m a l Settings checked, the display will automatically drop down to the 640 x 480 r esolution. This TV output will block your view of the OK button at the bottom of the Display Properties window . T o close the Display[...]

Sect ion Fo ur 120 F i g u r e 4-4 Aligni ng Y o ur Note book in an Enhan cemen t Unit Figure 4-3 LAN Enhancement Bottom View inch lower than the ba ck. Slide the alignment pins on the Enhanc ement Unit into the alig n- ment holes on the fr ont of your noteb ook. (Figure 4-4.) 5. Pull the noteb ook as far f orward in the Enhance ment Unit as it wil[...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 121 Connecting Devices to the LAN Enhancement Unit or Base Enhancement Unit Connect dev ices to your LAN Enhancement U nit or Base Enhanc ement Unit in exac tly the same way you would your not ebook. Figures 4-1,4-2 and 4-3 show the location o f LAN Enhancement Unit po [...]

Sect ion Fo ur 122 C A U T I O N The CD-ROM drive requires the use of a power adapter or both an internal and external battery . It will NOT operate on the internal battery alone. notebook in an Enhanc ement Unit. Y ou do not hav e to susp end your not ebook to do ck it again, but make sure you fi rmly seat the notebook on the d ocking connector .[...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 123 EXTERNAL INSTALLATION OF A FLOPPY DISK DRIVE T o install an o ptional exter nal floppy disk dr ive, you must purchase an o ptional external fl oppy disk dr ive. T o Connect An Optional External Floppy Disk Drive: 1. C lose all files and exit all applications. 2. [...]

Sect ion Fo ur 124 Figure 4-8 Installing and Removing the External Lithium ion Smart batter y P O I N T Either Lithium ion Smart battery can be safely installed or removed with the power off or on. 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 environm[...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 125 Caring for PC Cards PC Cards are durable; however , you must treat them with care. The d ocumentation supplie d w ith your PC Card will p r ovide specific inf or- mation; howev er , you should pay att ention to the following p oints: ■ T o kee p out dust and dirt[...]

Sect ion Fo ur 126 3. Inser t the PC Card in the card slot, w ith the product name lab el facing up. (Figure 4-9.) 4. The PC Card is ful ly inse rted when the eje ct b u tt on p o ps out. 5.Flip this b utton to ward the front o f your notebo ok to fold it out o f the way . 6. W hen the card is installed,lo ck it in pla ce by sliding the lo ck butto[...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 127 C A U T I O N If the PC Card has an external connector and cable, do not pull on this cable when removing the card. Removing PC Cards If you wish to r emove or replace the PC Card, use the following p rocedure: 1.Sh utdown operation of the card. 2. Click on the PC C[...]

Sect ion Fo ur 128 MIDI/JOYSTICK DEVICES T o connect a MIDI/Joystick De v ice: (MIDI/joystick devices are installed on the LAN Enhance ment Unit,the re is no p or t on your notebo ok itself.) 1. C lose all files and exit all applications. 2. T urn off power to your notebook, close the display and remove the A C adap ter . (See pages 14-15 for more[...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 129 KEYBOARD Make sure the connector on your d evice is the corr e ct PS/2 t y pe. Align the ar row on the c on- nector to point to the bott om o f your noteb o ok and push it in until the c onnector seats in the por t on the rear panel o f your noteb ook or of the LAN [...]

Sect ion Fo ur 130 F AST ETHERNET LINES A fast Ethe rnet cable (line) can be installed in the bottom of your LAN Enhanc ement Unit. 1. Align the tab on your RJ-45 Ethe r net cable with the not ch in the Ethe rnet p ort in the bottom of y our LAN Enhanc ement Unit. 2. P ush it in until it clicks into pla ce. 3. Push the cable fi rmly into the slot [...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 131 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 a memo r y upgra de module in the memor y upg rade compartment in the bott om of your notebo ok.A memo ry up grad e mo dule is a dual-in-line mem[...]

Sect ion Fo ur 132 T o Install a Memory Upgrade Module 1. T urn off power to your notebook using the pow er swit ch, (see Power Off on page 28) , and remove any power adapter (AC o r auto/airline). 2. Make sure that all the c onnector cov ers are closed. 3. T urn the not ebook bott o m side up , with the front panel toward you. 4. Remo ve the scr e[...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 133 T o Remove a Memory Upgrade Module 1. Perform steps 1 through 5 o f T o Install a M emor y Upgrade Module. 2. P ull clips sid eways from ea ch side of the memor y upg rade module. (Figure 4-14) . 3. While holding clips out, remo ve the mo dule fro m the slot by lift[...]

Sect ion Fo ur 134 If the total memory displa yed is not what you b e lieve it should be, check that your memo ry up grade module is p roperly installed. If pro per l y installed and the capacity is not co r r e ctly reco g nize d,see the T r oubleshooting Sec tion starting o n (See page 138.) INTERNAL BATTER Y The internal Lithium ion Smart batt e[...]

U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 135 C A U T I O N If you are storing the internal battery screw the screws back into your note- book so that they don’t get lost. 5. Push the rear edge o f the batt ery down g ently b u t firmly until the batt er y is seat ed and flush w ith the bott o m surfa ce of[...]

Sect ion Fo ur 136 Using Your Notebook While It Is Installed In the Base Enhancement Unit There are a f ew differences you will notic e b etween using your not ebook in and out o f the Base Enhancement Unit. ■ A floppy disk dr ive. ■ A CD-ROM dri ve. ■ In the Windo ws 95 Start me nu there is a PC Eject choice between the Susp end mode and Sh[...]

T o u b l e s h o o t i n g Se ction Five Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . 156 Emergency CD-ROM Drive Tray Release . . 159 Internal Hard Drive Replacement . . . . . . 160 Modem Setup and Commands . . . . . . . 161 Restoring Your Pre-Insta[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 138 SECTION FIVE TROUBLESHOOTING The LifeBook 600 S er ies from Fujitsu is stur dy and subje ct to f ew problems in the fi e ld. H owever , you may encounter simple se tup or o p erating problems that you can sol ve on the spot, o r pro b lems with p eripheral dev ices,that you can solve by r e placing the d e v ice. T he infor mati[...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 139 ■ C o nditions under which the pro blem o ccurred. ■ Any err o r messages that ha v e o c curred. ■ Hardware c onfiguration. ■ T y pe of pr inter connecte d,if any . See the Unit Label on the bott om of your notebook f o r configuration and se r ial numbers. (Refe r to Fi[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 140 Audio P roblems There is no sound c oming fro m 1. T he volume knob is turned t oo low . 1. Adjust the volume c ontrol knob o n the built-in speaker s. the right side o f your notebook. 2. The software volume c ontrol is set t oo lo w . 2. A djust the sound volume c ont r ol setting s in your software, both o perating syst em and[...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 141 5. Set up ut ility is set to something othe r 5. Rev ise BIOS settings to set the S eco ndar y than auto or CD-ROM f or the S econdar y Master c orrectly . (See Main me nu and Master Controller . Secondary Master subme nu pages 61-66 for more information.) 6. W r ong drive designat[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 142 Docking Problems Notebook do es not turn on when installe d 1. Enhanc ement Unit A C adap ter is not 1. Pr ovide power to the Enhanc ement Unit in a LAN Enhanc ement Unit or Base plugged in. Enhancement Unit. 2. Not ebook is not p roperly seated in 2. R emove and re-dock your notebo ok the Enhancement Unit. and verify that the D [...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 143 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 othe r 1. Rev ise BIOS settings to set the P rimary than the chara cteristics o f your internal Master correctly . (See Main Me n u and hard drive. Primary Mast e r Submenu pag[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 144 Y ou ha v e installed an ext er nal ke y board or 1. Y our external d evice is not p roperly installed. 1. Re-install your d evice. ( See Mo use or mouse,and it d oes not se em to work. K eyboard on pages 112-113.) 2. Y our operating syst em software is not 2. C he ck your de vice and o perating set up with the c o rrect software[...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 145 Modem Prob lems Messages about modem oper ation. 1. Messages about modem oper ation are 1. See your application softwar e g ener at ed by whiche ver mo de m applicatio n documentation for additional inf ormation. is in use. Parallel, Ser ial,and USB De v ice P rob lems Y ou ha ve i[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 146 PC Card Problems A card inse r te d in the PC Card slot d oes not 1. The card is not p r operly installed. 1. Remov e and re-install the card. w o r k or is lo cking up the system. (See PC Cards on pages 108-111.) 2. T he card may ha v e bee n installed with an 2. C lose your application and restar t application running and your [...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 147 2. The int ernal batter y is c ompletely discharged, 2. When the batter y is dead the re will b e there is no ext ernal batter y installed and the a beep when the p ower switc h is turne d P ower adapter (AC or auto/airline) has no on and the not ebook will immediat e l y go po wer[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 148 4. Po wer swit ch is already in the On position. 4. T r y the Susp end/Resume button. If that doesn ’ t wo r k,slide your p ower switch fi rmly to the fro nt,pause 10 se conds or mo re and then firmly to the rear. If you shut d o w n your notebook from W indo w s 95, you are really in a pseudo-off state,the re is some po we r[...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 149 Y our not ebook turns off all by itself. 1. T he power management parameters are se t 1. U se the keyb oard or p o inter and if that does for auto timeouts which are t o o shor t for not rest ore oper ation,push the Susp end/ your operating ne e ds. Resume bu tto n. C heck the Po w[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 150 Y our not ebook won ’t work on batter y alone. 1. The installed batt eries are dead. 1. When the batt er ies are dead the re will be a beep when the p ower switch is turned o n and the noteb ook will immediat ely go int o Dead Battery Susp end mo de. (See pages 31- 32.) Replace the batt er y with a charg ed one or install a Pow[...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 151 3. The b r ightness is turned all the way up . 3. T urn d own the b rightness adjustment. The higher the b rightness the mo re power your display uses. 4. The batt eries are v ery old. 4. Repla ce the batt eries. 5. The batter ies ha v e been exposed t o 5. Replace the batter ies. [...]

Sect ion Fi ve 152 The s y s t em p owers up , a n d di spla ys the po wer on 1. The b oot sequence settings o f the se tup u tility 1. Set the o perating sour ce by p r essing the Esc info r mation, but fails to lo a d operating system. are not compatible with your c onfiguration. ke y while the Fujitsu lo go is on scr een or use the F2 key and e[...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 153 Video Prob lems T he built-in display is blank when you turn o n 1. Something is pushing on the Closed C o ve r 1. Clear the Closed C ove r swit c h. your notebook. switch. (See Figure 1-6 on page 5.) 2. The note book is set f o r an external 2. Pr essing F10 while holding d o w n [...]

Sect ion Fi ve 154 The display goes blank by itself after you ha v e 1. The note book has g one into Video timeout, 1. Use the ke yboard or p ointe r and if that does been using it. Standby mode, Suspend mo de or Save-to- not restor e o per ation,push the Susp end/ Disk mo de b ecause you have not used it f o r R e s ume bu t t o n . Y ou may want [...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 155 Y ou ha v e connected an ext ernal monitor and 1. Y our BIOS se t up is not set to enable your 1. T ry to ggling the vid eo destination b y it does not c ome on. external monitor . pressing Fn and F10 together or che ck y our BIOS se tup and enable your ext ernal monitor . (See the[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 156 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 italic t y p e are suggestions o f possible a ctions for you t o consider or risks [...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 157 *Inc or r e ct Drive B t yp e - run SETUP – T y pe of floppy dr ive B: not correctly identified in Setup. This means that the fl oppy disk dr ive type id entified in your S etup Ut ility does not agree with the t ype detected by the Power On Self T est (POST). R un the Se t u[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 158 #*Previous boot inc omple t e – Default c onfigu- ration used – Prev ious Po wer On S elf T est (POST) did not c omplete successfully . Pow er On Self T est (POST) lo ads d efault values and o ff ers to run S etup. If the failure was caused b y incorrec t values and they are not c orrecte d,the next boot will lik e ly fail a[...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 159 Figure 5-1 Emergency CD-ROM Tray Release EMERGENCY CD-ROM DRIVE TRAY RELEASE If for some reason the eje ct b utton fails, you can open the CD-ROM t r ay with a pap er clip or similar tool inse r t e d into the eje ct hole in the far right side o f the front o f the t r ay . Straigh[...]

Sect ion Fi ve 160 INTERNAL HARD DRIVE REPLACEMENT There is a c ompar t ment in the bott o m of your notebo ok (see Figure 1-10 on page 9) which contains the internal hard dr ive. T he int er nal hard drive only ne eds to be r eplaced if there is a serious dr ive failure. I t is best to ha ve a t rained technician make the replacement and re-instal[...]

T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g LifeBook 600 Series fr om Fujitsu 161 MODEM SETUP AND COMMANDS T he operating system and application softwar e that is fa ctor y installed detec ts the mo dem characteristics and p rovides the ne cessary c om- mand str ings to o perate the mo dem. The inter - nal modem oper ation is controlled by g eneric A T commands [...]

C a r e a n d M a i n t e n a n c e Sect ion Six Caring for Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . 164 Increasing Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Caring for Your Batteries . . . . . . . . . . 165[...]

■ K eep the c ov ers closed on the c onnectors and slots when they are not in use. ■ Do not put heavy or sharp o bjects on the computer . ■ If you are carr ying your not ebook in a b r ief- case, or any other car r y ing case,make sur e that there are no o bjects in the case p ressing o n the lid o f your noteb ook. ■ Do not dro p your note[...]

C a r e a n d M a i n t e n a n c e Li feBo o k 600 Series from Fu ji ts u INCREASING BATTERY LIFE T o increase batter y life: 1. Po wer your notebook through the AC or opt i o nal au t o / a i r l ine a d a p t er w h en e ve r p o s s i bl e . 2. If your notebook is running on batt er y p owe r all day , connect it to the A C adap ter ov er night[...]

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 . . . . . . . 168 W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 LifeBook 690Tx with LAN Enhancement Unit Specifications . . . . . 168 Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . 171 Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Popular Accessorie[...]

A p p e n d i c e s 168 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS Appendix A pro v ides the har dware and envi- r onmental sp ecifications for your LifeB ook 600 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 o r t;cal l 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487.) Check the serv ice kit that [...]

A p p e n d i c e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 169 Audio SoundBlaster-c ompatible 16-bit stereo PCM/FM sound chip. Spatializer 3D-Ster eo multiple speak er effec t support. MIDI interface built-in the LAN Enhancement Unit. St ereo headphone j ack, 1 V r ms, o r less,mini- mum impedance 32 Ohms. Ster eo line in j a c k,880 mV r ms or les[...]

A p p e n d i c e s 170 One modular RJ-11 t e lephone line connector . One stereo headphone j ack (see Audio specifications). One mono microphone ja ck (see Audio specifications). One stereo line in j ack (see Audio specifications). One DC p ower jack. LAN Enhancement Unit T w o 6-pin mini DIN PS/2 c ompatible connect or , o ne f or external mou[...]

A p p e n d i c e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 171 One external Smart Lithium ion batt ery , Fujitsu M ode l FPCBP10. R ec hargeable,10.8V , 3000 mAh. Operating time o f up to 2 hours. Rapid charge (not ebook off or in Susp end mod e) in about four (4) hours.Standard charge (normal use with limit ed CD and hard disk a c cess) in about t[...]

A p p e n d i c e s 172 Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) 9 kV . Theft Prevention Lock Loc k slot on the right side panel f or use with ph ysical restr aining security syst ems. The lo ck- ing system by Kensington is r e commended. APPROVALS Emissions FCC Part 15,FCC Part 68,FTZ. Safety UL,C-UL,CSA. FCC Certification S ee stat ement at the fr ont of [...]

A p p e n d i c e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 173 APPENDIX B GLOSSAR Y AC Adapter A de v ice which con verts the A C voltage from a wall outlet to the DC voltage ne ede d to power your computer . ACPI A dvanced Configuration and Power Interface. This is a p ower manag ement sp ecification dev eloped by Int el, Microsoft,and Toshiba. [...]

A p p e n d i c e s 174 Default Value A prepro g rammed value to be used if y ou fail to set your o wn. DIMM Dual-in-line Memory Module. Disk A spinning platt er o f magnetic data st orage media. If the platt er is very stiff it is a hard disk, if it is highly fl exible it is a fl o p p y disk,if it is a flo pp y disk in a hard housing with a sh[...]

A p p e n d i c e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 175 DMI Desktop Manag ement Int er face. An Application Pr og r amming Int erface (API) to enable soft - ware to collect inf ormation about a c omputer en v ir o nment.A DMI p rogram can d etermine w hat software and expansion b oards are installed on a c omputer . DMI is designed to b e ha[...]

A p p e n d i c e s 176 IDE Intelligent Driv e Ele ctro nics.A t ype o f control interface for a hard disk dr ive which is insid e the hard disk dr ive unit. Impedance The amount of resistance to the fl ow of elect ric current. Infrared Light just b eyond the red p ortion o f the visible light sp ect rum which is inv isible to humans. IR An abbrev[...]

A p p e n d i c e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 177 Megabyte 1,048,576 bytes (2 raised to the tw entieth p ower). Megahertz 1,000,000 cycles per se cond. Memory A repositor y fo r data and applications which is readily acc essible to your c omputer CPU . MHz M egaher tz. MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Int erfac e.A stan- dard communicat[...]

A p p e n d i c e s 178 Operating System A group of control programs that c onv ert application co mmands,inc luding driver pro g r ams,into the exa ct fo rm required by a specific b rand and mo del of microproc essor in order to produce the desire d results from that par ticular e quipment. P AL Phase Alte r nation by Line. The standard f or colo[...]

A p p e n d i c e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 179 PS/2 An IBM ser ies o f p ersonal computers whic h established a number o f standards fo r c on- ne cting external de vices such as k eyboards and monitors. RAM Random Access M emory . A hard ware c o mpo - nent of y our c omputer that holds binary inf or- mation (both p rogr am and dat[...]

A p p e n d i c e s 180 SRAM Static Random A ccess Memory . A sp ecific tech- nolog y of making RAM which d oes not r equire periodic data r efreshing. Status Indicator A display which r epor ts the condition o f some port ion of your hard ware.On your C o mputer this is an LCD scr een just ab ove the keyboard. Stereo (audio) A system using two ch[...]

A p p e n d i c e s Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 181 W rite Protect Pr event alteration o f the binary state o f all bits in a st orage media. Example: all inf ormatio n on a d evice such as a fl oppy diske tte;a blo ck of space in a st or age media such as a par tition o f a hard disk;a file or dir ect o ry o f floppy diskette or hard[...]

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I n d e x 184 3D-Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,169,181 3D-Ster eo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,51,169,181 A C adap te r . . . . . . . . . 2-3,8,13-16,23-24, 27-28,30-32,123,128, 138,142,165,171,173 adap t er indicat or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 A ccess indicators . . . . . . . . . . 24,26,28,42 A ct i ve-matrix display . . . . . . . . . [...]

I n d e x Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 185 CD-ROM ac cess . . . . . . . . . . 23,25,141,150,165 dr i ve . . . . . . . . . . 3, 5,10-11,21,25,28, 30,39-40,54-55,60-61, 109,119,122,135-137, 139-141,143, 159,161, 168,172 Charging indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,31 Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 CHS translatio n . . . .[...]

I n d e x 186 Dr i ve designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Dr i ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,140, 144-146, 155, 175,178 DSVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,169,175 ECP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 169-170,175 Elect r o-static discharge . . . . 132-133,172,175 Er r or message . . . . . . . . . 16,27-28, 48,56, 152,155-157 ESD .[...]

I n d e x Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 187 Hard dri ve ac cess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,26,49 a c cess indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,160 format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,66 Hard ware data securit y . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Hard ware security passw ords . . . . . .[...]

I n d e x 188 LAN enhancement unit . . . . . 1-3,10-15,26, 37-40,54, 105, 117-122,127-130, 135, 142,167-171 LBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 174,176 LBA mode control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 LCD . . . . . . . . . 5-6,105, 154,170, 176,180 License agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Lithium ion batt er y . . 2,8,13-14,170-172[...]

I n d e x Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 189 Numer ic key pad . . . . . . . 13,26, 34-35,118, 128-129,144,169-170 NumLk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 23,26,35 NVRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Operating system . . . . . . . . 4,15-16,18-19, 27-28,36-38,41,53-56,58, 60,70,73-75,80-81,95,97, 106-109,113,116,140-141, 143-144,1[...]

I n d e x 190 Pre-installed software . . 4,17-19,21,41,50-51, 137,160-161,169 Presentation pr ofi le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Pr oduct co de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pr og ram . . 44,51-52,55-56,139,158,173, 175, 178-179 Quiet b oot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,125,133,156, 158, 168, 17[...]

I n d e x Li feB oo k 600 Series from Fu j its u 191 SRAM . . . . . . . . . . 118, 125,156, 168,180 Standby mode . . . . . . . 46,48, 103,153-154 Standby timeou t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Start menu . . . . . . . 18,29,44, 46-47,51,54, 116,121-122, 136,143 Status indicator . . . . . . . 5,21, 23,30-32,42, 101,135, 146-151,180 Stere o . . .[...]

I n d e x 192 T V . . . . . . . . . . 12, 118-119,131,169-170, 172,177,180-181 UL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,180 Unautho rized a cc ess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 U nit lab e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,139 Uni versal serial bus . . . . 8,118, 169-170,180 USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 139,145 po r t . [...]