Fujitsu B3020D manual

Fujitsu LifeBook B Series User’s Guide LifeBook B Series Model: B3020/B3020D Document Date: 04/26/2004 Document Part Number: B6FH-1921-01EN-00 FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS[...]

Copyright Copyright Fujitsu Co mputer Syst ems Corporation has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completene ss of this document. H ow ever , as ongoing dev elopment efforts are contin ually impro ving the capabilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the cont ents of this document. W e disclaim liability for errors, o[...]

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T able of Content s Fujitsu LifeBook B Series Notebook T able of Contents 1 PREFACE Preface About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Overview Un[...]

LifeBook B Series Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Booting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Activating Additional Util[...]

T able of Content s 7 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Specifications Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Audio .[...]

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3 Preface Preface ABOUT THIS GUIDE The LifeBook® B Series notebook from F ujitsu Comput er Sy stems is a po werful mini-not ebook compu ter . It is power ed by an Intel® P entium® M micropr ocessor , has a built-in color t ouch screen display , and brings the computing pow er of desktop personal computers (PCs) to a portable environment. This ma[...]

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7 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-1. Fujitsu LifeBook B Series notebook Overview This section describ es the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook B Series notebook. W e strongly recommend that you r ead it before usi ng your LifeBook notebook, even if y ou are alr eady familiar with notebook com pu te rs . UNPACKING W hen y ou recei v e your[...]

8 LifeBook B Series – Section Two Figure 2-5. LifeBook notebook with display open Locating the Controls and Connectors T OP AND FRONT COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of y our LifeBook notebook’ s top and front components. (Figure 2-5) Display Panel Latch The display panel lat ch locks and releases the display panel. Display Pane[...]

9 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-6. LifeBook notebook left-side p anel LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s left-side co mponents. (Figure 2-6) External Monitor Por t The external monitor port allows y ou to c onnect an externa l V GA or SV GA CRT monitor . Note that when the optiona[...]

10 LifeBook B Series – Section Two Figure 2-7. LifeBook not ebook righ t-side panel RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s rig ht-side components. (Figur e 2-7) USB 2.0 Ports The two U niversal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports allow y ou to connect U niversal Serial Bus devices. See “U niv ersal[...]

11 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-8. LifeBook notebook bo ttom pan el BOTTOM COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s bottom panel components. Lithium ion Battery Pack The battery bay contains the internal Li thium ion battery . It can be opened for the removal of the battery when stored ov er a long pe[...]

12 LifeBook B Series – Section Two Figure 2-9. LifeBook noteb ook rear panel REAR PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s rig ht-side components. (Figur e 2-7) Anti-theft Lock Slot The anti-theft lock slot a llows you t o attach an optiona l phy sical locking devi ce. Anti-theft loc k slot B Series.book[...]

13 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-10. Status In dicator Panel Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator displa ys symbols that correspond with a sp ecific component of your LifeBook notebo ok. These symbols tell you how eac h of those components are operating. (Figur e 2-10) POWER INDICATOR The P ower indicator symbol states whether your[...]

14 LifeBook B Series – Section Two BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR Located to the left of the Battery Level indicator is a small arrow symbol. This sy mbol states whether t he batter y is charg ing. This indi cator wi ll flash if the batter y is too hot or cold t o charge. HARD DRIVE OR REMOVABLE MEDIA DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR The Har d Drive A ccess in[...]

15 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-12. Keyboard Keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD Y our LifeBook notebook has an integral 83-key keyboard. The k eys perform all the standard functions of a 101-key k eyboard, inc luding the W indows keys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. (Figur e 2-12) ■ N umeric k ey pa[...]

16 LifeBook B Series – Section Two ■ [Fn+F4]: Pressing [F4] while holding [Fn] will toggle the Quick P oint feature on and off. Not e that the [Fn+F4] combination onl y works if M anual Setting is selected in the BIOS. (See “Entering the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 29) ■ [Fn +F5]: Pr essing [F5] while holding [Fn] allows you t o toggle be[...]

17 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-13. T ouchpad pointing device T ouchpad Pointing Device The T ouchpad pointing device comes built int o your LifeBook notebook. It is used to c ontrol the mo vement of the pointer to select ite ms on your di splay panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cursor control and left and right buttons. The cursor c[...]

18 LifeBook B Series – Section Two the pad after the final tap. N ext, mov e the object to its new location b y moving your finger across the T ouchpad, and then releasing y our finger . (Figure 2-16) Figure 2-16. Dragging T OUCHPAD CONTROL ADJUSTMENT If you need t o change or adjust an y of the touc hpad contr ol functions, you can cust omize th[...]

19 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-20. Dragging on t he T ouch Screen Right-clicking It is possible fo r you t o perform right-click functions with the st ylus. 1. Click Start -> Programs -> Fujitsu T ouch P anel -> T o uch P anel Configuration. 2. W hen the Right Button T ool screen appears, select either “Hold [Ctl] k ey down a[...]

20 LifeBook B Series – Section Two V olume Control Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook has multiple vol ume contr ols which interact with each other . CONTROLLING THE V OLUME The volume can be c ontrolled in several differ ent wa ys: ■ V olume can be set from within the V olume Control on the T askbar . ■ V olume can be c ontrolled from the Co n[...]

21 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-21. LifeBook Security/Applicati on Panel LifeBook Security/ Application Panel A unique feature of y our LifeBook notebook is the Secu- rity/Application P anel that allows y ou to secure y our notebook fr om unauthorized use. The Securit y/Applica- tion P anel also allows you t o launch applications with th[...]

22 LifeBook B Series – Section Two Setting Supervisor Password Y ou must have set a superv isor password before setting any user passwor ds. The superv isor password can bypass the user password. 1. Go to the Start menu. 2. Click on Ru n . 3. T ype in: C:Program FilesFujitsu Security Panel Application SupervisorFJSECS.EXE , then pr ess [Ente[...]

23 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook case, if passwords (supe rv isor , user , or both) are set, the passwords must first be cleared before remo ving the application. T o clear passwor ds, follow same pr ocedur e in setting the passwor ds, ex c ept this time, check the “R emove S upervisor (and/or) U ser P asswo rd” bo x, as appropriate. Clic k [N[...]

24 LifeBook B Series – Section Two T o change an application associated with the Application buttons, click on th e tab for the button you w ould like t o recon figure – for e xample, A pplication A. Click on [Bro wse] or [Go to Start M enu...], scroll do wn the list of applications, click on the appl ication y ou wish to launch with this butto[...]

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27 Getting Started Figure 3-1. Connecting the AC Adap ter Power Sources Y our LifeBook notebook has three possible power sources: a primary Lithium ion batter y , an AC adapter or an o ptional A uto/Airli ne adapte r . CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTERS The A C adapter or optional A uto/Airline adapte r pro vides power for operating your not ebook and c[...]

28 LifeBook B Series – Section Thr ee Figure 3-2. Opening the Di splay Panel Display Panel Y our LifeBook notebook conta ins a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in bright environments and maintains top r esolution thr ough the use of active- matrix technology . OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Slide the Display P anel latch. This relea[...]

29 Getting Started Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook POWER O N Suspend/Resume On button The Suspend/R esume button is used to tu rn on your LifeBook notebook from its off state. Once y ou hav e connect ed your A C adapter or charged the internal Lithium ion Battery , you can po wer on yo ur notebook. Figure 3-3. Pressing th e suspend/resume button P[...]

30 LifeBook B Series – Section Thr ee BIOS Guide A guide to y our notebook’ s BIOS is av ailable online. Please visit our ser vice and suppor t W eb site at http://us.fujitsu.com/comput ers . Once there, se lect Support, then select N otebooks unde r U ser’ s G uides. Select LifeBook BIOS Guides from the pull-do wn menu for your LifeBook seri[...]

31 Getting Started REGISTERING Y OUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK What are the benefits of registering? Y ou will receiv e an identification label for your Lif eBook notebook, which, if y our notebook is ever lost, ma y help in getting it returned to you. Y ou w ill also receiv e tech- nical support access and us eful product mailings. How do I register? W it[...]

32 LifeBook B Series – Section Thr ee Power Management Y our LifeBook notebook has man y options and features for conserving batter y power . Some of these features are automatic and need no use r intervention, such as those for the internal modem. H ow ever , others depend on the parameters you set to best suit y o ur operating condi- tions, suc[...]

33 Getting Started operation(s) in progress. W hen you r esume operation from Standb y mode, y our notebook will return t o the point where it left off. T o resume operation, you must use the S uspend/Resume b utton to resume operation, and there m ust be an adequat e powe r source a v ailable, or your notebook will not resume. HIBERNATE MODE Hiber[...]

34 LifeBook B Series – Section Thr ee 3. Click OK . Y our notebook wil l shut down and then reb oo t. POWER O FF Before turning off the po wer b y choosing Shut Down from the W indows Start menu, check that the H ard Drive, CD-R OM, PC Card and the Floppy Disk Drive A ccess indicat ors are all Off. (See Figure 2-5 on page 8) If you tu rn off the [...]

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37 User Installable Features Lithium ion Battery Y our LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion battery that pro vides power for operating your not ebook when no external po wer sour ce is a vailable. The batt ery is durable and long lasting , but should not be exposed to extreme temperatures, high voltages, chem icals or other hazards. The Lit hium ion[...]

38 LifeBook B Series – Section Fou r Dead Battery Suspend mode sho ws on the Statu s indi- cator just lik e the normal Standby mode. Once your notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode y ou will be unable t o resume operation unti l you pr ovide a source of power either fr om an adapter , or a charged battery . Once you hav e provided power , [...]

39 User Installable Features Figure 4-3. Loading/Ejecti ng a 3.5” Floppy Disk External Floppy Disk Drive* *Opti onal de vi ce CONNECTING AN OPTIONAL EXTERNAL FLOPPY DISK DRIVE Y our LifeBook notebook may hav e an optional exte rnal floppy disk drive whic h can read and write information on removabl e 1.44MB and 720KB floppy disks. The USB floppy [...]

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41 User Installable Features Figure 4-6. Installing/ Removing PC Cards PC Cards Y our LifeBook notebook supp orts T y pe I and T ype II PC Cards, which can perform a v ariet y of functions. Some available PC Cards: ■ Fax /d at a m o dem ca rd s. ■ Local area network (LAN) cards. ■ IDE solid-state disk cards. ■ SCSI cards. ■ Other PC Cards[...]

42 LifeBook B Series – Section Fou r Figure 4-7. Compact Flash Card Slot Compact Flash Cards Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook supports Compact Flash (CF) cards, which ca n perform a v ariet y of func- tions . Some available Compact Flash Cards: ■ Me m o r y c a r d s ■ Fax /d at a m o dem ca rd s ■ Local area network (LAN) cards For further [...]

43 User Installable Features REMOVING COMPACT FLASH CARDS T o remo ve a Compact Flash Ca rd, follow these easy steps: 1. See your Compact Flash Card man ual for specific instructions on removing y our card. Some Compact Flash Cards may require y our notebook to be in Suspend M ode or Off while removing them. 2. Push the Eject butt on in until it is[...]

44 LifeBook B Series – Section Fou r Memory Upgrade Module Y ou r notebook has been configured with 256 MB, 512 MB, or 1 GB of high speed Synchr onous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM) fact ory installed. If y ou ha ve 256 MB or 512 MB of memory installed, you can increase y our note- book’ s memory capacit y by replacing the original module with a higher ca[...]

45 User Installable Features 10. Re place the c ov er . 11. Re place the scr ew . CHECKING THE COMPUTER RECOGNITION OF NEW MEMORY CAPACITY Once y ou hav e changed the syste m memor y capacity , be sure t o check that y our notebook has recognized the change. Y ou can check the memor y capacity by looking at the main menu of the BIOS setup: 1. T urn[...]

46 LifeBook B Series – Section Fou r Figure 4-14. Port Replicator rear panel (LAN model shown) Port Replicator An optional P ort Replicator is available from F ujitsu to support your LifeBook notebook. The Port Replicator extends the functionality of y our notebook b y pr oviding ports to connect PS/2 devices, a parallel device, a serial device, [...]

47 User Installable Features Figure 4-15. Port Replicator front panel FRONT PANEL COMPON ENTS Follo wing is a brief descr iption of the optional P ort Replicator’ s front panel c omponents Docking Port The docking port connects the P ort Replicator t o your LifeBook notebook. (Figure 4-15) Port Replicator Release Latch Pull the P ort Replicator R[...]

48 LifeBook B Series – Section Fou r Device Ports Y our LifeBook notebook and the optional P ort Repli- cator c ome equipped with multiple ports to which y ou can connect an ext ernal device including: disk drive s, keyboards, modems, printers, etc. MODEM (RJ-11) JACK The modem (RJ-11) jack is us ed for an internal modem. T o connect the telephon[...]

49 User Installable Features DOCKING PORT The docking port is used for the co nnection of yo ur LifeBook notebook to an op tional port replicator . In order to c onnect your notebook to one of these devices follo w the instructions tha t came with your d ocking port. (See f igure 2-8 on page 11 for location) UNIVERSAL SERIA L BUS 2.0 PO RTS The two[...]

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

54 LifeBook B Series – Section Five TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Prob lem Page A udio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54 Docking Pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54 Floppy Disk Drive P roble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p age 54 Har d Drive Proble ms . . . . . . . . . [...]

55 T roubleshooting Hard Driv e Problems Y ou cannot acc ess your hard driv e. The setup utility is incorrectly set for y our internal (P r imar y Master) or optional second hard driv e (Primary Slave). Revise BIOS sett ings to set both Primary Master and Primary Slave c orrectly . See “BIO S Setup Utility” on page 29 . The wrong drive d esigna[...]

56 LifeBook B Series – Section Five Modem Problems Messages about modem operat ion. Messages about modem operat ion are generated by whichever modem application is in use. See your application soft ware documentation for additional information. The modem driver has not been pr operly initializ ed. Go to Start -> Control P anel -> Syst em. S[...]

57 T roubleshooting Pow e r F a i l u r e s Y ou turn on y our LifeBook notebook and nothing seems to happ en. The installed battery is completely discharged or ther e is no power adapt er (A C or A uto/A irline) installed. Check the Status Indicat or P anel to determine th e presence and conditi on of the batter y . See “St atus Indicato r P ane[...]

58 LifeBook B Series – Section Five Y our notebook will not work on batter y alone. (con tinued) Y our installed battery is faulty . V erify the condition of the battery using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remo ve any batt ery that is shorted. See “S tatus I ndicator P ane l” on page 13. The batter y seems to discharg e too quick [...]

59 T roubleshooting Y our system di splay w on ’t turn on when the system is turned on or w hen the system has resumed. The system may be passw ord- protected. Check the status indicat or panel to verify that the Securit y icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your password. Y our note boo k app ea rs to change setup parameters when you star[...]

60 LifeBook B Series – Section Five The display goes blank b y itsel f after you have been using it. (con tinued) The powe r management time- outs may be set for very shor t intervals and you failed to not ice t he d ispl ay come on and go off again. Pr ess any butt on on the keyboard, o r move the mouse to restore oper ation. If th at fails, pus[...]

61 T roubleshooting POWER ON SELF T EST MESS AGES The following is an alphabetic list of error-and-status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating system can generate and an explanation of each message. Error messages are marked with an *. If an error message is display ed that is not in this list, write it down and check your operating sy [...]

62 LifeBook B Series – Section Five *Parity Check 1 nnnn P arity error found in the system 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 potentially data d estro ying failure. Co ntact your support representative. *Parity Check 2 nnnn P arity er ror found in th[...]

63 T roubleshooting Restoring Y our Pre-installed Software The Drivers and A pplications R est ore (D AR) CD contai ns: ■ Sets of dev ice drivers and F ujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are uniq ue to your Lif eBook note- book configuration for u s e as docu mented bel ow . ■ A link to the Drive I mage Special Edition (DISE) utili[...]

64 LifeBook B Series – Section Five image will overw rite all information on the hard drive, including sa ved files. 2. After y ou click [Y]es . Y ou w ill be present ed with two opt ions : [ Crea te New Back up ] and [ Re st ore Backup ]. After y ou click [ Crea te New Ba ck up ], follow the on- screen instructions. By selecting [ Create New Bac[...]

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

68 LifeBook B Series – Section Six together , it is not easy for the user to see when liquids hav e fallen ont o the circ uitry below the keys. Att empting to clean the k eyboard with a spray on cleaner or rag soaked with cleaner the liquid can drip onto the circui tr y sight unseen. Once the liquid seeps between the la yers of circuitry , it can[...]

69 Care and Maintenance cloth and let it dry at room temperature. DO NOT use a hair dr yer or heater to dr y CDs. ■ If a CD i s d ir t y, us e o nl y a CD c l ea n e r or w ip e i t w i t h a clean, soft, lint free cl oth starting from the inner edge and w ipi ng to t he outer edge . Caring for y our CD-ROM Dr ive Y our CD-ROM drive is durable bu[...]

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73 Specifications Specifications This section pr ovides the har dwar e and en vironmental specifications for y our Fuji tsu LifeBook B Se ries note- book. Specifications of part icular configurations wil l vary . CONFIGURATION LABEL Y our LifeBook notebook cont ains a configuration label located on the bottom. (See figure 2-8 on page 11 for locatio[...]

74 LifeBook B Series – Section Seve n THEFT PREVENTION LO CK SLOT Lock slot for use with physical r estraining security systems. The locking sy stem by K ensington is recomme nded. COMMUNICATIONS Mode m: Internal M ultinational V .90 standard 56K fax/ modem (ITU V .90, 56K data, 14.4K fax.), and LAN: 10/100 base-Tx Ethernet. * A ctual data transf[...]

75 Specifications Power ■ 6-cell Lithium i on batter y pack ■ Battery Charger ■ A uto/Airline A dapter ■ AC Ad a p t e r Storage ■ Extern al CD-R OM drive PC Cards ■ SmartCard holder Additional Accessories ■ Wirele ss K ey bo ard an d Mous e ■ Pr esentation A udio system ■ Te l e A d a p t 1 6 ' Te l e C o r d ■ IBM Modem S[...]

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79 Glossary Glossary AC Adapter A devi ce which con verts the AC v oltage from a wall outlet to the DC voltage needed t o power your LifeBook notebook. ACPI Ad vanced Con figuration and P owe r Interfac e Active-Matrix Display A ty pe of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar dev ice for ever y pixel on the scre[...]

80 LifeBook B Series – Section Eigh t Default V alue A pre programmed value to be used if you fail to set y our ow n. DHCP Dynamic Host C onfiguration Prot ocol A protoc ol used to automatically acqu ire parameters requir ed for the communication, suc h as IP address. The sender of IP address is called a DHCP ser ver , and the receiver is called [...]

81 Glossary IEEE 1394 Industry standard that allows yo u to co nnect between your notebook and a peripheral de vice such as a digi tal camera. Also kno wn as “Firewire” or “iLINK” . Infrared Light just beyond the red portion of the v isible light spectrum which is in visible to humans. Infrastructure A name of a wireless LAN c onfiguration.[...]

82 LifeBook B Series – Section Eigh t smaller MTU size to obtain suc cessful c ommunication, if you ha ve difficulty transferr ing data due to the fact that the maximum size is too la rge. NTSC N ational TV Standards Co mmission. The standard for TV broadcast and r eception for the USA. Operating System A group of control programs that conv ert a[...]

83 Glossary SMART Self-Monit oring, Analysis and Reporting T echnolog y (SMAR T) is an emerging technolog y that provides nea r- term failure predictions for hard driv es. W hen SMAR T is enabled the hard drive monit ors pre-d etermined drive attributes that are susc eptible to d egradation over time. If a failur e is likely t o occur , SMAR T make[...]

84 LifeBook B Series Regulatory Information FCC NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T e levision These limits are d esigned to pro vide reasonable pr otec- tion against harmful interfer ence in a resid ential installa- tion. This equipment generates, uses, an d can radiate radio frequency en ergy and, if not installed and used in accor dance with[...]

85 Regulatory Information DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T e levision This Class B digital ap paratus meets all requireme nts of Canadian Int erferen ce-Causing Equipment R egulations. CET appareil numérique de la class B respecte to utes les exigence du Rég lemen t sur le ma térial brouilleur du Canada. Notice to Us[...]

86 LifeBook B Series UL Notice This unit requires an AC adapter to operate. U se only UL Listed Class 2 A dapters with an output rating of 16 Vdc, with a current of 3.75 A. AC Adapter output polarity For Authorized Repair T echnicians Only System Disposal The modem-to-telephone network connection must be a line cord using a minimum #26 AWG wir e. n[...]

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

90 LifeBook B Series Notebook - A ppendix Before Using the W ireless LAN This manual describes the procedures r equired to pr op- erly setup and configure the int egrated Wir eless LAN Mini-PCI device (refe rred to as "WLAN device" in the rest of the manual). Before using the WLAN device, read this manual carefully to ensur e it's co[...]

91 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide Access Point (Infrastructure) Mode (See Figure A -2) Infrastructure mode refers to a wireless network archi- tecture in which devices c ommunicate with wireless or wi red ne twor k de v ices by communi cat ing t hrou gh an A ccess P oint. In infrastr ucture mode, wireless devices can comm unicate with each other or c[...]

92 LifeBook B Series Notebook - A ppendix The W ireless On/Off switch has no effect on non-W ire- less LAN models. Figure A-3. Wireless LA N On/Off Switch Locat ion Deactivation using the Intel PROSet Software The WLAN device can also be deactivated in Wi ndows using the I ntel PR OSet Software. The proc edure t o accomp lis h t his : 1. Click [Sta[...]

93 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide Configuration of the WLAN Device The WLAN Device can be configur ed to establ ish wire- less network c onnectivity using one of the fol lowing tools : ■ W indows XP W ireless Zero Conf igurat ion ( WZC) - The WZC allows for multiple pr ofile setup and sup- port for most industr y standard secur ity solutions. ■ I[...]

94 LifeBook B Series Notebook - A ppendix Ac cess P oint (Infrastructure) Netwo rks: The SSID must be identical to the SSID of the access point(s) and the checkbo x for the following field must be unchecked [This is a compu ter to comput er (ad hoc) network wireless access points are not used.] Ref er to the access point man ual, or contact y our n[...]

95 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide 7. From the General page, click the N e tworks tab. 8. Click the [A dd] button. The Gene ral Settings dialog displays. 9. Enter a profile name in the Pr ofile N ame field. 10. Enter the netw ork SSID , in the N etwork N ame (SSID) field. 11. Click Infrastructure or A d Hoc for the operating mode. 12. The Mandat ory A[...]

96 LifeBook B Series Notebook - A ppendix different wireless networks , SSID's can b e entered in the SSID2 and SSID3 fields as well. 9. Click the Securit y tab. 10. The Security tab allows for the c onfiguration of the Securit y modes listed in the table b elow . Please select the radio button of the desired secur ity mode. If these settings [...]

97 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide CONNECTION TO THE NETWORK This section explains connection to the network. If ther e is an administrator of the network, contact the network administrator for data settings. Setting the network P erform the “Setting TCP/IP” and “C onfirming the computer and wor k group names” operations required for network c[...]

98 LifeBook B Series Notebook - A ppendix The folder and printer for which the sharing function has been set w ill be usable from any personal computer present on the network. Setting the Microsoft network-sharing service 1. Click the [Star t] button first and then [ Control Pa n e l ] . 2. If the Contr ol P anel is in Category v iew , switch to Cl[...]

99 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide 3. Click the [Sharing] tab . 4. Click [Share this printer]. 5. Enter the sharing printer name in [Share name]. 6. Click the [OK] button. Confirming connection After y ou ha ve finished the netw ork setup operations, access the folder whose sharing has been set for other personal computers. Also , confirm the status o[...]

100 LifeBook B Series Notebook - A ppendix T roubleshooting Causes and counte rmeasures for troubles y ou ma y encounte r while using your wireless LAN are described in the following table. Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution Unavailable network connection Incorrect network name (SSID) or network key Ad hoc connection: veri fy that the ne twor[...]

101 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide W ireless LAN Glossary Ad Ho c Mo d e Ad H oc Mode r efers to a wireless ne twork architecture where wireless netw ork connecti vit y between mul tiple computers is established without a central w ireless network device, ty pically known as Ac cess P oints. Connecti vity is accomplished using onl y client devices in[...]

102 LifeBook B Series Notebook - A ppendix Shared key authentication 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 y pt with the correct WEP key and return to the AP . If the client has the w rong key or no key , authe ntication will fail and the client will not[...]

103 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide IP address information If IP address is unknown, set IP address as follows: If you ha ve an access 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 t o the c omputer in the network, ask the network administr ator to check [...]

104 LifeBook B Series Notebook - A ppendix Specifications * “W i-Fi based” indicates that the inte rco nnectivity test of the organization which guarant ees the inter co nnectivity of wireless LAN (Wi-Fi Alliance) has been passed. ** Encr y ption wi th network key ( WEP) is perfor med using the above n umber of bits, ho wever , users can set 40[...]

105 Index Index A AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 79 indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 plug adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 ACPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Acti[...]

106 LifeBook B Series F FDU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Floppy Disk care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 ejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

107 Index P Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 82 problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 PC Card access indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 insta[...]

108 LifeBook B Series W WFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Windows end user license agreemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Windows keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Application key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Start keys . [...]