Fujitsu LifeBook A6020 manual

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Copyright Copyright and T rademark Information Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation has made ever y effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document; however , as ongoing de velopment effor ts are contin ually impr oving the capabilities of our prod ucts, we cannot guarantee the ac curacy of the c ontents of t his document. W e discl[...]

LifeBook A6000 Series Note book IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This unit requires an A C adapter to operate. U se only UL Listed Class 2 Adapte rs w ith an output rating of 19 VDC, with a current of 4.22A. AC a d a p t e r o u t p u t p o l a r i t y : W h en using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should alway s be followed to r e[...]

T able of Contents Fujitsu LifeBook ® A6020 Notebook T able of Contents 1 PREFACE Preface About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 GETTING TO KNOW Y OUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Overview Unpack[...]

LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook 4 USER -INSTALLABLE FEATURES Lithium ion Battery Recharging the Ba tteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Replacing the Bat tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Optical Disk Drive Media Player Softw are . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T able of Contents 8 GLOSSARY/REGULATORY Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED W IRELESS LAN USER’ S GUIDE Before Using the Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . 86 Deactivating the WLAN Device . . . .[...]

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1 Preface Preface ABOUT THIS G UIDE The LifeBook A6020 notebook from F ujitsu is a powe rful compute r , with a fast Intel® Centrino® Cor e™ technology with dual-core proc es sors and an integrated Intel 945 GM graphics contr oller with suppor t for up to 224 MB of graphics memory . The notebook has a bu ilt- in 15.4” TFT wide X GA C rystal V[...]

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5 Getting to Know Y our LifeBoo k Figure 2-1. Fujitsu LifeBook A6020 notebook Overview This section describ es the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook A6020 notebook. W e strongly recomme nd that you r ead it before using your notebook – even if y ou are already familiar with notebook computers. UNPACKING W hen you rec eiv e your LifeBook noteboo[...]

6 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Two Figure 2-3. LifeBoo k notebook with displ ay open Locating the Controls and Connectors T OP COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of y o ur LifeBook notebook ’ s top compo nents. Display Panel The display panel is a color L CD panel with back lighting for the displa y of text and graphics .[...]

7 Getting to Know Y our LifeBoo k Figure 2-4. LifeBook notebook left -side panel LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a br ief descrip tion of your LifeBook notebook ’ s left-side co mponents. Stylus/Stylus Slot The stylus and stylus slot are found only on LifeBook models which hav e the optional P oint and W rite P ad rather than the stan[...]

8 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Two Figure 2-5. LifeBook notebook right-side panel RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a br ief descrip tion of your LifeBook noteboo k’ s r ight-side com ponents . ExpressCard Eject Button The Expr essCard eject button is used for removing an ExpressCard fr om the slot. ExpressCard Slot The Exp[...]

9 Getting to Know Y our LifeBoo k Figure 2- 6. LifeBook notebook back panel BACK PANEL COMPONEN TS Follo w ing is a brief description of you r LifeBook note- book’ s back panel co mponents. Anti-theft Lock Slot The anti-theft lock slo t allows you t o attach an optional physical l ock down dev ice. USB 2.0 Ports The USB 2.0 ports allow you to con[...]

10 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Two Figure 2- 7. LifeBook notebook bottom panel BOTTOM COMPONE NTS The following is a br ief descrip tion of your LifeBook notebook’ s bottom panel components. Main Unit and Configuration Label The config urati on label shows the model number an d other information about y our notebook. In addition, the[...]

11 Getting to Know Y our LifeBoo k Figure 2-8. Status I ndicator Panel Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator displa ys sy mbols that correspond with a specific componen t of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. These symbols tell y ou how each of those components are operating . (Figure 2-8) POWER INDICATOR The P ower indicator symbol stat es whet[...]

12 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Two HDD/ODD ACCESS INDICATOR The Har d Disk Drive/Optical Disk Driv e Ac cess indi- cator t ells you that the driv e is being accessed. If the A uto Insert N otification function is active, the indicator will flash periodically when your system is checking the optical dri ve. If th e A uto Inse rt No tifi[...]

13 Getting to Know Y our LifeBoo k Figure 2-9 Keyboard Keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD Y our LifeBook notebook has an integral 86-key keyboard. The k e ys perform all the standard functions of a 101-key k eyboard, including the W indows k eys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. ■ Nu m e r i c ke y p a d ■ Cur[...]

14 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Two ■ [Fn+F6]: Pr essing [F6] repeatedly while holdin g [Fn] will lower the brightness of your displa y . ■ [Fn+F7]: Pr essing [F7] repeatedly while holdin g [Fn] will increase the brightness of the display . ■ [Fn+F8]: Pr essing [F8] repeatedly while holdin g [Fn] will decrease the vo lume of y o u[...]

15 Getting to Know Y our LifeBoo k Figure 2-10. T ouchpad pointing device T ouchpad Pointing Device The T ouchpad pointing device comes buil t into your LifeBook notebook. It is us ed to co nt rol th e m ovem en t of the pointe r to select ite ms on y our displa y panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cu rsor control, a left and right button, and a[...]

16 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Two DRAGGING Dragging means pressing and holding the left button, while moving the cursor . T o drag , mov e the cursor to the item y o u wish to move. P ress and hold the left button while moving the it em to its new location and then release it. Dragging can also be done using the T ouchpad. First, tap [...]

17 Getting to Know Y our LifeBoo k ■ The stylus should not be used to tap on the display; it ha s no ef fect on the display , and could cause damage to the screen if so used. ■ When using the stylus on the pad, you cannot use your finger to control the touchpad. If you wa nt to use your finger on the touchpad, keep the stylus away from the pad,[...]

18 LifeBook A6000 Series Noteb ook - Section Two V olume Control Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook has multiple volume contr ols which interact w ith each other . CONTROLLING THE V OLUME The vol ume can be contr olled in several different wa ys: ■ V olume can be set using the volume buttons to the right of the application buttons abov e the left o[...]

19 Getting to Know Y our LifeBoo k Figure 2-17. LifeBoo k Application Panel LifeBook Application Panel A unique featur e of your notebook is the LifeBook Ap plication P anel. The Appl ication P anel makes y our LifeBook notebook more than just another computer . This panel allows y ou to launch select ed applications with the touch of a button. Y o[...]

20 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Two At the bottom of each application setup page are two selectable options. The first will enable/disable the button when y o ur LifeBook notebook is in Standby mode, and the second will enable/disable the button when yo ur LifeBook notebook is po wered off. Y ou can enable/disable either or both of thes[...]

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23 Getting Started Figure 3-1 Connecti ng the AC Adapter Power Sources Y our Fujits u LifeBook no tebook has three possible power sour ces: a primar y Lithium ion battery , an A C adapte r or an optio nal A uto /Airline adapt er . CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTERS The A C adapter or optional A uto/Airline adapter pro v ides powe r for operating y our n[...]

24 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - Section Three Figure 3-2 Opening the Display Pane l Display Panel Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook contains a displa y panel that is backlit for easier v iewing in brig ht en v ironments and maintains to p resoluti on through the use of activ e- matrix technology . OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Pr ess the Display[...]

25 Getting Started Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook POWER ON Power/Suspend/Resume Button The P ower/Suspend/R esume button is used to turn on your LifeBook notebook from its off state. Once y o u hav e connected your A C adapter or charged the int er nal Lithium ion battery , you can power on y our LifeBook noteb ook. (See figure 2-3 on page 6 fo r[...]

26 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - S ection Three 3. Pr ess the [RIGHT ARRO W] or [LEFT ARRO W] key to scro ll through the other setup menus to r eview or alter the current settings. BIOS Guide A guide to y our notebook’ s BIOS is a vailable online. Please visit our ser vice and suppor t website at: http://www .us. fujitsu.com/c omputers . Once [...]

27 Getting Started Power Management Y our Fujits u LifeBook note book has many options and features for c onserving battery power . Some of these features ar e automatic and need no user intervention, such as those for the intern al modem. Ho we ver , others depend on the parameters y ou set to best suit your oper- ating co nditions, such as those [...]

28 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Three 3. Select “Choose what the po wer button does” or “Choose what closing the lid does” , then make y our selections (Do N othing, Sleep, Hibe rnate, or Shut Down). RESTARTING THE SYSTEM If yo ur system is on and y ou need to restart it, be sure that you use the following proc edure. 1. Click t[...]

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31 User Installable Features Lithium ion Battery Y our LifeBook notebook has a Lithium i on battery that pro v ides powe r for operating y our notebook when no external po wer sour ce is a vailable. The batter y is durable and long lasting , but should not be expos ed to extreme temperatures, high voltages, chemicals or ot her hazards. The Lit hium[...]

32 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Four Dead Battery Suspend mode sho ws on the Status indi- cator just lik e the norm al Standby mode. Onc e your notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode y ou will be unable t o resume operation until y ou pro v ide a source of power either fr om an adapter , or a charged battery . Once you ha ve provi[...]

33 User Installable Features Figure 4-2. Optical Drive Optical Disk Drive A variety of media is available t o use with your Du al- Lay er M ulti-Format DVD W riter , also known as an “ optical disk drive” . DVD-R and D VD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data (DVD-R discs used with the Dual-La yer M ulti-Format DVD writer hold up to 8.5 GB of data[...]

34 LifeBook A6000 Series Note book - Section Four Figure 4-3. Loading/ Ejecting Media REMOVING MEDIA 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive. This will stop the drive and the holder tray wi ll come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance. 2. Gently pull the tray out u ntil the disc can easily be re mov ed from t[...]

35 User Installable Features DVD movie on battery power y ou may need to swap in an additional, charged battery or a ttach A C power during the movie to view it in its entirety . T o Wa tch a Movie on Battery Power: 1. Ha ve an additional full-charged battery or your AC adapter ready for use. 2. Start watching yo ur DVD movie. 3. W hen the low batt[...]

36 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Four Figure 4-5. inserting an SD Card Memory Stick/Secure Digital/xD Card Slot Y our LifeBook notebook suppor ts the following memory cards, on which you can stor e and transfer dat a to and from a variety of digit al devices. These cards use flash memor y arc hitecture, which means they don ’t need a p[...]

37 Secure Digital Card 1. See your M emor y Stick, SD Card, or xD-Picture Card manual for in str uctions on the inse rtion of your card. Some car ds may require that y our notebook is off while inserting them. 2. Mak e sure ther e is no card currently in the slot. If there is, see R emoving a Memory Stick/SD/xD- Picture Car d. 3. Insert your car d [...]

38 LifeBook A6000 Series No tebook - Section Four Figure 4-7. inserting/Removing PC Card PC Cards/ExpressCards™ Y our LifeBook noteboo k supports T ype I and T y pe II PC Cards and ExpressC ards TM , which can pe rform a variet y of functions depend ing on which ty pe of card you insert. Y ou can inser t one or two car ds at a time, depending on [...]

39 User Installable Features INSERTING EXPRESSCARDS There ar e two different width ExpressCar ds: 34 mm and 54 mm. The connector inside the slot is located on the left-hand side of the slot. If you insert a 34 mm card, align it with the left side of the slot when in serting it. ExpressC ards ar e inserted in the ExpressCard slot (the top sl ot) . ([...]

40 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Se ction Four Memory Upgrade Module Y our Fujitsu LifeBook noteb ook c omes w ith high speed Double Data Rate S ynchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR 2- 667 SDRAM) factor y instal led. The maximum memory capacity is 4 GB (2 GB x 2) , but 3.25 GB is th e maximum amount that is usable by th e operating system. T o increase y[...]

41 User Installable Features Figure 4- 11. Removi ng a Memory Upgrade Module 4. Store the memor y upgr ade module in a static guarded sleeve. 5. R eplace the cove r and reinstall the scre w . CHECKING THE MEMORY CAPACITY Once you ha ve changed the system memory capacit y by replacing the installed module with a larger one, be sure to check that yo [...]

42 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Four Device Ports Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook comes equipped with multiple ports to which y ou can connect external d evices including: disk driv es, keyboards, modems, printer s, etc. MODEM (RJ-11) T ELEPHONE JACK The modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is used for an internal modem. T o connect the teleph[...]

43 User Installable Features Figure 4-14. Connecti ng a USB Device IEEE 1394 PORT The 4-pin 1394 port allows y ou to conn ect digital devices that are co mpliant with IEEE 1394 standard. The IEEE 1394 standard is easy t o use, connect, and discon- nect. This port can allow up t o 400 Mbps transfer rate. A third-party application may be requ ired to[...]

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47 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting There ma y be occasions when y o u encount er simple setup or operating problems that you can sol ve on the spot, or problems wi th peripher al dev ices that can be solved b y replacing the device. The information in this section helps y ou isolate and re solve some of these straig htfor ward issues and identify[...]

48 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - 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 Proble ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 48 Optical Drive Pr oblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 48 Floppy Disk Dr ive P roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 49 Har d Dr ive Pr oblems . . . .[...]

49 T roubleshooting The Optical Drive A ccess indicator on the Status Indicator Panel blinks at regular intervals w hen no disc is in the tray or the optical drive is not installed. The auto inse rtion function is activ e and is checking to see if a disc is ready to run. This is normal. However , you may disable this feature. Floppy Disk Drive Prob[...]

50 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - Section Five Modem Problems Messages about modem oper ation. Modem operation messages are generat ed by whichever modem application is in use. See your application soft war e documentation for additional informati on. USB Dev ice Problems Y ou have installed a USB device that y our LifeBook notebook does not rec[...]

51 T roubleshooting Y ou turn on your LifeBook notebook and nothing seems to happ en. (co ntinued) The primar y battery is installed but is faulty . U se the Status Indicator panel to v er ify the prese nce and condition of the batteries. (See Status Indicator P anel on p age 11 for more inform ation) If a battery is indicating a shor t, remove tha[...]

52 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - Section Five The batteries seem to discharg e too quickly . Y ou are running an application that uses a lot of po wer due to freque nt hard driv e acce ss or DVD/CD-R OM access, use of a modem or LAN P C card. U se both the primary batte ry and an optional second batt ery and/or use a power adapter f or this app[...]

53 T roubleshooting Y our notebook appears t o change setup parameters when you start it. (co ntinued) The BIOS CMOS h old-up batter y has failed. Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user serv iceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 ye ars. V ideo Prob lems The built-in displa y is blank when you turn on y our LifeBo[...]

54 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - Section Five The application display uses only a portion of your screen and is surrounded by a da rk fr ame. Y ou are running an application that does not support 1280 x 800 pixel r esolution display and display compr ession is enabled. Display co mpression gives a clearer but smaller display for applications th[...]

55 T roubleshooting POWER ON SELF T EST MESSAGES The following is an alphabetic list of er ror -and-status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating system can generate and an explanation of each mess age. Error messages are marked with an *. If an error message is display ed that is not in this list, w rite it down and check y our operating[...]

56 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - Section Five *Parity Check 2 nnnn P ar ity er ror found in t he I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on th e screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. This is a potentially data-destr oying failur e. Contact your support representative. *Press <F1> to resume, <F2&[...]

57 T roubleshooting RESTORING Y OUR PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE The Drivers and A pplications Rest ore (DAR) disc contai ns sets of device dr iv ers and Fujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are unique to your c omputer configuration for use as documen ted below . Reinstalling Individual Dr ivers and Applications The D AR disc can be used to [...]

58 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - Section Five 6. If yo u hav e an external DVD drive c onnected: ■ Select the Advanc ed menu in the BIOS window . ■ Scroll do w n to the USB Features submen u and press the Enter key to open it. ■ If Legacy USB Support is disabled, press the space bar to enable it. ■ Scroll do w n to SCSI SubClass S uppor[...]

59 T roubleshooting ■ Adv a n ce . Incline the displa y to the hinge side, or use [U p] key . ■ Back. Incline the displ ay t o the mouse-butt on side, or use [Down] key . ■ Right. Incline the display to the right side, or use [Right] key . ■ Left. Incline the display to the left side, or use [Left] ke y . ■ Go up. U se [A] key . ■ Go do[...]

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63 Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance If y ou use your F ujitsu LifeBook not ebook carefu lly , y ou will increase its life and reliab ility . This section provides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices. Caring for your LifeBook notebook ■ Y our LifeBook noteb ook is a durable but sensit ive elec- tronic device. T reat i[...]

64 LifeBook A6000 Series Not ebook - Section Six ■ Be careful not to leav e the stylus on the keyboard or palm rest when c losing the display . T raveling with your LifeBook notebook ■ Do not transpor t your notebook while it is turn ed on. ■ It i s re comm en de d t ha t yo u c ar r y you r n ote bo ok w it h you while traveling, rather than[...]

65 Care and Maintenance MEDIA CARE Caring for your Media (DVD/CD/CD-R) M ed ia discs are precision devices and wi ll function reli- ably if g iv en reasonable care. ■ Alwa ys store your media disc in its case w hen it is not in use. ■ Alwa ys hand le discs by the edges and a void touc hing the surface. ■ A v oid storing any media disc s in e [...]

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69 Specificat ions Specifications This section provides the hardwar e and environmental specifications for your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. Specifications of particular configurations wil l vary . CONFIGURATION LABEL There is a co nfiguration label located on the bottom of your LifeBook notebook. (See Figure 2-7 on page 10 for location) . This label[...]

70 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Se ction Seven LifeBook Application P anel The Application Launc her/V olume buttons on yo ur LifeBook notebook default to the following applications: T able 7-1 App lication Launcher Defaults Theft Prevention L ock Lock slot for use w ith securit y restraint systems. DEVICE PORTS On the LifeBook notebook: ■ PC[...]

71 Specificat ions ■ Google Desktop ■ Google T ool Bar ■ Google Sideshow ■ Google Picasa ■ LifeBook Application P anel ■ Micr osoft W orks 8.5 (on select models) ■ OmniP ass Finger print Rec ognition Utility ■ Symantec N or ton Int er net Security (90-day free trial) LEARNING ABOUT Y OUR SOFTWARE T utorials All operating systems and[...]

72 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Se ction Seven and friends with addr ess books, manage ho me finances, and cr eate a home in ventory . ■ Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 (Optional with Microsoft W indows V ista Home Pr emium Edition) Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is easy-to-use softwar e to make y ou more producti ve in[...]

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75 Glossary Glossary AC Adapter A device which con verts the A C voltage fr om a wall ou tlet to t he DC vol tage need ed to po wer your LifeBook notebook. ACPI Advanced Configur ation and Power Interfa ce Active-Matrix Display A ty pe of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar dev ice for every p ix el on the sc[...]

76 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - Section Eight Data The information a system stor es and processes. DC Direct current. A voltage or current that does not fluctuate periodically w ith time. Default V alue A pre programmed value to be used if you fail to set y o ur ow n. DHCP Dynamic H ost Configuration Pr otoc ol A protoc ol used to automaticall[...]

77 Glossary I/O Port The connecto r and associated contr ol circuits for data ente ring and leaving your no tebook in electronic form. IDE Intelligent Driv e Elect ronics. A type of control inte rface for a har d drive whic h is inside the hard driv e unit. Infrastructure A name of a wireless LAN c onfiguration. This ty pe of comm unication uses an[...]

78 LifeBook A6000 Series N otebook - Section Eight NTSC N at ional TV Standards C ommission. The standard for TV broadcast and r eception for the USA. Operating System A group of control programs that con vert applicat ion commands, including driv er programs, into the ex act form required b y a specific brand and model of micro- proc essor in orde[...]

79 Glossary SRAM Static random access memor y . A specific technology of making RAM which does not requi re periodic data refreshin g . SSID Serv ice Set Id entifier Specifies which network you are joining. Some systems allow you t o spe cify any SSID as an o ption so you can join any netw ork. Standby T o make inoperativ e for a per iod of time. Y[...]

80 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Section Eight Regulatory Information NOTICE Changes or modifications no t expres sly ap proved by Fuji tsu c ould vo id this user’ s authorit y to operate the equipment. FCC NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision These limits are d esigned to pr ovide reasonable pr otec- tion against harmful interfer[...]

81 Regulatory Information DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This Class B digital ap paratus meets all requireme n ts of Canadian Int erfer ence-Causing Equipme nt Regulations. CET appareil numérique de la class B respecte to utes les exigence du Ré glemen t sur le ma térial brouilleur d u Canada. Notice to U[...]

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85 Wireless LAN User’ s Guide FCC REGULATORY INFORMATION Please note the following regula tory inform ation related to the wireless LAN dev ice. Regulatory Notes and Statements W ireless LAN, Health and A u thorization for use Radio frequency electr omag netic energy is emitted from W ire- less LAN devices. The energy le vels of these emissio ns,[...]

86 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Appendix Before Using the W ireless LAN This manual describes the procedure s required t o prop- erly set up and c onfigure the integrated W ireless LAN Mini-PCI device (ref erred to as "WLAN d evice" in the rest of the manual). Before using the WLAN device, r ead this manual carefully to ensure it&apos[...]

87 Wireless LAN User’ s Guide ■ The WLAN device operates in the 2.4GHz ISM band and the 5 GHz lower , middle, and upper UNII bands. ■ Micro wave o vens may int erfere with the operation of WLAN devices since they operate in the same 2.4GHz frequency range as IEEE802.11b/g devices. Interfer- ence b y microwa ves does not oc cur w ith IEEE802.1[...]

88 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Appendix CONFIGURING TH E WIRELESS LAN The optional WLAN device can be configured to estab- lish wireless network c onnectivit y using the software that is built into W i ndows V ista. Suppor t for most industry standard security solutions is contained in this software. Pr e-defined par ameters will be required f[...]

89 Wireless LAN User’ s Guide T roubleshooting the WLAN T ROUBLESHOOTING Causes and counte r measures for troubles y ou may encount er while using your wireless LAN ar e descr ibed in the following table. Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution Unavailable network connection Incorrect network name (SSID) or network key Ad hoc connection: veri fy[...]

90 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Appendix W ireless LAN Glossary GLOSSARY Access point W ireless network dev ice used to bridge wireless and wir ed n etw ork t ra ff ic . Ad Hoc Mode Ad H oc Mode refers to a wireless network architecture where wireless netw ork connecti vit y between multiple compu ters is established without a central wireless [...]

91 Wireless LAN User’ s Guide tion is not conside red secure, because a hack er w ho detects both the clear-text challenge and the same chal- lenge encry pted w ith a WEP key can decipher the key . SSID (Service Set Identifier) Serv ice Set Identifier , a 32-charac ter unique identifie r attached to the header of pack ets sent over a WLAN that ac[...]

92 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Appendix IP address information ABOUT IP ADDRESSES If IP address is unknown, set IP address as foll ows: 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 already assigned t o the c omputer in the network, ask the n[...]

93 Wireless LAN User’ s Guide WLAN Specifications SPECIFICATIONS * “W i-Fi based” indi cates that the int erconnectivity test of the organization whic h guarantees the inte rco nnectivity of wireless LAN (Wi-Fi Alliance) has been passed. ** The communication ranges shown abov e w ill increase or decrease depending on factors suc h as number o[...]

94 LifeBook A6000 Series Notebook - Appendix Using the Bluetooth Device WHAT IS BLUETOOTH? Bluetooth t echnology is designed as a short-r ange wire- less link between mobile d evices, such as lapto p compu ters, ph ones, pr inters, an d cameras. Bluetooth technology is used to creat e P ersonal Area N etworks (P ANs) between devices in short-ra nge[...]

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97 Using the Fing erprint Se nsor Fingerprint Sensor Device INTRODUCING T HE FINGERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE Y our system has a fingerprint sensor device below the T ouchpad, between the left and rig ht buttons. It also serves as a scrolling sensor . (Figure B- 1) Figure B-1 Fingerpr int sensor W ith a finger print sensor , you can av oid having to enter[...]

98 LifeBook A6000 Series No tebook The installation program automatically place s an icon (Softex OmniP ass) in the W indows C ontrol P anel as well as a golden key shaped icon in the taskba r . V erifying Information about OmniPass After you ha ve compl eted installing OmniP ass and restarted your syst em, you ma y w ish to check the v ersion of O[...]

99 Using the Fing erprint Se nsor w il l b e you r Wind ows com p ute r n am e. In a co r po - rate en v ironme nt, or when ac cessing c orporate resourc es, the Domain : may not be your W indows compu ter name. Click [N ext] to continue. 3. In this st ep OmniPass captures your fingerprint. R efer to “Enrolling a Fingerprint” on page 99 for add[...]

100 LifeBook A6000 Series No tebook W hen prompted to authenticate, y ou must supply the appropriate cr edentials: an enrolled finger for the finger- print capture window or your master password for the master passwor d prompt (the k ey icon). Remembering a Password OmniP ass can remember an y application, GUI, or pass- word pr ote cted resource th[...]

101 Using the Fing erprint Se nsor In W indo ws XP , your login o p tions mu st be set either f or classic login, or for fast user sw itching and log on screen to be enabled to use y our fingerprint to log on to W indows. T o change this go to Control P anel , select Us e r A cc o u n t s and then click Change the way users log on or off . If your [...]

102 LifeBook A6000 Series No tebook Exporting an OmniPass User Profile T o expor t a user, open the Om niPass C ontrol Center , and click Impor t/Ex por t User under Manag e User s . Click Expor ts an OmniP ass user profile . OmniP ass wil l prompt y ou to authenticat e. U pon successfully auth enti- cation, you must name the OmniP ass user profile[...]

103 Using the Fing erprint Se nsor User Settings The U ser Settings tab has four interfaces: Au d i o S e t t i n g s , Ta s k b a r T i p s , and Enr ollment . U ser se ttings allow users to cust omize OmniP ass to suit their individual pre fer- ences. Under Us e r Se t t i ng s ( Au d i o S e t t i n g s and Ta s k b a r Tip s ) you can set ho w [...]

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105 Index Index A AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 plug adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Anti-theft lock slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Auto/Airlin[...]

106 LifeBook A6000 Series Noteb ook - Index Fujitsu LifeBook storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 traveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Function Key F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

107 Index LifeBook Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Norton Internet Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 PowerDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 R Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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