Fujitsu LifeBook N6420 manual

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

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

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

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

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

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3 Preface Preface ABOUT THIS G UIDE The LifeBook® N6400 notebook from F ujits u Computer Syst ems Corporation provides desktop performance with a fast Intel® Core™ 2 Duo pr ocessor . The 17" Color Enhanced C rystal View WX GA+ high-resolu tion screen displays vibrant colors with pinpoint sharpness. The LifeBook features an A T I M obility?[...]

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

8 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide Locating the Controls and Connectors T O P AND FRONT COMPONENTS The following is a brief descrip tion of your LifeBook notebook’ s top and front components. Display Panel Latch The display panel latc h locks and releases the displa y panel. Display Panel The display panel is a color L CD panel with back lig[...]

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

10 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s left-side c omponents. Optical Dr ive One of several diff erent driv es can be installed depending upon the configu ration of your syst em. (See Optical Drive on page 41 f or mor e information) . Optical Drive Eject[...]

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

12 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide REAR PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s rea r panel com ponents. LAN Port The LAN port is designed to acce pt a Local Area N etwor k (LAN) RJ-45 jac k. (See C ommunications P or ts on page 50 for m ore informat ion) USB 2.0 Ports The fiv e USB ports (one on th[...]

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

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

15 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-8. Status Indicator Panel/V olume LEDs Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator panel is located on the front of the palm rest, just below the latc h point. Within this panel are symbols that correspond t o specific components of your L ifeBook notebook. These symbols tell y ou how each of those co mpon[...]

16 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD Y our Fuji tsu LifeBook notebook has an integrated 103- key keyboar d. The keys perform al l the standard func- tions of a keyboard, inc luding the W indo ws keys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. ■ Num e r i c ke y p a d : Y our LifeBook[...]

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

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

19 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook T ouchpad Pointing Device The T ouchpad pointing device is built into y our note- book. It is used to contr ol the mov ement of the pointer to select item s on your displa y panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cursor c ontrol, a left and right button, and an up-and-down scroll button (whic h also acts as a finger[...]

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

21 LifeBook Appl ication/Media Pl ayer Figure 2-16. LifeBook Application/Media Player Panel Buttons LifeBook Application/ Media Player Panel A unique featur e of y our LifeBook n otebook is the Life- Book Application/M edia Player P anel. This feature makes y our LifeBook notebook mor e than just another notebook c omputer . The panel allows y ou t[...]

22 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide Windows V ista Models: T o configure your LifeBook Application Panel with the Application Panel Setup utility: 1. Click on [ Start] -> Al l Programs. 2. Select Life Book Applicatio n P anel from the drop- down menu, then click on Setup of LifeBook Appli- cation Panel . The Butt on Setting win d ow will op[...]

23 LifeBook Appl ication/Media Pl ayer W hen y ou ha ve finished with Application P anel utility , clic k [OK]; the new settings w ill take effect. Y ou can reco nfigure yo ur Application P anel as often as you lik e. USING THE MEDIA PLAYER BUTTONS The media player butt ons are another way t o use your LifeBook notebook’ s optical drive as a medi[...]

24 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide Disabling/Enabling the Li feBook Application Panel T o disable the Ap plication P anel in a W indows XP en vi- ronme nt, follow these easy steps: 1. Click on Star t . 2. Click on All Prog rams . 3. Click on LifeBook Appl ication P anel . 4. Click on Stop Application P a nel . T o reactiva te, follow the same[...]

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

28 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Figure 3-2. Opening the Display Panel Display Panel Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook contains a displa y panel that is backlit for easier viewing in brig ht en vironments and maintains to p resolution thr ough the use of activ e- matrix technol ogy . OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Push the display lat ch butt o[...]

29 Getting Started Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook POWER O N Power and Suspend/Resume Button The P ow er and Suspend/Resume but to n is use d to po we r on your LifeBook not ebook, to resume from Standby or Sav e-to-Disk mode or to p lace your not ebook in Standby or Save-to-Disk mode. (Y ou can also use the button to power down the system by hold[...]

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

31 Getting Started Registering W i ndows V ista with Micro soft 1. After W indow s has booted up for the first time, the Contr ol P anel W elcome Center will appear . If the Registe r W indows Onl ine icon is not seen in the window , click on “Sho w all 14 items” . 2. Click on R egister Win dows On line and follow the instru ctions that appear [...]

32 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Power Management Y our LifeBook notebo ok has many options and features for c onserv ing battery power . Some of these featur es are automati c and need no user intervention , such as those for the int ernal modem. H owev er , others depend on th e parameters you set to best suit y our operating condi- tions,[...]

33 Getting Started HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE The Hibernation featur e sav es the cont ents of your notebook’ s system memory to the har d drive as a part of the Suspend/R esume mode. Y ou can enable or disable this feature. Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature W indows Vista: The default settings are not en abled. T o enable or disa[...]

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

38 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide REMOVING MEMORY STICK/SD/XD CARDS T o remove a M emory Stick, SD Card, or xD Ca rd, follow these easy steps: Pus h t he Memo r y S t ic k, S D C ard , o r x D C ard ad ap ter i n until it unlat ches. It wil l then eject from the slot for remo val . • When r emoving cards from your note- book, be sure to cli[...]

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

40 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Dead Battery Suspend mode sho ws on the Status indi- cator just lik e the normal Suspend mode. Once your LifeBook notebook goes into Dead Batter y Suspend mode you will be unable to r esume operation until y o u pro vide a source of power from an A C adapter . Once y ou hav e pr ovided power , you will need t[...]

41 User-Installable Features Optical Drive Y our Fujits u LifeBook notebook c ontains an optical drive which is either a Dual-La yer M ulti-Fo rmat DVD W riter or a H igh-Definition (HD) DVD-R OM play er . OPTICAL DRIVE SOFTWARE Dual-La yer M ulti-Format D VD W riter model onl y: Wi t h this drive, y ou can pla y CDs and DVDs, r ecord C D+/-Rs and [...]

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

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

44 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION The A uto Insert Notification function allows yo ur Life- Boo k note bo ok to automa tica lly star t a DVD/ CD a s soo n as it is inserted in the optical drive and the tray is closed. Y our notebook will begin pla ying an audi o D VD/CD or will star t an application if the DV[...]

45 User-Installable Features Hard Disk Drive Y our Fujitsu LifeBook not ebook hard disk driv e capacity is dependent on which mod el you are using. Some Life- Book notebooks may also contain a sec ond hard disk drive in addition to the primar y hard disk drive. (See Specifications on page 75 f or more information) FORMATTING THE HARD DISK DRIVE The[...]

46 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Figure 4-8. Installing/Removi ng PC Cards PC Cards/ExpressCards™ Y our LifeBook noteb ook suppor ts T ype I and T y pe II PC Cards and ExpressCards TM , in separate dedicated slots. W ith these cards you can perform a variet y of functions depending on whic h ty pe of card you i nstall. Y ou can install one[...]

47 User-Installable Features INSTALLING EXPRESSCARD S There ar e two differ ent width ExpressCards: 34 mm and 54 mm ("ExpressCar d 34" and "ExpressCar d 54"). (Figure 4-9) . The connector insid e the slot is located on the left-hand side of the slot. I f you insert a 34 mm card, be sure t o align it with the left side of the slo[...]

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

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

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

51 User-Installable Features 1. Align the connector with the port opening. 2. Push the c onnector into the port until it is seated. Figure 4- 17. Co nnecting a USB Device S-VIDEO OUT PORT The S-V ideo port allows y ou to c onnect an d use directly any S-V ideo dev ice, such as a V CR or television. The S-V ideo standard pr ovides for a higher quali[...]

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

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

57 T roubleshooting LifeBook notebook fails to auto-p lay D VD mo vie. DVD Pla yer Softwar e is not installed. Ins ta ll DVD Pl ayer S of tw are usi ng th e DV D App li - cation. Country designator cou ld be set incorrectly . Select the DVD pla yer softwar e fr om the pr ograms list and right-click on the w indo w . Select Properties and verify tha[...]

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

59 T roubleshooting A card inserted in the PC Card slot does no t work or is locking up the system. (co ntinued) Y our PC Card device and another device are assigned the same I/O address. Check all I/ O addresses located within the BIOS setup utility and any other installed hardwa re or software to mak e sure th ere are no dupl ications. Po w e r F[...]

60 LifeBook N6400 Series User ’s Guide Y our LifeB ook notebook will not wo rk on ba ttery alone. Y our installed batte ries are faulty . V erify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remo ve an y batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator P anel page 15 for mo re info rmat ion ) The batteries seem [...]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

78 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s G uide Operating System Options Depending upon your system, one of the follo wing operating system c onfigurat ions will be instal led: Microsoft W indows XP Professional E dition W ith Microsoft W orks 8.5 and Microsoft Office 60- day trial (Small Business Edition 2003) Microsoft W indows Vista H ome Pr emium Edit[...]

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81 Glossary Glossary AC Adapter A devi ce which con verts the AC v oltage from a wall outlet to the DC v oltage needed to power your L ifeBook notebook. Active-Matrix Display A ty pe of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar de vice for ever y pixel on the screen. BIOS Basic Input-Output Syst em. A program and s[...]

82 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide DMA Direct M emory Ac cess. Special cir cuitry for memor y to memor y transfers of data which do not requir e CPU action. DOS Disk Operat ing System (MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating Syst em). Driver A comput er program which con verts application and oper at ing s ystem com mand s to exte rna l de vi ces[...]

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

84 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide ROM Re ad Only M emor y . A form of memor y in which infor- mation is stored by ph ysical ly altering the material. Data stored in this wa y can not be changed by y our LifeBook notebook and does not requir e pow er to maintain it. SDRAM Synchr onous Dynamic Random A cc ess Me mor y . Serial Port A co nnectio[...]

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

86 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide telephone numbe r of the sending machine or such business, other entity , or individual. DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This Class B digital ap paratus meets all requireme nts of Canadian Int erferen ce-Causing Equipme nt Regu lations. CET appareil numérique de la cla[...]

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89 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide FCC REGULATORY INFORMATION Please note the following regula tory inform ation related to the optiona l wi reless LA N 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 le vels of these [...]

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

91 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide WIRELESS NETWORK CONSIDERATIONS ■ The WLAN supports IEEE802.11a/b/g and operates in the 2.4GHz ISM band and the 5 GHz UNII bands. ■ Micr owa ve o vens will interfer e with the op eration of WLAN device as micro wav e ov ens operate in the same 2.4GHz frequency range that IEEE802.11b/g devices operate in. Inte rfe[...]

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

93 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide 14. Click Ne xt. 15. Select Open, Shared, WP A-Ent erprise, WP A2- Enterprise, WP A-P ersonal, or WP A2-P ersonal in the Netw ork A uthentication opt ions. 16. Select either None, WEP , CKIP , or TKIP for the data encry ption. 17. If WEP is selected, select eith er 64 or 128-bit for the Encr yption Le vel. 18. Select[...]

94 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide 2. If the Contr ol P anel is in Category v iew , sw itch to Classic view by clicking “S w itch t o Classic V iew” under Contr ol P a nel the left frame. (If y ou are already in Cl assic view , “S witch to Cat egor y V iew” will be displayed.) 3. Double-click the [Sys tem] icon. The [Syste m Pr op- ert[...]

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

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

97 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide T roubleshooting the WLAN TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Causes and counte rmeasures for troubles y ou 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 [...]

98 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide W ireless LAN Glossary GLOSSARY Ad Ho c Mo d e Ad H oc Mode r efers to a wi reless network 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 usi ng only c[...]

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

100 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide IP address information ABOUT IP ADDRESSES If IP address is unknown, set IP address as foll ows, or , If you ha ve an acc ess point (D HCP 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 t[...]

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

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105 Using the Fing erprint Se nsor Fingerprint Sensor Device INTRODUCING THE FING ERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE Y our system has a fingerprint sensor device below the T ouchpad, between the left and rig ht buttons. This also serves as a scroll button. Figure B-1 Fingerpr int sensor W ith a fingerprint sensor , you can av oid having to enter a username and [...]

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

107 Using the Fing erprint Se nsor on the W indo ws taskbar; select Prog rams ; select Sof tex ; clic k OmniPass Enrollment W izard . 1. Click Enroll to proc eed to username and passw ord verification. By default, th e OmniP ass Enrollment W izard e nters the credentials of the curren tly logged in W indows user . 2. Enter th e passwo rd y ou use t[...]

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

109 Using the Fing erprint Se nsor Password Management OmniP ass pro vides an interface that lets you manage your passwords. T o a ccess this GUI, double-click the OmniP ass k ey in the syst em tray . Click Va u l t M a n a g e - ment ; you will be pr ompted t o authenticat e. Once y ou gain acc ess t o V ault Management , click Mana ge Pass - word[...]

110 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appendix B proper cr edentials cannot be supplied, the user profile will not be impor ted . 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 w ill prompt y ou to auth[...]

111 Using the Fing erprint Se nsor to remo ve. OmniP ass will prompt you to confirm user remo val. C lick OK t o complete user r emoval . User Settings The U ser Se ttings tab has four interface s: Au d i o S e t t i n g s , Ta s k b a r T i p s , and Enr ollment . U ser settings allow users to cust omize OmniP ass to suit their indi vidual prefer [...]

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

116 LifeBook N6400 Series Use r’s Guide Function Key F10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 F3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 F4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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

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