Fujitsu E8420 User Manual

User’s Guide

Learn how to use your

Fujitsu LifeBook
E8420 notebook

Copyright and Trademark Information

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document; however, as
ongoing development efforts are continually improving the capabilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the contents
of this document. We disclaim liability for errors, omissions, or future changes.

Fujitsu, the Fujitsu logo, and LifeBook are registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited.

Intel, Intel Core, Centrino, and Intel Centrino Pro are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the
United States and other countries.

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and/or other countries.

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use of such marks by Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation is under license.

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Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., USA.

N is a trademark of Atheros Communications.

XSPA

OmniPass is a trademark of Softex, Inc.

Roxio is a trademark of Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions.

PowerDirector and MakeDisc are trademarks of CyberLink Corp.

NVIDIA and GeForce are trademarks or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation.

ArcSoft is a trademark of ArcSoft Incorporated.

Adobe, Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader are either a registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States
and/or other countries.

Norton and Norton Internet Security are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation in the United States and other
countries.

The DVD player found in some models of the LifeBook notebook incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method
claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights users. Use of this
copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses
only unless authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

WARNING

HANDLING THE CORD ON THIS PRODUCT WILL EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD, A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE
S

TATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.

WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.

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be stored or transmitted in any electronic form without the written consent of Fujitsu. B5FJ-8131-01ENZ0-00

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to FCC Part 15

Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation

Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue, M/S 122

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Telephone: [phone]

Declares that product: Base Model Configuration: LifeBook E8420 notebook

Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operations are subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

+

AC adapter output polarity:

This unit requires an AC adapter to operate. Use only UL Listed I.T.E. Class II Adapters with an output rating of 19 VDC. The current

rating is determined by the graphics card used in the system, and is indicated on the Fujitsu label on the bottom of the system.

When using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury

to persons, including the following:

• Do not use this product near water for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a

swimming pool.

• Avoid using the modem during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

• Do not use the modem to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

• Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with

local codes for possible special disposal instructions.

• To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger UL Listed or CSA Certified Telecommunication Line Cord.

• For TV tuner use: To protect from overvoltages and transients on the Cable Distribution System, make sure that the outer shield of the

coaxial cable is connected to earth (grounded) at the building premise as close to the point of cable entrance as practicable, as required
per NEC Article 820.93, ANSI/NFPA 70: 2005. If you have questions about your CATV installation, contact your service provider.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

For Authorized Repair Technicians Only

DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF LITHIUM (CLOCK) BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY

WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DISPOSE OF USED
BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTION.

System Disposal

Hg

F

OR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME TYPE AND

RATING FUSE.

L

AMP(S) INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF

ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAWS.

Recycling your battery

Over time, the batteries that run your mobile computer will begin to hold a charge for a shorter amount of time; this is a natural occurrence
for all batteries. When this occurs, you may want to replace the battery with a fresh one*. If you replace it, it is important that you dispose of
the old battery properly because batteries contain materials that could cause environmental damage if disposed of improperly.

Fujitsu is very concerned with environmental protection, and has enlisted the services of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation
(RBRC)**, a non-profit public service organization dedicated to protecting our environment by recycling old batteries at no cost to you.

RBRC has drop-off points at tens of thousands of locations throughout the United States and Canada. To find the location nearest you, go to

www.RBRC.org or call 1-800-822-8837.

If there are no convenient RBRC locations near you, you can also go to the EIA Consumer Education Initiative website (http://EIAE.org/
and search for a convenient disposal location.

Remember – protecting the environment is a cooperative effort, and you should make every effort to protect it for current and future
generations.

* To order a new battery for your Fujitsu mobile computer, go to the Fujitsu shopping site at www.shopfujitsu.com in the US or

www.fujitsu.ca/products/notebooks

** RBRC is an independent third party to which Fujitsu provides funding for battery recycling; RBRC is in no way affiliated with Fujitsu.

in Canada.

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Contents

Preface

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Locating the Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Back Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

AC Adapter Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Battery Level Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Battery Charging Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Wireless Radio Emission Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

PC Card Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

NumLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

CapsLock Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

ScrLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Security Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Optional Quick Point Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Flexible Bay Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Removing and Installing Modular Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

LifeBook Security/Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting up Your LifeBook Security Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Operating Your LifeBook Security/Application Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Uninstalling the Security Panel Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Launching Applications with the Security/Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . 44

2

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LifeBook

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the Power Options (Windows Vista) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using the Windows Mobility Center (Windows Vista) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Closing the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Starting Your LifeBook Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Starting Windows Vista the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Starting Windows XP the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Installing Click Me! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Fujitsu Driver Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Hibernate Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

3

Chapter 3 User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using the Media Player Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using Media Player on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Installing Memory Stick/SD Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Removing A Memory Stick/SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

PC Cards/ExpressCards™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Installing PC Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Removing PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Installing ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Removing ExpressCards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Smart Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Checking the Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Parallel Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Port Replicator Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Infrared Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

IEEE 1394 Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Microphone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

HDMI Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Modem Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Restoring Your Pre-installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Re-installing Individual Drivers and Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Restoring the Operating System for Windows Vista Systems . . . . . . . . . . 114

Restoring the Operating System for Windows XP Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Automatically Downloading Driver Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

5

Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Cleaning your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Cleaning the dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Storing your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Traveling with your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Chapter 6 System Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Mass Storage Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Modular Bay Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Pre-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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Glossary/Regulatory

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide

Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Wireless LAN Devices Covered by this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Characteristics of the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Deactivating/Disconnecting the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Deactivation Using the Wireless Device On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Disconnection Using the Icon in the Taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Configuring the Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

WLAN Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Using the Bluetooth Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

What is Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Using a UWB Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

What is Certified Wireless USB? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Using Certified Wireless USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device

Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Installing OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

User Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Using OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Configuring OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

OmniPass Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

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Preface

About This Guide

The LifeBook E8420 notebook from Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation provides desktop
performance with a fast, Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor. Depending upon the configuration, your
notebook has either a built-in 15.4” TFT WXGA or WSXGA+ color display. This system brings the
computing power of desktop personal computers (PCs) to a portable environment.

Your computer comes with Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business or Microsoft® Windows® XP
Professional operating system pre-installed. This manual explains how to operate your LifeBook
notebook’s hardware and built-in system software.

Conventions Used in the Guide

Keyboard and on-screen keys appear in brackets. Example: [Fn], [F1], [ESC], [ENTER] and [CTRL].

Pages with additional information about a specific topic are cross-referenced within the text.
For example: (“See Installation Procedure on page 43”.)

On screen menu items appear in bold. Example: “Click Fujitsu Menu, and select your choice”.

DOS commands you enter appear in Courier type. Example: “Shutdown the computer?”

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THE SUBJECT MATERIAL.

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COMPUTER, OR TO THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR FILES. PLEASE READ ALL CAUTION INFORMATION
CAREFULLY.

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IFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR YOUR FILES. PLEASE READ ALL WARNING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

Fujitsu Contact Information

Service and Support

You can contact Fujitsu Service and Support in the following ways:

• Toll free: 1-800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487)

• E-mail: [e-mail]

• Website: http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support

Before you place the call, you should have the following information ready so that the customer support
representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution:

• Product name

• Product configuration number

• Product serial number

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• Purchase date

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

Fujitsu Shopping Online

You can go directly to the online by going to the website at: www.shopfujitsu.com.

YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE THE ONLINE URL LINKS.

Limited Warranty

Your LifeBook notebook is backed by a Fujitsu International Limited Warranty. Check the service kit that
came with your notebook for the Limited Warranty period and terms and conditions.

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Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Overview

This section describes the
components of your Fujitsu
LifeBook E8420 notebook. We
strongly recommend that you read
it before using your notebook –
even if you are already familiar
with notebook computers.

Figure 1. Fujitsu LifeBook E8420 notebook

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Locating the Controls and Connectors

Display Panel

Status Indicator Panel

Stereo Speaker

Keyboard

LifeBook Security/

Touchpad Pointing Device

Power/Suspend/

Application Panel

Resume Button

Display Panel Latch Button

Memory Stick/SD Card Slot

Wireless Device

Stereo Speaker

Optional Quick Point

IrDA Sensor

Cursor Control

On/Off Switch

Figure 2. LifeBook notebook with display open

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Top Components

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s top components.

Display Panel

The display panel is a color LCD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics.

Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that correspond with a specific component of your LifeBook
notebook. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 24.

LifeBook Security/Application Panel

The LifeBook Security/Application Panel provides hardware security and one-touch application launch
capability. See “LifeBook Security/Application Panel” on page 38.

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power/Suspend/Resume button allows you to suspend notebook activity without powering off,
resume your LifeBook notebook from suspend mode, and power on your notebook when it has been shut
down from Windows. See “Power/Suspend/Resume Button” on page 60.

Stereo Speakers

The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound.

Keyboard

A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. See “Keyboard” on page 28.

Touchpad Pointing Device

The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor control with five buttons: two right mouse-like
buttons, two left mouse-like buttons, and a scroll button. The upper left and right buttons are for use with
the optional Quick Point cursor control. See “Touchpad Pointing Device” on page 31. Depending upon
the configuration of your system, the scroll button may be configured as a fingerprint sensor device. See
“Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device” on page 175.

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Display Panel Latch Button

The display panel latch button is used to latch and unlatch the display. See “Opening the Display Panel”
on page 49.

Memory Stick/SD Card Slot

The Memory Stick/SD card slot allows you to install a Memory Stick or a Secure Digital (SD) card for
data storage. This architecture allows you to transfer data from a variety of different digital devices. See
“Installing Memory Stick/SD Cards” on page 78.

Wireless Device On/Off Switch

The wireless device on/off switch is used to turn on and off the optional WLAN, Bluetooth, ande Wireless
USB devices. Switching the device off when not in use will help to extend battery life. See “Activating
the WLAN Device” on page 166.

IrDA Sensor

Provides an infrared interface for communication with devices IrDA Standard Rev.1.1-compliant.

Quick Point Cursor Control

The optional Quick Point control offers an additional method for moving the cursor. See “Optional Quick
Point Feature” on page 34.

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Left-Side Panel Components

Air Vents

DC Power Jack

ExpressCard Slot (top slot)

ExpressCard
Eject Button

PC Card Slot (bottom slot)

Smart Card Slot

PC Card
Eject Button

USB 2.0 Ports

Microphone Jack

Modem (RJ-11) Jack

IEEE 1394 Jack

Headphone Jack

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s left-side components.

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone. See “Microphone Jack” on
page 93.

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack

The Modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is for attaching a telephone line to the internal multinational 56K
modem. See “Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack” on page 88.

Figure 3. LifeBook notebook left-side panel

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THE INTERNAL MODEM IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE WITH DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS. DO NOT CONNECT

THE INTERNAL MODEM TO A DIGITAL PBX AS IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL
MODEM OR YOUR ENTIRE NOTEBOOK. CONSULT YOUR PBX MANUFACTURER’S DOCUMENTATION FOR
DETAILS. SOME HOTELS HAVE DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS. BE SURE TO FIND OUT BEFORE YOU CONNECT
YOUR MODEM.

HE INTERNAL MULTINATIONAL MODEM IS DESIGNED TO THE ITU-T V.90/V.92 STANDARD. ITS

T

MAXIMUM SPEED OF 53000 BPS IS THE HIGHEST ALLOWED BY FCC, AND ITS ACTUAL CONNECTION
RATE DEPENDS ON THE LINE CONDITIONS. THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 33600 BPS AT UPLOAD, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH FCC REGULATIONS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MODEM, REFER TO THE FUJITSU WEBSITE AT:

US.FUJITSU.COM/COMPUTERS.

IEEE 1394 (4-pin) Jack

The 4-pin 1394 jack is used to connect between your notebook and an IEEE 1394 peripheral such as a
digital video camera. See “IEEE 1394 Port” on page 92.

ExpressCard Slot

The ExpressCard slot allows you to install an ExpressCard. See “PC Cards/ExpressCards™” on page 79.

ExpressCard Eject Button

The ExpressCard eject button is used for removing an ExpressCard from the slot.

PC Card Eject Button

The PC Card eject button is used for removing a PC Card from the slot.

PC Card Slot

The PC Card Slots allow you to install a Type I or Type II PC Card. See “PC Cards/ExpressCards™” on
page 79.

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Smart Card Slot

A dedicated Smart Card slot is provided on your notebook. Smart Cards are the same size and shape as
credit cards, but they contain an integrated microprocessor chip. See “Smart Card Reader” on page 83. In
order to use the embedded Smart Card Reader, you must purchase optional third-party software for
installation.

Air Vents

The air vents are used to cool the system to prevent overheating.

TO PROTECT YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM DAMAGE AND TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE, BE SURE TO KEEP ALL

AIR ALL VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED, CLEAN, AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THIS MAY REQUIRE PERIODIC
CLEANING, DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED.

DO NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED, SUCH AS IN

TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE A BED OR CUSHION.

USB 2.0 Ports

The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 2.0 transfers data at up to 480
Mbps and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices, which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps. See
“Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 91.

Headphone Jack

The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones. See “Headphone Jack” on page 93.

DC Power Jack

The DC power jack allows you to plug in the AC adapter to power your LifeBook notebook and charge
the internal Lithium ion battery.

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Figure 4. LifeBook notebook right-side panel

Anti-Theft Lock Slot Flexible Bay

Flexible Bay Release Latch

Right-Side Panel Components

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s right-side components.

Anti-theft Lock Slot

The anti-theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device.

Flexible Bay

The Flexible Bay can accommodate one of the following devices. See “Flexible Bay Devices” on page 36.

• Modular DVD-ROM drive

• Modular DVD/CD-RW combo drive

• Modular Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer

• Modular Lithium ion battery

• Modular second hard disk drive

• Weight Saver

Flexible Bay Release Latch

The Flexible Bay release latch releases the Flexible Bay device.

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Back Panel Components

Gigabit LAN (RJ-45) Jack

USB 2.0 Ports

Serial Port

Anti-Theft Lock Slot

HDMI Jack

Parallel Port

Air Vents

External Video Port

Following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s back panel components.

Anti-theft Lock Slot

The anti-theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device.

USB 2.0 Ports

The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 2.0 transfers data at up to
480Mbps and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices, which transfer data at up to 12Mbps. See
“Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 91.

Figure 5. LifeBook notebook back panel

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Serial Port

The serial port allows you to connect serial RS-232 devices, such as serial printers or serial scanners. See
“Serial Port” on page 90.

Gigabit LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for an internal Gigabit (10Base-T/100Base-Tx/1000Base-T)
Ethernet LAN connection. See “Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack” on page 89.

Air Vents

The air vents allow air to circulate through the system to cool down the components.

TO PROTECT YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM DAMAGE AND TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE, BE SURE TO KEEP ALL

AIR ALL VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED, CLEAN, AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THIS MAY REQUIRE PERIODIC
CLEANING, DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED.

D

O NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED, SUCH AS IN

TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE A BED OR CUSHION.

Parallel Port

The parallel port allows you to connect parallel devices, such as a printer. (This is also sometimes referred
to as an LPT port.) See “Parallel Port” on page 90.

External Video Port

The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector. See “External
Video Port” on page 94.

HDMI Jack

The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) jack is used to connect the notebook to a compatible
TV. HDMI is a single-cable solution that carries high-definition audio and video. See “HDMI Jack” on
page 94.

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Memory Upgrade

Lithium ion

Port Replicator
Connector

Battery Bay

Compartment

Air Vents

Dust Filter

Figure 6. LifeBook notebook bottom panel

Bottom Components

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s bottom panel components.

Memory Upgrade Compartment

Your notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate 3 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR3
SDRAM). The memory upgrade compartment allows you to expand the system memory capacity of your
notebook, thus improving overall performance. See “Memory Upgrade Module” on page 84. Under
normal circumstances, it should not be necessary to open this compartment.

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Air Vents

The air vents allow air to circulate through the system to cool down the components.

TO PROTECT YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM DAMAGE AND TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, BE SURE TO

KEEP ALL AIR ALL VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED, CLEAN, AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THIS MAY REQUIRE
PERIODIC CLEANING, DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED.

DO NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED, SUCH AS IN

TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE A BED OR CUSHION.

Lithium ion Battery Bay

The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery. It can be opened for the removal of the battery
when stored over a long period of time or for swapping a discharged battery with a charged Lithium ion
battery. See “Lithium ion Battery” on page 65.

Port Replicator Connector

This connector allows you to connect the optional Port Replicator to your notebook.

Dust Filter

The dust filter helps protect your system from dust contamination. See “Cleaning the dust filter” on
page 123.

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Status Indicator Panel

Power

AC Adapter

Hard Drive/
Optical Drive

PC Card Access

NumLk

CapsLk

ScrLk

Security

Battery
Identifier

Battery Level

Battery
Charging

Emission Indicator

Radio Wireless

Access Indicator

(PC Card Slot)

The Status Indicator displays symbols that correspond to a specific component of your Fujitsu LifeBook
notebook. These symbols tell you how each of those components are operating.

Power Indicator

The Power indicator symbol states whether your system is operational. It has several different states, each
of which tells you the mode your notebook is in.

• Stead y On: This means that there is power to your LifeBook notebook and that it is ready for use.

Figure 7. Status Indicator Panel

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• Flashing: This means that your notebook is in Suspend mode.

76%–100% Charging

76%–100%

51%–75%

26%–50%

11%–25%

Low Warning <11%

Critical Low or
Dead Battery

Shorted Battery

• Steady Off: This means that your notebook is either in Hibernate mode, or it has been turned off.

AC Adapter Indicator

The AC Adapter indicator shows whether your notebook is operating from the AC adapter, Auto/Airline
adapter or battery(s). This icon has two different states that can tell you what power source your notebook
is using.

• On: This means that either of the adapters are currently in use.

• Off: Power is only coming from the batteries, and you do not have an adapter connected.

Battery Level Indicators

The two Battery Level indicators state whether or not
the primary Lithium ion battery and/or the optional
second Lithium ion battery are installed (Battery 1
refers to the primary Lithium ion battery, while Battery
2 refers to the Flexible Bay optional second battery).
In addition, this symbol states how much charge is
available within each installed battery. The symbol
will only be displayed for a battery that is currently
installed in your LifeBook notebook.

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Battery Charging Indicators

Located to the left of each Battery Level indicator is a small arrow symbol. This symbol states whether
that specific battery is charging. This indicator will flash if the battery is too hot or cold to charge.

BATTERIES SUBJECTED TO SHOCKS, VIBRATION OR EXTREME TEMPERATURES CAN BE PERMANENTLY

DAMAGED.

Wireless Radio Emission Indicator

The Wireless Radio Emission indicator appears when the Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, or Wireles USB are
emitting.

Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator

The Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access indicator tells you that the hard drive or optical drive is being
accessed. If the Auto Insert Notification function is active, the indicator will flash periodically when your
system is checking the optical drive. If the Auto Insert Notification function is not active, the indicator
will only flash when you access the optical drive. The default setting is the Auto Insert Notification
function active.

• THE DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION WILL PERIODICALLY CHECK FOR A DISC

INSTALLED IN THE DRIVE, CAUSING THE INDICATOR TO FLASH. THE DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM AUTO INSERT

OTIFICATION FUNCTION ALLOWS YOUR SYSTEM TO START A DISC AUTOMATICALLY AS SOON AS IT IS INSERTED

N

IN THE DRIVE AND THE TRAY IS CLOSED. IT WILL BEGIN PLAYING AN AUDIO DVD/CD OR WILL STAR T AN
APPLICATION IF THE DVD/CD HAS AN AUTO-RUN FILE.

• THE HDD/OPTICAL DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR DOES NOT INDICATE WHICH HARD DRIVE IS BEING ACCESSED.

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PC Card Access Indicator

The PC Card Access indicator shows whether or not your notebook is accessing a PC Card. The indicator
will flash if your software tries to access a PC Card even if there is no card installed. See “PC

Cards/ExpressCards™” on page 79.

NumLk Indicator

The NumLk indicator states that the integral keyboard is set in ten-key numeric keypad mode.

CapsLock Indicator

The CapsLock indicator states that your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters.

ScrLk Indicator

The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active.

Security Indicator

The Security Indicator flashes (if a password was set) when the system resumes from Off or Sleep mode.
You must enter the password that was set in the Security Panel before you can resume operation.

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Keyboard

Fn Key

Start Key

Function Keys

Numeric Keypad

Application Key

Cursor Keys

(surrounded by heavy line)

Home

Figure 8. Keyboard

End

Using the Keyboard

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integral 84-key keyboard. The keys perform all the standard
functions of a 101-key keyboard, including the Windows keys and other special function keys. This
section describes the following keys.

• Numeric keypad: Your notebook allows certain keys to serve dual purposes, both as standard

characters and as numeric and mathematical keys. The ability to toggle between the standard
character and numerical keys is controlled through the [NumLk] key.

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• Cursor keys: Your keyboard contains four arrow keys for moving the cursor or insertion point to

the right, left, up, or down within windows, applications and documents.

• Function keys: The keys labeled [F1] through [F12], are used in conjunction with the [Fn] key to

produce special actions that vary depending on what program is running.

• Windows keys: These keys work with your Windows operating system and function the same as

the onscreen Start menu button, or the right button on your pointing device.

Numeric Keypad

Certain keys on the keyboard perform dual functions as both standard character keys and numeric keypad
keys. NumLk can be activated by pressing the [NumLk] keys. Turning off the NumLk feature is done the
same way. Once this feature is activated you can enter numerals 0 through 9, perform addition ( + ),
subtraction ( - ), multiplication ( * ), or division ( / ), and enter decimal points ( . ) using the keys designated
as ten-key function keys. The keys in the numeric keypad are marked on the front edge of the key to
indicate their secondary functions.

Windows Keys

Your LifeBook notebook has two Windows keys, consisting of a Start key and an Application key. The
Start key displays the Start menu. This button functions the same as your onscreen Start menu button. The
Application key functions the same as your right mouse button and displays shortcut menus for the
selected item. (Please refer to your Windows documentation for additional information regarding the
Windows keys.)

Cursor Keys

The cursor keys are the four arrow keys on the keyboard which allow you to move the cursor up, down,
left and right in applications. In programs such as Windows Explorer, it moves the “focus” (selects the
next item up, down, left, or right).

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Function Keys

Your LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys, F1 through F12. The functions assigned to these keys differ
for each application. You should refer to your software documentation to find out how these keys are used.

• The [Fn] key provides extended functions for the notebook and is always used in conjunction with

another key.

• [Fn+F3]: Pressing [F3] while holding [Fn] will toggle the Audio Mute on and off.

• [Fn+F4]: Pressing [F4] while holding [Fn] will toggle the Quick Point feature on and off. Note that

the [Fn+F4] combination only works if Manual Setting is selected in the BIOS. (See “BIOS Setup
Utility” on page 53)

• [Fn+F6]: Pressing [F6] repeatedly while holding [Fn] will lower the brightness of your display.

• [Fn+F7]: Pressing [F7] repeatedly while holding [Fn] will increase the brightness of the display.

• [Fn+F8]: Pressing [F8] repeatedly while holding [Fn] will decrease the volume of your LifeBook

notebook.

• [Fn+F9]: Pressing [F9] repeatedly while holding [Fn] will increase the volume of your LifeBook

notebook.

• [Fn+F10]: Pressing [F10] while holding [Fn] allows you to change your selection of where to send

your display video. Each time you press the combination of keys you will step to the next choice.
The choices, in order, are: built-in display panel only, external monitor only, and both built-in
display panel and external monitor.

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Touchpad Pointing Device

Cursor Control

Left Buttons

Right Buttons

Scroll Button or

Optional Quick Point Control

Optional Fingerprint

Sensor

The Touchpad pointing device comes built into your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. It is used to control the
movement of the pointer to select items on your display panel. The Touchpad is composed of a cursor
control, two left and right buttons, and a scrolling button.

Figure 9. Touchpad pointing device

The cursor control works the same way a mouse does, and moves the cursor around the display. It only
requires light pressure with the tip of your finger. The left and right buttons function the same as mouse
buttons. Note that the left and right buttons that are located at the top of the Touchpad are designed for use
with the optional Quick Point Control, and they function in the same manner as the lower buttons. The
actual functionality of the buttons may vary depending on the application that is being used. The scrolling
button allows you to navigate quickly through pages, without having to use the scroll bars.

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• CERTAIN E8420 LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOKS ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN OPTIONAL “QUICK POINT” BUTTON FOR

MOVING THE CURSOR. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT QUICK POINT, SEE “OPTIONAL QUICK POINT FEATURE”
ON PAGE 34.

• THE SCROLLING BUTTON MAY BE REPLACED BY AN OPTIONAL FINGERPRINT SENSOR. FOR INFORMATION ON

USING THE OPTIONAL FINGERPRINT SENSOR, REFER TO “FINGERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE” ON PAGE 99.

• AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CAN BE CONNECTED TO EITHER THE USB OR PS/2 PORTS ON YOUR LIFEBOOK

NOTEBOOK OR THE OPTIONAL PORT REPLICATOR, AND USED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TOUCHPAD.

OWEVER, IF YOU BOOT THE SYSTEM WITH AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CONNECTED THE TOUCHPAD WILL BE

H

DISABLED OR ENABLED DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFICATIONS IN YOUR BIOS SETTINGS. SEE “BIOS SETUP

UTILITY” ON PAGE 53.

Clicking

Clicking means pushing and releasing a button.
To left-click, move the cursor to the item you
wish to select, press the left button once, and then
immediately release it. To right-click, move the
mouse cursor to the item you wish to select, press
the right button once, and then immediately
release it. You also have the option to perform
the clicking operation by tapping lightly on the
Touchpad once.

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Double-Clicking

Double-clicking means pushing and releasing
the left button twice in rapid succession. This
procedure does not function with the right
button. To double-click, move the cursor to the
item you wish to select, press the left button
twice, and immediately release it. You can also
perform the double-click operation by tapping
lightly on the Touchpad twice.

Dragging

Dragging means pressing and holding the left
button, while moving the cursor. To drag, move
the cursor to the item you wish to move. Press
and hold the left button while moving the item to
its new location and then release it. Dragging can
also be done using the Touchpad. First, tap the
Touchpad twice over the item you wish to move
making sure to leave your finger on the pad after
the final tap. Next, move the object to its new
location by moving your finger across the
Touchpad, and then release your finger.

Touchpad Control Adjustment

The Windows Control Panel allows you to customize your Touchpad with selections made from within the
Mouse Properties dialog box.

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Scrolling

Using the Scrolling button allows you to navigate through a
document quickly without using the window’s scroll bars. This
is particularly useful when you are navigating through on-line
pages. To use the Scrolling button, press the crescent shape at
the top or bottom of the button to scroll up or down a page.
When you have reached the desired section of the page, release
the button.

If your system has the optional fingerprint sensor in place of the
scrolling button, it can be used for scrolling by moving your
finger up and down over its surface. See “Appendix B:
Fingerprint Sensor Device” on page 175.

Optional Quick Point Feature

The optional Quick Point device consists of a cursor control
button at the lower center of the keyboard. It is roughly the
same size and shape as a pencil eraser. The cursor control
works the same way a mouse ball does, and moves the cursor
around the display. It only requires light pressure to move; the
more pressure you use, the faster the cursor will move.

The left and right buttons that are located at the top of the
Touchpad are designed for use with the Quick Point control,
and they function in the same manner as the lower buttons.

When used with the Quick Point button, the middle Touchpad
button allows you to scroll up and down a screen.

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Volume Control

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has multiple volume controls which interact with each other.

Controlling the Volume

The volume can be controlled in several different ways:

• Volume can be changed or muted from within the Volume Control in the system tray.

• Volume can be controlled with the F8 and F9 functions keys. Pressing [F8] repeatedly while holding

[Fn] will decrease the volume of your notebook. Pressing [F9] repeatedly while holding [Fn] will
increase the volume of your notebook.

• Volume can be muted by pressing the [F3] key while holding down the [Fn] key. To restore audio,

repeat the [Fn+F3] procedure.

• Volume can be controlled by many volume controls that are set within individual applications.

• Certain external audio devices you might connect to your system may have hardware volume

controls.

ANY SOFTWARE THAT CONTAINS AUDIO FILES WILL ALSO CONTAIN A VOLUME CONTROL OF ITS OWN. IF

YOU INSTALL AN EXTERNAL AUDIO DEVICE THAT HAS AN INDEPENDENT VOLUME CONTROL, THE
HARDWARE VOLUME CONTROL AND THE SOFTWARE VOLUME CONTROL WILL INTERACT WITH EACH
OTHER. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IF YOU SET YOUR SOFTWARE VOLUME TO OFF, YOU WILL OVERRIDE
THE EXTERNAL VOLUME CONTROL SETTING.

Each source discussed above puts an upper limit on the volume level that must then be followed by the
other sources.

We recommend that you experiment with the various volume controls to discover the optimal sound level.

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Flexible Bay Devices

Flexible Bay

Flexible Bay Release Latch

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains a Flexible Bay. The Flexible Bay can house an optical drive, a
Lithium ion battery, a modular second hard disk drive and a weight saver.

Your Flexible Bay will have one of the following devices installed.

• Modular Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This allows you to access movies, software, and

audio DVD/CDs and record to DVD, CD, and DVD-RAM discs.

• Modular DVD/CD-RW combo drive: This allows you to access movies, software, and audio

DVD/CDs as well as to write to CDs.

• Modular DVD-ROM drive: This allows you to access software, data, or audio from CDs or DVDs.

• Modular second hard disk drive.

• Modular Lithium ion battery: This is a rechargeable battery that can be used to power your

LifeBook notebook when an adapter is not connected.

• Weight Saver: This is used to fill the bay when no device is needed.

Removing and Installing Modular Devices

There are two ways to remove and install modular devices in the Flexible Bay:

Figure 10. Flexible Bay

• Cold-swapping: swapping devices while your LifeBook notebook is powered off.

• Hot-swapping: swapping devices while your system is active using the Safely Remove Hardware

icon from your system tray.

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YOU SHOULD NEVER LEAVE YOUR FLEXIBLE BAY EMPTY WHEN THE NOTEBOOK IS IN OPERATION. IF LEFT

Flexible Bay

Removing/Installing
a device in the
Flexible Bay

Release Latch

EMPTY, DUST OR FOREIGN MATTER MAY ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE NOTEBOOK.

Cold-swapping

To cold-swap modular devices in your Flexible Bay follow these easy steps:

1 Close any open files.
2 Shut down your LifeBook notebook.
3 Pull out the Flexible Bay release latch. This

will push your device out slightly, allowing
you to remove it.

4 Slide your device out until it is clear of the

bay. This will require light force.

5 Slide the device you are installing into your

notebook until it clicks into place.

6 It is now safe to turn your notebook back on.
7 You can now access and use the device.

Your LifeBook notebook will automatically detect the new device and activate it within your system. The
drive letters associated with the device will be created and listed under My Computer and Windows
Explorer.

Hot-swapping

Hot-swapping is provided through the Safely Remove Hardware utility. The icon for the utility appears in
the system tray. Click on the icon and follow the on-screen instructions.

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1 2 3 4 Enter

Enter

Button 1

Button 2

Button 3

Button 4

button

Figure 11. LifeBook Security/Application Panel

LifeBook Security/Application Panel

A unique feature of your LifeBook notebook is the Security/Application Panel that allows you to secure
your notebook from unauthorized use. The Security/Application Panel also allows you to launch
applications with the touch of a button when your system is on.

If the security system is activated, upon starting your notebook or resuming from suspend mode the
security system requires you to enter a password code using the buttons on the Security/Application Panel.
After entering a correct password, your notebook resumes system operation.

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Setting up Your LifeBook Security Panel

When you receive your LifeBook notebook, the security panel application is pre-installed without any
passwords. The following sections provide detailed information on your security panel, and how to set,
change or remove passwords.

Numbered Buttons

Use these buttons to enter your password.

Enter Button

After entering the button strokes, push this button to enter the password into the LifeBook notebook.

Passwords

The user and supervisor password may be set on this notebook. A supervisor password is typically the
same for all LifeBook notebooks in a working group, office, or company to allow for system management.
Individual LifeBook notebooks in a group environment should not use a common password. A password
consists of one to five button strokes plus the [Enter] button. A valid stroke consists of pushing one or up
to four buttons simultaneously. The following are valid button strokes:

• Pushing [4] by itself

• Pushing [2] and [3] at the same time

• Pushing [1], [2], and [4] at the same time

• Pushing [1], [2], [3], and [4] at the same time

The following are valid passwords. The numbers within braces ({ }) are button strokes using more than
one button.

• {[2]+[3]}, [1], [enter]

• [4], [enter]

• {[1]+[3]}, {[2]+[3]+[4]}, [1], [4], [2], [enter]

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Setting Passwords

When shipped from the factory, no passwords are set. You have a choice of having no password or setting
supervisor and user passwords. You must set the supervisor password before the user password.

THE PURPOSE OF SUPERVISOR PASSWORD IS TO BE ABLE TO BYPASS THE USER PASSWORD IN CASE

THE USER PASSWORD IS FORGOTTEN. THE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD ALONE WILL NOT LOCK THE
SYSTEM. YOU MUST SET BOTH THE SUPERVISOR AND USER PASSWORDS FOR THE SECURITY PANEL TO
WORK.

Setting Supervisor Password

You must have set a supervisor password before setting any user passwords. The supervisor password can
bypass the user password. Depending upon your operating system, use the appropriate procedure below.

1 Go to the Start menu.
2 Select All Programs.
3 Select Accessories, then select Run.
4 Typ e i n:

C:\Program Files\Fujitsu\Security Panel Application\Supervisor\FJSECS.EXE, then
press [Enter]

5 Follow the on-screen instructions to set the Supervisor password.

Setting User Password

1 Go to the Start menu.
2 Select All Programs.
3 Select Security Panel Application and Set User Password.
4 Follow instructions to set the user password.

YOU MAY CHANGE OR REMOVE THE SUPERVISOR OR USER PASSWORD BY REPEATING THE STEPS

DEFINED ABOVE.

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Operating Your LifeBook Security/Application Panel

The security lock feature is in effect both when the system resumes from Off or suspend state. You will
need to enter the user password right after pressing the Suspend/Resume button. Your system will not boot
or resume from Sleep without entering your supervisor/user password.

From Off State

1 Turn on your system.
2 When the Security Indicator flashes, enter the password and press [Enter] button. For example, if the password

is 22222, press button number [2] five times and press [Enter] button.

3 The notebook will boot to normal operation.

From Suspend State

1 Press your Power/Suspend/Resume button.
2 When the Security Indicator flashes, enter the password and press [Enter] button.
3 The notebook should resume normal operation.

Incorrect Password Entry

If an invalid supervisor or user password is entered three times in succession, the system will “beep” for
about one minute. If a valid password is entered within a minute (while system beeps), the beeping will
stop and the notebook will resume normal operation. If no password (or an invalid one) is entered while
the system beeps, the system will return to its previous locked state (suspend or off) and the Security
Indicator will go off. To reactivate the notebook after a password failure, you must press the
Power/Suspend/Resume button, then enter a correct password.

REMEMBER THE USER PASSWORD YOU SPECIFIED ON THE SECURITY PANEL APPLICATION. IF YOU

FORGET THE PASSWORD YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR COMPUTER. THE SUPERVISOR
PASSWORD CAN OVERRIDE THE USER PASSWORD.

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Precautions

Opening and Closing the Cover

Closing the cover automatically places the notebook into suspend mode. Opening the cover does not
automatically place the notebook into normal operation. Instead, you must enter the proper security
password after pushing the Power/Suspend/Resume button. This setting can be changed in the Power
Options Control Panel.

Low Battery Operations

If your LifeBook notebook has low battery, pushing the Power/Suspend/Resume button only turns on the
Security Indicator. Your notebook does not unlock, the Security Indicator turns off after one minute. To
resume normal operation, first attach a power supply to the notebook. Then you may unlock the notebook.

Uninstalling the Security Panel Application

You have two options when uninstalling the security panel application:

• Uninstall the security panel application software. This will disable all security features.

• Uninstall the security panel application with password still active. This will not allow any changes

to the password.

Uninstalling the Security Panel Application

Remove passwords when the User wants no password protection whatsoever and doesn’t want to give
anybody the utility to set a password on their computer. In this case, if passwords (supervisor, user, or
both) are set, the passwords must first be cleared BEFORE removing the application. To clear passwords,
follow same procedure in “Setting Passwords” except this time, select [Remove], enter current password
then click [Next]. When asked to confirm, select [Yes].

Removing Security Panel Application with Passwords Still Active

Using this feature will not allow any changes to the password. Depending upon your operating system,
the procedures differ slightly, as noted below.

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REMOVING THE APPLICATIONS DOES NOT REMOVE THE PASSWORD. IT SIMPLY REMOVES THE UTILITY TO

CHANGE/ADD/REMOVE PASSWORDS. TO CHANGE A PASSWORD YOU MUST REINSTALL THE APPLICATION.

User:

1 Go to Start Menu, Click on Control Panel.
2 Open Add or Remove Programs (In Vista: Programs and Features) in the Control Panel.
3 Select the Security Panel Application (In Vista: Security Panel) in the list, and click Add/Remove.
4 When the Confirm File Deletion box appears, click Yes .

Supervisor:

1 Go to Start Menu, Click on Control Panel.
2 Open Add/Remove Programs Properties in the Control Panel.
3 Select the Security Panel Application for Supervisor (In Vista: Security Panel for Supervisor) in the list,

and click Add/Remove.

4 When the Confirm File Deletion box appears, click Yes .

Reinstalling the Security/Application Panel

To reinstall supervisor or user security application, you will need your Drivers and Applications CD. The
Utilities/Security Application Panel folder contains two separate folders: Supervisor and User. The
setup files for supervisor and user security applications are contained in those folders.

1 Go to the Utilities/Security Application Pane/Supervisor folder on the CD and double-click the setupS.exe

file. (In Vista, the path is: Utilities/SAP/Vista/Supervisor/SetupS.exe). The Installing Security Panel
Application window will appear. Follow the instructions on the screen.

2 Go to the Utilities/Security Application Panel/User folder on the CD and double-click the setup.exe file.(In

Vista, the path is: Utilities/SAP/Vista/Setup.exe) The Installing Security Panel Application window will appear.
Follow the instructions on the screen.

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Supervisor and user passwords can be set via Windows software using the FJSECS.exe and FJSECU.exe
files, respectively. FJSECU.exe for the user password cannot run without first setting a supervisor
password. You need to run FJSECS.exe first to set the supervisor password. Follow instructions under
Setting Passwords on page 40.

If you forget both passwords, contact Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation Service and Support at 1­800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487). Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation charges a service fee for
unlocking a password restricted LifeBook notebook. When calling please have a valid credit card and
provide proof of ownership. You will then be given instructions on where to ship your notebook.

Launching Applications with the Security/Application Panel

The security panel also enables you to launch applications with the touch of a button when your system is
on. Pressing any of the buttons will launch a user-defined application. Your notebook is pre-installed with
software utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Security /Application Panel. These
utilities are found in the Start menu, under Settings > Control Panel > Application Panel (or Button, in
Windows Vista). They include two Application Panel Setup tabs, E-mail Setup, and Internet Setup.

Configuring your LifeBook Application Panel

When you start Windows, the LifeBook Application Panel is automatically activated. As an application
launcher, the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible, giving you a variety of options. To set up the
Panel to best suit your needs, we have provided the Application Panel Setup utility that quickly and easily
helps you make the most of this valuable feature.

To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with Application Panel Setup:

1 Click on [Start] > Settings > Control Panel > Application Panel (or Button, in Windows Vista).
2 The Application Panel Setup (or Button Setting in Windows Vista) utility will appear. There are tabs that

correspond to the application buttons on the LifeBook Application Panel. When you receive your notebook,
these buttons are pre-configured to launch specific programs, as referenced in Chapter 7 of this document.

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THE TABS IN APPLICATION PANEL SETUP MAY NOT BE IN THE SAME ORDER AS THE BUTTONS ON YOUR
L

IFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, PLEASE SELECT THE TAB YOU WISH TO CHANGE CAREFULLY.

To change an application associated with the Application buttons, click on the tab for the button you would
like to reconfigure – for example, Application A. Click on [Browse] from Start Menu, scroll down the list
of applications, click on the application you wish to launch with this button, and then click [OK]. The
button will now launch the new application.

The Internet tab is different. It comes set to launch your Windows default Internet browser (Internet
Explorer), unless you have changed this in Windows. In order to reconfigure it to launch another program
follow these easy steps:

1 Click on Other from the Internet browser box.
2 Click on Browse from Start Menu.
3 Scroll down the list of applications, and then click on the application you wish to launch with this button.
4 Click OK. The button will now launch the new application. If you want to return to launching your Windows

default Internet browser with this button, you need only click on “Default Internet Browser” from the Internet
browser box. Be aware that you will erase the settings for the “other application”. If you wish to go back to
launching the “other application” from this button, you will need to reconfigure it as described above.

IF YOUR SYSTEM HAS DEDICATED ONE OF THE APPLICATION LAUNCHER BUTTONS TO BE AN INTERNET

LAUNCHER, THE BUTTON CAN STILL BE CONFIGURED TO LAUNCH ANY APPLICATION YOU WISH, NOT JUST
AN INTERNET BROWSER.

When you have finished with Application Panel Setup click OK, and the new settings will take effect. You
can reconfigure your LifeBook Application Panel as often as you like.

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Deactivating and Activating the LifeBook Application Panel

To deactivate the LifeBook Application Panel in Microsoft Windows XP systems, follow these easy steps.
(Note that in Windows Vista systems, the application panel is automatically activated):

1 Click on Start.
2 Click on Programs.
3 Click on LifeBook Application Panel.
4 Click on Stop Application Panel.

To reactivate, follow the same procedure, except for step 4. Click on Restart Application Panel instead.

EVERY TIME YOU START WINDOWS THE LIFEBOOK APPLICATION PANEL IS ACTIVATED, EVEN IF YOU

DEACTIVATED IT BEFORE YOU SHUT DOWN.

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Chapter 2

DC Power Jack

AC Adapter

Getting Started with Your LifeBook

Figure 12. Connecting the AC Adapter

Power Sources

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has three possible power sources: a primary Lithium ion battery, an AC
adapter or an optional Auto/Airline adapter.

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Connecting the Power Adapters

The AC adapter or optional Auto/Airline adapter provides power for operating your notebook and
charging the batteries.

Connecting the AC Adapter

1 Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack of your LifeBook notebook.
2 Plug the AC adapter into an AC electrical outlet.

Connecting the Optional Auto/Airline Adapter

1 Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack on your notebook.
2 Plug the Auto/Airline adapter into the cigarette lighter of an automobile with the ignition key in the On or

Accessory.
OR

3 Plug the Auto/Airline adapter into the DC power jack on an airplane seat.

Switching from AC Adapter Power or the Auto/Airline Adapter to Battery Power

1 Be sure that you have at least one charged battery installed.
2 Remove the AC adapter or the Auto/Airline adapter.

THE LITHIUM ION BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED UPON PURCHASE. INITIALLY, YOU WILL NEED TO CONNECT

EITHER THE AC ADAPTER OR THE AUTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER TO USE YOUR NOTEBOOK.

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Display Panel

Display Panel Latch

Figure 13. Opening the Display Panel

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in bright
environments and maintains top resolution through the use of active-matrix technology.

Opening the Display Panel

1 Press the Display Panel latch in. This releases the locking mechanism, allowing you to raise the display.
2 Lift the display backwards, being careful not to touch the screen, until it is at a comfortable viewing angle.

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Adjusting Display Panel Brightness

Once you have turned on your LifeBook notebook, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the
screen to a more comfortable viewing level. In Windows XP systems, the brightness can be adjusted using
the keyboard. In Windows Vista systems, there are three ways to adjust the brightness, by using the
keyboard, the Power Options, or the Windows Mobility Center.

NOTE THAT WHEN YOU CHANGE THE DISPLAY SETTINGS IN WINDOWS XP SYSTEMS, THE CHANGES

WILL BE RETAINED AFTER STANDBY AND RESTART. IN WINDOWS VISTA SYSTEMS, THE CHANGED
SETTINGS ARE TEMPORARY BY DEFAULT, BUT THEY CAN BE MADE PERMANENT BY USING THE POWER

O

PTIONS UTILITY IN THE CONTROL PANEL.

Using the Keyboard

Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily in Windows Vista.

• [Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display.

• [Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display.

Using the Power Options (Windows Vista)

To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and double-click on the
Power Options icon. Select “Adjust the display brightness” in the left panel, then drag the brightness bars
to the desired level. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until you decide to
change them again.

Using the Windows Mobility Center (Windows Vista)

In the Control Panel, double-click the Windows Mobility Center icon. Drag the Display Brightness bar to
the desired level.

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WHEN USING AC POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL BY DEFAULT.

W

HEN USING BATTERY POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO APPROXIMATELY MID-LEVEL BY

DEFAULT.

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THE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL, THE MORE POWER THE NOTEBOOK WILL CONSUME AND THE

FASTER YOUR BATTERIES WILL DISCHARGE. FOR MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE, MAKE SURE THAT THE
BRIGHTNESS IS SET AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

Closing the Display Panel

1 Holding the edge of your display panel, pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LifeBook notebook.
2 Push down until you hear a click. This will engage the locking mechanism and prevent your display panel from

opening unexpectedly.

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Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

Power On

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power/Suspend/Resume button is used to turn on your LifeBook notebook from its off state. Once
you have connected your AC adapter or charged the internal battery, you can power on your notebook.

WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK BE SURE YOU HAVE A POWER SOURCE. THIS MEANS

THAT AT LEAST ONE BATTERY IS INSTALLED AND CHARGED, OR THAT THE AC OR AUTO/AIRLINE
ADAPTER IS CONNECTED AND HAS POWER.

To turn on your LifeBook notebook from its off state, press the Power/Suspend/Resume button, located
above the keyboard to the right. When you are done working you can either leave your notebook in
Suspend mode (see “Sleep Mode” on page 61), or you can turn it off (see “Powering Off” on page 63)

O NOT CARRY YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK AROUND WITH THE POWER ON OR SUBJECT IT TO SHOCKS

D

OR VIBRATION, AS YOU RISK DAMAGING YOUR NOTEBOOK.

When you power on your LifeBook, it will perform a Power On Self Test (POST) to check the internal
parts and configuration for correct functionality. If a fault is found, your LifeBook notebook will emit an
audio warning and/or an error message will be displayed. See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 108
Depending on the nature of the problem, you may be able to continue by starting the operating system or
by entering the BIOS setup utility and revising the settings. After satisfactory completion of the POST,
your notebook will load your operating system.

N

EVER TURN OFF YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK DURING THE POWER ON SELF TEST (POST) OR IT WILL
CAUSE AN ERROR MESSAGE TO BE DISPLAYED WHEN YOU TURN YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ON THE
NEXT TIME. See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 108

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Boot Sequence

The procedure for starting-up your notebook is termed the Bootup sequence and involves your notebook’s
BIOS. When your LifeBook notebook is first turned on, the main system memory is empty, and it needs
to find instructions to start up your notebook. This information is in the BIOS program. Each time you
power up or restart your notebook, it goes through a boot sequence which displays a Fujitsu logo until
your operating system is found. During booting, your notebook is performing a standard boot sequence
including a Power On Self Test (POST). When the boot sequence is completed without a failure and
without a request for the BIOS Setup Utility, the system displays the operating system’s opening screen.

The boot sequence is executed when:

• You turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook.

• You restart your notebook from the Windows Shut Down dialog box.

• The software initiates a system restart. Example: When you install a new application.

Hard Disk Drive Passwords

To provide additional security for your data, you can assign passwords to your hard disk drive(s). This
feature is managed in the system BIOS Setup Utility. See BIOS Setup Utility below for information about
accessing the utility.

REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORDS. IF YOU SET AND FORGET YOUR USER AND MASTER HARD DISK

PASSWORDS, FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESET IT. YOU MAY LOSE DATA AND
HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR SYSTEM BOARD OR HARD DISK DRIVE.

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your LifeBook notebook.
Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions, therefore there is no need to set or change
the BIOS’ environment to operate your notebook.

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The BIOS Setup Utility configures:

• Device control feature parameters, such as changing I/O addresses and boot devices.

• System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following (or use the TrustedCore Menu, as detailed in the next
section):

1 Turn on or restart your LifeBook notebook.
2 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility, press the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. This will open

the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings displayed.

3 Press the [RIGHT ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter

the current settings.

Using the TrustedCore Menu

When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. press the [Enter] key or click on the left mouse or touchpad
button; the TrustedCore Menu will appear.

The TrustedCore Menu provides shortcuts to the following menus and information screens:

• BIOS Setup

• Diagnostic Screen

• Boot Menu

• Patent Information

• System Information

• Continue Booting

Clicking on any of the fields will invoke the screen, information, or action described.

The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the [F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen.

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BIOS Guide

A guide to your notebook’s BIOS is available online. Please visit our service and support website at
http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support In the Online Support section, click on User’s Guides.
Select your Product, Series, and Model, then click [Go].

Booting the System

We strongly recommend that you not attach any external devices and do not put a DVD/CD in your drive
until you have gone through the initial power on sequence.

When you turn on your notebook for the first time, it will display a Fujitsu logo on the screen. If you do
nothing the system will load the operating system, and then the Windows Welcome will begin.

Depending upon your operating system (Windows Vista or XP edition), there is a different procedure for
starting your system for the first time, as outlined below.

Starting Windows Vista the first time

THE FIRST TIME YOU INITIALIZE YOUR WINDOWS VISTA SYSTEM, THE SCREEN WILL BE BLANK FOR

APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES. THIS IS NORMAL. AFTER INITIALIZATION, A “SET UP WINDOWS” DIALOG

BOX WILL APPEAR.

MPORTANT: DURING THE SETUP PROCEDURE, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY, PRESS ANY

I

BUTTONS, OR USE ANY PERIPHERAL DEVICES SUCH AS A MOUSE, KEYBOARD, OR REMOTE CONTROL.

In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows Vis ta operating system, it should
be registered the first time you use it.

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1 First of all, you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs).

• IF YOU REJECT THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS YOU WILL BE ASKED TO REVIEW THE

LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON RETURNING WINDOWS OR TO SHUT DOWN YOUR

L

IFEBOOK NOTEBOOK.

• YOU CANNOT USE YOUR NOTEBOOK UNTIL YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS. IF

YOU STOP THE PROCESS YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WINDOWS

W

ELCOME PROCESS, EVEN IF YOU SHUT YOUR NOTEBOOK DOWN AND START IT UP AGAIN.

2 You will be prompted to enter your User Name and Password and you will be given a chance to select an icon

for your account.

3 The next screen asks for a Computer Name and allows you to choose a desktop background.
4 You will next see a "Help protect Windows automatically" screen in which the default choice is "Use

recommended settings”. The other two choices are "Install important updates only" and "Ask me later". Select
from the three choices.

5 On the next screen set your time and date settings.
6 You will next see the "Select your computer's current location" screen. Make your selection from Home, Work

(Default), and Public location.

7 The "Thank you" screen follows and an offer for free Norton Internet Security is extended. Following are several

screens while Windows checks the system performance.

8 Windows will then boot up for the first time. As noted above, the first time you initialize your Windows Vista

system, the screen will be blank for approximately two minutes. This is normal. During this period, do not
disconnect the power supply, press any buttons, or use any peripheral devices such as mouse, keyboard, or
remote control.

Registering Windows Vista with Microsoft

1 After Windows has booted up for the first time, the Control Panel Welcome Center will appear. If the Register

Windows Online icon is not seen in the window, click on “Show all xx items” (where “xx” is the number of topics
in the Welcome Center).

2 Click on Register Windows Online and follow the instructions that appear to register your copy of Windows.

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Starting Windows XP the First Time

Registering Windows XP with Microsoft

In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows operating system, it should be
registered the first time you use it.

After you receive the Windows Welcome screen, you will be prompted to enter registration information
in the following order.

First of all, you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs). After accepting
the EULAs, you will be asked if you want to enable the Automatic Updates feature. Acceptance of this
feature is recommended because it allows your system to be updated automatically whenever an important
change becomes available for your notebook.

• IF YOU REJECT THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT YOU WILL BE ASKED TO REVIEW THE LICENSE

AGREEMENT FOR INFORMATION ON RETURNING WINDOWS OR TO SHUT DOWN YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK.

• YOU CANNOT USE YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK UNTIL YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. IF YOU

STOP THE PROCESS YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WINDOWS WELCOME PROCESS,

EVEN IF YOU SHUT YOUR NOTEBOOK DOWN AND START IT UP AGAIN.

Several additional windows will appear, prompting you to enter a name and description for your
computer, an Administrator password, and a domain name. Read the instructions on the screens carefully
and fill in the information as directed.

You will then be automatically connected to the Internet, if you have an appropriate connection available.
If an automatic connection is not possible, you will be asked about how you dial out from where you will
be using your LifeBook notebook. If you are not connected to a phone line and plan to register at a later
time, you may click the Skip button.

3 Once you are connected to the Internet, you will be asked if you wish to continue with the registration.

If you select Ye s you will then enter your name and address, and email address if desired. Click Next
to complete registration.

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Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu

ClickMe!

You can register your LifeBook by going to our website at: us.fujitsu.com/computers

You will need to be set up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to register online.

Installing Click Me!

BEFORE INSTALLING THE CLICKME! UTILITY, BE SURE THE WIRELESS DEVICE SWITCH IS TURNED ON.

Windows Vista Systems

The first time you boot up your system, you will see a “Primary Settings for the PC” window. This
window explains the installations which will be performed by the Click Me! utility. If you click [Execute],
Click Me! will begin installing. If after clicking the button you receive a “User Account Control” window,
you will be asked for your permission to continue. Click [Continue] to continue. If you cancel the
operation, the Click Me! icon will appear on your desktop for later installation.

Windows XP Systems

The first time you boot up your system, you will see an icon called Click Me! in the Start menu. We highly
recommend that you install the ClickMe! utility the first time you boot up. When you click the Click

Me! icon, your system will automatically create the related icons in the system tray in the bottom right of
the screen. These icons provide links to utilities that you will frequently access, such as wireless LAN
software provided by the wireless LAN manufacturer.

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THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS THAT ARE NOT INSTALLED BY THE CLICKME!

UTILITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO YOUR GETTING STARTED GUIDE.

Fujitsu Driver Update Utility

Your system has a convenient tool called the Fujitsu Driver Update (FDU) utility. With FDU, you can
choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system. For
more information about the FDU utility, refer to “Automatically Downloading Driver Updates” on
page 118.

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Power Management

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has many options and features for conserving battery power. Some of
these features are automatic and need no user intervention, such as those for the internal modem. However,
others depend on the parameters you set to best suit your operating conditions, such as those for the
display brightness. Internal power management for your notebook may be controlled from settings made
in your operating system, pre-bundled power management application, or from settings made in BIOS
setup utility.

Besides the options available for conserving battery power, there are also some things that you can do to
prevent your battery from running down as quickly. For example, you can create an appropriate power
saving profile, put your notebook into Sleep mode when it is not performing an operation, and you can
limit the use of high power devices. As with all mobile, battery powered computers, there is a trade-off
between performance and power savings.

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

When your notebook is active, the Power/Suspend/Resume button can be used to manually put the
notebook into Sleep mode. Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button when the notebook is active, but not
actively accessing anything, and immediately release the button. You will hear two short beeps and the
system will enter Sleep mode.

PLEASE NOTE THAT “STANDBY MODE” IN WINDOWS XP IS KNOWN AS “SLEEP MODE” IN WINDOWS
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ISTA. THE TWO TERMS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DOCUMENT, “SLEEP MODE”
WILL BE USED.

If your notebook is suspended, pushing the Power/Suspend/Resume button returns your notebook to
active operation. You can tell whether the system is Suspended by looking at the Power indicator. If the
indicator is visible and not flashing, your notebook is fully operational. If the indicator is visible and
flashing, your notebook is in Sleep mode. If the indicator is not visible, the power is off or your notebook
is in Hibernation mode. (See Hibernation Feature)

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Sleep Mode

Sleep mode in Windows saves the contents of your system memory during periods of inactivity by
maintaining power to critical parts. This mode turns off the CPU, display, hard drive, and all other internal
components except those necessary to maintain system memory and for restarting.

Your notebook can be put in Sleep mode by:

• Pressing the Power/Suspend/Resume button when your system is turned on.

• Selecting Sleep from the Windows Shut Down menu.

• Timing out from lack of activity.

• Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery Warning condition.

Your notebook’s system memory typically stores the file on which you are working, open application
information, and any other data required to support operations in progress. When you resume operation
from Sleep mode, your notebook will return to the point where it left off. You must use the
Power/Suspend/Resume button to resume operation, and there must be an adequate power source
available, or your notebook will not resume.

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IF RUNNING YOUR NOTEBOOK ON BATTERY POWER, NOTE THAT THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE WHILE

YOUR NOTEBOOK IS IN SLEEP MODE, THOUGH NOT AS FAST AS WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL.

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DISABLING THE POWER/SUSPEND/RESUME BUTTON PREVENTS IT FROM BEING USED TO PUT THE NOTEBOOK INTO
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LEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE. THE BUTTON RESUME FUNCTION CAN’T BE DISABLED.

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THE SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH CERTAIN PC CARDS. CHECK YOUR PC CARD

DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. WHEN PC CARDS OR EXTER NAL DEVICES ARE IN USE, HIBERNATION
MODE CANNOT RETURN TO THE EXACT STATE PRIOR TO SUSPENSION, BECAUSE ALL OF THE PERIPHERAL DEVICES
WILL BE RE-INITIALIZED WHEN THE SYSTEM RESTARTS.

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IF YOUR NOTEBOOK IS ACTIVELY ACCESSING INFORMATION WHEN YOU ENTER THE SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE,

CHANGES TO OPEN FILES ARE NOT LOST. THE FILES ARE LEFT OPEN AND MEMORY IS KEPT ACTIVE DURING SLEEP
MODE OR THE MEMORY IS TRANSFERRED TO THE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE DURING HIBERNATION MODE.

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HE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF USING HIBERNATION IS THAT POWER IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN YOUR DATA. THIS
IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WILL BE LEAVING YOUR NOTEBOOK IN A SUSPENDED STATE FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DRAWBACK OF USING HIBERNATION MODE IS THAT IT LENGTHENS THE POWER
UP/DOWN SEQUENCES AND RESETS PERIPHERAL DEVICES.

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Hibernate Feature

The Hibernation feature saves the contents of your notebook’s system memory to the hard drive as a part
of the Suspend/Resume mode. You can enable or disable this feature.

Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature

Windows Vista:

The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps:

1 From the Start menu, select Control Panel.
2 Select “Choose what the power button does” or “Choose what closing the lid does”, then make your selections

(Do Nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down).

Windows XP:

The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps:

1 From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Control Panel.
2 From the Control Panel select Power Options.
3 Select the Hibernate tab. Select the box to enable or disable this feature.

Windows Power Management

The Power Options icon located in the Windows Control Panel allows you to configure some of the power
management settings. For example, you can use the Power Options to set the timeout values for turning
off the display and hard disks whether you are running the notebook on battery power or one of the
adapters.

Restarting the System

Windows Vista:

1 Click the Start button, and then move the mouse over the right arrow.
2 Select the desired action from the list.

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Windows XP:

1 Click the Start button, and then click Shut Down.
2 Select the Restart option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3 Click OK to restart your notebook. Your notebook will shut down and then reboot.

TURNING OFF YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WITHOUT EXITING WINDOWS OR TURNING ON YOUR

NOTEBOOK WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF THE NOTEBOOK BEING SHUT OFF MAY CAUSE AN ERROR WHEN
YOU START THE NEXT TIME.

Powering Off

Before turning off the power, check that the hard drive/optical drive access indicator is off. If you turn off
the power while accessing a disk there is a risk of data loss. To ensure that your notebook shuts down
without error, use the Windows shut down procedure.

E SURE TO CLOSE ALL FILES, EXIT ALL APPLICATIONS, AND SHUT DOWN YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM

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PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE POWER. IF FILES ARE OPEN WHEN YOU TURN THE POWER OFF, YOU WILL
LOSE ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SAVED, AND MAY CAUSE DISK ERRORS.

Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows allows your notebook to complete its operations
and turn off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors. The proper sequence is:

1 Click the Start button, and then move the mouse over the small arrow at the bottom right of the menu.
2 Select Shut Down from the list.

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If you are going to store your notebook for a month or more, see the Care and Maintenance Section.

• ALWAYS POWER OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE TRANSPORTING AND/OR PACKAGING IT. AFTER

SHUTTING DOWN THE SYSTEM, WAIT UNTIL THE STATUS LED PANEL INDICATES POWER OFF CONDITION

(

I.E., THE INDICATOR PANEL IS BLANK).

• IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIT MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO POWER OFF OR HIBERNATE MODE

WHEN YOU CLOSE THE LID. THIS SITUATION MAY OCCUR DUE TO PRE-OS BOOT PASSWORD SECURITY
SETTINGS OR SOME OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER.

• ATTEMPTING TO TRANSPORT THE COMPUTER WHILE POWER IS ON MAY DAMAGE THE NOTEBOOK DUE

TO SHOCK OR OVERHEATING SINCE THE AIR VENTS MAY BE BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED.

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Chapter 3

User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery

Your LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion battery that provides power for operating your notebook when
no external power source is available. The battery is durable and long lasting, but should not be exposed
to extreme temperatures, high voltages, chemicals or other hazards.

The Lithium ion battery operating time may become shorter if it is used under the following conditions:

• When used at temperatures that exceed a low of 5°C or a high of 35°C. Extreme temperatures not

only reduce charging efficiency, but can also cause battery deterioration. The Charging icon on the
Status Indicator panel will flash when you try to charge a battery that is outside its operating
temperature range. See “Battery Charging Indicators” on page 26.

• When using a high current device such as a modem, Multi-Format DVD Writer, CD-ROM drive,

DVD/CD-RW combo drive, or the hard drive, using the AC adapter will conserve your battery life.

DO NOT LEAVE A FAULTY BATTERY IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. IT MAY DAMAGE YOUR AC ADAPTER, OPTIONAL
A

UTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER, ANOTHER BATTERY OR YOUR NOTEBOOK ITSELF. IT MAY ALSO PREVENT

OPERATION OF YOUR NOTEBOOK BY DRAINING ALL AVAILABLE CURRENT INTO THE BAD BATTERY.

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• ACTUAL BATTERY LIFE WILL VARY BASED ON SCREEN BRIGHTNESS, APPLICATIONS, FEATURES, POWER

MANAGEMENT SETTINGS, BATTERY CONDITION AND OTHER CUSTOMER PREFERENCES. CD-ROM
DRIVE, MULTI-FORMAT DVD WRITER, DVD/CD-RW DRIVE COMBO, OR HARD DRIVE USAGE MAY ALSO
HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON BATTERY LIFE. THE BATTERY CHARGING CAPACITY IS REDUCED AS
THE BATTERY AGES. IF YOUR BATTERY IS RUNNING LOW QUICKLY, YOU SHOULD REPLACE IT WITH A
NEW ONE.

• UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW IT MAY BE ILLEGAL TO DISPOSE OF BATTERIES BY PUTTING

THEM IN THE TRASH. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND DISPOSE OF BATTERIES
PROPERLY. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY FOR DETAILS REGARDING
RECYCLING OR DISPOSING OF OLD BATTERIES. IF YOU CANNOT FIND THIS INFORMATION ELSEWHERE,
CONTACT YOUR SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE AT 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487)

Recharging the Batteries

If you want to know the condition of the primary Lithium ion battery, check the Battery Level indicator
located on the Status Indicator panel. The indicator changes as the battery level changes.

The Lithium ion battery is recharged internally using the AC adapter or Auto/Airline adapter. To recharge
the battery make sure the battery that needs to be charged is installed in your LifeBook notebook and
connect the AC or Auto/Airline adapter.

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AKE SURE THAT THE BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR AND THE PERCENTAGE CHARGE IS SHOWN

INSIDE THE BATTERY LEVEL ICON ON THE STATUS INDICATOR PANEL.

There is no memory effect on the Lithium ion battery, therefore you do not need to discharge the battery
completely before recharging. The charge times will be significantly longer if your notebook is in use
while the battery is charging. If you want to charge the battery more quickly, put your notebook into Sleep
mode, or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery. (See Power Management on page 60 for more

information on Sleep mode and shutdown procedure)

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USING HEAVY CURRENT DEVICES SUCH AS THE MODEM OR FREQUENT DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM

ACCESSES MAY PREVENT CHARGING COMPLETELY.

Low Battery State

When the battery is running low, a low battery notification message will appear. If you do not respond to
the low battery message, the batteries will continue to discharge until they are too low to operate. When
this happens, your notebook will go into Sleep mode. There is no guarantee that your data will be saved
once the notebook reaches this point.

• ONCE THE LOW BATTERY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE APPEARS, YOU NEED TO SAVE ALL YOUR ACTIVE

DATA AND PUT YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK INTO SLEEP MODE UNTIL YOU CAN PROVIDE A NEW
POWER SOURCE. YOU SHOULD PROVIDE A CHARGED BATTERY, AN AC POWER ADAPTER, OR

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UTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

• WHEN YOU ARE IN SLEEP MODE THERE MUST ALWAYS BE AT LEAST ONE POWER SOURCE ACTIVE. IF

YOU REMOVE ALL POWER SOURCES WHILE YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK IS IN SLEEP MODE, ANY DATA
THAT HAS NOT BEEN SAVED TO THE HARD DRIVE WILL BE LOST.

Dead Battery Suspend mode shows on the Status indicator just like the normal Sleep mode. Once your
notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable to resume operation until you provide
a source of power either from an adapter or a charged battery. Once you have provided power, you will
need to press the Power/Suspend/Resume button to resume operation.

In the Dead Battery Suspend mode, your data can be maintained for some time, but if a power source is
not provided promptly, the Power indicator will stop flashing and go out, meaning that you have lost the
data that was not stored. Once you provide power, you can continue to use your notebook while an adapter
is charging the battery.

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Shorted Batteries

The Status Indicator panel uses a symbol inside the battery outline of the Battery Level indicator to display
the operating level available in that battery. If this display shows a Shorted Battery, it means the battery is
damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage other parts of your LifeBook notebook.

Replacing the Battery

With the purchase of an additional battery, you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not
charged. There are two ways to swap batteries, cold-swapping and hot-swapping:

Cold-swapping Batteries

To cold-swap batteries in your battery bay follow these easy steps:

1 Have a charged battery ready to install.
2 Shut down your notebook and disconnect the AC adapter.
3 While pushing the battery bay release latches towards the battery pack, lift the battery out of the bay using the

latches to lift it.

4 Insert a new battery into the bay, and press it down so that the latches click into place.
5 Plug in the AC adapter and turn the power on.

Hot-swapping Batteries

To hot-swap batteries in your battery bay follow these easy steps:

E SURE TO PLUG IN AN AC ADAPTER PRIOR TO REMOVING THE BATTERY. THERE IS NO BRIDGE

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BATTERY PRESENT TO SUPPORT THE SYSTEM WHILE THE BATTERY IS BEING REPLACED. IF YOU DO NOT
USE AN AC ADAPTER YOU WILL LOSE ANY UNSAVED FILES.

1 Plug an AC Adapter into the system and connect it to a power outlet.

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Figure 14. Removing a Battery

Battery Bay Release Latches

Battery Pack

2 Follow steps 3 through 6 in “Cold Swapping Batteries”.

IF THE LITHIUM ION BATTERY CONNECTOR IS NOT FULLY SEATED, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR

NOTEBOOK OR CHARGE YOUR BATTERY.

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Optical Drive

Media Holder Tray

Media Tray Eject Button

Emergency Tray Release

There is a variety of media available to use with your system, depending upon the system configuration
you have selected. Multi-Format DVD Writers, DVD/CD-RW Combo drives, and DVD-ROM drives are
collectively known as “optical drives”.

DVD-R and DVD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data (DVD-R discs used with Multi-Format Dual-Layer
DVD writer hold up to 8.5 GB). A DVD-R disc can only be written to once; DVD-RW discs can be written
to over and over. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be played on most standard players.

CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 640 MB of data. A CD-R disc can only be written to once; CD-RW
discs can be written to over and over.

Depending upon your notebook configuration, you may have one of the following optical drives:

• DVD/CD-RW combo: A DVD/CD-RW combo drive allows you to access movie, software, data,

• Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This drive allows you to access movies, software, and

• DVD-ROM: A DVD-ROM drive allows you to access software, data, or audio from CDs or DVDs.

Figure 15. Optical Drive

or audio DVD/CDs, and to write data onto recordable CD-R and CD-RW discs.

audio DVD/CDs as well as to read and write to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW,
DVD+RW, and DVD RAM discs. The dual-layer architecture allows you to record up to 8.5 GB of
data on DVD+R discs.

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INSTALL YOUR MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE BEFORE FIRST USING THE DVD, DVD/CD-RW, OR CD-ROM

MEDIA DRIVES. REFER TO THE APPLICABLE README FILE ON THE DRIVER APPLICATIONS CD-ROM.

Media Player Software

Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer model only: With the Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer and
media player software you can play DVD movies and music CDs on your LifeBook notebook. The media
player includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a DVD movie, as well
as standard features such as fast forward, fast reverse, pause, etc. With this drive you can also burn onto
recordable DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, or CD-R/RW discs.

DVD/CD-RW Combo model only: With the combo drive, you can play DVD movies, read audio CDs, and
write data onto recordable CD-R or CD-RW discs.

DVD ROM model only: With the DVD ROM drive, you can play DVD movies or audio CDs, read audio
CDs, and access software.

• DO NOT OPERATE YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE UNLESS YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK IS SITTING ON A FLAT

SURFACE. USING A DRIVE WHEN THE SYSTEM IS NOT LEVEL MAY DAMAGE THE DRIVE OR PREVENT
PROPER OPERATION.

• PROLONGED USE OF THE OPTICAL DRIVE, SUCH AS WATCHING A DVD MOVIE, WILL SUBSTANTIALLY

REDUCE YOUR BATTERY LIFE IF NO EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE IS ATTACHED.

Loading Media on Your Drive

To load a disc into your optical drive:

1 Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive to open the holder tray. The tray will come out

of the LifeBook notebook a short distance.

2 Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray.

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• YOU SHOULD PERIODICALLY CHECK THE FUJITSU WEBSITE AT US.FUJITSU.COM/COMPUTERS FOR THE

MOST CURRENT DRIVERS.

• ALL LIFEBOOK DVD PLAYERS ARE SET TO PLAY DVD TITLES WITH REGION CODE NUMBER 1 WHICH

IS SPECIFIED FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET. THE REGION NUMBER IS A REGIONAL RESTRICTION
CODE DEFINED BY THE DVD FORUM ACTING ON HOLLYWOOD REQUIREMENTS. DIFFERENT REGION
CODES ARE RECORDED ON VIDEO DVD TITLES FOR PUBLICATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD.

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F THE REGIONAL CODE OF THE DVD PLAYER DOES NOT MATCH THE REGIONAL CODES ON THE TITLES,

THEN PLAYBACK IS IMPOSSIBLE.

• YOU CAN CHANGE THE REGION CODE ON THE DVD PLAYER USING THE PROPERTIES MENU OF THE

DVD

SOFTWARE. NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE THE REGION CODE UP TO FOUR
TIMES. AFTER THE 4TH CHANGE, THE LAST CODE ENTERED BECOMES PERMANENT, AND CANNOT BE
CHANGED.

3 Place the media into the tray, label side up, with the hole in the center of the disc. Snap the disc onto the raised

circle in the center of the tray.

4 Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click

F YOU HAVE DISABLED THE AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION, YOU WILL HAVE TO START THE

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DRIVE EITHER BY USING MY COMPUTER OR FROM WITHIN WINDOWS EXPLORER, SINCE YOUR
NOTEBOOK WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE THAT MEDIA HAS BEEN LOADED.

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1. 2.

3. 4.

Figure 16. 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 will

come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance.

2 Gently pull the tray out until the disc can easily be removed from the tray.
3 Carefully remove the media disc from the holder tray.
4 Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click.

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Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release

Emergency Release Hole

If for some reason the eject button fails, you can open the media tray with a paper clip or similar tool
inserted into the eject hole in the right side of the front of the tray. Straighten one side of a paper clip and
push it gently into the hole. The tray will pop out.

Figure 17. Emergency Tray Release

Using the Media Player Software

DEPENDING UPON ITS CONFIGURATION, YOUR SYSTEM MAY NOT HAVE THE MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE

PRE-INSTALLED. IF IT IS NOT INSTALLED, REFERENCE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT ACCOMPANIES THE
MEDIA APPLICATION.

Starting a DVD Movie (DVD Models only)

1 Insert the DVD into the optical drive of the notebook. If the CD AutoRun feature activates, skip Step 2.
2 The first time you insert a movie into the DVD/CD-RW tray, you will be prompted to select what you want the

system to do when discs are inserted (e.g., start automatically or wait for a prompt). Until you make a selection,
you will receive the same prompt whenever you insert a disc.

3 Click OK to close the About DVD Player Performance dialog box and the movie will begin.

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Opening the Media Player Control Panel

With most DVD-ROMs, you have the option of altering how the movie should play and what you wish to
view. You can do this by using the media player control panel and the mouse.

1 Right-click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options.
2 Select View, then Player for all the controls available. This will open the control panel into the bottom of the

screen.

Using the Media Player Control Panel

The media player software allows you to watch the movie much like a VCR player. You can pause, rewind,
fast-forward and stop the movie at any point.

1 To pause the movie, click the on-screen button.
2 To rewind the movie, click the  button to rewind to a specific portion of the movie, or the  button to return to

the opening screen.

3 To fast-forward the movie, click the  button to forward to a specific portion of the movie, or the button to jump

to the ending credits.

4 To stop the movie, click the  button.

Exiting the Media Player

1 Click the U located in the upper right corner of the title bar. This will open a media player dialog box.
2 Click Yes to stop and exit the movie, or No to close the media player dialog box and return to the movie.

Using Media Player on Battery Power

Since optical drives consume a lot of power, your overall battery life will be significantly shorter when
operating the optical drive continuously (such as watching a DVD movie) than during standard operation.
Many movie run-times are longer than your notebook can support on a single charged battery. If you are
watching a DVD movie on battery power you may need to swap in an additional, charged battery or attach
AC power during the movie to view it in its entirety.

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• PROLONGED USE OF THE OPTICAL DRIVE, SUCH AS WATCHING A DVD MOVIE, WILL GREATLY REDUCE

YOUR NOTEBOOK’S BATTERY LIFE.

• MANY MOVIE RUN-TIMES ARE LONGER THAN YOUR SYSTEM CAN SUPPORT ON A SINGLE BATTERY. IF

YOU ARE WATCHING A DVD MOVIE ON BATTERY POWER YOU MAY NEED TO SWAP IN AN ADDITIONAL,
CHARGED BATTERY OR ATTACH AC POWER DURING THE MOVIE TO VIEW IT IN ITS ENTIRETY.

• AN ADDITIONAL FULLY-CHARGED BATTERY IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU WILL BE WATCHING DVD

MOVIES ON BATTERY POWER. IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BATTERY, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE
EITHER ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.COMPUTERS.US.FUJITSU.COM OR BY CALLING 1-877-372-3473.

To Watch a Movie on Battery Power:

1 Have an additional full-charged battery or your AC adapter ready for use.
2 Start watching your DVD movie.
3 When the low battery warning occurs, immediately stop the movie and exit the media player.

F YOU DO NOT STOP THE MEDIA PLAYER QUICKLY AND THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ATTEMPTS TO AUTO-

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SUSPEND (CRITICAL BATTERY LOW STATE) THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WILL SHUT DOWN IMPROPERLY.

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F THIS OCCURS, YOU MAY NEED TO PERFORM A HARD RESET AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, IF ANY,

PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE THE SYSTEM WILL REBOOT.

4 Power down your notebook and replace the discharged battery with an additional fully-charged battery. If you

do not have an additional battery, you may attach AC power as soon as you see the low battery warning.

5 Resume your LifeBook notebook by pressing the Suspend button again. This is not required if you attached AC

power without entering sleep mode.

6 Restart your media player, locate and skip to the chapter of the movie you were last watching.
7 Continue watching your DVD movie.

OME SHORTER DVD MOVIES MAY NOT REQUIRE YOU TO SWAP BATTERIES OR ATTACH AC POWER TO

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COMPLETE THEM. HOWEVER, IT IS BEST TO BE PREPARED SINCE ACTUAL BATTERY LIFE WHILE
OPERATING THE OPTICAL DRIVE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED.

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Figure 18. Installing a Memory Stick or SD Card

Memory Stick

SD Card

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards

Your LifeBook notebook supports Memory Sticks and Secure Digital (SD) cards, on which you can store
and transfer data to and from a variety of digital devices. These cards use flash memory architecture,
which means they don’t need a power source to retain data.

Memory Stick is a flash memory technology that allows you to record, transfer and share digital content,
such as digital pictures, movies, music, voice, and computer data and applications.

Secure Digital (SD) Cards are very similar to Memory Sticks. Like Memory Sticks, SD Cards allow
portable storage among a variety of devices, such as cell phones, GPS systems, digital cameras, and PDAs.
SD Cards transfer data quickly, with low battery consumption. Like the memory stick, it uses flash
memory architecture.

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Installing Memory Stick/SD Cards

Memory Stick and SD Cards are installed in the Memory Stick/SD Card slot. To install an Memory Stick
or SD Card, follow these steps:

INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY STICK OR SD CARD DURING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK’S

SHUTDOWN OR BOOTUP PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND/OR YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK.

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O NOT INSERT A CARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON THE CARD AS

YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE CARD, YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

1 See your specific card manual for instructions on the installation of your card. Some cards may require that your

notebook is off while installing them.

2 Make sure there is no card currently in the slot. If there is, see Removing a Memory Stick/SD Card.
3 Insert your card into the slot with the product label facing up.
4 Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector.

Removing A Memory Stick/SD Card

To remove a Memory Stick or SD Card, follow these easy steps:

S

EE YOUR CARD MANUAL FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REMOVAL OF YOUR CARD. SOME CARDS

MAY REQUIRE YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK TO BE IN SLEEP MODE OR OFF WHILE REMOVING THEM.

Push the Memory Stick or SD Card in until it unlatches. It will then eject from the slot for removal.

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PC Cards/ExpressCards™

Eject Buttons

PC Card Slot

ExpressCard Slot

(top slot only)

(bottom slot only)

Your notebook supports Type I and Type II PC Cards and ExpressCardsTM, which can perform a variety
of functions depending on which type of card you install. You can install one or two cards at a time,
depending on its type. PC Cards should be installed in the bottom slot, and ExpressCards in the top slot.

Some available PC/ExpressCards:

• Gigabit Ethernet Local area network (LAN) cards

• IEEE1394 cards

• S-ATA II cards

• IEEE802.11n WLAN cards

• Other PC Cards that conform to PCMCIA 2.1 or CardBus standards

For further information, refer to the instructions supplied with your card(s).

Figure 19. Installing/Removing PC Card

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Installing PC Cards

PC Cards are installed in the PC Card slot (the lower of the two slots). To install a PC Card, follow these
steps:

• INSTALLING OR REMOVING A PC CARD DURING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK’S SHUTDOWN OR BOOTUP

PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND/OR YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK.

• DO NOT INSERT A PC CARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON THE

CARD AS YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE CARD, YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

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OU MAY BE REQUIRED TO LOG ON AS AN ADMINISTRATOR OR MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR’S

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ROUP TO COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE. IF THE COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO A NETWORK, NETWORK

POLICY SETTINGS MAY ALSO PREVENT YOU FROM COMPLETING THIS PROCEDURE.

1 See your PC Card manual for instructions on the installation of your card. Some cards may require that your

notebook is off while installing them.

2 Make sure there is no PC Card currently in the slot. If there is, see Removing PC Cards.
3 If the eject button is extended, press it until it clicks.
4 Insert the card into the slot with the label facing up.
5 Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector.

Removing PC Cards

See your PC Card manual for specific instructions on removing your card. Some cards may require your
notebook to be in Sleep Mode or Off during removal.

• WINDOWS HAS A SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE FOR PC CARDS THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE

REMOVING A CARD. REVIEW YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT PROCEDURE. IT IS
GOOD PRACTICE TO REMOVE DEVICES USING SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE IN THE SYSTEM TRAY.

• IF THE DIALOG BOX STATES THAT THE DEVICE CANNOT BE REMOVED, YOU MUST SAVE ALL OF YOUR

OPEN FILES, CLOSE ANY OPEN APPLICATIONS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

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1 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located.

54 mm ExpressCard

34 mm ExpressCard

ExpressCard Slot
(top slot)

When pressed, the button will pop out.

2 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook. This will eject the card slightly out of the slot

allowing you to remove the card.

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F THE PC CARD HAS AN EXTERNAL CONNECTOR AND CABLE, DO NOT PULL THE CABLE WHEN

REMOVING THE CARD.

Installing ExpressCards

There are two different width ExpressCards: 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, be sure to align it with the left side of the slot
when inserting it.

ExpressCards are installed in the ExpressCard slot (the top slot).

Figure 20. Installing/Removing ExpressCards

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• INSTALLING OR REMOVING AN EXPRESSCARD DURING YOUR NOTEBOOK’S SHUTDOWN OR BOOTUP

PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND/OR YOUR NOTEBOOK.

• DO NOT INSERT AN EXPRESSCARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON

THE CARD AS YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE CARD, YOUR NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

OU MAY BE REQUIRED TO LOG ON AS ADMINISTRATOR OR A MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR’S

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ROUP TO COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE. IF YOUR COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO A NETWORK,

NETWORK POLICY SETTINGS MAY ALSO PREVENT YOU FROM COMPLETING THIS PROCEDURE.

See your ExpressCard manual for instructions on the installation of your card. Some cards may require
that your notebook is off while installing them.

To install an ExpressCard, follow these steps:

1 Make sure there is no ExpressCard currently in the slot. If there is, see Removing ExpressCards.
2 If the eject button is extended, press it in until it clicks.
3 Insert your ExpressCard into the slot with the product label facing up. If you are inserting a 34 mm card, be sure

to align it with the left side of the slot when inserting it.

4 Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector.

Removing ExpressCards

See your ExpressCard manual for specific instructions on removing your card. Some cards may require
your notebook to be in Sleep Mode or Off during removal.

• WINDOWS HAS A SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE FOR EXPRESSCARDS THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE REMOVING

A CARD. (REVIEW YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT PROCEDURE.) IT IS GOOD PRACTICE
TO REMOVE DEVICES USING THE SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON IN THE SYSTEM TRAY.

• IF THE DIALOG BOX STATES THAT THE DEVICE CANNOT BE REMOVED, YOU MUST SAVE ALL OF YOUR OPEN FILES,

CLOSE ANY OPEN APPLICATIONS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

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To remove an ExpressCard, follow these steps:

Dedicated Smart Card slot

1 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located.

When pressed, the button will pop out.

2 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook. This will eject the card slightly out of the slot

allowing you to remove the card.

Smart Card Reader

A dedicated Smart Card Reader is provided on your notebook. Smart Cards are the same size and shape
as credit cards, but they contain an integrated microprocessor chip. The chip can hold a variety of
information, and provides you with many possible options, such as allowing you to make secure
purchases, pay for phone calls, store security information, and provide personal identification and
information.

In order to use the Smart Card Reader, you must purchase optional Smart Card third-party software.

Figure 21. Smart Card Slot

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Memory Upgrade Module

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM
(DDR3-1066 SDRAM) factory installed. To increase your notebook’s memory capacity, you may install an
additional memory upgrade module. The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-line (DIMM) SDRAM module.
To ensure 100% compatibility, purchase the SDRAM module only from the Fujitsu web store at
www.shopfujitsu.com.

• DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS FROM THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE COMPARTMENT EXCEPT THE

ONES SPECIFICALLY SHOWN IN THE DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MEMORY
UPGRADE MODULE.

• THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD).

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O MINIMIZE RISK TO THE MODULE, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:

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EFORE HANDLING A MEMORY MODULE, TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE

STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY.

- WHEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY MODULE, HOLD IT BY THE EDGE SO AS NOT TO

TOUCH ANY CONTACTS OR CHIPS. BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH ANY INTERNAL TERMINALS OR
COMPONENTS; THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS.

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E SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING MEMORY MODULES.

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VEN IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR SLEEP STATES, DATA COULD BE LOST OR THE

MEMORY COULD BE DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM.

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules

1 Turn off power to your notebook, remove any power adapter (AC or auto/airline). Remove the battery.
2 Make sure that all the connector covers are closed.
3 Turn the notebook bottom side up, and remove the screw from the memory upgrade module compartment.
4 Remove the cover.
5 Remove the memory upgrade module from the static guarded sleeve.

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6 Align the memory upgrade module with the part side up. Align the connector edge of the memory upgrade

module with the connector slot in the compartment. Note that the memory modules will be “stacked” when both
are installed.

Figure 22. Opening the Memory Compartment Figure 23. Installing a Second Memory Module

7 Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45° angle. Press the connector edge of the module firmly down and

into the connector until it lodges under the retaining clip. You’ll hear a click when it is properly in place.

8 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws.

THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU ROUTINELY REMOVE FROM YOUR NOTEBOOK.
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NCE IT IS INSTALLED, YOU CAN LEAVE IT IN PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT TO CHANGE SYSTEM MEMORY

CAPACITY.

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Removing a Memory Upgrade Module

Memory Clip

1 Perform steps 1 through 4 of Installing a Memory Upgrade Module.
2 Pull the clips sideways away from each side of the memory upgrade module at the same time.
3 While holding the clips out, remove the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling it away from your

notebook.

Figure 24. Removing a Memory Upgrade Module

4 Store the memory upgrade module in a static guarded sleeve.
5 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws.

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Checking the Memory Capacity

Once you have changed the system memory capacity by replacing the installed module with a larger one,
be sure to check that your notebook has recognized the change.

Windows XP: Check the memory capacity by clicking [Start] -> Settings -> Control Panel, then double-
clicking the System icon. Select the General tab and check the amount of memory under “Computer:”

Windows Vista: Check the memory capacity by clicking [Start] -> Control Panel -> System and
Maintenance -> System. The amount of memory is displayed next to “Memory - RAM:”

Note that in Windows XP systems, there may be a variation between the actual memory size and what is
displayed. This is possible if your system is configured with an integrated graphics media accelerator
which dynamically allocates system memory to accelerate graphics performance.

IF THE TOTAL MEMORY DISPLAYED IS INCORRECT, CHECK THAT YOUR MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE IS

PROPERLY INSTALLED. (IF THE MODULE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THE CAPACITY IS STILL NOT
CORRECTLY RECOGNIZED, SEE TROUBLESHOOTING ON PAGE 95.

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Device Ports

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook and the optional Port Replicator come equipped with multiple ports to
which you can connect external devices including: disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc.

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack

The modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is used for
an internal modem. To connect the telephone
cable follow these easy steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is

3 Plug the other end of the telephone cable into a

The modem sound may initially be deactivated. To activate modem sound follow these easy steps.

Windows XP:

1 Right click on the Speaker icon in your system tray.
2 Select Open Volume.
3 Select Option/Properties.
4 Under “Show the following volume controls”, click on Phone and click OK.
5 Uncheck the Mute box under Phone Balance.

seated.

telephone outlet.

Figure 25. Connecting a Modem

Windows Vista:

1 Select [Start] > Control Panel.
2 Select Classic View in the left pane.
3 Double-click Phone and Modems. You may initially need to enter your area code in order to open the Phone

and Modem Options window.

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4 Select the Modems tab, and click the [Properties] button.
5 Select the Modem tab and adjust the volume as necessary.

THE INTERNAL MODEM IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE WITH DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS. DO NOT CONNECT

THE INTERNAL MODEM TO A DIGITAL PBX AS IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL
MODEM OR YOUR ENTIRE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK. CONSULT YOUR PBX MANUFACTURER’S
DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS. SOME HOTELS HAVE DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS. BE SURE TO FIND OUT

BEFORE

YOU CONNECT YOUR MODEM.

• THE INTERNAL MODEM IS DESIGNED TO THE ITU-T V.90 STANDARD. ITS MAXIMUM SPEED OF

53000

BPS IS THE HIGHEST ALLOWED BY FCC, AND ITS ACTUAL CONNECTION RATE DEPENDS ON THE

LINE CONDITIONS. THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 33600BPS AT UPLOAD.

• THE INTERNAL MODEM ON ALL LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOKS FROM FUJITSU ARE CERTIFIED FOR USE IN THE

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NITED STATES AND CANADA. THE MODEM MAY BE CERTIFIED IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for a Gigabit
(10Base-T/100Base-Tx/1000Base-T) Ethernet LAN
connection. You may need to configure your
notebook to work with your particular network.
(Please refer to your network administrator for
information on your network configuration.) To
connect the LAN cable follow these easy steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.
3 Plug the other end of the cable into a LAN outlet.

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Figure 26. Connecting the LAN

Parallel Port

The parallel port, or LPT port, located on the system
and on the optional Port Replicator, allows you to
connect parallel devices, such as a printer to your
notebook. In order to connect a parallel interface
device follow these easy steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.
3 Tighten the two hold-down screws, located on each

side of the connector.

Serial Port

The serial port, or COM port, located on the system
and on the optional Port Replicator allows you to
connect serial devices, such as printers or scanners.
In order to connect a serial interface device follow
these easy steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.
3 Tighten the two hold-down screws, located on each

side of the connector.

Figure 27. Connecting a Parallel Device

Figure 28. Connecting a Serial Device

Port Replicator Connector

The port replicator connector is used for the connection of your notebook to an optional port replicator. In
order to connect your notebook to this device, follow the instructions that came with your port replicator.

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Universal Serial Bus Ports

System rear

Left side

The Universal Serial Bus 2.0 ports (USB) allow you to connect USB devices such as external game pads,
pointing devices, keyboards and/or speakers. There are four USB 2.0 ports on your notebook: two on the
left side and two on the rear.

In order to connect a USB device follow these steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

DUE TO THE ONGOING CHANGES IN USB TECHNOLOGY AND STANDARDS, NOT ALL USB DEVICES

AND/OR DRIVERS ARE GUARANTEED TO WORK.

Figure 29. Connecting a USB Device

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Infrared Port

The Infrared IrDA (4Mbps) port allows for wireless data transfer between your notebook and other IrDA­compatible devices, such as another computer or a printer, without the use of a cable. The infrared port is
located on the front of the system, adjacent to the wireless device switch

It is important to keep in mind that while carrying out this form of communication, both devices must be
placed so their infrared ports are directly facing each other without obstruction. The devices must also be
separated by at least 6" but no more than 36" for maximum performance.

The following conditions may interfere with infrared communications:

• A television, radio remote control unit, or a wireless headphone is being used nearby.

• Direct sunlight, fluorescent light, or incandescent light shines directly on the port.

• DO NOT MOVE EITHER DEVICE WHILE COMMUNICATION IS ACTIVE AS IT MAY INTERRUPT DATA

TRANSMISSION.

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO SCRATCH THE INFRARED PORT LENS. DIRT, SCRATCHES, OR OTHER SURFACE

MARKS CAN DEGRADE OPERATION.

IEEE 1394 Port

The 4-pin 1394 port allows you to connect digital devices that are compliant with IEEE 1394 standard.
The IEEE 1394 standard is easy to use, connect, and disconnect. This port can allow up to 400 Mbps
transfer rate. A third-party application may be required to operate your device with the 1394 port.

THE 1394 PORT USED IN THIS SYSTEM USES A FOUR-PIN CONFIGURATION. IF YOU INTEND TO

INTERFACE WITH DEVICES WHICH USE A SIX-PIN CONFIGURATION, YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE AN
ADAPTER.

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In order to connect a 1394 device, follow these
steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

Figure 30. Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device

Headphone Jack

The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones or powered external speakers to your notebook.
Your headphones or speakers must be equipped with a 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo mini-plug. In order to connect
headphones or speakers follow these easy steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

• DEPENDING UPON YOUR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, THE HEADPHONE JACK MAY SERVE DIFFERENT

PURPOSES. ON SOME CONFIGURATIONS, THE JACK SERVES AS A STEREO HEADPHONE/OPTICAL

D

IGITAL AUDIO OUT JACK. ON OTHER CONFIGURATIONS, THE JACK SERVES AS A STEREO

HEADPHONE/LINE-OUT/OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT JACK.

• IF YOU PLUG HEADPHONES INTO THE HEADPHONE JACK, BUILT-IN STEREO SPEAKERS ARE DISABLED.

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone. Your microphone must be
equipped with a 1/8”(3.5 mm) mono mini-plug in order to fit into the microphone jack of your notebook.

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

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DEPENDING UPON YOUR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, THE MICROPHONE JACK MAY SERVE SINGLE OR

DUAL PURPOSES. ON CONFIGURATIONS, THE JACK SERVES AS A MONO MICROPHONE JACK. ON OTHER
CONFIGURATIONS, THE JACK SERVES AS A STEREO MICROPHONE/LINE-IN JACK.

External Video Port

The external video port allows you to connect an
external monitor or LCD projector. In order to
connect an external video device, follow these easy
steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.
3 Tighten the two hold-down screws, located on each

end of the connector.

HDMI Jack

The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)
jack is used to connect the notebook to a compatible
TV. HDMI is a single-cable solution that carries
high-definition audio and video. In order to connect
an HDMI device, follow these easy steps:

Figure 31. Connecting External Video Device

1 Align the connector with the port opening.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

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Figure 32. Connecting HDMI Device

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting Your LifeBook

Troubleshooting

There may be occasions when you encounter simple setup or operating problems that you can solve on the
spot, or problems with peripheral devices that can be solved by replacing the device. The information in
this section helps you isolate and resolve some of these straightforward issues and identify failures that
require service.

Identifying the Problem

If you encounter a problem, go through the following procedure before pursuing complex troubleshooting:

1 Turn off your LifeBook notebook.
2 Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into your notebook and to an active AC power source.
3 Make sure that any card installed in the PC Card slot is seated properly. You can also remove the card from the

slot, thus eliminating it as a possible cause of failure.

4 Make sure that any devices connected to the external connectors are plugged in properly. You can also

disconnect such devices, thus eliminating them as possible causes of failure.

5 Turn on your notebook. Make sure it has been off at least 10 seconds before you turn it back on.
6 Go through the boot sequence.

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