Fujitsu LifeBook A1130 User Guide

User’s Guide

Learn how to use

your Fujitsu LifeBook A1130 notebook

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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.

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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.

ASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.

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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: (408) 746-6000 Declares that product: Base Model Configuration: LifeBook A1130 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 mus t ac cept 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, with a current of

4.22 A (80 W).

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.

• A void 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.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

For Authorized Repair Technicians Only System Disposal

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.

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

RATING FUSE.

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 in Canada.

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

Contents

Preface

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Locating the Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Back Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Navigating Using Gestures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

LifeBook Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with the Support Button . . . . . . . . . . 33

Launching Applications with the Support Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LifeBook

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using the Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using the Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Closing the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Starting Your LifeBook Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Starting Windows Vista the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Installing Click Me! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Fujitsu Driver Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Sleep Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Restarting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

ENERGY STAR® Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Chapter 3 User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Emergency Optical

Drive Tray Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using the Media Player Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Using Media Player on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Installing ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Removing ExpressCards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Installing SD Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Removing an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Checking the Memory Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Headphone/Line-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Microphone/Line-In Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Specific Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Modem Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Restoring Your Pre-installed Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Drivers and Applications Restore Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Recovery and Utility Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Automatically Downloading Driver Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Cleaning your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Cleaning the dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Storing your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Traveling with your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

ExpressCards/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Chapter 6 System Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Mass Storage Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Included Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Glossary/Regulatory

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide

Before Using the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Wireless LAN Devices Covered by this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Characteristics of the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Wireless Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Deactivating the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Deactivation using the Wireless LAN On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Disconnection Using the Icon in the Taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Configuration of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Preface

About This Guide

The LifeBook A1130 notebook from Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation provides desktop performance with a fast, Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor. Your notebook has a built-in 15.6” WXGA color display. This system brings the computing power of desktop personal computers (PCs) to a portable environment.

Your computer comes with Microsoft Windows® Vista Home Premium 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”.

THE INFORMATION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF

THE SUBJECT MATERIAL.

HE CAUTION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR COMPUTER, OR TO THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR FILES. PLEASE READ ALL CAUTION INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

HE WARNING ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO EITHER YOU, YOUR

T L

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)

• 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

• Purchase date

- About This Guide

• 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

Y our 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.

- About This Guide

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Overview

This section describes the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook A1130 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 A1130 notebook

Locating the Controls and Connectors

Display Panel

Status Indicator Panel

Touchpad Pointing Device

Power/Suspend/

Display Panel Latch Button

On/Off Switch

Wireless LAN

Stereo Speakers

Support Button

Resume Button

Digital Microphone

Web Camera

Figure 2. LifeBook notebook with display open

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Top Components

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

Web Camera

The 1.3 megapixel web camera allows you to take pictures of yourself to send over the internet. For information on using the microphone and web cam, see the documentation associated with the ArcSoft WebCam Companion application.

Display Panel Latch Button

The display panel latch button is used to latch and unlatch the display. See “Opening the Display Panel” on page 38.

Digital Microphone

The digital microphone is used in conjunction with the web camera. For information on using the microphone and web cam, see the documentation associated with the ArcSoft WebCam Companion application.

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 20.

Support Button

The Support Button provides one-touch application launch capability. See “LifeBook Application Panel” on page 33.

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, power off your notebook, and power on your notebook when it has been shut down from Windows.

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See “Power/Suspend/Resume Button” on page 46.

Stereo Speakers

The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound.

Keyboard

A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. See “Keyboard” on page 23.

Touchpad Pointing Device

The T ouchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor control with a right button, a left button, and a cursor control pad. See “Touchpad Pointing Device” on page 26.

Wireless LAN On/Off Switch

The wireless LAN on/off switch is used to turn on and off the optional WLAN device. Switching the device off when not in use will help to extend battery life. See “Activating the WLAN Device” on page 144.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Figure 3. LifeBook notebook left-side panel

Optical Drive Release Button

Optical Drive

Emergency Tray Release

Left-Side Panel Components

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

Optical Drive

The optical drive bay contains a Modular Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer. See “Optical Drive” on page 56.

Optical Drive Release Button

The optical drive release button opens the optical drive.

Emergency Tray Release

The emergency tray release is used in the event you want to open the tray when power is not available. See “Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release” on page 59.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Figure 4. LifeBook notebook right-side panel

ExpressCard

ExpressCard Slot

Headphone/Line-Out Jack

Microphone/

USB 2.0 Ports

External Video Jack

DC-In Jack

Eject Button

SD Card Slot

Line-In Jack

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack

Right-Side Panel Components

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

The ExpressCard Slot allows you to install an ExpressCard. See “Using ExpressCards” on page 63.

ExpressCard Slot

Microphone/Line-In Jack

The microphone/line-in jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone. See “Microphone/Line-In Jack” on page 75.

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 74.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

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 72.

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 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

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.

External Video Port

The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector. See “External Video Port” on page 75.

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.

ExpressCard Eject Button

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

Secure Digital (SD) Card Slot

The Secure Digital (SD) card slot allows you to install an SD card for data storage. This media allows you to transfer data from a variety of different digital devices. See “Secure Digital Cards” on page 66.

Headphone/Line-Out Jack

The headphone/line-out jack allows you to connect headphones or external speakers. See “Headphone/Line-Out Jack” on page 74.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Figure 5. LifeBook notebook back panel

LAN (RJ-45) Jack Anti-Theft Lock Slot

Back Panel Components

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

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for an internal 10Base-T/100Base-Tx Ethernet LAN connection. See “Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack” on page 73.

Anti-theft Lock Slot

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

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Memory Upgrade Compartment

Lithium ion Battery Bay

Air Vents (multiple locations)

Dust Filter

Figure 6. LifeBook notebook bottom panel

Bottom Components

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

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

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.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Dust Filter

The dust filter is used to help prevent dust and dirt from entering your system. See “Cleaning the dust filter” on page 101.

Memory Upgrade Compartment

Your notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate 2 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR2 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 68. Under normal circumstances, it should not be necessary to open this compartment.

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 51.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Status Indicator Panel

NumLk

CapsLk

ScrLk

Battery Level

Battery Charge/

Hard Drive/

DC-In

Optical Drive Access

Figure 7. Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicators display symbols that correspond to specific components of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. The LEDs below each symbol tell you how each of those components is operating.

Battery Charge/DC-In Indicator

• Orange, solid: AC adapter and battery are available and system is charging.

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• Blue, solid: AC adapter and battery are available and system is fully charged, or AC adapter is

plugged in but battery is not installed.

• Orange, blinking: AC adapter and battery are available and waiting to charge battery (battery is

out of thermal range).

• Off: AC adapter is not plugged in.

Battery Level Indicator

The Battery Level indicators display the charge level of the indicated battery pack, as follows:

• Green, solid: Battery is between 51% and 100% charged.

• Orange, solid: Battery is between 13% and 50% charged.

• Red, solid: Battery is 12% or less charged.

• Orange, blinking: Blinks during battery status measurement (Four seconds after the battery is

installed).

• Red, blinking: There is a problem with the battery.

• Off: There is no battery installed or the battery has no charge.

• If the battery pack is installed while the power is turned off, the battery level indicator will display

the charge level for five seconds after it blinks orange.

• If the AC adapter is not connected or the battery pack is not fully charged when the computer is

switched to standby mode, the indicator will blink. The LED blinks at the rate of one second on/six seconds off.

• Batteries subjected to shocks, vibration or extreme temperatures can be permanently

damaged.

• A shorted battery is damaged and must be replaced.

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Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator

The Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access indicator glows green when your internal hard drive is being accessed. Note that flickering is normal.

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.

- Status Indicator Panel

Keyboard

Fn Key

Start Key

Function Keys

Numeric Keypad

Application Key

Cursor Keys

Start Key

Figure 8. Keyboard

Using the Keyboard

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integral 101-key keyboard, including Windows keys, special function keys, and an integrated 10-key numeric keypad. This section describes the following keys.

• Numeric keypad: Your notebook has an integrated numeric keypad containing 16 keys which

allows you to perform numeric/mathematical and navigational functions. The ability to toggle between the numerical keys and navigation keys is controlled through the [NumLk] key.

- Keyboard

• 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 10-key Keypad

The right-hand section of the keyboard serves as a numeric keypad. To activate the 10-key keypad functions, press the [NumLk] button. Using the keypad keys, you can enter numerals 0 through 9, perform addition ( + ), subtraction ( - ), multiplication ( * ), or division ( / ), and enter decimal points ( . ) using the keys designated as numeric function key keys. When [NumLk] is not active, you can use the numeric keypad to navigate (Del, Ins, left, right, up, down).

Windows Keys

Your LifeBook notebook has three Windows keys, consisting of two Start keys and an Application key. The Start keys display the Start menu. These buttons 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

Y our LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys, F1 through F12. The functions assigned to these keys dif fer for each application. Y ou 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 Touchpad 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 42)

• [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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