Fujitsu LifeBook AH531 User Guide

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User’s Guide

Learn how to use your Fujitsu LifeBook AH531 notebook

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User’s

Guide

Learn how to use

your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK AH531 notebook

Fujitsu America 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, and Centrino are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other

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use of such marks by Fujitsu America is under license. Roxio is a trademark of Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions. PowerDVD, PowerDirector, MakeDisc and YouCam are trademarks of CyberLink Corp. Adobe, Acrobat, and Adobe Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or

other countries. Google is a registered trademark of Google Incorporated. Energy Star and the Energy Star mark are registered U.S. marks. Norton and Norton Internet Security are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corp. in the United States and other countries. Blu-ray is a trademark of the Blu-ray Disc Association. The optical 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.

may be stored or transmitted in any electronic form without the written consent of Fujitsu. B6FJ-7021-01ENZ0-00

WARNING

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

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

S W

ASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to FCC Part 15

Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu America, Inc. Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue

Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Telephone: (408) 746-6000 Declares that product: Base Model Configuration: LIFEBOOK AH531 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, with a current of

4.22 A (80 W) or an output rating of 19 VDC, with a current of 3.42 A (65 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:

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

RATING FUSE.

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 affiliated 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

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

Wireless Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Power Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Battery Level Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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

NumLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

CapsLock 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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

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

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LIFEBOOK

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Closing the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Starting Your LIFEBOOK Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Starting Windows the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Running ClickMe! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Fujitsu Driver Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

ENERGY STAR® Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 3 User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using the Media Player Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Using Media Player on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Using ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Installing ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Removing ExpressCards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Installing Memory Stick and SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Removing A Memory Stick or SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Checking the Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Headphone/Line-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Microphone/Line-In Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

HDMI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Restoring Your System Image and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Saving your Factory Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Creating Backup Images of Factory Image, DAR,

Recovering Your Factory Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Backing Up a System Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Managing Your Backup Images . . .

Using the Recovery and Utility Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Recovering your Factory Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Automatically Downloading Driver

and Discs . . . . . . . . . . 89

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LIFEBOOK Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Cleaning your LIFEBOOK notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Storing your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Traveling with your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

ExpressCards/Memory Sticks/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Chapter 6 System Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Mass Storage Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Included Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Glossary/Regulatory

Gloassary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide

Before Using the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Wireless LAN Devices Covered by this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Characteristics of the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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

Disconnecting the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Configuration of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

WLAN Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Using the Bluetooth Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

What is Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . .

Appendix B: Using Intel® Wireless Display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Using the Wireless Display technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Starting the WiDi application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Preface

About This Guide

The LIFEBOOK AH531 notebook from Fujitsu America provides desktop performance with the new 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family. Your notebook has a built-in 15.6” WXGA high-definition color display. This system brings the computing power of a desktop personal computer to a portable environment.

Your computer comes with Microsoft Windows® 7 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.

THE 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

LIFEBOOK

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

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

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Fujitsu Shopping Online

You can go directly to the online store by visiting 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 AH531 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 AH531 notebook

Locating the Controls and Connectors

Display Panel

Status

Touchpad

Power/Suspend/

Stereo Speaker

Resume Button

Digital Microphone

Stereo Speaker

Keyboard

Web Camera

Indicator

Panel

Pointing

Device

Headphone

Microphone

MS/SD Card Slot

Jack

Figure 2. LIFEBOOK AH531 notebook with display open

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Top Components

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

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 CyberLink YouCam application.

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 CyberLink YouCam application.

Display Panel

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

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. See “Power/Suspend/Resume Button” on page 43.

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.

Memory Stick/Secure Digital (MS/SD) Card Slot

The Memory Stick/Secure Digital (MS/SD) card slot allows you to install a media card for data storage. This media allows you to transfer data from a variety of different digital devices. See “Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards” on page 61.

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Microphone/Line-In Jack

The microphone/line-in jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone. See “Microphone/Line-In Jack” on page 69.

Headphone/Line-Out Jack

The headphone/line-out jack allows you to connect headphones or external speakers. See “Headphone/Line-Out Jack” on page 69.

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.

Touchpad Pointing Device

The Touchpad 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.

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Figure 3. LIFEBOOK notebook left-side panel

ExpressCard Slot

USB 2.0 Ports*

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

External Video Jack

HDMI Jack

Air Vents

* The USB port on the right above provides Anytime USB Charge capability.

Left-Side Panel Components

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

External Video Port

The external video port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector. See “External Video Port” on page 70.

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 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.

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ExpressCard Slot

The ExpressCard Slot allows you to install an ExpressCard. See “Using ExpressCards” on page 58.

USB 2.0 Ports

The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. There are two USB ports on the left side and one on the right. 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 67. Note that the front USB port on the left side has Anytime USB Charge capability, meaning that even when your system is shut down, this port can still be used to provides power to external devices (for example, when charging a cell phone). For more information, refer to “Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 67.

HDMI Port

The HDMI port is used to connect compatible digital devices with your computer (such as a highdefinition television or AV receiver). See “HDMI Port” on page 71.

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for an internal wired 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN connection. See “Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack” on page 67.

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Figure 4. LIFEBOOK notebook right-side panel

DC-In Jack

Optical Drive Release Button

Optical Drive Emergency Tray ReleaseUSB Port

Anti-Theft Lock Slot

Right-Side Panel Components

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

USB 2.0 Ports

Optical Drive

The optical drive bay contains a Blu-ray™ Combo Drive. See “Optical Drive” on page 52.

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 55.

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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Optical Drive Release Button

The optical drive release button opens the optical drive.

Anti-theft Lock Slot

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

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Lithium ion

Air Vents

(multiple locations)

Memory

Upgrade

Compartment

Battery Bay

Battery Latch Battery Latch

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 63. Under normal circumstances, it should not be necessary to open this compartmen

Figure 5. LIFEBOOK notebook bottom panel

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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 47.

Battery Latches

The battery latches are used to secure the battery in the battery bay. See “Lithium ion Battery” on page 47.

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.

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Status Indicator Panel

NumLk

CapsLk

Battery Level

Power Status

Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access

Wireless Status

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.

Figure 6. Status Indicator Panel

Wireless Status Indicator

• Blue, solid: Wireless devices have been switched on (using the [Fn]+[F5] key combination).

f: Wireless devices are off.

• Of

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Power Status Indicator

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

plugged in but battery is not installed.

• Blue, blinking: AC adapter and battery are available and the system is in sleep mode.

• Off: AC adapter is not plugged in.

Battery Level Indicator

The Battery Level indicator displays the charge level of the battery pack, as follows.

With AC Adapter connected:

• Blue, solid: AC adapter is connected and battery is charged.

• Orange, solid: AC adapter is connected and battery is charging.

Without AC Adapter connected:

• Orange, blinking: Blinks when the battery charge level is 12% or less.

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

• Off: There is no AC Adapter connected and/or the battery charge level is between 13% and 100%

• 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.

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• Batteries subjected to shocks, vibration or extreme temper atures can be permanently damaged.

• A shorted battery is damaged and must be replaced.

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 glows when the integral keyboard is set in ten-key numeric keypad mode.

CapsLock Indicator

The CapsLock indicator glows when your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters.

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Keyboard

Fn Key

Function Keys

Numeric Keypad

Application Key

Cursor Keys

Start Key

Figure 7. Keyboard

Using the Keyboard

Your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK notebook has an integral 103-key keyboard, including Windows keys, special function keys, and an integrated numeric keypad. This section describes the following keys.

• Numeric keypad: Your notebook has an integrated numeric keypad 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.

• Cursor keys: Y

our keyboard contains four arrow keys for moving the cursor or insertion point to

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

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• 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

The right-hand section of the keyboard serves as a numeric keypad. To activate the 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 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).

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.

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