Fujitsu LifeBook AH572 User Guide
User’s Guide
Learn how to use your Fujitsu
LIFEBOOK AH572 notebook
Découvrez comment utiliser
Mode d’emploi
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Fujitsu LIFEBOOK AH752
User’s
Guide
Learn how to use
your Fujitsu
LIFEBOOK AH572
notebook
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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 AH572 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).
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.
• 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
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.
F
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.
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Contents
Preface
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LIFEBOOK
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Locating the Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Back Panel Components. .
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Status Indicator Panels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power On Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Battery Charge/DC-In Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Battery Level Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
NumLk / CpasLock / ScrLk Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Scroll Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
LIFEBOOK Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with the Support Button . . . . . . . . . . 34
Launching Applications with the Quick Launch Button
Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LIFEBOOK
Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adjusting Display Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . .
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Closing the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starting Your LIFEBOOK Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Starting Windows the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Installing ClickMe!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fujitsu Driver Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
ENERGY STAR® Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 3 User-Installable Features
Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using the Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using Media Player on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Installing Memory Stick and SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Removing A Memory Stick or SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Checking the Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Headphone/Line-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Microphone/Line-In Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Analog RGB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
HDMI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Restoring Your System Image and Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Saving your Factory Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Creating Backup Images of Factory Image, DAR,
Recovering Your Factory Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Backing Up a System Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Managing Your Backup Images . . .
Using the Recovery and Utility Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Recovering your Factory Image (new or non-bootable hard drive) . . . . . . 94
Automatically Downloading Driver
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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and Discs . . . . . . . . . . 88
Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance
Caring for your LIFEBOOK Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Cleaning your LIFEBOOK notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cleaning the dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storing your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Traveling with your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Included Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
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Glossary/Regulatory
Glassary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide
Before Using the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Wireless LAN Devices Covered by this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Characteristics of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Wireless Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . .
Deactivating the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Deactivation using the Wireless
Disconnection Using the Icon in the Taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Configuration of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Configuring the WLAN Using Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
LAN On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using the Bluetooth Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
What is Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . .
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Appendix B: Using Intel® Wireless Display
Using the Wireless Display technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Starting the WiDi application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Appendix C: Using 3D Features
Creating and converting 3D videos and images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Performing 3D Camera Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Capturing 3D Video and Photos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Converting 2D images to 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Viewing a Slide Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
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Preface
About This Guide
The LIFEBOOK AH572 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.
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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.
T
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 AH572 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 AH572 notebook
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Display Panel
Status Indicator Panel
Touchpad Pointing Device
Power/Suspend/Resume Button
Stereo Speakers
Support Button
Digital Microphone
3D Camera
Status Indicator Panel
Quick Launch Button
Wireless Device
On/Off Switch
Scroll Wheel
Keyboard
Memory Stick/Secure Digital Card Slot
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.
3D Camera
The 3D web camera configuration consists of two 1.3 megapixel cameras that allow you to take threedimensional videos of yourself to send to others via email or DVD. For information on using the 3D
camera, see the documentation associated with the CyberLink YouCam application. The 3D camera can
also be used as a standard two-dimensional device for engaging in standard web chat and video
conferencing.
Digital Microphone
The digital microphone is used in conjunction with the camera. For information on using the microphone
and web cam, see the documentation associated with the CyberLink applications.
Status Indicator Panels
The Status Indicator Panels display symbols that correspond with specific components of your
LIFEBOOK notebook. There are two Status Indicator Panel locations on your system: on the front left
edge and behind the keyboard towards the right. See “Status Indicator Panels” on page 22.
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 47.
Support Button
The Support Button provides one-touch application launch capability. See “LIFEBOOK Application
Panel” on page 34.
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Quick Launch Button
The Quick Launch button can be programmed to launch whichever application you want with the touch
of a button. See “LIFEBOOK Application Panel” on page 34.
Wireless Device On/Off Switch
The wireless device on/off switch is used to turn on and off the wireless devices. Switching the device off
when not in use will help to extend battery life. See “Activating the WLAN Device” on page 138.
Scroll Wheel
The scroll wheel is a round “dimple” to the right of the touchpad. The scrolling wheel allows you to
navigate around pages by moving your finger in the direction you want to scroll.
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 62.
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 28.
Keyboard
A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. See “Keyboard” on page 25.
Stereo Speakers
The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound.
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Figure 3. LIFEBOOK notebook left-side panel
LAN (RJ-45) Jack
Anti-Theft Lock Slot
Analog RGB Port
HDMI Jack
USB 2.0 Port
USB 3.0 Ports
USB 2.0 Port (with Anytime USB Charge)
Left-Side Panel Components
The following is a brief description of your LIFEBOOK notebook’s left-side components.
Anti-theft Lock Slot
The anti-theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device.
Analog RGB Port
The analog RGB port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector. See “Analog RGB
Port” on page 69.
THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF USB PORTS ON THIS SYSTEM: USB 3.0, USB 2.0, AND USB
NYTIME CHARGE. TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THEM, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
2.0 A
• THE INSIDE OF A USB 3.0 PORT IS BLUE IN COLOR.
• THE ICON ASSOCIATED WITH THE ANYTIME USB CHARGE PORT HAS A PLUG ICON NEXT TO THE USB
ICON.
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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 67. The USB 2.0 port on the left panel that is closest to the front of
the notebook has Anytime USB Charge capability, meaning that even when your system is shut down, this
port can still be used to provide power to external devices (for example, when charging a cell phone).
USB 3.0 Ports
The USB 3.0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 3.0 transfers data at up to
5Gbps and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 and 2.0 devices, which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps
and 480 Mbps, respectively. See “Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 67.
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 67.
HDMI Port
The HDMI port is used to connect compatible digital devices with your computer (such as a high-
definition television or AV receiver). See “HDMI Port” on page 70.
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Headphone/Line-Out Jack
Microphone/Line-In Jack
USB 2.0 Port
DC-In Jack
Optical Drive Release Button
Optical Drive
Figure 4. LIFEBOOK notebook right-side panel
Right-Side Panel Components
The following is a brief description of your LIFEBOOK notebook’s right-side components.
Headphone/Line-Out Jack
The headphone/line-out jack allows you to connect headphones or external speakers. See
“Headphone/Line-Out Jack” on page 68.
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.
Optical Drive
The optical drive bay contains either a Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer or a Blu-ray™ Combo
drive, depending upon your system configuration. See “Optical Drive” on page 56.
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.
USB 2.0 Port
The USB 2.0 port allows 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 67. Note that there are several additional USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports
on the left side of the system.
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Figure 5. LIFEBOOK notebook back panel
Air Vents
Back Panel Components
Following is a brief description of your LIFEBOOK notebook’s back 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 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.
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.
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Memory
Lithium ion Battery
Dust Filter
Battery Latch
Battery Latch
Air Vents
(multiple locations)
Upgrade
Compartment
Figure 6. LIFEBOOK notebook bottom panel
Bottom Components
The following is a brief description of your LIFEBOOK notebook’s bottom panel components.
Dust Filter
The dust filter is used to help prevent dust and dirt from entering your system. See “Cleaning the dust
filter” on page 100.
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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 64. Under
normal circumstances, it should not be necessary to open this compartment.
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.
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.
Battery Latches
The battery latches are used to secure the battery in the battery bay. See “Replacing the Battery” on
page 54.
Lithium ion Battery
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.
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Status Indicator Panels
NumLk
CapsLk
ScrLk
Battery Level
Battery Charge/DC In
HDD/Optical
Drive Access
Power On
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.
Power On Indicator
• Blue, solid: The system is powered on.
f: The system is powered off.
• Of
Figure 7. Status Indicator Panels
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Battery Charge/DC-In Indicator
• Orange, solid: AC adapter and battery are available and system is charging.
• 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:
• Blue, 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.
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• Batteries subjected to shocks, vibration or extreme temperatures 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 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.
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