Fujitsu LifeBook E752 User Guide

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User’s Guide

Learn how to use your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E752 notebook

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User’s Guide

Learn how to use your

Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E752 notebook

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Fujitsu America, Incorporated 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 and Intel Core are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. The ExpressCard word mark and logo are owned by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) and any use of such marks by

Fujitsu America, Incorporated is under license. Google is a trademark or registered trademark of Google Incorporated. Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., USA. OmniPass is a trademark of Softex, Inc. Roxio is a trademark of Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions. PowerDirector, PowerDVD, YouCam, and MakeDisc are trademarks of CyberLink Corp. Adobe, Acrobat, and Adobe Reader are either a registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other

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

Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited. DTS, the Symbol, and DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks, and DTS Boost is a trademark of DTS (BVI) Limited (in Hong Kong and China) and DTS, Inc. (outside of Hong Kong and China). © DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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

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

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WARNING

HANDLING THE CORD ON THIS PRODUCT WILL EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD, A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR

OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.

ASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.

© Copyright 2012 Fujitsu America, Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or translated, without prior written consent of Fujitsu. No part of this publication may be stored or

transmitted in any electronic form without the written consent of Fujitsu. B6FJ-8201-01ENZ0-00

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to FCC Part 15

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

Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Telephone: (408) 746-6000 Declares that product: Base Model Configuration: LIFEBOOK E752 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.

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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 minimum 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.

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.

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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 nonprofit 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

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Status Indicator Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Power Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Battery Charge Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Battery Level Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Security Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

NumLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Touchpad Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Double-Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Scrolling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Optional Quick Point Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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

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

Flexible Bay Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Removing and Installing Modular Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting up Your LIFEBOOK Security Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Operating Your LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Uninstalling the Security Panel Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Launching Applications with the Security/Application Panel . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LIFEBOOK

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using the Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Using Power Management to Control Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Closing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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Using Multiple Displays Simultaneously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Starting Your LIFEBOOK Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Power On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Starting Windows the First Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Hibernate Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Restarting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

ENERGY STAR® Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Chapter 3 User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Recharging the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Optical Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release

Using the Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using Media Player on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Memory Stick Duo/Secure Digital Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Installing Memory Stick Duo/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Removing a Memory Stick Duo/SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

ExpressCards™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Installing ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Removing ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Smart Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Checking the Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

e-SATA/USB 3.0 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

DisplayPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Port Replicator Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Port Replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Port Replicator Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Attaching Port Replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Detaching Port Replicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Restoring Your System Image and Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Saving and Recovering Your Factory and System Images . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Backing Up a System Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Recovery and Utility tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Recovering your Factory Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Downloading Driver Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LIFEBOOK Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Cleaning your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Cleaning the dust filter cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Storing your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Traveling with your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Chapter 6 System Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Chipset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Mass Storage Device Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Modular Bay Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Device Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Environmental Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Popular Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Pre-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Glossary/Regulatory

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide

Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Wireless LAN Devices Covered by this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Characteristics of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Deactivating/Disconnecting the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Deactivation Using the Wireless Device On/Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Disconnection Using the Icon in the Taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Configuring the Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

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Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

WLAN Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Using the Bluetooth Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

What is Bluetooth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device

Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Installing OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

User Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Using OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Configuring OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

OmniPass Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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Preface

About This Guide

The LIFEBOOK E752 notebook from Fujitsu America provides desktop performance with the all new Intel® Core™ Processor. Depending upon the configuration, your notebook has either a built-in 15.6” TFT HD, HD+, or FHD color display. This system brings the computing power of desktop personal computers (PCs) to a portable environment.

Your computer comes with Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional operating system pre-installed. This manual explains how to operate your LIFEBOOK notebook’s hardware and built-in system software.

Conventions Used in the Guide

Keyboard and on-screen keys appear in brackets. Example: [Fn], [F1], [ESC], [ENTER] and [CTRL]. Pages with additional information about a specific topic are cross-referenced within the text. On screen menu items appear in bold. Example: “Click Fujitsu Menu, and select your choice”. DOS commands you enter appear in Courier type. Example: “Shutdown the computer?”

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.

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-Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487)

• Website: http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/support/contact/index.php

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

Fujitsu Shopping Online

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

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Maintaining Latest Configuration

To ensure that you always have the most current driver updates related to your system, you should occasionally access the Fujitsu Software Download Manager (FSDM) utility. The FSDM utility is available from the Fujitsu Support site. FSDM will allow you to view a list of the most current drivers, utilities, and applications to determine whether you have the latest versions. If you have a Windows 7 operating system, you will need to go to the Support Site to download the FSDM Utility: http://support.fujitsupc.com/CS/Portal/support.do?srch=DOWNLOADS.

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 E752 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 E752 notebook

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Locating the Controls and Connectors

Display Panel

Status Indicator Panel

Keyboard*

LIFEBOOK Security/

Touchpad Pointing Device

Power/Suspend/

Application Panel

Resume Button

Memory Stick Duo/SD Card Slot

Stereo Speakers

Microphone Jack

Optional Web Camera

Digital Microphone

Web Camera LED

Status Indicator Panel

Headphone Jack

Wireless Device Switch

Digital Microphone

* Shown with optional 10-key numeric keypad.

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.

Digital Microphones

The digital microphones are used in conjunction with the web camera. For information on using the microphones and web cam, see the documentation associated with the CyberLink YouCam application.

Web Camera

The optional built-in camera has a resolution of either HD (1280 x 720) pixels or FHD (1920 x 1080 pixels), depending upon your configuration. For instructions on using the camera, see the help files that are included with the YouCam software application.

Web Camera LED

The web camera LED glows when your web camera is in use.

Display Panel

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

Status Indicator Panels

The Status Indicator Panel display symbols that correspond to a specific component of your LIFEBOOK notebook. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 22.

LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel

The LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel provides hardware security and one-touch application launch capability. See “LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel” on page 36.

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power/Suspend/Resume button allows you to suspend notebook activity without powering off, resume your LIFEBOOK notebook from suspend mode, and power on your notebook when it has been shut down from Windows. See “Power/Suspend/Resume Button” on page 54.

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Stereo Speakers

The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound.

Keyboard

A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. Note that -- depending upon the configuration of your system, you will have either a standard 84-key keyboard or a keyboard with a Quick Point pointing device and a dedicated tenkey keypad. Note that if your system has the optional dedicated 10-key keypad, the NumLock indicator is turned on by default. See “Keyboard” on page 25.

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone. See “Microphone Jack” on page 80.

Headphone Jack

The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones.

Wireless Device On/Off Switch

The wireless device on/off switch is used to turn on and off the optional WLAN and Bluetooth devices. Switching the device off when not in use will help to extend battery life. See “Activating the WLAN Device” on page 149.

Memory Stick Duo/SD Card Slot

The Memory Stick Duo/SD card slot allows you to install a Memory Stick Duo or a Secure Digital (SD) card for data storage. This architecture allows you to t ransfe r data from a variety of different digital devices. See “Installing Memory Stick Duo/SD Cards” on page 71.

Touchpad Pointing Device

The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor control with two buttons: a right mouse-like button and a left mouse-like button. See “Touchpad Pointing Device” on page 28. Between the two buttons is either a scroll button that can be used to scroll up and down pages, or optional fingerprint sensor device for logging on to your system without a password. See “Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device” on page 157.

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Figure 3. LIFEBOOK notebook left-side panel

Smart Card Slot

USB 3.0 Port

eSATA/USB 3.0 Combo Port

External Video Port

Anti-Theft Lock Slot DisplayPort

ExpressCard Eject Button

ExpressCard Slot

Left-Side Panel Components

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

External Video Port

The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector. See “External Video Port” on page 81.

ExpressCard Slot

The ExpressCard slot allows you to install an ExpressCard. See “ExpressCards™” on page 72.

ExpressCard Eject Button

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

Smart Card Slot

A dedicated Smart Card slot is provided on your notebook. Smart Cards are the same size and shape as credit cards, but they contain an integrated microprocessor chip. See “Smart Card Reader” on page 74. In order to use the embedded Smart Card Reader, you must purchase third-party software for installation.

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USB 3.0 Port

The USB 3.0 port allows you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 3.0 transfers data at up to 5 Gbps and is backward-compatible with USB 2.0 devices, which transfer data at up to 480 Mbps. See “Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 79.

eSATA/USB 3.0 Combo Port

E-SATA (External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is an external version of SATA, which connects your computer to the hard drive. SATA is an interface that is much faster than typical IDE interfaces (E-SATA is six times faster than USB 2.0). E-SATA is ideal for backing up large files on an external hard drive.

See “e-SATA/USB 3.0 Port” on

page 78.

This port can also be used as a USB 3.0 port.

DisplayPort Jack

This allows you to attach a DisplayPort cable. DisplayPort cables are primarily used to connect a computer with a monitor or home theater system. See “DisplayPort” on page 80.

Anti-theft Lock Slot

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

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Figure 4. LIFEBOOK notebook right-side panel

Flexible Bay

USB 2.0 Ports

DC Power Jack

(bottom USB 2.0 port is also a USB with Anytime Charge port.)

Release Latch

Right-Side Panel Components

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

Flexible Bay

The Flexible Bay can accommodate one of the following devices. See “Flexible Bay Devices” on page 33.

• Modular Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer

• Modular Blu-ray® RW drive

• Modular Lithium ion battery

• Weight Saver

Flexible Bay Release Latch

The Flexible Bay release latch releases the Flexible Bay device.

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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USB 2.0 Ports

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 79. Note that the bottom USB 2.0 port also offers Anytime Charge feature. USB Anytime Charge ports allow you to charge an external device even when the system is shut down.

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Figure 5. LIFEBOOK notebook back panel

Serial Port

Gigabit LAN (RJ-45) Jack

Air Vents

Back Panel Components

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

Serial Port

The serial port allows you to connect serial RS-232 devices, such as serial printers or serial scanners. See “Serial Port” on page 79.

Gigabit LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for an internal Gigabit (10Base-T/100Base-Tx/1000Base-T) Ethernet LAN connection. See “Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack” on page 78.

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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Memory Upgrade

Lithium ion Battery Bay

Port Replicator Connector

Compartment

Air Vents

Embedded Dust Filter

Figure 6. LIFEBOOK notebook bottom panel

Bottom Components

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

Memory Upgrade Compartment

Your notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate 3 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR3 SDRAM). The memory upgrade compartment allows you to expand the system memory capacity of your notebook, thus improving overall performance. See “Memory Upgrade Module” on page 75. Under normal circumstances, it should not be necessary to open this compartment.

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Air Vents

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

TO PROTECT YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM DAMAGE AND TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, BE SURE TO KEEP ALL AIR ALL VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED,

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

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.

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 59.

Port Replicator Connector

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

Dust Filter

The dust filter helps protect your system from dust accumulation. See “Cleaning the dust filter cover” on page 110.

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Figure 7. Status Indicator Panel

Power

NumLk

CapsLk

ScrLk

Security

Battery 1 Level

Hard Drive/ Optical Drive

Battery 2

Battery Charging

Level

Status Indicator Panel

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

Power Indicator

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

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

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

• Steady Off: This means that your system is either in Save-to-Disk mode, or that it has been turned off.

Battery Charge Indicator

The battery charge indicator shows the charging status of the battery(s).

• Orange, solid: System battery is charging.

• Green, solid: System battery is fully charged.

• Orange, blinking: System is waiting to charge battery (battery is out of thermal range).

• Off: AC adapter is not plugged in.

Battery Level Indicators

Note that there are indicators for the primary battery (Battery 1) and an optional second battery (Battery 2.) The Battery Level indicators display the charge level of the indicated battery pack, as follows:

• Green, solid: Battery is between 50% and 100% charged.

• Orange, solid: Battery is between 13% and 49% 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.

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

• A shorted battery is damaged and must be repla ce d.

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• 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.

Security Indicator

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

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 shows that the integral keyboard is set in ten-key numeric keypad mode.

CapsLock Indicator

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

ScrLk Indicator

The ScrLk indicator shows that your scroll lock is active.

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Keyboard

Fn Key

Start Key

Function Keys

Numeric Keypad*

Application Key

Cursor Keys

(surrounded by heavy line)

Home

End

Figure 8. Keyboard

Using the Keyboard

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

* This chapter illustrates the standard 84-key keyboard. Depending upon the configuration of your system, you may also have an optional Quick Point pointing device and a dedicated keypad, the NumLock indicator is turned on by default.

ten-key keypad. Note that if your system has the optional dedicated 10-key

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

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

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

up, or down within windows, applications and documents.

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

special actions that vary depending on what program is running.

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

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

Numeric Keypad

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

Windows Keys

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

Cursor Keys

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

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Function Keys

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

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

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

• [Fn+F4]: Pressing [F4] while holding [Fn] will toggle the Quick Point feature and 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 51)

• [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 follow in order. (NOTE: The sequence assumes you have a DVI device connected via the optional port replicator)

• Internal display ->

• External CRT ->

• Simultaneous internal and external CRT ->

• DVI Display ->

• Simultaneous internal display and DVI Display ->

• DisplayPort display ->

• Simultaneous internal display and DisplayPort display ->

• Internal display

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Touchpad Pointing Device

Cursor Control

Left Button

Right Button

Scroll Button or

Optional Fingerprint

Sensor

Figure 9. Touchpad pointing device

The Touchpad pointing device comes built into your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK notebook. It is used to control the movement of the pointer to select items on your display panel. The Touchpad is composed of a cursor control, left and right buttons, and a scrolling button (or optional fingerprint recognition sensor).

The cursor control works the same way a mouse does, and moves the cursor around the display. It only requires light pressure with the tip of your finger. The left and right buttons function the same as mouse buttons. The actual functionality of the buttons may vary depending on the application that is being used. The scrolling button allows you to navigate quickly through pages, without having to use the scroll bars.

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

OPTIONAL FINGERPRINT SENSOR, REFER TO “APPENDIX B: FINGERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE” ON PAGE 157.

• AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE USB PORTS ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK OR THE OPTIONAL PORT

REPLICATOR, AND USED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TOUCHPAD. HOWEVER, IF YOU BOOT THE SYSTEM WITH AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CONNECTED THE TOUCHPAD WILL BE DISABLED OR ENABLED DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFICATIONS IN YOUR BIOS SETTINGS. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 51.

Clicking

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

Double-Clicking

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

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Dragging

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

Scrolling

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

If your system has the optional fingerprint sensor in place of the scrolling button, it can be used for scrolling by moving your finger up and down over its surface. See “Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device” on page 157.

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Optional Quick Point Feature

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

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

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

Touchpad Control Adjustment

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

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Volume Control

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

ANY SOFTWARE THAT CONTAINS AUDIO FILES WILL ALSO CONTAIN A VOLUME CONTROL OF ITS OWN. IF YOU INSTALL AN EXTERNAL AUDIO DEVICE

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

Controlling the Volume

The volume can be controlled in several different ways:

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

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

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

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

[Fn+F3] procedure.

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

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

Each source discussed above puts an upper limit on the volume level that must then be followed by the other sources. We recommend that you experiment with the various volume controls to discover the optimal sound level.

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Figure 10. Flexible Bay

Flexible Bay

Flexible Bay Release Latch

Flexible Bay Devices

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

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

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

and record to DVD, CD, and DVD-RAM discs

• Modular Blu-ray® RW drive: This allows you to access movies, software, and audio DVD/CDs and Blu-ray discs as

well as to write to Blu-ray discs.

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

when an adapter is not connected.

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

Removing and Installing Modular Devices

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

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

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

system tray.

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YOU SHOULD NEVER LEAVE YOUR FLEXIBLE BAY EMPTY WHEN THE NOTEBOOK IS IN OPERATION. IF LEFT EMPTY, DUST OR FOREIGN MATTER MAY

Flexible Bay Release Latch

ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE NOTEBOOK.

Cold-swapping

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

1 Close any open files and shut down your LIFEBOOK notebook. 2 Pull out the Flexible Bay release latch. This will push your device out slightly, allowing you to remove it. 3 Slide your device out until it is clear of the bay. This will require light force. 4 Slide the device you are installing into your notebook until it clicks into place. 5 It is now safe to turn your notebook back on. You can now access and use the device.

Figure 11. Removing/installing a device in the Flexible Bay

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

Hot-swapping

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

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Enter Button

Button 1 / Support Button

Button 2 / ECO Button

Button 3 / Display Manager

Button 4 / Screen Lock

Figure 12. LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel

Enter

LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel

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

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

Setting up Your LIFEBOOK Security Panel

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

Numbered Buttons

Use these buttons to enter your password.

Enter Button

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

Passwords

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

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• Pushing [4] by itself

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

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

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

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

• {[2]+[3]}, [1], [enter]

• [4], [enter]

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

Setting Passwords

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

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

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

Setting Supervisor Password

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

1 Go to the Start menu. 2 Select All Programs. 3 Select Accessories, then select Run. 4 Type in: C:\Program Files\Fujitsu\Security Panel

Application\Supervisor\FJSECS.EXE, then press [Enter]

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

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Setting User Password

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

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

Operating Your LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel

The security lock feature is in effect both when the system resumes from Off or suspend state. You will need to enter the user password right after pressing the Suspend/Resume button. Your system will not begin the boot sequence until you enter your supervisor/user password.

From Off State

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

22222, press button number [2] five times and press [Enter] button. The notebook will boot to normal operation.

From Hibernate State

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

normal operation.

Incorrect Password Entry

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

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REMEMBER THE USER PASSWORD YOU SPECIFIED ON THE SECURITY PANEL APPLICATION. IF YOU FORGET THE PASSWORD YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO

USE YOUR COMPUTER. THE SUPERVISOR PASSWORD CAN OVERRIDE THE USER PASSWORD.

Precautions

Opening and Closing the Cover

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

Low Battery Operations

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

Uninstalling the Security Panel Application

You have two options when uninstalling the security panel application:

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

• Uninstall security panel application with password still active. This won’t allow any password changes.

Uninstalling the Security Panel Software

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

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Removing Security Panel Application with Passwords Still Active

Using this feature will not allow any changes to the password.

REMOVING THE APPLICATIONS DOES NOT REMOVE THE PASSWORD. IT SIMPLY REMOVES THE UTILITY TO CHANGE/ADD/REMOVE PASSWORDS. TO CHANGE

A PASSWORD YOU MUST REINSTALL THE APPLICATION.

User:

1 Go to Start Menu, Click on Control Panel. 2 Open Programs and Features in the Control Panel. 3 Select the Security Panel in the list, and click Uninstall/Change. 4 When the Confirm File Deletion box appears, click Yes.

Supervisor:

1 Go to Start Menu, Click on Control Panel. 2 Open Programs and Features in the Control Panel. 3 Select the Security Panel for Supervisor in the list, and click Uninstall/Change. 4 When the Confirm File Deletion box appears, click Yes.

Reinstalling the Security/Application Panel

To reinstall supervisor or user security application, you will need to download it from the Fujitsu Support site (See “Maintaining Latest Configuration” on page 10.) The Utilities/Security Application Panel folder contains two separate folders: Supervisor and User. The setup files for supervisor and user security applications are contained in those folders.

1 Go to the Utilities/Security Application Panel/Supervisor folder and double-click the setupS.exe file. The

Installing Security Panel Application window will appear. Follow the instructions on the screen.

2 Go to the Utilities/Security Application Panel/User folder and double-click the setup.exe file. The Installing

Security Panel Application window will appear. Follow the instructions on the screen.

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Supervisor and user passwords can be set via Windows software using the FJSECS.exe and FJSECU.exe files,

respectively. FJSECU.exe for the user password cannot run without first setting a supervisor password. You need to run FJSECS.exe first to set the supervisor password. Follow instructions under Setting Passwords on page 37.

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

Launching Applications with the Security/Application Panel

The security panel also enables you to launch applications with the touch of a button when your system is on. Pressing any of the buttons will launch a pre-defined or user-defined application. Your notebook is pre-installed with software utilities that let you operate and configure your LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel. These utilities are found in the Start menu, under Settings > Control Panel > Button. They include Support, ECO, Presentation, and Lock this

computer.

Configuring your LIFEBOOK Application Panel

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

To configure your LIFEBOOK Application Panel with Application Panel Setup:

1 Click on [Start] > Control Panel > Button. 2 The Button Setting utility will appear. There are tabs that correspond to the application buttons on the Application

Panel. When you receive your notebook, these buttons are pre-configured to launch specific programs, as follows:

Button Label Button Name Default Action

Button 1 / Support When pressed, this button opens the Fujitsu Support Center.

Button 2 / ECO When pressed, this button allows you to enter the power saving utility.

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Button Label Button Name Default Action

Button 3 / Presentation When pressed, this button opens the Fujitsu Display Manager, which lets you switch screen

display settings.

Button 4 / Lock this computer When pressed, this button automatically locks your computer .

To change an application associated with the Application buttons, click on the tab for the button you would like to reconfigure – for example, Support. Click on [Application registration...] from Start Menu, scroll down the list of applications, click on the application you wish to launch with the Support button, and then click [Next]. In the next screen, select whether you want a sound to play when the selected program starts up. Click [Next], then click [Finish]. The button will now launch the new application.

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

Deactivating and Activating the LIFEBOOK Application Panel

To deactivate the LIFEBOOK Application Panel, follow these easy steps. Click on Start.

3 Click on Programs. 4 Click on LIFEBOOK Application Panel. 5 Click on Stop Application Panel.

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

EVERY TIME YOU START WINDOWS THE LIFEBOOK APPLICATION PANEL IS ACTIVATED, EVEN IF YOU DEACTIVATED IT BEFORE YOU SHUT DOWN.

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Chapter 2

DC Power Jack

AC Adapter

AC Cable

Getting Started with Your LIFEBOOK

Figure 13. Connecting the AC Adapter

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Power Sources

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

Connecting the Power Adapters

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

Connecting the AC Adapter

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

Connecting the Optional Auto/Airline Adapter

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

Accessory. OR

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

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

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

THE LITHIUM ION BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED UPON PURCHASE. INITIALLY, YOU WILL NEED TO CONNECT EITHER THE AC ADAPTER OR THE A

UTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER TO USE YOUR NOTEBOOK.

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Figure 14. Opening the Display Panel

Display Panel

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

Opening the Display Panel

To open the display, lift the display backwards, being careful not to touch the screen, until it is at a comfortable viewing angle.

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness

Once you have turned on your notebook, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a more comfortable viewing level. There are three ways to adjust the brightness, by using the keyboard, the Power Options, or the Windows Mobility Center.

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NOTE THAT THE CHANGED SETTINGS ARE TEMPORARY BY DEFAULT, BUT THEY CAN BE MADE PERMANENT BY USING THE POWER OPTIONS UTILITY IN

THE CONTROL PANEL.

Using the Keyboard

Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily.

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

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

Using the Power Options

To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and select either Large icons or Small icons in the View by: Double-click Power Options. At the bottom of the window, drag the brightness bar to the

desired level. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until you decide to change them again.

Using the Windows Mobility Center

To change the brightness using the Windows Mobility Center, open the Control Panel and select either Large icons or Small icons in the View by: Double-click Windows Mobility Center. In the Display Brightness area, drag the brightness bar to the desired level.

Using Power Management to Control Brightness

To adjust brightness with the power management utility: Click Start -> Control Panel. In View by:, select one of the icon views. Select Display, then click Adjust brightness in

left pane. Drag the Screen brightness: slider left or right, to suit your preference.

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

TO APPROXIMATELY MID-LEVEL BY DEFAULT.

• THE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL, THE MORE POWER THE NOTEBOOK WILL CONSUME AND THE FASTER YOUR BATTERIES WILL DISCHARGE. FOR

MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE, MAKE SURE THAT THE BRIGHTNESS IS SET AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

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Closing the Display Panel

To close the display, simply hold it by the edge and pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your notebook.

• ALWAYS POWER OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE TRANSPORTING OR PACKAGING IT. AFTER SHUTTING THE SYSTEM DOWN, WAIT UNTIL NO LIGHTS ARE

ILLUMINATED IN THE STATUS INDICATOR PANEL.

• IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIT MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO POWER OFF OR HIBERNATE MODE WHEN YOU CLOSE THE LID. THIS SITUATION MAY

OCCUR DUE TO PRE-OS BOOT PASSWORD SECURITY SETTINGS OR SOME OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER.

• ATTEMPTING TO TRANSPORT THE COMPUTER WHILE POWER IS ON MAY DAMAGE THE LIFEBOOK DUE TO SHOCK OR OVERHEATING SINCE THE AIR

VENTS MAY BE BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED.

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Using Multiple Displays Simultaneously

With your system, it is possible to use three different displays at the same time. Depending upon your system and optional port replicator configurations, all port types represented in the chart below may not be available. The port types supported by the three-display feature include:

• DisplayPort (on the system)

• DisplayPort (on the port replicator)

• VGA port (on the port replicator)

• DVI port (on the port replicator)

• HDMI port (not available on this model. Information provided for reference only.)

The available 3-display combinations for this system are shown the chart below:

System Display/Ports Port Replicator Ports

System LCD DisplayPort DisplayPort DVI VGA 1 X X X 2 X X X 3 X X X

Once you have connected two external displays to your system/port replicator, the Active Display menu will appear in Graphics property from which you can select three displays.

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Starting Your LIFEBOOK Notebook

Power/ Suspend/ Resume Button

Power On

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power and Suspend/Resume button is used to power on your LIFEBOOK notebook, to resume from Sleep or Saveto-Disk mode or to place your notebook in Sleep or Save-to-Disk mode. (You can also use the button to power down the system by holding it down for approximately five seconds. This can be useful if the system is “hung up”. This shouldn’t be used as the normal means of shutdown, however.) You can also turn off your notebook by clicking on the small arrow at the bottom right of the Windows Start menu, then clicking Shut Down.

WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, BE SURE YOU HAVE A POWER SOURCE. THIS MEANS THAT A BATTERY IS INSTALLED AND

CHARGED, OR THAT THE AC OR AUTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER IS CONNECTED AND HAS POWER.

Once you have connected your AC adapter or charged the internal Lithium ion Battery, you can press this button to power up your notebook. (Figure 15)

Figure 15. Powering Up the System

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DO NOT CARRY THE NOTEBOOK AROUND WITH POWER ON OR SUBJECT IT TO VIBRATION OR SHOCKS; DOING SO COULD DAMAGE THE NOTEBOOK.

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

After satisfactory completion of the POST, your notebook will load your operating system.

EVER TURN OFF YOUR NOTEBOOK DURING THE POWER ON SELF TEST (POST) OR IT WILL CAUSE AN ERROR MESSAGE TO BE DISPLAYED WHEN YOU

TURN YOUR NOTEBOOK ON THE NEXT TIME.

Boot Sequence

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

The boot sequence is executed when:

• You turn on the power to your LIFEBOOK notebook.

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

• The software initiates a system restart; for example, when you install a new application.

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Hard Disk Drive Passwords

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

REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORDS. IF YOU SET AND FORGET YOUR USER AND MASTER HARD DISK PASSWORDS, FUJITSU AMERICA WILL NOT BE ABLE

TO RESET IT. YOU MAY LOSE DATA AND HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR SYSTEM BOARD OR HARD DISK DRIVE.

BIOS Setup Utility

below for information about accessing the utility.

BIOS Setup Utility

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

The BIOS Setup Utility also allows you to configure such features as the System Data Security feature parameters, such as passwords.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following:

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

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

Press the right or left arrow keys key to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings.

BIOS Guide

A guide to your notebook’s BIOS is available online at our service and support Website at:

http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/support/contact/index.php. Once there, select User’s Guides under

Product Information. Select your Product, Series, and Model, then click [Go].

F YOUR DATA SECURITY SETTINGS REQUIRE IT, YOU MAY BE ASKED FOR A PASSWORD BEFORE THE BIOS MAIN MENU WILL APPEAR.

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Booting the System

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

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

Starting Windows the First Time

After you boot up the system the first time and follow the instructions on the screen, you will eventually come to the Welcome window. After the Welcome window appears, the screen will black out for up to several minutes. This is normal. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO POWER DOWN THE SYSTEM AT THIS POINT. While the screen is blacked out, your system configuration is being set up and the necessary files are being installed.

During the course of the first start up, you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs) for Microsoft and Fujitsu.

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

RETURNING WINDOWS OR TO SHUT DOWN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

• YOU CANNOT USE YOUR NOTEBOOK UNTIL YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. IF YOU STOP THE PROCESS YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL

RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WINDOWS WELCOME PROCESS, EVEN IF YOU SHUT YOUR NOTEBOOK DOWN AND START IT UP AGAIN.

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

Installing Bonus Apps

After you have started your system the first time, you will see a Bonus Apps icon on your desktop. Click on the icon to see which additional applications are available for you to install. Applications that are already

installed appear in grey; those that are available for installation appear in blue. Select the applications you wish to install by selecting the checkbox adjacent to your selection, or click [Select All] if

you would like to install all available applications. Once you have made your selections, click [Install].

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Note that in some cases (depending upon which application was selected for installation) after installation completes, the system will prompt you to reboot. There are also cases in which if multiple applications are selected to install but one of them needs a reboot, the system will reboot and continue installing the rest of the selected applications.

Registering your LIFEBOOK with Fujitsu

You can register your notebook by going to our website at: https://store.shopfujitsu.com/fpc/Ecommerce/Service.jsp. You will need to be set up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to register online.

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Power Management

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

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

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

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

If your notebook is suspended, pushing the Power/Suspend/Resume button returns your notebook to active operation. You can tell if the system is Suspended by looking at the Power indicator. If the indicator is visible and not flashing, your notebook is fully operational. If the indicator is visible the indicator is not visible, the power is off or your notebook is in Hibernation mode. See “Hibernate Feature” on page 55.

and

flashing, your notebook is in Sleep mode. If

Sleep Mode

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

Your notebook can be put in Sleep mode by:

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

• Selecting Sleep from the Windows Shut Down menu.

• Timing out from lack of activity.

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

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

• IF RUNNING YOUR NOTEBOOK ON BATTERY POWER, NOTE THAT THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE WHILE YOUR NOTEBOOK IS IN SLEEP MODE,

THOUGH NOT AS FAST AS WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL.

• DISABLING THE POWER/SUSPEND/RESUME BUTTON PREVENTS IT FROM BEING USED TO PUT THE NOTEBOOK INTO SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE.

HE BUTTON RESUME FUNCTION CAN’T BE DISABLED.

• IF YOUR NOTEBOOK IS ACTIVELY ACCESSING INFORMATION WHEN YOU ENTER THE SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE, CHANGES TO OPEN FILES ARE NOT

LOST. THE FILES ARE LEFT OPEN AND MEMORY IS KEPT ACTIVE DURING SLEEP MODE OR THE MEMORY IS TRANSFERRED TO THE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE DURING HIBERNATION MODE.

• THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF USING HIBERNATION IS THAT POWER IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN YOUR DATA. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IF

YOU WILL BE LEAVING YOUR NOTEBOOK IN A SUSPENDED STATE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DRAWBACK OF USING HIBERNATION MODE IS THAT IT LENGTHENS THE POWER UP/DOWN SEQUENCES AND RESETS PERIPHERAL DEVICES.

Hibernate Feature

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

Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature

The Hibernate is enabled by default. To disable or enable the Hibernation feature follow these steps:

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

Nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down).

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Windows Power Management

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

Restarting the System

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

TURNING OFF YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WITHOUT EXITING WINDOWS OR TURNING ON YOUR NOTEBOOK WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF THE NOTEBOOK

BEING SHUT OFF MAY CAUSE AN ERROR WHEN YOU START THE NEXT TIME.

Powering Off

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

E SURE TO CLOSE ALL FILES, EXIT ALL APPLICATIONS, AND SHUT DOWN YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE POWER. IF FILES ARE

OPEN WHEN YOU TURN THE POWER OFF, YOU WILL LOSE ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SAVED, AND MAY CAUSE DISK ERRORS.

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

1 Click the Start button, and then move the mouse over the small arrow at the bottom right of the menu (for

Windows 7 systems, simply click the [Shut Down] button.

2 Select Shut Down from the list.

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

• ALWAYS POWER OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE TRANSPORTING AND/OR PACKAGING IT. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE SYSTEM, WAIT UNTIL THE STATUS

LED

PANEL INDICATES POWER OFF CONDITION (I.E., THE INDICATOR PANEL IS BLANK).

• IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIT MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO POWER OFF OR HIBERNATE MODE WHEN YOU CLOSE THE LID. THIS SITUATION MAY

OCCUR DUE TO PRE-OS BOOT PASSWORD SECURITY SETTINGS OR SOME OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER.

• ATTEMPTING TO TRANSPORT THE COMPUTER WHILE POWER IS ON MAY DAMAGE THE NOTEBOOK DUE TO SHOCK OR OVERHEATING SINCE THE AIR

VENTS MAY BE BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED.

ENERGY STAR® Compliance

Your Fujitsu system is an ENERGY STAR qualified mobile PC. By choosing a computer with the latest energy-saving technology, you’re helping to preserve our environment for future generations.

ENERGY STAR is a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy,

Natural Resources Canada, and other governments around the world helping us save money while protecting the environment through energy efficient products and practices. With energy costs and global warming top-of-mind for consumers, Fujitsu is committed to offering solutions that help consumers conserve energy and improve the quality of our environment.

Sleep Mode:

You will notice that your computer is initially set so that the display turns off after 15 minutes of user inactivity, and the computer goes into Sleep mode after 20 minutes of user inactivity. When going into Sleep mode, the computer also reduces the speed of any active Ethernet network links. To “wake” the computer from Sleep mode, press the Suspend/Resume Button.

Energy saving benefits:

Fujitsu ENERGY STAR qualified mobile PCs use about half as much electricity as standard equipment – saving half in utility costs. But more than that, ENERGY STAR also makes a difference for the environment. Did you know that the average house can be responsible for twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the average car? That’s because every time you flip on a light switch, run your dishwasher, or turn on your PC, you use energy, which means more greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. So the more energy we can save through energy efficiency, the more we help to reduce greenhouse gases and the risks of global warming.

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To learn more about the important ENERGY STAR program, visit: www.energystar.gov. To read about how Fujitsu is supporting Sustainable Management along with several other environmental activities,

visit the Fujitsu Corporate Citizenship page at:

http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/aboutus/environmental/environment.php

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Chapter 3

User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery

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

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

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

charging efficiency, but can also cause battery deterioration. The Battery Charge Indicator on the Status Indicator panel will flash when you try to charge a battery that is outside its operating temperature range. See

“Battery Charge Indicator” on page 23.

• When using a high current device such as a Multi-Format DVD Writer, Blu-ray RW drive, or the hard drive, using

the AC adapter will conserve your battery life.

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

OR YOUR NOTEBOOK ITSELF. IT MAY ALSO PREVENT OPERATION OF YOUR NOTEBOOK BY DRAINING ALL AVAILABLE CURRENT INTO THE BAD BATTERY.

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

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

• UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW IT MAY BE ILLEGAL TO DISPOSE OF BATTERIES BY PUTTING THEM IN THE TRASH. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF OUR

ENVIRONMENT AND DISPOSE OF BATTERIES PROPERLY. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY FOR DETAILS REGARDING RECYCLING OR DISPOSING OF OLD BATTERIES. IF YOU CANNOT FIND THIS INFORMATION ELSEWHERE, CONTACT YOUR SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE AT 1-800-

8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487)

Recharging the Batteries

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

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

AKE SURE THAT THE BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR AND THE PERCENTAGE CHARGE IS SHOWN INSIDE THE BATTERY LEVEL ICON ON THE STATUS

M I

NDICATOR PANEL.

There is no memory effect on the Lithium ion battery, therefore you do not need to discharge the battery completely before recharging. The charge times will be significantly longer if your notebook is in use while the battery is charging. If you want to charge the battery more quickly, put your notebook into Sleep mode, or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery. (See Power Management on page 54 for mor e information on Sleep mode and shutdown

procedure)

SING HEAVY CURRENT DEVICES OR FREQUENT BLU-RAY/DVD/CD DRIVE ACCESSES MAY PREVENT CHARGING COMPLETELY.

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Low Battery State

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

• ONCE THE LOW BATTERY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE APPEARS, YOU NEED TO SAVE YOUR ACTIVE DATA AND PUT YOUR NOTEBOOK INTO SLEEP MODE

UNTIL YOU CAN PROVIDE A NEW POWER SOURCE. YOU SHOULD CONNECT A CHARGED BATTERY OR AN AC OR AUTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

• WHEN YOU ARE IN SLEEP MODE THERE MUST ALWAYS BE AT LEAST ONE POWER SOURCE ACTIVE. IF YOU REMOVE ALL POWER SOURCES WHILE YOUR

LIFEBOOK

NOTEBOOK IS IN SLEEP MODE, ANY DATA THAT HAS NOT BEEN SAVED TO THE HARD DRIVE WILL BE LOST.

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

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

Shorted Batteries

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

Replacing the Battery

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

Cold-swapping Batteries

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

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1 Have a charged battery ready to install. 2 Shut down your notebook and disconnect the AC adapter. 3 While pushing the battery lock away from the battery, slide the battery latch towards the center of the system.

Lift the battery out of the bay at the lift point.

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

Hot-swapping Batteries

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

BE SURE TO PLUG IN AN AC ADAPTER PRIOR TO REMOVING THE BATTERY. THERE IS NO BRIDGE BATTERY PRESENT TO SUPPORT THE SYSTEM

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

1 Plug an AC Adapter into the system and connect it to a power outlet. 2 While pushing the battery lock away from the battery, slide the battery latch towards the center of the system.

Lift the battery out of the bay at the lift point.

3 Insert a new battery into the bay, and press it down so that the latches click into place. 4 Turn the power on.

F THE LITHIUM ION BATTERY CONNECTOR IS NOT FULLY SEATED, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR NOTEBOOK OR CHARGE YOUR BATTERY.

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Battery Latch

Battery Lock

Lift Point

Figure 16. Unlatching a Battery Figure 17. Removing a Battery

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Figure 18. Optical Drive

Media Holder Tray

Media Tray Eject Button

Emergency Tray Release

Optical Drive

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

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

• Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This drive lets you access movies, audio DVD/CDs, and software, and read

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

• Blu-ray® RW Drive: With this drive, you can play Blu-ray Disc movies and burn up to 100 GB of movies or data on

a Dual-Layer Blu-ray disc. You can play CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL discs, and record CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL discs.

Media Player Software

Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer model only:

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

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Blu-ray RW model only:

The software for the Blu-ray drive is pre-installed, but can also be found in the Bonus Apps utility in the event it needs to be re-installed. See “Installing Bonus Apps” on page 52. When used in conjunction with the PowerDirector and MakeDisc applications, PowerDVD turns your notebook into a powerful multi-media producer and player.

• DO NOT OPERATE YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE UNLESS YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK IS SITTING ON A FLAT SURFACE. USING A DRIVE WHEN THE SYSTEM

IS NOT LEVEL MAY DAMAGE THE DRIVE OR PREVENT PROPER OPERATION.

• PROLONGED USE OF THE OPTICAL DRIVE, SUCH AS WATCHING A DVD MOVIE, WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE YOUR BATTERY LIFE IF NO EXTERNAL

POWER SOURCE IS ATTACHED.

Loading Media on Your Drive

To load a disc into your optical drive:

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

of the LIFEBOOK notebook a short distance.

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

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

• ALL LIFEBOOK DVD PLAYERS ARE SET TO PLAY DVD TITLES WITH REGION CODE NUMBER 1 WHICH IS SPECIFIED FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN

MARKET. THE REGION NUMBER IS A REGIONAL RESTRICTION CODE DEFINED BY THE DVD FORUM ACTING ON HOLLYWOOD REQUIREMENTS.

IFFERENT REGION CODES ARE RECORDED ON VIDEO DVD TITLES FOR PUBLICATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD. IF THE REGIONAL CODE

OF THE DVD PLAYER DOES NOT MATCH THE REGIONAL CODES ON THE TITLES, THEN PLAYBACK IS IMPOSSIBLE.

• YOU CAN CHANGE THE REGION CODE ON THE DVD PLAYER USING THE PROPERTIES MENU OF THE DVD SOFTWARE. NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT YOU

CAN ONLY CHANGE THE REGION CODE UP TO FOUR TIMES. AFTER THE 4TH CHANGE, THE LAST CODE ENTERED BECOMES PERMANENT, AND

CANNOT BE CHANGED.

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

in the center of the tray.

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

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1. 2.

F YOU HAVE DISABLED THE AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION, YOU WILL HAVE TO START THE DRIVE EITHER BY USING MY COMPUTER OR FROM

WITHIN WINDOWS EXPLORER, SINCE YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE THAT MEDIA HAS BEEN LOADED.

Figure 19. Loading/Ejecting Media

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Removing Media

1 Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive. This will stop the drive and the holder tray will

come out of the LIFEBOOK notebook a short distance.

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

Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release

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

Figure 20. Emergency Tray Release

Using the Media Player Software

EPENDING UPON ITS CONFIGURATION, YOUR SYSTEM MAY NOT HAVE THE MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE PRE-INSTALLED. IF IT IS NOT INSTALLED,

REFERENCE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT ACCOMPANIES THE MEDIA APPLICATION.

Starting a DVD Movie (DVD Models only)

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

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

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

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Opening the Media Player Control Panel

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

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

Using the Media Player Control Panel

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

1 To pause the movie, click the on-screen button. 2 To rewind the movie, click the  button to rewind to a specific portion of the movie, or the  button to return to

the opening screen.

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

to the ending credits.

4 To stop the movie, click the  button.

Exiting the Media Player

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

Using Media Player on Battery Power

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

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• PROLONGED USE OF THE OPTICAL DRIVE, SUCH AS WATCHING A DVD MOVIE, WILL GREATLY REDUCE YOUR NOTEBOOK’S BATTERY LIFE.

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

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

• AN ADDITIONAL FULLY-CHARGED BATTERY IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU WILL BE WATCHING DVD MOVIES ON BATTERY POWER. IF YOU DON’T

HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BATTERY, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE EITHER ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.COMPUTERS.US.FUJITSU.COM OR BY CALLING 1-877-

372-3473.

To Watch a Movie on Battery Power:

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

F YOU DO NOT STOP THE MEDIA PLAYER QUICKLY AND THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ATTEMPTS TO AUTO-SUSPEND (CRITICAL BATTERY LOW STATE)

THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WILL SHUT DOWN IMPROPERLY. IF THIS OCCURS, YOU MAY NEED TO PERFORM A HARD RESET AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS, IF ANY, PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE THE SYSTEM WILL REBOOT.

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

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

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

power without entering sleep mode.

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

OME SHORTER DVD MOVIES MAY NOT REQUIRE YOU TO SWAP BATTERIES OR ATTACH AC POWER TO COMPLETE THEM. HOWEVER, IT IS BEST TO BE

PREPARED SINCE ACTUAL BATTERY LIFE WHILE OPERATING THE OPTICAL DRIVE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED.

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Figure 21. Installing a Memory Stick Duo or SD Card

Memory Stick Duo

SD Card

Memory Stick Duo/Secure Digital Cards

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

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

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

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Installing Memory Stick Duo/SD Cards

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

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

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

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

DAMAGE THE CARD, YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

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

notebook is off while installing them.

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

Removing a Memory Stick Duo/SD Card

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

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

LIFEBOOK

NOTEBOOK TO BE IN SLEEP MODE OR OFF WHILE REMOVING THEM.

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

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Figure 22. ExpressCard Slot

Eject Button

ExpressCard Slot

ExpressCards™

Your notebook supports ExpressCardsTM which can perform a variety of functions depending on which type of card you install. Some available ExpressCards:

• Gigabit Ethernet Local area network (LAN) cards

• S-ATA II cards

• IEEE802.11n WLAN cards

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

Installing ExpressCards

There are two different width ExpressCards: 34 mm and 54 mm. The connector inside the slot is located on the lefthand side of the slot. If you insert a 34 mm card, be sure to align it with the left side of the slot when inserting it.

ExpressCards are installed in the ExpressCard slot.

• INSTALLING OR REMOVING AN EXPRESSCARD DURING YOUR NOTEBOOK’S SHUTDOWN OR BOOTUP PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND/OR YOUR

NOTEBOOK.

• DO NOT INSERT AN EXPRESSCARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON THE CARD AS YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE

THE CARD, YOUR NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

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Figure 23. Installing/Removing ExpressCards

54 mm ExpressCard

34 mm ExpressCard

ExpressCard Slot

YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO LOG ON AS ADMINISTRATOR OR A MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR’S GROUP TO COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE. IF YOUR

COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO A NETWORK, NETWORK POLICY SETTINGS MAY ALSO PREVENT YOU FROM COMPLETING THIS PROCEDURE.

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

To install an ExpressCard, follow these steps:

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

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

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

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Removing ExpressCards

Dedicated Smart Card slot

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

• IT IS GOOD PRACTICE TO REMOVE DEVICES USING THE SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON IN THE SYSTEM TRAY.

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

AND SHUT DOWN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

To remove an ExpressCard, follow these steps:

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

When pressed, the button will pop out.

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

allowing you to remove the card.

Smart Card Reader

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

In order to use the Smart Card Reader, you must purchase optional Smart Card third-party software. The Smart Card slot is located on the left side of the system (See figure 24 on page 74 for location)

Figure 24. Smart Card Slot

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Memory Upgrade Module

Your Fujitsu notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR3-1600 SDRAM) factory installed. To increase your memory capacity, you may install an additional memory upgrade module. The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-line (DIMM) SDRAM module. To ensure 100% compatibility, purchase the SDRAM module only from the Fujitsu web store at www.shopfujitsu.com.

• DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS FROM THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE COMPARTMENT EXCEPT THE ONES SPECIFICALLY SHOWN IN THE DIRECTIONS

FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE.

• THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD). TO MINIMIZE RISK TO THE MODULE, OBSERVE

THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:

- B

EFORE HANDLING A MEMORY MODULE, TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY.

- W

HEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY MODULE, HOLD IT BY THE EDGE SO AS NOT TO TOUCH ANY CONTACTS OR CHIPS. BE CAREFUL

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

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E SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING MEMORY MODULES. EVEN IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR

SLEEP STATES, DATA COULD BE LOST OR THE MEMORY COULD BE DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM.

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules

1 Turn off power to your notebook, remove any power adapter (AC or auto/airline). Remove the battery. 2 Make sure that all the connector covers are closed. 3 Turn the notebook bottom side up, and remove the screw from the memory upgrade module compartment. 4 Remove the cover. 5 Remove the memory upgrade module from the static guarded sleeve. 6 Align the memory upgrade module with the part side up. Align the connector edge of the memory upgrade

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

7 Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45° angle (Figure 26). Press the connector edge of the module firmly

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

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Figure 25. Opening the Memory Compartment

8 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws.

THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU ROUTINELY REMOVE FROM YOUR NOTEBOOK. ONCE IT IS INSTALLED, YOU CAN LEAVE IT IN

PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT TO CHANGE SYSTEM MEMORY CAPACITY.

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module

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

notebook. Store the memory upgrade module in a static guarded sleeve.

4 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws.

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Figure 26. Inserting a Memory Upgrade Module

Memory Clips

Checking the Memory Capacity

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

• If you are in Control Panel Category view, check the memory capacity by clicking [Start] -> Control Panel ->

System and Security -> System -> View amount of RAM and processor speed. The amount of memory is displayed next to “Memory - RAM:”

• If you are in one of the icon views, check the memory capacity by clicking [Start] -> Control Panel -> System.

The amount of memory is displayed next to “Memory - RAM:”.

IF THE TOTAL MEMORY DISPLAYED IS INCORRECT, CHECK THAT YOUR MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED. (IF THE MODULE IS

PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THE CAPACITY IS STILL NOT CORRECTLY RECOGNIZED, SEE TROUBLESHOOTING ON PAGE 86

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Device Ports

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

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack

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

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

e-SATA/USB 3.0 Port

The combination e-SATA (External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment)/USB 3.0 port is an external version of SATA to connect your computer to the hard drive. E-SATA is ideal for backing up large files on an external hard drive. The e-SATA port can also be used as a USB 3.0 port.

Figure 27. Connecting the LAN

To connect an E-SATA or USB 3.0 device:

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

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Figure 28. Connecting an e-SATA Device

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Serial Port

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

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

connector.

Universal Serial Bus Ports

The Universal Serial Bus ports (USB) allow you to connect USB devices such as external game pads, pointing devices, keyboards and/or speakers. There are two USB 2.0 ports on the right side of your notebook and one USB 3.0 port on the left side. The eSATA port can also be used as a USB 3.0 port.

(Note that USB 3.0 can be distinguished from USB 2.0 by the color of the center tab in the port. A USB 3.0 tab is blue; a USB 2.0 tab is black.)

In order to connect a USB device follow these steps:

Figure 29. Connecting a Serial Device

Figure 30. Connecting a USB Device

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

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DisplayPort

The DisplayPort connector, located on the left side of the system, allows you to connect DisplayPort devices to your notebook. In order to connect a DisplayPort device, align the connector with the port opening and push the connector into the port until it is seated.

Headphone Jack

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

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

• DEPENDING UPON YOUR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, THE HEADPHONE JACK MAY SERVE DIFFERENT PURPOSES. ON SOME CONFIGURATIONS, THE JACK

SERVES AS A STEREO HEADPHONE JACK. ON OTHER CONFIGURATIONS, THE JACK SERVES AS A STEREO HEADPHONE/LINE-OUT JACK.

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

Microphone Jack

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

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

DEPENDING UPON YOUR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION, THE MICROPHONE JACK MAY SERVE SINGLE OR DUAL PURPOSES. ON CONFIGURATIONS, THE JACK

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

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External Video Port

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

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

connector.

Figure 31. Connecting External Video Device

Port Replicator Connector

The port replicator connector is used for the connection of your notebook to an optional port replicator. In order to connect your notebook to this device, follow the instructions that are included in “Port Replicator” on page 82.

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Port Replicator

Docking Connector

DC Power Jack

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

External Video Port

DVI-D Port

USB 2.0 Ports

Security Lock Slot

eSAT A Port

Power Button

DisplayPort

USB 2.0 Ports

Serial Port

Parallel Port

Security Lock Slot

Line Out/

Headphone Jack

Line In/ Microphone Jack

An optional Port Replicator is available from Fujitsu to extend the functionality of your LIFEBOOK® notebook by providing ports to connect an external VGA monitor, a LAN (RJ-45) cable, four USB 2.0 devices, DC Power, and DVI and e-SATA devices.

Port Replicator Components

Figure 32. Port Replicator rear panel

Following is a description of the Port Replicator components. (Figure 32)

Power Button

The power button allows you to power the port replicator on and off.

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Docking Connector

The docking connector allows you to connect the Port Replicator to your LIFEBOOK notebook.

THE SYSTEM CONTAINS COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD). TO MINIMIZE RISK TO THE

COMPONENTS, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:

• BEFORE DOCKING OR UNDOCKING YOUR LIFEBOOK WHEN USING A PORT REPLICATOR, YOU SHOULD TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO

DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY.

• BE SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING SYSTEM COMPONENTS. EVEN IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR SLEEP

STATES, DATA COULD BE LOST OR MEMORY COULD BE DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM.

Security Lock Slot

The security lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device.

Line Out/Headphone Jack

The line out jack is used for connecting an external speaker or headphones. Note that line out does not provide power, so the speaker must be externally powered.

Line In/Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone.

DC Power Jack

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

USB 2.0 Ports (Qty. 4)

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports allow you to connect USB devices. USB 2.0 ports are backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices.

eSATA Port

eSATA (external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is an external version of SATA, and connects the computer to the hard drive. eSATA is ideal for backing up large files on an external hard drive.

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DisplayPort

The DisplayPort lets you to connect DisplayPort-compatible digital display devices such flat panel displays and digital projectors using a DisplayPort cable.

DVI-D Port

The DVI-D port lets you to connect digital display devices such flat panel displays and digital projectors using a DVID cable. DVI-D cables are primarily used to connect a computer with a monitor or home theater system.

• ALTHOUGH THERE ARE DISPLAYPORT AND DVI-D PORTS SUPPORTED BY THE PORT REPLICATOR, ONLY ONE CAN BE USED AT ANY TIME. AN

INTERNAL SWITCH RECOGNIZES WHICH TYPE OF DEVICE IS CONNECTED. IF BOTH ARE CONNECTED AT THE SAME TIME, THE DISPLAYPORT DEVICE HAS THE HIGHER PRIORITY.

• A DISPLAYPORT OR DVI-D DEVICE CAN BE USED CONCURRENTLY WITH AN EXTERNAL VIDEO DEVICE THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE ANALOG EXTERNAL

VIDEO PORT.

• HOT PLUG IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE DISPLAYPORT OR DVI-D PORTS.

• IF A DISPLAYPORT-TO-HDMI CONVERTER IS CONNECTED TO THE DISPLAYPORT, SOUND WILL NOT BE OUTPUT FROM THE HDMI DEVICE.

External Video Port

The external video port lets you connect an external monitor or projector. Note that if a Port Replicator is attached, you must use the external video port on the Port Replicator, not the one on your system.

Parallel Port

The parallel port allows you to connect parallel devices.

Serial Port

The serial port allows you to connect serial (RS-232C) devices

.LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The LAN jack allows you to connect a LAN to the Port Replicator. Note that when the system is attached to the Port Replicator, the LAN Jack on the Port Replicator should be used, not the one on the system.

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Attaching Port Replicator

Docking Connector

Release Latch

To attach the Port Replicator, align the Port Replicator connector on the bottom of your notebook with the connector on the Port Replicator and push the corners down simultaneously. (Figure 33)

Detaching Port Replicator

To detach the Port Replicator:

1 Pull the Port Replicator’s release latch away from the Port Replicator to release it from your notebook. (Figure 34) 2 Pull the notebook away from the Port Replicator to detach it from your system. (Figure 35)

Figure 33. Attaching Figure 34. Unlatching Figure 35. Removing

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Chapter 4

Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK

Troubleshooting

There may be occasions when you encounter simple setup or operating problems that you can solve on the spot, or problems with peripheral devices that can be solved by replacing the device. The information in this section helps you isolate and resolve some of these straightforward issues and identify failures that require service.

Identifying the Problem

If you encounter a problem, go through the following procedure before pursuing complex troubleshooting:

1 Turn off your LIFEBOOK notebook. 2 Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into your notebook and to an active AC power source. 3 Make sure that any card installed in the PC Card slot is seated properly. You can also remove the card from the slot,

thus eliminating it as a possible cause of failure.

4 Make sure that any devices connected to the external connectors are plugged in properly. You can also disconnect

such devices, thus eliminating them as possible causes of failure.

5 Turn on your notebook. Make sure it has been off at least 10 seconds before you turn it back on. 6 Go through the boot sequence. 7 If the problem has not been resolved, refer to the Troubleshooting Table, that follows, for more detailed

troubleshooting information.

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IF YOU KEEP NOTES ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE TRIED, YOUR SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU MORE QUICKLY BY GIVING

ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS OVER THE PHONE.

8 If you have tried the solutions suggested in the Troubleshooting Table without success, contact your support

representative:

Toll free: 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487) Web site: http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/support/contact/index.php.

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

See the Configuration Label on the bottom of your notebook for configuration and serial numbers.

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Specific Problems

Using the Troubleshooting Table

When you have problems with your LIFEBOOK notebook, try to find the symptoms under the Problem column of the troubleshooting table for the feature giving you difficulty. You will find a description of common causes for that symptom under the column Possible Cause and what, if anything, you can do to correct the condition under Possible Solutions. All possible causes or solutions may not apply to your notebook.

Troubleshooting Table

ProblemPage

Audio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 89

Optical Drive Problems . . . . . . . . page 89

Port Replicator Problems. . . . . . . page 90

Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . page 90

Keyboard or Mouse Problems . . . page 90

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . page 91

ProblemPage

Serial, USB Problems. . . . . . . . . . page 91

ExpressCard Problems. . . . . . . . . page 92

Power Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 92

Shutdown and Startup Problems . page 94

Video Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 95

Miscellaneous Problems. . . . . . . . page 96

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Audio Problems

There is no sound coming from the built-in speakers.

Optical Drive Problems

LIFEBOOK fails to recognize Blu-ray/DVD/CDRW/CD-ROM’s.

The volume is turned too low. Adjust the volume using the [Fn+F9] key combination on your keyboard. Press

[F9] repeatedly while holding [Fn] to increase the volume of your notebook.

The software volume control is set too low.

Headphones are plugged into your notebook.

Software driver is not configured correctly.

The speakers have been muted using the Volume icon in the system tray.

The disc is not pushed down onto raised center circle of the drive.

Optical drive tray is not latched shut.

Manually adjusting the volume (i.e. keyboard “hot keys”) should dynamically adjust the volume of the operating (see above). If that doesn’t work, adjust the sound volume control settings in your software or application.

Plugging in headphones disables the built-in speakers, remove the headphones.

The Audio Driver may be installed or reinstalled by using the FSDM utility. See “Maintaining Latest Configuration” on page 10. Refer to your application and operating system documentation for help.

Click on the Volume icon in the tool tray on the bottom right of the screen. (It looks like a speaker). If the Mute box is checked, click on it to uncheck it. You can also use the [Fn+F3] key combination to toggle the volume on and off. Pressing [F3] while holding [Fn] will toggle the audio mute.

Open optical drive tray and re-install the disc properly.

Push on the front of the optical drive tray until it latches. If that doesn’t work, pull out the modular drive latch, remove the device from the bay, then re-insert the drive until it latched; this ensures that the drive is properly seated.

Incorrect or no DVD Player software is installed.

Wrong drive designator was used for the disc in the application.

Install DVD Player software. (See “Media Player Software” on page 64 for more

information.)

Verify the drive designator used by the application is the same as the one used by the operating system. When the operating system is booted from a DVD/CD, drive designations are automatically adjusted. Note that the drive designation can be changed with the Disk Management tool located at Administrative Tools > Computer Management.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

LIFEBOOK notebook fails to recognize Blu-ray/DVD/CDRW/CD-ROM’s. (continued)

The drive access indicator on the Status Indicator Panel blinks at regular intervals with no disc in the tray or the drive is not installed.

The disc is dirty or defective. Wipe the disc with a non-abrasive CD cleaning cloth and reinsert. It if still will

not work try another disc in the drive.

The Windows auto insertion function is active and is checking to see if a disc is ready to run.

This is normal. However, you may disable this feature.

Port Replicator Problems

Note: Be sure to power down your LIFEBOOK notebook before adding a printer to the Port Replicator parallel port.

Notebook does not turn on when installed in the optional Port Replicator

Port Replicator AC adapter is not plugged in.

Notebook is not properly seated in port replicator.

Provide power to the Port Replicator.

Remove and re-dock your LIFEBOOK notebook.

Hard Drive Problems

You cannot access your hard drive.

The wrong drive designator was used by an application when a bootable disc was used to start the notebook.

Security is set so your OS cannot be started without a password.

Verify drive designator used by application is in use by the operating system. When the operating system is booted from a CD, drive designations are automatically adjusted.

Verify your password and security settings.

Keyboard or Mouse Problems

The built-in keyboard does not seem to work.

The notebook has gone into Sleep mode.

The application has locked out the keyboard.

Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.

Try to use your integrated pointing device to restart your system.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

You have installed an external keyboard or mouse, and it does not seem to work.

You have connected an external keyboard or a mouse and it seems to be locking up the system.

Memory Problems

Y our Power On screen does not show the correct amount of installed memory.

Serial and USB Problems

You have installed a serial, or USB device. Your LIFEBOOK notebook does not recognize the device, or the device does not seem to work properly.

Your external device is not properly installed.

Your operating system software is not set up with correct software driver for that device.

Your system crashed. Try to restart your notebook. I Your operating system soft-

ware is not setup with correct software driver for that device.

Memory upgrade module improperly installed.

You have a memory failure.

The device is not properly installed.

Re-install your device. See “Device Ports” on page 78.

Check your device and operating system documentation and activate the proper driver.

Remove and re-install your memory upgrade module. See “Memory Upgrade

Module” on page 75. Check for Power On Self Test (POST) messages. See “Power On Self Test

Messages” on page 97.

Remove and re-install the device. See “Device Ports” on page 78.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

You have installed a serial, or USB device. Your LIFE BOOK notebook does not recognize the device, or the device does not seem to work properly. (continued)

ExpressCard Problems

A card inserted in the ExpressCard slot does not work or is locking up the system.

Your device may not have the correct software driver

active.

Parallel port is set to output only.

A device may have been installed while an application was running, so the notebook is not aware of its installation.

The card is not properly installed.

Your software may not have the correct software driver active.

The card may have been installed while an application was running, so the notebook is not aware of it.

You may have the wrong I/O address selected for your card device.

See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.

Check parallel port setting in the BIOS and set to bi-directional or ECP.

Close the application and restart your notebook.

Remove and re-install the card. See “ExpressCards™” on page 72.

See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.

Close the application and restart your notebook.

See your ExpressCard documentation to determine the required I/O address. Change the settings in the Device Manager.

Power Failures

Y ou turn on your LIFEBOOK notebook and nothing seems to happen.

The installed primary battery is completely discharged, there is no optional second battery installed or there is no power adapter installed.

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and condition of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 22. Install a charged battery or a Power adapter.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

Y ou turn on your LIFEBOOK notebook and nothing seems to happen. (continued)

Your LIFEBOOK notebook turns off all by itself.

The primary battery is installed but is faulty.

Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence and condition of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 22. If a battery short is indicated, remove the battery and operate from an AC Adapter or replace the battery.

The battery or batteries are low.

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the battery(s) condition. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 22. Use power adapter to operate until a battery is charged or install a charged battery.

The power adapter is not plugged in properly.

The power adapter (AC or

Verify that your adapter is connected correctly. See “Power Sources” on

page 44.

Try a different Power adapter or install a charged optional second battery.

auto/airline) is faulty. AC adapter has no power

from AC outlet, airplane seat jack, or car cigarette lighter.

Power management parameters are set for auto timeouts which are too short for your needs.

Move the AC cord to a different outlet, check for a line switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC outlet. If you are using an auto/airline adapter in a car make sure the ignition switch is in the On or Accessories position.

Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. Check your power management settings, or close your applications and go to the Power Options Properties in the Control Panel to adjust the timeout values to better suit your needs.

Y ou have a battery failure. Verify the condition of the batteries using the S tatus Indicator p anel, and replace

or remove any batteries that are shorted. See “Status Indicator Panel” on

page 22.

You are operating on battery power and ignored a low bat-

Install a power adapter and then push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. See

“Power Sources” on page 44.

tery alarm until battery is dead and system is in Dead Battery Suspend mode.

Your notebook will not work on battery alone.

Your power adapter has

Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet has power.

failed or lost its power. No battery is installed. Install a charged battery. Installed battery is dead. Replace the battery with a charged one or install a power adapter.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

Your notebook will not work on battery alone.

Battery is improperly installed.

(continued)

Your installed batteries are faulty.

The batteries seem to discharge too quickly.

You are running an application that uses a lot of power.

The power savings features may be disabled.

The brightness is turned all the way up.

The batteries are old. Replace the batteries. Batteries were exposed to

high temperatures. The batteries are too hot or

too cold.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume button does not work.

There may be application software conflict

Suspend/Resume button is disabled.

Verify that the batteries are properly connected by re-installing them.

Verify the battery conditions using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 22.

Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery and/or use a power adapter for this application when at all possible.

Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to your operating needs.

Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness the more power your display uses.

Replace the batteries.

Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when battery is outside of operating range.

Close all applications and try the button again.

Enable the button by going to the Control Panel -> Power Options and clicking on “Choose what the power button does”.

The system powers up, and displays power on information, but fails to load the operating system.

You have a secured system requiring a password to load your OS.

Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and verify the Security settings and modify them as accordingly. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on

page 51.

Hard drive was not detected. Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master submenu, located within the Main

menu, to try to auto detect the internal hard drive.

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Fujitsu LifeBook E752 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Preface

About This Guide

Conventions Used in the Guide

Fujitsu Contact Information

Getting to Know Your LIFEBOOK

Overview

Locating the Controls and Connectors

Top Components

Left-Side Panel Components

Right-Side Panel Components

Back Panel Components

Bottom Components

Status Indicator Panel

Power Indicator

Battery Charge Indicator

Battery Level Indicators

Security Indicator

Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator

NumLk Indicator

Keyboard

Using the Keyboard

Touchpad Pointing Device

Clicking

Double-Clicking

Dragging

Scrolling

Optional Quick Point Feature

Touchpad Control Adjustment

Volume Control

Controlling the Volume

Flexible Bay Devices

Removing and Installing Modular Devices

LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel

Setting up Your LIFEBOOK Security Panel

Passwords

Operating Your LIFEBOOK Security/Application Panel

Precautions

Uninstalling the Security Panel Application

Launching Applications with the Security/Application Panel

Getting Started with Your LIFEBOOK

Power Sources

Connecting the Power Adapters

Display Panel

Opening the Display Panel

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness

Using the Keyboard

Using the Power Options

Using the Windows Mobility Center

Using Power Management to Control Brightness

Closing the Display Panel

Using Multiple Displays Simultaneously

Starting Your LIFEBOOK Notebook

Power On

Boot Sequence

Hard Disk Drive Passwords

BIOS Setup Utility

Booting the System

Starting Windows the First Time

Power Management

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

Sleep Mode

Hibernate Feature

Windows Power Management

Restarting the System

Powering Off

ENERGY STAR® Compliance

User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery

Recharging the Batteries

Replacing the Battery

Optical Drive

Media Player Software

Loading Media on Your Drive

Removing Media

Using Media Player on Battery Power

Memory Stick Duo/Secure Digital Cards