Fujitsu LifeBook L440 User Manual

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according to FCC Pa rt 15

Re s pon s i ble Pa rty Na m e : Fu j i t su PC Corpora ti on

Ad d re s s : 598 Gibraltar Drive

Mi l p i t a s ,CA 95035

Tel eph on e : [phone]

Decl a res that produ ct : Model : L i fe Book L440-B.

Complies with Pa rt 15
of the FCC Ru l e s .

This devi ce complies with Pa rt 15 of the FCC ru l e s .
Opera ti ons is su bj ect to the fo ll owing two con d i ti on s :
(1) This devi ce must not be all owed to cause harm f u l
i n terferen ce ,(2) This devi ce must accept any inter­feren ce received ,i n cluding interferen ce that may cause
u n de s i red opera ti on .

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C A U T I O N

Changes or modification not expressly appro v e d
by Fujitsu PC Corporation could void this user’s
authority to operate the equipment.

FCC NOTICES

Notice to Users of Radios and Television

These limits are de s i gn ed to provi de re a s on a ble pro tec­ti on against harmful interferen ce in a re s i den tial instal­l a ti on .This equ i pm ent gen era te s ,u s e s ,and can rad i a te
radio frequ ency en er gy and,i f not install ed and used
in accord a n ce with the instru cti on s ,m ay cause harm f u l
i n terferen ce to radio com mu n i c a ti on s . However,t h ere is
no guara n tee that interferen ce wi ll not occur in a parti c­ular install a ti on .If this equ i pm ent does cause harm f u l
i n terferen ce to radio or tel evi s i on recepti on ,wh i ch can
be determ i n ed by tu rning the equ i pm ent of f and on ,t h e
u s er is en co u ra ged to try to correct the interferen ce by
one or more of the fo ll owing measu re s :

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Reori ent or rel oc a te the receiving anten n a .

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In c rease the sep a ra ti on bet ween the equ i pm ent
and receiver.

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Con n ect the equ i pm ent into an out l et that is on
a different circuit than the receiver.

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Con sult the de a l er or an ex peri en ced rad i o / TV
technician for hel p.

S h i el ded intercon n ect cables must be em p l oyed wi t h
this equ i pm ent to en su re com p l i a n ce with the perti n en t
RF em i s s i on limits governing this devi ce .

Notice to Users of the US Telephone Network

The Life Boo k

T M

L Series notebook com p uters are
su pp l i ed with an internal modem wh i ch complies with
Pa rt 68 of the FCC ru l e s .On this notebook is a label
that contains the FCC Regi s tra ti on Nu m ber and the
Ri n ger Equ iva l en ce Nu m ber (REN) for this equ i pm en t
a m ong other inform a ti on .If requ e s ted ,the user
must provi de their tel eph one com p a ny with the
fo ll owing inform a ti on :

1 . The tel eph one nu m ber to wh i ch the notebook

is con n ected .

2 . The Ri n ger Equ iva l en ce Nu m ber (REN) for

this equ i pm en t .

3 .

That the equ i pm ent requ i res a standard modular jack

type USOC RJ-11C wh i ch is FCC Pa rt 68 com p l i a n t .
4 . The FCC Regi s tra ti on Nu m ber.
This equ i pm ent is de s i gn ed to be con n ected to the tel e-

ph one net work or premises wi ring using a standard
m odular jack type USOC RJ-11C wh i ch is FCC Pa rt 68

compliant and a line cord bet ween the modem and the
tel eph one net work with a minimum of 2 6 AWG .

The REN is used to determine the nu m ber of devi ce s
that you may con n ect to your tel eph one line and sti ll
h ave all ofthose devi ces ring wh en your nu m ber is
c a ll ed . Too many devi ces on one line may re sult in fail­u re to ring in re s ponse to an incoming call .In most,
but not all ,a reas the sum of the RENs of a ll of t h e
devi ces should not exceed five (5.0).To be certain of
the nu m ber of devi ces you may con n ect to your line,
as determ i n ed by the RENs,con t act your local
tel eph one com p a ny.

If this equ i pm ent causes harm to the tel eph one net work ,
your tel eph one com p a ny may discon ti nue your servi ce
tem pora ri ly.If po s s i bl e ,t h ey wi ll notify you in adva n ce .
If adva n ce noti ce is not practical they wi ll notify you as
s oon as po s s i bl e .You wi ll also be advi s ed of your ri gh t
to file a complaint with the FCC.

This fax modem also complies with fax bra n d i n g
requ i rem ents per FCC Pa rt 68.

Your tel eph one com p a ny wi ll prob a bly ask you to dis­con n ect this equ i pm ent from the tel eph one net work
u n til the probl em is corrected and you are su re that the
equ i pm ent is not malfuncti on i n g.

This equ i pm ent may not be used on coin servi ce
tel eph ones provi ded by your tel eph one com p a ny.
Con n ecti on to party lines is su bj ect to state tari f fs .
Con t act your state’s public uti l i ty com m i s s i on ,p u bl i c
s ervi ce com m i s s i on or corpora ti on com m i s s i on for
m ore inform a ti on .

This equ i pm ent inclu des autom a tic dialing capabi l i ty.
Wh en programming and/or making test calls to
em er gency nu m bers :

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Remain on the line and bri efly explain to the
d i s p a tch er the re a s on for the call .

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Perform su ch activi ties in of f - peak hours ,su ch
as early morning or late even i n g.

FCC rules pro h i bit the use ofn on - h e a ring aid com p a ti­ble tel eph ones in the fo ll owing loc a ti ons or app l i c a ti on s :

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All public or sem i p u blic coi n - opera ted or credit
c a rd tel eph on e s .

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E l eva tors ,h i g hw ays , tu n n els (autom obi l e ,su bw ay,
ra i l road or pede s trian) wh ere a pers on wi t h
i m p a i red hearing might be isolated in an em er gen c y.

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P l aces wh ere tel eph ones are spec i fic a lly install ed to
a l ert em er gency aut h ori ties su ch as fire , po l i ce or
m edical assistance pers on n el .

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Hospital room s ,re s i den tial health care fac i l i ti e s ,
conva l e s cent homes and pri s on s .

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Work s t a ti ons for the hearing impaired .

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Ho tel ,m o tel or apartm ent lobbi e s .

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S tores wh ere tel eph ones are used by patrons to
order merch a n d i s e .

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Pu blic tra n s port a ti on terminals wh ere tel eph on e s
a re used to call taxis or to re s erve lod ging or
rental cars .

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In hotel and motel rooms as at least ten percent of
the rooms must contain hearing aid com p a ti ble tel e­ph ones or jacks for plug in hearing aid com p a ti bl e
tel eph ones wh i ch wi ll be provi ded to heari n g
i m p a i red custom ers on requ e s t .

DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES

Notice to Users of Radios and Television

This Class B digital app a ra tus meets all requ i rem ents
of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.

CET app a reil nu m é ri que de la class B re s pecte to utes
les ex i gen ce du Régl em ent sur le matérial bro u i ll eur
du Ca n ad a .

Notice to Users of the
Canadian Telephone Network

The Ca n adian In du s try Ca n ada label iden ti fies certi fied
equ i pm en t .This certi fic a ti on means that the equ i pm en t

m eets certain tel ecom mu n i c a ti ons net work pro tective ,
opera ti onal and safety requ i rem en t s .The Dep a rtm en t
does not guara n tee the equ i pm ent wi ll opera te to the
u s er ’s sati s f acti on .

The Life Book L Series notebook com p uters are su pp l i ed
with an internal modem wh i ch complies with the
In du s try Ca n ada certi fic a ti on standards for tel ecom mu­n i c a ti on net work pro tecti on and safety requ i rem en t s .
Before con n ecting this equ i pm ent to a tel eph one line the
u s er should en su re that it is perm i s s i ble to con n ect this
equ i pm ent to the local tel ecom mu n i c a ti on fac i l i ti e s .Th e
u s er should be aw a re that com p l i a n ce with the certi fic a­ti on standards does not prevent servi ce degrad a ti on in
s ome situ a ti on s .

Rep a i rs to tel ecom mu n i c a ti on equ i pm ent should be
m ade by a Ca n adian aut h ori zed mainten a n ce fac i l i ty.
Any rep a i rs or altera ti ons not ex pre s s ly approved by
Fu j i t su PC Corpora ti on or any equ i pm ent failu res may
give the tel ecom mu n i c a ti on com p a ny cause to requ e s t
the user to discon n ect the equ i pm ent from the
tel eph one line.

The con n ecting arra n gem ent code for this equ i pm ent
is CA11A.

The Load Nu m ber is 2.7.

The Load Nu m ber assign ed to each tel eph one term i n a l
devi ce den o tes the percen t a ge of the total load to be
con n ected to a tel eph one loop or circuit wh i ch is used
by the devi ce to prevent overl oad i n g.The term i n a ti on
on a loop may consist ofa ny com bi n a ti on of devi ce s
su ch that the total of the load nu m bers of a ll devi ce s
does not exceed 100.

C A U T I O N

For safety, users should ensure that the electrical
g round of the power utility, the telephone lines
and the metallic water pipes are connected
t o g e t h e r . Users should NOT attempt to make
such connections themselves but should contact
the appropriate electric inspection authority or
electrician. This may be particularly important
in rural are a s .

Avis Aux Utilisateurs Du Réseau
Téléphonique Canadien

L’ é ti qu et te canad i enne In du s trie Ca n ada iden ti fie
l ’ é qu i pem ent certi fié .Cet te certi fic a ti on sign i fie
que l’équ i pem ent satisfait certaines normes de
pro tecti on ,d ’ ex p l oi t a ti on et de sécurité des réseaux
de télécom mu n i c a ti on s .Le départem ent ne ga ra n tit
pas le fon cti on n em ent de l’équ i pem ent à la
s a ti s f acti on de l’uti l i s a teu r.

La série Life Boo k

T M

L po s s è dent un modem
i n terne con forme aux normes de certi fic a ti on
d ’ In du s trie Ca n ada pour pro t é ger les réseaux de
t é l é com mu n i c a ti ons et sati s f a i re aux normes de
s é c u ri t é .Avant de con n ecter cet équ i pem ent à une
l i gne téléph on i qu e ,l ’ uti l i s a teur doit véri fier s’il est
permis de con n ecter cet équ i pem ent aux install a ti ons
de télécom mu n i c a ti ons loc a l e s .L’ uti l i s a teur est averti
que même la con formité aux normes de certi fic a ti on
ne peut dans certains cas em p ê ch er la dégrad a ti on
du servi ce .

Les répara ti ons de l’équ i pem ent de télécom mu n i c a ti on s
doivent être ef fectuées par un servi ce de mainten a n ce
a gréé au Ca n ad a .To ute répara ti on ou mod i fic a ti on ,qu i
n’est pas ex pre s s é m ent appro uvée par Fu j i t su PC Corp. ,
ou to ute défaill a n ce de l’équ i pem ent peut en tra î n er
la com p a gnie de télécom mu n i c a ti ons à ex i ger que

l ’ uti l i s a teur décon n ecte l’équ i pem ent de la
l i gne téléph on i qu e .

Le code d’arra n gem ent de con n ex i on de cet équ i pem en t
est CA11A.

Le nu m é ro de ch a r ge est 2.7.
Le nu m é ro de ch a r ge assigné à ch a que terminal

t é l é ph on i que indique le po u rcen t a ge de la ch a r ge
totale po uvant être con n ecté à une bo u cle ou à un
c i rcuit téléph on i qu e ,utilisé par ce péri ph é ri que afin
de pr é venir to ute su rch a r ge .La term i n a i s on d’une
bo u cle peut être con s ti tuée de n’ i m porte qu elle
com bi n a i s on de péri - ph é ri ques de sorte que le total
de nu m é ros de ch a r ge de tous les péri ph é ri ques
n’ exc è de pas 100.

A V E R T I S S E M E N T

Pour assurer la sécurité, les utilisateurs
doivent vérifier que la prise de terre du serv i c e
d’électricité, les lignes téléphoniques et les
conduites d’eau métalliques sont connectées
ensemble. Les utilisateurs NE doivent PAS
tenter d’établir ces connexions eux-mêmes,
mais doivent contacter les services d’inspection
d’installations électriques appropriés ou un
électricien. Ceci peut être part i c u l i è re m e n t
i m p o rtant en régions ru r a l e s .

UL NOTICE (FOR AUTHORIZED REPAIR TECHNICIANS ONLY)

C AU T I O N : For con ti nu ed pro tecti on against risk of fi re , rep l ace on ly
with the same type and ra ting fuse.

C AU T I O N :D a n ger of ex p l o s i on if CMOS battery is incorrect ly rep l aced .
Rep l ace on l y with the same or equ i va l ent type recom m en d ed by the
m a nu f actu rer. Di s pose of u s ed batteries according to the
m a nu f actu rer ’ s instru cti on .

WA R N I N G : CMOS and NiCAD batteries may ex p l ode ifm i s tre a ted .
Do not rech a r ge ,d i s a s s em ble or dispose ofin fire .

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s

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PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

SECTION ONE

SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK

L SERIES FROM FUJITSU

Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Overview of LifeBook L Series Features . . . . 3

Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Top and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . 5

Left-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 6

Right-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Bottom Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

SECTION TWO

STARTING YOUR LIFEBOOK L SERIES
FOR THE FIRST TIME

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adjusting the Keyboard Angle . . . . . . . . 13

Starting Your Notebook for the First Time. . 14

Registering Your LifeBook . . . . . . . . . . 20

Learning AboutYour Operating System

and Application Software. . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Restarting Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . 22

SECTION THREE

USING YOUR LIFEBOOK L SERIES
FROM FUJITSU

Status Indicator Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Integrated Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

SuperDisk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

DVD Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Internal Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Infrared Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Pre-installed Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Data Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

SECTION FOUR

CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK
L SERIES FROM FUJITSU

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Identifying the Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Navigating Through the Setup Utility . . . . 61

Main Menu – Setting Standard

System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Advanced Menu – Setting Device

Feature Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Security Menu – Setting the

Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Power Menu – Setting Power

Management Feature Controls . . . . . 100

Boot Menu – Selecting the

Operating System Source . . . . . . . . . 108

Info Menu – Displaying Basic

System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Exit Menu – Leaving the Setup Utility . . . 114
Setting Up Your Save-To-Disk

File Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s

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SECTION FIVE

USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES

Detachable Bay (Mobile Bay Unit) . . . . . 120

Detachable Bay Devices . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Optional Second Lithium ion Battery. . . . 128

External Installation of a

Floppy Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Parallel Port Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Serial Port Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Stereo Line In Device . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Telephone Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Mouse,Keyboard or Keypad. . . . . . . . . 133

External Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Theft Prevention Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Memory Upgrade Module. . . . . . . . . . 134

Internal Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Optional Mobile LAN Dock. . . . . . . . . 137

SECTION SIX

TROUBLESHOOTING

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . 158

Emergency CD-ROM/DVD Tray Release . . 161

Modem Setup and Commands . . . . . . . 161

Recovering Your Windows 95/

Windows 98 System. . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Recovering Your

Windows NT 4.0 System . . . . . . . . . 164

SECTION SEVEN

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Caring for Your Notebook. . . . . . . . . . 168

Increasing Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Caring for Your Batteries . . . . . . . . . . 169

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

LifeBook L Series Specifications . . . . . 172

Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

APPENDIX B

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

INDEX

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

L i fe B o ok L S er i e s f ro m Fu j i ts u

L i f e B o o k L S er i e s f r o m Fu j i t s u

P r e f a c e

P r e f a c e

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PREFACE

Incredibly sleek and stylish,the Fujitsu
LifeBook L Series pushes the limits of innova­tion with its thin,light design, flexibility and
proven reliability.

It is hard to believe a notebook this slim and
light can pack so much power.From a fast Intel
Pentium II processor to a large, bright 13.3"
XGA TFT display, full DMI-compliance and fast
internal modem,all the latest technology is
included.

The LifeBook L Series comes in two configura­ti ons – a Life Book with a Det ach a ble Bay (L440-B)
and a LifeBook without the Detachable Bay
(L440).The L Series also offers your choice of
Windows 95,Windows 98,and Windows NT

4.0 operating systems pre-installed.
This manual explains how to operate your

LifeBook L Series’ hardware and built-in system
software.The LifeBook L Series is compatible
with the IBM PC AT.

CONVENTIONS USED IN THE GUIDE

Screen examples in this manual are intended as
examples only,and screen and file names may
differ in actual use.

Messages displayed by the LifeBook L Series
appear in Courier type.
Example: Shutdown the computer?

Keyboard keys are shown in boldface
Helvetica type.
Example: Fn, F1, Esc,and Ctrl.

Pages with additional information about a spe­cific topic are cross-referenced within the text.
Example: (See page xx.)

P O I N T

The point icon highlights information
that will enhance your understanding
of the subject material.

C A U T I O N

The caution icon highlights information
that is important to your safety, to the
safe operation of your computer, or to
the integrity of your files. Please read all
caution information carefully.

L i f e B o o k L S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u

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L i f eB o ok L S e ri e s f ro m Fuj i tsu

Figure P-1 LifeBook L Series with Samples of Fujitsu and Third Party Options and Accessories

Se t tin g U p Yo ur L i f e Bo o k L Se r ie s

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Overview of LifeBook L Series Features . . . . 3

Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Top and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . 5

Left-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 6

Right-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . 6

Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Bottom Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Detachable Bay (Mobile Bay Unit) . . . . . . . 9

S e c t i o n O n e

S e c t i o n O n e

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SECTION ONE

SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK
L SERIES FROM FUJITSU

This section describes how to set up your
LifeBook L Series from Fujitsu. We strongly
recommend that you read it before using your
notebook – even if you are already familiar
with notebook computers.

UNPACKING YOUR NOTEBOOK

When you receive your notebook,unpack it
carefully, and compare the parts you have
received with the items listed below.

Whether your model is the LifeBook with the
Detachable Bay (L440-B) or without the
Detachable Bay (L440), you should have:

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L i fe Book L Series from Fu j i t su .( Fi g u re 1-1.)

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AC adapter with AC power cord (located in
the accessories box). (Figure 1-3.)

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L i t h ium ion Ba t tery (install ed in your
n o teboo k ) .

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RJ-11 cable (located in the accessories box).

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Getting Started Guide.

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User’s Guide.

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Microsoft Windows Manual and Certificate
of Authenticity.

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Registration card and customer
information pack.

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Intel LANdesk Client Manager 3.2 CD-ROM
coupon (located in the accessories box).

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Recovery CD-ROM (located in the
accessories box).

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Fujitsu Accessories Catalog

If your model is the LifeBook L440 you should
also have:

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Floppy Disk Drive.

If your model is the Life Book L440 wi t h
D et a ch a ble Bay (L440-B),you should also have :

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Detachable Bay (docked to your notebook).

(Figure 1-2.)

■

Floppy disk drive (located in the accessories
box).(Figure 1-4.)

■

CD-ROM drive (installed in the
Detachable Bay).

■

Weight Saver bay device (located in the
accessories box). (Figure 1-5.)

Figure 1-1 LifeBook L Series Notebook (L440)

Figure 1-2 LifeBook L Series Notebook (L440-B)

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You may also have options other than those

listed if you ordered them with your LifeBook
L Series.Once you have checked and confirmed
that your notebook system is complete,read

through the following sections to learn about

all of the components and features.

OVERVIEW OF LIFEBOOK

L SERIES FEATURES

The LifeBook L Series is a compact, yet
powerful notebook computer available with
standard features including: (See Appendix A,

page 172, for detailed information.)

■

266 MHz Intel Pentium II processor
with MMX technology.

■

32MB SDRAM standard, expandable
to 160MB.

■

13.3" active-matrix (TFT) color display
with 1024 x 768 resolution (XGA).

■

2MB EDO video RAM on video chip.

■

Built-in 4.0 GB SMART hard drive.

■

Internal Lithium ion battery.

Figure 1-4 Modular Floppy Disk Drive

(for Detachable Bay only)

Figure 1-5 Weight Saver (for Detachable Bay only)

■ Hot swap PS/2 connection for an external

keyboard or an external mouse.

■

Built-in 56K v.90 modem.

■

DMI 2.0 compliant.

■

Integrated Touchpad pointing device for easy
cursor control.

C A U T I O N

Your internal modem is designed to allow
faster downloads from v.90 compliant
digital sources. Maximum achievable
download transmission rates may not
reach 56 Kbps and will vary.

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Figure 1-3 AC Adapter Unit

C A U T I O N

The internal modems on all Fujitsu
notebooks from Fujitsu PC Corporation
are not qualified for use with telephone
systems outside the United States and
Canada and may not operate in other
countries.

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■

Hot Docking connection for a Detachable Bay
or optional Mobile LAN Dock.

■

Detachable Bay (standard on L440-B) with:

■

3.5" modular floppy disk drive.

■

20x modular CD-ROM drive.

■

Battery Bay (for optional second Lithium
ion Battery).

■ External 3.5" floppy disk drive (L440 only)

■ Full audio and video features:

■ 16-bit SoundBlaster Pro-compatible

sound chip.

■ 3D-Stereo for multiple speaker effects.

■ ZoomedVideo support for full motion

vi deo accel era ti on (with Wi n dows 95/98 on ly ) .

■

Two built-in stereo speakers.

■ Built-in mono microphone.

■ Stereo Line In jack.

■ Stereo Headphone jack.

■ Microphone jack.

■ One Type II PC Card slot.

■ Fast IrDA (4Mbps) compatible infrared port

for wireless data transfer (with Windows
95/98 only).

■ External monitor support with simultaneous

display capability.

■ “No learning”,full-size keyboard with three

dedicated Windows keys.

■ One USB device port(with Windows 95/98

only).

■ Standard pre-installed software:

■

Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98 or
Windows NT 4.0 operating system.

■

Phoenix Card Executive for PCMCIA card
support (with Windows NT 4.0 only)

■

NoteDock for hot-docking/undocking sup­port and hot-swapping in the Detachable
Bay (with Windows NT 4.0 only).

■

LapLink from Traveling Software for
file transfers via modem,cable or
infrared port (with Windows 95/98 only).

■

PC-Doctor for system diagnostics.

P O I N T

McAfee VirusScan, PC-Doctor and
Netscape Communicator are available on
all 3 operating systems Windows 95,
Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0.

P O I N T

Zoomed Video cards, USB ports and
infrared ports are not supported by
Windows NT 4.0.

■

SoftPEG for MPEG-1 video playing.
(with Windows 95/98 only).

■

McAfeeVirusScan for virus protection.

■

ESS AudioRack for 3D-Stereo,audio CD,
and other audio controls (with Windows
95/98 only).

■

PowerPanel by Phoenix Technologies
(Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 95) for
system power management.

■

PMSet 98 for system power management
(Windows 98 only).

■

Standard user-install software.

■

Netscape Communicator 4.0.

■

America Online 3.0 Free Trial (with
Windows 95/98 only).

■

AT&T Worldnet Service (with Windows
95/98 only).

■

Intel Landesk® Client Manager CD.

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Keyboard

Touchpad Pointing
Device

Microphone

Status Indicator Panel

Speaker

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Display

Brightness
Control

Speaker

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COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION

For detailed specifications refer to Appendix A
on page 172.

TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS

Display Panel

This is a color LCD panel with back lighting for
the display of text and graphics. (Figure 1-6.)

Brightness Control

The brightness control adjusts the overall
intensity of the display panel back lighting.

(Figure 1-6.)

Built-in Microphone

The built-in microphone allows mono audio
input to your notebook. (Figure 1-6.)

Mobile LAN Dock
Alignment Hole

Display
Panel Latch

Mobile LAN Dock
Alignment Hole

Closed Cover
Switch

Suspend/Resume Button

Figure 1-6 LifeBook L Series with Display Open

Status Indicator Panel

LCD display of the status of the power state
and source,Suspend mode, AC connected/
disconnected, battery charge for both batteries,
floppy disk drive activity,hard drive activity,
CD-ROM drive activity, PC Card activity,
CapsLock, NumLk and Scr Lk. (Figure 1-6.)

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Suspend/Resume Button

The Suspend/Resume button allows you to sus­pend notebook activity without turning off the
notebook power,and to return it to an active
state.This feature saves power,and is particu­larly useful when the notebook is running only
on battery power. (See pages 45-46 and 100-102

for more information.)

C A U T I O N

Be sure you know what settings are
active for your Suspend/Resume button
before you use it as misuse can result in
data loss. (See the Power Menu of the

BIOS setup utility, pages 100-102, for
more information.)

Stereo Speakers

The built-in speakers output sound from the
notebook. (Figure 1-6.)

Closed Cover Switch

The closed cover switch turns off the LCD back
lighting when the display panel is closed, thus

saving power.It can also be set as a Suspend/
Resume switch in the BIOS Setup utility.
(see pages 106-107.) (Figure 1-6.)

Keyboard

A full-size keyboard with dedicatedWindows
keys for easy operation. (Figure 1-6.)

Touchpad Pointing Device

The touchpad pointing device is a finger
contact cursor control system with two
click buttons. (Figure 1-6.)

Display Panel Latch

This latch locks and releases the display panel.
(Figure 1-6.) When the display panel is released
it pops up slightly to make it easier to open.

Mobile LAN Dock Alignment Holes

Holes that allow your notebook to align and
lock into an optional Mobile LAN Dock.

Power Switch

Figure 1-7 LifeBook L Series Left-side Panel

LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS

Power Switch

This switch is the main power switch for your
notebook. (Figure 1-7.)

Volume
Control

Headphone
Jack

Stereo Line
In Jack

Microphone
Jack

Figure 1-8 LifeBook L Series Right-side Panel

PC Card Slot

RJ-11

Theft Prevention
Lock Slot

RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS

Theft Prevention Lock Slot

This is a slot that allows you to attach a physical
lock down device. (Figure 1-8.)

PC Card Slot

The PC Card Slot allows you to install one
type II PC Card. (See pages 130-132 for more
information on PC Cards.) The sliding button
to the right of the card slot locks the card in

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C A U T I O N

The internal modem is not intended for
use with Digital PBX systems. Do not
connect the internal modem to a digital
PBX as it may cause serious damage to
the internal modem or your entire note­book. Consult your PBX manufacturer’s
documentation for details. Some hotels
have Digital PBX systems. Be sure to find
out BEFORE you connect your modem.

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place,and the push button to the left of the
slot ejects the card from the slot. (Figure 1-8.)

RJ-11 Jack

This is the jack for attaching a telephone line to
the internal modem. (Figure 1-8.)

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an
external mono microphone. (Figure 1-8.)

Stereo Line In Jack

The stereo line in jack allows you to connect an

external audio source to your notebook,like an
audio cassette player.This jack will not support
an external microphone. (Figure 1-8.)

Headphone Jack

You can con n ect head ph ones or powered ex ter-

nal spe a kers to the head ph one jack . ( Fi g u re 1-8.)

Volume Control

The volume control is a knob which provides
manual control of the sound level of all audio

output from your notebook. (Figure 1-8.)

C A U T I O N

There are software volume controls. The
knob setting and the software settings will
interact. Software volume off will override
the knob setting and the software volume
setting will control the maximum knob
setting. (See Volume Control on pages
34-35 for more information.)

REAR PANEL COMPONENTS

Infrared Port

The fast IrDA (4Mbps) compatible port allows
you to communicate with another IrDA com­patible infrared device without a cable. (See

page 44 for more information.) (Figure 1-9.)

PS/2 Port

This port allows you to connect an external
PS/2 mouse or keyboard. (Figure 1-9.)

USB Port

One port for direct con n ecti on to the Un ivers a l
Serial Bu s .This port all ows you to con n ect
devi ces su ch as ex ternal game pad s ,poi n ti n g
devi ce s , keyboa rd s , pri n ters ,etc . that su pport
the USB interf ace .

Parallel Port

The parallel port allows you to connect parallel
devices, such as a parallel printer to your note­book. (This is also referred to as an LPT port.)

(Figure 1-9.)

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External Monitor Port

This port allows you to connect an external
VGA or SVGA monitor. (Figure 1-9.)

External Floppy Disk Drive Port

A port for attaching an optional external floppy
disk drive. (Figure 1-9.)

Detachable Bay Locking Indentation

A pair of slots that mate with the Docking
latches on the Detachable Bay. (Figure 1-9.)

Detachable Bay locking
indentation

USB Port

Infrared
Port

PS/2 Port

Figure 1-9 LifeBook L Series Rear Panel

Connector
Cover

External
Floppy
Port Serial Port

Parallel
Port

Detachable Bay
Locking Indentation

External
Monitor
Port

DC Power
Jack

DC Power Jack

The DC power jack allows you to plug in the
AC adapter or the optional auto/airline adapter.

(Figure 1-9.)

BOTTOM COMPONENTS

Docking Lock Slots

These slots mate with the latch hooks of a Mobile
LAN Dock to lock the two units together.

(Figure 1-10.)

Unit Label

This label has the model number and other
information about your notebook. In addition
the configuration portion of the label has the
serial number and manufacturer information
that exactly identifies the version of your note­book. (Figure 1-10.)

Docking Port

This port is for connection to a Mobile LAN
Dock and to the Detachable Bay.The cover
opens automatically when your notebook is
installed in the Mobile LAN Dock or
Detachable Bay.(Figure 1-10.)

Docking
Lock Slot

Battery Lock

Detachable Bay
Attachment Slot

Battery Release
Button

Internal
Battery
Compartment

Docking Port

Docking Lock Slot

Detachable Bay
Attachment Slot

Internal
Hard Drive
Compartment

Unit
Label

Memory
Upgrade
Compartment

Figure 1-10 LifeBook L Series Bottom

Memory Upgrade Compartment

This compartment allows you access to the
memory upgrade socket by which expansion of
the system memory capacity is achieved.

(See pages 134-135 for more information on
installing memory.) (Figure 1-10.)

Internal Hard Drive Compartment

This compartment contains the internal hard
drive and should only be accessed for mainte­nance by an authorized service provider.

(Figure 1-10.)

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Internal Battery Compartment

This compartment houses the internal battery
and should only be opened to remove the bat­tery for replacement or long term storage.

(Figure 1-10.)

Battery Lock

This sliding lock secures a battery or battery
cover in the Battery Bay.(Figure 1-10.)

Battery Release Button

Depressing this button allows the Battery Lock
to slide from a locked position to an unlocked
position. (Figure 1-10.)

Detachable Bay Attachment Slot

These slots accept the metal Docking Hooks on
the front of the Detachable Bay(Figure 1-10.)

DETACHABLE BAY
(MOBILE BAY UNIT)

DETACHABLE BAY COMPONENTS

Docking Latches

A pair of latches that secure the Detachable Bay
to the back of the notebook. (Figure 1-11.)

Metal Docking Hooks

A pair of metal hooks which fit into the
Detachable Bay attachment slots in the bottom
of your notebook to attach your notebook and
Detachable Bay together.(Figure 1-11.)

Battery Bay

A compartment in the Detachable Bay that
allows an optional second Lithium ion Batttery
to be installed for a dual battery configuration.

(Figure 1-11.)

Battery Bay Latch

This latch is for locking or removing the
Modular Lithium ion Battery from the
Detachable Bay.Slide this latch to unlock posi­tion to release the 2nd battery.(Figure 1-11.)

Docking Connector

This allows connection to the Docking port in
the bottom of your notebook. (Figure 1-11.)

Undock OK indicator

This indicator LED goes on when the
Undocking Button is pressed and the
Detachable Bay enters the status in which it can
be disconnected from the notebook in hot­docking mode. (Figure 1-11.)

Undocking Button

Press this button for disconnecting the
Detachable Bay from your notebook in hot­docking mode. (Figure 1-11.)

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Battery Bay
Latch

Battery Bay

Metal Docking
Hooks

Docking Latches

Docking
connector

Undocking
Button

Figure 1-11 Detachable Bay

Front and Right Side View

Undock
OK
indicator

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DETACHABLE BAY
REAR AND LEFT SIDE COMPONENTS

Multi-Function Bay

This Bay allows you to install a CD-ROM drive,
Floppy Disk drive, optional DVD drive, optional
SuperDisk drive, or Weight Saver into the
Detachable Bay.(Figure 1-12.)

CD-ROM Drive

The Modular CD-ROM drive is a 20x-speed
maximum CD reader and comes installed in
the Multi-function Bay.(Figure 1-12.)

C A U T I O N

It is only safe to undock your notebook
from the Detachable Bay when the
Undock OK Indicator is illuminated green
and the Windows operating system has
informed you that it is safe to undock. It
is always safe to undock when the power
to the notebook is turned off by the
power switch.

Multi-function Bay
(with CD-ROM installed)

Figure 1-12 Detachable Bay Rear and Left Side View

(shown with CD-ROM)

DETACHABLE BAY
BOTTOM COMPONENTS

Docking Lock Switch

Slide this lever towards the Docking Latch
Release Button to lock the Detachable Bay to
the notebook. This position prevents the
Docking Latch Release Button from being able
to be pressed. Slide the lever away from the
button to allow undocking.

Docking Latch Release Button

Depressing this button allows the Detachable
Bay to be disconnected from the notebook.

Keyboard Tilt Feet

Open these feet out when using the Detachable
Bay with your notebook. (Figure 1-13.)

Multi-Function Bay Release Switch

Depressing this button allows devices to be
removed from the Multi-Function Bay

(Figure 1-13.)

Keyboard Tilt Feet

Docking Lock
Switch

Figure 1-13 Detachable Bay (Mobile Bay Unit Unit)

Docking Latch
Release Button

Bottom View (shown with CD-ROM)

Keyboard Tilt Feet

Multi-function
Bay release
switch

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Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Adjusting the Keyboard Angle . . . . . . . . 13

Starting Your Notebook

for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Registering Your LifeBook . . . . . . . . . . 20

Learning About Your Operating System

and Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Restarting Your Notebook . . . . . . . . . . 22

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SECTION TWO

STARTING YOUR LIFEBOOK
L SERIES FROM FUJITSU

This section describes the processes of starting
your LifeBook for the first time,initial software
setup and registration.

P O I N T

If you are using the Detachable Bay with
your notebook, adjust the angle of the key­board using the keyboard adjustment feet
on the bottom of your Detachable Bay near
the back. These feet flip down to raise the

back of your notebook by about 6°, mak­ing it more comfortable to use the key­board with your notebook. (Figure 2-1)

Figure 2-1 Adjusting the Keyboard Angle (L440-B only)

POWER SOURCES

Your notebook has five possible power sources:
the primary Lithium ion battery; an optional
dual Lithium ion battery configuration with the
Detachable Bay; the AC adapter; an optional
auto/airline adapter; or power from the option­al Mobile LAN Dock.

Figure 2-2 Connecting the AC Adapter

Connecting the Power Adapters

The AC adapter or an optional auto/airline
adapter provides power for operating your
notebook and charging the batteries.

(Figure 2-2.)

To Connect the AC Adapter

1. Plug the DC Output cable of the AC
adapter into the DC Power jack on the
rear left of your notebook.

2. Plug the AC adapter into an AC
electrical outlet.

To Connect the Optional Auto/airline Adapter

1. Plug the DC Output cable into the
DC Power jack on the rear left of
your notebook.

2. Plug the auto/airline adapter plug into
the cigarette lighter of a car or other
vehicle with the ignition key in the On
or the Accessories position or into the
DC Power jack on an airplane seat.

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To Switch From AC Adapter Power
To Battery Power

1. Be sure that you have at least one charged
battery installed.

2. Remove the AC or auto/airline adapter.

DISPLAY PANEL

Opening the Display Panel

Pressing the latch releases the top of the display
panel from the front of the notebook body. Tilt
the display panel backward until the screen is at
a comfortable viewing angle. (Figure 2-3.)

Adjusting the Display Panel

Before you turn on your notebook, you may
want to adjust the brightness level of the screen.
Start with the brightness control slider (located
directly under the display screen) in the middle
position. (Figure 2-4.)

You may need to adjust the brightness level
after you start your notebook and periodically
for different operating environments.

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C A U T I O N

The primary Lithium ion battery is not fully
charged when you purchase your note­book. Initially you will need to connect the
AC adapter or the auto/airline adapter to
use your notebook. If you purchase a sec­ond Lithium ion battery it will not be
charged when you get it. You will need to
charge it prior to use. It can take up to four
(4) hours to charge a single battery if your
notebook is turned off or is in Suspend
mode. If your notebook is in use it can take
up to nine (9) hours or more to charge a
single battery.

Figure 2-3 Opening the Display Panel

P O I N T

The higher the brightness level, the more
power the notebook will consume and

the faster your batteries will discharge. To

maximize battery life refer to section 7.

Figure 2-4 Adjusting the Display

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STARTING YOUR NOTEBOOK
FOR THE FIRST TIME

Power On

The power swi tch is loc a ted on the left side of
your noteboo k .This swi tch is used to tu rn On
the com p uter from its Off s t a te .O n ce you have
con n ected your AC ad a pter or have ch a r ged the
i n ternal Lithium ion Ba t tery,you can power On
your noteboo k .

C A U T I O N

Do not carry your notebook around
with the power on or subject it to shocks
or vibration, as you risk damaging
your notebook.

C A U T I O N

The main Lithium ion battery is not
charged when you purchase your note­book. Initially you will need to connect
the AC adapter to use your notebook. If
you purchase an optional second Lithium
ion battery, it will not be charged when
you get it, you will need to charge it
prior to use.

Facing the keyboa rd and display panel ,m ove the
power swi tch tow a rds the rear of your noteboo k .
This is the On po s i ti on . (See Fi g u re 2-5.)Wh en
you are done working you can leave your note-

Figure 2-5 Power On

book in Su s pend mode , ( see pa ges 45 and 102),or
you can tu rn it of f .The power swi tch moved
tow a rd the front of your notebook is in the Off
po s i ti on .(See the se ction Power Of f , pa ges 21-22,

for the re co m m en d ed shutof f pro cedu re s .)

C A U T I O N

When you turn on your notebook be
sure you have a power source. This
means that at least one battery is
installed and charged, or that the AC
adapter or the auto/airline adapter is
connected and has power.

When the power switch is turned on, your
notebook carries out a Power On Self Test
(POST) to check the internal parts and config­uration. If a fault is found a beep will sound
and/or an error message will be displayed.
(See Troubleshooting on pages 158-160) 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.

Af ter sati s f actory com p l eti on of the Power On
Sel f Test (POST) your notebook wi ll load yo u r
opera ting sys tem .(See Boot Menu on pa ges 110-
111 to see wh i ch kind of disk wi ll be the sou rce.)

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C A U T I O N

Never turn off your notebook during
Power On Self Test (POST) or it will
cause an error message to be displayed
when you turn your notebook on the
next time. (See the Troubleshooting

information on pages 158-160.)

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Booting the System with Windows 95

We strongly recommend that you do not attach
any other external devices and do not put any
CD or floppy disk in your drives until you have
gone through the initial power on sequence.

When you turn on your notebook for the first
time it will display a Fujitsu logo on the screen.
If you do nothing the system will read the hard
drive for the operating system software, flash
the notebook configuration information on the
screen,and load the Windows 95 Setup Wizard.
You will then be stepped through the condition
of use process. You must complete this initial
process before you will be able to use your
notebook.(If you wish to access the BIOS setup

utility before you go through the condition of
use process you must press the F2 key while the
Fujitsu logo is still visible. If you press the Esc
key while the Fujitsu logo is still present you
will get a boot menu dialog box which will
allow you to select which drive is to be used for
finding the operating system.) If you turn off
the power without using the on screen C a n c e l
button you will get an error message when you
start your notebook again.

Condition of Use Process

The first time you start your notebook you
must confirm your acceptance of the copyright
limitations for your pre-installed software. After
you complete the Condition of Use process
these screens will not appear again. There are 6
screens to read carefully and respond to.

You cannot use your notebook until this
Condition of Use process is completed.The
bottom of each screen has a <Back button,a
Next> Button and a Cancel button which
are activated by the integrated TouchPad cursor
control and button click. The <Back button
will return you to the previous screen. The

Next> button activates any choices or infor­mation you have entered and takes you on to
the next screen. The Cancel button allows
you to stop the setup process.

If you stop the process your notebook will
start up at the beginning of the Windows 95
Setup Wizard.

The screens you will be required to respond to
are described with the required action.

User Information

Fill in your name and your company name as
you want the software licensed. To step from the
name blank to the company blank press the Tab
key.When the information has been entered click
on the Next> button.You will not be allowed
to continue until you make an entry.

License Agreement

Read the agreement carefully.You can scroll
through the text using the integrated TouchPad
pointing device to activate the scroll bar or use
the up arrow Õ and down arrow Ô keys to
move up and down the text one line at a time,

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or use the Page Up and Page Down keys to
move the text one screen at a time. When you
finish reading you must point and click to
accept or reject the terms of the agreement and
then click on the Next> button.

Start Wizard

The Start Wizard screen will appear if you have
entered a valid product code. When you click
on the Finish button the display will flash vari­ous screens as the system identifies what hard­ware is installed.

Time Zone

When your notebook has completely identified
all of the installed hardware it will display a
dialog box for entering which time zone you
wish to set the clock to.

Printer Setup

When the messaging setup is complete a dialog
box will appear for selecting which printer is to
be attached to your notebook. You do not have
to select a printer at this time. If you do not
wish to select a printer,click on the Cancel
button.If you do wish to select a printer click
on the Next button and answer the questions.

Windows 95 Setup

Once you have completed the printer setup, or
if you have chosen not to set up a printer at this
time, you will see the Windows 95 Setup screen.
This screen lets you set up Internet Explorer

4.01 with Active Desktop on your Lifebook.
Follow the on-screen direction to complete
installation of IE 4.01

P O I N T

If you reject the terms of the license
agreement you will be asked to review
the license agreement for information on
returning Windows 95 or to shut down
your notebook.

Certificate of Authenticity

Look in the box that your notebook came in
and you will find a Windows 95 Certificate of
Authenticity shrink wrapped with the Windows
95 Users manual. On the certificate you will
find a bar-code with a number above it. This is
your product code and the number you should
enter on the Certificate of Authenticity screen.
When you have entered the number exactly as
shown then click on the Next> button.

P O I N T

If you would like to skip the installation of
Internet Explorer 4.01, go to the Start
Menu on the desktop, select Shutdown
and Restart the computer. After returning
to Windows, you can install Internet
Explorer 4.01 at any time by selecting the
icon Setup for Internet Explorer 4.01 in the
Internet Starts Here folder on the desktop.

Booting the System with Windows 98

We strongly recommend that you do not attach
any other external devices and do not put any
CD or floppy disk in your drives until you have
gone through the initial power on sequence.

When you turn on your notebook for the first
time it will display a Fujitsu logo on the screen.
If you do nothing the system will read the hard

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You cannot use your notebook until this
Condition of Use process is completed.The
bottom of each screen has a <Back button,a
Next> Button and a Cancel button which
are activated by the integrated ErgoTrac cursor
control and button click. The <Back button
will return you to the previous screen. The
Next> button activates any choices or
information you have entered and takes you on
to the next screen. The Cancel button allows
you to stop the setup process.

If you stop the process your notebook will
start up at the beginning of the Windows 98
Setup Wizard.

The screens you will be required to respond to
are described with the required action.

User Information

Fill in your name and your company name as
you want the software licensed. To step from the
name blank to the company blank press the Tab
key.When the information has been entered click
on the Next> button.You will not be allowed
to continue until you make an entry.

drive for the operating system software, flash
the notebook configuration information on the
screen,and then the Windows 98 Setup Wizard
Screen will appear.You will then be stepped
through the condition of use process.You must
complete this initial process before you will be
able to use your notebook.(If you wish to
access the BIOS setup utility before you go
through the condition of use process you must
press the F2 key while the Fujitsu logo is still
visible. If you press the Esc key while the
Fujitsu logo is still present you will get a boot
menudialog box which will allow you to select
which drive is to be used for finding the operat­ing system.) If you turn off the power without
using the on screen Cancel button you will
get an error message when you start your note­book again.

Condition of Use Process

The first time you start your notebook you
must confirm your acceptance of the copyright
limitations for your pre-installed software. After
you complete the Condition of Use process
these screens will not appear again. There are 6
screens to read carefully and respond to.

License Agreement

Read the agreement carefully.You can scroll
through the text using the integrated ErgoTrac
or TouchPad pointing device to activate the
scroll bar or use the up arrowÕ and down
arrow Ô keys to move up and down the text
one line at a time, or use the Page Up and Page
Down keys to move the text one screen at a
time.When you finish reading you must
point and click to accept or reject the terms
of the agreement and then click on the
Next> button.

P O I N T

If you reject the terms of the license
agreement you will be asked to review
the license agreement for information on
returning Windows 98 or to shut down
your notebook.

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Printer Setup

When the time zone setup is complete a dialog
box will appear for selecting which printer is to
be attached to your notebook. You do not have
to select a printer at this time. If you do not
wish to select a printer,click on the Cancel
button.If you do wish to select a printer click
on the Next button and answer the questions.

Welcome to Windows 98

When you boot into Windows 98 for the first
time you will see a Welcome to Windows 98
dialog box with several options.Select the first
option, Register Now,to register your LifeBook
L Series notebook.(See page 20 in this sec tion

for details on registering your notebook in
Windows 98.)

Booting the System with
Windows NT 4.0

We strongly recommend that you do not attach
any other external devices and do not put any
CD or floppy disk in your drives until you have
gone through the initial power on sequence.

When you turn on your notebook for the first
time it will display a Fujitsu logo on the screen.
If you do nothing the system will read the hard
drive for the operating system software,flash
the notebook configuration information on the
screen,and then the Windows NT 4.0 Setup
Wizard Screen will appear.You will then be
stepped through the condition of use process.
You must complete this initial process before
you will be able to use your notebook.(If you
wish to access the BIOS setup utility before you
go through the condition of use process you
must press the F2 key while the Fujitsu logo is
still visible. If you press the Esc key while the
Fujitsu logo is still present you will get a boot
menu dialog box which will allow you to select
which drive is to be used for finding the operat­ing system.) If you turn off the power without
using the on screen Cancel button you will
get an error message when you start your note­book again.

Product Key

Look in the box that your notebook came in
and you will find a Windows 98 Certificate of
Authenticity shrink wrapped with the Windows
98 Users manual.On the certificate you will
find a bar-code with a number above it. This is
your product key and the number you should
enter on the Product Key screen.When you
have entered the number exactly as shown then
click on the Next> button.

Start Wizard

The Start Wizard screen will appear if you have
entered a valid product key.When you click on
the Finish button the display will flash various
screens as the system identifies what hardware
is installed.

Time Zone

When your notebook has completely identified
all of the installed hardware it will display a
dialog box for entering which time zone you
wish to set the clock to.

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Condition of Use Process

The first time you start your notebook you
must confirm your acceptance of the copyright
limitations for your pre-installed software. After
you complete the Condition of Use process
these screens will not appear again. There are 6
screens to read carefully and respond to.

You cannot use your notebook until this
Condition of Use process is completed.The
bottom of each screen has a <Back button,a
Next> Button and a Cancel button which
are activated by the integrated ErgoTrac or
TouchPad cursor control and button click. The
<Back button will return you to the previous
screen.The Next> button activates any choic-
es or information you have entered and takes
you on to the next screen. The Cancel but-
ton allows you to stop the setup process.

If you stop the process your notebook will
start up at the beginning of the Windows NT
Workstation Setup.

The screens you will be required to respond to
are described with the required action.

License Agreement

Re ad the agreem ent caref u lly.You can scro ll
t h ro u gh the text using the integra ted Ergo Trac
or To u ch Pad poi n ting devi ce to activa te the
s c ro ll bar or use the up arrow Õ and down
a rrow Ô keys to move up and down the tex t
one line at a ti m e , or use the Page Up a n d Pa g e
D o w n keys to move the text one screen at a ti m e .
Wh en you finish re ading you must point and
cl i ck to accept or rej ect the terms of the agree­m ent and then cl i ck on the Next> but ton .

P O I N T

If you reject the terms of the license
agreement you will be asked to review
the license agreement for information on
returning Windows NT Workstation or to
shut down your notebook.

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Windows NT Setup

The Windows NT Setup screen appears after
you accept the license agreement. This setup
wizard will guide you through the setup of your
Windows NT Workstation.

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Name and Organization

Fill in your name and the company name as
you want the software licensed. To step from
the name blank to the company blank press the
Tabkey.

When the information has been entered
click on the Next> button.You will not be
allowed to continue until you make an entry.

Registration

Look in the box that your notebook came in
and you will find a Windows NT Workstation
Certificate of Authenticity shrink wrapped with
the Windows NT Workstation Users manual.
On the certificate you will find a bar-code with
a number above it. This is your product ID and
the number you should enter on the
Registration screen. When you have entered the
number exactly as shown then click on the
Next> button.

Computer Name

You need to enter a name for your computer to
be identified by on the network.This must be a
unique name and must be 15 characters or less.
Enter a name for your computer to be identi­fied by and click on the Next> button.