Fujitsu LifeBook NH570 User Manual

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User’s Guide

Learn how to use

your Fujitsu LifeBook
NH570 notebook

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WARNING

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

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

W

ASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to FCC Part 15

Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu America, Incorporated

Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Telephone: [phone]

Declares that product: Base Model Configuration: LifeBook NH570 notebook

Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operations are subject to the following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, (2) This device must accept any interference received, 
including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

AC adapter output polarity:

This product requires an AC adapter to operate. Use only a UL Listed I.T.E. AC Adapter with an output rating of 19V DC, with a current of

5.27A (100W).

+

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.

• Avoid using a modem during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.

• Do not use a modem to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.

• Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with

local codes for possible special disposal instructions.

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

• For TV tuner use: To protect from overvoltages and transients on the Cable Distribution System, be sure that the outer shield of the

coaxial cable is connected to earth (grounded) at the building premise as close to the point of cable entrance as practicable, as
required per NEC Article 820.93, ANSI/NFPA 70: 2005. If you have questions about your CATV installation, contact your service
provider.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

For Authorized Repair Technicians Only

DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF LITHIUM (CLOCK) BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY

WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DISPOSE OF USED
BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTION.

F

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

RATING FUSE.

System Disposal

Hg

LAMP(S) INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF

ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAWS.

Recycling your battery

Over time, the batteries that run your mobile computer will begin to hold a charge for a shorter amount of time; this is a natural occurrence
for all batteries. When this occurs, you may want to replace the battery with a fresh one*. If you replace it, it is important that you dispose of
the old battery properly because batteries contain materials that could cause environmental damage if disposed of improperly.

Fujitsu is very concerned with environmental protection, and has enlisted the services of the Rechargeable Battery
Recycling Corporation (RBRC)**, a non-profit public service organization dedicated to protecting our environment by
recycling old batteries at no cost to you.

RBRC has drop-off points at tens of thousands of locations throughout the United States and Canada. To find the location
nearest you, go to www.RBRC.org

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

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

Fujitsu.

in Canada.

or call 1-800-822-8837.

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Contents

Preface

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

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

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

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LifeBook

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

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

Top and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Battery Charging Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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

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

Scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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

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

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

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

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LifeBook

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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

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

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

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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

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

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

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

Starting Your LifeBook Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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

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

Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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

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

Starting Windows the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installing ClickMe!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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

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

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

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

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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

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

Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

IEEE 1394 Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

LAN Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

HDMI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Microphone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Headphone/SPDIF Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

E-SATA Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chapter 3 User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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

Loading Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Playing Media on the Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Using the Drive on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

AutoPlay Notification Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Using ExpressCards™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Installing ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Removing ExpressCards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Card Slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Inserting Memory Stick/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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

Installing a Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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

Checking the Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook

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

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

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

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Restoring Your Pre-installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Automatically Downloading Driver Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Cleaning your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Cleaning the dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Storing your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Traveling with your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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Chapter 6 System Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Mass Storage Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Pre-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Glossary/Regulatory

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide

Before Using the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

How to Handle This Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Deactivating the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Configuring the WLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Connecting to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

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Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Using the Bluetooth Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

What is Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

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Preface

About This Guide

The LifeBook® NH570 notebook from Fujitsu America provides desktop performance with the all new
2010 Intel® Core™ Processor.. The 18.4" HD+ high-definition screen displays vibrant colors with
pinpoint sharpness. The LifeBook features NVIDIAQ® GeForce® GT 330M graphics.

The LifeBook NH570 comes with Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium pre-installed.

This manual explains how to operate your LifeBook notebook’s hardware and built-in system software.

Conventions Used in the Guide

Keyboard and on-screen keys appear in brackets. Example: [Fn], [F1], [ESC], [ENTER] and [CTRL].

Pages with additional information about a specific topic are cross-referenced within the text.
For example: (“See Installation Procedure on page 43”.)

On screen menu items appear in bold. Example: “Click Fujitsu Menu, and select your choice”.

THE INFORMATION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF

THE SUBJECT MATERIAL.

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THE CAUTION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR

COMPUTER, OR TO THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR FILES. PLEASE READ ALL CAUTION INFORMATION
CAREFULLY.

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

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IFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR YOUR FILES. PLEASE READ ALL WARNING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

Fujitsu Contact Information

Service and Support

You can contact Fujitsu Service and Support in the following ways:

• Toll free: 1-800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487)

• Website: http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support

Before you place the call, you should have the following information ready so that the customer support
representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution:

• Product name

• Product configuration number

• Product serial number

• Purchase date

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

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Fujitsu Shopping Online

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

YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE THE ONLINE URL LINKS.

To ensure that you always have the most current driver updates related to your system, you should
occasionally access the Fujitsu Driver Update (FDU) utility. With FDU, you can choose to automatically
or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system.

The FDU icon should appear in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen (roll the cursor over the
icons to find the correct one). If the FDU icon does not appear in the system tray, it can be started by going
to [Start] > All Programs, and clicking on Fujitsu Driver Update; this will create the icon automatically.

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 NH570 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 NH570 notebook

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Display Panel

Keyboard

Touchpad Pointing

Power/Suspend/

Web camera

Digital Microphone

Status Indicator Panel

Device (gesture-enabled)

Stereo Speaker

Stereo Speaker

Resume Button

w/ 10-key keypad

Figure 2. LifeBook notebook with display open

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Top and Front Components

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

Digital Microphone

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

Web Camera

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

Display Panel

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

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power/Suspend/Resume button allows you to suspend notebook activity without powering off,
resume your notebook from Sleep mode, and power on your LifeBook notebook when it has been shut
down. See “Power On” on page 37.

Stereo Speakers

The built-in boxless dual speakers provide stereo sound. See “LifeBook notebook bottom panel” on
page 19.

Keyboard

A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys and 10-key keypad. See “Using the Keyboard” on
page 24.

Touchpad Pointing Device

The gesture-enabled pointing device is a Touchpad that allows you simple cursor control. See “Touchpad
Pointing Device” on page 27.

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Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that correspond to specific components of your LifeBook
notebook. Note that status indicators appear in two areas above the keyboard on the left and right. See
“Status Indicator Panel” on page 21.

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Front Components

Headphone/SPDIF Jack

Microphone Jack

Line-In Jack

Memory Stick/SD Card Slot

IEEE 1394 Port

Wireless LAN/Bluetooth

On/Off Switch

Headphone/SPDIF Jack

The headphone/SPDIF audio jack allows you to connect headphones, powered external speakers, and
SPDIF-compatible devices. See “Headphone/SPDIF Jack” on page 49.

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone. See “Microphone Jack” on
page 49.

Line-In Jack

The line-in jack allows you to connect external audio equipment to your computer.

Figure 3. LifeBook notebook front components

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Memory Stick/SD Card Slot

The Memory Stick/Secure Digital (SD) card slot allows you to insert a flash memory card for data storage.
This architecture allows you to transfer data between a variety of different digital devices. See “Inserting

Memory Stick/SD Cards” on page 66.

IEEE 1394 (4-pin) Jack

The 4-pin 1394 jack is used to connect between your LifeBook and an IEEE 1394 peripheral such as a
digital video camera. See “Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device” on page 84.

Wireless LAN/Bluetooth On/Off Switch

The Wireless LAN/Bluetooth On/Off Switch turns the wireless LAN and Bluetooth devices on and off.

See “Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide” on page 127.

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Anti-Theft Lock Slot

DC Power Jack

External Video Port

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

HDMI Port

USB Port

eSATA Port

ExpressCard Slot

(behind the cover)

Figure 4. LifeBook notebook left-side panel

Left-Side Panel Components

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

Anti-theft Lock Slot

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

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.

External Video Port

The external video port (located behind the protective cover) allows you to connect an external monitor
or LCD projector. See “External Video Port” on page 50.

LAN Port

The LAN port is designed to accept a Local Area Network (LAN) RJ-45 jack. See “LAN Jack” on
page 48.

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HDMI Port

The HDMI port is used to connect compatible digital devices with your computer (such as a high­definition television or AV receiver). See “Your LifeBook has a LAN jack (RJ-45) to accommodate

external communications.” on page 48.

USB 2.0 Ports

The three USB ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices. See
“Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 Ports” on page 49.

E-SATA 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 Port” on page 51.

ExpressCard Slot

The ExpressCard Slot allows you to insert an ExpressCard. See “Using ExpressCards™” on page 62.

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Figure 5. LifeBook notebook right-side panel

USB Ports Optical Drive Optical Drive Eject Button

Right-Side Panel Components

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

USB 2.0 Ports

The three USB ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 or USB 1.1 devices. See
“Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 Ports” on page 49.

Optical Drive

One of several different drives can be installed depending upon the configuration of your system. See
“Optical Drive” on page 56.

Optical Drive Eject Button

The optical drive eject button is used to eject the media tray.

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Figure 6. LifeBook notebook bottom panel

Memory Upgrade

Lithium ion

Air Vents

(multiple

Dust Filter

Compartment

locations)

Battery Bay

Battery Latches

Bottom Components

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

Memory Upgrade Compartment

Your LifeBook notebook comes with high speed DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM memory. The memory upgrade
compartment allows you to expand the system memory capacity of your LifeBook notebook, thus
improving overall performance. See “Memory Upgrade Module” on page 68.

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Lithium ion Battery Bay

The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery. It can be opened for the removal of the battery
when stored over a long period of time or for swapping a discharged battery with a charged Lithium ion
battery. See “Lithium ion Battery” on page 52.

Battery Latches

The battery latches secure the Lithium ion battery in the battery bay.

Dust Filter

The dust filter is used to help prevent dust and dirt from entering your system. See “Cleaning the dust
filter” on page 95.

Air Flow Vents

The air flow vents assist in proper cooling of the system.

TO PROTECT YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM DAMAGE AND TO OPTIMIZE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, BE SURE TO

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

D

O NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED, SUCH AS IN

TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE A BED OR CUSHION.

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Status Indicator Panel

Battery Charging

Battery Status

Hard Drive/Optical

Drive Access

NumLock

CapsLock

ScrLock

The Status Indicator panel is located at the top of the keyboard, to the left of the power/suspend/resume
button. Within this panel are symbols that correspond to specific components of your notebook. These
symbols tell you how each of those components is operating.

Battery Charging Indicator

The Battery Charging indicator displays whether or not the Lithium ion battery is currently being charged.

LED Condition Charging Status of Battery

Blue, solid Fully charged battery installed.

Orange, solid Being charged

Figure 7. Status Indicator Panel

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LED Condition Charging Status of Battery

Orange, blinking Charging suspended because battery temperature too high.

Off Not charging because AC adapter is not connected.

Battery Status Indicator

This indicator shows how much charge is available within the installed battery.

LCD Condition Battery Charge Level

Blue, solid Between 50% and 100% charged

Orange, solid Between 13% and 49% charged

Red, solid Between 0% and 12% charged

Red, blinking There is a problem with the battery

Off No battery is installed or the system is shut off.

Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator

The Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access indicator states whether your internal hard drive or optical drive are
being accessed.

NumLk Indicator

The NumLk indicator states that the integral keyboard is set in ten-key numeric keypad mode. To set the
Num Lock, press the [Num Lock] key; to de-select it, press the key again.

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CapsLock Indicator

The CapsLock indicator states that your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters. To set the Caps Lock,
press the [Caps Lock] key; to de-select it, press the key again.

ScrLk Indicator

The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active. To set the Scroll Lock, press the [Scroll Lock]
key; to de-select it, press the key again.

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Keyboard

Fn Key

Start Key

Function Keys

Numeric Keypad

Application Key

Cursor Keys

Figure 8. Keyboard

Using the Keyboard

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integrated 103-key keyboard. The keys perform all the standard
functions of a keyboard, including the Windows keys and other special function keys. This section
describes the following keys.

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

allows you to perform numeric/mathematical and navigational functions.The ability to toggle
between the numerical keys and navigation keys is controlled with the NumLock key.

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• 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

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

Windows Keys

Your LifeBook notebook has 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.

Icon Keys Description

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

[Fn+F4] Pressing [F4] while holding [Fn] will toggle the touchpad on and off. (This func-

tion key combination only works if the BIOS setting for Advanced > Key­board/Mouse Features > Internal Pointing Device is set to Manual Setting.)

[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 lower the volume of your sys-

tem.

[Fn+F9] Pressing [F9] repeatedly while holding [Fn] will increase the volume of your

system.

[Fn+F10] Pressing [F10] while holding [Fn] opens the Fujitsu Display Manager, which

allows you to select the display devices.

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Touchpad Pointing Device

Cursor Control

Left Button

Right Button

Scroll Button

The Touchpad pointing device is built into your 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, a left and right
button, and an scroll button.

Figure 9. Touchpad pointing device

The cursor control works the same way a mouse does, and moves the cursor around the display. It only
requires light pressure with your fingertip, and the more pressure you use, the faster the cursor will move.
Additionally, the touchpad allows you to zoom in or out and scroll through large documents using simple
gestures.

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 scroll sensor allows you to quickly navigate up
and down a screen.

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AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE USB PORTS ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK 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 39.

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 of performing 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, then release
it immediately. You also have the option of performing a
double-click by tapping lightly on the Touchpad twice.

Figure 10. Clicking with button

If the interval between clicks is too long, the double-click will
not be executed. Interval length can be changed by going to
Control Panel > Mouse > Mouse Properties > Buttons tab.

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Figure 11. Double-clicking with button

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.

Scrolling

Using the scrolling sensor allows you to navigate through a
document quickly without using the window’s scroll bars.
This is particularly useful when you are navigating through
online pages. To use the scrolling sensor, move your finger
forward or backward across the button to scroll up or down a
page. When you have reached the desired section of the page,
raise your finger.

Figure 12. Dragging

You can also scroll by sliding your finger up and down the
right side of the touchpad. This is disabled by default, but you
can enable it by going to Start > Control Panel > Mouse.

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Figure 13. Scrolling

Navigating Using Gestures

The touchpad lets you use gestures to zoom in or out on a page or scroll quickly through large documents.

Zooming In:

To zoom in on a page using the touchpad, simply place two fingers together on the touchpad and move
them away from each other. (See Figure 14)

Zooming Out:

To zoom out on a page using the touchpad, place two fingers on the touchpad and move towards each
other. (See Figure 15)

Continuous Scroll:

To scroll through a large document using gestures (“ChiralMotion”), hold your finger on the right side
touchpad for a couple of seconds until a circular icon appears, then move your finger in a clockwise
circular motion to scroll down, or counter-clockwise to scroll up. To scroll side to side, hold your finger
on the bottom edge of the touchpad for a couple of seconds until a circular icon appears, then move your
finger clockwise to scroll right, and counter-clockwise to scroll left. (See Figure 16)

Momentum:

To increase the cursor movement speed, slide your finger quickly across the touchpad. (See Figure 17)

Enabling/Disabling Gesture Functions:

1 To enable or disable the gesturing functions, go to Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound.
2 Double-click Mouse under Devices and Printers, and the Mouse Properties window will appear.
3 Select the Device Settings tab and click the [Settings...] button.
4 To enable/disable continuous scrolling: Select Scrolling from the left pane, check Enable Vertical Scrolling

and/or Enable Horizontal Scrolling, and then check Chiral Motion.

5 To enable/disable the zoom function, select Pointer Motion in the left pane, then check Pinch.
6 To enable or disable the momentum feature, select Pointer Motion in the left pane, then select Momentum and

check Enable Momentum.

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Figure 14. Zooming in with Touchpad

Figure 15. Zooming out with Touchpad

Figure 16. Continuous scrolling

Figure 17. Speeding up cursor movement

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.

Controlling the Volume

The volume can be controlled in several ways:

• Volume can be set from within the Volume Control in the system tray.

• Volume can be controlled by going to the Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Sound > Adjust

system volume.

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

• Volume can be controlled using the [Fn]+[F8] and [Fn]+[F9] key combinations.

• 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.

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.

We recommend that you experiment with the various volume controls to discover the optimal sound level.

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Chapter 2

DC Power Jack

AC Adapter

DC Output Cable

AC Cable

Getting Started with Your LifeBook

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.

Figure 18. Connecting the AC Adapter

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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 Access,

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.

• When you run the LifeBook on battery power, by default, the CPU will slow down

approximately by half in order to optimize battery life. This feature can be enabled or disabled
in the BIOS. Use an AC Adapter whenever possible.

• The Lithium ion battery is not charged upon purchase. Initially, you will need to connect the

AC adapter to use your LifeBook notebook.

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Display Panel

Display Cover

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

1 While holding the base of the system with one hand, lift the display backwards, being careful not to touch the

screen.

2 Position the display at a comfortable viewing angle.

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness

Once you have turned on your LifeBook 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.

Figure 19. Opening the Display Panel

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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. .

• 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 NOTEBOOK DUE TO SHOCK

OR OVERHEATING SINCE THE AIR VENTS MAY BE BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED.

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

BATTERY POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO APPROXIMATELY MID-LEVEL BY DEFAULT.

• THE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS, THE MORE POWER THE NOTEBOOK WILL CONSUME AND THE FASTER THE BATTERY

WILL DISCHARGE. FOR MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE, BE SURE THE BRIGHTNESS IS SET AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

Closing the Display Panel

1 Holding the edge of your display panel, pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LifeBook notebook.

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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 Save-to-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 20)

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Figure 20. Powering Up the System

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. See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 85.
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.

N

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. See

“Power On Self Test Messages” on page 85.

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.

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• 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.

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 BIOS Setup Utility below for information about
accessing the utility.

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

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that 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:

Using the TrustedCore Menu

When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. press the [Enter] key or click on the left mouse or touchpad
button; the TrustedCore Menu will appear.

The TrustedCore Menu provides shortcuts to the following menus and information screens:

• BIOS Setup

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• Diagnostic Screen

• Boot Menu

• Patent Information

• System Information

• Continue Booting

Click BIOS Setup to open the BIOS Setup Utility.

Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the [F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen.

The BIOS Setup Utility can be opened directly by pressing the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on
the screen; this will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with current settings displayed.

Once the BIOS Setup Utility is open, press the right or left arrow keys to scroll through the other setup
menus to review or alter the current settings. Additional navigational information is located at the bottom
of the BIOS screen.

BIOS Guide

A guide to your notebook’s BIOS is available online at our service and support Website at:
http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support. Once there, select User’s Guides under Online
Support. Select your Product, Series, and Model, then click [Go].

IF YOUR DATA SECURITY SETTINGS REQUIRE IT, YOU MAY BE ASKED FOR A PASSWORD BEFORE THE
BIOS

MAIN MENU WILL APPEAR.

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.

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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 YOU R 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. Once you have pfinished with the setup, it is very important that you install
ClickMe!, as detailed below.



ClickMe!

Installing ClickMe!

BEFORE INSTALLING THE CLICKME! UTILITY, BE SURE THE WIRELESS LAN DEVICE IS ENABLED BY

PUSHING THE WLAN/BLUETOOTH ON/OFF SWITCH TO THE ON POSITION.

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The first time you boot up your system, you will see an icon called Click Me! in the Start menu. It is very
important that you run the ClickMe! utility the first time you boot up in order to ensure that the
necessary applications, utilities. and drivers are installed. When you click the Click Me! icon, your

system will automatically create the related icons in the system tray in the bottom right of the screen.
These icons provide links to utilities that you will frequently access.

When you install the ClickMe! utility, several applications and utilities are installed; this takes time.

While ClickMe! is installing, the system may go into Suspend mode. If this should occur, slide the
Power/Suspend/Resume button momentarily to wake the system up. Alternately, while ClickMe! is

installing, slide your finger across the touchpad every few minutes to keep the system awake.

THERE MAY BE SOME THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT GET INSTALLED USING THE CLICKME!

UTILITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REFER TO YOUR GETTING STARTED GUIDE.

Registering your LifeBook with Fujitsu

You can register your notebook by going to our website at: us.fujitsu.com/computers. You will need to
be set up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to register online.

 Fujitsu Driver Update Utility

Your system has a convenient tool called the Fujitsu Driver Update (FDU) utility. With FDU, you can
choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system. For
more information about the FDU utility, refer to “Automatically Downloading Driver Updates” on
page 76.

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Power Management

Your 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 LifeBook notebook may be controlled from settings made in your operating system.

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 and Suspend/Resume Button

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

If your notebook is suspended, pushing the Power and Suspend/Resume button will return your notebook
to active operation. You can tell whether or not your system is in Sleep mode by looking at the Power
indicator which is part of the Suspend/Resume button. (See Figure 2 on page 11 for location) If the
indicator is visible and not flashing, your LifeBook notebook is fully operational. If the indicator is both
visible and flashing, your notebook is in Sleep mode. If the indicator is not visible at all, the power is off
or your notebook is in Save-to-Disk (Hibernation) mode. See “Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature” on

page 45.

Sleep Mode

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

Your LifeBook notebook can be put in Sleep mode by:

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

• Clicking the power icon on the lock menu.

• Selecting Sleep from the Windows Shut Down menu.

• Timing out from lack of activity.

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

Your LifeBook notebook’s system memory typically stores the files on which you are working, open
application information, and any other data required to support the 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 and Suspend/Resume button to resume operation, and there must be an adequate power source
available, or your notebook will not resume.

• IF YOU ARE RUNNING YOUR NOTEBOOK ON BATTERY POWER, BE AWARE THAT THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO

DISCHARGE WHILE YOUR NOTEBOOK IS IN SLEEP MODE, THOUGH NOT AS FAST AS WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL.

• DISABLING THE SUSPEND/RESUME BUTTON PREVE NTS IT FROM BEING USED TO PUT YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK

IN SLEEP OR SAVE-TO-DISK MODE. THE RESUME FUNCTION OF THE BUTTON CANNOT BE DISABLED.

• THE SLEEP OR HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) MODE SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH CERTAIN PC CARDS. CHECK

YOUR PC CARD DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE INFORMATION.

• WHEN PC CARDS OR EXT ER NAL DEVICES ARE IN USE, HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) MODE CANNOT RETURN TO

THE EXACT STATE PRIOR TO SUSPENSION BECAUSE ALL OF THE PERIPHERAL DEVICES WILL BE RE-INITIALIZED
WHEN THE SYSTEM RE-STARTS.

• IF YOUR NOTEBOOK IS ACCESSING INFORMATION WHEN YOU ENTER SLEEP OR HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK)

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 THE HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FUNCTION IS THAT POWER IS NOT REQUIRED

TO MAINTAIN YOUR DATA. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WILL BE LEAVING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK
IN A SUSPENDED STATE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DRAWBACK OF USING HIBERNATION MODE IS
THAT IT LENGTHENS THE POWER DOWN AND POWER UP SEQUENCES AND RESETS PERIPHERAL DEVICES.

• YOUR SYSTEM IS SET TO USE THE MAX BATTERY POWER SCHEME WHEN RUNNING ON BATTERY POWER. IF YOU

CHANGE THE POWER SCHEME TO A DIFFERENT PROFILE, YOUR BATTERY LIFE MAY VARY.

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Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) 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 default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps:

1 From the Start menu, select Control Panel (icon View), then select Power Options.
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).

Windows Power Management

The Power Options icon located in the Windows Control Panel allows you to configure some of the 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

If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure that you use the following procedure.

1 Click the Start button, and then move the mouse over the small arrow at the bottom right of the window.
2 Select Restart 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.

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Power 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.

• 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., NO LIGHTS ARE
ILLUMINATED).

• 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.

BE 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 [Shut Down] button at the bottom right of the window.
2 Click [Shut Down] to power down your system.

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

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Device Ports

Your LifeBook notebook comes equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect an external device
including disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc.

IEEE 1394 Jack

The 4-pin IEEE 1394 (Firewire) jack is a high-speed
interface (400 Mbps) that can be used to transfer large
amounts of data between your notebook and a Firewire
peripheral such as a digital camera, external hard drive,
or video camera. Hot-swappable and plug-n-play, it is
much faster than USB 1.1, CardBus, or parallel port. To
connect a 1394 device, follow these steps:

Figure 21. IEEE 1394 Interface

THE 1394 PORT IN THIS SYSTEM USES A FOUR-PIN CONFIGURATION. IF YOU INTEND TO INTERFACE

WITH DEVICES WHICH HAVE A SIX-PIN CONFIGURATION, YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE AN ADAPTER.

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LAN Jack

Your LifeBook has a LAN jack (RJ-45) to accommodate external communications.

This jack allows you to connect a LAN (RJ-45) cable for
high-speed network or broadband connections (e.g., DSL,
cable modem). (Figure 22)

Figure 22. Connecting the LAN

HDMI Port

The High-Definition Multimedia Interface
(HDMI) port is a digital audio/video interface
over which uncompressed streams can be
transmitted. HDMI is used to connect compatible
digital devices with your computer (such as a big­screen TV).

To connect an HDMI 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 23. HDMI Interface

Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 Ports

The three Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports allow you
to connect USB devices such as game pads, pointing
devices, keyboards and speakers. There is one USB 2.0 port
on the left side, and two on the right. (Figure 24).

USB 2.0 is downward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices,
so older USB devices will work with these ports. USB 2.0
is a much faster design, running forty times faster than USB

1.1. To connect a USB device follow these steps:

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

Figure 24. Connecting a USB Device

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external 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 LifeBook
notebook. In order to connect a microphone follow these easy steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening, then push the connector into the port until it is seated.

Headphone/SPDIF Jack

The headphone/SPDIF jack allows you to connect headphones, powered external speakers, or SPDIF­compatible devices to your LifeBook notebook. Your headphones or speakers must be equipped with a
1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo mini-plug. To connect headphones, speakers, or SPDIF cevices, follow these steps:

1 Align the connector with the port opening, then push the connector into the port until it is seated.

I

F YOU PLUG HEADPHONES INTO THE HEADPHONE JACK, YOU WILL DISABLE THE BUILT-IN STEREO

SPEAKERS.

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External Video Port

PRESSING THE [FN] + [F10] KEYS ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE YOUR SELECTION OF WHERE TO SEND

YOUR DISPLAY VIDEO. EACH TIME YOU PRESS THE KEY COMBINATION, YOU WILL STEP TO THE NEXT
CHOICE, STARTING WITH THE BUILT-IN DISPLAY PANEL ONLY, MOVING TO THE EXTERNAL DEVICE ONLY,
FINALLY MOVING TO BOTH THE BUILT-IN DISPLAY PANEL AND AN EXTER NAL VIDEO DEVICE.

The external video port allows you to connect an
external monitor or LCD projector. In order to connect
an external 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 25. External Video Connection

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E-SATA Port

E-SATA (External Serial Advanced Technology
Attachment) is an external version of SATA, which
connects your computer to the hard drive. E-SATA is
ideal for backing up large files on an external hard drive.

To connect an E-SATA device:

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

Figure 26. E-SATA Connection

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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 rechargeable battery is durable and long lasting, but should not
be exposed to extreme temperatures, high voltages, chemicals, or other hazards. For information on
maximizing your battery life, refer to the section entitled “Power Management” on page 43.

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

• Your system is set to use the Max Battery power scheme when running on battery power. If you

change the power scheme to a different profile, your battery life may vary.

• When used at temperatures that exceed a low of 5°C (40°F) or a high of 35°C (95°F). Extreme

temperatures not only reduce charging efficiency, but can also cause battery deterioration. The
charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when you try to charge a battery that is outside
its operating temperature range. See “Battery Charging Indicator” on page 21.

• When using a high current device such as an optical drive or hard drive, using the AC adapter will

conserve your battery life.

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• DO NOT LEAVE A FAUL TY BATTERY IN YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK. IT MAY DAMAGE YOUR AC ADAPTER OR YOUR

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

• UNDER FEDE RAL, 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).

CTUAL BATTERY LIFE WILL VARY BASED ON SCREEN BRIGHTNESS, APPLICATIONS, POWER MANAGEMENT

A

SETTINGS, BATTERY CONDITION AND OTHER CUSTOMER PREFERENCES. OPTICAL 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.

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 the AC adapter or Auto/Airline adapter. To recharge
the battery make sure the battery that needs to be charged is installed in your LifeBook notebook and
connect the AC or Auto/Airline adapter.

MAKE SURE THAT THE BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR AND THE PERCENTAGE CHARGE IS DISPLAYED

BY THE BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR ON THE STATUS INDICATOR 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
Standby mode, or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery. (See Power Management on page

43 for more information on Standby mode and shutdown procedure)

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USING HEAVY CURRENT DEVICES SUCH AS THE DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM DRIVE MAY PREVENT

CHARGING COMPLETELY.

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 LifeBook notebook will go into Sleep mode. There is no guarantee that your data will
not be lost once the notebook reaches this point.

Note that you can change the state in which the battery goes into Sleep mode in the Power properties of
the Control Panel.

• ONCE THE LOW BATTERY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE APPEARS, YOU NEED TO SAVE ALL YOUR ACTIVE DATA AND

PUT YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK INTO STANDBY MODE UNTIL YOU CAN PROVIDE A NEW POWER SOURCE. YOU
SHOULD PROVIDE A CHARGED BATTERY, AN AC POWER ADAPTER, OR AUTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.

• WHEN YOU ARE IN STANDBY MODE THERE MUST ALWAYS BE AT LEAST ONE POWER SOURCE ACTIVE. IF YOU

REMOVE ALL POWER SOURCES WHILE YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK IS IN STANDBY 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
LifeBook notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable to resume operation until
you provide a source of power from an AC adapter. Once you have provided power, you will need to press
the Suspend/Resume button to resume operation. In the Dead Battery Suspend mode, your data can be
maintained for some time, but if a power source is not provided promptly, the Power indicator will stop
flashing and go out, meaning that you have lost the data that was not stored. Once you provide power, you
can continue to use your LifeBook notebook while the adapter is charging the battery.

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Shorted Batteries

The Status Indicator panel displays the battery status via the Battery Status indicator to show the charge
level available in that battery. If the display is flashing red, it means that the battery is damaged and must
be replaced so it does not damage any other parts of your LifeBook notebook.

Replacing the Battery

By purchasing an additional battery, you can have a fully charged spare to swap with a discharged battery.
Follow the steps below to replace a battery (Figure 27):

1 Have a charged battery ready to install.
2 Shut down your notebook and disconnect the AC adapter.
3 Turn the system over.
4 Press the two battery latches towards the battery pack.
5 Lift the battery and remove it from the bay.
6 Place a charged battery into the bay and press it down until the latches click into place.
7 Plug in the AC adapter and turn the power on.

Figure 27. Removing the Battery

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Optical Drive

Media Holder Tray

Media Tray Eject Button

Emergency Tray Release

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains the following optical drive:

Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This drive allows you to access movies, software, and audio
DVD/CDs as well as to 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.

• PRIOR TO USING YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE, YOU MUST INSTALL THE OPTICAL PLAYER SOFTWARE. REFER TO THE

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

• PROLONGED USE OF THE OPTICAL DRIVE, SUCH AS WATCHING A DVD MOVIE, WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE

Figure 28. Optical Drive

APPLICABLE README FILE ON THE DRIVER APPLICATIONS CD-ROM FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON INSTALLING YOUR

PTICAL PLAYER SOFTWARE.

O

UPDATED DRIVERS.

YOUR BATTERY LIFE.

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DO NOT OPERATE YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE UNLESS YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK IS SITTING ON A FLAT

a.

b.

c.

d.

SURFACE. USING A DRIVE WHEN THE SYSTEM IS NOT LEVEL MAY DAMAGE THE DRIVE OR PREVENT
PROPER OPERATION.

Loading Media

To load a disc into your optical drive, follow these steps:

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 notebook a short distance.

2 Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray.
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. (Figure 29)

IF YOU HAVE DISABLED THE AUTOPLAY NOTIFICATION FUNCTION, YOU WILL HAVE TO START THE DRIVE

FROM YOUR DESKTOP, SINCE YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE THAT MEDIA HAS
BEEN LOADED.

Figure 29. Loading 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 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.
4 Gently 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 inserted into the eject
hole in the far 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 a short distance.

Figure 30. Emergency Removal of a CD/DVD

Playing Media on the Optical Drive

PRIOR TO USING YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE, YOU MUST INSTALL THE OPTICAL PLAYER SOFTWARE. FOR

DETAILS ON USING YOUR OPTICAL PLAYER SOFTWARE, REFER TO THE SOFTWARE HELP FILE.

Starting a DVD Movie

1 Insert the DVD into the notebook’s optical drive. If the AutoPlay feature activates, skip Step 2.
2 The first time you insert a movie into the DVD/CD-RW 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.

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

selections, the PowerDVD control panel will appear whenever you insert a disc.

Opening the DVD/CD-RW Drive 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 DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive control panel and the mouse.

To open a dropdown menu for options, right-click on the movie screen.

Using the Optical Drive Control Panel

The PowerDVD optical drive software allows you to watch the movie much like a VCR player. You have
the option to pause, rewind, fast-forward and stop the movie at any point.

1 To Pause the movie, click the 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 Optical Player

1. Click the  in the upper right corner of the title bar.

Using the Drive on Battery Power

Since optical drives consume a lot of power, your overall battery life will be shorter when operating the
optical drive continuously (such as watching a DVD movie). Many movie run-times are longer than your
LifeBook notebook 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.

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• PROLONGED USE OF THE OPTICAL DRIVE, SUCH AS WATCHING A DVD MOVIE, WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE

YOUR BATTERY LIFE. MANY MOVIE RUN-TIMES ARE LONGER THAN YOUR SYSTEM CAN SUPPOR T 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 BATTERY IS RECOMMENDED IF YOU WILL BE WATCHING DVD MOVIES ON BATTERY POWER. IF

YOU DON’T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BATTERY, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE EITHER ON-LINE AT:

WWW.SHOPFUJITSU.COM OR CALL 1-877-372-3473.

To Watch a Movie on Battery Power:

1 Have an additional fully-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 optical player.

IF YOU DON’T STOP THE OPTICAL DRIVE QUICKLY AND THE NOTEBOOK ATTEMPTS TO AUTO-SUSPEND
(

CRITICAL BATTERY LOW STATE) THE NOTEBOOK WILL SHUT DOWN IMPROPERLY. IF THIS OCCURS, YOU
WILL NEED TO POWER THE SYSTEM UP WITH THE POWER/SUSPEND/RESUME BUTTON AND FOLLOW ANY
INSTRUCTIONS THAT APPEAR.

4 Manually place your notebook into Sleep mode by depressing the Suspend button. Plug in a power adapter and

replace the discharged battery with an additional fully-charged battery. If you do not have an additional battery,
you may use the AC power adapter as your power source to continue watching the movie while recharging the
installed battery.

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

power without entering Sleep mode.

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

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SOME 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.

AutoPlay Notification Function

The AutoPlay Notification function allows your LifeBook notebook to automatically start a DVD/CD as
soon as it is inserted in the optical drive and the tray is closed. Your notebook will begin playing an audio
DVD/CD or will start an application if the DVD/CD includes an auto run file.

To change the actions your system takes when a particular type of media is inserted, go to the Control
Panel and open AutoPlay. Make your selections from the AutoPlay window.

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Using ExpressCards™

34 mm 54 mm

Your LifeBook notebook supports ExpressCardsTM in a dedicated slot. With these cards you can perform
a variety of functions depending on which type of card you install. ExpressCards should be installed in
the slot on the right side of the system. (Figure 32)

Some available ExpressCards:

• ExpressCard Hybrid TV Tuner

• Local area network (LAN) cards (Type II)

• IDE solid-state disk cards (Type II)

• SCSI cards (Type II)

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 ("ExpressCard 34" and
"ExpressCard 54"). (Figure 31). The
connector inside the slot is located on the
left-hand 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.

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Figure 31. ExpressCard Sizes

ExpressCards are installed in

ExpressCard Slot

ExpressCard

the ExpressCard slot (Figure 32)

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

• 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.

• WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR SYSTEM, THERE MAY BE A PLASTIC SLOT PROTECTOR INSTALLED IN THE

E

XPRESSCARD SLOT. BEFORE INSTALLING AN EXPRESSCARD, REMOVE THE SLOT PROTECTOR IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE "REMOVING EXPRESSCARDS" SECTION. WHEN YOU DO NOT HAVE A CARD
INSTALLED IN THE SLOT, BE SURE TO RE-INSTALL THE SLOT PROTECTOR TO PREVENT THE SYSTEM
FROM BEING CONTAMINATED.

• YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO LOG ON AS ADMINISTRATOR OR A MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR’S

G

ROUP TO COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE. IF YOUR COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO A NETWORK,

NETWORK POLICY SETTINGS MAY ALSO PREVENT YOU FROM COMPLETING THIS PROCEDURE.

Figure 32. Installing/Removing ExpressCards

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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 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.

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

Removing ExpressCards

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.

• WINDOWS HAS A SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE FOR EXPRESSCARDS THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED BEFORE

REMOVING A CARD. (REVIEW YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT PROCEDURE.).

• 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, press the card into the slot. This will cause the card to be ejected slightly out
of the slot allowing you to remove the card.

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Figure 33. Installing a Memory Stick or SD Card

Memory Stick or Memory Stick PRO

Secure Digital (SD) Card

Memory Stick/SD Card Slot

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Card Slot

Your LifeBook notebook supports the following memory 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.

• SD Memory Card

• Memory Stick Media

• Memory Stick Select Media

• Memory Stick Duo Media (Note: An adapter is required for Memory Stick Duo)

• Memory Stick PRO Media

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• SOME OF THE MEDIA IN THE ABOVE LIST MAY HAVE MORE FEATURES THAN OTHERS.

• COPYRIGHT PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY CANNOT BE USED.

• MULTIMEDIA CARDS (MMC) AND SECURE MMC ARE NOT SUPPORTED.

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

Secure Digital (SD) Cards are very similar to Memory
Sticks, but they are shorter. Like the Memory Stick, 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.

Figure 34. Memory Stick and SD Cards

Inserting Memory Stick/SD Cards

Memory Sticks and SD Cards are inserted in the Memory Stick/SD Card slot (Figure 34). To insert a Memory
Stick or SD Card, follow these steps:

• INSERTING OR REMOVING A MEMORY STICK OR SD CARD DURING YOUR NOTEBOOK’S SHUTDOWN

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

• DO 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 NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

1 See your Memory Stick or SD Card manual for instructions on the insertion of your card.

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2 Make sure there is no card currently in the slot. If there is, see Removing a Memory Stick or SD Card.
3 Insert the card in an adapter, if required.
4 Insert your card into the slot with the product label facing up.
5 Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector.

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Memory Upgrade Module

Your notebook has two memory slots. If you have a module installed in only one slot, you can increase
your memory capacity by installing another memory module in the empty slot or by increasing the size of
the single installed module. In order to optimize the dual-channel design, modules of equal capacity
should be used.

Your notebook supports dual-channel memory, which can have a great effect upon system performance.
In order to support dual-channel memory, two DIMM modules must be installed in your computer.

• DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS FROM THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE COMPARTMENT EXCEPT THOSE

SPECIFICALLY SHOWN IN THE DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE UPGRADE MODULE.

• THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD).

T

O MINIMIZE RISK TO THE MODULE, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING:

• BEFORE HANDLING A MEMORY MODULE, TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE

STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY.

• WHEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY MODULE, HOLD IT BY THE EDGE SO AS NOT TO

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

• POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE YOU ADD OR REMOVE 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.

• THE INSTALLATION OF INCOMPATIBLE MEMORY MODULES CAN CAUSE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WHICH

COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF DATA. FUJITSU HIGHLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU ONLY PURCHASE
ADDITIONAL MEMORY FROM THE FUJITSU ON-LINE ACCESSORY STORE AT: WWW.SHOPFUJITSU.COM.

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Installing a Memory Module

1 Turn off power to your LifeBook notebook and

remove any power adapter.

2 Make sure that all the connector covers are

closed.

3 Turn the LifeBook notebook bottom side up, with

the front panel toward you.

4 Remove the screw at the front of the memory

upgrade module compartment.

5 Remove the cover by tilting the front edge up,

then pulling forward until the tabs on the cover
are free.

6 Remove the memory upgrade module from the

static guarded sleeve.

7 Align the memory upgrade module with the

component side up. Align the connector edge of
the memory upgrade module with the connector
slot in the compartment. The connector will be
pointing toward the rear of the notebook.

8 Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45°

angle. Press the connector edge of the module
firmly down and into the connector until it lodges
under the retaining clip. You will hear a click
when it is properly in place.

9 Replace the cover by hooking the tabs under the

rear edge of the compartment opening and
tilting down until flush with the bottom of your
notebook. Replace the screws.

(Figure 35)

(Figure 36)

Figure 35. Opening the Memory Compartment

Figure 36. Installing a Memory Upgrade Module

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THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU SHOULD ROUTINELY REMOVE FROM YOUR

NOTEBOOK. ONCE IT IS INSTALLED, YOU SHOULD LEAVE IT IN PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT TO INCREASE
SYSTEM MEMORY CAPACITY.

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module

1 Perform steps 1 through 5 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 towards the
rear of your LifeBook notebook.

4 Store the memory upgrade module in a static

guarded sleeve.

5 Replace the cover by following steps 9 and 10 of

Installing a Memory Upgrade Module.

(Figure 37)

Figure 37. Removing a Memory Upgrade Module

FTER INSTALLING YOUR ADDED MEMORY MODULE, YOU MUST RESET THE POWER PLAN PARAMETERS

A

IN ORDER FOR THE SAVE-TO-DISK MODE TO OPERATE PROPERLY ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK. SEE

“H

IBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE” ON PAGE 45.

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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.

Check the memory capacity by clicking [Start] > Control Panel (Classic View) > System. The amount
of memory is displayed next to Memory (RAM):

The amount of memory displayed should be approximately the total of all memory modules installed.
There may be a discrepancy which is allocated for fixed video memory.

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 72.

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Chapter 4

Troubleshooting Your LifeBook

Troubleshooting

There may be occasions when you encounter 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 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 ExpressCard 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) 
E-mail: [e-mail] 
Web site: http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support.

Before you place the call, you should have the following information ready so that the customer support
representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution:

• Product name

• Product configuration number

• Product serial number

• Purchase date

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

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

DO NOT RETURN A FAILED LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK TO FUJITSU UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED A RETURN
M

ATERIAL AUTHORIZATION (RMA) NUMBER FROM A SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE.

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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 75

Optical Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 75

Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 76

Keyboard or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . page 76

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 77

USB Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 77

ProblemPage

ExpressCard Problems . . . . . . . . . page 78

Power Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 78

Shutdown and Startup Problems . page 81

Video Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 82

Miscellaneous Problems. . . . . . . . page 84

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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 notebook fails to
recognize DVD/CD­RW/CD-ROM’s.

The volume is turned
too low.

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.

Adjust the volume control on your notebook and operating system.
Use the [Fn+F9] key combination on your keyboard. Pressing [F9]
repeatedly while holding [Fn] will increase the volume of your
notebook.

Manually adjusting the volume (i.e., using the Volume button or
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 
Drivers and Applications CD that came with your LifeBook. 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. Pressing the [F3] key while holding the
[Fn] key will also toggle the audio on and off.

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

Optical drive tray is not
latched shut.

DVD Player software
not installed properly.

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

Install DVD Player software. (

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

LifeBook notebook fails to
recognize DVD/CD­RW/CD-ROM’s.

(continued)

LifeBook notebook fails to
auto-play DVD movie.

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.

Hard Drive Problems

You cannot access your
hard drive.

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

DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM
is dirty or defective.

DVD player software is
not installed.

Country designator
could not be set cor­rectly.

The Windows AutoPlay
function is active and is
checking to see if a 
disc is ready to run.

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

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

Verify that the drive designator used by the application is the same
as used by the operating system. When the OS is booted from a
DVD/CD, drive designators are automatically adjusted.

Wipe the disc with a non-abrasive CD cleaning cloth and reinsert.
It if still will not work try another disc in the drive.

Install DVD player software.

Select the DVD player software from the programs list and right­click on the window. Select Properties and verify that the region
selected is “USA, Canada.”

This is normal. However, you may disable this feature by going to
Control Panel > AutoPlay.

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 Standby mode.

NumLock key is set. Press the NumLock key to reset it.

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Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.

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

Your System Properties
screen does not show the
correct amount of installed
memory.

Your external device is
not properly installed.

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

Your operating system
software is not setup
with correct driver.

Your system has
crashed.

Your memory upgrade
module is not properly
installed.

You have a memory
failure.

Re-install your device. See “Device Ports” on page 47.

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

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

Try to restart your LifeBook notebook. If that fails, turn off the
power using the power/suspend/resume button, wait at least 10
seconds, and then power on. If turning off power with the
power/suspend/resume button fails, the button has likely been set
to suspend or hibernate. In that case, disconnect the power cord,
then remove and re-insert the battery.

Remove and re-install your memory upgrade module. 

See “Memory Upgrade Module” on page 68.

Check for Power On Self Test (POST) messages.
See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 85.



USB Device Problems

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

The device is not prop­erly installed.

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Remove and re-install the device. See “Device Ports” on page 47.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

You have installed a USB
device. Your 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.

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

Your device may not
have the correct soft­ware driver active.

The card is not properly
installed.

The card may have
been installed while an
application was running,
so your notebook is not
aware of its installation.

Your software may not
have the correct soft­ware driver active.

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

Close the application and restart your notebook.

See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.

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

page 62.

Close the application and restart your notebook.

See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.

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

Power Failures

You turn on the system and
nothing seems to happen.

Your card and another
device are assigned the
same I/O address.

The Power adapter (AC
or auto/airline) is faulty.

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Check all I/O addresses located within the Device Manager and
any other installed hardware or software to make sure there are
no duplications.

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

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

You turn on your LifeBook
notebook and nothing
seems to happen.
(continued)

Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.

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

The primary battery is
installed but is faulty.

The battery or batteries
are low.

The power adapter (AC
or auto/airline) is not
plugged in properly.

The power adapter has
no power from the AC
outlet, airplane seat
jack, or cigarette lighter.

The power manage­ment parameters are
set for auto timeouts
which are too short for
your operating needs.

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and
condition of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on
page 21. Install a charged battery or a Power adapter.

Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence and condi­tion of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 21. If a
battery is indicating a short, remove that battery and operate from
another power source or replace that battery.

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and
condition of the batteries. See “Status Indicator Panel” on
page 21. Use a Power adapter to operate until a battery is
charged or install a charged battery.

Verify that your adapter is connected correctly. See “Power

Sources” on page 33.

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 located in the Con­trol Panel to adjust the timeout values to better suit your needs.

You have a battery 
failure.

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Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator
panel, and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted. See

“Status Indicator Panel” on page 21.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.
(continued)

Your LifeBook notebook will
not work on battery alone.

The batteries seem to 
discharge too quickly.

You are operating on
battery power and

Install a power adapter and then push the Power/Sus-

pend/Resume button. See “Power Sources” on page 33.
ignored a low battery
alarm until the battery is
at the dead battery
state and the system
has gone into Dead Bat­tery Suspend mode.

Your power adapter has

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

The installed battery is

Replace the battery with a charged one or install a power adapter.
dead.

No battery is installed. Install a charged battery.

The batteries are
improperly installed.

Your installed batteries
are faulty.

Verify that the batteries are properly connected by re-installing

them.

Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator

panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted. See

“Status Indicator Panel” on page 21.

You are running an
application that uses a
lot of power due to fre-

Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery

and/or use a power adapter for this application when at all 

possible.
quent hard drive or opti­cal drive access, or use
of a modem, LAN PC
card, Wireless LAN, or
Bluetooth device.

The power savings fea­tures may be disabled.

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Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to

your operating needs.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

The batteries seem to 
discharge too quickly.

(continued)

The brightness is
turned all the way up.

The batteries are very
old.

The batteries have 
been exposed to high
temperatures.

The batteries are too
hot or too cold.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume 
button does not work.

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

Suspend/Resume 
button is disabled.

There may be applica­tion software conflict.

The boot sequence set­tings of the setup utility
are not compatible with
your configuration.

Turn down the brightness adjustment. The higher the brightness

the more power your display uses.

Replace the batteries.

Replace the batteries.

Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature. Charging

icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when battery is out-

side of operating range.

Enable the button by going to the Control Panel > Power Options

Properties and select the “Choose what the power button does”

option.

Close all applications and try the button again.

Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key while the

Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2] key and enter the setup

utility and adjust the source settings from the Boot menu. See

“BIOS Setup Utility” on page 39.

An error message is dis­played on the screen during
the notebook (boot)
sequence.

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

Power On Self Test
(POST) has detected a
problem.

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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 39.

See the Power On Self Test (POST) messages to determine the

meaning and severity of the problem. Not all messages are errors;

some are simply status indicators. See “Power On Self Test Mes-

sages” on page 85.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

Your notebook appears to
change setup parameters
when you start it.

Your system display won’t
turn on when the system is
turned on or has resumed.

Video Problems

The built-in display is blank
when you turn on your Life­Book notebook.

The built-in display is blank
when you turn on your Life­Book notebook.
(continued)

BIOS setup changes
were not saved when
made and you exited
the setup utility.

The BIOS CMOS hold­up battery has failed.

You have installed the
LifeBook/Security Appli­cation panel.

The notebook is set for
an external monitor
only.

The display angle and
brightness settings are
not adequate for your
lighting conditions.

The power manage­ment timeouts may be
set for very short inter­vals and you failed to
notice the display come
on and go off again.

Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the

BIOS setup utility.

Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user

serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.

Check the Status Indicator Panel for presence of the Security icon.

If it is visible, enter your password See “Status Indicator Panel” on

page 21.

Pressing [F10] while holding down the [Fn] key opens the Fujitsu

Display Manager, which allows you to change display devices.

Move the display and the brightness control until you have ade-

quate visibility. Pressing either the [F6] or [F7] keys while holding

down the [Fn] key also allows you to change the brightness level

of the display.

Press a keyboard button or move the mouse to restore operation.

If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button. (The display

may be shut off by Standby mode, Auto Suspend or Video Time-

out)

The notebook turned on
with a series of beeps and
the built-in display is blank.

Power On Self Test has
detected a failure which
does not allow the dis­play to operate.

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Contact your support representative.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

The display goes blank by
itself after you have been
using it.

The notebook has gone
into Video timeout,
Standby mode, or Save­to-Disk mode because
you have not used it for
a period of time.

The power manage­ment timeouts may be
set for very short inter­vals and you failed to
notice the display come
on and go off again.

Your display won’t turn on
when the system is turned

The system may be
password-protected.

on or when it has resumed.

The display does not close. Foreign object (like a

paper clip) is stuck
between the display and
keyboard.

The display has bright or
dark spots.

If the spots are very tiny
and few in number, this
is normal for a large
LCD display.

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 applica-

tions and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to

adjust the timeout values to better suit your operation needs. See

“BIOS Setup Utility” on page 39.

Press any button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to restore

operation. If that fails, push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.

(The display may be shut off by Standby Mode, Auto Suspend or

Video Timeout)

Check the status indicator panel to verify that the Security icon is

blinking. If it is blinking, enter your password.

Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard.

This is normal; do nothing.

The display is dark when on
battery power.

If the spots are numer­ous or large enough to
interfere with your oper­ation needs.

The Power Manage­ment utility default is set
on low brightness to
conserve power.

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Display is faulty; contact your support representative.

Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double-click on the bat-

tery gauge and adjust Power Control under battery settings.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

The application display
uses only a portion of your
screen and is surrounded
by a dark frame.

You have connected an
external monitor and it does
not display any information.

You have connected an
external monitor and it does
not come on.

Miscellaneous Problems

Error message is displayed
on the screen during the
operation of an application.

An application is 
running that does not
support the system’s
native pixel resolution
and display compres­sion is enabled.

Your external monitor is
not properly installed.

Your operating system
is not setup with the
correct software driver
for that device.

Your external monitor is
not compatible with your
LifeBook notebook.

Application software
often has its own set of
error message displays.

Display compression gives a clearer but smaller display for appli-

cations that do not support the native pixel resolution. You can fill

the screen but have less resolution by changing display compres-

sion settings, (See Video Features submenu located within the

Advanced menu of the BIOS. See “BIOS Setup Utility” on

page 39.

Reinstall your device. See “External Video Port” on page 50.

Check your device and operating system documentation and acti-

vate the proper driver.

See your monitor documentation and the External Monitor Sup-

port portions of the Specifications section. See “Specifications” on

page 101.

See your application manual and help displays screens for 

more information. Not all messages are errors some may simply

be status.

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Power On Self Test Messages

The following is an alphabetic list of error-and-status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating
system can generate and an explanation of each message. Error messages are marked with an *. If an error
message is displayed that is not in this list, write it down and check your operating system documentation
both on screen and in the manual. If you can find no reference to the message and its meaning is not clear,
contact your support representative for assistance.

The following is an alphabetic list of error-and-status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating
system can generate and an explanation of each message. Error messages are marked with an *. If an error
message is displayed that is not in this list, write it down and check your operating system documentation
both on screen and in the manual. If you can find no reference to the message and its meaning is not clear,
contact your support representative for assistance.

nnnn Memory Cache Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested by the Power On Self 
Test. (This can only appear if you have an SRAM PC Card installed.)

Floppy Disk drive A error or Floppy Disk drive B error

Drive A: or B: is present but fails the BIOS Power On Self Test diskette tests. Check to see that the drive
is defined with the proper diskette type in the Setup Utility, See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 39. and that
the diskette drive is installed correctly. If the disk drive is properly defined and installed, avoid using it
and contact your support representative.

*Extended Memory Failed at address line: xx

Extended memory not working or not configured properly. If you have an installed memory upgrade
module, verify that the module is properly installed. If it is properly installed, you may want to check your
Windows Setup to be sure it is not using unavailable memory until you can contact your support
representative.

nnnn Extended RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of memory in kilobytes successfully tested.

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*Failure Fixed Disk n (where x=1-4)

The fixed disk is not working or not configured properly. This may mean that the hard drive type identified
in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self Test. Run the setup utility
to check for the hard drive type settings and correct them if necessary. If the settings are OK and the
message appears when you restart the system, there may be a serious fault which might cause you to lose
data if you continue. Contact your support representative.

*Incorrect Drive A type – run SETUP

Type of floppy drive A: not correctly identified in Setup. This means that the floppy disk drive type
identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self Test. Run the
setup utility to correct the inconsistency.

*Incorrect Drive B type – run SETUP

Type of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup. This means that the floppy disk drive type
identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self Test. Run the
setup utility to correct the inconsistency.

*Invalid NVRAM Data

Problem with NVRAM access. In the unlikely case that you see this message you may have some display
problems. You can continue operating but should contact your support representative for more
information.

*Keyboard controller error

The keyboard controller test failed. You may have to replace your keyboard or keyboard controller but
may be able to use an external keyboard until then. Contact your support representative.

*Keyboard error

Keyboard not working. You may have to replace your keyboard or keyboard controller but may be able to
use an external keyboard until then. Contact your support representative.

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*Stuck Key

BIOS discovered a stuck key and displays the scan code for the stuck key. You may have to replace your
keyboard but may be able to use an external keyboard until then. Contact your support representative.

*Monitor type does not match CMOS – Run SETUP

Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup. This error probably means your BIOS is corrupted, run the
setup utility and set all settings to the default conditions. If you still get this error, contact your support
representative.

*Operating system not found

Operating system cannot be located on either drive A: or drive C: Enter the setup utility and see if both
the fixed disk, and drive A: are properly identified and that the boot sequence is set correctly. Unless you
have changed your installation greatly, the operating system should be on drive C:. If the setup utility is
correctly set, your hard drive may be corrupted.

*Parity Check 1 nnnn

Parity error found in the system bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If
it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. This is a potentially data destroying failure. Contact your
support representative.

*Parity Check 2 nnnn

Parity error found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it
cannot locate the address, it displays ????. This is a potentially data-destroying failure. Contact 
your support representative.

*Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to SETUP

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press the [F1] key to continue the boot process or the [F2]
key to enter Setup and change any settings.

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*Previous boot incomplete – Default configuration used

Previous Power On Self Test did not complete successfully. The Power On Self Test will load default
values and offer to run Setup. If the previous failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not
corrected, the next boot will likely fail also. If using the default settings does not allow you to complete a
successful boot sequence, you should turn off the power and contact your support representative.

*Real time clock error

Real-time clock fails BIOS test. May require board repair. Contact your support representative.

*Shadow RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected. You are risking data
corruption if you continue. Contact your support representative.

nnnn Shadow RAM Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested.

*System battery is dead – Replace and run SETUP

The BIOS CMOS RAM memory hold up battery is dead. This is part of your BIOS and is a board mounted
battery which requires a support representative to change. You can continue operating but you will have
to use setup utility default values or reconfigure your setup utility every time you turn off your notebook.

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

*System CMOS checksum bad – Default Configuration Used

BIOS CMOS RAM has been corrupted or modified incorrectly, perhaps by an application program that
changes data stored in BIOS memory. Run Setup and reconfigure the system.

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*System RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected. This means that
there is a fault in your built-in memory. If you continue to operate, you risk corrupting your data. Contact
your support representative for repairs.

nnnn System Memory Passed

Where nnnn is the amount of system memory in kilobytes successfully tested.

*System timer error

The timer test failed. The main clock that operates the computer is faulty. Requires repair of system board.
Contact your support representative for repairs.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

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Restoring Your Pre-installed Software

It is very important that you create DVD copies of your Factory Image and Bootable Disc (along with
other applicable media such as Drivers and Applications and Restore media and application discs) before
beginning to use your system. To do so, follow the instructions in the “Saving Your Factory Image”

and “Creating Backup Images of Factory Image, DAR, and Discs” sections of the “Saving and
Recovering Your Factory and System Images” manual that is bundled separately with your system.

IN THE EVENT YOU LOSE OR MISPLACE THE “SAVING AND RECOVERING YOUR FACTORY AND SYSTEM
I

MAGES” MANUAL, IT CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE FUJITSU SUPPORT WEBSITE AT:

HTTP://WWW.FUJITSU.COM/US/SUPPORT/.

Along with instructions on saving your Factory Image and other backup media, the manual outlines
several other important procedures, such as making a system image, restoring your Factory Image and
system images, managing your images, and restoring the partitions on a hard drive.

Automatically Downloading Driver Updates

Your system has a convenient tool called the Fujitsu Driver Update (FDU) utility. With FDU, you can
choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system.

The FDU icon should appear in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen (roll the cursor over the
icons to find the correct one). If the icon does not appear in the system tray, go to [Start] -> All Programs,
and click on Fujitsu Driver Update; this will create the icon automatically.

To invoke the FDU menu, right-click on the FDU icon. The menu contains the following items:

Check for updates now

Allows for manual driver update search. The first time it is used, you are prompted to agree to a user
agreement. After you click the icon, FDU automatically connects with the Fujitsu site to check for updates
and downloads them. While downloading, the icon has a red bar through it, indicating that it cannot be
used while the download is in process. When the update is complete, a message appears informing you.

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Enable Automatic Update Notifications

Automatically searches for new updates on a regular basis (approximately every 3 days).

Show update history

Brings up a screen that displays a history of updates that have been made via the FDU.

About Fujitsu Driver Update

Displays the FDU version number and copyright information.

Fujitsu Driver Update Readme

Displays the FDU readme.

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Chapter 5

Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LifeBook Notebook

If you use your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook carefully, you will increase its life and reliability. This section
provides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices.

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

TO MINIMIZE RISK TO THE COMPONENTS, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWIN G PRECAUTIONS:

• BEFORE DOCKING OR UNDOCKING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK (WHEN USING A PORT REPLICATOR), IT IS

A GOOD PRACTICE TO ALWAYS 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 STANDBY STATES, DATA COULD BE LOST OR MEMORY COULD BE
DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM.

• WHEN 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 COMPUTER TERMINALS OR
COMPONENTS; THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS.

• ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MAY BE HAZARDOUS IF MISUSED. OPERATIONS OF THIS PRODUCT OR SIMILAR

PRODUCTS, MUST ALWAYS BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF
ANY ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS AND DO NOT PERMIT THEM TO HANDLE ANY CABLES.

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• Your LifeBook notebook is a durable but sensitive electronic device. Treat it with respect and care.

• Make a habit of transporting it in a suitable carrying case.

• Do not attempt to service the computer yourself. Always follow installation instructions closely.

• Keep it away from food and beverages.

• To protect your notebook from damage and to optimize system performance, be sure to keep all air

vents unobstructed, clean, and clear of debris. This may require periodic cleaning, depending
upon the environment in which the system is used.

• Do 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.

• If you accidentally spill liquid on your LifeBook notebook:

1 Tu r n i t o f f.
2 Position it so that the liquid can run out.
3 Let it dry out for 24 hours, or longer if needed.
4 If your notebook will not boot after it has dried out, call your support representative.

• Do not use your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook in a wet environment (near a bathtub, swimming pool).

• Always use the AC adapter and batteries that are approved for your notebook.

• Avoid exposure to sand, dust and other environmental hazards.

• Do not expose your notebook to direct sunlight for long periods of time as temperatures above 140°

F (60° C) may damage your notebook.

• Keep the covers closed on the connectors and slots when they are not in use.

• Do not put heavy or sharp objects on the computer.

• If you are carrying your LifeBook notebook in a briefcase, or any other carrying case, make sure

that there are no objects in the case pressing on the lid.

• Never position your notebook such that the optical drive is supporting the weight of the notebook.

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Cleaning your LifeBook notebook

• Always disconnect the power plug. (Pull the plug, not the cord.)

• Clean your LifeBook notebook with a damp, lint-free cloth. Do not use abrasives or solvents.

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• Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the screen. Never use glass cleaners.

• Always shut down the computer, unplug the power adapter, and remove the battery when cleaning

or disinfecting the computer exterior, keyboard or LCD display.

NOTE: Avoid wetting the thermal suede in all cases.

Cleaning guidelines using recommended off-the-shelf cleaners

Computer exterior, computer keyboard

To clean the exterior and keyboard, use one of the following off-the-shelf products:

• Office Depot® #154-616 Notebook Cleaning Kit

• Meridrew Enterprises Klear_Screen® Wipes

• 3M CL563 Cleaner Wipes

Note: After cleaning with one of these products, gently polish with a dry, soft, lint-free cloth until the
solution is no longer visible.

LCD display

To clean the LCD display, use one of the following off-the-shelf products:

• Office Depot® #154-616 Notebook Cleaning Kit

• Meridrew Enterprises Klear_Screen® Wipes

* Applies to Tablet PC, convertible PC with LCD shield, and standard notebook LCD displays.

Wipe the LCD surface gently, allowing it to dry before turning on the computer.

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Disinfecting LifeBook computers

Wipe the surface with a soft cloth wipe and a 50% ethanol solution or use another ethanol-based germicide
which has been registered as a hospital disinfectant by the EPA.

• USE OF INCORRECT CLEANERS CAN RESULT IN OPTICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE LCD AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE

COMPUTER. ALWAYS REFER TO THE CLEANER MANUFACTURER'S GUIDELINES AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA
SHEETS FOR PROPER HANDLING AND USE OF THE PRODUCTS.

• NEVER USE AMMONIA, ACIDIC, OR ALKALINE CLEANERS OR ORGANIC CHEMICALS SUCH AS PAINT THINNER,

ACETONE, PROPYL OR ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, OR KEROSENE. IT MAY DAMAGE SURFACE FINISHES AND THE
COATING OF THE LCD SCREEN.

• NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR FOR CLEANING STYLISTIC AND LIFEBOOK PCS.

Cleaning the dust filter

Your LifeBook is equipped with fans to make air flow inside by pulling in outside air to cool the inside of
the system. Depending on the environment in which the system is used, dust and dirt may be pulled in
along with the air. Accumulated dust and dirt could impair the function of the system.

• REMOVE AC ADAPTER: BEFORE REMOVING THE FILTER, TURN OFF THE SYSTEM AND PERIPHERALS

AND DISCONNECT THE AC ADAPTER.

• CLEANING THE FILTER: 

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O NOT USE DETERGENT

- A

VOID DAMAGING THE FILTER; DAMAGE TO THE FILTER IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.

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SE PLASTIC TOOLS TO CLEAN THE FILTER. METAL OR WOODEN TOOLS COULD DAMAGE THE FILTER.

• ESD: BEFORE CLEANING THE FILTER, TOUCH A METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY.

1 Turn off your computer and disconnect the AC adapter.
2 Close the display panel and turn the system upside down.
3 Remove the dust filter by pressing the latch towards the filter and lifting it out (Figure 38).
4 Carefully clean the dust filter and the air-cooling duct.

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