Fujitsu LifeBook S6210, LifeBook S6220 User Manual

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according to FCC Part 15

Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation
Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue, M/S 122

Telephone: [phone]
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LifeBook S6210
LifeBook S6220

Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

LifeBook S6000 Notebook

Table of Contents

Fujitsu LifeBook® S6000 Notebook

Table of Contents

1

PREFACE

Preface

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

2

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR
LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK

Overview

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Locating Controls and Connectors

Top and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Back Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Bottom Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Status Indicator Panel

Power Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

AC Adapter Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Battery Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Hard Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

PC Card Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

NumLk Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

CapsLock Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

ScrLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Keyboard

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Numeric Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Windows Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Cursor Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Function Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Touchpad Pointing Device

Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Volume Control

Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Flexible Bay Devices

Removing and Installing Modular Devices . . . . .18

LifeBook Application/
Media Player Panel

Mode Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Application Launch/Media Player Buttons . . . . .19

Configuring the Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . .19

Using the Media Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Desktop Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

3

GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR
LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK

Power Sources

Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Display Panel

Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . . . .26

Closing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

Power On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Booting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Registering Your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . .29

Installing Click Me!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

LifeBook S6000 Notebook

Power Management

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Suspend Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . 31

Display Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Hard Disk Timeout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Windows Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Power Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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USER-INSTALLABLE FEATURES

Lithium ion Battery

Recharging the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Replacing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Media Player Drive

Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the Media Player Software. . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using Dolby™ Headphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Using Optical Drive on Battery Power . . . . . . . . 39

Microphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

External Monitor Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

S-Video Out Port (TV Out) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Troubleshooting

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Specific Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Emergency media Player Drive Tray Release . . . 61

Modem Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Restoring Your Pre-installed Software . . . . . . . . 62

Drive Image Special Edition (DISE). . . . . . . . . . . 62

Automatically Downloading Driver Updates . . . 63

6

CARING FOR YOUR
LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK

External USB Floppy Disk Drive

Loading a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Ejecting a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Preparing a Disk for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

PC Cards

Installing PC Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Removing PC Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Slot

Installing Memory Stick/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Removing A Memory Stick/SD Card . . . . . . . . . 42

Memory Upgrade Module

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . 43

To Remove a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . 43

Checking the Memory Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Device Ports

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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

Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

IEEE 1394 Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Care and Maintenance

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Floppy Disks and Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications

Configuration Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Mass Storage Device Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Table of Contents

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Pre-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

8

GLOSSARY

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

APPENDIX:
USING THE WIRELESS LAN

Before Using the Wireless LAN

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device. . . . . . . .92

Wireless Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Deactivating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Configuration of the WLAN Device

Flow of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Configuration Using Wireless

Zero Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Configuration Using Intel PROSet Software . . . . 96

Connection to the network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Troubleshooting the WLAN

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Wireless LAN Glossary

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

IP address information

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Specifications

Specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

INDEX

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

LifeBook S6000 Notebook

1

Preface

LifeBook S6000 Notebook

Preface

Preface

ABOUT THIS GUIDE

The LifeBook S6000 notebook from Fujitsu is a powerful
computer. It is powered by an Intel Pentium M micro­processor, has a built-in color display, a number of
possible configurations, and brings the computing
power of desktop personal computers (PCs) to a
portable environment.

This manual explains how to operate your LifeBook
notebook’s hardware and built-in system software. Your
notebook is compatible with the IBM® PC AT.

It comes with Microsoft Windows® XP Home or
Windows XP Professional pre-installed.

The LifeBook S6000 notebook is a completely self­contained unit with an active-matrix (TFT) color LCD
display. It has a powerful interface that enables it to
support a variety of optional features.

Conventions Used in the Guide

Keyboard 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.
Example: (See page xx.)

On screen buttons or menu items appear in bold
Example: Click OK to restart your LifeBook notebook.

DOS commands you enter appear in Courier type.
Example: Shutdown the computer?

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

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.

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)

■

Fax: [phone]

■

E-mail: [e-mail]

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Web site: us.fujitsu.com/computers

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

■

Product name

■

Product configuration number

■

Product serial number

■

Purchase date

■

Conditions under which the problem occurred

■

Any error messages that have occurred

■

Type of device connected, if any

Fujitsu Online

You can go directly to the online Fujitsu Product catalog
for your LifeBook notebook by clicking on the LifeBook
Accessories Web site URL link located in the Service and
Support Software folder of the Windows Start menu.

You can also reach Fujitsu Service and Support online by
clicking on the Fujitsu Service and Support Web site
URL link, located in the Service and Support Software
folder of the Windows Start menu

You must have an active internet
connection to use the online URL links.

.

LIMITED WARRANTY

Your LifeBook notebook is backed by a Fujitsu Interna­tional Limited Warranty. Check the service kit that came
with your notebook for the Limited Warranty period
and terms and conditions.

The warning icon highlights information
that can be hazardous to either you, your
LifeBook notebook, or your files. Please
read all warning information carefully.

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LifeBook S6000 Notebook

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2

Getting to Know
Your LifeBook Notebook

3

LifeBook S6000 Notebook

4

Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Figure 2-1. Fujitsu LifeBook S6000 notebook

Overview

This section describes the components of your Fujitsu
LifeBook S6000 notebook. We strongly recommend that
you read it before using your notebook – even if you are
already familiar with notebook computers.

UNPACKING

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

For a pre-configured model you should have:

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LifeBook S6000 notebook (Figure 2-1)

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AC adapter with AC power cord (Figure 2-2)

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Lithium ion Battery, pre-installed

■

Weig ht S a ve r

■

Phone/Modem (RJ-11) telephone cable

■

Mini S-Video Cable Adapter (Figure 2-3)

■

Driver and Application Restore (DAR) CD

■

Getting Started Guide

■

User’s Guide (this document)

■

International Limited Warranty Brochure

Depending on your system configuration, you will
receive one of the following devices, pre-installed in the
Flexible Bay:

■

Weig ht S a ve r

■

Modular DVD/CD-RW combo drive

■

Modular Super-Multi DVD drive

Depending on your system configuration, the following
optional items may be included with your system:

■

Modular 2nd bay battery

■

External USB floppy disk drive

Depending on your configuration, you may receive the
following application CDs:

■

RecordNow CD

■

WinDVD Creator/RecordNow CD

Once you have checked and confirmed that your Life­Book system is complete, read through the following
pages to learn about all of your notebook’s components.

Figure 2-2 AC Adapter

Figure 2-3 Mini S-Video Cable Adapter

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LifeBook S6000 Notebook

Display Panel

Status Indicator Panel

LifeBook Appl;ication/
Media Player Panel

Power/

Suspend/

Resume Button

Stereo Speakers

SD/Memory Stick Slot

Display Panel Latch

Figure 2-4. LifeBook notebook with display open

Locating the Controls
and Connectors

TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS

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

SD Card/Memory Stick Slot

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

Cards on page 41 for more information)

Display Panel Latch

The display panel latch locks and releases the display
panel.

Display Panel

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

Keyboard

A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. (See
Keyboard on page 13 for more information)

Keyboard

Touchpad
Pointing Device

Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that corre­spond with a specific component of your LifeBook note­book. (See Status Indicator Panel on page 11 for more

information)

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

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

page 30 for more information)

Stereo Speakers

The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound.

Touchpad Pointing Device

The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor
control with three buttons: two mouse-like buttons, and
a scroll button. (See Touchpad Pointing Device on page 15

for more information)

LifeBook Application/Media Player Panel

The LifeBook Application/Media Player Panel provides
one-touch application launch and optical drive capabili­ties. (See LifeBook Application/ Media Player Panel on

page 19 for more information)

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Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Headphone Jack Microphone Jack

Figure 2-5. LifeBook notebook left-side panel

LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS

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

Headphone Jack

The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones
or powered external speakers. (See Headphone Jack on

page 47 for more information)

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external
mono microphone. (See Microphone Jack on page 46 for

more information)

PC Card Slot

The PC Card Slot allows you to install one Type II PC
Card. (See PC Cards on page 41 for more information)

Air Vents

PC Card Eject ButtonPC Card SlotAir Vents

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LifeBook S6000 Notebook

Figure 2-6. LifeBook notebook right-side panel

RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS

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

Flexible Bay

The Flexible Bay can accommodate one of the following
devices. (See Flexible Bay Devices on page 18 for more

information)

■

Modular DVD/CD-RW combo drive:

■

Modular Super-Multi DVD drive

■

Modular Lithium ion bay battery

■

Weig ht S a ve r

Flexible Bay

Flexible Bay Eject LeverAnti-Theft Lock Slot Emergency Tray Release

Flexible Bay Eject Lever

The Flexible Bay eject lever releases the Flexible Bay
device.

Emergency Tray Release

The Emergency Tray Release allows you to open the CD
tray without powering on your LifeBook notebook.

Anti-theft Lock Slot

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

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Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Modem

(RJ-11) Port

External Monitor Port

USB 2.0
Port

DC Power Jack

S-Video Out Port

Figure 2-7. LifeBook notebook back panel

BACK PANEL COMPONENTS

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

S-Video Out Port

The S-Video output is used to transmit a higher resolu­tion video signal to a compatible TV or VCR.(See S-

Video Out Port on page 47 for more information)

DC Power Jack

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

USB 2.0 Ports

The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial
Bus devices. USB 2.0 transfers data at up to 480 Mbps
and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices,
which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps. (See Universal

Serial Bus Ports on page 45 for more information)

Wireless LAN
Antenna
On/Off Switch

IEEE 1394 Port

USB 2.0
Ports (Qty. 2)

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

Air vents

External Monitor Port

The external monitor port allows you to connect an
external monitor. (See External Monitor Port on page 46

for more information)

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Port

The Modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is for attaching
a telephone line to the internal multinational 56K
modem. (See Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack on page 45

for more information)

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

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for an internal
Fast Ethernet (10/100 Base-TX) connection.

(See Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack on page 45 for more infor­mation)

Wireless LAN Antenna On/Off Switch

The Wireless LAN Antenna On/Off Switch turns the
optional wireless LAN on and off.

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 IEEE 1394 Port on page 46 for

more information)

The internal multinational modem is
designed to the ITU-T V.90 standard. Its
maximum speed of 53000bps is the
highest allowed by FCC, and its actual
connection rate depends on the line
conditions. The maximum speed is
33600bps at upload.

For additional information about the
multinational modem, refer to the Fujitsu
web site at: http://us.fujitsu.com/modems

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LifeBook S6000 Notebook

Certificate of

Authenticity

Label (approximate

location)

Main Unit and

Configuration

Label

Figure 2-8. LifeBook notebook bottom panel

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 Double
Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR SDRAM).
The memory upgrade compartment allows you to
expand the system memory capacity of your LifeBook
notebook, hence improving overall performance. (See

Memory Upgrade Module on page 43 for more informa­tion)

Memory Upgrade
Compartment

Lithium ion
Battery Bay

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 35 for more information)

Main Unit and Configuration Label

The configuration label shows the model number and
other information about your LifeBook notebook. In
addition, the configuration portion of the label has the
serial number and manufacturer information that you
will need to give your support representative. It identi­fies the exact version of various components of your
notebook.

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Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Power

AC Adapter

Battery Indicators

Optical Drive Access

Figure 2-9. Status Indicator Panel

Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator displays symbols that correspond
with a specific component of your Fujitsu LifeBook
notebook. These symbols tell you how each of those
components are operating. (Figure 2-9)

POWER INDICATOR

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

■

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

■

Flashing: This means that your LifeBook notebook is
in Suspend mode.

■

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

If you are charging your battery, the Power indicator will
remain on even if your notebook is shut off. The Power
indicator will also remain on if you have either adapter
connected and are shut down from Windows.

AC ADAPTER INDICATOR

The AC Adapter indicator shows whether your notebook
is operating from the AC adapter, the Auto/Airline
adapter or the batteries. This icon has two different
states that can tell you what power source your LifeBook
notebook is using.

■

On: This means that either of the adapters are
currently in use.

Hard Drive
Access

PC Card Access

■

Off: Power is only coming from the batteries, and you

NumLk

ScrLk

CapsLk

do not have an adapter connected.

BATTERY INDICATORS

The two Battery Level indicators state whether or not the
primary Lithium ion battery and/or the optional second
Lithium ion battery are installed (Battery 1 refers to the
primary Lithium ion battery, while Battery 2 refers to the
Flexible Bay optional second battery). In addition, this
symbol states how much charge is available within each
installed battery. The symbol will only be displayed for a
battery that is currently installed in your LifeBook note­book. (Figure 2-10)

76%–100% Charging

76%–100%

51%–75%

26%–50%

12%–25%

Low Warning <12%

Critical Low or
Dead Battery

Shorted Battery

Figure 2-10 Battery Level Indicator

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A shorted battery is damaged and must be
replaced.

(Figure 2-10)

Located to the left of each of the Battery Level indicators
is a small arrow symbol . This symbol indicates

whether that specific battery is charging. This indicator
will flash if the battery is too hot or cold to charge.

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

OPTICAL DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR

The Optical Drive Access indicator tells you that the
optical drive is being accessed. If the Auto Insert Notifi­cation function is active, the indicator will flash periodi­cally when your system is checking the optical drive. If
the Auto Insert Notification function is not active, the
indicator will only flash when you access the optical
drive. The default setting is the Auto Insert Notification

function active.

The Auto Insert Notification function will
periodically check for a disc installed in the
drive, causing the Optical Drive Access
indicator to flash. The Auto Insert
Notification function allows your system to
automatically start an optical disc (such as
a DVD, CD-RW, or CD-ROM) as soon as it
is inserted in the drive and the tray is
closed. It will begin playing an audio DVD/
CD or will start an application if the DVD/
CD has an auto-run file

HARD DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR

The Hard Drive Access indicator states whether your
internal hard drive is being accessed.

PC CARD ACCESS INDICATOR

The PC Card Access indicator states whether or not your
notebook is accessing a PC Card. The indicator will flash
if your software tries to access a PC Card even if there is
no card installed. (See PC Cards on page 41 for more

information)

NUMLK INDICATOR

The NumLk indicator states that the integral keyboard is
set in ten-key numeric keypad mode.

CAPSLOCK INDICATOR

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

SCRLK INDICATOR

The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active.

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Function Keys

Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Fn Key

Start Key

Numeric Keypad

Figure 2-11 Keyboard

Keyboard

USING THE KEYBOARD

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integral 84-key
keyboard. The keys perform all the standard functions of
a 101-key keyboard, including the Windows keys and
other special function keys. This section describes the
following keys. (Figure 2-11)

■

Numeric keypad: Your notebook allows certain keys to
serve dual purposes, both as standard characters and
as numeric and mathematical keys. The ability to tog­gle between the standard character and numerical keys
is controlled through the [NumLk] key.

■

Cursor keys: Your keyboard contains four arrow
keys for moving the cursor or insertion point to the
right, left, up, or down within windows, applications
and documents.

■

Function keys: The keys labeled [F1] through [F12],
are used in conjunction with the [Fn] key to produce
special actions that vary depending on what program
is running.

■

Windows keys: These keys work with your Windows
operating system and function the same as the
onscreen Start menu button, or the right button on
your pointing device.

Application Key

Cursor Keys

Turning off the NumLk feature is done the same way.
Once this feature is activated you can enter numerals 0
through 9, perform addition ( + ), subtraction ( - ),
multiplication ( * ), or division ( / ), and enter decimal
points ( . ) using the keys designated as ten-key function
keys. The keys in the numeric keypad are marked on the
front edge of the key to indicate their secondary functions.
(Figure 2-11)

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.)

(Figure 2-11)

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). (Figure 2-11)

NUMERIC KEYPAD

Certain keys on the keyboard perform dual functions as
both standard character keys and numeric keypad keys.
NumLk can be activated by pressing the [NumLk] keys.

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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.

(Figure 2-11)

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

■

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

■

[Fn+F4]: Pressing [F4] while holding [Fn] will toggle
the Quick Point feature on and off. Note that the
[Fn+F4] combination only works if Manual Setting is
selected in the BIOS. (See “BIOS Setup Utility” on
page 27)

■

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

■

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

■

[Fn+F8]: Pressing [F8] repeatedly while holding [Fn]
will decrease the volume of your LifeBook notebook.

■

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

■

[Fn+F10]: Pressing [F10] while holding [Fn] allows
you to change your selection of where to send your
display video. Each time you press the combination of
keys you will step to the next choice. The choices, in
order, are: built-in display panel only, external
monitor only, or both built-in display panel and
external monitor.

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Left Button

Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Cursor

Cursor Control

Scroll Button

Right Button

Figure 2-12. Touchpad pointing device

Touchpad Pointing Device

The Touchpad pointing device comes built into your
Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. It is used to control the
movement of the pointer to select items on your display
panel. The Touchpad is composed of a cursor control, a
left and right button, and a scrolling button. The cursor
control works the same way a mouse does, and moves
the cursor around the display. It only requires light pres­sure with the tip of your finger. The left and right
buttons function the same as mouse buttons. The actual
functionality of the buttons may vary depending on the
application that is being used. The scrolling button
allows you to navigate quickly through pages, without

having to use the scroll bars. (Figure 2-12)

An external mouse can be connected to
the USB port 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.

page 27 for more information)

(See BIOS Setup Utility on

CLICKING

Clicking means pushing and releasing a button.
To left-click, move the cursor to the item you wish
to select, press the left button once, and then immedi­ately release it. To right-click, move the mouse cursor to
the item you wish to select, press the right button once,
and then immediately release it. You also have the option
to perform the clicking operation by tapping lightly on
the Touchpad once. (Figure 2-13)

Figure 2-13 Clicking

DOUBLE-CLICKING

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

(Figure 2-14)

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Figure 2-14 Double-clicking

■

If the interval between clicks is too long,
the double-click will not be executed.

■

Parameters for the Touchpad can be
adjusted from the Mouse Properties dia­log box located in the Windows Control
Panel.

DRAGGING

Dragging means pressing and holding the left button,
while moving the cursor. To drag, move the cursor to the
item you wish to move. Press and hold the left button
while moving the item to its new location and then
release it. Dragging can also be done using the
Touchpad. First, tap the Touchpad twice over the item
you wish to move making sure to leave your finger on
the pad after the final tap. Next, move the object to its
new location by moving your finger across the
Touchpad, and then release your finger. (Figure 2-15)

TOUCHPAD CONTROL ADJUSTMENT

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

SCROLLING

Using the Scrolling button allows you to navigate
through a document quickly without using the window’s
scroll bars. This is particularly useful when you are navi­gating through on-line pages. To use the Scrolling
button, press the crescent shape at the top or bottom of
the button to scroll up or down a page. When you have
reached the desired section of the page, release the
button. (Figure 2-16)

Figure 2-16 Scrolling

Figure 2-15 Dragging

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Volume Control

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

Software that contains audio files will also
contain a volume control of its own. If you
install an external audio device that has an
independent volume control, the hardware
volume control and the software volume
control will interact with each other. It
should be noted that if you set your
software volume to Off, you will override
the external volume control setting.

CONTROLLING THE VOLUME

The volume can be controlled in several different ways:

■

Volume can be set from within the Volume Control on
the Taskbar.

■

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

.

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

There are 26 levels through which the
function keys cycle.

■

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

■

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

Each source discussed above puts an upper limit on the
volume level that must then be followed by the other
sources.

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

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Flexible Bay Eject Lever

Flexible Bay

Figure 2-17 Flexible Bay

Flexible Bay Devices

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains a Flexible Bay.
The Flexible Bay can accommodate a modular DVD/
CD-RW combo drive, Super-Multi drive, Lithium ion
battery, or weight saver. (Figure 2-17)

■

Modular DVD/CD-RW combo drive: This allows you
to access movies, software, and audio DVD/CDs as
well as to write to CDs.

■

Modular Super-Multi DVD drive: This allows you to
access movies, software, and audio DVD/CDs as well
as to write to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD­RW, DVD+RW, and DVD RAM discs.

■

Modular Lithium ion battery: This is a rechargeable
battery that can be used to power your LifeBook note­book when an adapter is not connected.

■

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

REMOVING AND INSTALLING
MODULAR DEVICES

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

■

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

■

Hot-swapping: swapping devices while your system is
active using the Unplug/Eject icon from your taskbar.
Note that if the weight saver is installed rather than a
modular device, it is not necessary to use BayManager
when removing it.

You should never leave your Flexible Bay
empty when the notebook is in operation.
If left empty, dust or foreign matter may
accumulate inside the notebook.

Cold-swapping

To cold-swap modular devices in your Flexible Bay
follow these easy steps: (Figure 2-18)

1. Close any open files.

2. Shut down your LifeBook notebook.

3. Pull out the Flexible Bay eject lever. This will push
your device out slightly, allowing you to remove it.

4. Slide your device out until it is clear of the bay.
This may require light force.

Flexible Bay Eject Lever

Figure 2-18 Removing/Installing a device in the Flexible Bay

Be careful when aligning and seating
devices in the bay. If the fit is incorrect,
you may damage the bay or the device. If
the device does not move easily in the bay,
remove it, and check for dirt or foreign
objects. It will require a firm push to latch
the device in place.

5. Slide the device you are installing into your
notebook until it clicks into place.

6. It is now safe to turn your notebook back on.

7. You can now access and use the device.

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

Hot-swapping

Under Windows XP Home and Windows XP Profes­sional, hot-swapping is provided through the Unplug or
Eject Hardware utility.

The icon for the utility appears on the taskbar. Click on
the icon and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Button A

Button B

Internet Button

E-Mail Button

Mode Button

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

Figure 2-19 LifeBook Security/Application Panel

LifeBook Application/
Media Player Panel

A unique feature of your LifeBook notebook is the Life­Book Application/Media Player Panel. The LifeBook
Application Panel makes your LifeBook notebook more
than just another computer. This panel allows you to
launch applications with the touch of one button or to
operate the optical drive as an independent audio media
player.

n

The LifeBook Application Panel uses the

date and time settings of your LifeBook
notebook. If the date and time are
incorrect, you can adjust the settings in
the Windows Control Panel.

n

The media player that your LifeBook

notebook uses is determined by the
configuration of your system.

Your LifeBook notebook is pre-installed with software
utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook
Application Panel. These utilities are found under
[Start] -> Control Panel -> Application Panel.

The panel consists of the following elements:

MODE BUTTON

Located adjacent to the brightness button, the mode
button allows you to select the function of the panel—
either as an Application Launcher or a media player.

When you press the Mode button, the button label will
change. If Application mode is selected, “Application”
will be illuminated above the button; if Media mode is
selected, “Media” will be illuminated below the button.

APPLICATION LAUNCH/
MEDIA PLAYER BUTTONS

When Application mode is active, pressing any of the
four application buttons (A, B, Internet, or Mail) will
launch a user-defined application. When Media mode is
selected, the buttons operate the media player.

CONFIGURING THE APPLICATION PANEL

When you start your system, the LifeBook Application
Panel is automatically activated. As an application
launcher, the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible,
giving you a variety of options. To set up the panel to
best suit your needs, the Application Panel Setup utility
will quickly and easily help you make the most of this
valuable feature.

To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with
the Application Panel Setup utility:

1. Click on [Start] -> Control Panel. (Note that
depending upon the View you are using, you may
need to click Settings before clicking Control Panel).

3. Double-click on Application Panel. The Application
Panel Setup utility will appear.

The utility window has tabs that correspond to the
application buttons on the application panel. When you
receive your notebook, these buttons are pre-configured
to launch specific programs. (See Specifications on

page 91 for more information)

The tabs in Application Panel Setup may
not be in the same order as the buttons on
your LifeBook notebook. Please select the
tab you wish to change carefully.

To change an application associated with one of the
buttons, click on the tab for the button you would like to
reconfigure. Click on the Browse button. Scroll down to
the application you want to associate with the buttons,

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click on the application you wish to launch with this
button, and then click Open. Click OK, and the button
will now launch the new application.

One of the buttons may be preconfigured to launch your
default Internet browser. In order to reconfigure it to
launch a different program, follow these easy steps:

1. Click on the Internet tab of the application panel

utility. Click on the down-arrow in the Specify the
button action: field. Select Start Other Program
from the dropdown list.

2. Click on the Browse button.

3. Scroll down the list of applications, and click on the
application you wish to launch with this button.
Click on Open.

4. Click OK.

The button will now launch the new application. If you
want to return to launching your default Internet
browser with this button, you need only click on
“Default Internet Browser” from the dropdown list. Be
aware that you will erase the settings for the other appli­cation. If you wish to go back to launching the other
application from this button, you will need to recon­figure it as described above.

The E-mail tab can be modified in the same manner as
the Internet tab.

At the bottom of each application setup page are two
selectable options. The first will enable/disable the button
when your LifeBook notebook is in Standby mode, and
the second will enable/disable the button when your Life­Book notebook is in the pseudo-off state. You can enable/
disable either or both of these functions simply by
clicking on the option.

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

If you choose to use the buttons when the
notebook is in standby, they will function
even if hit accidentally, and will turn on
your notebook even if you are not present
or using the notebook. This could deplete
your battery, and you will need to recharge
it before using the notebook.

USING THE MEDIA PLAYER

The media player allows you to use your LifeBook note­book’s optical drive as an audio media player.

n

If you shut down from Windows while
the media player is playing an audio CD,
it will stop.

n

You cannot go into Suspend Mode or
Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Mode while
the media player is playing a CD.

n

The media player will only play when
the system is powered on.

There is no configuration required for media player
operation. The buttons are pre-configured to work like a
normal media player. When the selector switch is in the
bottom position, the buttons will operate as follows:

n

Stop/Eject: This is the first button to the right of the
Mode button. Press it once to stop an audio CD that is
playing. Press it twice to eject the audio CD.

n

Play/Pause: This is the second button to the right of
the Mode button. Press this button to start playing an
audio CD starting at Track 1. While the audio CD is
playing, press it to pause. Press it again to continue.

n

If you press the play button and nothing

happens, you either have the Selector

switch locked, there is no audio CD in

the media player drive, you have a CD

other than an audio CD in the drive, or

system is not powered on.

n

Because of the Windows CD auto-inser-

tion function, audio CDs will start play-

ing immediately after they are inserted if

your LifeBook notebook is on. This will

not happen if you are using the media

player in Suspend or Pseudo-off modes.

n

Fast Backward: This is the third button to the right of
the Mode button. Press this button once to skip one
track back.

n

Fast Forward: This is the fourth button to the right of
the Selector switch. Press this button once to skip
forward one track.

DESKTOP CONTROL PANEL

Your LifeBook notebook includes a desktop control
panel for your notebook’s desktop that you can use at
any time. You may use this panel to operate the media
player when you have the Selector switch in the
Application position or Lock mode.

To use the desktop control panel:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Programs.

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3. Click on Lifebook Application Panel.

4. Click on CD Player.

The desktop control panel will appear in the upper
corner of your screen. To close the panel:

1. Click on the “x” button.

To minimize the panel:

2. Click on the “-” button.

You can select from four appearances for your desktop
control panel. Simply double-click on the track display
area of the panel, and a menu will appear which will
allow you to select from a pull down menu. On the same
pop-up are two other options: “Always on top” and
“Continuous Play”. If you click on “Always on top” the
desktop controls will always be seen on your screen, no
matter what other application you are running. If you
click on “Continuous Play”, your media player will
automatically start over at the beginning of the CD in
the drive as soon as it finishes the last track.

You can move the desktop control panel to anywhere on
your desktop. Drag it by clicking on the track number
display, holding it down, and dragging the control panel.
When you place it where you would like, release the

mouse button.

n

If you have your display set to 256

colors, the basic display will appear no
matter which one you select. You will
need to set your display colors to more
than 256 in order to select other
display appearances.

n

When you close the media player’s

desktop control panel, it will stop the
audio media player. Simply press the
Play button if you would like to
continue listening, and the media
player will restart at track 1. The
Selector switch must be in the media
player position.

Deactivating and Activating the
LifeBook Application Panel

To deactivate the LifeBook Application Panel, follow
these easy steps:

1. Click on Start.

2. Click on Programs.

3. Click on LifeBook Application Panel.

4. Click on Stop Application Panel.

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

Every time you start Windows, the Life­Book Application Panel is activated, even if
you deactivated it before you shut down.

.

Application Panel Setup

n

If you insert an audio CD which has both audio and
data tracks into the media player drive, the media
player may fail to play the first audio track.

n

The Volume Up, Volume Down and Mute controls for
the media player desktop control panel adjusts the vol­ume of the CD audio line only. It does not adjust your
LifeBook notebook’s master software volume control.

n

The media player desktop control panel is designed to
be displayed in High Color (16-bit) or in True Color
(24-bit or more). If you have your LifeBook note­book’s display set for 256 colors or less Media Player
will display in a “basic” mode.

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Getting Started

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DC Output Cable

AC Cable

Getting Started

DC Power
Jack

AC Adapter

Figure 3-1 Connecting the AC Adapter

Power Sources

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

CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTERS

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

Connecting the AC Adapter

1. Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack
of your LifeBook notebook.

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

(Figure 3-1)

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 Accessories position.

OR

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

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

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

2. Remove the AC adapter or the Auto/Airline adapter.

The Lithium ion battery is not charged
upon purchase. Initially, you will need to
connect either the AC adapter or the
Auto/Airline adapter to use your
notebook.

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Display Panel Latch

Figure 3-2 Opening the Display Panel

Display Panel

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

OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL

1. Press the Display Panel latch. This releases the
locking mechanism and raises the display slightly.

2. Lift the display backwards, being careful not to
touch the screen, until it is at a comfortable
viewing angle. (Figure 3-2)

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 two ways to
adjust the brightness, by using the keyboard or the
power management utility.

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.

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 level, the more
power the notebook will consume and the
faster your batteries will discharge. For
maximum battery life, make sure that the
brightness is set as low as possible.

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.

2. Push down until you hear a click. This will engage
the locking mechanism and prevent your display
panel from opening unexpectedly.

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Starting Your
LifeBook Notebook

POWER ON

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power/Suspend/Resume button is used to turn on
your LifeBook notebook from its off state. Once you
have connected your AC adapter or charged the internal
Lithium ion battery, you can power on your notebook.

Power/Suspend/
Resume Button

Figure 2-20 Power/Suspend/Resume Button

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

To turn on your notebook from its off state, press the
Power/Suspend/Resume button, located above the
keyboard. When you are done working you can either
leave your notebook in Suspend mode, (See Suspend
Mode on page 30 for more information), or you can turn
it off (See Power Off on page 31 for more information).

Do not carry your LifeBook notebook
around with the power on or subject it to
shocks or vibration, as you risk damaging
your 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 60 for more information) 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 Power On Self Test
(POST), your notebook will load your operating system.

Never turn off your LifeBook 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 60 for more information)

BOOT SEQUENCE

The procedure for starting up your notebook is called
the Bootup sequence and involves your notebook’s
BIOS. When your LifeBook 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 your operating system
is loaded. During booting, your notebook is performing
a standard boot sequence including a Power On Self Test
(POST). If the sequence is completed without a failure
and without a request for the BIOS Setup Utility, the
system displays the operating system’s opening screen.

The boot sequence is executed when:

■

You turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook.

■

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

■

The software initiates a system restart. Example:
When you install a new application.

■

You reset the system by pressing [CTRL+ALT+DEL].

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the
operating environment for your LifeBook 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 configures:

■

Device control feature parameters, such as changing
I/O addresses and boot devices.

■

System Data Security feature parameters, such as
passwords.

Entering the BIOS Setup Utility

To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following:

1. Turn on or restart your LifeBook notebook.

2. Press the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on
the screen. This will open the main menu of the
BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings
displayed.

3. Press the [RIGHT ARROW] or [LEFT ARROW] key
to scroll through the other setup menus to review or
alter the current settings.

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BIOS Guide

A guide to your notebook’s BIOS is available online.
Please visit our service and support Web site at
us.fujitsu.com/computers. Once there, select Support,
then select Notebooks under User’s Guides. Select Life­Book BIOS Guides from the pull-down menu for your
LifeBook series. If you are unsure of your notebook’s
BIOS number, refer to your packing slip.

Do not carry your LifeBook notebook
around with the power on or subject it to
shock. 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 do not attach any
external devices and do not put a DVD/CD in any 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.

Designed to accommodate the needs of users in many
different countries, Windows needs to be configured the
first time you use it. Windows has three parts:

■

Getting Started: You have the opportunity to enter
custom information for your configuration file and
setup your modem so that your LifeBook notebook
will be prepared to dial out.

■

Registration: Easy online registration for Windows
with Microsoft, and for your notebook with Fujitsu.

■

Windows License Agreement and Final Settings:
You have the opportunity to review the Windows.

Getting Started

Read the instructions on the screens carefully and fill in
the information as directed. You will be asked for such
items as the language you wish to use, the country in
which you live, your first and last name, and about how
you dial out from where you will be using your note­book. For the modem settings, enter your current
location information where you will be using your note­book. If you are not connected to a phone line and plan
to register at a later time, you may click the Skip button,
and you will go directly to the condition of use page

Make sure you have connected a phone
line to your modem before you use E­Registration.

.

Once you have set up your notebook to dial out,
Windows will make a free telephone call which will test
these settings. If the call is unsuccessful, you will be
returned to the phone settings page where you may try
to fix them. If you are unable to fix the settings please
contact Fujitsu Service and Support. (See Fujitsu Contact
Information on page 1 for more information) If you would
simply like to move on, and register at a later time, you
may click the Skip button, and you will go directly to the
Condition of Use page.

Registration

If your connection is successful, you will go to the
Registration Confirmation page. On this page simply
enter the requested information, and then check the box
at the bottom to register your copy of Windows with
Microsoft. Once you have finished, click the Next button
to continue

.

If you do not register at this time you can
do it later simply by double-clicking on the
LifeBook Registration icon on your
desktop and following the instructions.

You will then go through the Fujitsu registration process.
Follow the instructions on the screens, and enter all of
the necessary information. Be as specific as possible so
that if you need help the service and support team will
be able to serve you better.

Final Settings

The first part of your final settings is the Windows End
User License Agreement. Read the agreement carefully.
When you finish reading you must accept or reject the
terms of the agreement and then click on the Next button.

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

Windows Product Activation

Windows XP has already been pre-installed and pre­activated when you receive the system.

In the event you need to re-install Windows XP (e.g.,
after making significant configuration changes), it may
be necessary to reactivate the operating system. To do so,
use the following information.

■

After re-installing Windows XP, you have thirty days to
activate it. Product activation ensures that you are the
authorized owner of the Windows XP operating sys­tem.

■

Until you activate the product, you will be prompted
whenever you turn on the system that activation is

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required. Follow the on-screen directions to activate
your operating system. The product only needs to be
activated once, unless significant hardware changes are
made to your system.

■

Note that Product Activation and Registration are not
the same thing. Registration is optional, whereas Prod­uct Activation is a required procedure.

REGISTERING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK

How do I register?

To register, visit our Web site at:

http://us.fujitsu.com/computers

INSTALLING CLICK ME!

The first time you boot up your system, you will see an
icon called Click Me!. (The icon is located in the Start
menu for Windows XP systems). When you click the
Click Me! icon, your system will automatically build the
icon tray in the bottom right of the screen. These icons
provide links to utilities that you will frequently access.

Click Me! will install additional system utilities to maxi­mize the performance of your system.

Getting Started

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Power Management

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

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

POWER/SUSPEND/RESUME BUTTON

When your LifeBook notebook is active, the Power/
Suspend/Resume button can be used to manually put
your notebook into Suspend mode. Push the Power/
Suspend/Resume button when your notebook is active,
but not actively accessing anything, and immediately
release the button. You will hear two short beeps and
your system will enter Suspend mode. (See figure 2-4 on

page 6 for location)

If your LifeBook is suspended, pushing the Power/
Suspend/Resume button returns your notebook to active
operation. You can tell whether the system is Suspended
by looking at the Power indicator. (See figure 2-4 on
page 6) If the indicator is visible and not flashing, your
notebook is fully operational. If the indicator is visible
and flashing, your notebook is in Suspend mode. If the
indicator is not visible, the power is off or your notebook
is in Hibernation mode. (See Hibernation Feature)

SUSPEND MODE

Suspend or Standby mode in Windows saves the
contents of your LifeBook notebook’s system memory
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 notebook can be
put in Suspend mode by:

■

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

■

Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut Down menu.

■

Timing out from lack of activity.

■

Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery
Warning condition.

Your notebook’s system memory typically stores the file
on which you are working, open application informa­tion, and any other data required to support operations
in progress. When you resume operation from Suspend
mode, your notebook will return to the point where it left
off. You must use the Power/Suspend/Resume button to
resume operation, and there must be an adequate power

source available, or your notebook will not resume.

■

If you are running your LifeBook note­book on battery power, be aware that
the battery continues to discharge while
your notebook is in Suspend mode,
though not as fast as when fully opera­tional.

■

Disabling the Power/Suspend/Resume
button prevents it from being used to
put your LifeBook notebook in Suspend
or Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) mode.
The resume function of the button can­not be disabled.

■

The Suspend or Hibernation (Save-to­Disk) mode should not be used with cer­tain PC Cards. Check your PC Card doc­umentation for more information. When
PC Cards or external 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 restarts.

■

If your LifeBook notebook is actively
accessing information when you enter
the Suspend or Hibernation (Save-to­Disk) mode, changes to open files are
not lost. The files are left open and
memory is kept active during Suspend
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.

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Getting Started

HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE

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

Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature

The default setting is not enabled. To enable or disable
the Hibernation feature follow these easy steps:

1. From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select
Control Panel.

2. From the Control Panel select Power Options.

3. Select the Hibernation tab. Select the box to enable
or disable this feature.

Using the Hibernation Feature

1. From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select
Control Panel.

2. From the Control Panel select Power Options.

3. Select the Advanced tab. Select Hibernate from the
pull down menu for Power buttons.

DISPLAY TIMEOUT

The Video Timeout is one of the power management
parameters. This feature saves power by turning off the
display if there is no keyboard or pointer activity for the
user selected timeout period. Any keyboard or pointer
activity will cause the display to restart automatically.
This feature is independent of the Power/Suspend/
Resume button and can be enabled and disabled in
Windows and BIOS setup utility. (See BIOS Setup Utility

on page 27 for more information)

HARD DISK TIMEOUT

The Hard Disk Timeout is another one of the power
management parameters. This feature saves power by
turning off the hard drive if there is no hard drive
activity for the user selected timeout period. Any
attempt to access the hard drive will cause it to restart
automatically. This feature is independent of the Power/
Suspend/Resume button and can be enabled and
disabled in Windows and BIOS setup utility. (See BIOS

Setup Utility on page 27 for more information)

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 click Shut Down.

2. Select the Restart option from within the Windows

Shut Down dialog box.

3. Click OK to restart your notebook. Your notebook

will shut down and then reboot

Turning off your notebook without exiting
Windows, or turning it on within 10
seconds of being shut off may cause an
error when you start the next time.

.

POWER OFF

Before turning off the power, check that the Hard Drive,
DVD, CD-ROM, CD-RW, PC Card and Floppy Disk
indicators are all Off. (See figure 2-4 on page 6) If you
power-off while accessing a disk or PC Card there is a
risk of data loss. To ensure that the notebook shuts down

without error, use the Windows shutdown procedure.

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 click Shut Down or
Turn Off Comp ute r.

2. Select the Shut Down option from within the
Windows Shut Down dialog box.

3. Click OK to shut down your notebook.

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

WINDOWS POWER MANAGEMENT

Power Management

The Power Management icon located in the Windows
Control Panel allows you to configure some power
management settings. For example, you can use Power
Management 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. The
settings may also be changed in the BIOS. (See BIOS

Setup Utility on page 27 for more information)

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User-Installable
Features

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LifeBook S6000 Notebook

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User Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery

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

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

■

When used at temperatures that exceeds a low of 5°C
or a high of 35°C. Extreme temperatures not only
reduce charging efficiency, but can also cause battery
deterioration. The 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 Indicators on page 11 for more informa­tion)

■

When using a high current device such as a modem,
Super-Multi DVD drive, DVD/CD-RW combo drive,
or the hard drive, using the AC adapter will conserve
your battery life.

Do not leave a faulty battery in your
LifeBook notebook. It may damage your
AC adapter, optional Auto/Airline adapter,
another battery or your notebook itself. It
may also prevent operation of your
notebook by draining all available current
into the bad battery.

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
shown inside the Battery Level icon 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 Suspend mode,
or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery.

(See Power Management on page 30 for more information
on Suspend mode and shutdown procedure)

Using heavy current devices such as Modem
or frequent DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM
accesses may prevent charging completely.

■

Actual battery life will vary based on
screen brightness, applications, fea­tures, power management settings, bat­tery condition and other customer
preferences. Super-Multi DVD drive,
DVD/CD-RW drive combo drive, or
hard drive usage may also have a signifi­cant impact on battery life. The battery
charging capacity is reduced as the bat­tery ages. If your battery is running low
quickly, you should replace it with a new
one.

■

Under federal, state, or local law it may
be illegal to dispose of batteries by put­ting them in the trash. Please take care
of our environment and dispose of bat­teries properly. Check with your local
government authority for details regard­ing recycling or disposing of old batter­ies. If you cannot find this information
elsewhere, contact your support repre­sentative at 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800­838-5487)

Low Battery State

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

■

Once the low battery notification mes­sage appears, you need to save all your
active data and put your LifeBook note­book into Suspend 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 Suspend mode there
must always be at least one power
source active. If you remove all power
sources while your LifeBook notebook is
in Suspend mode, any data that has not
been saved to the hard drive will be lost.

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

Shorted Batteries

The Status Indicator panel uses a symbol inside the
battery outline of the Battery Level indicator to display
the operating level available in that battery. (See figure 2-
10 on page 11) If this display shows a Shorted Battery, it
means that the battery is damaged and must be replaced
so it does not damage any other parts of your notebook.

REPLACING THE BATTERY

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

1. Plug an AC Adapter into the system and connect it
to a power outlet.

Battery Bay Release Latches

Figure 4-1. Removing a Battery

2. Press the two battery bay release latches to release
the battery (Figure 4-1).

3. Remove the battery from the bay.

4. Slide the new battery into the bay (Figure 4-2).

Cold-swapping Batteries

To cold-swap batteries in your battery bay follow these
easy steps: (Figure 4-1)

1. Have a charged battery ready to install.

2. Shut down your notebook and disconnect
the AC adapter.

3. Unlock the battery bay using the lock button.

4. Slide the battery bay release button to open the bay.

5. Remove the battery from the bay.

6. Slide the new battery into the bay.

7. Close the bay and slide the battery bay release
button back.

8. Plug in the AC adapter and turn the power on.

Hot-swapping Batteries

To hot-swap batteries in your battery bay follow these
easy steps: (Figure 4-1)

Be sure to plug in an AC Adapter prior to
removing the battery. There is no bridge

battery present to support the system
while the battery is being replaced. If you
do not use an AC Adapter you will lose
any unsaved files.

Figure 4-2. Installing a Battery

5. Press the battery down until it clicks into place.

If the Lithium ion battery connector is not
fully seated, you may not be able to use
your notebook or charge your battery.

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Eject Button

Note: The external floppy disk drive
pictured is used for illustration
purposes only; other external floppy
disk drives may vary in detail.

Figure 4-4.Loading/Ejecting a 3.5” Floppy Disk

External USB
Floppy Disk Drive

An external USB floppy disk drive is available as an
option for your LifeBook notebook. The external floppy
disk drive can read and write information on removable

1.44MB and 720KB floppy disks.

Your LifeBook notebook is preconfigured
to boot from a USB floppy drive. Refer­ence the BIOS manual for further informa­tion on changing the default boot drive.
The BIOS manual can be found on the
Fujitsu Computer Systems web site:
us.fujitsu.com/computers, under Support.

LOADING A DISK

To load a disk into your disk drive, follow these easy
steps:

1. Orient the disk so that its label is facing upwards
and the shutter side is pointing towards the drive.

(Figure 4-4)

2. Push the disk into the drive until the Eject button
pops out and you hear a click.

PREPARING A DISK FOR USE

Before you can use a new disk, it needs to be prepared
so your LifeBook notebook knows where to store infor­mation. This preparation is called formatting or initial­izing a disk. You will need to format new disks, unless
they are preformatted. (Please refer to your operating

system manual for step-by-step instructions on formatting a
disk)

To prevent accidental erasure of the data stored on a
disk, slide the “write protect” tab until a small hole is
exposed. This sets the disk into a protected state where
nothing can be added or removed. If you want to add or
remove data on a protected disk, slide the “write
protect” tab to close the small hole. (Figure 4-5)

Write Enabled

Write Protected

EJECTING A DISK

To eject a disk from the disk drive, follow these easy
steps:

1. Check that the Floppy Disk Drive Access indicator
is inactive.

2. Press the Eject button. This will push your disk
partially out of the drive.

3. Remove the disk.

If you eject the disk while the Floppy Disk
Drive Access indicator is active, there is a
risk of damaging the data on the disk, the
disk itself or even the disk drive.

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Figure 4-5. Floppy Disk Write Protect

Formatting a floppy disk that already
contains data will erase all of the
information on the disk.

Figure 4-3. Media Player Drive

Media Player Drive

Your system may have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive or a
Super-Multi DVD drive. Collectively, these are known as
“optical drives”. A variety of media is available to use
with your system, depending upon the system configu­ration you have selected.

DVD-R and DVD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data. A
DVD-R disc can only be written to once; DVD-RW discs
can be written to over and over. DVD-R and DVD-RW
discs can be played on most standard DVD players.

CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 700 MB of data. A
CD-R disc can only be written to once; CD-RW discs
can be written to over and over.

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

■

DVD/CD-RW combo: A DVD/CD-RW combo drive
allows you to access movie, software, data, or audio
DVD/CDs, and to write data onto recordable CD-R
and CD-RW discs.

■

Modular Super-Multi DVD drive: This allows you to
access movies, software, and audio DVD/CDs as well
as to write to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD­RW, DVD+RW, and DVD RAM discs.

Install your media player software before
first using the optical drive. Refer to the
applicable readme file on the Driver
Applications CD-ROM.

User Installable Features

Media Eject Button

Media Holder Tray

■

Do not operate your optical drive unless
your LifeBook notebook is sitting on a
flat surface. Using a drive when the
system is not level may damage the
drive or prevent proper operation.

■

Prolonged use of the optical drive, such
as watching a DVD movie, will substan­tially reduce your battery life if no other
power source is attached.

■

You should regularly check the Fujitsu
web site at http://us.fujitsu.com/
computers for current updated drivers.

■

All LifeBook DVD players are set to play
DVD titles with region code number 1
which is specified for the North Amer­ican market. The region number is a
regional restriction code defined by the
DVD Forum acting on Hollywood
requirements. Different region codes
are recorded on video DVD titles for
publication in different areas of the
world. If the regional code of the DVD
player does not match the codes on the
titles, then playback is impossible.

■

You can change the region code on the
DVD player using the Properties menu
of the DVD software. Note, however,
that you can only change the region
code up to four times. After the fourth
change, the last code entered becomes
permanent, and cannot be changed.

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LOADING MEDIA ON YOUR DRIVE

To load a disc into your optical drive:

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

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

There may be a protective sheet in the tray
from when it was shipped; please make
sure it is removed before operating the
drive.

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 4-3)

If you have disabled the Auto Insert
Notification Function, you will have to
start the drive from your desktop, since
your LifeBook notebook will not
automatically recognize that media has
been loaded.

(a)

(b)

USING THE MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE

Depending upon its configuration, your
system may not have the media player
software pre-installed. If it is not installed,
reference the documentation that
accompanies the media application.

Starting a DVD Movie (DVD Models only)

1. Insert the DVD movie into your optical drive. If the
CD AutoRun feature activates, skip Step 2.

2. The first time you insert a movie into the DVD/CD­RW tray, you will be prompted to select what you
want the system to do when discs are inserted (e.g.,
start automatically or wait for a prompt). Until you
make a selection, you will receive the same prompt
whenever you insert a disc.

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

Opening the Media Player Control Panel

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

Along with the on-screen media player
control panel, you can also operate your
media player using the application buttons
when the mode is set to Media Player. For
more information, reference “Application
Launch/ Media Player Buttons” on
page 21.

(c)

Figure 4-3. Loading/Ejecting Media

(d)

REMOVING MEDIA

1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the
optical drive. This will stop the drive and the holder
tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short
distance.

2. Gently pull the tray out until the disc can easily be
removed from the tray.

3. Carefully remove the media disc from the holder
tray.

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

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1. Right-click on the movie screen to open a dropdown
menu for options.

2. Select View, then Player for all the controls available.
This will open the control panel into the bottom of
the screen.

Using the Media Player Control Panel

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

1. To Pause the movie, click the on-screen button.

2. To Rewind the movie, click the  button to rewind
to a specific portion of the movie, or the  button
to return to the opening screen.

3. To Fast-forward the movie, click the  button to
forward to a specific portion of the movie, or the
button to jump to the ending credits.

4. To Stop the movie, click the  button.

User Installable Features

Exiting the Media Player

1. Click the U located in the upper right corner of the
title bar. This will open a media player dialog box.

2. Click Yes to stop and exit the movie, or No to close
the media player dialog box and return to the movie.

™

USING DOLBY

HEADPHONE

The Dolby Headphone utility lets you enjoy multi­channel sound sources, such as DVD movies, with real­istic virtual surround sound using conventional stereo
headphones. The Dolby Headphone is a utility that is
available in the InterVideo WinDVD application.

Dolby Headphone is a signal processing system that
enables your stereo headphones to realistically emulate

the sound of a five-speaker playback system.

■

Media discs which do not have the
Dolby Surround 5:1 symbol will not
support Dolby Headphone.

■

After making changes to the Dolby
Headphone feature and clicking OK,
wait at least ten seconds before making
another change in order to allow the
system to stabilize.

To use the Dolby Headphone feature, perform the
following steps:

1. Double click the InterVideo WinDVD icon on your
desktop.

2. On the toolbar that appears, click the Properties
button (the fourth button from the left, with the
image of a wrench).

3. On the Properties window, select the Dolby Head­phone tab.

4. To enable Dolby Headphone, check the Enable
Dolby Headphone box. To change the type of
surround sound, select one of the radio buttons
listed under Room Filter Setting.

5. Click OK. The Dolby Headphone feature will now
be enabled until you disable it by unchecking Enable
Dolby Headphone.

USING OPTICAL DRIVE ON BATTERY POWER

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

charged battery or attach AC power during the movie to
view it in its entirety.

An additional fully-charged 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 online at
http://us.fujitsu.com/computers or by
calling 1-877-372-3473.

To Watch a Movie on Battery Power:

1. Have an additional full-charged battery or your AC
adapter ready for use.

2. Start watching your DVD movie.

3. When the low battery warning occurs, immediately
stop the movie and exit the media player

If you do not stop the optical drive quickly
and the LifeBook notebook attempts to
auto-suspend (critical battery low state)
the notebook will shut down improperly. If
this occurs, you will need to perform a
hard reset and follow any instructions
presented before the system will reboot.

.

4. Power down your LifeBook notebook and replace
the discharged battery with an additional fully­charged battery. If you do not have an additional
battery, you should attach AC power as soon as you
see the low battery warning.

5. Resume your notebook operation by pressing the
Suspend button again.This is not required if you
attached AC power without entering suspend 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

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 media player cannot be
guaranteed.

.

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PC Card Slot

User Installable Features

PC Card

Figure 4-6. Installing/Removing PC Cards

PC Cards

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook supports Type I and II
PC Cards, which can perform a variety of functions.

Some available PC Cards:

■

Fax/data modem cards

■

Local area network (LAN) cards

■

IDE solid-state disk cards

■

SCSI cards

■

Compact Flash adapter card

■

Other PC Cards that conform to PCMCIA 2.1 or
CardBus standards

For further information, refer to the instructions
supplied with your PC Card.

INSTALLING PC CARDS

PC Cards are installed in the PC Card slot. To install a
PC Card, follow these easy steps: (Figure 4-6)

■

Installing or removing a PC Card during
your LifeBook notebook’s shutdown or
bootup process may damage the card
and/or your notebook.

■

Do not insert a PC Card into a slot if
there is water or any other substance on
the card as you may permanently dam­age the card, your LifeBook notebook,
or both.

■

Be sure to orient the card properly
before inserting it. Failure to do so could
result in damage to the card socket.

1. See your PC Card manual for specific instructions
on the installation of your card. Some PC Cards
may require your notebook to be Off while
installing them.

2. Make sure there is no PC Card currently in the slot.
If there is, see Removing PC Cards.

Eject Button

3. Insert your PC Card into the slot, with the product
label facing up.

4. Push the card into the slot firmly until it is seated
in the opening. You will hear a click and the Eject
button will pop away from your notebook.

5. Flip the Eject button towards the rear of your
notebook to lock the PC Card.

REMOVING PC CARDS

To remove a PC Card, follow these easy steps:

Windows has a shutdown procedure for
PC Cards that must be followed before
removing a card. (Please review your oper­ating system manual for the correct proce­dure). Before removing a PC Card in
Windows, shut down PC Card operation
using the Unplug/Eject Hardware icon
located on the taskbar.

1. See your PC Card manual for specific instructions
on removing your card. Some PC Cards may require
your notebook to be in Suspend Mode or Off while
removing them

2. Flip the Eject button towards the front of your note­book until it is fully extended, and then push it in
until it is flush with the notebook. This will push the
PC Card slightly out of the slot allowing you to
remove the card

.

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.

.

If the PC Card has an external connector
and cable, do not pull the cable when
removing the card.

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Memory Stick/
Secure Digital Slot

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

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

Secure Digital (SD) Cards are very similar to Memory
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. Like the memory stick, it uses flash
memory architecture.

2. Make sure there is no card currently in the slot. If
there is, see Removing a Memory Stick/SD Card.

3. Insert your card into the slot with the product label
facing up.

4. Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in
the connector. (Figure 4-7)

Figure 4-7. Installing an SD Card

REMOVING A MEMORY STICK/SD CARD

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

1. See your Memory Stick or SD Card manual for
instructions before removing of your card. Some
cards may require your LifeBook notebook to be in
Suspend Mode or Off while removing them.

Figure 4-4. Memory Stick (left) and Secure Digital Card (right)

INSTALLING MEMORY STICK/SD CARDS

Memory Sticks and SD Cards are installed in the
Memory Stick/SD Card slot (Figure 4-7). To install a
Memory Stick or SD Card, follow these steps

■

Installing or removing a Memory Stick or
SD Card during your LifeBook note­book’s shutdown or bootup process may
damage the card and/or your LifeBook
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 LifeBook notebook, or
both.

1. See your Memory Stick or SD Card manual for
instructions on the installation of your card. Some
cards may require that your notebook is off while
installing them.

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:

Figure 4-8. Removing an SD Card

2. To remove an SD card or Memory Stick card from
the slot, push it firmly into the slot so that it
unlatches, then pull it from the slot.

User Installable Features

Memory Upgrade Module

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes with a minimum
of 256 MB of high speed Double Data Rate Synchronous
Dynamic RAM (DDR SDRAM), 333 MHz factory
installed. To increase your LifeBook notebook’s memory
capacity (up to a maximum of 2 GB), you may install a
larger and/or an additional memory upgrade module.
The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-line (DIMM)
SDRAM module. To ensure 100% compatibility,
purchase the SDRAM module only from the Fujitsu web

store at us.fujitsu.com/computers.

■

Do not remove any screws from the
memory upgrade module compartment
except the ones specifically shown in the
directions for installing and removing the
memory upgrade module.

■

The memory upgrade module can be
severely damaged by electro-static dis­charge (ESD). Be sure you are properly
grounded when handling and installing
the module.

INSTALLING MEMORY UPGRADE MODULES

1. Turn off power to your LifeBook notebook and
remove any power adapter (AC or auto/airline).

2. Make sure that all the connector covers are closed.

3. Turn the notebook bottom side up, and remove the
screws of the memory upgrade module compart­ment. (Figure 4-9)

4. Remove the cover.

and into the connector until it lodges under the
retaining clip. You will hear a click when it is prop­erly in place. (Figure 4-10)

Figure 4-10. Installing a Second Memory Module

8. Replace the cover. (Figure 4-11)

9. Replace the screws.

Figure 4-9. Opening the Memory Upgrade Compartment

5. Remove the memory upgrade module from the
static guarded sleeve.

6. Align the memory upgrade module with the part
side up. Align the connector edge of the memory
upgrade module with the connector slot in the
compartment.

7. Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45° angle.
Press the connector edge of the module firmly down

Figure 4-11. Replacing the Memory Compartment Cover

The memory upgrade module is not
something you routinely remove from
your notebook. Once it is installed, you
can leave it in place unless you want to
change system memory capacity.

TO REMOVE A MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE

1. Perform steps 1 through 4 of Installing a Memory
Upgrade Module.

2. Pull the clips sideways away from each side of the
memory upgrade module at the same time.

3. While holding the clips out, remove the module
from the slot by lifting it up and pulling towards the
rear of your notebook. (Figure 4-12)

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Memory Clip

Figure 4-12. Removing a Memory Upgrade Module

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

5. Replace the cover. (Figure 4-11)

6. Replace the screws.

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] ->
Settings -> Control Panel, then double-clicking the
System icon. Select the General tab and check the
amount of memory under “Computer:”.

There may be a variation between the actual memory
size and what is displayed. This is due to the fact that
your system uses a video graphics chip which dynami­cally allocates system memory to accelerate graphics
performance. Up to 64 MB of memory is dynamically
shared on an as-needed basis using Dynamic Video
Memory Technology (DVMT).

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 55.

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Device Ports

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

MODEM (RJ-11) TELEPHONE JACK

The modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is used for an
internal modem. To connect the telephone cable follow
these easy steps:

1. Align the connector with the port opening.

2. Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

3. Plug the other end of the telephone cable into a
telephone outlet. (Figure 4-13)

Figure 4-13. Connecting a Modem

User Installable Features

■

The internal modem is designed to the
ITU-T V.90 standard. Its maximum
speed of 53000 bps is the highest
allowed by FCC, and its actual connec­tion rate depends on the line conditions.
The maximum speed is 33600bps at
upload.

■

The internal modem on all Fujitsu Life­Book notebooks from Fujitsu are certi­fied for use in the United States and
Canada. The modem may be certified in
other countries.

INTERNAL LAN (RJ-45) JACK

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

1. Align the connector with the port opening.

2. Push the connector into the port until it is
seated.(Figure 4-14)

3. Plug the other end of the cable into a LAN outlet.

The modem sound is deactivated by default, to activate
modem sound follow these easy steps:

1. Right click on the Speaker icon in your system tray.

2. Select Open Volume.

3. Select Option/Properties.

4. Under “Show the following volume controls”, click

on Phone and click OK.

5. Uncheck the Mute box under Phone Balance.

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

Figure 4-14. Connecting the LAN

UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS PORTS

The Universal Serial Bus 2.0 ports (USB) allow you to
connect USB devices such as external game pads,
pointing devices, keyboards and/or speakers.

In order to connect a USB device follow these steps:

1. Align the connector with the port opening.(Figure 4-

15)

2. Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

Due to the ongoing changes in USB tech­nology and standards, not all USB devices
and/or drivers are guaranteed to work.

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Figure 4-15. Connecting a USB Device

IEEE 1394 PORT

The 4-pin 1394 port allows you to connect digital
devices that are compliant with IEEE 1394 standard. The
IEEE 1394 standard is easy to use, connect, and discon­nect. This port can allow up to 400 Mbps transfer rate. A
third-party application is required to operate your

digital device with the 1394 port

The 1394 port used in this system uses a
four-pin configuration. If you intend to
interface with devices which use a six-pin
configuration, you will need to purchase
an adapter.

In order to connect a 1394 device, follow these steps:

1. Align the connector with the port opening.

2. Push the connector into the port until it is
seated.(Figure 4-16)

.

2. Push the connector into the port until it is seated

If you plug headphones into the
headphone jack, you will disable the built­in stereo speakers.

Figure 4-17. Connecting Headphones

If you plug headphones into the head­phone jack, the built-in stereo speakers
will be disabled.

.

MICROPHONE JACK

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

(Figure 4-18)

1. Align the connector with the port opening.

2. Push the connector into the port until it is
seated.

Figure 4-16. Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device

HEADPHONE JACK

The headphone jack (Figure 4-17) allows you to connect
headphones or powered external speakers to your note­book. Your headphones or speakers must be equipped
with a 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo mini-plug. In order to
connect headphones or speakers follow these steps:

1. Align the connector with the port opening.

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Figure 4-18. Connecting a Microphone

EXTERNAL MONITOR PORT

The external monitor port allows you to connect an
external monitor. In order to connect an external monitor
follow these easy steps: (Figure 4-19)

1. Open the flexible cover over the external monitor
port.

2. Align the connector with the port opening.

3. Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

4. Tighten the two hold-down screws, located on each
side of the connector.

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 monitor
only, finally moving to both the built-in
display panel and an external monitor.

User Installable Features

Figure 4-19. Connecting an External Monitor

S-VIDEO OUT PORT (TV OUT)

The S-Video port allows you to connect and use directly
any S-Video device, such as a VCR or television. The
S-Video standard provides for a higher quality picture
than NTSC or PAL. In order to connect an S-Video
device, follow these easy steps: (Figure 4-20)

1. Attach the mini S-Video cable adapter (Figure 2-3)
(included with your system accessories) to the S­Video cable from the device.

2. Align the connector with the port opening.

3. Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

When S-Video is connected, you can toggle the S-Video
device on and off by pressing the [F11] key while
holding down the [Fn] key.

Figure 4-20. Connecting an S-Video Device

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Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook is sturdy and subject to
few problems in the field. However, you may encounter
simple setup or operating problems that you can solve
on the spot, or problems with peripheral devices, that
you can solve by replacing the device. The information
in this section helps you isolate and resolve some of these
straightforward problems and identify failures that
require service.

IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM

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

1. Turn off your LifeBook notebook.

2. Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into your note­book and to an active AC power source.

3. Make sure that any card installed in the PC Card slot
is seated properly. You can also remove the card
from the slot, thus eliminating it as a possible cause
of failure.

4. Make sure that any devices connected to the external
connectors are plugged in properly. You can also
disconnect such devices, thus eliminating them as
possible causes of failure.

5. Turn on your notebook. Make sure it has been off at
least 10 seconds before you turn it back on.

6. Go through the boot sequence.

7. If the problem has not been resolved, refer to the
Troubleshooting Table, that follows, for more

detailed troubleshooting information.

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)
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Web site: http://us.fujitsu.com/computers.

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. (See

figure 2-8 on page 10 for location)

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.

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.

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TROUB LESH OOTI NG TAB LE

Problem Page

Audio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 52

DVD/CD-ROM Drive Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . page 52

Floppy Disk Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 53

Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 53

Keyboard or Mouse Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 53

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54

Modem Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

Audio Problems

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

The volume is turned too low. Adjust the volume control on your notebook.

The software volume control is
set too low.

Headphones are plugged into
your notebook.

BIOS audio settings
are incorrect.

Software driver is not
configured correctly.

Problem Page

USB Device Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54

PC Card Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 54

Power Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 55

Shutdown and Startup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . page 56

Video Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 57

Miscellaneous Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 59

Adjust the sound volume control settings in your
software, operating system and applications.

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

Set the BIOS setup utility to the default values within
the Multimedia Device Configuration menu. (See

BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information)

Refer to your application and operating system
documentation for help.

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

DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM Drive Problems

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

Protective sheet is still in the
DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM
drive tray.

DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM is
not pushed down onto raised
center circle of the drive.

DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM tray
is not latched shut.

Incorrect DVD Player or no
DVD Player software is
installed.

Wrong drive designator was
used for DVD/CD-RW/CD­ROM in the application.

Windows DVD/CD-RW/CD­ROM auto insertion function
is disabled.

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.

Remove the protective sheet from the tray.

Open DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM tray and re-install
DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM properly.

Push on the front of the DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM
tray until it latches.

Install DVD Player software. (See “Using the Media

Player Software” on page 38 for more information.)

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

Start the DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM from the desktop
or application software or re-enable the Windows
DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM auto insertion function.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

(continued)

The DVD/CD-RW/CD­ROM Access indicator on
the Status Indicator Panel
blinks at regular intervals
when no DVD/CD-RW/
CD-ROM is in the tray or
the DVD/CD-RW/CD­ROM drive is not installed.

Floppy Disk Drive Problems

You cannot access your
floppy disk.

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

The Windows DVD/CD-RW/
CD-ROM auto insertion func­tion is active and is checking to
see if a DVD/CD-RW/CD­ROM is ready to run.

You tried to write to a write
protected floppy disk.

Floppy disk is not
loaded correctly.

The floppy disk drive may not
be properly installed.

Troubleshooting

Wipe DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM with a non-abrasive
CD cleaning cloth and reinsert. If it still will not
work try another DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM in
the drive.

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

Eject the floppy disk and set it to write enable.

(See Preparing a Disk for Use on page 40 for more
information)

Eject floppy disk, check orientation and re-insert.

(See Ejecting a Disk on page 40 for more information)

Remove and re-install your floppy disk drive.

Hard Drive Problems

You cannot access your
hard drive.

Keyboard or Mouse Problems

The built-in keyboard does
not seem to work.

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

Security is set to protect access
to floppy disk data.

The setup utility is incorrectly
set for your internal (Primary
Master) or optional second
hard drive (Primary Slave).

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

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

The notebook has gone into
Suspend mode.

Your application has locked
out your keyboard.

Your external device is not
properly installed.

Verify your password and security settings.

Revise BIOS settings to set both Primary Master
and Primary Slave correctly. (See BIOS Setup Utility

on page 27 for more information)

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.

Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.

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

Re-install your device. (See Device Ports on page 45

for more information)

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

(continued)

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

Memory Problems

Your Power On screen, or
Main menu of the BIOS
setup utility information,
does not show the correct
amount of installed
memory.

Modem Problems

Messages about modem
operation.

USB Device Problems

Your operating system
software is not setup with the

Check your device and operating system docu-

mentation and activate the proper driver.
correct software driver
for that device.

Your operating system
software is not setup with

Check your device and operating system

documentation and activate the proper driver.
the correct software driver
for that device.

Your system has crashed. Try to restart your notebook.

Your memory upgrade module
is not properly installed.

Remove and re-install your memory upgrade

module. (See Memory Upgrade Module on page 43

for more information)

You have a memory failure. Check for Power On Self Test (POST) messages.

(See Power On Self Test Messages on page 60 for more

information)

Messages about modem
operation are generated by

See your application software documentation for

additional information.
whichever modem application
is in use.

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

PC Card Problems

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

The device is not
properly installed.

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 PC
Card device.

Remove and re-install the device. (See Device Ports

on page 45 for more information)

Close the application and restart your notebook.

See your software documentation and activate the

correct driver.

Remove and re-install the card. (See PC Cards on

page 41 for more information)

Close the application and restart your notebook.

See your software documentation and activate the

correct driver.

See your PC Card documentation to determine

the required I/O address. Change the settings in

the BIOS. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for

more information)

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

(continued)

Power Failures

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

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

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

Troubleshooting

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

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the
presence and condition of the batteries. (See Status
Indicator Panel on page 11 for more information)
Install a charged battery or a Power adapter.

Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.

The primary battery is
installed but is faulty.

Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence
and condition of the batteries. (See Status Indicator
Panel on page 11 for more information) If a battery is
indicating a short, remove that battery and operate
from another power source or replace that battery.

The battery or batteries are low. Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the

presence and condition of the batteries. (See Status
Indicator Panel on page 11 for more information) Use
a Power adapter to operate until a battery is charged
or install a charged battery.

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

Verify that your adapter is connected correctly. (See

Power Sources on page 25 for more information)

in properly.

The Power adapter (AC or
auto/airline) has no power
from the AC outlet, airplane
seat jack, or the car’s cigarette
lighter.

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

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

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

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

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 Savings menu of the setup utility to
adjust the timeout values to better suit your needs.

You are operating on battery
power only and have ignored a
low battery alarm until the

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

page 25 for more information)

batteries are all at the dead
battery state and your machine
has gone into Dead Battery
Suspend mode.

You have a battery failure. 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 11 for more information)

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

Your LifeBook notebook
turns off all by itself.

Your power adapter has failed
or lost its power source.

(continued)

Your LifeBook notebook
will not work on battery
alone.

The installed batteries
are dead.

No batteries are installed. Install a charged battery.

The batteries are improperly
installed.

Your installed batteries
are faulty.

The batteries seem to
discharge too quickly.

You are running an application
that uses a great deal of power
due to frequent hard drive
access or DVD/CD-ROM
access, use of a modem card
or a LAN PC card.

The power savings features
may be disabled.

The brightness is turned all
the way up.

The batteries are very old. Replace the batteries.

The batteries have been
exposed to high temperatures.

The batteries are too hot
or too cold.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

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

Replace the battery with a charged one or install
a Power adapter.

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 11 for more information)

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

Check the power management and/or setup utility
settings in the Power Savings menu and adjust
according to your operating needs.

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

Replace the batteries.

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

The Suspend/Resume
button does not work.

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The Suspend/Resume button
is disabled from the Advanced
submenu of the Power menu
of the setup utility.

You did not hold the button
in long enough.

There may be a conflict with
the application software.

Enable the button from the setup utility.

Hold the button longer. This may need to be a few
seconds if your application is preventing the CPU
from checking for button pushes.

Close all applications and try the button again.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

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

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

Troubleshooting

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 27 for more information)

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 27 for more information)

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

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 when the
system has resumed.

Video Problems

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

Internal hard drive was
not detected.

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

BIOS setup changes were not
saved when you made them
and exited the BIOS setup
utility returning it to
previous settings.

The BIOS CMOS hold-up
battery has failed.

The system may be password­protected.

Something is pushing on the
Closed Cover switch.

The notebook is set for an
external monitor only.

The angle of the display and
the 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.

Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master

submenu, located within the Main menu, to try to

auto detect the internal hard drive.

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 Messages on

page 60 for more information)

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 to verify that the

Security icon is blinking. If it is blinking, enter your

password.

Clear the Closed Cover switch. (See figure 2-4 on

page 6 for location)

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

allows you to change your selection of where to

send your display video. Each time you press the

combination of keys you will step to the next

choice. The choices, in order are: built-in display

only, external monitor only, both built-in display

and external monitor.

Move the display and the brightness control until

you have adequate visibility.

Press any button 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 Standy mode, Auto Suspend or Video

Timeout)

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

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

Contact your support representative.

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

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

The Built-in Display does
not close.

The Built-in Display has
bright or dark spots.

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

The notebook has gone into
Video timeout, Standby mode,
Suspend mode or Save-to-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.

Something is pushing on the
Closed Cover switch.

The system may be password­protected.

A foreign object, such as a
paper clip, is stuck between the
display and the keyboard.

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

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

You are running an application
that does not support 800 x
600/1024 x 768 pixel resolution
display and display compres­sion is enabled.

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 Savings menu of the setup
utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit
your operation needs. (See BIOS Setup Utility on

page 27 for more information)

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 Closed Cover switch. (See figure 2-4 on

page 6 for location)

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.

Display is faulty; contact your support representative.

Display compression gives a clearer but smaller
display for applications that do not support 800 x
600/1024 x 768 pixel resolution. You can fill the
screen but have less resolution by changing your
display compression setting, (See the Video Features
submenu, located within the Advanced menu of the
BIOS. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more

information)

The Display is dark when
on battery power.

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

Press [Fn] + [F7] to increase brightness or double­click on the battery gauge and adjust Power Control
under battery settings.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

Your BIOS setup is not set to
enable your external monitor.

Troubleshooting

Try toggling the video destination by pressing [Fn]

and [F10] together, or check your BIOS setup and

enable your external monitor. (See the Video Features

submenu, located within the Advanced Menu of the

BIOS. (See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more

information)

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

Miscellaneous Problems

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

Your external monitor is not
properly installed.

Your operating system soft­ware 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.

Reinstall your device. (See External Monitor Port on

page 46 for more information)

Check your device and operating system

documentation and activate the proper driver.

See your monitor documentation and the

External Monitor Support portions of the

Specifications section. (See Specifications on page 73

for more information)

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.

nnnn Cache SRAM Passed

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

*Diskette drive A error or Diskette 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 27 for more information) 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 RAM Failed at offset: nnnn

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.

*Failing Bits: nnnn The hex number nnnn

This is a map of the bits at the memory address (in
System, Extended, or Shadow memory) which failed the
memory test. Each 1 (one) in the map indicates a failed
bit. This is a serious fault that may cause you to lose data
if you continue. Contact your support representative.

*Fixed Disk x Failure or Fixed Disk Controller
Failure (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 media type

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.

*Keyboard error nn

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.

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Troubleshooting

*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.

*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. This
battery has an expected life of 2 to 3 years.

System BIOS shadowed

System BIOS copied to shadow RAM.

*System CMOS checksum bad – run SETUP

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.

*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 RAM 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.

UMB upper limit segment address: nnnn

Displays the address of the upper limit of Upper
Memory Blocks, indicating released segments of the
BIOS memory which may be reclaimed by a virtual
memory manager.

Video BIOS shadowed

Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM.

EMERGENCY MEDIA PLAYER
DRIVE TRAY RELEASE

If for some reason the eject button fails, you can open
the DVD/CD-ROM tray with a paper clip or similar tool
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.

MODEM RESULT CODES

The operating system and application software that is
factory installed detects the modem characteristics and
provides the necessary command strings to operate the
modem. The internal modem operation is controlled by
generic AT commands from the operating system and
application software. The standard long form result
codes may, in some cases, be displayed on your screen to
keep you informed of the actions of your modem. The
operating system and application software may suppress
display of the result codes.

Examples of result codes are:

■

OK

■

NO CARRIER

■

NO DIALTONE

■

CONNECT 53000 (Connection complete
at 53,000 bps.)

■

ERROR

■

FAX

■

RING (This means an incoming call.)

■

BUSY

■

NO ANSWER

When using the internal modem with applications
that are not factory installed refer to the
application documentation.

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RESTORING YOUR
PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE

The Drivers and Applications Restore (DAR) CD
contains:

■

Sets of device drivers and Fujitsu utilities (in specific
directories) that are unique to your LifeBook note­book configuration for use as documented below.

■

A link to the Drive Image Special Edition (DISE)
utility on your hard disk drive.

■

Read-me files that provide additional use information
for items on this CD-ROM

■

If the DAR CD is in the drive when you
boot up the system, and the Boot
Sequence is set in the BIOS to boot from
the CD drive first (see “Creating a backup
image when booting up” on page 62), a
message will appear informing you that if
you proceed, you will have a choice of:
creating a new backup of drive C:, restor­ing a previous backup, or restoring the
original factory image.

Note that creating a new backup will
overwrite any previous backups, and
restoring a backup or factory image will
overwrite all information on the hard
drive, including saved files. If you wish to
install drivers or applications only from
the CD, remove the disk from the drive,
reboot the system, and insert the CD
after Wi

If you have access to the internet, visit the
Fujitsu Support web site at:
http://us.fujitsu.com/computers to check
for the most current information, drivers
and hints on how to perform recovery and
system updates.

.

ndows has started.

DRIVE IMAGE SPECIAL EDITION (DISE)

PowerQuest Drive Image Special Edition (DISE)
provides a way to restore your computer if you experi­ence a hard disk crash or other system failure. Fujitsu has
used DISE to create an image of everything installed on
the computer at the time you purchased it. The image is
saved on a separate partition on the hard disk. You can
use DISE to restore the factory image and return your
computer to the state in which it was shipped.

Although it is not necessary, you can use DISE to store
additional image files you create. For example, if you
install several applications and save data files on your
hard disk, you can create a new image that includes them
and then save that image file on the hard disk. Then, in
the event of a hard disk failure, you can restore the image
that includes the applications and data files you use

.

Using the DISE feature will reduce the
amount of usable disk space on your hard
disk drive.

Creating a Backup Image

You can create a system backup image of your C:\ drive
at any time. The C:\ partition must be a FAT, FAT32, or
NTFS partition, and it must be directly before the
backup partition on your hard disk.

There are two ways to implement the DISE utility: when
booting up the system, or from the desktop.

Creating a backup image when booting up

Before creating an image at boot-up, you must change
the boot-up priority in the BIOS so that the system will
go to the media drive first, rather than trying to boot-up
from the hard drive or an external floppy disk drive.

To change the boot-up priority:

1. Start your system and press [F2] when the Fujitsu
logo appears. You will enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

2. Using the arrow keys, go to the Boot menu.

3. Arrow down to the Boot Device Priority submenu
and press [Enter].

4. Arrow down to the CD-ROM drive in the list, and
press the space bar (or the + key) to move the CD­ROM drive to the top of the list. (The system
attempts to boot from the devices in the order in
which they are listed.)

5. Press [F10], then click on [Yes] to exit the BIOS
Setup Utility and return to the boot process.

After you have changed the boot priority, you can create
a backup image when you are booting up:

1. Install the DAR CD in the drive prior to booting up.
When bootup begins, a message appears informing

you that if you proceed, you will be able to:

■

Create a new backup of drive C

■

Restore a previous backup, or,

■

Restore the original factory image.

Note that creating a new backup will overwrite any
previous backups, and restoring a backup or factory
image will overwrite all information on the hard drive,
including saved files.

2.After you click [Y]es, you will be presented with two

options: [Create New Backup] and [Restore Backup].
After clicking [Create New Backup], follow the on­screen instructions. By clicking [Create New Backup],
a new image will be written to your backup partition.
This will overwrite any previously created image.

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Troubleshooting

Creating a backup image from the desktop

To create a backup image from the desktop, select Drive
Image SE from the Program list. You will initially be
prompted to create a backup diskette. It is not necessary
to create the backup diskette, since the DAR CD
performs the same function.

1. At the Drive Image Special Edition main screen,

click Options> Create New Backup. DISE displays a
warning that it must go to DOS to create the image.

2. Click Ye s . DISE creates an image file in the backup

partition. If you created a backup image previously,
the new image overwrites the old one.

Enlarging the Backup Partition

If there is not enough unused space in the backup parti­tion on your hard disk, DISE will resize the partition.
DISE will display the minimum, maximum, and recom­mended sizes for the backup partition. You choose the
size you want.

DISE takes the space from the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS
partition that you are backing up. If there is not enough
unused space in that partition to take, you will not be
able to resize the backup partition and create an image
file. You can delete files from the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS
partition to create more unused space on the hard disk.

Restoring a Backup Image

You can restore either a factory image or backup image.
Be aware that restoring a backup image will replace the
contents of the C:\ partition with the image you restore.

1. Disable virus protection software. If virus protection
software is enabled, DISE will lock up.

2. From the DISE main window, click Options >
Restore Backup to restore an image you created, or
click Options > Restore Factory Backup to restore
the factory image.

DISE shuts down to DOS and restores the image file.

Re-Installing Individual Drivers and Applications

The Drivers and Application CD can be used to selec­tively re-install drivers and/or applications that may have
been un-installed or corrupted.

The file paths used below assume the drive
designator for your DVD/CD-RW drive is
E:. If the designator for your drive is a
different letter, use the correct letter.

The EZ Install utility is used to install the system appli­cations, drivers, and utilities. Perform the following
steps to proceed with installation.

1. Install the Drivers and Applications CD in your
drive. The LifeBook Easy Installation window
should open automatically. (If it doesn’t open auto­matically, click [Start] -> Run, enter “E:\Ezinst.exe,
then click the [OK] button.)

2. Click the application or driver that you want to
install from the list that appears. (Before installing
the Fujitsu HotKey utility, see “Installing Fujitsu
HotKey” below.)

3. Click [Install] and follow the instructions that
appear.

Before Re-Installing Fujitsu HotKey

Prior to installing the Fujitsu HotKey utility, you must
first install the FUJ02B1 LCD Control Driver as follows.

1. Click Start -> Control Panel.

2. Click on "Printers and Other Hardware".

3. In the left frame, click on "System".

4. Click the Hardware tab, then click [Device
Manager].

5. Click the “+” sign next to “Other Devices” so that
you can see the “Unknown Device” icon.

6. Double-click “Unknown Devices” and select the
Driver tab.

7. Click [Update Driver].

8. Select "Install from a list or specific location
(Advanced)". Click [Next].

9. Select "Search for the best driver in these locations"
and remove the check from "Search removable
media (floppy, CD-ROM...)".

10. Select "Include this location in the search".

11. Enter "E:\Utilities\HotKey" in the text box.

12. Click [Next].

13. Select "Fujitsu FUJ02B1 Device Driver" and click
[Finish].

14. Close the "Fujitsu FUJ02B1" driver property.

15. Close the "Device Manager".

16. Close "System Properties".

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 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.

To invoke the FDU menu, you can either right-click on
the FDU icon or hold the pen on the icon for a couple of
seconds until the menu appears. The menu contains the
following items:

■

Check for updates now

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Allows for manual driver update search. The first
time it is used, you are prompted to agree to a user
agreement. After clicking on the icon, the 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 of the fact.

■

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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Care and Maintenance

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Care and Maintenance

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

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.

Caring for your LifeBook notebook

■

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.

■

If you accidentally spill liquid on your LifeBook note­book:

1. Turn it off.

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 media
player drive is supporting the weight of the notebook.

■

Do not drop your notebook.

■

Do not touch the screen with any sharp objects.

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.

■

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

Storing your LifeBook notebook

■

If storing your notebook for a month or longer, turn
your LifeBook notebook off, fully charge the
battery(s), then remove and store all Lithium ion bat­teries.

■

Store your notebook and batteries separately. If you
store your LifeBook with a battery installed, the bat­tery will discharge, and battery life will be reduced. In
addition, a faulty battery might damage your Life­Book.

■

Store your Fujitsu LifeBook in a cool, dry location.
Temperatures should remain between 13ºF (-10ºC)
and 140ºF (60ºC).

Traveling with your LifeBook notebook

■

Do not transport your notebook while it is turned on.

■

It is recommended that you carry your notebook with
you while travelling, rather than checking it in as bag­gage.

■

Always bring your System Recovery CD that came
with your notebook when you travel. If you experience
system software problems while traveling, you may
need it to correct any problems.

■

Never put your notebook through a metal detector.
Have your notebook hand-inspected by security per­sonnel. You can however, put your notebook through a
properly tuned X-ray machine. To avoid problems,
place your notebook close to the entrance of the
machine and remove it as soon as possible or have your
notebook hand-inspected by security personnel. Secu­rity officials may require you to turn your notebook
On. Make sure you have a charged battery on hand.

■

When traveling with the hard drive removed, wrap the
drive in a non-conducting materials (cloth or paper). If
you have the drive checked by hand, be ready to install
the drive if needed. Never put your hard drive through a
metal detector. Have your hard drive hand-inspected by
security personnel. You can however, put your hard
drive through a properly tuned X-ray machine.

■

Take the necessary plug adapters if you're traveling
overseas. Check the following diagram to determine
which plug adapter you'll need or ask your travel agent.

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Outlet Type Location

United States, Canada,
parts of Latin America,

Mexico, Japan, Korea,

the Philippines, Taiwan

Russia and the Commonwealth

of Independent States (CIS),

most of Europe, parts of Latin

America, the Middle East, parts

of Africa, Hong Kong, India,

most of South Asia

United Kingdom,

Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore,

parts of Africa

China, Australia,

New Zealand

BATTERIES

Caring for your Batteries

■

Always handle batteries carefully.

■

Do not short-circuit the battery terminals (that is, do
not touch both terminals with a metal object). Do not
carry lose batteries in a pocket or purse where they
may mix with coins, keys, or other metal objects.
Doing so may cause an explosion or fire.

■

Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, mutilate or incin­erate the battery.

■

Recharge batteries only as described in this manual
and only in ventilated areas.

■

Do not leave batteries in hot locations for more than a
day or two. Intense heat can shorten battery life.

■

Do not leave a battery in storage for longer than 6
months without recharging it.

Increasing Battery Life

■

Power your LifeBook notebook through the AC or
optional auto/airline adapter whenever possible.

■

If your notebook is running on battery power all day,
connect it to the AC adapter overnight to recharge the
battery.

■

Keep brightness to the lowest level comfortable.

■

Set the power management for maximum battery life.

■

Put your notebook in Suspend mode when it is turned
on and you are not actually using it.

■

Limit your media drive access.

■

Disable the Media Player auto insert notification func­tion.

■

Always use fully charged batteries.

■

Eject PCMCIATM cards when not in use.

FLOPPY DISKS AND DRIVES

Caring for your Floppy Disks

■

Avoid using the floppy disks in damp and
dusty locations.

■

Never store a floppy disk near a magnet or
magnetic field.

■

Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or
disk label.

■

Avoid storing the floppy disks in extremely hot or cold
locations, or in locations subject to severe temperature
changes. Store at temperatures between 50º F (10ºC)
and 125ºF (52ºC).

■

Do not touch the exposed part of the disk
behind the metal shutter.

■

Never use the floppy disk drive with any liquid, metal,
or other foreign matter inside the floppy disk
drive or disk.

■

Never disassemble your floppy disk drive.

MEDIA CARE

Caring for your Media (DVD/CD/CD-R)

Media discs are precision devices and will function reli­ably if given reasonable care.

■

Always store your media disc in its case when it
is not in use.

■

Always handle discs by the edges and avoid touching
the surface.

■

Avoid storing any media discs in extreme tempera­tures.

■

Do not bend media discs or set heavy objects on them.

■

Do not spill liquids on media discs.

■

Do not scratch media discs.

■

Do not get dust on media discs.

■

Never write on the label surface with a ballpoint pen
or pencil. Always use a felt pen.

■

If a media disc is subjected to a sudden change in tem­perature, cold to warm condensation may form on the
surface. Wipe the moisture off with a clean, soft, lint
free cloth and let it dry at room temperature. DO NOT
use a hair dryer or heater to dry media discs.

■

If a disc is dirty, use only a DVD/CD cleaner or wipe it
with a clean, soft, lint free cloth starting from the inner
edge and wiping to the outer edge.

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Care and Maintenance

Caring for your Media Player Drive

Your media player drive is durable but you must treat it
with care. Please pay attention to the following points:

■

The drive rotates the compact disc at a very high
speed. Do not carry it around or subject it to shock
or vibration with the power on.

■

Avoid using or storing the drive where it will be
exposed to extreme temperatures.

■

Avoid using or storing the drive where it is
damp or dusty.

■

Avoid using or storing the drive near magnets or
devices that generate strong magnetic fields.

■

Avoid using or storing the drive where it will be
subjected to shock or vibration.

■

Do not disassemble or dismantle the media player
drive.

■

Use of a commercially available lens cleaner is
recommended for regular maintenance of your drive.

PC CARDS

Caring for your PC Cards

PC Cards are durable, but you must treat them with
care. The documentation supplied with your PC Card
will provide specific information, but you should pay
attention to the following points:

■

To keep out dust and dirt, store PC Cards in their
protective sleeves when they are not installed in your
LifeBook notebook.

■

Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight or
excessive heat.

■

Keep the cards dry.

■

Do not flex or bend the cards, and do not place heavy
objects on top of them.

■

Do not force cards into the slot.

■

Avoid dropping cards, or subjecting them to
excessive vibration.

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Specifications

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Specifications

This section provides the hardware and environmental
specifications for your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. Spec­ifications of particular configurations will vary.

Part Number

ANUXXXXXXXXXXXXX

P/N:

FPC P/N: FPCMXXXXX

S6210, PM1.6G, 13XGA, WLAN, XPH, DVD/CD-RW, 256M, 60G, MDM/LAN

Model # Screen

MICROPROCESSOR

Intel Pentium M processor* (Refer to the system label to
determine the speed of your processor).

CHIPSET

Intel 855GME

MEMORY

System Memory

SDRAM memory module* pre-installed in one DIMM
slot; one open DIMM slot available for upgrade.
Upgradeable to 2 GB of total memory (1 GB x 2)

Cache Memory

1 MB or 2 MB on-die L2 cache*

BIOS Memory

8Mbit Firmware Hub (FWH) Flash ROM
256 Bytes CMOS RAM with back-up battery

VIDEO

Built-in Crystal View color TFT LCD, delivering crisp
and extra bright graphics. Active matrix LCD display
with simultaneous display capability.

Video Color and Resolution

13.3" TFT XGA

■

Internal: 1024 x 768 pixel resolution, 16M colors

■

External: 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution, 16M colors

■

Simultaneous Video: 1024 x 768, 16M colors. XGA,
SVGA and VGA compatible

* The memory size, cache size, and processor speed can

be found in the BIOS Info section. To view the BIOS,
refer to “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 27.

Processor

Wireless
Device

Figure 7-1 Configuration Label

CONFIGURATION LABEL

There is a configuration label located on the bottom of
your LifeBook notebook. (See figure 2-8 on page 10 for
location) This label contains specific information
regarding the options you’ve chosen for your notebook.
Following is an example label and information on how to
read your own configuration label.

Configuration ID

Operating Hard
System

Media
PlayerSize

Memory

Drive

Communications

Video RAM

Intel® 855GME video graphics chip with integrated 32­bit 3D/2D gfx core with Accelerated Graphics Port
(AGP) support. Up to 64 MB shared video memory
using Dynamic Video Memory Technology (DVMT).

AUDIO

■

Sigmatel STAC 9751T codec

■

Stereo headphone jack, 1 V
impedance 32 Ohms

■

Mono microphone jack, 100 mV
impedance 10K Ohms

■

Two built-in stereo speakers, 20 mm diameter (Stereo)

or less, minimum

rms

or less, minimum

p-p

MASS STORAGE DEVICE OPTIONS

Hard Drive

80 GB, 60 GB, or 40 GB fixed hard drive, Ultra DMA
100, 2.5”, 9.5mm

Media Player

Depending upon the configuration of your system, one
of the following is installed.

■

Combo DVD/CD-RW Drive (modular 8x maximum
DVD/24x maximum write, 10x maximum rewrite,
24x maximum read CD-RW combo drive), or,

■

Super-Multi DVD Drive (modular 4x DVD-R, 2x
DVD-RW, 2.4x DVD+R, 2.4x DVD+RW, 2x DVD­RAM, 8x DVD-ROM, 16x CD-R, 8x CD-RW, 24x CD­ROM)

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FEATURES

Integrated Pointing Device

Touchpad pointing device with scroll button

Communications

Modem: Internal V.90 standard 56K fax/modem
(ITU V.90, 56K data, 14.4K fax)

LAN: 10/100 Base-Tx Ethernet

Wireless LAN:
Integrated Intel/PRO Wireless 2200BG LAN
(802.11b/g), Wi-Fi-compliant

LifeBook Application/Media Player Panel

The Application Launcher buttons on your LifeBook
notebook default to the following applications:

Table 7-1 Application Launcher Defaults

Button

Label

1 Application A Notepad

2 Application B Calculator

3 Internet Internet Explorer

4 E-Mail Netscape Messenger

Button

Function

Default Application

Theft Prevention Lock

Lock slot for use with security restraint systems. The
Kensington locking system is recommended.

DEVICE PORTS

On the LifeBook notebook:

■

PC Card slot for one Type I or Type II card: PCMCIA
Standard 2.1 with CardBus support

■

One 15-pin D-SUB connector for VGA external
monitor (see Display specifications)

■

Three USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) connectors for
input/output devices

■

One IEEE 1394 (4-pin type) jack

■

One modular modem (RJ-11) connector

■

One LAN (RJ-45) connector

■

One stereo headphonejack. (See Audio specifications)

■

S-Video jack

■

One mono microphone jack. (See Audio specifications)

■

Wireless LAN antenna with pre-installed on/off switch

■

Key stroke: 3 mm

■

Built-in Touchpad pointing device with left and right
buttons and scroll button.

■

Built-in Palm Rest

External Keyboard Support

USB-compatible

External Mouse Support

USB-compatible

POWER

Batteries

One 6-cell Lithium ion battery, rechargeable, 10.8V,
4400 mAh

Optional Flexible Bay battery: 6-cell Lithium ion battery,
rechargeable, 10.8V

AC Adapter

Autosensing 100-240V AC, supplying 16V DC, 3.75A,
60W to the LifeBook notebook, Fujitsu Model
FPCAC37AP, which includes an AC cable.

Power Management

Conforms to ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power
Interface).

DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Overall Dimensions

Approximately 11.5"(w) x 9.3"(d) x 1.16”/1.28"(h)
(293 mm x 236.5 mm x 29.6/32.5 mm)

Weights

Approximately 3.63 lbs (1.65 kg) with battery and
weight saver.
Approximately 4.04 lbs (1.83 kg) with battery and
combo drive.

ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Te mp e r at u r e

Operating: 41° to 95° F (5° to 35° C)
Non-operating: 13° to 140° F (–10° to 60° C)

Humidity

Operating: 20% to 85%, relative, non-condensing
Non-operating; 8% to 85%, relative, non-condensing

Altitude

Operating: 10,000 feet (3,048 m) maximum

KEYBOARD

Built-in keyboard with all functions of 101 key PS/2
compatible keyboards.

■

Total number of keys: 84

■

Function keys: F1 through F12

■

Feature extension key: Fn

■

Two Windows keys: one Start key, one application key

■

Key pitch: 19 mm

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POPULAR ACCESSORIES

For ordering or additional information on Fujitsu
accessories please visit our Web site at
us.fujitsu.com/computers or call 1-877-372-3473.

Memory Upgrades

■

256MB SDRAM

■

512MB SDRAM

■

1 GB SDRAM

Power

■

Main Lithium ion battery

■

Battery Charger

■

Auto/Airline Adapter

■

AC Adapter

PC Cards

■

Wireless PC Card

Additional Accessories

■

Wireless Keyboard and Mouse

■

External USB Floppy Disk Drive

■

Presentation Audio System

■

Tel eA d ap t 16 ' Te le Co rd

■

Notebook Guardian Lock

■

IBM Modem Saver

Carrying Cases

■

Diplomat

■

Backpack

■

Director

■

MobileMax Wheeled Case

PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE

Depending on your pre-installed operating system, your
Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes with pre-installed
software for playing audio and video files of various
formats. In addition there is file transfer software, virus
protection software and Power Management software.

LEARNING ABOUT YOUR SOFTWARE

Tutorials

All operating systems and most application software
have tutorials built into them upon installation. We
highly recommend that you step through the tutorial
before you use an application.

Manuals

Included with your notebook you will find manuals for
your installed operating system and other pre-installed
software. Any manuals that are not included, are avail­able online through the help system of the software. We
recommend that you review these manuals for general
information on the use of these applications.

Acrobat Reader

Adobe

The Adobe Acrobat Reader, located in the Service and
Support Software folder, allows you to view, navigate,

and print PDF files from across all of the major
computing platforms.

Drive Image Special Edition (DISE) by PowerQuest

DISE by PowerQuest provides a way to restore your
computer if you experience a hard disk crash or other
system failure. DISE is used to restore the factory image
and restore the system to its original state.

Earthlink 5.0

Software suite that allows you to connect with the
Internet.

Fujitsu HotKey

Fujitsu HotKey allows you to control the display bright­ness of your notebook in order to maximize battery life.

Quicken 2004 New User Edition

Quicken 2004 New User Edition is a personal money
management program. It has features such as portfolio
management, account registries, on-line banking and
bill paying features. This application is for new users
who are using Quicken software for the first time. Full
version upgrade information is available on line.

LifeBook Application Panel Software

Your notebook is pre-installed with software utilities that
let you operate and configure the LifeBook Application
Panel. The Application Panel utilities are found under the
Start menu, Settings/Control Panel, then Application
Panel. To open the CD Player and Application Panel Help,
select Start, Programs, LifeBook Application Panel.

Symantec Norton AntiVirus

Your system is preinstalled with a free 90-day trial
version of Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus™ 2004. Norton
AntiVirus is a program designed to protect your Life­Book notebook from computer viruses. It assists in the
protection of the data currently residing on your hard
disk from destruction or contamination. The 90-day
trial version is activated upon your acceptance of soft­ware license agreement. After 90 days, it will be neces­sary to purchase a subscription from Symantec to
download latest virus definitions.

Netscape 7 by Netscape Communications Corp.

Browser suite, including integrated E-mail accounts,
instant messaging, address book, search, and other tools
and plug-ins.

Fujitsu Driver Update Utility

The Fujitsu Driver Update (FDU) utility is pre-installed
on your system. 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, see
“Automatically Downloading Driver Updates” on
page 63.

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Glossary

AC Adapter

A device which converts the AC voltage from a
wall outlet to the DC voltage needed to power
your LifeBook notebook.

ACPI

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Active-Matrix Display

A type of technology for making flat-panel displays
which has a transistor or similar device for every pixel
on the screen.

AdHoc

A name of a wireless LAN configuration.

It is a type of communication using wireless cards only.

Another type of communication is called Infrastructure
(using a wireless card and an access point).

ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

Technology for transporting high bit-rate services over
ordinary phone lines.

AGP

Accelerated Graphics Port

Graphics port specifically designed for graphics-inten­sive devices, such as video cards and 3D accelerators.

Boot

To start-up a computer and load its operating system
from disk, ROM or other storage media into RAM.

Bus

An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU
and the sub-assemblies inside your LifeBook notebook.

Byte

8 bits of parallel binary information.

Cache Memory

A block of memory built into the micro-processor which
is much faster to access than your system RAM and used
in specially structured ways to make your overall data
handling time faster.

CardBus

A faster, 32-bit version of the PC Card interface which
offers performance similar to the 32-bit PCI
architecture.

CD-ROM

Compact disk read only memory. This is a form of
digital data storage which is read optically with a laser
rather than a magnetic head. A typical CD-ROM can
contain about 600MB of data and is not subject to heads
crashing into the surface and destroying the data when
there is a failure nor to wear from reading.

Channel

A radio frequency band used for communication
between wireless cards and access points.

Auto/Airline Adapter

A device which converts the DC voltage from an auto­mobile cigarette lighter or aircraft DC power outlet to
the DC voltage needed to power your LifeBook note­book.

BIOS

Basic Input-Output System. A program and set of
default parameters stored in ROM which tests and
operates your LifeBook notebook when you turn it on
until it loads your installed operating system from disk.
Information from the BIOS is transferred to the installed
operating system to provide it with information on the
configuration and status of the hardware.

Bit

An abbreviation for binary digit. A single piece of
information which is either a one (1) or a zero (0).

bps

An abbreviation for bits per second. Used to describe
data transfer rates.

CMOS RAM

Complementary metal oxide semiconductor random
access memory. This is a technology for manufacturing
random access memory which requires very low levels of
power to operate.

COM Port

Abbreviation for communication port. This is your
serial interface connection.

Command

An instruction which you give your operating system.
Example: run a particular application or format a floppy
disk.

Configuration

The combination of hardware and software that makes
up your system and how it is allocated for use.

CRT

Cathode Ray Tube. A display device which uses a beam
of electronic particles striking a luminescent screen. It

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produces a visual image by varying the position and
intensity of the beam.

Data

The information a system stores and processes.

DC

Direct current. A voltage or current that does not
fluctuate periodically with time.

Default Value

A pre programmed value to be used if you fail to set your
own.

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

A protocol used to automatically acquire parameters
required for the communication, such as IP address.

The sender of IP address is called a DHCP server, and
the receiver is called a DHCP client.

DIMM

Dual-in-line memory module.

DISE

Drive Image Special Edition.
A utility that allows you to restore the original factory
image on your hard drive in the event of corruption or
accidental erasure of files or applications.

Disk

A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media. If the
platter is very stiff it is a hard drive, if it is highly flexible
it is a floppy disk, if it is a floppy disk in a hard housing
with a shutter it is commonly called a diskette.

Disk Drive

The hardware which spins the disk and has the heads
and control circuitry for reading and writing the data
on the disk.

Diskette

A floppy disk in a hard housing with a shutter.

DMA

Direct Memory Access. Special circuitry for memory
to memory transfers of data which do not require
CPU action.

DNS

Domain Name System

A function to control the association between the IP
address and the name assigned to the computer.

If you do not know the IP address but if you know the
computer name, you can still communicate to that
computer.

DOS

Disk Operating System (MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk
Operating System).

Driver

A computer program which converts application and
operating system commands to external devices into the
exact form required by a specific brand and model of
device in order to produce the desired results from that
particular equipment.

DVMT

Dynamic Video Memory Technology

A video memory architecture that increases the
efficiency of the motherboard by using innovative
memory utilization and direct AGP.

ECP

Extended Capability Port. A set of standards for high
speed data communication and interconnection
between electronic devices.

Encryption Key (Network Key)

Key information used to encode data for data transfer.

This device uses the same encryption key to encode and
decode the data, and the identical encryption key is
required between the sender and receiver.

ESD

Electro-Static Discharge. The sudden discharge of elec­tricity from a static charge which has built-up slowly.
Example: the shock you get from a doorknob on a dry
day or the sparks you get from brushing hair on a dry
day.

Extended Memory

All memory more than the 640KB recognized by
MS-DOS as system memory.

DMI

Desktop Management Interface. A standard that
provides PC management applications with a common
method of locally or remotely querying and configuring
PC computer systems, hardware and software compo­nents, and peripherals.

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FCC

Federal Communication Commission.

Floppy Disk

A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media which
is highly flexible.

Glossary

GB

Gigabyte.

Hard drive

A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media where
the platter is very stiff.

I/O

Input/Output. Data entering and leaving your notebook
in electronic form.

I/O Port

The connector and associated control circuits for data
entering and leaving your notebook in electronic form.

IDE

Intelligent Drive Electronics. A type of control interface
for a hard drive which is inside the hard drive unit.

Infrared

Light just beyond the red portion of the visible light
spectrum which is invisible to humans.

Infrastructure

A name of a wireless LAN configuration. This type of
communication uses an access point.

Another type of communication is called AdHoc.

IP Address

An address used for computers to communicate in the
TCP/IP environment.

Current IPv4 (version 4) uses four values in the range
between 1 and 255. (Example: 192.168.100.123).

There are two types of IP address: global address and
private address.

The global address is an only address in the world. It is
controlled by JPNIC (Japan Network Information
Center). A private address is an only address in the
closed network.

IR

An abbreviation for infrared.

IrDA

Infrared Data Association. An organization which
produces standards for communication using infrared
as the carrier.

IRQ

Interrupt Request. An acronym for the hardware signal
to the CPU that an external event has occurred which
needs to be processed.

KB

Kilobyte.

LAN

Local Area Network. An interconnection of computers
and peripherals within a single limited geographic
location which can pass programs and data amongst
themselves.

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display. A type of display which makes
images by controlling the orientation of crystals in a
crystalline liquid.

Lithium ion Battery

A type of rechargeable battery which has a high power­time life for its size and is not subject to the memory
effect as Nickel Cadmium batteries.

LPT Port

Line Printer Port. A way of referring to parallel interface
ports because historically line printers were the first and
latter the most common device connected to parallel
ports.

MAC Address

Media Access Control Address

A unique physical address of a network card. For
Ethernet, the first three bytes are used as the vendor
code, controlled and assigned by IEEE. The remaining
three bytes are controlled by each vendor (preventing
overlap), therefore, every Ethernet card is given a unique
physical address in the world, being assigned with a
different address from other cards. For Ethernet, frames
are sent and received based on this address.

MB

Megabyte.

Megahertz

1,000,000 cycles per second.

Memory

A repository for data and applications which is readily
accessible to your LifeBook notebook’s CPU.

MHz

Megahertz.

MIDI

Musical Instrument Digital Interface. A standard
communication protocol for exchange of information
between computers and sound producers such
as synthesizers.

Modem

A contraction for MOdulator-DEModulator. The
equipment which connects a computer or other data
terminal to a communication line.

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Monaural

A system using one channel to process sound from all
sources.

MPU-401

A standard for MIDI interfaces and connectors.

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit

The maximum data size that can be transferred at a time
through the Internet or other networks. You can set a
smaller MTU size to obtain successful communication,
if you have difficulty transferring data due to the fact
that the maximum size is too large.

Norton AntiVirus

Web-based software that protects you email, instant
messages, and other files by removing viruses, worms,
and Trojan horses.

NTSC

National TV Standards Commission. The standard for
TV broadcast and reception for the USA.

Operating System

A group of control programs that convert application
commands, including driver programs, into the exact
form required by a specific brand and model of micro­processor in order to produce the desired results from
that particular equipment.

Partition

A block of space on a hard drive which is set aside and
made to appear to the operating system as if it were a
separate disk, and addressed by the operating system
accordingly.

Pitch (keyboard)

The distance between the centers of the letter keys of a
keyboard.

Pixel

The smallest element of a display, a dot of color on your
display screen. The more pixels per area the clearer your
image will appear.

POST

Power On Self Test. A program which is part of the BIOS
which checks the configuration and operating condition
of your hardware whenever power is applied to your
notebook. Status and error messages may be displayed
before the operating system is loaded. If the self test
detects failures that are so serious that operation can not
continue, the operating system will not be loaded.

PPPoE

Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet.

A protocol for Ethernet, using a Point-to-Point Protocol
(PPP), which is used for connection on the phone line.

Program

An integrated set of coded commands to your
computers telling your hardware what to do and how
and when to do it.

Protocol

Procedures and rules use to send and receive data
between computers.

- Method of sending and receiving data

- Process used to handle communication errors

Conditions required for communication are organized
in procedures for correct transfer of information.

PCI

Peripheral Component Interconnect

Self-configuring PC local bus. Designed by Intel, PCI has
gained wide acceptance as a standard bus design.

PCMCIA

PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer
Memory Card International Association. The Personal
Computer Memory Card International Association is an
organization that sets standards for add-in cards for
personal computers.

Peripheral Device

A piece of equipment which performs a specific
function associated with but not integral to a computer.
Examples: a printer, a modem, a CD-ROM.

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RAM

Random Access Memory. A hardware component of
your LifeBook notebook that holds binary information
(both program and data) as long as it has the proper
power applied to it.

RAM Module

A printed circuit card with memory and associated
circuitry which allows the user to add additional
memory to the computer without special tools.

Reset

The act of reloading the operating system. A reset erases
all information stored in RAM.

Restart

See Reset.

Glossary

Resume

To proceed after interruption. In your notebook this
refers to returning to active operation after having been
in one of the suspension states.

ROM

Read Only Memory. A form of memory in which infor­mation is stored by physically altering the material. Data
stored in this way can not be changed by your notebook
and does not require power to maintain it.

SDRAM

Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.

Serial Port

A connection to another device through which data is
transferred one bit at a time on a single wire with any
other wires only for control of the device not for transfer
of data.

SMART

Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
(SMART) is an emerging technology that provides near­term failure predictions for hard drives. When SMART is
enabled the hard drive monitors pre-determined drive
attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time.
If a failure is likely to occur, SMART makes a status
report available so that the LifeBook notebook can
prompt the user to back up the data on the drive. Natu­rally not all failures are predictable. SMART predict­ability is limited to those attributes which the drive can
self-monitor. In those cases where SMART can give
advance warning, a considerable amount of precious
data can be saved.

SRAM

Static random access memory. A specific technology of
making RAM which does not require periodic data
refreshing.

SSID

Service Set Identifier

Specifies which network you are joining. Some systems
allow you to specify any SSID as an option so you can
join any network.

Standby

To make inoperative for a period of time. Your LifeBook
notebook uses various suspension states to reduce power
consumption and prolong the charge of your battery.

Status Indicator

A display which reports the condition of some portion
of your hardware. On your LifeBook notebook this is an
LCD screen just above the keyboard.

Stereo (audio)

A system using two channels to process sound from two
different sources.

SVGA

Super VGA.

S-Video

Super Video. A component video system for driving a
TV or computer monitor.

System Clock

An oscillator of fixed precise frequency which synchro­nizes the operation of the system and is counted to
provide time of day and date.

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
A standard Internet protocol that is most widely used.

TFT

Thin Film Transistor – A technology for flat display
panels which uses a thin film matrix of transistors to
control each pixel of the display screen individually.

UL

Underwriters Laboratories – An independent organiza­tion that tests and certifies the electrical safety of devices.

USB

Universal Serial Bus.
Standard that allows you to simultaneously connect up
to 127 USB devices such as game pads, pointing devices,
printers, and keyboards to your computer.

VGA

Video Graphics Array. A video display standard
originally introduced by IBM with the PS/2 series of
personal computers.

VRAM

Video Random Access Memory. A memory dedicated to
video display data and control.

WFM

Wired for Management is Intel’s broad-based initiative
to reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of business
computing without sacrificing power and flexibility.

Wi-Fi Compatible

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Identifies that the product has
passed the interoperability test, supplied by the WECA
(Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance), which guar­antees the interoperability of wireless IEEE 802.11 LAN
products. For more information on the Wi-Fi standard,
go to the WECA Web site at: www.wirelessethernet.com.

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WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network. A wireless interconnection
of computers and peripherals within a single limited
geographic location which can pass programs and data
amongst themselves.

Write Protect

Prevent alteration of the binary state of all bits in a
storage media. Example: all information on a device
such as a floppy diskette; a block of space in a storage
media such as a partition of a hard drive; a file or direc­tory of floppy diskette or hard drive.

XGA

Extended VGA.

Zip Drive

A 100MB or 250MB read/write removable media disk
drive.

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Regulatory Information

Regulatory Information

NOTICE

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by
Fujitsu could void this user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

FCC NOTICES
Notice to Users of Radios and Television

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec­tion against harmful interference in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a partic­ular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:

n

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

n

Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.

n

Connect the equipment into an outlet that is on a
different circuit than the receiver.

n

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

Shielded interconnect cables must be employed with this
equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF
emission limits governing this device.

Notice to Users of the US Telephone Network

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules,
and the requirements adopted by ACTA. On the bottom
of this equipment is a label that contains, among other
information, the FCC registration number and ringer
equivalence number (REN) for this equipment; or a
product identifier in the format US:AAAEQ##TXXXX.
If requested, this information or number must be
provided to the telephone company.

This equipment is designed to be connected to the tele­phone network or premises wiring using a standard jack
type USOC RJ11C. A plug and jack used to connect this
equipment to the premises wiring and telephone
network must comply with the applicable FCC Part 68
rules and requirements adopted by the ACTA. A
compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided
with this product. It is designed to be connected to a
compatible modular jack that is also compliant.

The ringer equivalent number (REN) of this equipment
is 0.0B as shown on the label. The REN is used to deter­mine the number of devices that may be connected to a
telephone line. Excessive RENs on a telephone may
result in the devices not ringing in response to an
incoming call. In most but not all areas, the sum of
RENs should not exceed five (5.0). To be certain of the
number of devices that may be connected to a line, as
determined by the total RENs, contact the local tele­phone company.

If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network,
the telephone company will notify you in advance that
temporary discontinuance of service may be required.
But if advance notice isn’t practical, the telephone
company will notify the customer as soon as possible.
Also, you will be advised of your right to file a complaint
with the FCC if you believe it is necessary.

The telephone company may make changes in its facili­ties, equipment, operations or procedures that could
effect the operation of the equipment. If this happens
the telephone company will provide advance notice in
order for you to make necessary modifications to main­tain uninterrupted service.

If trouble is experienced with this equipment, for repair
or warranty information, please refer to the manual or
contact Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation,
Customer Service. If the equipment is causing harm to
the telephone network, the telephone company may
request that you disconnect the equipment until the
problem is resolved.

The equipment cannot be used on public coin service
provided by the telephone company. Connection to
party line service is subject to state tariffs. (Contact the
state public utility commission, public service commis­sion or corporation commission for information).

If your home has specially wired alarm equipment
connected to the telephone line, ensure the installation
of this computer does not disable your alarm equip­ment. If you have any questions about what will disable
alarm equipment, consult your telephone company or a
qualified installer.

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes
it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other
electronic device to send any message via a telephone fax
machine unless such message clearly contains in a
margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page or
on the first page of the transmission, the date an time it
is sent and an identification of the business or other
entity, or other individual sending the message and the
telephone number of the sending machine or such busi­ness, other entity, or individual.

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DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES
Notice to Users of Radios and Television

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of
Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

CET appareil numérique de la class B respecte toutes les
exigence du Réglement sur le matérial brouilleur du
Canada.

Notice to Users of the Canadian Telephone Network

NOTICE: This equipment meets the applicable Industry
Canada Terminal Equipment Technical Specifications.
This is confirmed by the registration number. The
abbreviation, IC, before the registration number signi­fies that registration was performed based on a Declara­tion of Conformity indicating that Industry Canada
technical specifications were met. It does not imply that
Industry Canada approved the equipment.

Before connecting this equipment to a telephone line the
user should ensure that it is permissible to connect this
equipment to the local telecommunication facilities.
The user should be aware that compliance with the
certification standards does not prevent service
degradation in some situations.

Repairs to telecommunication equipment should be
made by a Canadian authorized maintenance facility.
Any repairs or alterations not expressly approved by
Fujitsu or any equipment failures may give the telecom­munication company cause to request the user to
disconnect the equipment from the telephone line.

NOTICE: The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for
this terminal equipment is 0.0. The REN assigned to
each terminal equipment provides an indication of the
maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected
to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface
may consist of any combination of devices subject only
to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equiva-

lence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five.

For safety, users should ensure that the
electrical ground of the power utility, the
telephone lines and the metallic water
pipes are connected together. Users should
NOT attempt to make such connections
themselves but should contact the
appropriate electric inspection authority or
electrician. This may be particularly
important in rural areas.

Avis Aux Utilisateurs Du Réseau
Téléphonique Canadien

AVIS: Le présent matériel est conforme aux spécifica­tions techniques d’Industrie Canada applicables au
matériel terminal. Cette conformité est confirmée par le
numéro d’enregistrement. Le sigle IC, placé devant le
numéro d’enregistrement, signifie que l’enregistrement
s’est effectué conformément à une déclaration de
conformité et indique que les spécifications techniques
d’Industrie Canada ont été respectées. Il n’implique pas
qu’Industrie Canada a approuvé le matériel.

Avant de connecter cet équipement à une ligne télépho­nique, l’utilisateur doit vérifier s’il est permis de
connecter cet équipement aux installations de télécom­munications locales. L’utilisateur est averti que même la
conformité aux normes de certification ne peut dans
certains cas empêcher la dégradation du service.

Les réparations de l’équipement de télécommunications
doivent être eVectuées par un service de maintenance
agréé au Canada. Toute réparation ou modification, qui
n’est pas expressément approuvée par Fujitsu, ou toute
défaillance de l’équipement peut entraîner la compagnie
de télécommunications à exiger que l’utilisateur décon­necte l’équipement de la ligne téléphonique.

AVIS: L’indice d’équivalence de la sonnerie (IES) du
présent matériel est de 0.0. L’IES assigné à chaque
dispositif terminal indique le nombre maximal de
terminaux qui peuvent être raccordés à une interface
téléphonique. La terminaison d’une interface peut
consister en une combinaison quelconque de dispositifs,
à la seule condition que la somme d’indices d’équiva-

lence de la sonnerie de tous les dispositifs n’excède pas 5.

Pour assurer la sécurité, les utilisateurs
doivent vérifier que la prise de terre du ser­vice d’électricité, les lignes télphoniques et
les conduites d’eau métalliques sont con­nectées ensemble. Les utilisateurs NE
doivent PAS tenter d’établir ces connex­ions eux-mêmes, mais doivent contacter
les services d’inspection d’installations
électriques appropriés ou un électricien.
Ceci peut être particulièrement important
en régions rurales.

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UL Notice

This unit requires an AC adapter to operate. Use only UL
Listed Class 2 Adapters with an output rating of 16
VDC, with a current of 3.75 A.

AC Adapter output polarity:

+

The modem-to-telephone network
connection must be a line cord using a
minimum #26 AWG wire.

For Authorized Repair Technicians Only

n

For continued protection against risk of
fire, replace only with the same type and
rating fuse.

n

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 instructi

on.

Regulatory Information

System Disposal

LAMP(S) INSIDE THIS PRODUCT
CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST

Hg

BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF
ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, OR
FEDERAL LAWS.

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Appendix

Integrated Wireless
LAN User’s Guide

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WIreless LAN User’s Guide

FCC REGULATORY INFORMATION

Please note the following regulatory information related to the
wireless LAN device.

Regulatory Notes and Statements

Wireless LAN, Health and Authorization for use

Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wire­less LAN devices. The energy levels of these emissions, however,
are far much less than the electromagnetic energy emissions
from wireless devices such as mobile phones. Wireless LAN
devices are safe for use by consumers because they operate
within the guidelines found in radio frequency safety standards
and recommendations. The use of Wireless LAN devices may be
restricted in some situations or environments, such as:

■

On board an airplane, or

■

In an explosive environment, or

■

In situations where the interference risk to other devices or
services is perceived or identified as harmful.

In cases in which the policy regarding use of Wireless LAN
devices in specific environments is not clear (e.g., airports,
hospitals, chemical/oil/gas industrial plants, private buildings),
obtain authorization to use these devices prior to operating the
equipment.

Regulatory Information/Disclaimers

Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in
strict accordance with the instructions included in the user
documentation provided with the product. Any changes or
modifications made to this device that are not expressly
approved by the manufacturer may void the user’s authority to
operate the equipment. The manufacturer is not responsible for
any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized
modification of this device, or the substitution or attachment of
connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by
the manufacturer. It is the responsibility of the user to correct
any interference caused by such unauthorized modification,
substitution or attachment. The manufacturer and its autho­rized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for any
damage or violation of government regulations arising from
failure to comply with these guidelines.

This device must not be co-located or operating in conjunction
with any other antenna or transmitter.

FCC Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installa­tion. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interfer­ence will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

2. Increase the distance between the equipment and the
receiver.

3. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different
from the one the receiver is connected to.

4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help.

FCC Radio Frequency Exposure statement

This Wireless LAN radio device has been evaluated under FCC
Bulletin OET 65C and found compliant with the requirements
as set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2.1091, 2.1093, and 15.247 (b)
(4) addressing RF Exposure from radio frequency devices. The
radiated output power of this Wireless LAN device is far below
the FCC radio frequency exposure limits.

The maximum SAR value measured from the device is:

■

Intel PROSet Wireless LAN: 0.605 W/kg

Export restrictions

This product or software contains encryption code which may
not be exported or transferred from the US or Canada without
an approved US Department of Commerce export license. This
device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules., as well as ICES 003
B / NMB 003 B. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesirable operation.
Modifications not expressly authorized by Fujitsu PC Corpora­tion may invalidate the user's right to operate this equipment.

Federal Communications Commission statement

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause interference, and, (2) This device must
accept any interference, including interference that may cause
undesired operation of this device.

Canadian Notice

To prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device
is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to
provide maximum shielding. Equipment (or its transmit
antenna) that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing.

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Before Using the Wireless LAN

This manual describes the procedures required to prop­erly setup and configure the integrated Wireless LAN
Mini-PCI device (referred to as "WLAN device" in the
rest of the manual). Before using the WLAN device, read
this manual carefully to ensure it's correct operation.
Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

Wireless LAN Device Covered by this Document

This document is applicable to systems containing an
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Mini-PCI wireless network
card.

Characteristics of the WLAN Device

■

The WLAN device is a Mini-PCI card attached to the
mainboard of the mobile computer.

■

It operates in the license-free 2.4GHz Industrial, Sci­entific, and Medical (ISM) RF band, therefore elimi­nating the need to procure an FCC license to operate.

■

It is capable of two operating modes, IEEE802.11b and
IEEE802.11g, wireless LAN standards governed by the
IEEE (Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engi­neers).

■

Encoding of data is modulated using Direct Sequence
Spread Spectrum (DSSS) and Complementary Code
Keying (CCK) when the WLAN device is operating in
IEEE 802.11b mode and Orthogonal Frequency Divi­sion Multiplexing (OFDM) when operating in IEEE

802.11g mode.

■

The WLAN device is Wi-Fi certified and operates at
the maximum data transfer rate of 54 Mbps in

IEEE802.11g mode and 11 Mbps in IEEE802.11b
mode.

■

The maximum communication range indoors is
approximately 80 feet (25 meters). However, that
range will increase or decrease depending on factors
such as number of walls, reflective material, or inter­ference from external RF sources.

■

The WLAN device supports the following encryption
methods - WEP, TKIP, and AES encryption.

WIRELESS LAN MODES USING THIS DEVICE

Ad Hoc Mode

(See Figure A-1)

"Ad Hoc Mode" refers to a wireless network architecture
where wireless network connectivity between multiple
computers is established without a central wireless
network device, typically known as Access Point(s).
Connectivity is accomplished using only client devices in
a peer-to-peer fashion. That is why Ad Hoc networks are
also known as peer-to-peer networks. Ad Hoc networks
are an easy and inexpensive method for establishing
network connectivity between multiple computers.

Ad Hoc mode requires that the SSID, network authenti­cation, and encryption key settings are identically
configured on all computers in the Ad Hoc network.

Figure A-1. Ad Hoc Mode Network

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