Fujitsu USDLH532, LH532 User Manual

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User’s Guide

Learn how to use your Fujitsu
LIFEBOOK LH532 notebook

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Fujitsu LIFEBOOK LH532

User’s

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Learn how to use your

Fujitsu LIFEBOOK
LH532 notebook

Copyright and Trademark Information

Fujitsu America has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document; however, as ongoing development efforts are continually
improving the capabilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the contents of this document. We disclaim liability for errors, omissions, or
future changes.

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The DVD player found in some models of the LIFEBOOK notebook incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain

U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights users. Use of this copyright protection technology must
be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless authorized by Macrovision Corporation.
Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

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and DTS Boost is a trademark of DTS (BVI) Limited (in Hong Kong and China) and DTS, Inc. (outside of Hong Kong and China). © DTS, Inc.

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No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced, or translated, without prior written consent of Fujitsu. No part of this publication may be stored or

transmitted in any electronic form without the written consent of Fujitsu. B6FJ-8081-01ENZ0-00

WARNING

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

OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.

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ASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to FCC Part 15

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

Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Telephone: [phone]
Declares that product: Base Model Configuration: LIFEBOOK LH532 notebook

Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

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

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

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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AC adapter output polarity:

This unit requires an AC adapter to operate. Use only UL Listed I.T.E. Class II Adapters with an output rating of 19 VDC, with a current of 3.42 A (65 W).

When using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons,
including the following:

• Do not use this product near water for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.

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

possible special disposal instructions.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

For Authorized Repair Technicians Only

DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF LITHIUM (CLOCK) BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE

RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTION.

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

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Recycling your battery

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

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

RBRC has drop-off points at tens of thousands of locations throughout the United States and Canada. To find the location nearest you, go
to www.RBRC.org or call 1-800-822-8837.

If there are no convenient RBRC locations near you, you can also go to the EIA Consumer Education Initiative website (http://EIAE.org/)

and search for a convenient disposal location.
Remember – protecting the environment is a cooperative effort, and you should make every effort to protect it for current and future generations.
* To order a new battery for your Fujitsu mobile computer, go to the Fujitsu shopping site at www.shopfujitsu.com in the US or

www.fujitsu.ca/products/notebooks in Canada.

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

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Contents

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

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

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

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LIFEBOOK

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

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

Top Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Status Indicator Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Wireless Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Power Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Battery Level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

NumLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

CapsLock Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Touchpad Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Double-Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Navigating Using Gestures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Controlling the Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LIFEBOOK

Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Closing the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Starting Your LIFEBOOK Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Power On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Starting Windows the First Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Restarting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

ENERGY STAR® Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 3 User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Recharging the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Optical Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using the Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Using Media Player on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Installing Memory Stick and SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Removing A Memory Stick or SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Checking the Memory Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Headphone/Line-Out Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Microphone/Line-In Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Anytime USB Charge Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

HDMI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Restoring Your System Image and Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Saving and Recovering Your Factory and System Images . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Backing Up a System Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Recovery and Utility tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Recovering your Factory Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Downloading Driver Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LIFEBOOK Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Cleaning your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Storing your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Traveling with your LIFEBOOK notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Memory Sticks/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Chapter 6 System Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Chipset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Mass Storage Device Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Device Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Environmental Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Popular Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Included Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Glossary/Regulatory

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide

Before Using the Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Wireless LAN Devices Covered by this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Characteristics of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Wireless Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Disconnecting the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Deactivating/Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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Configuration of the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Using the Bluetooth Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

What is Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Appendix B: Using Intel® Wireless Display

Using the Wireless Display technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Starting the WiDi application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

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Preface

About This Guide

The LIFEBOOK LH532 notebook from Fujitsu America provides desktop performance with the new 2nd generation
Intel® Core™ Processor. Your notebook has a built-in 14” HD high-definition color display. This system brings the
computing power of a desktop personal computer to a portable environment.

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

Conventions Used in the Guide

Keyboard and on-screen keys appear in brackets. Example: [Fn], [F1], [ESC], [ENTER] and [CTRL].
Pages with additional information about a specific topic are cross-referenced within the text.

For example: (“See Installation Procedure on page 43”.)
On screen menu items appear in bold. Example: “Click Fujitsu Menu, and select your choice”.

THE INFORMATION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT MATERIAL.

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THE CAUTION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR COMPUTER, OR TO THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR

FILES. PLEASE READ ALL CAUTION INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

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HE WARNING ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO EITHER YOU, YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR YOUR FILES. PLEASE

READ ALL WARNING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

Fujitsu Contact Information

Service and Support

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

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

• Website: 

U.S.A.: us.fujitsu.com/solutions
Canada: www.fujitsu.ca

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

• Product name

• Product configuration number

• Product serial number

• Purchase date

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

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Fujitsu Shopping Online

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

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

Maintaining Latest Configuration

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

Limited Warranty

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

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- About This Guide

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your LIFEBOOK

Overview

This section describes the
components of your Fujitsu
LIFEBOOK LH532 notebook. We
strongly recommend that you
read it before using your
notebook – even if you are
already familiar with notebook
computers.

Figure 1. Fujitsu LIFEBOOK LH532 notebook

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Display Panel

Status Indicator Panel

Touchpad

Power/Suspend/

Stereo Speaker

Resume Button

Digital Microphone

Stereo Speaker

Web Camera

MS/SD Card Slot

Pointing Device

Headphone Jack

Microphone Jack

Web Camera Indicator

Figure 2. LIFEBOOK notebook with display open

Top Components

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

Web Camera

The HD (1280x720 pixel) web camera allows you to take pictures of yourself to send over the internet. For information
on using the microphone and web cam, see the documentation associated with the CyberLink YouCam application.

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Web Camera Indicator

The web camera indicator lights up when the camera is in use.

Digital Microphone

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

Display Panel

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

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power/Suspend/Resume button allows you to suspend notebook activity without powering off, resume your
LIFEBOOK notebook from suspend mode, power off your notebook, and power on your notebook when it has been
shut down from Windows. See “Power/Suspend/Resume Button” on page 38.

Stereo Speakers

The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound.

Microphone/Line-In Jack

The microphone/line-in jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone. See “Microphone/Line-In Jack” on
page 58.

Headphone/Line-Out Jack

The headphone/line-out jack allows you to connect headphones or external speakers. See “Headphone/Line-Out Jack”
on page 57.

Memory Stick/Secure Digital (MS/SD) Card Slot

The Memory Stick/Secure Digital (MS/SD) card slot allows you to install a media card for data storage. This media
allows you to transfer data from a variety of different digital devices. See “Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards” on
page 52.

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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 19.

Touchpad Pointing Device

The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor control with a right button, a left button, and a cursor control
pad. See “Touchpad Pointing Device” on page 25.

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Figure 3. LIFEBOOK notebook left-side panel

USB 3.0 Ports

Air Vents

USB 3.0 Port with
Anytime USB Charge

External Video Port

HDMI Port

Anti-Theft Lock Slot LAN (RJ-45) Jack

Left-Side Panel Components

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

Anti-theft Lock Slot

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

Air Vents

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

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

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

O NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED, SUCH AS IN TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE

D

A BED OR CUSHION.

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

The internal LAN (RJ-45) jack is used for an internal wired 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN connection. See “Internal
LAN (RJ-45) Jack” on page 57.

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External Video Port

The external video port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector. See “External Video Port” on
page 59.

USB 3.0 Ports

The four USB ports (three USB 3.0 on the left side, and one USB 2.0 port on the right) allow you to connect Universal
Serial Bus (USB) devices. See “Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 58. Note that the USB port on the left side that is
closest to the front of the system has Anytime Charge capability, meaning you can charge an external device from
this port, even when the system is powered down.

HDMI Port

The HDMI port is used to connect compatible digital devices with your computer (such as a high-definition television
or AV receiver).

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Figure 4. LIFEBOOK notebook right-side panel

Optical Drive

Optical Drive

USB 2.0 Port

Release Button

DC Power Jack

Right-Side Panel Components

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

USB 2.0 Port

The USB 2.0 port allows you to connect Universal Serial Bus 2.0 devices. There are three USB 3.0 ports on the left-hand
side of the system. 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 58.

Optical Drive

The optical drive bay contains a Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer. See “Optical Drive” on page 47.

Optical Drive Release Button

The optical drive release button opens the optical drive.

DC Power Jack

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

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Lithium ion Battery Bay

Air Vents

(multiple locations)

Memory

Upgrade

Compartment

Battery Release Latch Battery Release Latch

Figure 5. LIFEBOOK notebook bottom panel

Bottom Components

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

Memory Upgrade Compartment

Your notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate 3 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR3 SDRAM). The memory
upgrade compartment allows you to expand the system memory capacity of your notebook, thus improving overall
performance. See “Memory Upgrade Module” on page 54. Under normal circumstances, it should not be necessary to
open this compartment.

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Lithium ion Battery Bay

The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery. It can be opened for the removal of the battery when stored
over a long period of time or for swapping a discharged battery with a charged Lithium ion battery. See “Lithium ion
Battery” on page 42. The Lithium ion battery is released from the battery bay using the two battery release latches.

Air Vents

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

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

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

D

O NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED, SUCH AS IN TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE

A BED OR CUSHION.

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Figure 6. Status Indicator Panel

CapsLk

Battery Level

Power Status

Hard Drive/Optical
Drive Access

NumLk

Wireless Status

Status Indicator Panel

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

• Blue, solid: Wireless devices have been switched on (using the [Fn]+[F5] key combination).

• Off: Wireless devices are off.

Wireless Status Indicator

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Power Status Indicator

• Blue, solid: AC adapter and battery are available and system is fully charged, or AC adapter is plugged in but

battery is not installed.

• Blue, blinking: AC adapter and battery are available and the system is in sleep mode.

• Off: AC adapter is not plugged in.

Battery Level Indicator

The Battery Level indicator displays the charge level of the battery pack, as follows.

With AC Adapter connected:

• Blue, solid: AC adapter is connected and battery is charged.

• Orange, solid: AC adapter is connected and battery is charging.

Without AC Adapter connected:

• Orange, blinking: Blinks when the battery charge level is 12% or less.

• Purple, blinking: There is a problem with the battery.

• Off: There is no AC Adapter connected and/or the battery charge level is between 13% and 100%

• If the battery pack is installed while the power is turned off, the battery level indicator will display the charge level

for five seconds after it blinks orange.

• If the AC adapter is not connected or the battery pack is not fully charged when the computer is switched to

standby mode, the indicator will blink. The LED blinks at the rate of one second on/six seconds off.

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

• A shorted battery is damaged and must be replaced.

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Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator

The Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access indicator glows when your internal hard drive is being accessed. Note that
flickering is normal.

NumLk Indicator

The NumLk indicator glows when the integral keyboard is set in ten-key numeric keypad mode. 

CapsLock Indicator

The CapsLock indicator glows when your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters.

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Keyboard

Fn Key

Function Keys

Numeric Keypad

Application Key

Cursor Keys

Start Key

(surrounded by thick black line)

7

8

456

1

9

2

0

3

-

+

.

*

/

Figure 7. Keyboard

Using the Keyboard

Your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK notebook has an integral 86-key keyboard, including Windows keys and special function keys.
This section describes the following keys.

• Numeric keypad: Your notebook has an integrated numeric keypad which allows you to perform

numeric/mathematical and navigational functions. The ability to toggle between the numerical keys and
navigation keys is controlled through the [NumLk] key.

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

up, or down within windows, applications and documents.

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

special actions that vary depending on what program is running.

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

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

Numeric Keypad

The section of the keyboard surrounded by the thick black line in Figure 7 serves as a numeric keypad. To activate the
keypad functions, press the [Fn] key while clicking the desired keypad key. Using the keypad keys, you can enter
numerals 0 through 9, perform addition ( + ), subtraction ( - ), multiplication ( * ), or division ( / ), and enter decimal
points ( . ) using the keys designated as numeric function key keys.

Windows Keys

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

Cursor Keys

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

Function Keys

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

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

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

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• [Fn+F4]: Pressing [F4] while holding [Fn] will toggle the Touchpad on and off. Note that the
[Fn+F4]combination only works if Manual Setting is selected in the BIOS. (See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 36)

• [Fn+F5]: Pressing [F5] while holding [Fn] will toggle the wireless devices on and off.

• [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 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, as follows:

• If you only have an external CRT connected, the order is internal -> external CRT -> simultaneous display
> internal display.

• If you only have an HDMI device connected, the order is: internal display -> HDMI display -> simultaneous
display -> internal display.

• If you have external CRT and HDMI devices connected, the order is: internal display -> external CRT ->
simultaneous internal and external CRT -> HDMI display - simultaneous internal and HDMI display ->
internal display.

• [Fn+F11]: Pressing [F11] while holding [Fn] will enable and disable ECO mode. ECO mode is designed to
minimize notebook power consumption by reducing the LCD brightness, shutting down the optical drive
functionality and enabling the hard disk drive’s auto power off mode.

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Touchpad Pointing Device

Cursor Control

Left Button

Right button

Figure 8. 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 button and
a right 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. Note that the cursor control is indicated in the illustrations as if it
has a defined border; that is for reference only. In actuality, it can be identified by its slightly bumpy surface. 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.

AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE USB PORTS ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK AND USED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TOUCHPAD.
H

OWEVER, IF YOU BOOT THE SYSTEM WITH AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CONNECTED THE TOUCHPAD WILL BE DISABLED OR ENABLED DEPENDING ON THE

SPECIFICATIONS IN YOUR BIOS SETTINGS.

See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 36.

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Clicking

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

Double-Clicking

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

Figure 9. Clicking with button Figure 10. Clicking with Touchpad

Figure 11. Double-click with button Figure 12. Double-click with Touchpad

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Dragging

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

Figure 13. Dragging with button Figure 14. Dragging with Touchpad

Touchpad, and then release your finger.

Navigating Using Gestures

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

Scrolling Up/Down:

To scroll up or down, place your finger on the right side of the pad and move it forward or backward to scroll up or
down. (See Figure 15)

Scrolling Right/Left:

To scroll right or left, place your finger on the bottom of the pad and move it right or left to scroll right or left. (See
Figure 16)

Continuous Scroll:

Just after using scrolling right/left or up/down, move your finger in a clockwise circular motion to scroll down or right,
or counter-clockwise to scroll up or left. (See Figure 17)

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Zooming In/Out:

To zoom in or out on a page using the touchpad, simply place your finger on the left side of the pad and move it
forward or backward to zoom in and out on the browser page. (See Figure 18)

Enabling/Disabling Gesture Functions:

1 To enable or disable the gesturing functions, go to Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound.
2 Double-click Mouse, and the Mouse Properties window will appear.
3 Select the Gestures tab and click the checkbox next to the gesture function you want to use or disable.

Touchpad Control Adjustment

The Control Panel allows you
to customize your Touchpad
with selections made from
within the Mouse Properties
dialog box. To change the
settings or actions for the
touchpad:

1 Go to Start > Control

Panel > Hardware and

Figure 15. Scroll up/down with Touchpad Figure 16. Scroll right/left with Touchpad

Sound.

2 Double-click Mouse, and

the Mouse Properties
window will appear.
Select any of the ten tabs
to modify the settings of
your touchpad.

Figure 17. Continuous scroll with Touchpad Figure 18. Zoom in/out with Touchpad

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Volume Control

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

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

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

Controlling the Volume

The volume can be controlled in several different ways:

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

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

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

• Volume can be changed by opening the Control Panel, selecting one of the icon sizes in the View by: field, then

selecting Windows Mobility Center. From there, you can either mute or adjust the sound in the Volume area.

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

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

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

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

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Chapter 2

AC Cable

DC In

AC Adapter

Getting Started with Your LIFEBOOK

Figure 19. Connecting the AC Adapter

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Power Sources

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

Connecting the Power Adapters

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

Connecting the AC Adapter

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

Connecting the Optional Auto/Airline Adapter

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

OR,

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

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

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

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

UTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER TO USE YOUR NOTEBOOK.

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Figure 20. Opening the Display Panel

Display Panel

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

Opening the Display Panel

To open the display, hold the base of the system with one hand, and lift the display backwards with the other hand,
being careful not to touch the screen, until it is at a comfortable viewing angle.

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Adjusting Display Panel Brightness

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

Using the Keyboard

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

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

Using the Power Options

To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and click on Hardware and Sound >
Power Options > Adjust Screen Brightness. At the bottom of the window, drag the Screen brightness: bar to the left
or right, depending upon your preference. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until
you decide to change them again.

Using the Windows Mobility Center

Click Start -> Control Panel. In View by:, select one of the icon views. Select Display, then click Adjust brightness in
the left pane. At the bottom of the window, drag the Screen brightness: bar to the left or right, depending upon your
preference.

• 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

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

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Starting Your LIFEBOOK Notebook

Power 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 LIFEBOOK notebook.

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

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

To turn on your LIFEBOOK notebook from its off state, press the Power/Suspend/Resume button, located above the
keyboard to the right. When you are done working you can either leave your notebook in Suspend mode (see “Sleep
Mode” on page 38), or you can turn it off (see “Powering Off” on page 40).

D

O 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 LIFEBOOK, 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 LIFEBOOK notebook will emit an audio warning and/or
an error message will be displayed. See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 71. Depending on the nature of the
problem, you may be able to continue by starting the operating system or by entering the BIOS setup utility and
revising the settings.

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

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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 LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ON THE NEXT TIME.

See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 71.

Boot Sequence

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

The boot sequence is executed when:

• You turn on the power to your LIFEBOOK notebook.

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

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

Hard Disk Drive Passwords

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

BIOS Setup Utility

below for information about accessing the utility.

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

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

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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 To enter the BIOS Setup Utility, press the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. This will open the

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

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

current settings.

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

BIOS Guide

A guide to your notebook’s BIOS is available online. Please visit our service and support website at

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

Support. Select your Product, Series, and Model, then click [Go]. Under the Manuals tab, select the BIOS Guide.

Booting the System

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

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

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Starting Windows the First Time

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

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

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

RETURNING WINDOWS OR TO SHUT DOWN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

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

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

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

Installing Bonus Apps

After you have started your system the first time, you will see a Bonus Apps icon on your desktop. Click on
the icon to see which additional applications are available for you to install. Applications that are already
installed appear in grey; those that are available for installation appear in blue.

Select the applications you wish to install by selecting the checkbox adjacent to your selection, or click [Select All] if
you would like to install all available applications. Once you have made your selections, click [Install].

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

Registering your LIFEBOOK with Fujitsu

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

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Power Management

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

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

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

When your notebook is active, the Power/Suspend/Resume button can be used to manually put the notebook into
Sleep mode. Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button when the notebook is active, but not actively accessing
anything, and immediately release the button. Note that if you press the button continuously for four seconds or
longer, your notebook will turn off and active data may be lost.

If your notebook 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. If the indicator is visible
and not flashing, your notebook is fully operational. If the indicator is visible
mode. If the indicator is not visible, the power is off or your notebook is in Hibernation mode.

Feature)

and

flashing, your notebook is in Sleep

(See Hibernation

Sleep Mode

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

Your notebook will go into Sleep mode due to one of the following actions or conditions:

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

• Selecting Sleep from the Windows Shut Down menu.

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• Timing out from lack of activity.

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

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

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

MODE, THOUGH NOT AS FAST AS WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL.

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

TO-DISK) MODE. THE BUTTON RESUME FUNCTION CAN’T BE DISABLED.

• IF YOUR NOTEBOOK IS ACTIVELY ACCESSING INFORMATION WHEN YOU ENTER THE SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE, CHANGES TO OPEN FILES ARE

NOT LOST. THE FILES ARE LEFT OPEN AND MEMORY IS KEPT ACTIVE DURING SLEEP MODE OR THE MEMORY IS TRANSFERRED TO THE INTERNAL
HARD DRIVE DURING HIBERNATION MODE.

T

HE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF USING HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) IS THAT POWER IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN YOUR DATA. THIS IS
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WILL BE LEAVING YOUR NOTEBOOK IN A SUSPENDED STATE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DRAWBACK
OF USING HIBERNATION MODE IS THAT IT LENGTHENS THE POWER DOWN AND POWER UP SEQUENCES AND RESETS PERIPHERAL DEVICES.

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature

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

Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature

The default settings are enabled. To disable or enable the Hibernation feature, follow these steps:

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

Nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down).

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Windows Power Management

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

Restarting the System

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

1 Click the [Start] button, then move the mouse over the small arrow at the bottom right of the right-hand pane.
2 Select Restart from the list.

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

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

Powering Off

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

B

E SURE TO CLOSE ALL FILES AND EXIT ALL APPLICATIONS 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:

Click the [Start] button, and then move the mouse over the small arrow at the bottom right of the right-hand pane.
Click the [Shut Down] button.

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ENERGY STAR® Compliance

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

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

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

Sleep Mode: 

If you are powering your system with a power adapter, you will notice that your computer is initially set so that the
display turns off after 15 minutes of user inactivity, and the computer goes into Sleep mode after 20 minutes of user
inactivity. If you are powering your system with the battery, your computer is initially set so that the display turns off
after 10 minutes of user inactivity, and the computer goes into Sleep mode after 20 minutes of user inactivity. When
going into Sleep mode, the computer also reduces the speed of any active Ethernet network links. To “wake” the
computer from Sleep mode, press the Suspend/Resume Button.

Energy saving benefits:

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

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

visit the Fujitsu Corporate Citizenship page at:

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

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Chapter 3

User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery

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

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

• When used at temperatures that exceed a low of 5°C or a high of 35°C. Extreme temperatures not only reduce
charging efficiency, but can also cause battery deterioration. The Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel
will flash when you try to charge a battery that is outside its operating temperature range. See “Status Indicator

Panel” on page 19.

• When using a high current device such as a Multi-Format DVD Writer, CD-ROM drive, optical drive, or the hard
drive, using the AC adapter will conserve your battery life.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487)

Recharging the Batteries

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

The Lithium ion battery is recharged internally using 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.

M

AKE SURE THAT THE BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR AND THE PERCENTAGE CHARGE IS DISPLAYED BY THE BATTERY STATUS INDICATOR ON THE

S

TATUS INDICATOR PANEL.

There is no memory effect on the Lithium ion battery therefore you do not need to discharge the battery completely
before recharging. The charge times will be significantly longer if your notebook is in use while the battery is
charging. If you want to charge the battery more quickly, put your notebook into Standby mode, or turn it off while
the adapter is charging the battery. (See Power Management on page 38 for more information on Standby mode and

shutdown procedure)

SING HEAVY CURRENT DEVICES OR FREQUENT DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM ACCESSES MAY PREVENT CHARGING COMPLETELY.

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Low Battery State

When the battery is running low, a low battery notification message will appear. If you do not respond to the low
battery message, the batteries will continue to discharge until they are too low to operate. When this happens, your
notebook will go into Standby 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 STANDBY MODE UNTIL YOU CAN PROVIDE A NEW POWER SOURCE. YOU SHOULD PROVIDE A CHARGED BATTERY, AN AC POWER ADAPTER, OR

A

UTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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

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

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, resulting in loss of 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 an LED below the battery outline of the Battery Level indicator to display the
operating level available in that battery. If this display shows a Shorted Battery, it means the battery is damaged and
must be replaced so it does not damage other parts of your LIFEBOOK notebook.

Replacing the Battery

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

Cold-swapping Batteries

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

1 Have a charged battery ready to install.

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2 Shut down your notebook and disconnect the AC adapter.
3 Turn the system over so the bottom is facing up, oriented as in Figure 21.
4 Press the “unlock” latch to the right, then press and hold the “hold” latch to the left. Lift the rear of the battery up

as in Figure 22, then lift the battery out of the bay.

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

Hot-swapping Batteries

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

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

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

1 Plug an AC Adapter into the system and connect it to a power outlet.
2 Follow steps 3 and 4 in “Cold Swapping Batteries”.

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

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Figure 21. Battery latches

1

- Battery “Unlock” Latch

2

- Battery “Hold” Latch

Figure 22. Removing the battery

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Figure 23. Optical Drive

Media Holder Tray

Emergency Tray Release

Media Tray Eject Button

Optical Drive

Your system contains a Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer. This drive allows you to access movies, software, and
audio DVD/CDs as well as to read and write to CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, and DVD RAM discs.
The dual-layer architecture allows you to record up to 8.5 GB of data on DVD+R discs.

Media Player Software

With the optical drive and media player software you can play movies and music on your notebook. The media player
includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a digital movie, as well as standard features
such as fast forward, fast reverse, pause, etc. With this drive you can also burn onto recordable discs.

•

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

NOT LEVEL MAY DAMAGE THE DRIVE OR PREVENT PROPER OPERATION.

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

POWER SOURCE IS ATTACHED.

Loading Media on Your Drive

To load a disc into your optical drive:

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

of the LIFEBOOK notebook a short distance.

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

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

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

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

D

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

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

• THE REGION CODE ON THE DVD PLAYER CAN BE CHANGED USING THE PROPERTIES MENU OF THE DVD SOFTWARE. NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE

THE REGION CODE UP TO FOUR TIMES. AFTER THE 4TH CHANGE, THE LAST CODE ENTERED BECOMES PERMANENT, AND CANNOT BE CHANGED.

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

in the center of the tray.

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

I

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

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

Figure 24. Loading/Ejecting Media

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Removing Media

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

come out of the LIFEBOOK notebook a short distance.

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

Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release

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

Figure 25. Emergency Tray Release

Using the Media Player Software

D

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

REFERENCE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT ACCOMPANIES THE MEDIA APPLICATION.

Starting a Movie

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

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

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

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Opening the Media Player Control Panel

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

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

Using the Media Player Control Panel

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

1 To pause the movie, click the on-screen; button.
2 To rewind the movie, click the 7 button to rewind to a specific portion of the movie, or the 9 button to return to

the opening screen.

3 To fast-forward the movie, click the 8 button to forward to a specific portion of the movie, or the: button to jump

to the ending credits.

4 To stop the movie, click the < button.

Exiting the Media Player

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

Using Media Player on Battery Power

Since optical drives consume a lot of power, your overall battery life will be significantly shorter when operating the
optical drive continuously (such as watching a DVD movie) than during standard operation.

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

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

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

HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BATTERY, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE EITHER ONLINE AT: HTTP://WWW.COMPUTERS.US.FUJITSU.COM OR BY CALLING 1-800-

8FUJITSU.

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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 MEDIA PLAYER QUICKLY AND THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ATTEMPTS TO AUTO-SUSPEND (CRITICAL BATTERY LOW STATE)

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

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

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

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

entering standby mode.

6 Restart your media player, locate and skip to the chapter of the movie you were last watching, then continue

watching your DVD movie.

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

S

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

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Figure 26. Installing a Memory Stick/SD Card

Memory Stick

SD Card

Memory Stick/Secure Digital Cards

Your LIFEBOOK notebook supports Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Secure Digital (SD), and Secure Digital High
Capacity (SDHC) 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 that allows you to record, transfer and share digital content, such as
digital pictures, movies, music, voice, and computer data and applications.

Secure Digital (SD) Cards are very similar to Memory Sticks. Like Memory Sticks, SD Cards allow portable storage
among a variety of devices, such as cell phones, Global Positioning Systems, digital cameras, and PDAs. SD Cards
transfer data quickly, with low battery consumption. Like the Memory Stick, it uses flash memory architecture. As the
name implies, SDHC cards are high-capacity SD cards.

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Installing Memory Stick and SD Cards

Memory Stick and SD Cards are installed in the Memory Stick/SD Card slot. To install a 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.

D

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

YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

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

notebook is off while installing them.

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

Removing A Memory Stick or SD Card

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

S

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

BE IN SLEEP MODE OR OFF WHILE REMOVING THEM.

Push the card in until it unlatches. It will then eject from the slot for removal.

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Memory Upgrade Module

Your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR3-1600
SDRAM factory installed. The maximum amount of SDRAM that can be used in your system is 16 GB (8 GB x 2). If you do
not have the maximum amount and would like to increase your notebook’s memory capacity, you may install an
additional or larger memory upgrade modules. The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-line (DIMM) SDRAM module.
To ensure 100% compatibility, purchase the SDRAM module only from the Fujitsu web store at www.shopfujitsu.com.

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

FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE.

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

THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:

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

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

TO TOUCH ANY INTERNAL COMPUTER TERMINALS OR COMPONENTS; THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS.

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

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

Installing Memory Upgrade Modules

1 Turn off power to your notebook, remove any power adapter (AC or auto/airline). Remove the battery.
2 Turn the notebook bottom side up, and remove the four screws from the memory upgrade module compartment

(Figure 28). Remove the cover.

3 Remove the new memory upgrade module from the static guarded sleeve.
4 Align the memory upgrade module with the component side up. Align the connector edge of the memory

upgrade module with the connector slot in the compartment. Be sure the alignment keys line up with those in
the slot. (Figure 29)

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

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

6 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws.

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Figure 27. Removing the Memory Cover Screws Figure 28. Opening the Memory Compartment

Memory Cover

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

IN PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT TO CHANGE SYSTEM MEMORY CAPACITY.

Removing a Memory Upgrade Module

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

notebook. (Figure 30)

4 Store the memory upgrade module in a static guarded sleeve.
5 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws.

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Figure 29. Installing memory module Figure 30. Removing memory module

Alignment Keys

Retaining Clips

Retaining Clip

Retaining Clip

Checking the Memory Capacity

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

Check the memory capacity by clicking [Start] -> Control Panel -> System and Maintenance -> System. The amount
of memory is displayed next to “Memory - RAM:”

There may be a variation between the actual memory size and what is displayed. This is possible if your system is
configured with an integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator which dynamically allocates system memory to
accelerate graphics performance.

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 61

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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, printers, etc.

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack

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

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

Figure 31. Connecting LAN Device

Headphone/Line-Out Jack

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

1 Align the connector with the port opening on the front of the system.
2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated.

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

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Microphone/Line-In Jack

USB 3.0 Ports

USB 3.0 Port with
Anytime USB Charge

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

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

Universal Serial Bus Ports

Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports allow you to
connect USB devices such as pointing devices,
keyboards and speakers. There are four USB ports
(three USB 3.0 on the left side and one USB 2.0
Combo port on the right side on the right side). Note
that the USB 3.0 port on the left side closest to the
front of the system has Anytime USB Charge
capability, meaning you can charge an external
device from this port, even when the system is
powered down. For more information about Anytime
USB Charge, refer to “Anytime USB Charge Utility” on
page 59

Figure 32. Connecting a USB Device

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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Anytime USB Charge Utility

The Anytime USB Charge feature can be disabled and enabled
from the BIOS Setup Utility; the feature is enabled by default. The
settings for the Anytime USB Charge feature can be changed by
going to Start > All Programs > Anytime USB Charge Utility and
clicking on Settings. There are three possible settings for this
feature: “Disable Anytime USB Charge function”, “Only enable
Anytime USB Charge function with AC Adapter”, and “Enable
Anytime USB Charge function with AC Adapter or battery”. Note
that if the setting is selected, the function will eventually drain
the battery if the AC Adapter is not plugged in.

Certain USB devices may require that a driver be installed in order
for this feature to work.

Please check the documentation for your USB device to ensure
proper charging with the Anytime USB Charge utility.

External Video Port

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

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

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Figure 33. Connecting an External Video Device

- Device Ports

HDMI Port

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

To connect an HDMI device:

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

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. IF YOU ONLY HAVE AN EXTERNAL CRT CONNECTED, THE ORDER IS INTERNAL -> EXTERNAL

CRT ->

SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY > INTERNAL DISPLAY.

I

F YOU ONLY HAVE AN HDMI DEVICE CONNECTED, THE ORDER IS: INTERNAL DISPLAY -> HDMI DISPLAY -> SIMULTANEOUS DISPLAY -> INTERNAL

DISPLAY.

F YOU HAVE EXTERNAL CRT AND HDMI DEVICES CONNECTED, THE ORDER IS: INTERNAL DISPLAY -> EXTERNAL CRT -> SIMULTANEOUS INTERNAL

I

AND EXTERNAL CRT -> HDMI DISPLAY - SIMULTANEOUS INTERNAL AND HDMI DISPLAY -> INTERNAL DISPLAY.

Figure 34. HDMI Interface

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Chapter 4

Troubleshooting Your LIFEBOOK

Troubleshooting

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

Identifying the Problem

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

1 Turn off your LIFEBOOK notebook.
2 Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into your notebook and to an active AC power source.
3 Make sure that any cards installed are 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.

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

troubleshooting information.

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

ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS OVER THE PHONE.

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

representative:

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

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

• Product name

• Product configuration number

• Product serial number

• Purchase date

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

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

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Specific Problems

Using the Troubleshooting Table

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

Troubleshooting Table

Problem Page

Audio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 64

Optical Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 64

Hard Drive Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 65

Keyboard or Mouse Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . page 65

Memory Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 65

USB Device Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 66

Problem Page

Power Failures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 66

Shutdown and Startup Problems . . . . page 68

Video Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 69

Connectivity Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . page 70

Miscellaneous Problems. . . . . . . . . . . page 70

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions
Audio Problems

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

Optical Drive Problems

LIFEBOOK notebook fails to
recognize DVD/CD-RW/CD­ROM’s.

The volume is turned too low. Adjust the volume control on your notebook and operating system. Use the

[Fn+F9] key combination on your keyboard. Pressing [F9] repeatedly while holding
[Fn] increases your notebook volume.

The software volume control is
set too low.

Headphones are plugged in. Plugging in headphones disables built-in speakers. Remove the headphones.

Software driver is not 
configured correctly.

Speakers have been muted
using the Volume icon in the
system tray.

Disc is not pushed down onto
raised center of the drive.

Incorrect DVD Player or no DVD
software is installed.

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

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

The Audio Driver may be installed or reinstalled by using the Fujitsu Software
Download Manager. See “Downloading Driver Updates” on page 80.

Click on the Volume icon in the tool tray on the bottom right of the screen. If Mute
is checked, click on it to uncheck it. You can also use the [Fn+F3] key combination
to toggle the volume on and off.

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

Install DVD Player software.

(See “Media Player Software” on page 47 for more

information.)

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

Drive access indicator on the
Status Indicator Panel blinks
at regular intervals with no
disc in the tray.

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

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

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

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

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions
Hard Drive Problems

You cannot access your hard
drive.

Keyboard or Mouse Problems

The built-in keyboard does
not seem to work.

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

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

Memory Problems

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

Security is set so OS can’t be
started without a password.

The notebook has gone into
Standby mode.

Your application locked out the
keyboard.

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

Your external device is not prop­erly installed.

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

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.

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

Re-install your device.

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

See “Device Ports” on page 57.

System Properties screen
doesn’t show the amount of
installed memory.

Your memory module is not
properly installed.

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

Remove and re-install your memory upgrade module.

ule” on page 54.

on page 71.

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See “Memory Upgrade Mod-

See “Power On Self Test Messages”

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions
USB Device Problems

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

Power Failures

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

The device is not properly
installed.

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

You don’t have correct driver. See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.

The power adapter is faulty. Try a different power adapter.

The battery is installed but is
faulty.

Installed battery is completely
discharged or there is no power
adapter installed.

The battery is low. Check the battery indicator to ensure the condition of the battery.

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

Remove and re-install the device.

Close the application and restart your notebook.

Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the condition of the battery.
Indicator Panel” on page 19.
operate from another power source or replace the battery.

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the battery’s condition. See “Status
Indicator Panel” on page 19. Install a charged battery or a power adapter.

cator Panel” on page 19. Use an AC adapter to operate until a battery is charged or
install a charged battery.

Verify that your adapter is connected correctly.

See “Device Ports” on page 57.

If a battery indicates a short, remove the battery and

See “Power Sources” on page 31.

See “Status

See “Status Indi-

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

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.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

Your LIFEBOOK notebook
turns off all by itself.

Your LIFEBOOK notebook will
not work on battery alone.

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

You have a battery failure. Verify battery condition using the Status Indicator panel. Replace a shorted 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 Options Properties located in
the Control Panel to adjust the timeout values to better suit your needs.

See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 19.

Power adapter failed or lost its
power source.

You are operating on battery
power and ignored a low bat­tery alarm until the battery is at
the dead battery state and the
system has gone into Dead Bat­tery Suspend mode.

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

No battery is installed. Install a charged battery.

The battery is improperly
installed.

Your installed battery is faulty. Verify the condition of the battery using the Status Indicator panel and replace or

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

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

“Power Sources” on page 31.

Verify that the battery is properly connected by re-installing it.

remove any shorted battery.

See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 19.

See

The battery seems to 
discharge too quickly.

You’re running an application
that uses a lot of power due to
frequent hard drive, optical
drive, or WLAN device use.

The power savings features may
be disabled.

The battery is very old. Replace the battery.

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

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

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

The battery seems to 
discharge too quickly.
(continued)

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume button
does not work.

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

The brightness is turned all the
way up.

Battery was exposed to high
temperatures.

The battery is too hot or too
cold.

Suspend/Resume button is dis­abled.

There may be application soft­ware conflict

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

Internal hard drive was not
detected.

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

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

Replace the battery.

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

Select the “Choose what the power button does” option.

Close all applications and try the button again.

Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] key while the Fujitsu logo is on
screen or use the [F2] key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source settings
from the Boot menu.

Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master submenu, located within the Main
menu, to try to auto detect the internal hard drive.

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 36.

See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 36.

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

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

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

The BIOS CMOS hold-up battery
has failed.

BIOS setup changes were not
saved before you exited the util­ity.

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 71.

Contact your support representative for repairs. This is not a user serviceable part
but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years.

Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions
Video Problems

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

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

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

The notebook is set for an exter­nal monitor only.

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

Power management timeouts
may be set for short intervals
and you didn’t see the display
come on and go off.

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

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

Power management timeouts
may be set for short intervals
and you didn’t notice the display
come on and go off.

‘

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 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.
Pressing either the [F6] or [F7] keys while holding down the [Fn] key also allows
you to change the brightness level of the display.

Press a keyboard button or move the mouse to restore operation. If that fails, push
the Power/Suspend/Resume button. (The display may be shut off by Standby mode,
Auto Suspend or Video Timeout)

Contact your support representative.

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 36.

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)

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

The display does not close. A small object such as a paper

The system may be password­protected.

clip is stuck between the display
and keyboard.

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.

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Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

The display has bright or dark
spots.

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

The Display is dark when on
battery power.

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

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

Connectivity Problems

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

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

An application is running that
doesn’t support the system’s
native resolution and display
compression is enabled.

Power Management default is
set on low to conserve power.

Your external monitor is not
properly installed.

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

Your external monitor is not
compatible with your LIFEBOOK
notebook.

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 the system’s native pixel resolution. You can fill the screen but have less
resolution by changing display compression settings. These settings can be
changed in the Intel GMA control panel.

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

Reinstall your device.

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 88.

See “Anytime USB Charge Utility” on page 59.

You are attempting to con­nect to the Internet, but you
do not appear to have power
to the WLAN.

Miscellaneous Problems

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

The wireless device functions
have been turned off.

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

To activate the wireless LAN devices, press the [Fn] and [F5] keys at the same time.
When active, the wireless LAN indicator in the status indicator panel will glow. To
turn the devices off, repeat the same step.

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 a list of error-and-status messages that the 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 the operating system documentation on screen and in the manual. If you can
find no reference to the message, contact a support representative.

*Invalid NVRAM Data

Problem with NVRAM access. In the unlikely case that you see this message you may have a display problem. 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 not detected

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.

*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.

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

Displayed after any recoverable error message. Press [F1] key to Continue or [F2] key to Enter Setup.

*Real time clock error - Check date and time settings

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

*Fan error, system shutdown in 30s. Contact Fujitsu tech support

Fan error occurred. Please contact your support representative.

*Fan error occurred during previous boot.

Fan error occurred during previous boot. Please contact your support representative.

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Restoring Your System Image and Software

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

Saving and Recovering Your Factory and System Images

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

• IN ORDER TO INSTALL APPLICATIONS AND DRIVERS, MAKE COPIES OF FACTORY AND SYSTEM IMAGES, AND BURN

APPLICATION MEDIA AND BOOTABLE DISCS YOU MUST HAVE AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNALLY CONNECTED WRITABLE

DVD

DRIVE.

• IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU COPY YOUR FACTORY IMAGE TO REMOVABLE MEDIA (E.G., DVD DISCS).

F

AILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN AN INABILITY TO RESTORE THE IMAGE AT A FUTURE DATE.

• WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE DVD-R OR DVD+R DISCS FOR YOUR BACKUP, BUT SUPPORTED MEDIA* FOR IMAGE

BACKUPS INCLUDE:

FOR FACTORY IMAGE, APPLICATION DATA, AND BOOTABLE DISC: DVD-R/+R.
FOR USER-CREATED BACKUP IMAGE: DVD-R/+R, DVD-RW/+RW, DVD-DL. 



* DEPENDING UPON YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE AND MEDIA FORMAT USED, SOME MEDIA TYPES MAY BE INCOMPATIBLE FOR

CREATING IMAGE BACKUPS.

DUE TO CERTAIN LICENSING REQUIREMENTS, SOME THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS WILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED SEPARATELY USING THE APPLICATION

MEDIA BUNDLED WITH YOUR SYSTEM.

Saving your Factory Image

When you purchased your new system, a copy of the pre-installed Factory Image was loaded into a hidden partition
on your hard disk drive. Having a copy of the original Factory Image available to you means that in the event of system
failure, you will be able to restore it to its original state.

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To make a copy of the Factory Image to DVD discs, you will need four or five blank discs (DVD-R or DVD+R discs are
recommended) to create the copy. After creating the copy, be sure to label the discs and keep them in a safe place to
ensure they do not get damaged.

Creating Backup Images of Factory Image and Discs

SOME CONFIGURATIONS OF CERTAIN LIFEBOOK MODELS DO NOT HAVE APPLICATIONS LOADED ON THE HARD DRIVE; RATHER, THEY ARE AVAILABLE

AT THE FUJITSU SUPPORT SITE FOR DOWNLOAD. PLEASE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN READING THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES.

Using the [Manage/Change] button, you can create backup images of the Factory Image, Application Disc(s), or
Bootable Disc.

1 Launch My Recovery from desktop icon
2 Select [Manage/Create]-> [Backup Images].

The Backup Images menu displays a list from which you can choose which type of disc you want to burn: Bootable
Disc, Application Discs, or Recovery Disc.

3 Select

Recovery Disc

, then click [Make DVD].

4 Confirm that the # box has “2” (Note that in some cases the box may display a larger number for the factory image,

depending upon its size.)

5 The message “Recovery Disc #1 will be created. Enter your comments and the number of media on the DVD”. Click

[YES] to burn the Factory Image.

LL USER-CREATED DATA WILL BE DELETED FROM YOUR SYSTEM WHEN THE FACTORY IMAGE IS RESTORED.

A

6 While the copy is being made, a “Writing to the media screen displays a progress bar. When the copy is complete,

a dialog will appear informing you of the successful completion of the backup.

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7 Repeat the process for the remaining images on disc (Bootable Disc and Application Discs). The number of images

My Recovery

available may vary depending on your system model; some models do not have the applications loaded on the
hard drive.

Recovering Your Factory Image

In the event you need to restore your original Factory Image, perform the following steps. Note that there may be
some third-party applications that need to be installed from the application media bundled with your system.

ALL USER-CREATED DATA WILL BE DELETED FROM YOUR SYSTEM WHEN THE FACTORY IMAGE IS RESTORED.

In order to recover your Factory Image, perform the steps outlined in “Running Recovery and Utility from hard disk”.

Backing Up a System Image

Optional Step: Launch the Fujitsu Bonus Apps utility from your desktop, and select the components you wish to

install.
User-Configured System Backups: On your desktop, there is a [MyRecovery] icon that allows you to

make backups of your current system image either to another location on your hard drive or on
removable media. A system image is the configuration of your C: drive at a particular point of time. You
may want to make system image backups occasionally in order to have points to which you can return
without having to go all the way back to the Factory Image.

By default, system images are saved in the D: drive in the MyRecovery folder. You can also elect to save the image to
an external hard drive.

1 Click the [MyRecovery] icon on your desktop. The My Recovery screen will appear (Figure 35).
2 Click the [Backup] button on the MyRecovery screen.
3 On the next screen that appears, you can enter up to 200 characters of information about the backup file. This

information will help you to identify the image at a later date.

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Figure 35. MyRecovery screen

4 Click the [Next] button and the system will reboot.
5 After rebooting, the “Creating of the backup image” window appears, in which you can either click [Create the

image on D drive] or [Select the drive] if you want to save to an external hard disk drive.

6 An image appears showing you graphically how the image will be stored. Click the [Next] button.
7 Click [Execute] to start the backup.

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Managing Your Backup Images

With the MyRecovery tool you can also make copies of backup images, archive them on DVD, or delete them from
your hard drive.

1 To begin, click the [MyRecovery] icon on your desktop.
2 Click the [Manage/Create] button in the MyRecovery window.
3 When the MyRecovery Manager window appears, click [Manage Backup Images].
4 In the next window, a list of your backup images appears. Below the list are three buttons allowing you to [Make

DVD], [Copy], or [Delete] your backup images.

5 Select an image title from the list, then click the action button you would like to perform.
6 Note that you need to have an external disk drive connected for the [Copy] button to be enabled. If you elect to

copy the image, you will be prompted to enter the destination. If you are ready to copy, click [OK] to proceed. A
progress screen appears while the backup copy is being made.

7 Note that if you copy an image to an external hard drive, both the original and the copy will appear in the [Backup

Images] window with identical names, dates, and file sizes, but with the different drive letter to distinguish them.
Before you select [Make DVD], make sure you have a recordable DVD drive connected and blank DVDs available.

Using the Recovery and Utility Tools

The Recovery and Utility tools consist of a variety of tools that will help you recover your Factory Image, recover system
images, and delete the data from your hard disk.

Methods for accessing the utilities

Recovery and Utility Tools are preinstalled in a hidden partition by the factory, or they can be accessed by using the
bootable disc. Please note that you can delete Recovery and Utility tools from your hard disk drive if you modify the
partitions. In this case you will not be able to use the hidden partition for booting to Recovery and Utility Tools, but
you will still be able to boot from the Bootable Disc.

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Determining whether Recovery and Utility is pre-loaded

1 Turn on or reboot your system. When the Fujitsu logo appears, press [F12] key.
2 From the Boot Menu that appears, check whether the <Recovery and Utility> option is present. If it is not present,

it means that the utility must be used from the disc. Proceed to “Running Recovery and Utility from the Bootable
Disc” if <Recovery and Utility> is unavailable.

Running Recovery and Utility from hard disk

1 Turn on or reboot your system. When the Fujitsu logo appears, press [F12] key.
2 Cursor down to <Recovery and Utility> and press the [Enter] key.
3 While the files are being loaded from the disc, a progress bar will appear at the bottom of the screen.
4 When the System Recovery Options dialog opens, select a new keyboard layout, if necessary, then click [Next].
5 When the Operating System dialog appears, select “Use recovery tools...”, then click [Next].
6 If necessary, enter your password, then click [OK].
7 When System Recovery Options window appears, click on Recovery and Utility.
8 The Recovery and Utility screen appears on the screen with three tabs: Diagnostics, Recovery and Utility. Please

note that Diagnostics tab is not supported on certain LIFEBOOK/STYLISTIC models when running Recovery and
Utility from the hard disk. In order to restore the operating system, please use the middle icon “Restoring the
Factory Image (only C:\drive)” under the Recovery tab.

Running Recovery and Utility from the Bootable disc

To verify/change the boot-up priority (rather than booting-up from the hard drive or an external floppy disk drive),
perform the following steps:

1 Power on your system. When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. press the [Enter] key.
2 Highlight the CD/DVD option.
3 Insert the bootable disc into the drive tray.
4 Click [OK]. While the files are being loaded from the disc, a progress bar will appear at the bottom of the screen.
5 When the System Recovery Options dialog opens, select a new keyboard layout, if necessary, then click [Next].

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6 When the Operating System dialog appears, click [Next].
7 If necessary, enter your password, then click [OK].
8 When System Recovery Options window appears, click on Recovery and Utility.
9 When the Recovery and Utility screen appears, three tabs will be present: Diagnostics, Recovery, and Utility.

Recovery and Utility tabs

Diagnostics tab: The Diagnostics tool is designed for use by IT professionals. It is not likely you will need to use this

tool. When you select devices from the Diagnosis window then click [Execute], several tests are performed on the
selected components.

Recovery tab: The Recovery tab contains three tools: Recovering User-Configured System Backups, Restoring the
Factory Image (only C: drive), and Restoring the Factory Image (full hard drive recovery). You can use these tools to
restore the Factory Image from the hidden partition, restore backup image(s) created by you or images stored on DVD
discs, and perform a full hard drive recovery. Please refer to instructions above for details on how to create Factory
Image Recovery DVDs, user backup DVDs and system image backup.

Utility tab: The Utility tab contains three tools: Hard Disk Data Delete, Restore Recovery and Utility, and Windows
Complete PC Restore.

• The Hard Disk Data Delete utility is used to delete all data on the hard disk and prevent the data from being
reused. NOTE: Do not use the Hard Disk Data Delete utility unless you are absolutely certain that you want
to erase your entire hard disk, including all partitions.

• Restore Recovery and Utility allows you to restore the first hidden partition.

• Windows Complete PC Restore utility allows you to restore an image created with Windows Backup and

Restore Center. Complete PC Restore will overwrite the data on your hard disk drive.

Recovering your Factory Image using Recovery and Utility (for new hard drive or non-bootable hard drive)

If you have installed a new hard drive or your hard drive is not bootable, perform the following steps. Note that first
you will need to create new partitions on the hard drive, then restore the Factory Image:

1 Power on your system. When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. press the [Enter].
2 Highlight the CD/DVD option.

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3 Insert the bootable disc in your DVD drive, then click [OK].
4 When System Recovery Options window appears, click on <Recovery and Utility>.
5 When the System Recovery Options dialog opens, select a new keyboard layout, if necessary, then click [Next].
6 When the Operating System dialog appears, click [Next].
7 If necessary, enter your password, then click [OK].
8 When System Recovery Options window appears, click on Recovery and Utility.
9 Click the Recovery tab in the Recovery and Utility window, then click
10 Click [Execute].
11 Read the precautions, then select “I Agree”.
12 Click [Next], then click [Execute] to start the recovery process.
13 “1. Recovery Disc Check” will be in bold and the rest will be grayed out. Follow the instructions and “Insert the

Restoring the Factory Image

icon.

Recovery Disc #1”. In some cases, you may prompted to “Insert the Recovery Disc #2”, depending upon the size of
the Recovery Image

14 Click [Next] to begin the check. Click [Next] again when the check is complete.
15 “2. Initializing hard disk drive” will be in bold with the message “Please insert the Bootable Disc into your optical

drive”. Insert the bootable disc. Click [Next] to proceed. A dialog box appears, with a checking disc message.

16 “Warning All DATA on the Hard Disk will be completely erased!!!” will appear. Select [OK]. The partition creation

process will begin.

17 “3. Restoring Factory Image to hidden partition” will be in bold with the message “Please insert the Recovery

Disk#1 into the optical drive”. Click [Next] to proceed.

After completion, the tool will automatically go back to “3.Restoring Factory Image to hidden partition” but will
include the note “Please insert your Third Party Applications Disc or CyberLink DVD, then click [OK]. After installation
of each disc, insert the next and continue until all have been installed. If you don't have your Third Party Applications
Disc and/or CyberLink DVD, or you have already inserted these discs, please click [Skip] to continue. NOTE: In some
cases (products without an optical drive) you will not have a CyberLink DVD”.

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At this point, you can either:

• Insert Application Disc(s) to restore back to hidden partition, or,

• Click [Skip] to skip restoring Application disc(s) and continue with restore.

18 If you select to insert Application Disc, after copying of application disc(s) to hidden partition is completed, the

message will appear again. Repeat inserting application disc(s) until all discs have been copied, then click [Skip]
to continue with Restore.

19 After clicking [Skip], a confirmation message will appear “If you want to skip copying or you have finished copying,

click [OK]. Click [Cancel] to go back to Restoring Factory Image to hidden partition.”

20 Click [OK] and Restoring Factory Image will begin.
21 When restoration is complete, you will see the message “Restoration has been completed. Click [OK] to reboot the

computer.” Click [OK].

Downloading Driver Updates

The Fujitsu Software Download Manager (FSDM) utility is available to allow you to download the latest drivers,
utilities, and applications from the Fujitsu Support site. If you have a Windows 7 operating system, you will need to
go to the Support Site (http://support.fujitsupc.com/CS/Portal/support.do?srch=DOWNLOADS).

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Chapter 5

Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LIFEBOOK Notebook

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

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

COMPONENTS, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:

> B

EFORE DOCKING OR UNDOCKING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK (WHEN USING A PORT REPLICATOR), IT IS A GOOD PRACTICE TO ALWAYS TOUCH

A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY.

> B

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

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

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

TO TOUCH ANY INTERNAL COMPUTER TERMINALS OR COMPONENTS; THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS.

• ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MAY BE HAZARDOUS IF MISUSED. OPERATIONS OF THIS PRODUCT OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS, MUST ALWAYS BE SUPERVISED BY AN

ADULT. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF ANY ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS AND DO NOT PERMIT THEM TO HANDLE ANY CABLES.

• 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.

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• Keep it away from food and beverages.

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

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

• Do not operate the notebook in areas where the air vents can be obstructed, such as in tight enclosures or on
soft surfaces like a bed or cushion.

• If you accidentally spill liquid on your LIFEBOOK notebook:

1 Turn it off and position it so that the liquid can run out.
2 Let it dry out for 24 hours, or longer if needed.
3 If your notebook will not boot after it has dried out, call your support representative.

• Do not use your 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 notebook in a briefcase or any other carrying case, make sure that there are no objects

in the case pressing on the lid.

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

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.

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

disinfecting the computer exterior, keyboard or LCD display.

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Cleaning guidelines using recommended off-the-shelf cleaners

Computer exterior, computer keyboard

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

• Office Depot® #154-616 Notebook Cleaning Kit

• Meridrew Enterprises Klear_Screen® Wipes

• 3M CL563 Cleaner Wipes

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

LCD display

To clean the LCD display, use one of the following off-the-shelf products:
Office Depot® #154-616 Notebook Cleaning Kit or Meridrew Enterprises Klear_Screen® Wipes

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

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

Disinfecting LIFEBOOK computers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Storing your LIFEBOOK notebook

• If storing your notebook for a month or longer, turn your LIFEBOOK notebook off, fully charge the battery, 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.

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• Store your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK in a cool, dry location. Temperatures should remain between 13ºF (-25ºC) and
140ºF (60ºC).

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

LED

PANEL INDICATES POWER OFF CONDITION (I.E., NO LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED).

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

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

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

VENTS MAY BE BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED.

Traveling with your LIFEBOOK notebook

• Do not transport your notebook while it is turned on.

• Always bring your System Recovery disc when you travel. If you experience system software problems while

traveling, you may need it to correct any problems.

• 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.

Outlet Type Location 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, Sin-

gapore, parts of Africa

China, Australia, New Zealand

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

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• 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 hand­inspected by security personnel. Security officials may require you to turn your notebook on, so make sure you
have a charged battery on hand.

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 loose 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 the life of your

battery.

• 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.

• Keep brightness to the lowest level comfortable.

• Turn off the Wireless LAN/Bluetooth devices when not in use by clicking the [Fn]+[F5] key combination.

• Set the power management for maximum battery life.

• Put your notebook in Standby 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 ExpressCards when not in use.

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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 or get dust on media discs.

• Do not scratch media discs.

• 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.

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

• 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.

Caring for your Optical Drive

Your optical 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 or a damp or dusty
environment.

• 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 optical drive.

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

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Memory Sticks/SD Cards

Caring for your Cards

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

• To keep out dust and dirt, store cards in their protective sleeves when they are not installed.

• 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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Chapter 6

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LH532, 14.0HD, i3-2350M , W7Pro, DL S-MULTI, 4GB, 500G, LAN, WLAN/BT

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Hard Drive

Configuration ID

Part Number

Processor

Model #

Screen Size

Memory

Communications

Media Drive

Operating System

System Specifications

Specifications

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

Configuration Label

The configuration label located on the bottom of your notebook contains specific information regarding the options
you’ve chosen for your notebook. Following is an example configuration label.

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Microprocessor

The 2nd Generation or 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ processor family. (Refer to the system label to determine the
model of your processor).

Chipset

Intel HM76

Memory

System Memory

• DDR3-1600 MHz SDRAM dual-channel memory module

• Two DIMM slots; upgradable to 16 GB of total memory (8 GB x 2)

Cache Memory

Size of the on-die L3 cache is dependent upon system processor.

Video

Built-in color flat-panel TFT active matrix high-definition LCD display with simultaneous display capability and LED
backlight

Video Color and Resolution

14.0" HD:

• Internal: 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, 16M colors

• External: Maximum 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, 16M colors. Resolution is dependent upon what type

monitor/interface is used.

• Simultaneous: 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, 16M colors

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Video RAM

Shared Intel® HD Graphics 4000 controller. Uses Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) built onto motherboard which
shares part of main memory for video memory. The amount of shared video memory is determined by the amount
of system memory.

Audio

• Realtek codec ALC269 with 2-channel High Definition (HD) audio.

• DTS® Boost™

• Headphones: Stereo headphone/line-out jack, 3.5 mm, 1 V

• Microphone: Stereo microphone/line-in jack, 3.5 mm, 100 mV

or less, min. impedance 32 Ohms

rms

or less, min. impedance 10K Ohms

p-p

• Two built-in boxless stereo speakers

Mass Storage Device Options

Hard Drive

Serial ATA, 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm, 2.5”. The hard drive capacity and speed is dependent upon the system
configuration.

Optical Drive
Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: 

Read:

24x CD-ROM, 24x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, 8x DVD-ROM, 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD-R, 6x DVD-R (DL), 8x DVD+RW, 8x

DVD+R, 6x DVD-R (DL), 8x DVD-RW 

Write

: 24x CD-R, 10x CD-RW, 5x DVD-RAM, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-R (DL), 6x DVD-RW, 4x DVD-R (DL), 8x DVD-RW

Features

Integrated Pointing Device

Touchpad pointing device

Communications

• Integrated Realtek 10 Base-T/100 Base-TX/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet LAN

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• Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200 device

• Intel® Wireless Display (WiDi) technology

• Bluetooth V4.0 device for wireless personal area network

Theft Prevention Lock

Anti-theft lock slot for use with security restraint systems.

Device Ports

• MS/SD Card slot for one SD Card or Memory Stick

• One 15-pin D-SUB connector for VGA external monitor (analog RGB port)

• Three USB 3.0 (Universal Serial Bus) connectors (one with Anytime USB Charge capability) for input/output

devices

• One USB 2.0 connector for input/output devices

• One DC In connector

• One HDMI port

• One LAN (RJ-45) connector

• One stereo headphone/line-out jack

• One stereo microphone/line-in jack

• One HD 1280x720 web camera with movie frame rate of 30 fps

• One digital microphone

Keyboard

Built-in keyboard with all functions of 101 key keyboards.

• Total number of keys: 86

• Function keys: [F1] through [F12]

• Feature extension key: Fn

• Two Windows keys: one Start key, one Application key

• Key pitch: 19.05 mm

• Key stroke: 1.8 mm +0.2 mm

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

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• Spill-resistant keyboard

• Built-in palm rest

• USB-compatible keyboard and/or mouse support

Power

Battery

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

AC Adapter

Autosensing 100-240V AC, supplying 19V DC, 3.42A, 65W to the LIFEBOOK; includes an AC cable

Power Management

Conforms to ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface).

Dimensions and Weight

Overall Dimensions

Approximately 13.19"(w) x 9.45"(d) x 1.41” (h) (335 mm x 240 mm x 36 mm)

Weight

Approximately 4.85 lbs. (2.2 kg) with 6-cell battery

Environmental Requirements

Temperature

Operating: 41° to 95° F (5° to 35° C); Non-operating: 5° to 140° F (–15° to 60° C)

Humidity

Operating: 20% to 85%, relative, non-condensing
Non-operating; 20% to 80%, relative, non-condensing

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Popular Accessories

For ordering or additional information on Fujitsu accessories please visit our Web site at 
www.shopfujitsu.com or call 1-800-FUJITSU.

Included Software

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

• Adobe Reader

• Norton Internet Security™ (60-day free trial)

• Roxio Creator

• CyberLink YouCam

• CyberLink MakeDisc

• CyberLink PowerDirector

• CyberLink PowerDVD

• DTS® Boost™

• Google Toolbar

• Microsoft Office Starter 2010

• Microsoft Windows Live Essentials

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 information on the use of these applications.

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Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader allows you to view, navigate, and print PDF files across all major computing platforms.

Roxio Creator

Roxio Creator lets you burn CDs and organize, edit and share digital photos, music, data, or videos.

Norton Internet Security

Your system includes a free 60-day trial version of Symantec’s Norton Internet Security™. Internet Security is a suite
of tools designed to protect your notebook from computer viruses, hackers, spyware, and spam. It assists in the
protection of data currently on your hard disk from destruction or contamination. The trial version is activated upon
your acceptance of software license agreement. After 60 days, you will need to purchase a subscription from Symantec
to download latest virus, spyware, and spam definitions.

CyberLink PowerDVD

CyberLink PowerDVD allows you to view DVDs on your computer.

CyberLink MakeDisc

CyberLink MakeDisc allows you to burn data, videos and photographs to CDs or DVDs.

CyberLink PowerDirector

CyberLink PowerDirector allows you to edit and enhance your videos, and add special effects to them.

CyberLink YouCam

CyberLink YouCam allows you to capture photos or movies on the embedded webcam, add special effects to them,
and share them in a variety of formats or via social networks.

DTS® Boost™

DTS Boost maximizes acoustic power beyond the volume limits of PC hardware, allowing users to create an overall
louder or fuller master by limiting the dynamic range and boosting the perceived overall level of the mix.

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