Fujitsu Client Computing WB0069 Users Manual

Download

FCC ID: EJE-WB0069 (IC: 337J-WB0069) EYSMJCS

APPENDIX H

USER MANUAL

EMC Technologies Pty Ltd – 176 Harrick Road, Keilor Park, VIC 3042 Australia

www.emctech.com.au



User’s Guide

Learn how to use

your Fujitsu LifeBook P8020 notebook

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

Fujitsu, the Fujitsu logo, and LifeBook are registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited.

Intel, Intel Core, Centrino, and Intel Centrino Pro are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in  the United States and other countries.

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the  United States and/or other countries.

PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.

EverNote is a registered trademark of EverNote Corporation.

WebCam Companion is a trademark of ArcSoft, Inc.Roxio is a trademark of Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions.

PowerDVD is a trademark of CyberLink Corp.

Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., USA.

Google and Picasa are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google Incorporated.

OmniPass is a trademark of Softex, Inc.

Adobe, Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader are either a registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

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

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

WARNING

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

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

ASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.

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. B5FJ-TBD-01EN-00

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to FCC Part 15

Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation

Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue, M/S 122

Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Telephone: (408) 746-6000

Declares that product: Base Model Configuration:

LifeBook P8020 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

This unit requires an AC adapter to operate. Use only UL Listed I.T.E. Class II Adapters with an output rating of 16 VDC, with a  current of 3.75 A, 60 W.

AC adapter output polarity:

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

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

swimming pool.

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

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

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

local codes for possible special disposal instructions.

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

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

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

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

For Authorized Repair Technicians Only

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

WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER

’S INSTRUCTION.

. DISPOSE OF USED

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

RATING FUSE

Recycling your battery

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

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

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

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

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

www.fujitsu.ca/products/notebooks

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

Fujitsu.

) and search for a convenient disposal location.

in Canada.

or call 1-800-822-8837.

in the US or

Contents

Preface

About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LifeBook

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Locating the Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Front and Display Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Back Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Hard Disk/Optical Drive Access Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Battery Charging Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

NumLk Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

CapsLock Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

ScrLk Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

LifeBook Application Panel/Support Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Launching Applications with the LifeBook Application Panel . . . . . . . . . 40

Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with the Support Button . . . . . . . . . . 42

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LifeBook

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

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

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

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

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

Starting Your LifeBook Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Starting Windows Vista the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Starting Windows XP the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Installing ClickMe!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Fujitsu Driver Update Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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

Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Standby (Sleep) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Restarting the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 3 User-Installable Features

Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Accessing the Memory Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Removing a Memory Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Installing a Memory Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Checking the Memory Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using the Optical Drive Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using the Optical Drive on Battery Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Auto Insert Notification Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Emergency Tray Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Inserting SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Removing An SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Installing PC Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Removing PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Modem (RJ-11) Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Docking Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

IEEE 1394 Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Microphone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Headphone Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Port Replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Port Replicator Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Attaching Port Replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Detaching Port Replicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Restoring Your Pre-installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Re-installing Individual Drivers and Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Restoring the Operating System for Windows XP Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Restoring the Operating System for Windows Vista Systems . . . . . . . . . . 108

Using the Shock Sensor Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Automatically Downloading Driver Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance

Caring for your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Cleaning your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Storing your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Traveling with your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Chapter 6 System Specifications

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Mass Storage Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Pre-Installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Glossary/Regulatory

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide

Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Wireless LAN Device Covered by this Document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Characteristics of the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Wireless Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Deactivating the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Configuring the Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Configuring the WLAN Using Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

WLAN Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Using the Bluetooth Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

What is Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device

Introducing the Fingerprint Sensor Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Installing OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

User Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Using OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Configuring OmniPass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

OmniPass Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Index

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Preface

About This Guide

The LifeBook® P8020 Series notebook from Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation is a small yet powerful convertible computer. It is powered by an Intel® Core 2™ Duo Low Voltage processor and an integrated Intel GS45 graphics controller with support for up to TBD - 384 MB of shared graphics memory. The notebook has a built-in 12.1” TFT wide XGA color display.

This manual explains how to operate your LifeBook P8020 Series notebook’s hardware and built-in system software. Your notebook comes with Windows XP Professional Edition or Windows Vista™

Business pre-installed.

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”.) Note that all cross-references are linked to the referenced items, so by clicking the link, you will automatically go to the referenced item or page.

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

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

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

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

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

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)

• E-mail: 8fujitsu@us.fujitsu.com

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

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

• Product name

• Product configuration number

• Product serial number

- About This Guide

• Purchase date

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

Fujitsu Shopping Online

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

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

Limited Warranty

Your LifeBook P8020 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.

- About This Guide

Chapter 1

Overview

Getting to Know Your LifeBook

This section describes the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook P8020 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 P8020 notebook

Locating the Controls and Connectors

Fingerprint Recognition/ Scroll Sensor

Stereo Speaker

SD Card Slot

Optional Web Camera

Display Panel

Status Indicator Panel

Application Panel Buttons

Suspend/ Resume Button

Stereo Speaker

Wireless LAN/

Bluetooth Switch

Touchpad Pointing Device

Figure 2. LifeBook notebook with display open

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Keyboard

Front and Display Components

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s front and display features.

Web Camera

The optional 1.3 MP web camera allows you to capture and share pictures of yourself over the internet.

Display Panel

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

Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that correspond to specific components of your LifeBook P8020 Series notebook. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 27.

LifeBook Application Panel Buttons

The LifeBook P8020 Series notebook application panel buttons provide application launch capabilities.

See “LifeBook Application Panel/Support Button” on page 39.

[Suspend/Resume] Button

The [Suspend/Resume] button allows you to suspend system activity without powering off, resume your system from sleep mode, and power on your system when it has been shut down from the Windows operating system. See “Power On” on page 48.

Stereo Speakers

The built-in dual stereo speakers allow you to listen to sound from your system.

Keyboard

A full-function keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. See “Keyboard” on page 31.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Touchpad Pointing Device

The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor control with three buttons (left, right, and fingerprint sensor/scroll button). The touchpad is gesture-enabled. This allows you to zoom in or out and scroll continually using simple gestures. See “Touchpad Pointing Device” on page 34.

Wireless LAN/Bluetooth On/Off Switch

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

WLAN Device” on page 160.

SD Card Slot

The Secure Digital (SD) card slot allows you to insert a flash memory card for data storage. Flash memory cards allow you to transfer data to and from a variety of different digital devices. See “Secure Digital

Cards” on page 77.

Fingerprint Recognition Sensor/Scroll Button

The fingerprint recognition sensor allows you to increase the security of your system by having it "recognize" your unique fingerprint. See “Introducing the Fingerprint Sensor Device” on page 169.

The fingerprint recognition sensor can also be used as a scrolling button that lets you navigate quickly through a document without having to use the window scroll bars. See “Scrolling” on page 36.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

DC Power Jack

LAN (RJ-45) Port

IEEE 1394 Port

Headphone Jack

Anti-Theft Lock Slot

External Monitor Port

Figure 3. LifeBook notebook left-side panel

USB Ports

Microphone 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 a optional physical lock-down device.

DC Power Jack

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

External Video Port

The external monitor port allows you to connect your LifeBook notebook to an external monitor. See “External Video Port” on page 86.

LAN (RJ-45) Port

The internal LAN (RJ-45) port is used for an internal 10/100/1000 Base-Tx Ethernet. See “Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack” on page 83.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

USB 2.0 Ports

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

“Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 84.

IEEE 1394 Port

The IEEE 1394 port (also known as “Firewire”) is used to connect between your LifeBook and a peripheral such as a digital video camera. See “IEEE 1394 Port” on page 85.

Headphone Jack

The headphone jack allows you to connect stereo headphones or powered external speakers. See “Headphone Jack” on page 85.

Microphone Jack

The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone. See “Microphone Jack” on page 85.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

PC Card Eject Button

PC Card Slot

Optical Drive Release Button

USB 2.0 Port

Optical Drive

Figure 4. LifeBook notebook right-side panel

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Port

Right-Side Panel Components

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

PC Card Eject Button

The PC Card eject button is used for removing a PC Card from the slot.

PC Card Slot

The PC Card Slot allows you to install a Type I or Type II PC Card. See “PC Cards” on page 79.

Optical Drive Release Button

The optical drive release button opens the optical drive.

Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack

The Modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is for attaching a telephone line to the internal multinational 56K modem. See “Modem (RJ-11) Jack” on page 82.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

THE INTERNAL MODEM IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE WITH DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS. DO NOT CONNECT

THE INTERNAL MODEM TO A MODEM OR YOUR ENTIRE NOTEBOOK DETAILS YOUR MODEM

MAXIMUM SPEED OF RATE DEPENDS ON THE LINE CONDITIONS ACCORDANCE WITH

US.FUJITSU.COM/COMPUTERS.

. SOME HOTELS HAVE DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS. BE SURE TO FIND OUT BEFORE YOU CONNECT

HE INTERNAL MULTINATIONAL MODEM IS DESIGNED TO THE ITU-T V.90/V.92 STANDARD. ITS

53000 BPS IS THE HIGHEST ALLOWED BY FCC, AND ITS ACTUAL CONNECTION

FCC REGULATIONS.

OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE MODEM, REFER TO THE FUJITSU WEBSITE AT:

DIGITAL PBX AS IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL

. CONSULT YOUR PBX MANUFACTURER’S DOCUMENTATION FOR

. THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 33600 BPS AT UPLOAD, IN

USB 2.0 Ports

“Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 84.

Optical Drive

The optical drive bay contains one of the following devices: See “Optical Drive” on page 70.

• Combo DVD/CD-RW Drive, or,

• Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Air Vents

Figure 5. LifeBook notebook back panel

Back Panel Components

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

Air Vents

The air vents allow proper air circulation to ensure that the system does not overheat.

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

KEEP ALL AIR ALL VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED

PERIODIC CLEANING

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

, DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

, CLEAN, AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THIS MAY REQUIRE

Lithium ion

Air Vents

Memory Upgrade Compartment

Port Replicator Connector

Figure 6. LifeBook notebook bottom panel

Battery

Bottom Components

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

Lithium ion Battery Bay

The battery compartment contains the Lithium ion battery. The battery should be removed when the computer is 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 61.

Air Vents

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

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

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

KEEP ALL AIR ALL VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED

PERIODIC CLEANING

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

, DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED.

, CLEAN, AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS. THIS MAY REQUIRE

Memory Upgrade Compartment

Your notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate 2 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR2 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 66. Under normal circumstances, it should not be necessary to open this compartment.

Port Replicator Connector

This connector allows you to connect the optional port replicator.

- Locating the Controls and Connectors

Hard Drive/ Optical Drive Access

Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator displays LEDs adjacent to symbols that correspond with specific components of your LifeBook notebook. These lights tell you how each of those components is operating. When you turn off the system, all indicators will go off, except when the battery is being charged.

Battery Level Indicator

Battery Charging Indicator

Figure 7. Status Indicator Panel

- Status Indicator Panel

NumLk

CapsLk

ScrLk

Hard Disk/Optical Drive Access Indicator

The Hard Disk/optical drive access indicator lights when the hard disk or optical drive is being accessed. To prevent corruption of data, do not press the power button when the hard disk/optical drive access indicator is lit.

Battery Charging Indicators

When the AC adapter is connected to your system, these indicators show the status of the specified battery charging (either the primary battery 1 or modular battery 2), as follows:

• Green, solid: The battery is either fully charged or the AC adapter is connected and there is no

battery pack installed.

• Orange, solid: The battery pack is charging.

• Orange, blinking: Charging is suspended due to excessively high or low battery temperature.

• Off: No AC adapter is connected

BATTERIES SUBJECTED TO SHOCKS, VIBRATION OR EXTREME TEMPERATURES CAN BE PERMANENTLY

DAMAGED

- Status Indicator Panel

Battery Level Indicator

The Battery Level indicators display the charge level of the indicated battery pack, as follows:

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

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

• Red, solid: Battery is between 0% and 12% charged.

• Orange, blinking: Blinks during battery status measurement (Four seconds after the battery is

installed).

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

• Off: There is no battery installed.

•

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 SLEEP MODE RATE OF ONE SECOND ON

/FIVE SECONDS OFF.

, THE INDICATOR WILL BLINK. THE LED BLINKS AT THE

• BATTERIES SUBJECTED TO SHOCKS, VIBRATION OR EXTREME TEMPERATURES CAN BE

PERMANENTLY DAMAGED

• A SHORTED BATTERY IS DAMAGED AND MUST BE REPLACED.

- Status Indicator Panel

NumLk Indicator

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

CapsLock Indicator

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

ScrLk Indicator

The ScrLk indicator shows that your scroll lock is active.

- Status Indicator Panel

Keyboard

Function Keys

Back Space

Fn Key

Start Key

Numeric Keypad

(surrounded by heavy line)

Figure 8. Keyboard

Application Key

Cursor Keys

Using the Keyboard

Your LifeBook P8020 Series notebook has an integral 82-key keyboard. The keys perform all the standard functions of a 101-key keyboard, including the Windows keys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. (Figure 8)

- Keyboard

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

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

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

the right, left, up, or down within windows, applications and documents.

• Function keys: The keys labeled [F1] through [F12], are used to produce special actions that vary

depending on what program is running. They are also used in conjunction with the [Fn] key to perform certain tasks, as detailed below under “Function Keys”.

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

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

Numeric Keypad

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

Windows Keys

Your LifeBook P8020 Series notebook has two Windows keys: 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).

- Keyboard

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.

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

• [Fn+F4]: Pressing [F4] while holding [Fn] will toggle the built-in pointing device on and off. Note

that the [Fn+F4] combination only works if Manual Setting is selected in the BIOS. (See “Entering the BIOS Setup Utility” on page 50)

• [Fn +F5]: Pressing [F5] while holding [Fn] allows you to toggle between video compensation and

no compensation. (Video compensation controls spacing on the display. When it is enabled, displays with less than 1024 x 600 or 800 x 600 pixel resolution will still cover the entire screen.)

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

Note that adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the system setting.

• [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 system.

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

• [Fn+F10]: Pressing [F10] while holding [Fn] allows you to change your selection of where to send

your display video. Each time you press the combination of keys you will step to the next choice. The choices, in order, are: built-in display panel only, external monitor only, and both built-in display panel and external monitor.

- Keyboard

Touchpad Pointing Device

Touchpad

Left Button

Fingerprint Recognition/

Scroll Sensor

The Touchpad pointing device comes built into your LifeBook notebook. It is used to control the movement of the pointer to select items on your display panel. The Touchpad is composed of a cursor control, a left and right button, and a scrolling button.

Cursor Control

Right Button

Figure 9. Touchpad pointing device

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

The left and right buttons function the same as mouse buttons. The actual functionality of the buttons may vary depending on the application that is being used. The scrolling button allows you to navigate quickly through pages, without having to use the scroll bars. Note that the scrolling button also acts as a fingerprint sensor. See “Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device” on page 169.

- Touchpad Pointing Device

Clicking

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

(Figure 10)

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 doubleclick, move the cursor to the item you wish to select, press the left button twice, and then immediately release it. You also have the option to perform the double-click operation by tapping lightly on the Touchpad twice. (Figure 11)

Figure 10. Clicking methods

Figure 11. Double-clicking methods

• IF THE INTERVAL BETWEEN CLICKS IS TOO LONG, THE DOUBLE-CLICK WILL NOT BE EXECUTED.

• PARAMETERS FOR THE QUICK POINT CAN BE ADJUSTED FROM THE MOUSE DIALOG BOX LOCATED IN THE

INDOWS CONTROL PANEL.

- Touchpad Pointing Device

Dragging

Dragging means pressing and holding the left button, while moving the cursor. To drag, move the cursor to the item you wish to move. Press and hold the left button while moving the item to its new location and then release it. Dragging can also be done using the Touchpad. First, tap the Touchpad twice over the item you wish to move making sure to leave your finger on the pad after the final tap. Next, move the object to its new location by moving your finger across the Touchpad, and then release your finger. (Figure 12)

Scrolling

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

The scrolling button is also used as a fingerprint sensor. To use the fingerprint sensor device, refer to the appendix of this document. See “Introducing the

Fingerprint Sensor Device” on page 169.

Figure 12. Dragging methods

Figure 13. Scrolling

- Touchpad Pointing Device

Touchpad Control Adjustment

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

Navigating Using Gestures

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

Zooming In:

To zoom in on a page using the touchpad, simply place two fingers together on the touchpad and move them away from each other. (See Figure 17)

Zooming Out:

To zoom out on a page using the touchpad, place two fingers on the touchpad and move towards each other. (See Figure 18)

Continuous Scroll:

To scroll through a large document using gestures (“ChiralMotion”), hold your finger on the right side touchpad for a couple of seconds until a circular icon appears, then move your finger in a clockwise circular motion to scroll down, or counter-clockwise to scroll up. To scroll side to side, hold your finger on the botttom edge of the touchpad for a couple of seconds until a circular icon appears, then move your finger clockwise to scroll right, and counter-clockwise to scroll left. (See Figure 19)

Momentum:

To increase the cursor movement speed, slide your finger quickly across the touchpad. (See Figure 20)

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 Device Settings tab and click the [Settings...] button. 4 To enable/disable continuous scrolling: Select Virtual Scrolling from the left pane, check Enable Vertical

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

- Touchpad Pointing Device

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

check Enable Momentum.

Touchpad Control Adjustment

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

Figure 14. Zooming in with Touchpad

Figure 16. Continuous scrolling

- Touchpad Pointing Device

Figure 15. Zooming out with Touchpad

Figure 17. Speeding up cursor movement

Volume Control

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

Controlling the Volume

The volume can be controlled in several different ways:

• Volume can be set from within the Volume Control in the system tray at the bottom right of your

screen.

• 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 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.

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 HARDWARE VOLUME CONTROL AND THE SOFTWARE VOLUME CONTROL WILL INTERACT WITH EACH

. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IF YOU SET YOUR SOFTWARE VOLUME TO OFF, YOU WILL OVERRIDE

OTHER THE EXTERNAL VOLUME CONTROL SETTING

, THE

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.

- Volume Control

ECO Button

Internet Button

Support Button

Figure 14. LifeBook Application Panel

LifeBook Application Panel/Support Button

The Application Panel consists of buttons that allow you to launch user-defined applications with the touch of a button when your system is on. Also included in the panel is a Support button that allows you to either launch the Fujitsu Support Center utility or to launch a user-defined application.

- LifeBook Application Panel/Support Button

Presentation Button

The default settings for the buttons are as follows:

• Support Button - Starts the Fujitsu Support Center (See “Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with

the Support Button” on page 42)

• ECO Button - Starts the Power Saving Utility

• Presentation Button - Changes the resolution and the output device. This setting is changed in the

Fujitsu Display Manager.

• Internet Button - Launches Internet Explorer

Launching Applications with the LifeBook Application Panel

Your notebook is pre-installed with software utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Application Panel. These utilities are found in the Start menu, under Settings > Control Panel >

Application Panel (or “Buttons” in some configurations). The utility includes an Application Panel Setup tab.

Configuring your LifeBook Application Panel

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

To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with Application Panel Setup:

Click on [Start].

2 Click on Programs, then click on LifeBook Application Panel. 3 Click on Application Panel Setup. The Application Panel Setup utility will appear. There are tabs that

correspond to the application buttons on the LifeBook Application Panel. When you receive your notebook, these buttons are pre-configured to launch specific programs, as referenced above.

- LifeBook Application Panel/Support Button

THE TABS IN APPLICATION PANEL SETUP MAY NOT BE IN THE SAME ORDER AS THE BUTTONS ON YOUR

IFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, PLEASE SELECT THE TAB YOU WISH TO CHANGE CAREFULLY.

To change an application associated with the Application buttons, click on the tab for the button you would like to reconfigure. Click on [Browse] from Start menu, scroll down the list of applications, click on the application you wish to launch with this button, and then click [OK]. The button will now launch the new application.

The Internet tab is different. It comes set to launch your Windows default Internet browser (Internet Explorer), unless you have changed this in Windows. In order to reconfigure it to launch another program follow these easy steps:

1 Click on Other from the Internet browser box. 2 Click on Browse from Start menu. 3 Scroll down the list of applications, and then click on the application you wish to launch with this button. 4 Click [OK]. The button will now launch the new application. If you want to return to launching your Windows

default Internet browser with this button, you need only click on “Default Internet Browser” from the Internet browser box. Be aware that you will erase the settings for the “other application”. If you wish to go back to launching the “other application” from this button, you will need to reconfigure it as described above.

F YOUR SYSTEM HAS DEDICATED ONE OF THE APPLICATION LAUNCHER BUTTONS TO BE AN INTERNET

LAUNCHER JUST AN

, THE BUTTON CAN STILL BE CONFIGURED TO LAUNCH ANY APPLICATION YOU WISH, NOT

INTERNET BROWSER.

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

- LifeBook Application Panel/Support Button

Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with the Support Button

The Support button performs different actions when the system is off or when it is on.

When the system is off, pressing the Support button will open the Fujitsu Start Boot Menu which allows you to select either Diagnostic Program (Windows Vista and Windows XP systems) to test your system or Recovery and Utility (Windows Vista only) to perform a number of other functions, including recovery of your system.

When the system is on, pressing the [Support] button invokes the Fujitsu Support Center utility which offers three tabs: Manual, Diagnostic Program, and Support.

Manual tab

The Manual tab lets you automatically go to the Fujitsu Support website to download the system User’s Guide. (You must be connected to the Internet in order to use this function).

Diagnostic Program tab

Windows Vista systems: The Diagnostic Program tab allows you to automatically reboot the system, then open the boot menu, from which you can choose Diagnostic Program or Recovery and Utility (same as pressing the button when the system is shut down). From the Diagnostic tab you can also view your System Information.

Windows XP systems: The Diagnostic Program tab allows you to view your System Information.

Support tab

The Support tab lets you automatically go to the Support Website. (You must be connected to the Internet in order to access the Support website).

- LifeBook Application Panel/Support Button

Chapter 2

Getting Started with Your LifeBook

DC Power Jack

DC Output

Cable

AC Adapter

Power Plug

AC Cable

Figure 15. Connecting the AC Adapter

Power Sources

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

Connecting the Power Adapters

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

Connecting the AC Adapter

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

1 2 Plug the AC adapter into an AC electrical outlet.

Connecting the Optional Auto/Airline Adapter

Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack on your notebook.

1 2 Plug the Auto/Airline adapter into the cigarette lighter of an automobile with the ignition key in the On or Access

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

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

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

HE LITHIUM ION BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED UPON PURCHASE. INITIALLY, YOU WILL NEED TO CONNECT

EITHER THE

AC ADAPTER OR THE AUTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER TO USE YOUR NOTEBOOK.

- Power Sources

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

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

(Figure 16)

Display Cover

Figure 16. Opening the Display Panel

Adjusting Display Panel Brightness

Once you have turned on your system, 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, keyboard, power management utility, and Fujitsu menu. Additionally, in Windows Vista systems, you can change the brightness using the Power Options in the Control Panel.

- Display Panel

NOTE THAT WHEN YOU CHANGE THE DISPLAY SETTINGS IN WINDOWS XP SYSTEMS, THE CHANGES WILL

BE RETAINED AFTER SLEEP AND RESTART TEMPORARY BY DEFAULT

CONTROL PANEL.

IN THE

, BUT THEY CAN BE MADE PERMANENT BY USING THE POWER OPTIONS UTILITY

. IN WINDOWS VISTA SYSTEMS, THE CHANGED SETTINGS ARE

Using the Keyboard to Adjust Brightness

Use the following key combinations to adjust the screen brightness:

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

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

Using Power Management to Adjust Brightness

To adjust brightness with the power management utility,:

Windows XP Professional: To adjust brightness with the power management utility, click [Start] > Control Panel > Brightness Control. Set the screen brightness slider for battery and AC power scenarios.

Windows Vista: Click [Start] > Control Panel. If you are not in Classic View, select it in the left panel. Double-click the Windows Mobility Center icon, then double-click the icon adjacent to Display brightness. Set the screen brightness sliders for On battery and Plugged in scenarios.

Using the Fujitsu Menu to Adjust Brightness

Windows XP: To adjust brightness using the Fujitsu menu, click on the Fujitsu Menu icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of the screen. From the menu that appears, select Brightness Control. The Tablet and Pen Settings window will open. Select the Display tab and set the screen brightness slider for battery and AC power scenarios.

Windows Vista: To adjust brightness using the Fujitsu menu, click on the Fujitsu Menu icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of the screen. Double-click Windows Mobility Center, then doubleclick the icon adjacent to Display brightness. Set the screen brightness sliders for On battery and Plugged in scenarios.

- Display Panel

Using Power Options to Adjust the Brightness (Windows Vista)

To change the brightness using the Power Options utility, open the Control Panel and double-click on the Power Options icon. Select Adjust the display brightness in the left panel, then drag the brightness bars to the desired level. Note that the settings you make via this utility become permanent until you decide to change them again.

IFUSING AC POWER, YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL BY DEFAULT. IFUSING

BATTERY POWER

HE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS LEVEL, THE MORE POWER THE NOTEBOOK WILL CONSUME AND THE FASTER YOUR BATTERIES WILL DISCHARGE BRIGHTNESS IS SET AS LOW AS POSSIBLE

, YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS IS SET TO APPROXIMATELY MID-LEVEL BY DEFAULT.

. FOR MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE, MAKE SURE THAT THE

- Display Panel

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 AT LEAST ONE BATTERY IS INSTALLED AND CHARGED 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“Standby (Sleep) Mode” on

page 57) or you can turn it off (see “Powering Off” on page 59).

, OR THAT THE AC OR AUTO/AIRLINE

Power/Suspend/ Resume Button

DO NOT CARRY YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK AROUND WITH THE POWER ON OR SUBJECT IT TO SHOCKS

OR VIBRATION

, AS YOU RISK DAMAGING YOUR NOTEBOOK.

- Starting Your LifeBook 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 101. 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.

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 NEXT TIME

. See “Power On Self Test Messages” on page 101.

LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ON THE

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.

- Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

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.

EMEMBER YOUR PASSWORDS. IF YOU SET AND FORGET YOUR USER AND MASTER HARD DISK

PASSWORDS HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR SYSTEM BOARD OR HARD DISK DRIVE

, FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESET IT. YOU MAY LOSE DATA AND

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 (or use the TrustedCore Menu, as detailed in the next section):

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.

- Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

Using the TrustedCore Menu

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

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

• BIOS Setup

• Diagnostic Screen

• Boot Menu

• Patent Information

• System Information

• Continue Booting

Clicking on any of the fields will invoke the screen, information, or action described.

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://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support, 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 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.

Depending upon your operating system (Windows Vista or XP edition), there is a different procedure for stating your system for the first time, as outlined below.

- Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

Starting Windows Vista the first time

HE FIRST TIME YOU INITIALIZE YOUR WINDOWS VISTA SYSTEM, THE SCREEN WILL BE BLANK FOR

APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES

BOX WILL APPEAR

MPORTANT: DURING THE SETUP PROCEDURE, DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY, PRESS ANY

BUTTONS

, OR USE ANY PERIPHERAL DEVICES SUCH AS A MOUSE, KEYBOARD, OR REMOTE CONTROL.

. THIS IS NORMAL. AFTER INITIALIZATION, A “SET UP WINDOWS” DIALOG

In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows Vista operating system, it should be registered the first time you use it.

1 First of all, you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs).

• IF YOU REJECT THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS YOU WILL BE ASKED TO REVIEW THE

LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON RETURNING

IFEBOOK NOTEBOOK.

WINDOWS OR TO SHUT DOWN YOUR

• YOU CANNOT USE YOUR NOTEBOOK UNTIL YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS. IFYOU

STOP THE PROCESS YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE

ROCESS, EVEN IF YOU SHUT YOUR NOTEBOOK DOWN AND START IT UP AGAIN.

2 You will be prompted to enter your User Name and Password and you will be given a chance to select an icon

for your account.

3 The next screen asks for a Computer Name and allows you to choose a desktop background. 4 You will next see a "Help protect Windows automatically" screen in which the default choice is "Use

recommended settings”. The other two choices are "Install important updates only" and "Ask me later". Select from the three choices.

5 On the next screen set your time and date settings. 6 You will next see the "Select your computer's current location" screen. Make your selection from Home, Work

(Default), and Public location.

7 The "Thank you" screen follows and an offer for free Norton Internet Security is extended. Following are several

screens while Windows checks the system performance.

- Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

WINDOWS WELCOME

8 Windows will then boot up for the first time. As noted above, the first time you initialize your Windows Vista

system, the screen will be blank for approximately two minutes. This is normal. During this period, do not disconnect the power supply, press any buttons, or use any peripheral devices such as mouse, keyboard, or remote control.

Registering Windows Vista with Microsoft

After Windows has booted up for the first time, the Control Panel Welcome Center will appear. If the Register Windows Online icon is not seen in the window, click on “Show all xx items” (where “xx” is the number of topics

in the Welcome Center).

2 Click on Register Windows Online and follow the instructions that appear to register your copy of Windows.

Starting Windows XP the First Time

Registering Windows XP with Microsoft

In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows operating system, it should be registered the first time you use it.

After you receive the Windows Welcome screen, you will be prompted to enter registration information in the following order.

First of all, you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements (EULAs). After accepting the EULAs, you will be asked if you want to enable the Automatic Updates feature. Acceptance of this feature is recommended because it allows your system to be updated automatically whenever an important change becomes available for your notebook.

•

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 LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK UNTIL YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE LICENSE

GREEMENT. IF YOU STOP THE PROCESS YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE

INDOWS WELCOME PROCESS, EVEN IF YOU SHUT YOUR NOTEBOOK DOWN AND START IT UP AGAIN.

- Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

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.

You will then be automatically connected to the Internet, if you have an appropriate connection available. If an automatic connection is not possible, you will be asked about how you dial out from where you will be using your LifeBook notebook. If you are not connected to a phone line and plan to register at a later time, you may click the [Skip] button.

Once you are connected to the Internet, you will be asked if you wish to continue with the registration. If you select [Yes] you will then enter your name and address, and email address if desired. Click [Next] to complete registration.

Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu

You can register your LifeBook by going to our website at: us.fujitsu.com/computers

You will need to be set up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to register online.



Installing ClickMe!

ClickMe!

BEFORE INSTALLING THE CLICKME! UTILITY, BE SURE THE WIRELESS LAN SWITCH IS TURNED ON.

Windows Vista Systems

The first time you boot up your system, you will see a “Primary Settings for the PC” window. This window explains the installations which will be performed by the Click Me! utility. If you click [Execute], ClickMe! will begin installing. If after clicking the button you receive a “User Account Control” window,

- Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

you will be asked for your permission to continue. Click [Continue] to continue. If you cancel the operation, the ClickMe! icon will appear on your desktop for later installation.

Windows XP Systems

The first time you boot up your system, you will see an icon called Click Me! in the Start menu. We highly recommend that you install the ClickMe! utility the first time you boot up. When you click

the Click Me! icon, your system will automatically create the related icons in the system tray in the bottom right of the screen. These icons provide links to utilities that you will frequently access, such as wireless LAN software provided by the wireless LAN manufacturer.

THERE MAY BE SOME THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS ON YOUR DISCS THAT DO NOT GET INSTALLED USING

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

THE

Fujitsu Driver Update Utility

Your system has a convenient tool called the Fujitsu Driver Update (FDU) utility. With FDU, you can choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system. For more information about the FDU utility, refer to “Automatically Downloading Driver Updates” on page 113.

- Starting Your LifeBook Notebook

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, prebundled 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.

PLEASE NOTE THAT “STANDBY MODE” IN WINDOWS XP IS KNOWN AS “SLEEP MODE” IN WINDOWS

ISTA. THE TWO TERMS ARE INTERCHANGEABLE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DOCUMENT, “SLEEP MODE”

WILL BE USED.

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 and flashing, your notebook is in Sleep mode. If the indicator is not visible, the power is off or your notebook is in Hibernation mode. See “Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature” on page 58.

- Power Management

Sleep Mode

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

Your notebook can be put in Sleep mode by:

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

• Selecting Sleep or Standby from the Windows Shut Down menu.

• Timing out from lack of activity.

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

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

■

IF RUNNING YOUR NOTEBOOK ON BATTERY POWER, BE AWARE THAT THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE

WHILE YOUR NOTEBOOK IS IN

■

DISABLING THE POWER/SUSPEND/RESUME BUTTON PREVENTS IT FROM BEING USED TO PUT THE NOTEBOOK INTO

LEEP OR HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) MODE. THE BUTTON RESUME FUNCTION CAN’T BE DISABLED.

■

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

PC CARD DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE INFORMATION. WHEN PC CARDS OR EXTERNAL DEVICES ARE IN

YOUR USE

, HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) MODE CANNOT RETURN TO THE EXACT STATE PRIOR TO SUSPENSION,

BECAUSE ALL OF THE PERIPHERAL DEVICES WILL BE RE-INITIALIZED WHEN THE SYSTEM RESTARTS.

■

IF YOUR NOTEBOOK IS ACTIVELY ACCESSING INFORMATION WHEN YOU ENTER SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE,

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

■

THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF USING HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) IS THAT POWER IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN

YOUR DATA FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME POWER DOWN AND POWER UP SEQUENCES AND RESETS PERIPHERAL DEVICES

. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WILL BE LEAVING YOUR NOTEBOOK IN A SUSPENDED STATE

SLEEP MODE, THOUGH NOT AS FAST AS WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL.

HIBERNATION MODE.

. THE DRAWBACK OF USING HIBERNATION MODE IS THAT IT LENGTHENS THE

- Power Management

Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature

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

Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature

Windows Vista:

The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps:

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

(Do Nothing, Sleep, Hibernate, or Shut Down).

Windows XP:

The default settings are not enabled. To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps:

1 From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Control Panel. 2 From the Control Panel select Power Options. 3 Select the Hibernate tab. Select the box to enable or disable this feature.

Windows Power Management

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

- Power Management

Restarting the System

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

Windows Vista:

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

pane.

2 Select Restart from the list.

Windows XP:

1 Click the [Start] button, and then click Turn Off Computer. 2 Select the Restart option. Your notebook will shut down and then reboot.

TURNING OFF YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WITHOUT EXITING WINDOWS OR TURNING ON YOUR

NOTEBOOK WITHIN YOU START THE NEXT TIME

10 SECONDS OF THE NOTEBOOK BEING SHUT OFF MAY CAUSE AN ERROR WHEN

Powering Off

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

E SURE TO CLOSE ALL FILES, EXIT ALL APPLICATIONS, AND SHUT DOWN YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE POWER LOSE ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SAVED

. IF FILES ARE OPEN WHEN YOU TURN THE POWER OFF, YOU WILL

, 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:

- Power Management

Windows Vista:

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

pane.

2 Select Shut Down from the list.

Windows XP:

1 Click the [Start] button, and then click Turn Off Computer.

Select the Tu r

n Off option.

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

•

ALWAYS POWER OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE TRANSPORTING AND/OR PACKAGING IT. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN

THE SYSTEM ILLUMINATED

, WAIT UNTIL THE STATUS LED PANEL INDICATES POWER OFF CONDITION (I.E., NO LIGHTS ARE

• IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIT MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO POWER OFF OR HIBERNATE MODE WHEN YOU

CLOSE THE LID OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER

. THIS SITUATION MAY OCCUR DUE TO PRE-OS BOOT PASSWORD SECURITY SETTINGS OR SOME

• 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

- Power Management

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.

• When using a high current device such as a modem, external 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

UTO/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

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

•

SETTINGS MAY ALSO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON BATTERY LIFE BATTERY AGES

, BATTERY CONDITION AND OTHER CUSTOMER PREFERENCES. OPTICAL DRIVE OR HARD DRIVE USAGE

. THE BATTERY CHARGING CAPACITY IS REDUCED AS THE

. 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

. TAKE CARE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND DISPOSE OF BATTERIES PROPERLY. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY FOR DETAILS ON RECYCLING OR DISPOSING OF BATTERIES INFORMATION ELSEWHERE

, CONTACT YOUR SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE AT 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487)

. IF YOU CANNOT FIND THIS

Recharging the Batteries

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

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

MAKE SURE THAT THE BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR AND THE BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR ICON ON

STATUS INDICATOR PANEL LIGHT.

THE

There is no memory effect on the Lithium ion battery therefore you do not need to discharge the battery completely before recharging. The charge times will be significantly longer if your notebook is in use while the battery is charging. If you want to charge the battery more quickly, put your notebook into Sleep mode, or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery. (See Power Management on page 56 for more

information on Sleep mode and shutdown procedure)

SING HEAVY CURRENT DEVICES OR FREQUENT EXTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE ACCESSES MAY PREVENT

CHARGING COMPLETELY

- Lithium ion Battery

Low Battery State

When the battery is running low, the Battery Level indicator will glow red. If you do not respond to the low battery alarm, the batteries will continue to discharge until they are too low to operate. Your notebook will then go into Sleep mode to try and protect your data for as long as possible. There is no guarantee that your data will not be lost once the system reaches this point.

■

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

YOUR

LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK INTO SLEEP MODE UNTIL YOU CAN PROVIDE A NEW POWER SOURCE. YOU SHOULD

PROVIDE A CHARGED BATTERY

■

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

ALL POWER SOURCES WHILE YOUR SAVED TO THE HARD DRIVE WILL BE LOST

■

USING HEAVY CURRENT DEVICES SUCH AS A MODEM OR FREQUENT DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM ACCESSES MAY

PREVENT CHARGING COMPLETELY

, AN AC POWER ADAPTER, OR AUTO/AIRLINE ADAPTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK IS IN SLEEP MODE, ANY DATA THAT HAS NOT BEEN

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 Suspend/Resume button to resume operation. In the Dead Battery Suspend mode, your data can be maintained for some time, but if a power source is not provided promptly, the Power indicator will stop flashing and go out, meaning that you have lost the data that was not stored. Once you provide power, you can continue to use your system while an adapter is charging the battery.

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.

Swapping Batteries when Additional Power Source is not Available

To swap batteries in your battery bay when you don’t have another power source available (such as an AC Adapter or charged modular battery), follow these easy steps: (Figure 17)

1 Have a charged battery ready to install. 2 Shut down your notebook.

- Lithium ion Battery

3 Press and hold the battery release latches to open the bay. (Figure 17):

Battery Pack

Figure 17. Removing the Battery

Battery Release Latches

4 Lift the battery from the bay. 5 Insert the new battery into the bay. (Figure 18) 6 Verify that the battery bay latches click into place.

Figure 18. Installing a Battery

- Lithium ion Battery

Swapping Batteries when another Power Source is available

To swap batteries in your battery bay when you have an additional power source (such as an AC Adapter or charged modular battery), follow these easy steps:

1 Plug in an AC Adapter or install a fully charged modular battery in the Flexible Bay to ensure power is supplied

to the system.

2 Slide and hold the battery release latches to open the bay. 3 Remove the battery from the bay. 4 Slide the new battery into the bay.

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

NOTEBOOK OR CHARGE YOUR BATTERY

- Lithium ion Battery

Memory Upgrade Module

Your LifeBook notebook can be upgraded to include up to 4 GB of in-slot high speed Double Data Rate (DDR3) Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM). To increase your LifeBook notebook’s memory capacity, you may install a larger memory upgrade module.

Your LifeBook notebook has two micro DIMM slots. If you have less than 4 GB pre-installed, and you would like to increase it, you will need add a new module to the empty slot. The memory upgrade must be a dualin-line (micro DIMM) SDRAM module. To ensure 100% compatibility, purchase the memory module only from the Fujitsu web store at us.fujitsu.com/computers.

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

ONES SPECIFICALLY SHOWN IN THE DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE

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

O MINIMIZE RISK TO THE MODULE, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:

- B

EFORE HANDLING A MEMORY MODULE, TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE

STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY

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

- W

TOUCH ANY CONTACTS OR CHIPS COMPONENTS

- B

E SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING MEMORY MODULES. VEN IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR SLEEP STATES, DATA COULD BE LOST OR THE MEMORY

COULD BE DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM

. BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH ANY COMPUTER TERMINALS OR

; THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS.

Accessing the Memory Compartment

To gain access to the memory compartment, follow these steps

OU MUST TURN OFF POWER AND REMOVE ANY MODEM CONNECTION BEFORE INSTALLING THE

MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE

- Memory Upgrade Module

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

and modem connection.

2 Place your LifeBook notebook with the bottom facing up on a clean work surface. 3 Remove the two screws from the holes in the memory compartment cover. (Figure 19)

Figure 19. Removing the Memory Compartment Cover

Removing a Memory Module

1 Perform steps 1 through 3 of Accessing the Memory Compartment. 2 Pull the module clips sideways away from each side of the memory module simultaneously. (Figure 20) 3 While holding the clips out, remove the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling towards the back of your

LifeBook notebook.

4 Store the memory upgrade module in a static guarded sleeve. 5 Install a new memory module as detailed in the procedure below. 6 Replace the memory compartment cover. (Figure 22)

- Memory Upgrade Module

Figure 20. Removing a memory module

Installing a Memory Module

1 Align the connector edge of the memory upgrade module, chip side up, with the connector slot in the

compartment.

Figure 21. Inserting a Memory Module Figure 22. Reinstalling the Memory Cover

(Figure 21)

2 Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45

- Memory Upgrade Module

angle and press it firmly onto the connector.

3 Press the memory upgrade module down into the compartment until it locks underneath the retaining clip. You

will hear a click when it is properly in place.

4 Replace the memory compartment cover. (Figure 22)

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

NOTEBOOK SYSTEM MEMORY CAPACITY

. ONCE IT IS INSTALLED, YOU SHOULD LEAVE IT IN PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT TO INCREASE

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.

Windows XP: Check the memory capacity by clicking [Start] > Control Panel, then double-clicking the System icon. Select the General tab and check the amount of memory under “Computer:”

Windows Vista:

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

Panel > System and Maintenance > System > View amount of RAM and processor speed. The

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

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

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.

F THE TOTAL MEMORY DISPLAYED IS INCORRECT, CHECK THAT YOUR MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE IS

PROPERLY INSTALLED CORRECTLY RECOGNIZED

. (IF THE MODULE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THE CAPACITY IS STILL NOT

, SEE TROUBLESHOOTING ON page 90.

- Memory Upgrade Module

Optical Drive

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

DVD-R and DVD-RW discs hold up to 4.7 GB of data (DVD-R discs used with Multi-Format Dual-Layer DVD writer hold up to 8.5 GB). A DVD-R disc can only be written to once; DVD-RW discs can be written to over and over. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be played on most standard players.

Emergency Tray Release

Media Tray Eject Button

Media Tray

Figure 23. Optical Drive

CD-R and CD-RW discs hold up to 640 MB of data. A CD-R disc can only be written to once; CD-RW discs can be written to over and over.

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

• DVD/CD-RW combo: A DVD/CD-RW combo drive allows you to access movie, software, data,

or audio DVD/CDs, and to write data onto recordable CD-R and CD-RW discs.

- Optical Drive

• Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer: This drive allows you to access movies, software, and

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

NSTALL YOUR MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE BEFORE FIRST USING THE OPTICAL DRIVE. REFER TO THE

APPLICABLE README FILE ON THE

DRIVER APPLICATIONS CD-ROM.

Media Player Software

Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer model only:

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

DVD/CD-RW Combo model only:

With the combo drive, you can play DVD movies, read audio CDs, and

write data onto recordable CD-R or CD-RW discs.

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

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

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

YOUR BATTERY LIFE IF NO EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE IS ATTACHED

Loading Media on Your Drive

To load a disc into your optical drive:

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

of the LifeBook notebook a short distance.

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

- Optical Drive

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

CURRENT DRIVERS

• ALL LIFEBOOK DVD PLAYERS ARE SET TO PLAY DVD TITLES WITH REGION CODE NUMBER 1 WHICH IS

SPECIFIED FOR THE DEFINED BY THE RECORDED ON VIDEO CODE OF THE IMPOSSIBLE

NORTH AMERICAN MARKET. THE REGION NUMBER IS A REGIONAL RESTRICTION CODE

DVD FORUM ACTING ON HOLLYWOOD REQUIREMENTS. DIFFERENT REGION CODES ARE

DVD TITLES FOR PUBLICATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD. IF THE REGIONAL

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

• YOU CAN CHANGE THE REGION CODE ON THE DVD PLAYER USING THE PROPERTIES MENU OF THE DVD

SOFTWARE. NOTE, HOWEVER,THAT YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE THE REGION CODE UP TO FOUR TIMES. AFTER THE

TH 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

IF YOU HAVE DISABLED THE AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION, YOU WILL HAVE TO START THE

DRIVE EITHER BY USING NOTEBOOK WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE THAT MEDIA HAS BEEN LOADED

MY COMPUTER OR FROM WITHIN WINDOWS EXPLORER, SINCE YOUR

- Optical Drive

Figure 24. Loading/Ejecting Media

Removing Media

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

come out of the notebook a short distance.

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

- Optical Drive

Using the Optical Drive Software

Starting a DVD Movie

Insert the DVD movie into the optical drive of your notebook. If the CD 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 (i.e., start automatically or wait for a prompt). Until you make a selection, you will receive the same prompt whenever you insert a disc.

Opening the Optical Drive Control Panel

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

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

screen.

Using the Optical Drive Control Panel

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

1 To Pause the movie, click the button. 2 To Rewind the movie, click the  button to rewind to a specific portion of the movie, or the  button to return

to the opening screen.

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

jump to the ending credits.

4 To Stop the movie, click the  button.

Exiting the DVD/CD-RW Application

Click the U located in the upper right corner of the title bar. This will open an optical drive dialog box.

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

- Optical Drive

Using the Optical Drive on Battery Power

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

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

REDUCE YOUR NOTEBOOK

’S BATTERY LIFE.

• AN ADDITIONAL FULLY-CHARGED BATTERY IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU WILL BE WATCHING DVD MOVIES

ON BATTERY POWER AT US

.FUJITSU.COM/COMPUTERS OR CALL 1-877-372-3473.

To Watch a Movie on Battery Power:

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

2 Start watching your DVD movie. 3 If a low battery warning occurs, immediately stop the movie and exit the DVD/CD-RW application.

IF YOU DO NOT STOP THE OPTICAL DRIVE QUICKLY AND THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ATTEMPTS TO AUTO-

SUSPEND (CRITICAL BATTERY LOW STATE) THE NOTEBOOK WILL SHUT DOWN IMPROPERLY. IF THIS OCCURS

, YOU WILL NEED TO INSTALL A FRESH POWER SOURCE (EITHER A CHARGED BATTERY OR AC

DAPTER).

. IFYOUDON’T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BATTERY, YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE EITHER ON-LINE

4 Connect an AC Adapter to your system, or install a fully charged battery in the Flexible Bay (after removing any

modular devices that may be present in the bay) prior to removing the main battery.

5 Manually place your notebook into Sleep mode by depressing the Suspend button then replace the discharged

battery with a fully-charged battery.

6 If you removed the optical drive from the Flexible Bay in step 4, reinstall it now. 7 Resume your notebook by pressing the Suspend button again. This step is not required if you attached AC

power without entering Sleep mode.

- Optical Drive

8 Restart your DVD/CD-RW application and skip to the chapter of the movie you were last watching. 9 Continue watching your DVD movie.

SOME SHORTER DVD MOVIES MAY NOT REQUIRE YOU TO SWAP BATTERIES OR ATTACH AC POWER TO

COMPLETE THEM OPERATING THE OPTICAL DRIVE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED

. HOWEVER, IT IS BEST TO BE PREPARED SINCE ACTUAL BATTERY LIFE WHILE

Auto Insert Notification Function

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

To prevent a CD from playing automatically as soon as it is inserted, refer to the related help file for your specific operating system.



Emergency Tray Release

In the event that your system does not have power applied, you can still open the media tray using the end of an opened paper clip. To open the tray, insert the paper clip into the small emergency tray release hole on the face of the tray

(Figure 25). The tray will pop open.

- Optical Drive

Figure 25. Using the Emergency Tray Release

SD Card

Secure Digital (SD) Cards

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

Secure Digital (SD) Cards allow portable storage among a variety of devices, such as cell phones, GPS systems, digital cameras, and PDAs. SD Cards transfer data quickly, with low battery consumption. It uses flash memory architecture.

SD Card Slot

Figure 26. Installing an SD Card

- Secure Digital (SD) Cards

Inserting SD Cards

SD Cards are inserted in the SD Card slot (Figure 26). To insert an SD Card, follow these steps

INSERTING OR REMOVING AN SD CARD DURING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK’S SHUTDOWN OR

•

BOOTUP PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND

/OR YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK.

• DO NOT INSERT A CARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON THE CARD

AS YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE CARD

1 See your SD Card manual for instructions on the insertion of your card. Some cards may require that your

system is off while inserting them.

2 Make sure there is no card currently in the slot. If there is, see Removing an 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.

, YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

Removing an SD Card

To remove an SD Card, first see your SD Card manual for instructions. Some cards may require your LifeBook notebook to be in Suspend Mode or Off while removing them. Prior to removing the card from the slot, first select it using the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the notification area. To remove the card, push it in to release it, then pull it out.

- Secure Digital (SD) Cards

PC Cards

PC Card

Eject Button

PC Card Slot

Figure 27. Installing/Removing PC Card

Your LifeBook notebook supports Type I and Type II PC Cards which can perform a variety of functions depending on which type of card you install.

Some available PC Cards:

• Local area network (LAN) cards

• SATA II cards

• Gigabit Ethernet cards

• IEEE1394 cards

• IEEE802.11n cards

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

- PC Cards

Installing PC Cards

To install a PC Card in the PC Card slot, follow these steps:

INSTALLING OR REMOVING A PC CARD DURING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK’S SHUTDOWN OR

•

BOOTUP PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND

/OR YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK.

• DO NOT INSERT A PC CARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON THE

CARD AS YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE CARD

OU MAY BE REQUIRED TO LOG ON AS AN ADMINISTRATOR OR MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR’S

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

POLICY SETTINGS MAY ALSO PREVENT YOU FROM COMPLETING THIS PROCEDURE

1 See your PC Card manual for specific instructions on the insertion of your card. Some PC Cards may require

your notebook to be Off while inserting them.

2 Make sure there is no PC Card currently in the slot. If there is, see Removing PC Cards. 3 Insert your PC Card into the slot, with the product label facing up. 4 Push the card into the slot firmly until it is seated in the opening. You will hear a click and the Eject button will

pop away from your notebook.

, YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR BOTH.

Removing PC Cards

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

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

REMOVING A CARD BEST TO REMOVE DEVICES USING THE

; REVIEW YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM MANUAL FOR THE CORRECT PROCEDURE. ITIS

SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON IN THE SYSTEM TRAY.

• IF THE DIALOG BOX STATES THAT THE DEVICE CANNOT BE REMOVED, YOU MUST SAVE ALL OF YOUR

OPEN FILES

, CLOSE ANY OPEN APPLICATIONS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

- PC Cards

1 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button. When pressed, the button will pop out. 2 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook. This will eject the card slightly out of the slot

allowing you to remove the card.

F THE PC CARD HAS AN EXTERNAL CONNECTOR AND CABLE, DO NOT PULL THE CABLE WHEN

REMOVING THE CARD

- PC Cards

Device Ports

Your LifeBook P8020 Series notebook and the optional Port Replicator (see “Port Replicator” on page 87) come equipped with multiple Device Ports to which you can connect an external device

including: disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc.

Modem (RJ-11) Jack

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

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

To adjust the modem volume, perform the following steps:

Windows XP:

1 Right click on the Speaker icon in your system tray. 2 Select Open Volume. 3 Select Option/Properties. 4 Under “Show the following volume controls”, click

5 Uncheck the Mute box under Phone Balance.

telephone outlet.

Modem Jack

on [Phone] and click [OK].

Figure 28. Connecting the Modem

Windows Vista:

1 Select [Start] -> Control Panel. 2 Select Classic View in the left pane. 3 Double-click Phone and Modems. 4 You may initially need to enter your area code in order to open the Phone and Modem Options window. 5 Select the Modems tab, and click the [Properties] button.

- Device Ports

6 Select the Modem tab and adjust the volume as necessary.

THE INTERNAL MODEM IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE WITH DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS. DO NOT CONNECT THE

INTERNAL MODEM TO A YOUR ENTIRE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS

BEFORE

LIFEBOOK P8020 SERIES NOTEBOOK. CONSULT YOUR PBX MANUFACTURER’S

YOU CONNECT YOUR MODEM.

DIGITAL PBX AS IT MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE INTERNAL MODEM OR

. SOME HOTELS HAVE DIGITAL PBX SYSTEMS. BE SURE TO FIND OUT

• THE INTERNAL MODEM IS DESIGNED TO THE ITU V.90 STANDARD. ITS MAXIMUM SPEED OF 53000

BPS IS THE HIGHEST ALLOWED BY FCC, AND ITS ACTUAL CONNECTION RATE DEPENDS ON THE LINE CONDITIONS

. THE MAXIMUM SPEED IS 33600 BPS AT UPLOAD.

• THE INTERNAL MODEM ON ALL LIFEBOOK P8020 SERIES NOTEBOOK’S FROM FUJITSU COMPUTER

YSTEMS CORPORATION ARE CERTIFIED FOR USE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.

Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack

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

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

- Device Ports

Figure 29. Connecting the LAN

Docking Port

The docking port is used for the connection of your system to an optional port replicator. In order to connect your system to one of these devices follow the instructions that came with your port replicator.

(See “Port Replicator” on page 87)

Universal Serial Bus Ports

The three Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports (two on the left side, one on the right) allow you to connect USB devices such as external floppy disk drives, external DVD drives, game pads, pointing devices, keyboards and/or speakers. USB 2.0 is downward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices, so older USB devices will work with these ports. USB 2.0 is a much faster design, running forty times faster than USB 1.1.

USB Ports

In order to connect a USB device, follow these easy steps:

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

seated.

Figure 30. Connecting a USB Device

- Device Ports

IEEE 1394 Port

The IEEE 1394 port (also known as “Firewire” or “iLink”) allows you to connect devices that are compliant with IEEE standard 1394. This port is effectively a very fast communications port. Some digital devices - such as digital cameras - use IEEE 1394 ports for fast transfer of digital files and data.

In order to connect an IEEE 1394 device, follow these steps:

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

Figure 31. Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device

IEEE 1394 Port

Microphone Jack

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

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

Headphone Jack

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

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

- Device Ports

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

DISABLED

External Video Port

The external video port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector. In order to connect an external device follow these easy steps:. There is also an external VGA monitor on the port replicator (Figure 33).

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

seated.

3 Tighten the two hold-down screws, located on

each side of the connector.

HEN AN EXTERNAL MONITOR IS PLUGGED IN, PRESSING THE [FN] + [F10] KEYS ALLOWS YOU TO

CHANGE YOUR SELECTION OF WHERE TO SEND YOUR DISPLAY VIDEO COMBINATION

, MOVING TO THE EXTERNAL MONITOR ONLY, FINALLY MOVING TO BOTH THE BUILT-IN DISPLAY

ONLY PANEL AND AN EXTERNAL MONITOR

, YOU WILL STEP TO THE NEXT CHOICE, STARTING WITH THE BUILT-IN DISPLAY PANEL

External Video Port

Figure 32. Connecting an External Video Device

. EACH TIME YOU PRESS THE KEY

- Device Ports

Port Replicator

An optional Port Replicator is available from Fujitsu to support your LifeBook P8020 Series notebook. The Port Replicator extends the functionality of your system by providing ports to connect USB devices, an external monitor, external speaker, DVI-D device, or a LAN device. The Port Replicator connects to the bottom of your notebook. See “Device Ports” on page 82.

Docking Port

Headphone/

Line-Out Jack

USB Ports

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

DVI-D Por t

External Monitor Port

DC Power Jack

USB Ports

Figure 33. Port Replicator rear panel

Port Replicator Components

Following is a description of the Port Replicator components. (Figure 33)

Headphone/Line-Out Jack

The headphone/line-out jack allows you to connect headphones or powered external speakers to your port replicator.

- Port Replicator

USB 2.0 Ports (Qty. 2)

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

LAN (RJ-45) Jack

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

DVI-D Port

The DVI-D port lets you to connect digital display devices such flat panel displays and digital projectors.

External Monitor Port

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

DC Power Jack

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

Docking Port

The docking port connects the Port Replicator to your LifeBook notebook.

THE SYSTEM CONTAINS COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC

DISCHARGE

(ESD). TO MINIMIZE RISK TO THE COMPONENTS, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS:

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

IT IS A GOOD PRACTICE TO ALWAYS TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY

• BE SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING SYSTEM COMPONENTS.

VEN IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR SLEEP STATES, DATA COULD BE LOST OR MEMORY COULD

BE DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM

- Port Replicator

Attaching Port Replicator

To attach the Port Replicator, align the Port Replicator connector on the bottom of your notebook with the connector on the Port Replicator and push the corners down simultaneously. (Figure 34)

Detaching Port Replicator

To detach the Port Replicator:

1 Pull the Port Replicator’s release latch away from the Port Replicator to release it from your notebook.

(Figure 35)

2 Pull the notebook away from the Port Replicator to detach it from your system. (Figure 36)

Docking Connector

Figure 34. Attaching Figure 35. Unlatching Figure 36. Removing

- Port Replicator

Release Latch

Chapter 4

Troubleshooting Your LifeBook

Troubleshooting

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

Identifying the Problem

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

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

slot, thus eliminating it as a possible cause of failure.

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

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

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

troubleshooting information.

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

• DO NOT RETURN A FAILED NOTEBOOK TO YOUR SUPPLIER UNTIL YOU HAVE TALKED TO A SUPPORT

REPRESENTATIVE

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

representative:

Toll free: 1-800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487)  E-mail: 8fujitsu@us.fujitsu.com  Web site: http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support.

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

• Product name

• Product configuration number

• Product serial number

• Purchase date

• Conditions under which the problem occurred

• Any error messages that have occurred

• Type of device connected, if any

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

- Troubleshooting

Specific Problems

Using the Troubleshooting Table

When you have problems with your LifeBook, 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 19

Port Replicator Problems . . . .

Hard Drive Problems . . . . .

Keyboard or Mouse Problems . . .

Memory Problems . . . . .

Modem Problems . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . page 19

. . . . . . . . . . . . page 19

. . . . . . page 20

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21

Problem Page

USB Device Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21

PC Card Problems. . . . .

Power Failures . . . . .

Shutdown and Startup Problems . . . . pa

Video Problems . . . .

Miscellaneous Problems. . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . page 21

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21

ge 24

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25

. . . . . . page 26

- Troubleshooting

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Audio Problems

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

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

The software volume control is set too low.

Headphones are plugged into your notebook.

Software driver is not  configured correctly.

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

Port Replicator Problems (optional external device)

System does not turn on when installed in optional Port Replicator

Port Replicator AC adapter is not plugged in.

LifeBook is not properly seated in the Port Replicator.

system. Use the [Fn+F9] key combination on your keyboard to increase the volume of your notebook.

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

Plugging in headphones disables the built-in speakers. Remove the headphones.

The audio driver can be installed or reinstalled using the Drivers and Applications CD that came with your LifeBook. Refer to application and operating system documentation.

Click on the Volume icon in the system tray on the bottom right of the screen. If the Mute box is checked (Windows XP) or the Mute icon has a red circle on it (Windows Vista), click on it to unselect it. You can also press [F3] while holding [Fn] will toggle the audio on and off.

Provide power to the Port Replicator.

Remove and re-dock your notebook.

Hard Drive Problems

You cannot access your hard drive.

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

- Troubleshooting

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.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

You cannot access your hard drive. (continued)

Keyboard or Mouse Problems

The built-in keyboard does not seem to work.

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

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

Memory Problems

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

The notebook has gone into Sleep mode.

Your application has locked out your keyboard.

NumLock key has been set. Press the NumLock key to toggle it off.

Your external device is not properly installed.

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

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

Your system has crashed. Try to restart your notebook. I

Verify your password and security settings.

Push the Power/Suspend/Resume button.

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

Re-install your device.

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

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

See “Device Ports” on page 82.

Your System screen in the Control Panel does not show the correct amount of installed memory.

Your memory upgrade module is not properly installed.

You have a memory failure.

- Troubleshooting

Remove and re-install your memory upgrade module.

“Memory Upgrade Module” on page 66.

Check for Power On Self Test (POST) messages.

See

“Power On Self Test Messages” on page 27.

See

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Modem Problems

Messages about modem operation.

USB Device Problems

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

PC Card Problems

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

Modem operation messages are generated by whichever modem application is in use.

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.

Your device may not have the correct software driver active.

Card is not properly installed.

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

Your software may not have the correct driver active.

See your application software documentation for additional information.

Remove and re-install the device.

See “Device Ports” on

page 82.

Close the application and restart your notebook.

See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.

Remove and re-install the card.

Close the application and restart your notebook.

See your software documentation and activate the correct driver.

See “PC Cards” on page 79.

Power Failures

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

The installed battery is completely discharged or there is no Power adapter (AC or Auto/Airline) installed.

- Troubleshooting

Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and condition of the battery.

page 27.

Install a charged battery or a Power adapter.

See “Status Indicator Panel” on

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

Your LifeBook notebook turns off all by itself.

The battery is installed but is faulty.

The battery is low. Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence

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

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

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

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

Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence and condition of the battery.

page 27.

operate from another power source or replace that battery.

and condition of the battery.

page 27.

charged or install a charged battery.

Verify that your adapter is connected correctly.

If the battery indicates a short, remove it and 

Use a Power adapter to operate until a battery is

See “Status Indicator Panel” on

See “Power

Sources” on page 44.

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

Try a different power adapter.

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

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

- Troubleshooting

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

See “Power Sources” on page 44.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

Your notebook will not work on battery alone.

The battery seems to  discharge too quickly.

You have a battery failure. Verify the condition of the battery using the Status Indicator

panel. If the battery is shorted, replace or remove it.

See

“Status Indicator Panel” on page 27.

Your power adapter has failed or lost its power source.

The installed battery is dead. Replace battery with a charged one or install an AC 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

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

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

panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted.

See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 27.

You are running an application that uses a lot of power due to frequent hard drive access or optical drive access, or use of a modem, LAN PC card, Wireless LAN, or Bluetooth device.

The power savings features may be disabled.

Use a power adapter for this application when at all possible.

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

The brightness is turned all the way up.

The battery is very old. Replace the battery.

Battery has been exposed to high temperatures.

- Troubleshooting

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

Replace the battery.

Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions

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

The battery is too hot or too cold.

Shutdown and Startup Problems

The Suspend/Resume  button does not work.

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

An error message is  displayed on the screen during the boot sequence.

Suspend/Resume  button is disabled.

There may be application software conflict.

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

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

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

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

In Windows XP, enable the button by going to the Control Panel > Power Options Properties and clicking on the Advanced tab. In the Power buttons area, select the option that best suits your needs. In Windows Vista, select the Change 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

See “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 50.

menu.

Make sure you have the right password. Enter the setup utility and verify the Security settings and modify them as accordingly.

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 “BIOS Setup Utility” on page 50.

See “Power

On Self Test Messages” on page 27.

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

Video Problems

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

The BIOS CMOS hold-up battery has failed.

- Troubleshooting

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

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

Fujitsu Client Computing WB0069 Users Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual