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User’ s Guide Lear n ho w to use y our Fujitsu Lif eBook B6230 notebook.
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IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This unit requires an AC adapter to operate . Use only UL Listed I.T . E. Class II Adapte rs with an output rating of 16 VDC, with a curr ent of 3.
5 - System Disposal Recyc ling y our battery Over time, the batteries that r un your mobile computer will begin to hold a char ge f or a shorter amount of time; this is a natu ral occurrence for all batteries. When this oc curs, you may want to replace the battery with a fresh one*.
Contents Preface About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Fujitsu Contact Information .
Wireless LAN/Bluetooth Device Access Indica tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Hard Drive or Removable Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 PC Card Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Chapter 2 Getting Started wi th Your LifeBook Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Chapter 3 User-Installable Features Lithium ion Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Recharging the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Mass Storage Device Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Features . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 Configuring the Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Configuring the WLAN Using Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Configuring the WLAN Using Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 Preface About This Guide The LifeBook B6230 notebook from Fujitsu Comput er Systems Corporation provides desktop performance with a fast Intel® Co re™2 Duo ultra-low voltage processo r , has a built-in 12.1" color touch screen display , and brings the co mputing power of a desk top personal computer to a portable environment.
9 - About This Guide Fujitsu Contac t Information Service and Suppor t Y ou can contact Fujitsu Service and Support in the following ways: • T oll free: 1-800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487) • E-mail: 8fujitsu@us.fujitsu.com • W ebsite: http://www .comput ers.
10 - About This Guide • Purchase date • Conditions under which the problem occurred • Any error messages that have occurred • T ype of device connected, if any Fujitsu Shopping Online Y ou can go directly to the online by going to the website at: www .
11 Chapter 1 Getting to Kno w Y our LifeBook Overview This section describes the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook B6230 notebook. W e strongly recommend that you read it before using your notebook – even if you are already familiar with notebook computers.
12 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Locating the Contr ols and Connectors Figure 2. LifeBook notebook with display open Status K eyboard T ouchpad Pointing De vice Suspend/ Display P anel Stere.
13 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors T op Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s top components. Displa y Pa nel Latch The display panel latch is used to latch and unlatch the display . See “Opening the Display Panel” on page 48.
14 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Pe n G a r a g e The pen garage is used to store th e system stylus when not in use. Keyb oa rd A full-size keyboard with dedicated W indows keys.
15 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Figure 3. LifeBook no tebook left-side panel Left-Side P anel Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s left-side components. Modem (RJ-11) T elephone Jack The Modem (RJ-1 1) telephone jack is for attaching a telephone line to the internal multinational 56K modem.
16 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors PC Card Eject Button The PC Card Eject Button assists you in re moving a PC Card from the PC Card slot. PC Card Slot The PC Card Slot allows you to install a T ype I or T ype II PC Card. See “PC Cards” on page 67.
17 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Figure 4. LifeBook notebook right-side panel Right-Side P anel Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s right-side components. Stylus The stylus is used as the pointing device for the touch screen.
18 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Figure 5. LifeBook not ebook back pane l Bac k P anel Components Following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s back panel components. External Video P ort The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector .
19 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Figure 6. LifeBook noteb ook bottom panel Bottom Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s bottom panel components. Doc king P ort Connector This connector allows you to conne ct the optional Port Replicator .
20 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Memory Upgrade Compartment Y our notebook comes with high speed Double Da ta Rate 2 Synchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR2 SDRAM). The memory upgrade compartment allows y ou to expand the system memory capacity of your notebook, thus improving overall performance.
21 - Status I ndicator P anel Figure 7. Status Indicator P anel Status Indicator P anel The Status Indicator displays symbols that correspond with a sp ecific component of your LifeBook notebook. These symbols tell you how each of those components are operating.
22 - Status I ndicator P anel • S teady On: This means that there is power to your notebook and that it is ready for use. • Flashing: This means that your notebook is in Sleep mode. • S teady Off: This means that your system is either in Hibernate mode, or it has been turned of f.
23 - Status I ndicator P anel Battery Charging Indicator Located to the left of the Battery Level indicator is a small arrow symb ol. This symbol states whether the battery is charging. This indicator will flash if the battery is too hot or cold to charge.
24 - Status I ndicator P anel CompactFlash (CF) Card Access Indicator The CompactFlash Card Access indicator stat es whether or not your notebook is accessing a CompactFlash Card. The indicator will flash if your software tries to acc ess a CompactFlash Card even if there is no card inserted.
25 - K eyb oard Ke yboar d Figure 9. Ke yboard Using the Ke yboar d Y our LifeBook notebook has an integral 82-key keyboard. The keys perform all the standard functions of a 101-key keyboard, including the W indow s keys and other speci al function keys.
26 - K eyb oard • Cursor keys: Y our keyboard contains four arrow ke ys for moving the cursor or insertion point to the right, left, up, or down within windows, app lications and documents.
27 - K eyb oard Function Ke ys Y our LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys, F1 through F12. The functions assi gned to these keys dif fer for each application.
28 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice T ouchpad P ointing De vice Figure 10. T ouchpad pointing device The T ouchpad pointing device comes built into your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. It is used to control the movement of the pointer to select items on your display panel.
29 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice Clic king Clicking means pushing and releasing a button. T o left-click, move the cursor to the item you wish to select, press the left button once, and then immediate ly release it. Y ou can also pe rform the clicking operation by tapping lightly on the T ouchpad once.
30 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice Drag ging T ouchpad Control Adjustment The W indows Control Panel allows you to customize your T ouchpad with selections made from within the Mouse Properties dialog box. Dragging means pressing and holding the left button, while moving the cursor .
31 - T ouch Scre en T ouch Screen The integrated touch screen allows you to use either the included stylus , or your fingertip, as a pointing device. Y ou can use the stylus to click, double-click, drag items and icons, or to draw like a pen or pencil in applications that support this behavior , such as drawing or painting programs.
32 - T ouch Scre en . T O AVOI D POTENTIAL SCR ATCHING AND DAMAGE , NEV ER USE ANYTHING BUT THE INCLUDED STYLUS OR YOU R FINGER WITH THE TOUCH SCREEN . T O PURCHASE ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT STYLUSES , VISIT F UJITSU ’ S ACCESSORIES WEBSITE AT : WWW .
33 - T ouch Scre en Double-Clic king T o double-click on the touch screen, touch the item twice, and then immediately remove the stylus tip. Y ou also have the option to perform the double-click operation by tapping lightly with your finger on the touch screen twice.
34 - T ouch Scre en Calibrating the T ouch Screen In order to ensure accurate trac king between the stylus and cursor , you should run the T ouch Screen Calibration Utility before you use th e touch screen for the first time , or after you change the display resolution.
35 - V olume Control V olume Contr ol Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has multiple volume controls which interact with each other . Controlling the V olume The volume can be controlled in several dif ferent ways: • V olume can be set from within the V olume Control on the T askbar .
36 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Figure 19. LifeBook Se curity/Applica tion Panel LifeBook Security/Application P anel A unique feature of your Li feBook notebook is the Secur ity/Application Panel that allows you to secure your notebook from unauthorized use.
37 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Setting up Y our Security P anel When you receive your LifeBook notebook, the security panel application is pr e-installed without any passwords. The following sections provi de detailed information on your secu rity panel, how to set, change or remove passwords.
38 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Setting P assw or ds When shipped from the factory , no passwords are set. Y ou have a choi ce of having no password or setting a supervisor and user password. Y ou must set the supervisor password before the user password.
39 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Micr osoft Windows XP T ablet PC Edition Pre-Boot Pre-logon (Windo ws logon screen is displayed P ost-logon (Win dows Desktop is displayed) Button /Icon Secur.
40 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Setting Supervisor P assw ord Y ou must have set a supervisor pa ssword before setting any user passwords. The supervisor password can bypass the user password. Depending upon your operating system, use th e appropriate procedure below .
41 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Windows V ista: 1 Go to the Sta r t menu. 2 Select All Programs . 3 Select Security P anel Application and Set User Pass word.
42 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Incorrect P assw ord Entry If an invalid supervisor or user password is entered three times in su ccession, the system will “beep” for about one minute. If a valid password is entered within a minute (while system b eeps), the beeping will stop and the notebook will resume normal operation.
43 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Uninstalling the Security P anel Software Remove passwords when User wants no password pr otection whatsoever and doesn’ t want to give anybody the utility to set a password on their computer .
44 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Reinstalling the Security/Application P anel T o reinstall supervisor or user se curity application, you will need your Drivers and Applications CD. The Utilities/Security Application Panel folder contains two separate folders: Supervisor and User .
45 - LifeBook Security/Appl ication Panel Launching Applications with the LifeBook Application P anel When you start W indows, the LifeBook Application Panel is automatically activated. As an application launcher , the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible, giving you a variety of options.
46 Chapter 2 Getting Star ted with Y our LifeBook Figure 20. Connecting the A C Adapter P ower Sour ces Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has th ree possible power sources: a primar y Lithium ion battery , an AC adapter or an optional Auto/Airline adapter .
47 - P ow er Sources Connecting the P o wer Adapters The AC adapter or optional Auto/Airline adapter provides power for operating your notebook and charging the batteries. Connecting the A C Adapte r 1 Plug the DC output cab le into the DC pow er jack of y our Lif eBook noteb ook.
48 - Display P anel Figure 21. Opening the Display Panel Displa y P anel Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contai ns a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in bright environments and maintains top resolution th rough the use of acti ve-matrix technology .
49 - Display P anel Using the Ke yboar d • [Fn+F6]: Pressing repeatedly will lo wer the brightness of your display . • [Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display .
50 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Star ting Y our Lif eBook Notebook P ower On Suspend/Resume Button The Suspend/Resume button is used to turn on your LifeBook notebook from its of f state. Once you have connected your AC adapter or charged the internal Lithium ion battery , you can power on your notebook.
51 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook When you turn on your LifeBook notebook, it will perf orm a Power On Self T est (POST) to check the internal parts and configuration fo r correct functionality . If a fault is found, your LifeB ook notebook will emit an audio warning and/or an error message will be displayed.
52 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Hard Disk Drive P asswor ds T o provide additional secur ity for your data, you can assign passwords to your hard disk drive(s). This feature is managed in the syst em BIOS Setup Utility . See BIOS Setup Utility below for information about accessing the utility .
53 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Using the T rustedCore Menu When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. press the [Enter] key or cl ick on the left mouse or touchpad button; the T rustedCore Menu will appear .
54 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Star ting Windows Vista the fir st time In order to ensure that you receive the most be nefits from the W i ndows Vi s t a operating system, it should be registered the first time you use it . 1 First of all, you will need to read and acce pt the End U ser Licens e Agreements (EULAs).
55 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook 8 Windows will then boot up f or the first time. As noted abov e, the first time you initializ e your Windo ws Vista system, the screen will be blank f or appro ximately two minutes.
56 - Starting Y our Lif eBook 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.
57 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Windows XP Systems The first time you boot up your syst em, you will see an icon called Click Me! in the S tart menu.
58 - P ow er Management P ower Management Y our notebook has many options and fe atures for conserving battery power . Some of these features are automatic and need no user intervention, such as thos e for the internal modem.
59 - P ow er Management • Selecting Sleep from the W indows Shut Down menu. • T iming out from lack of activity . • Allowing the battery to reach th e Dead Battery W arning condition.
60 - P ow er Management Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature Windows V ista: The default settings are not enabled. T o enable or disabl e the Hiberna tion feature follow these steps: 1 F rom the .
61 - P ow er Management P owering Off Before turning off the power , check that the hard drive/ optical drive access indicator is off. If you turn of f the power while accessing a disk there is a risk of data loss. T o ensure that your notebook shuts down without error , use the W i ndows shut down procedure.
62 - P ow er Management Windows V ista: 1 Click the [Star t] button. 1 Mov e the mous e ov er the small arro w at the bottom r ight of the right-h and pane. 1 Select Shut Down from the list. If you are going to store your notebook for a month or more, see the Care and Maintenance section.
63 Chapter 3 User -Installab le Features Lithium ion Battery Y our LifeBook notebook has a Lithiu m 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, chemic als or other hazards.
64 - Lithium i on Batter y Rechar ging the Batteries If you want to know the condition of the primary Lithium ion battery , check the Battery Level indicator located on the S tatus Indicato r panel. The indicator changes as the battery level changes. The battery is recharged internally using the AC adapte r or Auto/Airline adapter .
65 - Lithium i on Batter y Low Battery State When the battery is running low , your notebook will beep every 15 seconds and the Battery Level indicator will flash. If you do not respond to the low batt ery alarm, the batteries wi ll continue to discharge until they are too low to operate.
66 - Lithium i on Batter y Replacing the Battery Y our LifeBook notebook comes with one battery pack, bu t it’ s a good idea to pu rchase a second one. By keeping a spare battery fully charged, you can immediately swap with one that is not char ged.
67 - PC Cards Figure 24. Installing/Remov ing PC Card PC Car ds Y our LifeBook supports T ype I and T ype II PC Ca rds which can perform a variety of functions. Some available PC Cards include: • Gigabit Ethernet Local area network (LAN) cards • S-A T A II cards • IEEE1394 cards • IEEE802.
68 - PC Cards Installing PC Cards PC Cards are installed in the PC Card slot. T o install a PC Card: 1 See you r PC Card manual f or instructions on the installation of y our card. Some cards ma y require that y our notebook is off while installing them.
69 - PC Cards 1 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing th e eject button associated with the slo t in which the card is located. When pressed, the button will pop out. 2 Fir mly press the button again until it is flush with the no tebook. This will eject the card slightly out of the slot allowing y ou to remo ve the card.
70 - CompactFl ash Cards CompactFlash Car ds Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook suppor ts CompactFlash (CF) cards, which can perform a variety of functions. Some available CompactFlash Cards: • Memory cards • Fax/data modem cards • Local area network (LAN) cards For further information, refer to the in structions supplied with your PC Card.
71 - CompactFl ash Cards Installing CompactFlash Cards CompactFlash Cards are inserted in the CompactFlash Card slot. T o insert a CompactFlash Card, follow these steps: • I NSER TING OR REMOVING A C OMPACT F LASH C ARD DURING YOUR L IFE B OOK NOTEBOOK ’ S SHUT DOWN OR BOOTUP PROCESS MA Y DAMAGE THE CARD AND / OR YOU R NOTEBOOK .
72 - CompactFl ash Cards Removing CompactFlash Car ds T o remove a CompactFlash Car d, follow these easy steps: 1 See your Comp actFlash Card manual f or specific instruc tions on removi ng your card. Some Compact Flash Cards ma y require your noteb ook to be in Standb y Mode or Off while remo ving them.
73 - Memory Upgrade Modul e Memory Upgrade Module Y our notebook has been configured with a mini mum of 512 MB of high speed DDR2 533 MHz RAM factory installed. In additi on to the installed memory , there is a second DIMM slot in which you can install a second module.
74 - Memory Upgrade Modul e 6 Inser t the memory upgrade module at a 45° angle. Press the connector edge of the mo dule firmly down and into the connector until it lodges und er the retaining clip. Y ou will hear a c lick when it is properly in place.
75 - Memory Upgrade Modul e Checking the Memory Capacity Once you have changed the system memory capacity by replacing the in stalled module with a lar ger one, be sure to check that your not ebook has recognized the change.
76 - Memory Upgrade Modul e I F THE TOTAL MEMORY DISPLAY ED IS INCORRECT , CHECK THAT YO U R MEMOR Y UPGRADE MODULE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED . ( I F THE MODULE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THE CAPACITY IS STILL NOT CORRECT LY RECOGNIZED , SEE T ROUBLESHOOTING ON PAGE 80 .
77 - Devi ce P or ts De vice P orts Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook and th e optional Port Replicator come equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect external devices including: disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc. Modem (RJ-11) T elephone Jack The modem (RJ-1 1) telephone jack is used for an internal modem.
78 - Devi ce P or ts Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jac k The in t e rn a l L A N ( R J - 45 ) j ac k is u s e d fo r a Gi gabit (10Base-T/100Base-Tx/ 1000Base-T) Ethernet LAN connection. (See Figur e 5 for location). Y ou may need to configure your notebook to work with your particular network.
79 - Devi ce P or ts Headphone/Line-Out Jack The headphone/line-out jack allo ws you to connect headphones or powered external speakers to your notebook. (See Figur e 3 for location.) Y our headphones or speakers must be equipped with a 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo mini-plug.
80 Chapter 4 T r oub leshooting Y our LifeBook T roubleshooting There may be occasions when you en counter simple setup or operating problems that you can solve on the spot, or problems with peripheral de vices that can be solved by repl acing the device.
81 - T roubleshooting 7 If the prob lem has not been resolv ed, ref er to th e T roublesh ooting T abl e, that f ollows , f or more detailed troubleshooting in f or mation.
82 - T roubleshooting Specific Prob lems Using the T roublesho oting T able When you have problems with your LifeBook notebook, try to find the symptoms under the Problem column of the troubleshooting table for the feature giving you difficulty .
83 - T roubleshooting Pr oblem P ossi ble Cause P ossible Solutions Audio Pr oblems There is no sound coming from the built-in speak ers. The software v olume control is set too low . Adjust the sound volume control setting s in your software , operat- ing system and applications.
84 - T roubleshooting Y ou canno t access your optional external floppy disk. (continued) The flopp y disk dri ve ma y not be proper ly installed. Remov e and re-install your flopp y disk dr ive . Security is set to protect access to flopp y disk data.
85 - T roubleshooting Y ou h av e connected an e xter nal ke yboard or a mouse and it seems to be locking up the system. Y our operating system software is not setup with correc t software driver f or that device . Check y our device and oper ating system documentation and activate the proper driver .
86 - T roubleshooting PC Card Problems A card inser ted in the PC Card slot t does not work or is lock ing up the system. The card is not proper ly installed. Remov e and re-install the card. See “PC Ca rds” on page 67 . The card ma y hav e been installed while an application was running, so your notebook is not aw are of its installation.
87 - T roubleshooting Y ou tur n on your Life Book notebook and nothin g seems to happen. (continued) P ower adapter has no pow er from the AC out- let, air plane jack, or the car’ s cigarette lighter . Mov e the AC cord to a different outlet, chec k for a line s witch or tripped circu it breaker f or the AC outlet.
88 - T roubleshooting The batter y seems to discharge too quickly . Y o u are running a pro- gram that uses a lot of power due to frequent hard drive or optical drive access, or use of a modem, or LAN PC card. Use a power adapter for this application when at all possible.
89 - T roubleshooting System powers up and dis- plays po wer on information but f ails to load the operat- ing system. (continued) Y o u hav e a secure d system requiring a pass word to load your operating system. Make sure y ou have the right passw ord.
90 - T roubleshooting The notebook tur ned on with a ser ies of beeps and the built-in display is b lank. P ow er On Self T est has detected a failure which does not allow the dis- pla y to operate. Contact your suppor t representative . The display goes blank by itself after you hav e been using it.
91 - T roubleshooting The application display uses only a por tion of your screen and is surrounded by a dark frame. Y o u are running a pro- gram that does not sup- por t the system’ s nativ e pixel resolution and dis- pla y compression is enabled.
92 - T roubleshooting P ower On Self T est Messages The following is an alphabetic list of error -and-status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating system can generate and an explanat ion of each message. Erro r message s are marked with an *.
93 - T roubleshooting *Incorrect Drive B type – run SETUP T ype of floppy drive B: not correctly identified in Setup. This means that the floppy disk drive type identified in your setup ut ility does not agree with the type dete cted by the Power On Self T est.
94 - T roubleshooting *P arity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus . BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. This is a potentially data dest roying failure. Contact your support representative.
95 - T roubleshooting *System battery is dead – Replace and ru n SETUP The BIOS CMOS RAM memory hold up battery is dead. This is part of your BIOS and is a board mounted battery which requires a s upport representative to change.
96 - T roubleshooting Modem Result Codes The operating system and application software that is factory installe d detects the modem charac teristics and provides the necessary command strings to oper ate the modem. The internal modem operation is controlled by generic A T commands from the operating system and appl ication softwa re.
97 - Restoring Y our Pre-installe d Software Restoring Y our Pre-installed Software The Drivers and Applications Restore (DAR) disc contai ns sets of device driver s and Fujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are uni que to your computer configurat ion for use as documented below .
98 - Restoring Y our Pre-installe d Software 4 In the list, chec k off all components y ou want to install. If y ou want to install all components, clic k [Select All]. Clicking [Select All] will select all of the blue-coded components; se lect gra y and green components se parately .
99 - Restoring Y our Pre-installe d Software BOO T Priority Change Before restoring an image, you must first verify that the system is set up to boot from the optical drive. T o verify/change the boot-up priority (r ather than booting-up from the hard drive or an external floppy disk drive), perform the following steps: 1 P o wer on y our system.
100 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are Methods f or accessing the utilities Certain LifeBooks have the Recovery and Utility a pplets pre-installed on a hi dden drive. Other systems require that the Recove ry and Utility disc be used (or in the ev ent the hard disk has been reformatted).
101 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are Running Reco very and Utility from the disc BOO T Priority Change Before restoring an image, you must first verify that the system is set up to boot from the optical drive.
102 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are Recovery and Utility tabs Diagnostics tab: The Diagnostics tool is designed for use by IT professionals . It is not like ly you will need to use this tool. When you select devices from the Diagnosis window then click [Execute], several tests are performed on the selected components.
103 - Restoring Y our Pre-installed Softw are A utomatically Do wnloading Driver Updates Y our system has a convenient tool called the Fujitsu Driver Update (FDU) utility . W ith FDU, you can choose to automatically or manually go to the Fuji tsu site to check for new updates for your system.
104 Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance Caring f or y our LifeBook Notebook If you use your Fujitsu Life Book notebook carefully , you will increase its life and reliability .
105 - Caring for y our Lif eBook Notebook • Y our LifeBook notebook is a durable but sensitive electronic device. T reat it with respect and care. • Make a habit of transporting it in a suitable carrying case. • Do not attempt to service the computer y ourself.
106 - Caring for y our Lif eBook Notebook Cleaning y our LifeBook notebook • Always disconnect the power pl ug. (Pull the plug, not the cord.) • Clean your LifeBook notebook with a damp, lint-free cloth. Do not use abrasives or solvents. • Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the screen.
107 - Caring for y our Lif eBook Notebook Disinfecting LifeBook computers • W ipe the surface with a soft cloth wipe and a 50% ethanol solution or use another ethanol-based germicide which has been registered as a hospital disinfectant by the EP A.
108 - Caring for y our Lif eBook Notebook T raveling with your Lif eBook notebook • Do not transport your note book while it is turned on. • It is recommended that you carry your notebook with you while traveling, rather than checking it in as baggage.
109 - Caring for y our Lif eBook Notebook Batteries Caring f or y our Batteries • Always handle batt eries carefully . • Do not short-circuit the battery terminals (that is , do not touch both termin als with a metal object). • Do not carry loose batteries in a pocket or purse where they may mix with coins, keys, or other metal objects.
110 - Caring for y our Lif eBook Notebook Media Care Caring for y our Media (D VD/CD/CD-R) Media discs are precision devices and will f unction reliably if given reasonable care. • Always store your media disc in its case when it is not in use. • Always handle discs by the edges and avoid touching the surface.
111 - Caring for y our Lif eBook Notebook • A void using or storing the drive near magnets or devi ces that generate strong magnetic fields. • A void using or storing the drive where it will be subjec ted to shock or vibration. • Do not disassemble or di smantle the optical drive.
112 Chapter 6 System Specifications Specifications This section provides the hardware and environmental specifications for your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook.
113 - Speci fications Micr oprocessor Intel Core 2 Duo microprocessor (T o determine the processor speed, right-click My Computer , select Properties, then select the General tab.) Chipset Intel 945GM Memory System Memory • DDR2-533 MHz SDRAM dual-channel memory module.
114 - Speci fications A udio • Realtek codec ALC262 with 2-cha nnel High Definition (HD) audio. • Headphones: Stereo headphone/line-out jack, 3.5 mm, 1 V rms or less, min.impedance 32 Ohms • Microphone: S tereo microphone/line-i n jack, 3.5 mm, 100 mV p-p or less, min.
115 - Speci fications Security Features Theft Prevention Loc k Slot Lock slot for use with physical restraining security systems. Fingerprint Sensor Optional fingerprint sensor in some configurations T rusted Platf orm Module (TPM) The embedded TPM 1.
116 - Speci fications • One modem (RJ-1 1) connector • One LAN (RJ-45) jack • One stereo headphone/line-out jack. (See Audio specifications) • One stereo microphone/line-in jack.
117 - Speci fications Po w e r Batteries One 6-cell Lithium ion battery , rechargeable, 7.2V , 7800 mAh, 56.2 Whr AC A d a p t e r Autosensing 100-240V AC, 60W , supplying 16V DC, 3.75A, to the LifeBook notebook, Fujitsu Model FPCAC58AP , which includes an AC cable.
118 - Speci fications P opular Accessories For ordering or additional information on Fuji tsu accessories, please visit o ur W ebsite at www .shopfujitsu.com or call 1-800-FUJITSU. Pre-Installed Software Depending on your operating sy stem, your notebook comes with pre-installed soft ware for playing audio and video files of various formats.
119 - Speci fications Learning About Y our Software Tu t o r i a l s All operating systems and most appli cation software have tutorials built into them.
120 - Speci fications Fujitsu Driver Update Utility The Fujitsu Driver Update (FDU) utility is pre-installe d on your system. W ith FDU, you can choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu si te to check for new updates for your system. See “Automatically Downloadi ng Driver Updates” on page 103.
121 - Speci fications OmniP ass Fingerprint Recognition Software (optional) The optional fingerprint sensor uses Softex OmniPass which provides password management capabilities to Microsoft W indows operating systems. OmniPass lets you use a "master pa ssword" for all W i ndows, applications, and on-line passwords.
122 Glossary AC A d a p t e r A device which converts the AC volta ge from a wall outlet to the DC voltage needed to power your LifeBook notebook. Access point W ireless network device used to bri dge wireless and wired network traf fic.
123 - Glossary ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscr iber Line. T echnology for transporting high bit-rate services over ordinary phone lines. AG P Accelerated Graphics Port. Graphics port specifically designed for graphics-intensive devices, such as video cards and 3D accelerators.
124 - Glossary Bus An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU and the s ub-assemblies insi de your LifeBook notebook. Byte 8 bits of parallel binary information.
125 - Glossary COM P ort Abbreviation for communication port. This is your serial interface connection. Command An instruction which you give your operating system. Example: run a pa rticular application or format a floppy disk. Configuration The combination of hardware and software that make s up your system and how it is allocate d for use.
126 - Glossary DIMM Dual-in-line memory module. Disk A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media. If the platter is very stif f it is a hard drive, if it is highly flexible it is a floppy disk, if it is a floppy disk in a hard housing with a shutter it is commonly called a diskette.
127 - Glossary DOS Disk Operating System (MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating System). Driver A computer program which converts application and operating system commands to ex ternal devices into the exact form required by a specific brand and model of device in order to produce the desired results from that pa rticular equipment.
128 - Glossary Floppy Disk A spinning platter of magne tic data storage media which is highly flexible. GB Gigabyte. One billion bytes. Hard drive A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media where the platter is ve ry stiff. I/O Input/Output. Data entering and leavi ng your notebook in electronic form.
129 - Glossary IEEE802.11g W ireless LAN standard that supports a maximum data rate of 54 Mbps. 802.1 1g devices operate in the 2.4 GHz ISM band. Infrared Light just beyond the red portion of the visible light spectrum which is invisible to humans. Infrastructure A name of a wireless LAN configur ation.
130 - Glossary IR An abbreviation for infrared. IrD A Infrared Data Association. An or ganization which produces st andards for communication using infrared as the carrier . IRQ Interrupt Request. An acronym for the hardware signal to the CPU that an exte rnal event has occurred which needs to be processed.
131 - Glossary MA C Address Media Access Control Address. A unique physical address of a netw ork card. For Ethernet, the first three bytes are used as the vendor code, controlled and assigned by IEEE.
132 - Glossary MTU Maximum T ransmission Unit The maximum data size that can be transferred at a time through the Internet or other networks. Y ou can set a smaller MTU size to obt ain successful communi cation, if you have di fficulty transferring data due to the fact that the maximum size is too large.
133 - Glossary Pa r t i t i o n A block of space on a hard drive which is set aside and made to appear to the operating system as if it were a separate disk, and addressed by the operating system accordingly . PCMCIA PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
134 - Glossary Program An integrated set of coded commands to your computers telling your hardware what to do and how and when to do it. Protoco l Procedures and rules use to send and receive data between computers.
135 - Glossary ROM Read Only Memory . A form of memory in which information is stored by physically altering the material. Data stored in this way can not be changed by your not ebook and does not require power to maintain it. SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory .
136 - Glossary Status Indicator A display which reports the condi tion of some portion of your ha rdware. On your LifeBook notebook this is an LCD screen just above the keyboard. Stereo (audio) A system using two channels to pro cess sound from two dif ferent sources.
137 - Glossary TFT Thin Film T r ansistor – A technology for flat display panels which uses a thin film matrix of transistors to control each pixel of the display screen individually . UL Underwriters Laboratories – An inde pendent organization that tests and certifies the electrical safety of devices.
138 - Regulato ry Information Regulatory Information Notice Changes or modifications not expres sly approved by Fujitsu could void this user ’ s authority to operate the equipment.
139 - Regulato ry Information Notice to Users of the US T elephone Network This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules, and the re quirements adopted by ACT A.
140 - Regulato ry Information The equipment cannot be used on public coin serv ice provided by the telephone company . Connection to party line service is subject to state tarif fs. (Contact the state publ ic utility commission, public service commission or corporation co mmission for information).
141 - Regulato ry Information Before connecting this equipment to a telephone line the user should ensure that it is permissible to connect this equipment to the lo cal telecommunication f acilities. The user s hould be aware that compliance with the certification st andards does not prevent service de gradation in some situations.
142 - Regulato ry Information A vant de connecter cet équipement à une ligne téléphoni que, l’utilisateur doit vérifier s’il est permis de connecter cet équipement aux installations de télécommunications locales.
143 Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide FCC Regulator y Information Please note the following regulatory information related to the optional wireless LAN device. Regulatory Notes and Statements Wireless LAN, Health and A uthorization f or use Radio frequency electromagnetic ener gy is emitted from W ireless LA N de vices.
144 - Regulatory Inform ation/Disclaimer s Installation and use of this W ireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instru ctions included in the user documentation provided with the produ ct.
145 - FCC Radio Frequency Exposure s tatement This equipment complies with FCC radiatio n exposure lim its set forth for an uncontro lled environment. This equ ipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 cent ime ters between the W ireless LAN antenna (located on the top edge of the LCD screen) and your body .
146 - Befo re Using the Optional Wireless LAN Bef ore Using the Optional Wireless LAN This manual describes the procedures required to pr operly set up and configure the optional integrated W ireless LAN Mini-PCI device (referred to as "WLAN device" in the rest of the manual).
147 - Befo re Using the Optional Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device Ad Hoc Mode "Ad Hoc Mode" refers to a wireless network archit ecture where wireless network connectivity between multiple computers is established without a central wireless ne twork device, typically known as Access Point(s).
148 - Befo re Using the Optional Wireless LAN Access P oint (Infrastruc ture) Mode Infrastructure mode ref ers to a wi reless network architecture in which devices communicate with wireless or wired network devices by communicating through an Access Point.
149 - Befo re Using the Optional Wireless LAN How to Handle This De vice The WLAN device comes pre-installe d in your mobile computer . Unde r normal circumstan ces, it should not be necessary for you to remove or re-install it. The oper ating system that your mobile computer comes with has been pre-configured to support the WLAN device.
150 - Befo re Using the Optional Wireless LAN Figure 30. Wire less LAN On/Off Switc h Location Windows Vista: Deactiv ation using the icon in the taskba r Right-click the WLAN icon in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen. Choose Disc onnect from a network.
151 - Befo re Using the Optional Wireless LAN Windows XP: Deactiv ation using Ather os Client Utility software 1 Click [Star t] > Program Files > Ather os > Atheros Client Utility .
152 - Configuring the Wirel ess LAN Configuring the Wireless LAN The optional WLAN device can be configured to es tablish wireless network connectivity using the software that is built into W indows V ista. Support for most industry standard security solutions is contained in this software.
153 - Configuring the Wirel ess LAN Configuring the WLAN Using Windows XP Proced ure 1 Click the St ar t button, then select Contr ol P anel. 2 If the Control P anel is not in Classic View , select Cla ssic View from the le ft pane l. Double-click the Network Connections icon.
154 - T roubleshoot ing the WLAN T roub leshooting the WLAN T roubleshooting Causes and countermeasures for troubles you may enc ounter while using your wi reless LAN are described in the following table.
155 - T roubleshoot ing the WLAN Unav ailabl e network connection (continued) The WLAN de vice has been deactiv ated or disabled Check if the wireless s witch is tur ned On. In Windo ws XP , go to Star t -> Settings -> Network Connections an d r ight-click on Wireless Network Connection.
156 - WLAN Specificatio ns WLAN Specifications Specifications Item Specification T ype of network Atheros Super A G (802.11a+b/g) WLAN de vice conforms to IEEE 802.
157 - WLAN Specificatio ns * “W i-Fi based” in dicates that the interconnectivity test of the organizati on which guarantees th e interconnectivity of wireless LAN (W i-Fi Alli ance) has been passed.
158 - Using the Bluetoot h Device Using the Bluetooth De vice The Integrated Bluetooth module (EYTF3CSFT) is an optional device available for Fujitsu mobile computers. What is Bluetooth Bluetooth technology is designed as a short-range wireless link between mobile devices, such as laptop computers, phones, printers, and cameras.
159 - Using the Bluetoot h Device FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set fort h for an uncontrolled environment. The Bluetooth antenna is located on the front edge of the right palm rest and is exempt from minimum distance criteria due to its low power .
160 Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device Intr oducing the Optional Fing erprint Sensor Device Y our system may have an optiona l fingerprint sensor device below the T ouchpad, between the left and right buttons. This also serves as a scroll button. Figure 31.
161 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice W ith a fingerprint sensor , you can avoid having to ente r a username and password every time you want to: • Log onto W indows • Resume .
162 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice • The gold key-shaped OmniPass icon in the system tray at the bottom right of the screen. • The Softex program group in the Pr ograms gro.
163 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice V erifying Inf ormation about OmniP ass After you have completed installing OmniPass and restarted your syst em, you may wish to check the version of OmniPass on your system.
164 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice User Enr ollment B efore you can use any OmniPass features you must first enroll a user into OmniPass.
165 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice Basic Enr ollment The Enrollment W izard will guide you through the pr ocess of enrolling a us er . Unless you specified otherwise, after OmniPass inst allation the Enrollment W i zard will launch on W indows login.
166 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice Enrollin g a Fingerprint Enrolling a fingerprint will increase the security of your system and streamline the authentication procedure. Y ou enroll fingerprints in the OmniPass Control Cent er .
167 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice Using OmniP ass Y ou are now ready to begin using OmniPass. Us ed regularly , OmniPass will streamline your authentications. P assw ord Repl acement Y ou will often use the password re placement function.
168 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice Using the following procedure, you can store a set of credentials into OmniPass. These credentials will then be linked to your “master password” or fingerprint. Go to a site that requires a login (usern ame and password), but do not log in yet.
169 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice If you uncheck both boxes in Settings for this Password Site, OmniPass will prom pt you for your master password or fingerprint authentication device.
170 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice Logging into Windo ws with a Fingerprint Device When logging into W indows with a fingerprint device, the fingerprint capture window will now appear next to the W indows Login screen. Place your enrolled fingertip on the sensor to authenticate.
171 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice The two check boxes in Manage Passwords govern whether OmniPass prom pts you to authenticate or directly logs you into the remembered site. OmniPass will overwrite an old set of creden tials for a website if you attempt to use Remember Password on an already remembered site.
172 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice T o set the default identity , highlight the identity you want as default and click [Set as Default]; click [Apply] to ensure the settings are saved. If you log in to OmniPass with a fingerprint device, you will automatically be logged in to the de fault identity for that OmniPass us er .
173 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice Using OmniPass Control Center , you can export and import users in and out of OmniPass. The export process backs up all remembered site s, credentials, and enrolled finge rprints for an OmniPass user .
174 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice exported user . They are the credential s that had to be submitted when the user profile was exported. Y ou will need User Name, Password, and Domain. If you don’t remember the value for Domain, in a PC or SOHO environment Domain should be your computer name.
175 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice • Open the W indows Contr ol Panel (accessible via S tart button --> Settings --> Contr ol Panel ) and double-click the Softex OmniPass icon. User Mana gement The User Management tab has two major interfaces: Add/Remove User and Import/Export User .
176 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice System Settings The OmniPass S tartup Options interface can be f ound in the System Settings tab.
177 - Introducing t he Optional Fingerprint Sensor Dev ice Cannot add a User with a Blank P assw ord to OmniP ass If you experience difficulties addi ng a user with a blank password to OmniPass, you may need to adjust your local security settings. First at tempt the procedure explained in the Cannot add W indows user to OmniPass section.
178 Inde x A About This G uide 1 , 8 AC adapter 47 indicator 22 plug adapters 108 Anti-theft lo ck slot 17 Application Panel 36 Auto/Airline A dapter 47 Automatically Downl oading Driver Updates 103 B.
179 Double-Clicking 29 Draggi ng 30 Drivers and Application Restore CD 97 E Emergency tray release 17 Error Messages 92 External Floppy Di sk Drive 83 , 84 External Monit or Port 17 , 79 F Fingerpri n.
180 Memory Stick installing 71 Microphone Jack 14 , 79 Modem 15 problems 85 Modem Jack 77 Modem Result Codes 96 Mouse problems 84 N Numeric Keypad 26 NumLk 24 P PC Card access indicator 23 , 24 removi.
181 T Theft Prevention Lock 115 Touch Screen calibrating 34 clicking 32 double-clicking 33 dragging 33 Touchpad 28 buttons 28 controls 30 Touchpad Pointing Device 14 Troubleshooting 80 port replicator.
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