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User’ s Guide Lear n ho w to use y our Fujitsu Lif eBook N6470 notebook.
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IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS This product requires an AC adapter to opera te. Use only a UL List ed I.T .E. AC Adapter with an output rating of 19V DC, with a current of 5.
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Fujitsu Contact Information .
Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . .
3 Starting Your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 PC Cards/ExpressCards™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Installing PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Removing PC Cards . . . . . . . . . .
5 Restoring Your Pre-installed Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Re-installing Individual Drivers and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Restoring the Operating System for Window s XP Systems . . . .
6 Glossary/Regulatory Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide Before Using the Wireless LAN .
7 Preface About This Guide The LifeBook® N6470 notebook from Fujitsu Comput er Systems Corporation provides desktop performance with a fast Intel® Core™ 2 Duo proce ssor . The 17" Color Enhanced Crystal V iew WXGA+ high-resolution screen displays vibrant colors with pinpoint sharpness.
8 - 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.
9 - 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 .
10 Chapter 1 Getting to Kno w Y our LifeBook Overview This section describes the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook N6470 notebook. W e strongly recommend that you read it before using your notebook – even if you are already familiar with notebook computers.
11 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Locating the Contr ols and Connectors Figure 2. LifeBook notebook with display open Internet Mail Mode Visual Optimizer Volume + - Displa y P a nel Status In.
12 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors T op and Front Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s top and front components.
13 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors V olume Control The V olume Control toggle allows you to increase or decrease volume manually . See “Contr olling the V olume” on page 32. Wireless LAN Switch The W ireless LAN On/Of f Switch turns the wireless LAN on and off.
14 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Figure 3. LifeBook no tebook left-side panel Left-Side P anel Components Following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’ s left-side components. Optical Drive One of several different drives can be instal led depending upon the confi guration of your system.
15 - 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. Memory Stick/SD/xD Car d Slot The Memory S tick/Secure Digital (SD)/xD card slot allows you to insert a flash memory card for data storage.
16 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Micr ophone Jack The microphone jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone. See “Micr ophone Jack” on page 78. USB 2.0 P orts The five USB ports (one on the right side panel and f our on the rear panel) allo w you to connect Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.
17 - 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. LAN P ort The LAN port is designed to accept a Local Area Network (LAN) RJ-45 jack.
18 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Anti-theft Lock Slot The anti-theft lock slot allows you to at tach an optional physical lock down device. Modem P ort The modem port is designed to accep t a Modem (RJ-1 1) telephone jack fo r the multi-national internal 56K modem.
19 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Air Flo w V ents The air flow vents assist in proper cooling of the system. S-Video Out P ort The S-V ideo out port is used to transmit a high re solution video signal to a compatible TV or VCR. See “S-V ideo Out Port” on page 78.
20 - 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. Lithium ion Battery Bay The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion batt ery .
21 - Locating the C ontrols and Connectors Memory Compar tment Co ver Y our LifeBook notebook comes with high speed DDR2-667 PC5300 SO-DIMM memory . The memory upgrade compartment allows you to expand the system memory capacity of your LifeBook notebook, thus improving overall performance.
22 - Status I ndicator P anel Figure 7. Status Indicator P anel Status Indicator P anel The S tatus Indicator panel is locate d at the top of the ke yboard, near the V isual Optimizer button. W ithin this panel are symbols that co rrespond to specific components of your notebook.
23 - Status I ndicator P anel Battery Status Indicator This indicator shows how much char ge is available within the installed battery . Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator The Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access in dicator states whether your internal hard drive or optical drive are being accessed.
24 - Status I ndicator P anel CapsLock Indicator The CapsLock indicator states that your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters. ScrLk Indicator The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active.
25 - K eyb oard Ke yboar d Figure 8. Ke yboard Using the Ke yboar d Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integrated 103-key keyboard. The keys pe rform all the standard functions of a keyboard, including the W indows keys and other special function keys.
26 - K eyb oard • Cursor keys: Y our keyboard contains four arrow keys for moving the cursor or insertion point to the right, left, up, or down within windows, applications 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 9. T ouchpad pointin g device The T ouchpad pointing device is built into your notebook.
29 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice Clic king A N EX T E R N A L MOUSE CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE USB POR TS ON YOU R L IF E B OOK NOTEBOOK AND USED SIM ULTANEOUSLY WITH THE T OUCHPAD .
30 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice Double-Clic king Drag ging Double-clicking means pushing a nd releasing the left button twice in rapid succession. Th is procedure does not function with the right button. T o double-click, move the cursor to the item you wish to select, press the left button twice, then immediately release it.
31 - T ouchpad P ointing De vice Scrolling 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. Using the scrolling sensor a llows you to navigate through a document quickly without using the window’ s scroll bars.
32 - V olume Control V olume Control 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 ways: • V olume can be controlled using the [Fn]+[F8] and [Fn]+[F9] key combinations.
33 - Lif eBook Applicatio n/Media Pla yer P anel Figure 15. LifeBook Applic at ion/Media Playe r Panel Buttons LifeBook Application/Media Pla y er P anel A unique feature of your LifeBook notebook is the LifeBook Application/Media Player Panel. This feature makes your LifeBook notebook more than just another notebook computer .
34 - Lif eBook Applicatio n/Media Pla yer P anel Mode Button Located at the left of the large Li feBook Application/Media Player button (Figur e 15) , this button allows you to select the function of the panel—either as an Application Launcher or a media player .
35 - Lif eBook Applicatio n/Media Pla yer P anel Configuring y our Application P anel When you start your system, the Life Book Application Panel is automatically activat ed. As an application launcher , the LifeBook Application Pa nel is very flexible, giving you a variety of options.
36 - Lif eBook Applicatio n/Media Pla yer P anel Play/Pause Press this button to start playing a CD or D VD starting at the beginning. While the disc is playing, press it to pause. Press it again to continue . Fast Bac k ward Press this button once to skip one track back.
37 Chapter 2 Getting Star ted with Y our LifeBook Figure 18. 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 .
38 - 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.
39 - Display P anel Figure 19. 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 .
40 - Display P anel Adjusting Display P anel Brightness Once you have turned on your LifeB ook notebook, you may want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a more comfortable viewing level. There ar e three ways to adjust the brightness, by using the keyboard, the Power Options, or the W indows Mobility Center .
41 - Display P anel Closing the Display P anel 1 Holding the edge of y our display panel, pull it f orward until it is flush with the b ody of your Lif eBook notebook. 2 Push down until you hear a click. This will engage t he locking mechanism and pre ve nt your d ispla y panel from opening une xpectedly .
42 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Star ting Y our LifeBook Notebook P ower On P ower/Susp end/Resume Button The Po we r a nd Su spe nd /R esu me button is used to power on your LifeBook notebook, to resume from Sleep or Save-to-Disk mode or to place your notebook in Sleep or Save -to-Disk mode.
43 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook When you Power On your notebook, it will perform a Po wer On Self T est (POST) to check the internal parts and configuration for correct functionality . If a fault is found, your notebook will emit an audio warning and/or an error message will be displayed.
44 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook The boot sequence is executed when: • Y ou turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook. • Y ou restart your LifeBook notebook from the W indows Shut Down dialog box. • The software initiates a system restart; for example, when you install a new application.
45 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook The T rustedCore Menu provides shortcuts to th e following menus and information screens: • BIOS Setup • Diagnostic Screen • Boot Menu • Patent Information • System Information • Continue Booting Click BIOS Setup to open the BIOS Setup Utility .
46 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Booting the System W e strongly recommend that you not attach any external devices or put a DVD/CD in your drive until you have gone through the initial power on sequence. When you turn on your LifeBook note book for the first time, it will di splay a Fujitsu logo on the screen.
47 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook 5 On the next screen set your time and date settings. 6 Y ou will next see the "Select y our computer's current lo cation" screen. Make your selection from Home , Work (Def ault), and Public location.
48 - Starting Y our Lif eBook Notebook Fujitsu Driver Update Utility 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 Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system.
49 - P ow er Management P ower Management Y our LifeBook notebook has many opti ons and features for conserving battery power . Some of these features are automatic and need no user intervention, such as those for the internal modem.
50 - P ow er Management Y our LifeBook notebook can be put in Sleep mode by: • Pressing the Power/Suspend/Resume button when your system is turned on. • Clicking the power icon on the lock menu. • Selecting Sleep from the W indows Shut Down menu.
51 - P ow er Management Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature The Hibernation feature save s the contents of your note book’ s system memory to th e hard drive as a part of the Suspend/Resume mode. Y ou can enable or disable this feature. Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature The default settings are not enabled.
52 - P ow er Management P ower 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.
53 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 availabl e.
54 - 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 Lithium ion battery is recharged internally using th e AC adapter or Auto/Airline adapter .
55 - Lithium i on Batter y Low Battery State When the battery is running low , a low battery notif ication message will appe ar . If you do not respond to the low battery message, the batterie s will continue to dischar ge until they are too low to operate.
56 - Lithium i on Batter y Shorted Batteries The Status Indicator panel di splays the battery status via the Battery Status indicator to show the char ge level available in tha t battery . If the display is flas hing red, it means that the ba ttery is damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage a ny other parts of your LifeBook notebook.
57 - Optical Dr ive Figure 23. Optical Drive Optical Drive Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contai ns an optical drive which is ei ther a Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD W riter or a Blu- ray™ DVD-ROM player .
58 - Optical Dr ive Loading Media T o load a disc into your optic al drive, follow these steps: 1 Push and release the eject button on t he front of the optical driv e to open the holder tra y . The tray will come out of the notebook a short distance.
59 - Optical Dr ive Figure 24. Loading Media Removing Media 1 Push and release the eject butt on on the front of the optical driv e. This will stop the drive and the holder tra y will come out of the no tebook a shor t distance . 2 Gently pull the tra y out until the disc ca n easily be r emov ed from t he tra y .
60 - Optical Dr ive Playing Media on the Optical Drive There are three ways to operate the optical drive: • Using the Optical Player Software • Using the Media Player Buttons • Using the Desktop Control Panel Using the Optical Pla yer Software Starting a D VD Movie 1 Inser t the D VD into the notebook’ s optical driv e.
61 - Optical Dr ive 1 T o P ause the mo vie, click the button. 2 T o Rewind the mo vie, click the b utton to rewind to a specific por tio n of the movie, or the b utton to retur n to the opening scr een.
62 - Optical Dr ive 4 Manually place y our notebook into Sleep mod e by depr essin g the Suspend bu tton. Plug in a po wer adapter and replace the discharged batter y with an additional fully-cha rg ed battery .
63 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ PC Car ds/ExpressCards™ Installing PC Cards PC Cards are installed in the PC Card slot (Figur e 26) . T o install a PC Card, follow these steps: Y our LifeBook notebook supports T ype I and T ype II PC Cards and ExpressCards TM , in separate dedicated slots.
64 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ 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. 2 Make sure there is n o PC Card curr ently in the slot. If there is, see Removing PC Cards.
65 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ Installing ExpressCards There are two dif feren t width ExpressCards: 34 mm and 54 mm ("ExpressCard 34" and "ExpressCard 54"). (Figur e 27) . The connector inside the slot is located on the left-hand side of the slot.
66 - PC Cards/ExpressCa rds™ See your ExpressCard manual for instructions on the installation of your card. Some cards may require that your notebook is off while installing them. T o install an ExpressCard, follow these steps: 1 Make sure there is no ExpressCard currently in the slot.
67 - Memor y Stick/Secure Digi tal/xD Card Slot Figure 29. Installi ng a Memory Stick or SD Car d Memory Stick/Secure Digital/xD Car d Slot Y our LifeBook notebook supports the following memory cards, on which you can store and transfer data to and from a variety of digital devices.
68 - Memor y Stick/Secure Digi tal/xD Card Slot Inser ting Memory Stick/SD/xD Car ds Memory S ticks, SD Cards, and xD Cards are in serted in the Memory S tick/SD/xD Ca rd slot (F igure 29) . T o insert a Memory S tick, SD Card or xD Card, follow these steps: ■ S OME OF THE MEDIA IN THE ABO VE LIST MA Y HAV E MORE F EATURES THAN OTHERS .
69 - Memor y Stick/Secure Digi tal/xD Card Slot 1 See you r Memor y Stick, SD Card, or xD Card man ual f or instr uctions on the inse r tion of your card. 2 Make sure there is no card currently in the slot. If there is, see Remo ving a Memor y Stick/SD/ xD Card.
70 - Memory Upgrade Modul e Memory Upgrade Module Y our notebook has two memory slots, and the system comes wi th 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB of factory-installed memory .
71 - Memory Upgrade Modul e Installing a Memory Module 1 T urn off power to your Li feBook not ebook and remov e an y power ada pter . 2 Make sure that all the connector cov ers are closed. 3 T urn the Lif eBook notebook bottom side up , with the front pane l towa rd you.
72 - Memory Upgrade Modul e Removing a Memory Upgrade Module 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.
73 - Memory Upgrade Modul e The amount of memory displayed should be approxima tely the total of all me mory modules installed. There may be a discrepancy which is allocated for fixed video memory .
74 - Devi ce P or ts De vice P orts Y our LifeBook notebook comes equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect an external device including disk drives, keyboards, modems, printers, etc. Communications P or ts Y our LifeBook has a Modem jack (RJ-1 1) and a LAN jack (RJ-45) to accommodate external communications.
75 - Devi ce P or ts The modem sound is deactivated by default, to activate modem sound follow these easy steps: 1 Select [Star t] > Control P anel. 2 Select Classic View in the left pane. 3 Doub le-click Pho ne and Modems. 4 Y ou may initially need to enter your area code in or der to open the Phon e and Modem Optio ns window .
76 - Devi ce P or ts IEEE 1394 Jack The 4-pin IEEE 1394 (Firewire) jack is a high-speed interface (400 Mbps) that can be used to transfer lar ge amounts of data between your notebook and a Firewire peripheral such as a digital camera, external hard drive, or video camera.
77 - Devi ce P or ts HDMI P ort Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 P orts The High-Definition Multimedia Inter face (HDMI) port is a digital audio/video interface over which uncompress ed streams can be transmitted.
78 - Devi ce P or ts Micr ophone Jack The microphone jack allows you to connect an ex ternal stereo microphone. Y our microphone must be equipped with a 1/8”(3.
79 - Devi ce P or ts External Video P ort • T HERE ARE SEVE R AL TYPES OF CABLES FOR CONNECTING A DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DE VICE TO TH E DIGITAL AUDIO - OUT CONNECTOR , DEPENDING ON THE CONNECTOR TYPE . T HE CO NNECTOR ON YO UR COMPUTER IS A O PTICAL M INI P LUG (3.
80 Chapter 4 T r oub leshooting Y our LifeBook T roubleshooting There may be occasions when you en counter setup or opera ting problems that you can solve on the spot, or problems with peripheral devices that can be solved by replacing the device.
81 - T roubleshooting 8 If y ou hav e tried the solutions suggested in the T roubleshoo ting T able without success, contact y our suppor t representativ e: T oll free: 1-800-8Fujit su (1-800-838-5487) E-mail: 8fujitsu@us.fujitsu.com W eb site: http://www .
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 volume is turned too low . Adjust the volume control on y o ur notebook and opera ting system. Use the [Fn+F9] key combination on your k eyboard.
84 - T roubleshooting LifeBook notebook f ails to recognize D VD/CD- R W/CD-ROM’ s . (continued) Wrong dr ive designator was used for the di sc in the applicati on. V er ify that the dr ive designator used by the application is the same as used b y the operating system.
85 - T roubleshooting Y o u ha ve inst alled an e xter- nal ke yboard or mouse, and it does not seem to w ork. Y our e xter nal device is not properly instal led. Re-install your de vice. See “Device P or ts” on page 74. Y our operating system software is not set up with correc t software driver f or that device .
86 - T roubleshooting USB Device Pr oble ms Y o u ha ve inst alled a USB device . Y our notebook does not recognize the de vice, or the device does not seem to work properly . The device is not prop- erly installed. Remov e and re-install the device. See “Device P or ts” on page 74.
87 - T roubleshooting P ower F ailures Y ou turn on your LifeBook notebook and nothin g seems to happen. The installe d primar y battery is completely discharged, there is no optional second batter y installed or the re is no P ower adapter installed.
88 - T roubleshooting Y our Lif eBook noteboo k turns off all by itself . (continued) Y ou are operating on battery power an d ignored a low batter y alar m until the batter y is at the dead batter y state and the system has gone into Dead Bat- ter y Suspend mode.
89 - T roubleshooting The batteri es seem to discharge too quickly . (continued) The power sa vings fea- tures may be disabled. Check the P o wer Options menu settings and adjust according to your operating needs. The brightne ss is tur ned all the wa y up .
90 - T roubleshooting An error message i s dis- play ed on the screen during the notebook (boot) sequence. P ow er On Self T est (POST) has detected a prob lem. See the P ower On Self T est (POST) messages to deter mine the meaning and sev erity o f the problem.
91 - 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.
92 - T roubleshooting The application display uses only a por tion of your screen and is surrounded by a dark frame. Y ou are running an application that does not suppor t the sys- tem’ s nativ e pix el reso- lution and display compression is enabled.
93 - 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 *.
94 - T roubleshooting *Fai lure Fixed Disk n (where x=1-4) The fixed disk is not worki ng or not configured properly . This may me an that the hard drive type identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Po wer On Self T est.
95 - T roubleshooting *Stuck K ey BIOS discovered a stuc k key and displays the scan code for the stuck key . Y ou may have to replace your keyboard but may be able to use an external keybo ard until then. Contact your support representative. *Monitor type does not match CMOS – Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identifi ed in Setup.
96 - T roubleshooting *Previous boot in complete – Default configuration used Previous Power On Self T est did not complete succes sfully . The Power On Self T est will load default values and offer to run Setup. If the previous fail ure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected, the next boot will likely fail also.
97 - T roubleshooting *System RAM F ailed at offset: nnnn System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the er ror was detected. This means that there is a fault in your built-in me mory . If you continue to operate, y ou risk corrupting your data.
98 - T roubleshooting • FA X • RING (This means an incoming call.) • BUSY • NO ANSWER When using the internal modem with applications that are not factory installed refer to the application documentation.
99 - Restoring Y our Pre-installe d Software Restoring Y our Pre-installed Software The Drivers and Applications Restore (DAR) CD contains sets of device drivers and Fujitsu utilities ( in specific directories) that are uni que to your computer configurat ion for use as documented below .
100 - Restoring Y our Pre-instal led Software 4 In the list, chec k off all the components y ou want to install. If you wa nt to install all components , click [Select All]. Clicking [Select All] will select all of the blue -coded compo nents; y ou must select grey and g reen compon ents separate ly .
101 - Restoring Y our Pre-instal led Software 1 P o wer on y our system. When the Fujitsu logo appea rs on the screen. press the [Enter ] ke y or click on th e left mouse or touchpad bu tton; t he T rustedCore Menu will appear . 2 Select the B oot Menu from th e T rus tedCore Me nu.
102 - Restoring Y our Pre-instal led Software Determining whether Reco very and Utility is pre-l oaded 1 T urn on or reboot yo ur system. When the Fujitsu logo appea rs, press [F12 ] ke y . 2 F rom the Boot Menu that appears , c hec k whether the <Recov er y and Utility> option is pres ent.
103 - Restoring Y our Pre-instal led 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.
104 - Restoring Y our Pre-instal led Software 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.
105 - Restoring Y our Pre-instal led Software 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.
106 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 .
107 - 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.
108 - 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.
109 - 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.
110 - 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.
111 - 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 bot h terminals with a metal object). Do not carry lose batteries in a pocket or purse where they may mix with coins, keys , or other metal objects.
112 - 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.
113 - 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.
114 Chapter 6 System Specifications Specifications This section provides the general hardware and environmental sp ecifications for your LifeBook notebook. Specific details about your system may vary from t hose referenced here. For an updated list of current configurations, please go to the Fujitsu Computer System s Corporation W ebsite at: us.
115 - Speci fications . Figure 41. Configuration La bel Micr oprocessor Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor . T o determine the t ype and speed of your processor , right-click My Computer , select Properties, then select the General tab, or check the configuration label.
116 - Speci fications Video • Built-in 17" Color Enhanced Crystal V iew flat-panel W ide XGA+ TFT active matrix Crysta l V iew (high contrast: 600:1 contrast ratio; high bright ness: 370 nits) LCD disp lay with simultaneous display capability .
117 - Speci fications Mass Storage Devices Har d Disk Drives • Optional second hard disk drive (Not e that the optional second hard di sk drive is a fa ctory-installed option, and cannot be purchas ed as an accessory .
118 - Speci fications Biometric Security Fingerprint recognition sensor helps to gu ard against unauthorized system access. Comm unications • Integrated Broadcom 10 Base-T/100 Base -TX/1000 Base-T Gigabit Ethernet LAN • Internal V .90 standard 56K* fax/modem (ITU V .
119 - Speci fications Ke yboard Built-in keyboard with all functions of 103 key keyboards. • T otal number of keys: 103 • Function keys: 12, [F1] through [F12] • Feature extension key: [Fn] • W indows keys: 2 (S tart key and Application key) • Key pitch: 19 mm • Key stroke: 3.
120 - Speci fications Dimensions Overall Dimensions 15.87" x 1 1.61" x 1.79"/2.02" (403 mm x 295 mm x 45.5/51.3 mm) W eight Non-TV tuner model (with one hard disk drive): Approximately 9.92 lbs. (4.5 Kg) TV tuner model (with one hard disk drive): Approximately 10.
121 - Speci fications • Adobe Reader • EverNote • Fujitsu Driver Update utility • Google Desktop • Google T ool Bar • Google Picasa • LifeBook Applic ation Panel • Roxio Easy Media Creator • OmniPass Fingerprint Recognition Utility • Symantec Norton Internet Secu rity 2007 (90-day free trial).
122 - 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.
123 - Speci fications Google Picasa Google Picasa lets you to search for , locate, move and label a ll of the photos on your computer . LifeBook Application P anel Software Y our LifeBook is pre-installed with software util ities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Application Panel.
124 - Speci fications CyberLink P owerD VD PowerDVD from CyberLink is a ve rsatile DVD player software a pplication. PowerDVD provides high- quality video and audio playback on your system.
125 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.
126 - 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.
127 - 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.
128 - 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.
129 - 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.
130 - 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.
131 - 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.
132 - 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.
133 - 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.
134 - 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.
135 - 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.
136 - 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.
137 - 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.
138 - 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 .
139 - 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.
140 - 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.
141 - 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.
142 - Regulato ry Information Notice to Users of the US T elephone Network This equipment complies with Part 68 of FCC ru les, and the requirements adopted by ACT A.
143 - Regulato ry Information If trouble is experienced with this equipment, for repair or warranty information, please refer to the manual or contact Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, Customer Serv ice.
144 - 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.
145 - Regulato ry Information Les réparations de l’équipement de télécommunications doi vent être ef fectuées par un service de maintenance agréé au Canada.
146 Appendix A: WLAN User’ s Guide FCC Regulatory Information Please note the following regulatory informatio n related to the optional wireless LAN device. Regulatory Notes and Statements Wir eless LAN, Health and Authorization for use Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from W ireless LAN devices.
147 - FCC Regulatory Inf ormation Regulatory Inform ation/Disclaimer s Installation and use of this W ireless L AN device must be in strict acc ordance with the instructions included in the user documentatio n provided with the produc t.
148 - FCC Regulatory Inf ormation FCC Radio Frequency Exposure s tatement This W ireless LAN radio device has bee n evaluated under FCC Bulletin OET 65C and fo un d compliant with the requirements as set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2.1091, 2.1093, and 15.
149 - Bef ore Using the Wireless LAN Bef ore Using the Wireless LAN This manual describes the procedures required to pr operly set up and configure the integrated W ireless LAN Mini-PCI device (referred to as "WLAN device" in the rest of the manual).
150 - Bef ore Using the Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device Ad Hoc Mode (See Figur e A-1) "Ad Hoc Mode" refers to a wireless network architecture where wireless network connectivity between multiple computers is established without a central wireless network device, typically known as Access Point(s).
151 - Bef ore Using the Wireless LAN Access P oint (Infrastruc ture) Mode (See Figur e A-2) Infrastructure mode refers to a wirele ss network architecture in which devices communicate with wireless or wire d network devices by communicating through an Access Point.
152 - Bef ore Using the 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 Operating Sy stem that your mobile computer comes with has been pre-configur ed to support the WLAN device.
153 - Bef ore Using the Wireless LAN Configuring the WLAN The WLAN device can be configured to establish wireless network conne ctivity using the software that is built into W indows V ista. Support for most industry standard security solutions is contained in this software.
154 - Bef ore Using the Wireless LAN Connecting to a Network After you have configured your computer , you can connect to an active network by performing the following steps: 1 Click on the WLAN icon in the system tra y . 2 Select “Connect to a network”.
155 - T roubleshoot ing the WLAN T r oubleshooting the WLAN T roubleshooting T able Causes and countermeasures for troubles you may enc ounter while using your wi reless LAN are described in the following table.
156 - T roubleshoot ing the WLAN Unav ailabl e network connection (continued ) The WLAN de vice has been deactiv ated or disable d Check if the wireless s witch is tur ned ON. Also verify “Disable Radio” is not chec k ed in “Network setting” windo w .
157 - T roubleshoot ing the WLAN WLAN Specifications Item Specification T ype of netw ork The Intel PRO/Wireless 394 5ABG Network Connections WLAN de vice conf or ms to IEEE 802.11a and 802.11b/g (Wi-Fi based) * . The Intel PRO/W ireless 4965AGN Network Connections WLAN device conforms to IEEE 802.
158 - T roubleshoot ing the WLAN * “W i-Fi based” indicates that the inte rconnectivity test of the or ganization which guarantees the int e rcon nectiv ity of wireless LAN (W i-Fi Alli ance) has been passed.
159 Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor Device Intr oducing the Fing erprint Sensor Device Y our system has a fingerprint sens or device below the T ouchpad, between the left and right buttons.
160 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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 from standby m.
161 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice • 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 group of the S tart menu System Requirements The OmniPass application re quires space on your hard dr ive; it also requires sp ecific Operating Systems (OS’ s).
162 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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.
163 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 4 F ollow the directions to unin stall the OmniP ass application. 5 Once OmniP ass has finished uninstalling, reboot y our system when prompted. User Enr ollment B efore you can use any OmniPass features you must first enroll a user into OmniPass.
164 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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.
165 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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 . W ith an OmniPass user logged in, double-click the system tray OmniPass icon.
166 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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. When you go to a restricted acce ss website (e.
167 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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.
168 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice If you uncheck both boxes in Settings for this Password Site, OmniPass will prom pt you for your master password or fingerprint authentication device.
169 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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.
170 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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.
171 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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 .
172 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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 . All OmniPass data for a user is backed up to a single en crypted database file.
173 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice 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.
174 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice • Open the W i ndows Contr ol Panel (accessible via S tart button -> Settings -> Control 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 .
175 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice System Settings The OmniPass S tartup Options interface can be f ound in the System Settings tab. W ith these options you can specify how your OmniPass Logon is tied to your W indows Logon.
176 - Appendix B: Fingerprint Sensor De vice Cannot add a User with a Blank P assw ord to OmniP as If you experience dif ficulties adding 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.
177 Inde x A About This G uide 7 AC adapter 38 , 119 plug adapters 110 Air Ve nts 17 , 20 Application/Media Player Buttons 12 Audio 116 Auto Insert Notification 62 Auto/Airline A dapter 38 Automatical.
178 D DC Power Ja ck 19, 38 Device Ports 74 , 118 Display Panel 12 , 39 adjusting 40 brightnes s 40 closing 41 latch 12 opening 39 problems 90 , 91 Double-Clicking 30 Draggi ng 30 Drivers and Applicat.
179 M Media Player Care 112 Memory 115 capacity 72 compartment 21 , 71 installing 71 problems 85 removing 72 upgrade module 70 Memory Stick/SD/xD Car d 67 installing 68 slot 15 Microphone Jack 78 Micr.
180 S Save-to-Disk 51 ScrLk 24 SD Card, Installing 68 Sleep Mode 49 Specifications 114 Status Indicator Panel 12 Subwoofer 21 S-Video Out Port 19 T Theft Prevention Lock Slot 117 Touchpad 28, 31 Touch.
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