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Fujitsu Siemens Computers LifeBook A6210 User's Manual

1. o 9 E r3 Figure 45 Wireless LAN Bluetooth UWB On Off Switch Location Disconnection Using the Icon in the Taskbar Note that disconnecting via the icon in the system tray does not turn off the radio it continues to transmit and receive even though it s not connected 1 Right click the WLAN icon in the taskbar at the bottom right of your screen 2 Choose Disconnect from a network Activating the WLAN Device Activation of the WLAN device can be accomplished using the same methods as the deactivation process Using the Wireless On Off Switch n Windows by right clicking the WLAN icon then clicking Connect to a network 155 Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN Configuring the Wireless LAN The optional WLAN device can be configured to establish wireless network connectivity using the software that is built into Windows Vista Support for most industry standard security solutions is contained in this software Pre defined parameters will be required for this procedure Please consult with your network administrator for these parameters Configuring the WLAN Using Windows Vista 1 2 A Click the Start button then select Control Panel If the Control Panel is not in Classic View select Classic View from the left panel Double click the Network and Sharing Center icon Select Manage wireless networks from the left panel Click on the Add button Depending upon what type of connection you woul
2. 00 e eee eee 155 Configuring the Wireless LAN uaa eeseos evosussdsososeccesis 156 Configuring the WLAN Using Windows Vista esses 156 Connecting to a Network 0 0 cece eh 156 Troubleshooting the WLAN 22443 ure n RR OCA ROI ACAOR RR RR RR as 157 Troubleshooting cse ROLES beak DAUERN EU RV REA S SAC d 157 WLAN ee CNC INOS 163323 A 608d hu 66444550484 50599040 REC EE Y 159 Specifications seei geet dos aE Rb E Mase eb bate ewhedied 159 Using th Bluetooth Devices 4 nada koe a e e CROP RR 162 What 1s Bluetooth usce ede Sh edad bea EE Re ERR Rs RR Rig 162 Where to Find Information About Bluetooth 005 162 Appendix B Fingerprint Sensor Device Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device 165 Getting Started ic sse eb ae Robbe E Eu aaa ede ace ales 166 Installing OmniPass lsseseeeeeeeeeeee eee 166 User Enrollment ente eee PCT obama ORE ed 169 Using OmniPass lssesseseeeeee e 171 Configuring OmniPass lesse 176 OmniPass Control Center 0 00 0 2 eee cee esee 178 Troubleshooting sose code ede Re whee sade er BEEK 180 INGEN cid ons RaRREAREREREEOTERECEE EET EREREAMERPEA E ERRARE RS 182 Preface About This Guide The LifeBook A6210 notebook from Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation provides desktop performance with a fast Intel Core 2 Duo processor Your notebook has a built in 15 4 TFT WXGA color display This system brings the com
3. SBEOHBOSBONR a a43 234 HA do d dd E da ci dec d Qe cb Qe dca C E 120 Configuration Label esoo eeni pinea cece eens 120 Microprocessor 0 0 ccc rs 121 Clh pset ioa ad dae pea eder die C RU aoe Lad p sd 121 UNCERT E AORE E E E E E A 121 Un UU 121 LUDERE orm 122 Mass Storage Device Options 0000 cece eee eee ee 122 Features oki aga eh be a eae pee eee SET e doge 123 Device Ports LE Ip LERHEERE OH E PH i E des 123 Keyboard ee Ex ened one aude Petes panes eA Dee wia DR RT s 124 POW EIzilsccaue we pe E dera ep ee dap Se dE ip 125 Dimensions and Weight 0 0 0 cece cece ees 125 Environmental Requirements 0 00 0 eee 125 Popular Accessories 0 cece e 126 Pre Installed Software 2 0 0 0 ccc eee nea 126 Learning About Your Software 0 0 cc eee eee 127 Glossary Regulatory foco TT PPP rTP 130 Regulatory Information 22222444 4aso das VR REA EE RARRRPPVEREEXR 146 Appendix A WLAN User s Guide Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN eee 151 Wireless LAN Device Covered by this Document 151 Characteristics of the WLAN Device eee 151 Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device 0 00 cece eee 152 Deactivating Disconnecting the WLAN Device 200 154 Deactivation Using the Wireless On Off Switch 4 155 Disconnection Using the Icon in the Taskbar 0 155 Activating the WLAN Device
4. The internal LAN RJ 45 jack is used for an internal Gigabit 10Base T 100Base Tx 1000Base T Ethernet LAN connection See Internal LAN RJ 45 Jack on page 81 Anti theft Lock Slot The anti theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device VIA ETHERNET OR WLAN THE SPACE FOR THE MODEM PORT HAS BEEN USED FOR MORE ADVANCED IN THE PAST A MODEM PORT WOULD TYPICALLY BE AVAILABLE BUT SINCE MOST USERS NOW CONNECT INTERFACES 25 Locating the Controls and Connectors Dust Filter Memory Upgrade Compartment Lithium ion Battery Bay Figure 6 LifeBook notebook bottom panel Bottom Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s bottom panel components Dust Filter The dust filter is used to help prevent dust and dirt from entering your system See Cleaning the dust filter on page 113 Lithium ion Battery Bay The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery It can be unlatched for the removal of the battery when stored over a long period of time or for swapping a discharged battery with a charged Lithium ion battery See Lithium ion Battery on page 59 26 Locating the Controls and Connectors Memory Upgrade Compartment Your notebook comes with high speed Double Data Rate 3 Synchronous Dynamic RAM DDR3 1066 SO DIMM The memory upgrade compartment allows you to expand t
5. The number of unassigned Internet addresses is running out so a new classless scheme called CIDR is gradually replacing the system based on classes A B and C and is tied to adoption of IPv6 IR An abbreviation for infrared IrDA Infrared Data Association An organization which produces standards for communication using infrared as the carrier IRQ Interrupt Request An acronym for the hardware signal to the CPU that an external event has occurred which needs to be processed 137 Glossary KB Kilobyte One thousand bytes LAN Local Area Network An interconnection of computers and peripherals within a single limited geographic location which can pass programs and data amongst themselves LCD Liquid Crystal Display A type of display which makes images by controlling the orientation of crystals in a crystalline liquid Lithium ion Battery A type of rechargeable battery which has a high power time life for its size and is not subject to the memory effect as Nickel Cadmium batteries LPT Port Line Printer Port A way of referring to parallel interface ports because historically line printers were the first and latter the most common device connected to parallel ports MAC Address Media Access Control Address A unique physical address of a network card For Ethernet the first three bytes are used as the vendor code controlled and assigned by IEEE The remaining three bytes are controlled by each vendor preventing
6. 83 Device Ports PRESSING THE FN F10 KEYS ALLOWS YOU TO CHANGE YOUR SELECTION OF WHERE TO SEND YOUR DISPLAY VIDEO EACH TIME YOU PRESS THE KEY COMBINATION YOU WILL STEP TO THE NEXT CHOICE STARTING WITH THE BUILT IN DISPLAY PANEL ONLY MOVING TO THE EXTERNAL MONITOR ONLY FINALLY MOVING TO BOTH THE BUILT IN DISPLAY PANEL AND AN EXTERNAL MONITOR IEEE 1394 Port The 4 pin 1394 port allows you to connect digital devices that are compliant with IEEE 1394 standard The IEEE 1394 standard is easy to use connect and disconnect This port can allow up to 400 Mbps transfer rate A third party application is required to operate your digital device with the 1394 port THE 1394 PORT USED IN THIS SYSTEM USES A FOUR PIN CONFIGURATION IF YOU INTEND TO INTERFACE WITH DEVICES WHICH USE A SIX PIN CONFIGURATION YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE AN ADAPTER In order to connect a 1394 device follow these steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Figure 41 Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device 84 Device Ports E SATA Port E SATA External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is an external version of SATA which connects your computer to the hard drive E SATA is ideal for backing up large files on an external hard drive To connect an E SATA device 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Figure 42 Connec
7. and he is allowed into his webmail account He can do this with as many web sites or password protected resources he likes and he will gain access to all those sites with his OmniPass user credentials John 01 and freq14 This is assuming he is accessing those sites with the system onto which he enrolled his OmniPass user OmniPass does not actually change the credentials of the password protected resource If John were to go to another computer without he OmniPass account to access his webmail he would need to enter his original webmail credentials John 02 and lifebook to gain access If he attempts his OmniPass user credentials on a system other than a system he s enrolled on he will not gain access THE ENROLLMENT PROCEDURE ASSUMES YOU HAVE NO HARDWARE AUTHENTICATION DEVICES OR ALTERNATE STORAGE LOCATIONS THAT YOU WISH TO INTEGRATE WITH OMNIPASS IF YOU DESIRE SUCH FUNCTIONALITY CONSULT THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT 169 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device Basic Enrollment The Enrollment Wizard will guide you through the process of enrolling a user Unless you specified otherwise after OmniPass installation the Enrollment Wizard will launch on Windows login If you do not see the Enrollment Wizard you can bring it up by clicking Start on the Windows taskbar select Programs select Softex click OmniPass Enrollment Wizard 1 Click Enroll to proceed to username and password verification By default
8. e sowas S9 Recharging the Batteries 0 0 eee ees 60 Replacing the Battery 0 0 0 cette eens 62 OCA DOVE sagas Kee a OE Mere OE HQ ER eK ES ee ees 64 Optical Drive Software 0 eee eens 64 Media Player Software 0 0 cee eee ees 65 Bluray Software x edt ERO ends a waa as Deal A Haag 65 Loading Media on Your Drive 1 0 0 000 naer 65 Removing Medl 4 245 chased EE er Co HR EHE AE 67 Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release llle ee 68 Using the Media Player Software 2 0 0 2 cece cece ee eee 68 Using Media Player on Battery Power 200 0000 cence eee 69 PC Cards Express Cards cc ccaistaderecseessaasss cee eesaus cae 71 Installing Removing PC Cards 0 eese 72 Installing ExpressCards 00 0 ccc eee cece een eens 73 Removing ExpressCards 0 00 0 c cece teen eens 74 Memory Stick Secure Digital Cards cece eee cece ceees 76 Installing Memory Stick and SD Cards 0 2 02 e eee ee 77 Removing A Memory Stick or SD Card 0 20000 eee 77 Memory Upgrade Module cccccsscicccveserssctasecdeesesavesis 78 Installing Memory Upgrade Modules 020 0 cee e eee 78 Checking the Memory Capacity 0 00 c eee eee eee ee 80 Removing a Memory Module 0 00 c eee cece eee 80 DOSES ie Hte EeEERFDHIHAE SEE LARA a 81 Internal LAN RJ 45 Jack nee 81 Universal Serial Bus Ports 20 0 0 cee cece eee eese 81
9. Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If your support representative 101 Troubleshooting Press F1 to resume F2 to SETUP Displayed after any recoverable error message Press the F1 key to continue the boot process or the F2 key to enter Setup and change any settings Previous boot incomplete Default configuration used Previous Power On Self Test did not complete successfully The Power On Self Test will load default values and offer to run Setup If the previous failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected the next boot will likely fail also If using the default settings does not allow you to complete a successful boot sequence you should turn off the power and contact your support representative Real time clock error Real time clock fails BIOS test May require board repair Contact your support representative Shadow RAM Failed at offset nnnn Shadow RAM failed at offset nnnn of the 64k block at which the error was detected You are risking data corruption if you continue Contact your support representative nnnn Shadow RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of shadow RAM in kilobytes successfully tested System battery is dead Replace and run SETUP The BIOS CMOS RAM memory hold up battery is dead This is part of your BIOS and is a board mounted battery which requires a support representative to change You can continue
10. You can now switch to the new identity and start remembering passwords To delete an identity highlight the identity you want to delete and click Delete Identity then click Apply WHEN YOU DELETE AN IDENTITY ALL OF ITS ASSOCIATED REMEMBERED SITES AND PASSWORD PROTECTED DIALOGS ARE LOST 175 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device To 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 default identity for that OmniPass user You can choose the identity with which you are logging in if you login using master password Choosing User Identity during Login To choose your identity during login type your username in the User Name field Press Tab and see that the Domain field self populates Click the Password field to bring the cursor to it and you will see the pull down menu in the Identity field Select the identity to login as then click OK Switch User Identity To switch identities at any time right click the OmniPass system tray icon and click Switch User Identity from the submenu The Switch Identity dialog will appear Select the desired identity and then click OK Identities and Password Management On the Manage Passwords interface of the Vault Management tab of the OmniPass Control Center there is a pull down sele
11. angle Press the connector edge of the module firmly down and into the connector until it lodges under the retaining clip You ll hear a click when it is properly in place 8 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU ROUTINELY REMOVE FROM YOUR NOTEBOOK ONCE IT IS INSTALLED YOU CAN LEAVE IT IN PLACE UNLESS YOU WANT TO CHANGE SYSTEM MEMORY CAPACITY 79 Memory Upgrade Module Removing a Memory Module 1 Perform steps 1 through 4 of Installing a Memory Upgrade Module 2 Pull the clips sideways away from each side of the memory upgrade module at the same time 3 While holding the clips out remove the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling it away from your notebook 4 Store the memory upgrade module in a static guarded sleeve 5 Replace the cover and reinstall the screws Figure 35 Removing memory module Checking the Memory Capacity Once you have changed the system memory capacity by replacing the installed module with a larger one be sure to check that your notebook has recognized the change Check the memory capacity by clicking Start gt Control Panel gt System and Maintenance gt System The amount of memory is displayed next to Memory RAM There may be a variation between the actual memory size and what is displayed This is possible if your system is configured with a graphics card that dynamically allocates system memory to accelerate graphics per
12. common causes for that symptom under the column Possible Cause and what if anything you can do to correct the condition under Possible Solutions All possible causes or solutions may not apply to your notebook Troubleshooting Table Problem Page Problem Page Audio Problems page 89 USB Device Problems page 92 Optical Drive Problems page 89 PC ExpressCard Problems page 92 Floppy Disk Drive Problems page 90 Power Failures page 93 Hard Drive Problems page 91 Shutdown and Startup Problems page 95 Keyboard or Mouse Problems page 91 Video Problems page 96 Memory Problems page 92 Miscellaneous Problems page 98 88 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Audio Problems There is no sound coming from the built in speakers The volume is turned too low Adjust the volume control on your notebook and operating system Use the Fn F9 key combination on your keyboard Pressing F9 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the volume of your notebook The software volume control is set too low Manually adjusting the volume i e keyboard hot keys should dynamically adjust the volume of the operating see above If that doesn t work adjust the sound volume control settings in your software or application Headphones are plugged into your notebook Plug
13. the OmniPass Enrollment Wizard enters the credentials of the currently logged in Windows user Enter your Windows log in password This will become the master password for this OmniPass user In most cases the Domain value will be your Windows computer name In corporate environments or when accessing corporate resources the Domain may not be your Windows computer name Click Next to continue In this step OmniPass captures your fingerprint Refer to Enrolling a Fingerprint on page 170 for additional information Next choose how OmniPass notifies you of various events We recommend you keep Taskbar Tips on Beginner mode taskbar tips and Audio Tips on at least Prompt with system beeps only until you get accustomed to how OmniPass operates Click Next to proceed with user enrollment You will then see a Congratulations screen indicating your completion of user enrollment Click Done to exit the OmniPass Enrollment Wizard You will be asked if you d like to log in to OmniPass with your newly enrolled user click Yes Enrolling a Fingerprint Enrolling a fingerprint increases the security of your system and streamlines the authentication procedure You enroll fingerprints in the OmniPass Control Center With an OmniPass user logged in double click the system tray OmniPass icon Select User Settings tab and click Enrollment under User Settings area Click Enroll Authentication Device and authenticate at authentication prompt to st
14. AN INTERNET LAUNCHER THE BUTTON CAN STILL BE CONFIGURED TO LAUNCH ANY APPLICATION YOU WISH NOT JUST AN INTERNET BROWSER When you have finished with Application Panel Setup click OK and the new settings will take effect You can reconfigure your LifeBook Application Panel as often as you like Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with the Support Button The Support button performs different actions when the system is off or when it is on When the system is off pressing the Support button will open the Fujitsu Start Boot Menu which allows you to select either Diagnostic Program to test your system or Recovery and Utility to perform a number of other functions including recovery of your system When the system is on pressing the Support button invokes the Fujitsu Support Center utility which offers three tabs Manual Diagnostic Program and Support Manual tab The Manual tab lets you automatically go to the Fujitsu Support website to download the system User s Guide You must be connected to the Internet in order to use this function Diagnostic Program tab The Diagnostic Program tab allows you to automatically reboot the system then open the boot menu from which you can choose Diagnostic Program or Recovery and Utility same as pressing the button when the system is shut down From the Diagnostic tab you can also view your System Information 43 LifeBook Application Panel Support Button Support tab The Support tab lets y
15. F9 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the volume of your notebook Volume can be controlled by many volume controls that are set within individual applications Certain external audio devices you might connect to your system may have hardware volume controls Each method puts an upper limit on the volume level that must then be followed by the other methods We recommend that you experiment with the various volume controls to discover the optimal sound level 40 Volume Control Support MyHome WebSearch Figure 22 LifeBook Application Panel LifeBook Application Panel Support Button The Application Panel consists of buttons that allow you to launch user defined applications with the touch of a button when your system is on Also included in the panel is a Support button that allows you to either launch the Fujitsu Support Center utility or to launch a user defined application The two Volume buttons on the right are discussed in Volume Control on page 40 Launching Applications with the LifeBook Application Panel The application panel enables you to launch applications with the touch of a button when your system is on Pressing any of the buttons will launch a user defined application Your notebook is pre installed with software utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Application Panel These utilities are found in the Start menu under Settings gt Control Panel gt Application Panel They includ
16. INFORMATION ELSEWHERE CONTACT YOUR SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE AT 1 800 8FUJITSU 1 800 838 5487 Recharging the Batteries If you want to know the condition of the primary Lithium ion battery check the Battery Level indicator located on the Status Indicator panel The indicator changes as the battery level changes The Lithium ion battery is recharged internally using the AC adapter or Auto Airline adapter To recharge the battery make sure the battery that needs to be charged is installed in your LifeBook notebook and connect the AC or Auto Airline adapter MAKE SURE THAT THE BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR AND THE PERCENTAGE CHARGE IS DISPLAYED BY THE BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR ON THE STATUS INDICATOR PANEL There is no memory effect on the Lithium ion battery therefore you do not need to discharge the battery completely before recharging The charge times will be significantly longer if your notebook is in use while the battery is charging If you want to charge the battery more quickly put your notebook into Sleep mode or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery See Power Management on page 55 for more information on Sleep mode and shutdown procedure 60 Lithium ion Battery USING HEAVY CURRENT DEVICES SUCH AS FREQUENT DVD CD RW CD ROM ACCESSES MAY PREVENT CHARGING COMPLETELY Low Battery State When the battery is running low a low battery notification message will appear If you do not respond to the low battery message the
17. MAY NEED TO SWAP IN AN ADDITIONAL CHARGED BATTERY OR ATTACH AC POWER DURING THE MOVIE TO VIEW IT IN ITS ENTIRETY e AN ADDITIONAL FULLY CHARGED BATTERY IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IF YOU WILL BE WATCHING DVD MOVIES ON BATTERY POWER IF YOU DON T HAVE AN ADDITIONAL BATTERY YOU MAY PURCHASE ONE EITHER ONLINE AT HTTP WWW COMPUTERS US FUJITSU COM OR BY CALLING 1 877 372 3473 To Watch a Movie on Battery Power 1 Have an additional full charged battery or your AC adapter ready for use 2 Start watching your DVD movie 3 When the low battery warning occurs immediately stop the movie and exit the media player IF YOU DO NOT STOP THE MEDIA PLAYER QUICKLY AND THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ATTEMPTS TO AUTO SUSPEND CRITICAL BATTERY LOW STATE THE LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WILL SHUT DOWN IMPROPERLY IF THIS OCCURS YOU MAY NEED TO PERFORM A HARD RESET AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IF ANY PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE THE SYSTEM WILL REBOOT 4 Power down your notebook and replace the discharged battery with an additional fully charged battery If you do not have an additional battery you may attach AC power as soon as you see the low battery warning 5 Resume operation by pressing the Suspend button again This is not required if you attached AC power without entering sleep mode 6 Restart your media player locate and skip to the chapter of the movie you were last watching then continue watching your DVD movie SOME SHORTER DVD MOVIES MAY NOT REQUIRE YOU TO SWAP BATTERIES
18. OR ATTACH AC POWER TO COMPLETE THEM HOWEVER IT IS BEST TO BE PREPARED SINCE ACTUAL BATTERY LIFE WHILE OPERATING THE OPTICAL DRIVE CANNOT BE GUARANTEED 70 Optical Drive PC Card PC Card Slot bottom slot PC Card Eject Button Figure 29 Installing Removing PC Card PC Cards ExpressCards Your LifeBook supports Type I and Type II PC Cards and ExpressCards which can perform a variety of functions depending on which type of card you install You can install one or two cards at a time depending on its type PC Cards should be installed in the bottom slot and ExpressCards in the top slot Some available PC ExpressCards Wireless WAN WWAN cards EEE1394 cards Modem cards e S ATA II cards Other PC Cards that conform to PCMCIA 2 1 or CardBus standards For further information refer to the instructions supplied with your card s 71 PC Cards ExpressCards Installing PC Cards PC Cards are installed in the PC Card slot the lower of the two slots To install a PC Card NSTALLING OR REMOVING A PC CARD DURING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK S SHUTDOWN OR BOOTUP PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND OR YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK DO NOT INSERT A PC CARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON THE CARD AS YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE CARD YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK OR BOTH EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT BEING USED INSTALLED PC EXPRESSCARDS CONSUME POWER IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO USE THE CARD FOR AN EXTENDE
19. Starting Windows Vista the first time THE FIRST TIME YOU INITIALIZE YOUR WINDOWS VISTA SYSTEM THE SCREEN WILL BE BLANK FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES THIS IS NORMAL AFTER INITIALIZATION A SET UP WINDOWS DIALOG BOX WILL APPEAR IMPORTANT DURING THE SETUP PROCEDURE DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY PRESS ANY BUTTONS OR USE ANY PERIPHERAL DEVICES SUCH AS A MOUSE KEYBOARD OR REMOTE CONTROL USE CARE WHEN PROMPTED TO SELECT YOUR LANGUAGE IF THE INCORRECT LANGUAGE IS SELECTED YOU WILL NEED TO PERFORM A COMPLETE SYSTEM RECOVERY In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows Vista operating system it should be registered the first time you use it 52 Starting Your LifeBook Notebook 1 First of all you will need to read and accept the End User License Agreements EULAs F YOU REJECT THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS YOU WILL BE ASKED TO REVIEW THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON RETURNING WINDOWS OR TO SHUT DOWN YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK YOU CANNOT USE YOUR NOTEBOOK UNTIL YOU HAVE ACCEPTED THE LICENSE AGREEMENTS IF YOU STOP THE PROCESS YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL RETURN TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WINDOWS WELCOME PROCESS EVEN IF YOU SHUT YOUR NOTEBOOK DOWN AND START IT UP AGAIN 2 You will be prompted to enter your User Name and Password and you will be given a chance to select an icon for your account 3 The next screen asks for a Computer Name and allows you to choose a desktop background 4
20. batteries will continue to discharge until they are too low to operate When this happens your notebook will go into Sleep mode There is no guarantee that your data will be saved once the notebook reaches this point ONCE THE LOW BATTERY NOTIFICATION MESSAGE APPEARS SAVE ALL YOUR ACTIVE DATA AND PUT YOUR NOTEBOOK INTO SLEEP MODE UNTIL YOU CAN PROVIDE A NEW POWER SOURCE YOU SHOULD PROVIDE A CHARGED BATTERY AN AC POWER ADAPTER OR AUTO AIRLINE ADAPTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHEN YOU ARE IN SLEEP MODE THERE MUST ALWAYS BE AT LEAST ONE POWER SOURCE ACTIVE IF YOU REMOVE ALL POWER SOURCES WHILE YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK IS IN SLEEP MODE ANY DATA THAT HAS NOT BEEN SAVED TO THE HARD DRIVE WILL BE LOST Once your notebook reaches a point at which there is insufficient battery power you will be unable to resume operation until you provide a source of power either from an adapter or a charged battery Once you have provided power you will need to press the Power Suspend Resume button to resume operation When your system suspends due to low battery power your data can be maintained for some time but if a power source is not provided promptly the Power indicator will stop flashing and go out meaning that you have lost the data that was not stored Once you provide power you can continue to use your notebook while an adapter is charging the battery Shorted Batteries The Status Indicator panel uses an LED below the battery outline ofthe Battery
21. devices are capable of four operating modes IEEE802 11a IEEE802 11b IEEE802 11g and IEEE802 11n draft The WLAN device is Wi Fi certified and operate as applicable at a the maximum data rate of 540 Mbps theoretical in IEEE802 11n draft mode 54 Mbps in IEEE802 11a or IEEE802 11g mode and 11 Mbps in IEEE802 11b mode The WLAN device supports the following encryption methods WEP TKIP CKIP and AES encryption The Wireless LAN device is compliant with the following standards WPA WPA2 CCX1 0 CCX2 0 CCX3 0 and CCX4 0 151 Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device Ad Hoc Mode Ad Hoc Mode refers to a wireless network architecture where wireless network connectivity between multiple computers is established without a central wireless network device typically known as Access Point s Connectivity is accomplished using only client devices in a peer to peer fashion That is why Ad Hoc networks are also known as peer to peer networks Ad Hoc networks are an easy and inexpensive method for establishing network connectivity between multiple computers Ad Hoc mode requires that the SSID network authentication and encryption key settings are identically configured on all computers in the Ad Hoc network Ad Hoc Mode Network 152 Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN Access Point Infrastructure Mode Infrastructure mode refers to a wireless network architecture in which devices c
22. didn t notice the display come on and go off Press any button on the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Power Suspend Resume button The display may be shut off by Sleep Mode Auto Suspend or Video Timeout Your display won t turn on when the system is turned on or when it has resumed The system may be password protected Check the status indicator panel to verify that the Security icon is blinking If it is blinking enter your password The Built in Display does not close A foreign object such as a paper clip is stuck between the display and keyboard Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard The display has bright or dark spots If spots are tiny and few this is normal for a large display This is normal do nothing If spots are numerous or large enough to inter fere with your operation Display is faulty contact your support representative The application display uses only a portion of your screen and is surrounded by a dark frame You are running an app lication that doesn t support the system s native pixel resolution and display compres sion is enabled Display compression gives a clearer but smaller display for appli cations that do not support the system s native pixel resolution You can fill the screen but have less resolution by changing dis play compression settings These settings can be changed in the In
23. equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the Wireless LAN antenna located on the top edge of the LCD screen and your body The transmitters in this device must not be co located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Export restrictions This product or software contains encryption code which may not be exported or transferred from the US or Canada without an approved US Department of Commerce export license This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules as well as ICES 003 B NMB 003 B Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesirable operation Modifications not expressly authorized by Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation may invalidate the user s right to operate this equipment Canadian Notice The device for the 5150 5250 MHz band is only for indoor usage to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co channel mobile satellite systems The maximum antenna gain of 6 dBi permitted for devices in the 5250 5350 MHz 5470 5725 MHz and 5725 5825 MHz bands to comply with the e i r p limit as stated in A9 2 of RSS210 In addition users are cautioned to take note that high power radars are allocated as primary users meaning they have priority of 5250 5350 MHz and 5650 5850 MHz and
24. if necessary then click Next When the Operating System dialog appears click Next If necessary enter your password then click OK When System Recovery Options window appears click on Recovery and Utility The Recovery and Utility screen appears on the screen with three tabs Diagnostics Recovery and Utility Please note that Diagnostics tab is not supported on certain LifeBook Stylistic models when running Recovery and Utility from the hard disk In order to restore the operating system please insert the Recovery and Utility disc in the CD DVD drive and use the Start Recovery function under the Recovery tab For more information about the tabs go to Recovery and Utility tabs on page 107 Running Recovery and Utility from the Recovery and Utility disc THIS DISC CAN ONLY BE USED WITH THE SYSTEM WITH WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED 106 Restoring Your Pre installed Software Procedure To verify change the boot up priority rather than booting up from the hard drive or an external floppy disk drive perform the following steps 1 Power on your system When the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen press the Enter key or click on the left mouse or touchpad button the TrustedCore Menu will appear Select the Boot Menu from the TrustedCore Menu Highlight the CD DVD option Insert the Recovery and Utility Disc into the drive tray Click OK While the files are being loaded from the disc a progress bar will appear at t
25. needed to power your LifeBook notebook BIOS Basic Input Output System A program and set of default parameters stored in ROM which tests and operates your LifeBook notebook when you turn it on until it loads your installed operating system from disk Information from the BIOS is transferred to the installed operating system to provide it with information on the configuration and status of the hardware Bit An abbreviation for binary digit A single piece of information which is either a one 1 or a zero 0 bps An abbreviation for bits per second Used to describe data transfer rates Boot To start up a computer and load its operating system from disk ROM or other storage media into RAM Bus An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU and the sub assemblies inside your notebook 131 Glossary Byte 8 bits of parallel binary information Cache Memory A block of memory built into the micro processor which is much faster to access than your system RAM and used in specially structured ways to make your overall data handling time faster CardBus A faster 32 bit version of the PC Card interface which offers performance similar to the 32 bit PCI architecture CD ROM Compact disk read only memory A form of digital data storage which is read optically with a laser rather than a magnetic head A typical CD ROM can contain about 600MB of data and is not subject to heads crashing into the surface and destroying the
26. operating but you will have to use setup utility default values or reconfigure your setup utility every time you turn off your notebook System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM 102 Troubleshooting System CMOS checksum bad Default Configuration Used BIOS CMOS RAM has been corrupted or modified incorrectly perhaps by an application program that changes data stored in BIOS memory Run Setup and reconfigure the system System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected This means that there is a fault in your built in memory If you continue to operate you risk corrupting your data Contact your support representative for repairs nnnn System Memory Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system memory in kilobytes successfully tested System timer error The timer test failed The main clock that operates the computer is faulty Requires repair of system board Contact your support representative for repairs Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM 103 Troubleshooting Restoring Your Pre installed Software The Drivers and Applications Restore DAR DVD contains sets of device drivers and Fujitsu utilities in specific directories that are unique to your computer configuration for use as documented below IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET VISIT THE FUJITSU SUPPORT WEBSITE AT HTTP WWW COMPUTERS US FUJITSU COM
27. seus 4254 V EERE E WR VPE ME LIE 47 Opening the Display Panel 0 0 cece eee eee eee 47 Adjusting Display Panel Brightness 0 0 0 e eee eae 47 Using the Keyboard 2 0 0 eee seen 48 Using the Power Options 0 0 0 c eee eee 48 Closing the Display Panel 0 0 0 eese 48 Starting Your LifeBook Notebook eee 49 Power On 4 ci dinititelatedddiasdedthndtdtaradedhgddamdeaitda 49 Boot Sequence i cse ce ee Xe A tee DAR T HAVE PRU SUA dip oa eed 50 Hard Disk Drive Passwords 0 cece cece eens 50 BIOS Setup Utility howe esd anaes RR pe b CR pets 51 Booting the System 1 0 ke een 52 Starting Windows Vista the first time 0 0 00 e eee ee eee 52 Chapter 3 Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu 54 Installing Click Me 0 kee ti pune ra e Eea 54 Fujitsu Driver Update Utility 0 0 0 0 eee 54 Power MAISGCURBE 445655546 sed d R4 YA ERROR ERENEERIME CCC CY 55 Power Suspend Resume Button 0 00 ce ccc eee eee 55 Sleep MOGs esc des aa paste aed ee SA as Rts Capa E eae ee 55 Hibernation Save to Disk Feature 0 cece ee eee 57 Windows Power Management 0 0 c eee eee ees 57 Restarting the System 0 2 0 cece eee eee eee 57 Powenng OFF 64 565 ci da eb edu pes eee te RM PP p qus 58 User Installable Features Lathium 100 Battery o oses sussnst k badaazikb esgaes
28. so that the customer support representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution Product name Product configuration number Product serial number 14 About This Guide Purchase date Conditions under which the problem occurred Any error messages that have occurred Type of device connected if any Fujitsu Shopping Online You can go directly to the online by going to the website at www shopfujitsu com YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE THE ONLINE URL LINKS Limited Warranty Your LifeBook notebook is backed by a Fujitsu International Limited Warranty Check the service kit that came with your notebook for the Limited Warranty period and terms and conditions 15 About This Guide Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LifeBook Overview This section describes the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook A6210 notebook We strongly recommend that you read it before using your notebook even if you are already familiar with notebook computers Figure 1 Fujitsu LifeBook A6210 notebook Locating the Controls and Connectors LifeBook Application Panel Web Camera with Support Button D Digital Microphone Fingerprint Recognition Sensor Touchpad Pointing Device Stereo Speaker Stereo Speaker Keyboard Optional device or feature Figure 2 LifeBook notebook with display open 17 Locating the Controls and Connectors Display Panel Power Suspend Resume B
29. these radars could cause interference and or damage to LE LAN devices 150 Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN This manual describes the procedures required to properly set up and configure the optional integrated Wireless LAN Mini PCI device referred to as WLAN device in the rest of the manual Before using the WLAN device read this manual carefully to ensure it s correct operation Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference BEFORE USING THE WIRELESS LAN DEVICE YOU MUST FIRST INSTALL CLICKME TO ENSURE THAT THE CORRECT SOFTWARE FOR YOUR DEVICE IS INSTALLED NOTE THAT THE WIRELESS LAN SWITCH MUST BE IN THE ON POSITION BEFORE INSTALLING CLICKME SEE INSTALLING CLICK ME ON PAGE 54 Wireless LAN Device Covered by this Document This document is applicable to systems containing one of the following WLAN devices e Optional Integrated Intel WiFi Link 5100 150 Mbps Tx 300 Mbps Rx 802 11 a b g draft n Optional Integrated Intel WiFi Link 5300 450 Mbps Tx Rx 802 11 a b g draft n Characteristics of the WLAN Device The WLAN device is a Mini PCl card attached to the main board of the mobile computer The WLAN device operates in license free RF bands eliminating the need to procure an FCC operating license The WLAN operates in the 2 4GHz Industrial Scientific and Medical ISM RF band and the lower middle and upper bands of the 5GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure UNII bands e The Intel WLAN
30. to our website at us fujitsu com computers You will need to be set up with an Internet Service Provider ISP to register online Installing Click Me AN BEFORE INSTALLING THE CLICKME UTILITY BE SURE THE WIRELESS LAN SWITCH IS TURNED ON The first time you boot up your system you will see a Primary Settings for the PC window This window explains the installations which will be performed by the Click Me utility If you click Execute Click Me will begin installing If after clicking the button you receive a User Account Control window you will be asked for your permission to continue Click Continue to continue If you cancel the operation the Click Me icon will appear on your desktop for later installation IN ADDITION TO THE UTILITIES AND APPLICATIONS INSTALLED BY CLICKME OTHER THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS MAY NEED TO BE INSTALLED FROM THE INCLUDED DISCS i Fujitsu Driver Update Utility Your system has a convenient tool called the Fujitsu Driver Update FDU utility With FDU you can choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system For more information about the FDU utility refer to Automatically Downloading Driver Updates on page 108 54 Starting Your LifeBook Notebook Power Management Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has many options and features for conserving battery power Some of these features are automatic and need no user intervention however oth
31. use the AC adapter and batteries that are approved for your notebook Avoid exposure to sand dust and other environmental hazards Do not expose your notebook to direct sunlight for long periods of time as temperatures above 140 F 60 C may damage your notebook Keep the covers closed on the connectors and slots when they are not in use Do not put heavy or sharp objects on the computer If you are carrying your LifeBook notebook in a briefcase or any other carrying case make sure that there are no objects in the case pressing on the lid Never position your notebook such that the optical drive is supporting the weight of the notebook 111 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook Cleaning your LifeBook notebook e Always disconnect the power plug Pull the plug not the cord Clean your LifeBook notebook with a damp lint free cloth Do not use abrasives or solvents Usea soft cloth to remove dust from the screen Never use glass cleaners e Always shut down the computer unplug the power adapter and remove the battery when cleaning or disinfecting the computer exterior keyboard or LCD display NOTE Avoid wetting the thermal suede in all cases Cleaning guidelines using recommended off the shelf cleaners Computer exterior computer keyboard To clean the exterior and keyboard use one of the following off the shelf products Office Depot 2154 616 Notebook Cleaning Kit e Meridrew Enterprises Klear Screen Wipes e 3M CL56
32. what closing the lid does then make your selections Do Nothing Sleep Hibernate or Shut Down Windows Power Management The Power Options icon located in the Windows Control Panel allows you to configure some of the power management settings For example you can use the Power Options to set the timeout values for turning off the display and hard disks whether you are running the notebook on battery power or one of the adapters Restarting the System If your system is on and you need to restart it be sure that you use the following procedure 1 Click the Start button and then move the mouse over the right arrow 2 Select the desired action from the list TURNING OFF YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WITHOUT EXITING WINDOWS OR TURNING ON YOUR NOTEBOOK WITHIN 10 SECONDS OF THE NOTEBOOK BEING SHUT OFF MAY CAUSE AN ERROR WHEN YOU START THE NEXT TIME 57 Power Management Powering Off Before turning off the power check that the hard drive optical drive access indicator is off If you turn off the power while accessing a disk there is a risk of data loss To ensure that your notebook shuts down without error use the Windows shut down procedure e BE SURE TO CLOSE ALL FILES EXIT ALL APPLICATIONS PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE POWER IF FILES ARE OPEN WHEN YOU TURN THE POWER OFF YOU WILL LOSE ANY CHANGES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SAVED AND MAY CAUSE DISK ERRORS ALWAYS POWER OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE TRANSPORTING AND OR PACKAGING IT AFTER SHUTTING DOW
33. 1 Flexible Bay 20 eject lever 21 Fujitsu Contact Information 14 Fujitsu Driver Update utility 54 108 128 183 Fujitsu LifeBook storing 113 115 traveling 116 Fujitsu Support Center 43 Function Key F10 33 F3 33 F6 33 F7 33 F8 33 40 F9 33 40 EN 33 H Hard Disk Drive access indicator 28 30 problems 91 Headphone Jack 82 Hibernation Feature 57 disable enable 57 l Installing 72 73 K Keyboard 18 31 cursor keys 32 function keys 32 numeric keypad 31 problems 91 windows keys 32 L LAN RJ 45 Jack 23 25 LifeBook Application Panel configuring 44 deactivating and activating 44 launching applications 44 LifeBook Security Application Panel 19 buttons 41 configuring 41 launching applications 41 M Media Player care 119 Control Panel 68 60 loading 65 removing 67 Software 65 68 using 69 Memory capacity 80 compartment 27 79 installing 78 problems 92 removing 79 80 upgrade module 78 Memory Stick installing 77 removing 77 Memory Stick SD Card Slot 23 Microphone Jack 19 83 Mouse problems 91 184 N NumLk 30 O Optical Digital Audio Out Jack 22 Optical Drive 64 P PC Card problems 92 slot 20 21 PC Cards removing 72 74 Power AC adapter 46 Auto Airline adapter 46 failure 93 management 55 off 58 on 49 problems 95 sources 46 Power Management 55 Power On Self Test 49 99 Power Suspend Resume Button 18 55 Pre Installed Software 126 Adobe Acrobat Reader 127 Google Too
34. 10 P8400 VHP DL DVD 2GB 2508 WLAN 15 4WXGA a MP Model s Operating System Memory Communications Processor Media Drive Hard Drive Screen Size 120 Microprocessor Intel Core 2 Duo processors Refer to the system label to determine the speed of your processor Chipset Intel GM45 or Intel PM45 depending upon configuration I O Controller Hub 9 Mobile ICH 9 Memory System Memory e DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM dual channel memory module Two DIMM slots upgradeable to 4 GB of total memory 2 GB x 2 Note that when 4 MB of memory is installed in a Windows Vista system approximately 3 25 GB is addressable memory the upper memory is reserved by Vista for hardware usage Cache Memory 3 MB or 6 MB L2 cache on die depending upon system processor Video Built in color flat panel TFT active matrix LCD display with simultaneous display capability Video Color and Resolution 15 4 Crystal View LP WXGA 200 nits or 15 4 Crystal View WXGA 450 nits Internal 1280 x 800 pixel resolution 16M colors External 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution 16M colors e Simultaneous 1024 x 768 16M colors Video RAM Intel GM45 video graphics controller with up to 384 MB shared video memory using Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT or 121 Specifications ATI Mobility Radeon TM HD 3470 with a maximum 128 MB GDDR3 memory dedicated VRAM up to 1 53 GB total available graphics memory using HyperM
35. 1b devices operate in the 2 4 GHz ISM band IEEE802 11g Wireless LAN standard that supports a maximum data rate of 54 Mbps 802 11g 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 configuration This type of communication uses an access point Another type of communication is called Ad Hoc 136 Glossary IP Address An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP IP network Networks using the TCP IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination The format of an IP address is a 32 bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods Each number can be zero to 255 For example 1 160 10 240 could be an IP address Within an isolated network you can assign IP addresses at random as long as each one is unique However connecting a private network to the Internet requires using registered IP addresses called Internet addresses to avoid duplicates The four numbers in an IP address are used in different ways to identify a particular network and a host on that network Three regional Internet registries ARIN RIPE NCC and APNIC assign Internet addresses from the following three classes Class A supports 16 million hosts on each of 126 networks Class B supports 65 000 hosts on each of 16 000 networks Class C supports 254 hosts on each of 2 million networks
36. 3 Cleaner Wipes Note After cleaning with one of these products gently polish with a dry soft lint free cloth until the solution is no longer visible Liquid Crystal Display To clean the LCD or fingerprint sensor use one of the following off the shelf products Office Depot 4154 616 Notebook Cleaning Kit e Meridrew Enterprises Klear Screen Wipes Wipe the LCD surface gently allowing it to dry before turning on the computer Disinfecting LifeBook computers Wipe the surface with a soft cloth wipe and a 50 ethanol solution or use another ethanol based germicide which has been registered as a hospital disinfectant by the EPA 112 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook USE OF INCORRECT CLEANERS CAN RESULT IN OPTICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE LCD AND OR DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER ALWAYS REFER TO THE CLEANER MANUFACTURER S GUIDELINES AND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS FOR PROPER HANDLING AND USE OF THE PRODUCTS NEVER USE AMMONIA ACIDIC OR ALKALINE CLEANERS OR ORGANIC CHEMICALS SUCH AS PAINT THINNER ACETONE PROPYL OR ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL OR KEROSENE IT MAY DAMAGE SURFACE FINISHES AND THE COATING OF THE LCD SCREEN NEVER USE COMPRESSED AIR FOR CLEANING STYLISTIC AND LIFEBOOK PCs Cleaning the dust filter Your LifeBook is equipped with fans to make air flow inside by pulling in outside air to cool the inside of the system Depending on the environment in which the system is used dust and dirt may be pulled in along with the air Accumulat
37. AND STANDARDS NOT ALL USB DEVICES AND OR DRIVERS ARE GUARANTEED TO WORK 81 Device Ports Figure 37 Connecting a USB Device to System rear and right side Headphone Jack The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones or powered external speakers to your notebook Your headphones or speakers must be equipped with a 1 8 3 5 mm stereo mini plug In order to connect headphones or speakers follow these easy steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Figure 38 Connecting Headphones IF YOU PLUG HEADPHONES INTO THE HEADPHONE JACK BUILT IN STEREO SPEAKERS WILL BE DISABLED 82 Device Ports Microphone Jack The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone Your microphone must be equipped with a 1 8 3 5 mm mono mini plug in order to fit into the microphone jack of your notebook In order to connect a microphone follow these easy steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Figure 39 Connecting Microphone External Video Port 3 The external video port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector In order to connect an external video device follow these easy steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated imn SSN Figure 40 Connecting an External Video Device
38. ANY CONTACTS OR CHIPS BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH ANY INTERNAL COMPUTER TERMINALS OR COMPONENTS THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MAY BE HAZARDOUS IF MISUSED OPERATIONS OF THIS PRODUCT OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS MUST ALWAYS BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF ANY ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS AND DO NOT PERMIT THEM TO HANDLE ANY CABLES 110 Your notebook is a durable but sensitive electronic device Treat it with respect and care Make a habit of transporting it in a suitable carrying case Do not attempt to service the computer yourself Always follow installation instructions closely Keep it away from food and beverages To protect your notebook from damage and to optimize system performance be sure to keep all air all vents unobstructed clean and clear of debris This may require periodic cleaning depending upon the environment in which the system is used Do not operate the notebook in areas where the air vents can be obstructed such as in tight enclosures or on soft surfaces like a bed or cushion If you accidentally spill liquid on your LifeBook notebook 1 Turn it off 2 Position it so that the liquid can run out 3 Letit dry out for 24 hours or longer if needed 4 f your notebook will not boot after it has dried out call your support representative Do not use your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook in a wet environment near a bathtub swimming pool Always
39. D PERIOD IT SHOULD BE REMOVED YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO LOG ON AS AN ADMINISTRATOR OR MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR S GROUP TO COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE IF THE COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO A NETWORK NETWORK POLICY SETTINGS MAY ALSO PREVENT YOU FROM COMPLETING THIS PROCEDURE 1 See your PC Card manual for instructions on the installation of your card Some cards may require that your notebook is off while installing them Make sure there is no PC Card currently in the slot If there is see Removing PC Cards If the eject button is extended press it until it clicks Insert the card into the slot with the label facing up a kf WN Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector Removing PC Cards See your PC Card manual for specific instructions on removing your card Some cards may require your notebook to be in Sleep Mode or Off during removal REMOVE DEVICES USING THE SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON IN THE SYSTEM TRAY AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN F THE DIALOG BOX STATES THAT THE DEVICE CANNOT BE REMOVED YOU MUST SAVE ALL OF YOUR OPEN FILES CLOSE ANY OPEN APPLICATIONS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR NOTEBOOK 72 PC Cards ExpressCards 1 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located When pressed the button will pop out 2 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook This will eject the card slightly out of the slot allowing you
40. DIFFERENT REGION CODES ARE RECORDED ON VIDEO DVD TITLES FOR PUBLICATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE WORLD IF THE REGIONAL CODE OF THE DVD PLAYER DOES NOT MATCH THE REGIONAL CODES ON THE TITLES THEN PLAYBACK IS IMPOSSIBLE YOU CAN CHANGE THE REGION CODE ON THE DVD PLAYER USING THE PROPERTIES MENU OF THE DVD SOFTWARE NOTE HOWEVER THAT YOU CAN ONLY CHANGE THE REGION CODE UP TO FOUR TIMES AFTER THE 4TH CHANGE THE LAST CODE ENTERED BECOMES PERMANENT AND CANNOT BE CHANGED Place the media into the tray label side up with the hole in the center of the disc Snap the disc onto the raised circle in the center of the tray and then gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click IF YOU HAVE DISABLED THE AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION YOU WILL HAVE TO START THE DRIVE EITHER BY USING MY COMPUTER OR FROM WITHIN WINDOWS EXPLORER SINCE YOUR NOTEBOOK WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE THAT MEDIA HAS BEEN LOADED 66 Optical Drive Figure 27 Loading Ejecting Media Removing Media 1 Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive This will stop the drive and the holder tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance 2 Gently pull the tray out until the disc can easily be removed from the tray 3 Carefully remove the media disc from the holder tray 4 Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click 67 Optical Drive Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release If for some reas
41. Headphone Jack ii neoell eeb b ene ced hese neds Kage EUREN 82 Microphone Jack 2 2 cack chats ne eR nadie RR RH ee a Ron 83 External Video Port 0 0 cece cette e 83 IBEE 1394 POL x ra ODE APR REC AMOR DRM ee ee ep Races eed 84 E SATA Pott 4i ioiiazeckexYckerbteebe be Red ese bad ders 85 HDMLE POrt o e beer ger Sede ee e eaae ea 85 Chapter4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook Troubhsho0lng iiiaisanths s sasab bhthbeu bewsiasadeg st edas 86 Identifying the Problem lislsseeseeeseeee eh 86 Specific Problems 1224 ettet hee pe ea XR eras 88 Power On Self Test Messages 0 0 cece cece ees 99 Restoring Your Pre installed Software ccee cesses eens 104 Re installing Individual Drivers and Applications 104 Restoring the Operating System for Windows Vista Systems 105 Automatically Downloading Driver Updates 2 0000 108 Chapter5 Care and Maintenance Caring for your LifeBook Notebook eee 110 Cleaning your LifeBook notebook cece eee eee 112 Cleaning the dust filter 1 2 cece eee 113 Storing your LifeBook notebook 0 00 eee eee eee 115 Traveling with your LifeBook notebook 2 0000 eee 116 hii qc lu T 117 Optional Floppy Disks and Drives eese 118 Media Capsa hc doe eh Ro PRU AH RON Once dp KO Dade di ra Rei C aan ed d 118 PC ExpressCards llsesseseseeeeeee ee 119 Chapter 6 System Specifications
42. IMIZE RISK TO THE MODULE OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BEFORE HANDLING A MEMORY MODULE TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY WHEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY MODULE HOLD IT BY THE EDGE SO AS NOT TO TOUCH ANY CONTACTS OR CHIPS BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH ANY INTERNAL COMPUTER TERMINALS OR COMPONENTS THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS BE SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING MEMORY MODULES EVEN IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR SLEEP STATES DATA COULD BE LOST OR THE MEMORY COULD BE DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM Installing Memory Upgrade Modules 1 Turn off power to your notebook remove any power adapter AC or auto airline Remove the battery Remove all connected external devices such as keyboards disk drives monitors and printers Turn the notebook bottom side up and remove the screw from the memory upgrade module compartment Remove the cover c 0 N Remove the memory upgrade module from the static guarded sleeve 78 Memory Upgrade Module 6 Align the memory upgrade module with the part side up Align the connector edge of the memory upgrade module with the connector slot in the compartment Be sure the alignment keys line up with those in the slot Alignment keys Figure 33 Opening the Memory Compartment Figure 34 Installing a Memory Module 7 Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45
43. Level indicator to display the operating level available in that battery If this display shows a Shorted Battery 1 e it is flashing red it means the battery is damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage other parts of your notebook 61 Lithium ion Battery Replacing the Battery With the purchase of an additional battery you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not charged There are two ways to swap batteries cold swapping and hot swapping Cold swapping Batteries To cold swap batteries in your battery bay follow these easy steps 1 2 3 4 c Have a charged battery ready to install Shut down your notebook and disconnect the AC adapter Turn your notebook upside down While pushing the battery bay release latches towards the battery pack lift the battery out of the bay using the latches to lift it Figure 25 Insert a new battery into the bay and press it down so that the latches click into place Plug in the AC adapter and turn the power on Battery Bay Release Latches Battehy Pack Figure 25 Removing a Battery 62 Lithium ion Battery Hot swapping Batteries To hot swap batteries in your battery bay follow these easy steps BE SURE TO PLUG IN AN AC ADAPTER PRIOR TO REMOVING THE BATTERY THERE IS NO BRIDGE BATTERY PRESENT TO SUPPORT THE SYSTEM WHILE THE BATTERY IS BEING REPLACED IF YOU DO NOT USE AN AC ADAPTER YOU WILL LOSE ANY UNSAVED FILES 1 Plug an AC Adapter into
44. N THE SYSTEM WAIT UNTIL THE STATUS LED PANEL INDICATES POWER OFF CONDITION I E NO LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED e IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIT MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO POWER OFF OR HIBERNATE MODE WHEN YOU CLOSE THE LID THIS SITUATION MAY OCCUR DUE TO PRE OS BOOT PASSWORD SECURITY SETTINGS OR SOME OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER e ATTEMPTING TO TRANSPORT THE COMPUTER WHILE POWER IS ON MAY DAMAGE THE NOTEBOOK DUE TO SHOCK OR OVERHEATING SINCE THE AIR VENTS MAY BE BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows allows your notebook to complete its operations and turn off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors The proper sequence is 1 Click the Start button and then move the mouse over the right arrow 1 Click Shut Down If you are going to store your notebook for a month or more see Care and Maintenance Section 58 Power Management Chapter 3 User Installable Features Lithium ion Battery Your LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion battery that provides power for operating your notebook when no external power source is available The battery is durable and long lasting but should not be exposed to extreme temperatures high voltages chemicals or other hazards The Lithium ion battery operating time may become shorter if it is used under the following conditions When used at temperatures that exceed a low of 5 C or a high of 35 C 41 to 95 F Extreme temperatures not only reduce c
45. SUPPORT TO CHECK FOR THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION DRIVERS AND HINTS ON HOW TO PERFORM RECOVERY AND SYSTEM UPDATES Re installing Individual Drivers and Applications The Drivers and Applications CD can be used to selectively re install drivers and or applications that may have been un installed or corrupted THERE MAY BE CERTAIN FREE THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONS PRE INSTALLED ON YOUR SYSTEM THAT ARE NOT ON THE DAR CD THE LATEST VERSIONS OF THE APPLICATIONS CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE THIRD PARTY S WEBSITE To re install drivers and or applications 1 Boot up the system and insert the DAR CD after Windows has started A Fujitsu Installer screen is displayed after the CD is inserted 2 After reading the License Agreement click I agree 3 A window will appear containing a list of applications drivers and utilities that you can install from the Drivers and Applications CD THE COMPONENTS LISTED ARE COLOR CODED IN TERMS OF THEIR INSTALL STATUS BLUE INDICATES THAT THE COMPONENT CAN BE INSTALLED GREEN INDICATES THAT THE COMPONENT NEEDS TO BE INSTALLED SEPARATELY GREY INDICATES A COMPONENT THAT IS ALREADY INSTALLED GREY ITEMS CAN BE REINSTALLED BUT PRIOR TO INSTALLATION YOU WILL RECEIVE A REMINDER THAT THE COMPONENT IS ALREADY INSTALLED 104 Restoring Your Pre installed Software 5 6 In the list check off all the components you want to install If you want to install all components click Select All Clicking Select All will se
46. Switch will power off all of the aforementioned devices simultaneously To enable or disable any of the devices individually perform the following steps 1 Slide the Wireless LAN Bluetooth WUSB ON OFF switch to the ON position refer to your system User s Guide if you are unsure of the switch location 2 Inthe Control Panel click the button associated with Bluetooth and or Wireless LAN Status to enable or disable the individual devices 3 Click OK 163 Using a UWB Device Appendix B Fingerprint Sensor Device Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device Your system may have an optional fingerprint sensor device below the Touchpad between the left and right buttons This also serves as a scroll sensor E SS Fingerprint Sensor Device Figure 46 Fingerprint sensor ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM MAY HAVE A FINGERPRINT SENSOR IN PLACE OF A SCROLL BUTTON THE FINGERPRINT SENSOR CAN BE USED FOR SCROLLING SIMPLY MOVE YOUR FINGERPRINT OVER THE SENSOR THE SAME AS YOU WOULD USE A SCROLL BUTTON 165 With a fingerprint sensor you can avoid having to enter a username and password every time you want to Log onto Windows Resume from sleep mode Cancel a password protected screen saver Log into web sites that require a username and password After you have enrolled or registered your fingerprint you can simply swipe your fingertip over the sensor for the system recognize you The fingerprint sensor uses Softex O
47. TH THIS SETTING YOU WILL BYPASS ANY AUTHENTICATION PROCEDURE AND GAIN INSTANT ACCESS TO THE SITE BUT SHOULD YOU LEAVE YOUR SYSTEM UNATTENDED WITH YOUR OMNIPASS USER LOGGED IN ANYONE USING YOUR SYSTEM CAN BROWSE TO YOUR PASSWORD PROTECTED SITES AND GAIN AUTOMATIC ACCESS If you uncheck both boxes in Settings for this Password Site OmniPass will prompt you for your master password or fingerprint authentication device Once you have authenticated with OmniPass your credentials will be filled in to the site login prompt but you will have to click the website OK Submit or Login button to gain access to the site Click Finish to complete the remember password procedure The site location the credentials to access the site and the OmniPass authentication settings for the site are now stored in the OmniPass secure database The OmniPass authentication settings Settings for this Password Site can always be changed in Vault Management Logging in to a Remembered Site Whether or not OmniPass prompts you to authenticate when you return to a remembered site is determined by Settings for this Password Site and can be changed in Vault Management 173 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device The following cases are applicable to using OmniPass to login to Windows remembered web sites and all other password protected resources With Master Password Once you return to a site you have remembered with OmniPass you may be presen
48. TION CAN T BE DISABLED THE SLEEP OR HIBERNATION MODE SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH CERTAIN PC CARDS CHECK YOUR PC CARD DOCUMENTATION FOR MORE INFORMATION WHEN PC CARDS OR EXTERNAL DEVICES ARE IN USE HIBERNATION MODE CANNOT RETURN TO THE EXACT STATE PRIOR TO SUSPENSION BECAUSE ALL OF THE PERIPHERAL DEVICES WILL BE RE INITIALIZED WHEN THE SYSTEM RESTARTS IF YOUR NOTEBOOK IS ACTIVELY ACCESSING INFORMATION WHEN YOU ENTER THE SLEEP OR HIBER NATION MODE CHANGES TO OPEN FILES ARE NOT LOST THE FILES ARE LEFT OPEN AND MEMORY IS KEPT ACTIVE DURING SLEEP MODE OR THE MEMORY IS TRANSFERRED TO THE INTERNAL HARD DRIVE DURING HIBERNATION MODE THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF USING HIBERNATION IS THAT POWER IS NOT REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN YOUR DATA THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IF YOU WILL BE LEAVING YOUR NOTEBOOK IN A SUSPENDED STATE FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME THE DRAWBACK OF USING HIBERNATION MODE IS THAT IT LENGTHENS THE POWER DOWN AND POWER UP SEQUENCES AND RESETS PERIPHERAL DEVICES 56 Power Management Hibernation Save to Disk Feature The Hibernation feature saves the contents of your notebook s system memory to the hard drive as a part of the Suspend Resume mode You can enable or disable this feature Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature The default settings are not enabled To enable or disable the Hibernation feature follow these steps 1 From the Start menu select Control Panel 2 Select Choose what the power button does or Choose
49. User s Guide Learn how to use your Fujitsu LifeBook A6210 notebook Copyright and Trademark Information Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document however as ongoing development efforts are continually improving the capabilities of our products we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the contents of this document We disclaim liability for errors omissions or future changes Fujitsu the Fujitsu logo and LifeBook are registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited Intel and Intel Core are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries EverNote is a registered trademark of EverNote Corporation The ExpressCard word mark and logo are owned by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMCIA and any use of such marks by Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation is under license OmniPass is a trademark of Softex Inc Webcam Companion is a trademark of ArcSoft Incorporated Blu ray is a trademark of the Blu ray Disc Association Google and Picasa are trademarks or registered trademarks of Google Incorporated Roxio is a trademark of Roxio a division of Sonic Solutions MakeDisc PowerDirector and PowerDVD are trademarks of Cyb
50. W A USER PROFILE TO BE IMPORTED ARE THE WINDOWS LOGIN CREDENTIALS OF THE EXPORTED USER THEY ARE THE CREDENTIALS THAT HAD TO BE SUBMITTED WHEN THE USER PROFILE WAS EXPORTED YOU WILL NEED USER NAME PASSWORD AND DOMAIN Exporting an OmniPass User Profile To export a user open the OmniPass Control Center and click Import Export User under Manage Users Click Exports an OmniPass user profile OmniPass will prompt you to authenticate Upon successfully authentication you must name the OmniPass user profile and decide where to save it An opi file is generated and you should store a copy of it in a safe place This opi file contains all your user specific OmniPass data and it is both encrypted and password protected This user profile does NOT contain any of your encrypted data files Importing an OmniPass User Profile To import an OmniPass user open the OmniPass Control Center and click Import Export User under Manage Users Click Imports a new user into OmniPass and then select OmniPass Import Export File opi and click Next OmniPass will then prompt you to browse for the file you had previously exported opi file When you select the opi file for importation OmniPass will prompt you for authentication 177 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device The credentials that will allow a user profile to be imported are the Windows login credentials of the exported user They are the credentials that had to be submitted whe
51. You will next see a Help protect Windows automatically screen in which the default choice is Use recommended settings The other two choices are Install important updates only and Ask me later Select from the three choices 5 On the next screen set your time and date settings 6 You will next see the Select your computer s current location screen Make your selection from Home Work Default and Public location 7 The Thank you screen follows and an offer for free Norton Internet Security is extended Following are several screens while Windows checks the system performance 8 Windows will then boot up for the first time As noted above the first time you initialize your Windows Vista System the screen will be blank for approximately two minutes This is normal During this period do not disconnect the power supply press any buttons or use any peripheral devices such as mouse keyboard or remote control Registering Windows Vista with Microsoft 1 After Windows has booted up for the first time the Control Panel Welcome Center will appear If the Register Windows Online icon is not seen in the window click on Show all xx items where xx is the number of topics in the Welcome Center 2 Click on Register Windows Online and follow the instructions that appear to register your copy of Windows 53 Starting Your LifeBook Notebook Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu You can register your LifeBook by going
52. alled Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition or Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition Productivity Options Depending upon your system one of the following productivity applications will be installed Microsoft Office Ready With Office Ready PCs it s now even easier to take advantage of Microsoft Office 2007 The full versions of Microsoft Office Basic Small Business and Professional 2007 are already preinstalled on your PC so there s nothing to install and all Office Ready PCs give you the option to activate a 60 day trial of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 All you need to do is purchase the appropriate Office 2007 license kit which allows you to unlock the full version of Office that you want Fujitsu offers a Media License Kit for Microsoft Office Small Business 2007 Simply enter your product key and you re ready to go Another option is to purchase a Microsoft Office 2007 media less license kit MLK from either your computer reseller or online from Microsoft within 90 days of the purchase of your computer Microsoft Works 9 0 with Microsoft Office Home and Student Trial Edition 2007 Microsoft Works is a software suite containing the basic tools to write letters and reports track family and friends with address books manage home finances and create a home inventory Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 is the essential software suite for home computer users that enables you to quickly and easily create gre
53. arged optional second battery The Power adapter AC or auto airline has no power from the AC out let airplane jack or the car s cigarette lighter Move the AC cord to a different outlet check for a line switch or tripped circuit breaker for the AC outlet If you are using an auto airline adapter in a car make sure the ignition switch is in the On or Accessories position Your LifeBook notebook turns off all by itself You have a battery fail ure Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted See Status Indicator Panel on page 28 93 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Your LifeBook notebook turns off all by itself continued The power manage ment parameters are set for auto timeouts which are too short for your operating needs Press any button on the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Power Suspend Resume button Check your power management settings or close your applica tions and go to the Power Options Properties located in the Con trol Panel to adjust the timeout values to better suit your needs You are operating on battery power and ignored a low battery alarm until the batteries are at the dead battery state and the system has gone into Dead Bat tery Suspend mode Install a power adapter and then push the Power Su
54. art device enrollment 1 During initial user enrollment you are prompted to select the finger you wish to enroll Fingers that have already been enrolled will be marked by a green check The finger you select to enroll at this time will be marked by a red arrow OmniPass will allow you re enroll a finger If you choose a finger that was already enrolled and continue enrollment OmniPass will enroll the fingerprint overwriting the old fingerprint Select a finger to enroll and click Next 170 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device 2 Itis now time for OmniPass to capture your selected fingerprint It may take a several capture attempts before OmniPass acquires your fingerprint Should OmniPass fail to acquire your fingerprint or if the capture screen times out click Back to restart the fingerprint enrollment process Your system has a swipe fingerprint sensor A swipe sensor is small and resembles a skinny elongated rectangle To capture a fingerprint gently swipe or pull your fingertip over the sensor starting at the second knuckle towards yourself Swiping too fast or too slow will result in a failed capture The Choose Finger Screen has a Practice button click it to practice capturing your fingerprint When you are comfortable with how your fingerprint is captured proceed to enroll a finger 3 Once OmniPass has successfully acquired the fingerprint the Verify Fingerprint screen will automatically appear To verify y
55. at looking documents spreadsheets and presentations and organize your information in one place making it easier for you to get things done Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007 SBE includes Microsoft Word Excel and Power Point 129 Specifications Glossary AC Adapter A device which converts the AC voltage from a wall outlet to the DC voltage needed to power your LifeBook notebook Access point Wireless network device used to bridge wireless and wired network traffic ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Active Matrix Display A type oftechnology for making flat panel displays which has a transistor or similar device for every pixel on the screen Ad Hoc Mode 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 Points Connectivity is accomplished using only client devices in a peer to peer fashion For details refer to on Ad Hoc Mode on page 152 130 ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Technology for transporting high bit rate services over ordinary phone lines AGP Accelerated Graphics Port Graphics port specifically designed for graphics intensive devices such as video cards and 3D accelerators Auto Airline Adapter A device which converts the DC voltage from an automobile cigarette lighter or aircraft DC power outlet to the DC voltage
56. ation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 ofthe FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions it may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna 2 Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver 3 Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from the one the receiver is connected to 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help 149 FCC Radio Frequency Exposure statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This
57. ble causes of failure 5 Turn on your notebook Make sure it has been off at least 10 seconds before you turn it back on 6 Go through the boot sequence 86 7 If the problem has not been resolved refer to the Troubleshooting Table that follows for more detailed troubleshooting information IF YOU KEEP NOTES ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE TRIED YOUR SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU MORE QUICKLY BY GIVING ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS OVER THE PHONE 8 If you have tried the solutions suggested in the Troubleshooting Table without success contact your support representative Toll free 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 838 5487 E mail 8fujitsu us fujitsu com Web site http www computers us fujitsu com support Before you place the call you should have the following information ready so that the customer support representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution Product name Product configuration number Product serial number Purchase date Conditions under which the problem occurred Any error messages that have occurred Type of device connected if any See the Configuration Label on the bottom of your notebook for configuration and serial numbers 87 Troubleshooting Specific Problems Using the Troubleshooting Table When you have problems with your LifeBook notebook try to find the symptoms under the Problem column of the troubleshooting table for the feature giving you difficulty You will find a description of
58. ble your floppy disk drive Media Care Caring for your Media DVD CD CD R BD Media discs are precision devices and will function reliably if given reasonable care Always store your media disc in its case when it is not in use Always handle discs by the edges and avoid touching the surface Avoid storing any media discs in extreme temperatures Do not bend media discs or set heavy objects on them Do not spill liquids on media discs Do not scratch or get dust on media discs Never write on the label surface with a ballpoint pen or pencil Always use a felt pen If a media disc is subjected to a sudden change in temperature cold to warm condensation may form on the surface Wipe the moisture off with a clean soft lint free cloth and let it dry at room temperature DO NOT use a hair dryer or heater to dry media discs If a disc is dirty use only a DVD CD cleaner or wipe it with a clean soft lint free cloth 118 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook Caring for your Optical Drive Your optical drive is durable but you must treat it with care Please pay attention to the following points The drive rotates the compact disc at a very high speed Do not carry it around or subject it to shock or vibration with the power on Avoid using or storing the drive where it will be exposed to extreme temperatures Avoid using or storing the drive where it is damp or dusty Avoid using or storing the drive near magnets or devices that g
59. communication and interconnection between electronic devices Encryption Key Network Key Data encryption key used to encrypt message text and for computing message integrity checks Data encryption protects data from unauthorized viewing This device uses the same encryption key to encode and decode the data and the identical encryption key is required between the sender and receiver ESD Electro Static Discharge The sudden discharge of electricity from a static charge which has built up slowly Example the shock you get from a doorknob on a dry day or the sparks you get from brushing hair on a dry day FCC Federal Communications Commission Floppy Disk A spinning platter of magnetic 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 very stiff I O Input Output Data entering and leaving your notebook in electronic form 135 Glossary 1 0 Port The connector and associated control circuits for data entering and leaving your notebook in electronic form IDE Intelligent Drive Electronics A type of control interface for a hard drive which is inside the hard drive unit IEEE802 11a Wireless LAN standard that supports a maximum data rate of 54 Mbps 802 11a devices operate in the 5 GHz lower and middle UNII bands IEEE802 11b Wireless LAN standard that supports a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps 802 1
60. ction box labeled Identity This field lets you choose which identity you are managing passwords for When you select an identity here only those password protected dialogs that are associated with that identity are shown You can perform all the functions explained in Password Management on page 174 Configuring OmniPass This section gives an overview of both the Export Import function and the OmniPass Control Center Exporting and Importing Users YOU CANNOT IMPORT A USER INTO OMNIPASS IF THERE ALREADY IS A USER WITH THE SAME NAME ENROLLED IN OMNIPASS 176 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device Using OmniPass Control Center you can export and import users in and out of OmniPass The export process backs up all remembered sites credentials and enrolled fingerprints for an OmniPass user All OmniPass data for a user is backed up to a single encrypted database file During the import process the Windows login of the exported user is required If the proper credentials cannot be supplied the user profile will not be imported YOU SHOULD PERIODICALLY EXPORT YOUR USER PROFILE AND STORE IT IN A SAFE PLACE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO YOUR SYSTEM YOU CAN IMPORT YOUR OMNIPASS PROFILE TO A NEW SYSTEM AND HAVE ALL YOUR REMEMBERED SETTINGS AND FINGERPRINTS INSTANTLY YOU DON T FORGET THE WINDOWS LOGIN CREDENTIALS WHEN EXPORTING WHEN YOU EXAMINE THE IMPORTATION YOU ARE PROMPTED FOR AUTHENTICATION THE CREDENTIALS THAT WILL ALLO
61. cursor in the login prompt area but don t click Login or Submit Associating a Friendly Name After clicking the OmniPass key cursor near the login prompt OmniPass will prompt you to enter a friendly name for this site You should enter something that reminds you of the website the company or the service you are logging into In its secure database OmniPass associates this friendly name with this website 172 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device Additional Settings for Remembering a Site When OmniPass prompts you to enter a friendly name you have the opportunity to set how OmniPass authenticates you to this site There are three settings for how OmniPass handles a remembered site The default setting is Automatically click the OK or Submit button for this password protected site once the user is authenticated With this setting each time you navigate to this site OmniPass will prompt you for your master password or fingerprint authentication device Once you have authenticated with OmniPass you will automatically be logged into the site Less secure is the option to Automatically enter this password protected site when it is activated Do not prompt for authentication Check the upper box to get this setting and each time you navigate to this site OmniPass will log you into the site without prompting you to authenticate THIS SETTING IS MORE CONVENIENT IN THAT WHENEVER YOU GO TO A SITE REMEMBERED WI
62. d like to make make a selection For an infrastructure network select Manually create a network profile For ad hoc network select Create an ad hoc network Enter the required information It may be necessary to consult with your network administrator for some of the information In the event you require assistance go to the Network and Sharing Center window Start Control Panel Network and Sharing Center and type in relevant keywords in the Search box Connecting to a Network After you have configured your computer you can connect to an active network by performing the following steps 1 2 3 Click on the WLAN icon in the system tray Select connect to a network Select a network from the list that appears and click the Connect button 156 Configuring the Wireless LAN Troubleshooting the WLAN Troubleshooting Causes and countermeasures for troubles you may encounter while using your wireless LAN are described in the following table Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution Unavailable network connection Incorrect network name SSID or network key Ad hoc connection verify that the network names SSID s and network keys WEP of all computers to be connected have been configured correctly SSIDs and WEP key values must be identical on each machine Access Point Infrastructure connection set the network name SSID and network key to the same values as those of the access p
63. d with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device 146 Regulatory Information DOC INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and Television This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations CET appareil num rique de la class B respecte toutes les exigence du R glement sur le mat rial brouilleur du Canada 147 Regulatory Information Appendix A WLAN User s Guide Fe FCC Regulatory Information Please note the following regulatory information related to the optional wireless LAN device Regulatory Notes and Statements Wireless LAN Health and Authorization for use Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wireless LAN devices The energy levels of these emissions however are far much less than the electromagnetic energy emissions from wireless devices such as mobile phones Wireless LAN devices are safe for use by consumers because they operate within the guidelines found in radio frequency safety standards and recommendations The use of Wireless LAN devices may be restricted in some situations or environments such as On board an airplane or nan explosive environment or n situations where the interference risk to other devices or services is perceived or identified as harmful In cases in which the policy regarding use of Wireless LAN devices in specific environments is not cl
64. data to and from a variety of digital devices These cards use flash memory architecture which means they don t need a power source to retain data Memory Stick is a flash memory technology that allows you to record transfer and share digital content such as digital pictures movies music voice and computer data and applications Secure Digital SD Cards are very similar to Memory Sticks Like Memory Sticks SD Cards allow portable storage among a variety of devices such as cell phones Global Positioning Systems digital cameras and PDAs SD Cards transfer data quickly with low battery consumption Like the Memory Stick it uses flash memory architecture As the name implies SDHC cards are high capacity SD cards 76 Memory Stick Secure Digital Cards Installing Memory Stick and SD Cards Memory Stick and SD Cards are installed in the Memory Stick SD Card slot To install a card follow these steps INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY STICK OR SD CARD DURING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK S SHUTDOWN OR BOOTUP PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND OR YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK A DO NOT INSERT A CARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON THE CARD AS YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE CARD YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK OR BOTH 1 See your specific card manual for instructions on the installation of your card Some cards may require that your notebook is off while installing them 2 Make sure there is no card currently in the slot If there is se
65. data when there is a failure Channel Range of narrow band frequencies used by the WLAN device to transmit data IEEE802 11b g 11 channels 22 MHz wide channels CMOS RAM Complementary metal oxide semiconductor random access memory This is a technology for manufacturing random access memory which requires very low levels of power to operate Command An instruction which you give your operating system Example run a particular application or format a floppy disk Configuration The combination of hardware and software that makes up your system and how it is allocated for use 132 Glossary CRT Cathode Ray Tube A display device which uses a beam of electronic particles striking a luminescent screen It produces a visual image by varying the position and intensity of the beam Data The information a system stores and processes DC Direct current A voltage or current that does not fluctuate periodically with time Default Value A pre programmed value to be used if you fail to set your own DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol used to automatically acquire parameters required for the communication such as IP address The sender of IP address is called a DHCP server and the receiver is called a DHCP client DIMM Dual in line memory module Disk A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media If the platter is very stiff it is a hard drive if it is highly flexible it is a floppy disk if it
66. devices in short range of each other THE WIRELESS LAN BLUETOOTH ON OFF SWITCH WILL POWER OFF BOTH THE OPTIONAL WIRELESS LAN AND BLUETOOTH DEVICES AT THE SAME TIME TO ENABLE OR DISABLE EITHER ONE OF THE DEVICES INDIVIDUALLY PERFORM THE FOLLOWING STEPS 1 Slide the Wireless LAN Bluetooth on off switch to On position 2 Goto Start gt All Programs gt Bluetooth 3 Click on Options under the Bluetooth menu and click on the Bluetooth Radio Power button 4 Click OK Where to Find Information About Bluetooth The Bluetooth module contains a robust Help user s guide to assist you in learning about operation of the Bluetooth device To access the Help file click Start gt All Programs and click on Bluetooth then select User s Guide For additional information about Bluetooth Technology visit the Bluetooth Web site at www bluetooth com 161 Using the Bluetooth Device FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth 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 The transmitters in this device must not be co located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Canadian Notice To prevent radio interference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shield
67. devices that transmit in the 2 4 GHz range may interfere with operation of WLAN devices in IEEE802 11b g n modes Symptoms of interference include reduced throughput intermittent disconnects and many frame errors It is HIGHLY recommended that these interfering devices be powered off to ensure proper operation of the WLAN device Deactivating Disconnecting the WLAN Device Disconnecting the WLAN device may be desired in certain circumstances to extend battery life or where certain environments require it 1 e hospitals clinics airplanes etc The WLAN device can be deactivated by using the Wireless On Off Switch and it can be disconnected in Windows using the WLAN icon in the system tray Note that disconnecting via the icon in the system tray does not turn off the radio it continues to transmit and receive even though it s not connected BEFORE USING THE WIRELESS LAN DEVICE YOU MUST FIRST INSTALL CLICKME TO ENSURE THAT THE CORRECT SOFTWARE FOR YOUR DEVICE IS INSTALLED NOTE THAT THE WIRELESS LAN SWITCH MUST BE IN THE ON POSITION BEFORE INSTALLING CLICKME SEE INSTALLING CLICK ME ON PAGE 54 154 Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN Deactivation Using the Wireless On Off Switch The WLAN device can be deactivated quickly and efficiently by toggling the Wireless On Off Switch to the Off position The Wireless On Off switch has no effect on non Wireless LAN models Wireless LAN Bluetooth UWB On Off Switch
68. dex A About This Guide 1 13 AC adapter 46 plug adapters 116 Anti theft lock slot 23 25 Application Panel 41 Auto Airline Adapter 46 Automatically Downloading Driver Updates 108 Battery 59 alarm 61 bay 27 care 117 cold swapping 62 conserving power 55 dead 94 faulty 94 increasing life 117 level indicator 29 lithium ion battery 59 low 61 problems 94 95 recharging 60 replacing 62 shorted 61 Standby mode 61 182 BIOS guide 52 setup utility 51 Bluetooth Where to Find Information 162 Built in Speakers 89 C CapsLock 30 CD ROM 89 90 Click Me 54 Clicking 35 Cold swapping 62 Configuration Label 120 Controls and Connectors 17 Conventions Used in the Guide 13 Cursor 34 Cursor Keys 32 D DC Output Cable 46 DC Power Jack 46 Device Ports 81 123 DIMM 78 Disk care 118 Display Panel 18 47 adjusting 47 brightness 47 closing 48 latch 18 opening 47 problems 96 97 Double Clicking 35 Dragging 37 Drivers and Application Restore CD 104 DVD drive problems 89 90 tray release 68 E Emergency tray release 23 25 Error Messages 99 ExpressCards 71 External Monitor Port 22 83 F FDU 54 108 128 Fingerprint Sensor Device 165 enrolling a fingerprint 170 getting started 166 installing OmniPass 166 logging into a remembered site 173 OmniPass authentication toolbar 171 password replacement 171 remembering a password 172 uninstalling OmniPass 168 user enrollment 169 using OmniPass 17
69. e 12 Right clicking with button 35 Touchpad Pointing Device Double Clicking Double clicking means pushing and releasing the left button twice in rapid succession This procedure does not function with the right button To double click move the cursor to the item you wish to select press the left button twice and immediately release it You can also perform the double click operation by tapping lightly on the Touchpad twice 36 Touchpad Pointing Device Figure 13 Double clicking with button dn Mf Le Figure 14 Double clicking with Touchpad Dragging Dragging means pressing and holding the left button while moving the cursor To drag move the cursor to the item you wish to move Press and hold the left button while moving the item to its new location and then release it Dragging can also be done using the Touchpad First tap the Touchpad twice over the item you wish to move making sure to leave your finger on the pad after the final tap Next move the object to its new location by moving your finger across the Touchpad and then release your finger Figure 16 Dragging with Touchpad 37 Touchpad Pointing Device Navigating Using Gestures The touchpad allows you to use gestures to zoom in or out on a page or scroll quickly through large documents Zooming In To zoom in on a page using the touchpad simply place two fingers together on the touchpad and move them away from each other See F
70. e Application Panel Setup tabs My Home Setup and Web Search Setup Configuring your LifeBook Application Panel When you start Windows the LifeBook Application Panel is automatically activated As an application launcher the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible giving you a variety of options To set up the Panel to best suit your needs we have provided the Application Panel Setup utility that quickly and easily helps you make the most of this valuable feature 41 LifeBook Application Panel Support Button To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with Application Panel Setup 1 2 3 Click on Start Click on Programs then click on LifeBook Application Panel Click on Setup of LifeBook Application Panel The Button Setting utility will appear There are tabs that correspond to the application buttons on the LifeBook Application Panel When you receive your notebook these buttons are pre configured to launch specific programs THE TABS IN APPLICATION PANEL SETUP MAY NOT BE IN THE SAME ORDER AS THE BUTTONS ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK PLEASE SELECT THE TAB YOU WISH TO CHANGE CAREFULLY To change an application associated with the Application buttons 1 2 3 4 Click on the tab for the button you would like to reconfigure for example Application A Select Enable this button then click on the Application Registration button On the screen that appears click the Select from Start Menu checkbox then scrol
71. e Removing a Memory Stick SD Card 3 Insert your card into the slot with the product label facing up 4 Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector Removing A Memory Stick or SD Card To remove a Memory Stick or SD Card follow these easy steps SEE YOUR CARD MANUAL FOR SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REMOVAL OF YOUR CARD SOME CARDS MAY REQUIRE YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK TO BE IN SLEEP MODE OR OFF WHILE REMOVING THEM Push the card in until it unlatches It will then eject from the slot for removal 77 Memory Stick Secure Digital Cards Memory Upgrade Module Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes with a minimum of 2GB either a single 2 GB module or two 1 GB modules of high speed Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic RAM DDR3 1066 SDRAM factory installed To increase your notebook s memory capacity you may install an additional memory upgrade module The memory upgrade must be a dual in line DIMM SDRAM module Note Before you purchase additional module s be sure to check first to see whether you have one or two modules pre installed To ensure 100 compatibility purchase the SDRAM module only from the Fujitsu web store at www shopfujitsu com DO NOT REMOVE ANY SCREWS FROM THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE COMPARTMENT EXCEPT THE ONES SPECIFICALLY SHOWN IN THE DIRECTIONS FOR INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE THE MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ESD TO MIN
72. e fingerprint sensor uses Softex OmniPass which adds password management capabilities to Windows operating systems OmniPass lets you use a master password for all Windows applications and on line passwords and presents a convenient user interface through which you can securely manage passwords users and multiple identities for each user Google Desktop Google Desktop lets you to search the contents of your computer for emails web history and files It also allows you to view news and photos from anywhere on your desktop Google Picasa Google Picasa lets you to search for locate move and label all of the photos on your computer Google Toolbar Google Toolbar lets you to search the Internet quickly block pop ups and perform a variety of other tasks to make your Internet experience easier and more pleasant Fujitsu Driver Update Utility The Fujitsu Driver Update FDU utility is pre installed on your system With FDU you can choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system See Automatically Downloading Driver Updates on page 108 EverNote EverNote allows you to capture store and access a variety of documents such as typed and handwritten memos webpage excerpts emails phone messages addresses passwords sketches and documents 128 Specifications Operating System Options Depending upon your system one of the following operating system configurations will be inst
73. e tip of your finger Additionally the touchpad allows you to zoom in or out and scroll through large documents using simple gestures The left and right buttons function the same as mouse buttons The actual functionality of the buttons may vary depending on the application that is being used Between the left and right buttons is the scroll button which allows you to quickly navigate through pages Depending upon your system configuration the scroll button may be replaced by a fingerprint sensor which is used to secure your system See Appendix B Fingerprint Sensor Device on page 165 34 Touchpad Pointing Device AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE USB PORTS ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK AND USED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TOUCHPAD HOWEVER IF YOU BOOT THE SYSTEM WITH AN EXTERNAL MOUSE CONNECTED THE TOUCHPAD WILL BE DISABLED OR ENABLED DEPENDING ON THE SPECIFICATIONS IN YOUR BIOS SETTINGS See BIOS Setup Utility on page 51 Clicking Clicking means pushing and releasing a button To left click move the cursor to the item you wish to select press the left button once and then immediately release it To right click move the mouse cursor to the item you wish to select press A the right button once and then immediately release V it You also have the option to perform the clicking E operation by tapping lightly on the touchpad once DA Figure 11 Clicking with Touchpad Ve Figure 10 Clicking with button Figur
74. eBook notebook back panel Back Panel Components Following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s back panel components Air Vents The air vents allow air to circulate through the system to cool down the components TO PROTECT YOUR NOTEBOOK FROM DAMAGE AND TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE BE SURE TO KEEP ALL AIR ALL VENTS UNOBSTRUCTED CLEAN AND CLEAR OF DEBRIS THIS MAY REQUIRE PERIODIC CLEANING DEPENDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THE SYSTEM IS USED DO NOT OPERATE THE NOTEBOOK IN AREAS WHERE THE AIR VENTS CAN BE OBSTRUCTED SUCH AS IN TIGHT ENCLOSURES OR ON SOFT SURFACES LIKE A BED OR CUSHION 24 Locating the Controls and Connectors HDMI Port The HDMI port is used to connect compatible digital devices with your computer such as a high definition television or AV receiver See HDMI Port on page 85 External Video Port The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor or LCD projector See External Video Port on page 83 USB 2 0 Ports The USB 2 0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices USB 2 0 transfers data at up to 480 Mbps and is backward compatible with USB 1 1 devices which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps See Universal Serial Bus Ports on page 81 IEEE 1394 4 pin Jack The 4 pin 1394 jack is used to connect between your LifeBook and an IEEE 1394 peripheral such as a digital video camera See Connecting an IEEE 1394 Device on page 84 Gigabit LAN RJ 45 Jack
75. eadphone Jack on page 82 Microphone Jack The microphone jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone See Microphone Jack on page 83 22 Locating the Controls and Connectors E SATA Port E SATA External Serial Advanced Technology Attachment is an external version of SATA which connects your computer to the hard drive SATA is an interface that is much faster than typical IDE interfaces E SATA is six times faster than USB 2 0 E SATA is ideal for backing up large files on an external hard drive See E SATA Port on page 85 Memory Stick SD Card Slot The Memory Stick SD card slot allows you to install a Memory Stick or Secure Digital SD card for data storage This architecture allows you to transfer data from a variety of different digital devices See Memory Stick Secure Digital Cards on page 76 USB 2 0 Ports The USB 2 0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices USB 2 0 transfers data at up to 480 Mbps and is backward compatible with USB 1 1 devices which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps See Universal Serial Bus Ports on page 81 DC Power Jack The DC power jack allows you to plug in the AC adapter to power your LifeBook notebook and charge the internal Lithium ion battery 23 Locating the Controls and Connectors Air Vents HDMI Port External Video Jack USB 2 0 Ports Air Vents IEEE 1394 Port Anti Theft Lock Slot Gigabit LAN RJ 45 Jack Figure 5 Lif
76. ear e g airports hospitals chemical oil gas industrial plants private buildings obtain authorization to use these devices prior to operating the equipment 148 Regulatory Information Disclaimers Installation and use of this Wireless LAN device must be in strict accordance with the instructions included in the user documentation provided with the product Any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user s authority to operate the equipment The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this device or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by the manufacturer It is the responsibility of the user to correct any interference caused by such unauthorized modification substitution or attachment The manufacturer and its authorized resellers or distributors will assume no liability for any damage or violation of government regulations arising from failure to comply with these guidelines This device must not be co located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter For IEEE 802 11a Wireless LAN For operation within 5 15 5 25 GHz frequency range it is restricted to indoor environments and the antenna of this device must be integral Federal Communications Commission statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Oper
77. ebook 91 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Memory Problems Your System Properties Screen does not show the correct amount of installed memory Your memory module is not properly installed Remove and re install your memory upgrade module See Memory Upgrade Module on page 78 You have a memory failure Check for Power On Self Test POST messages See Power On Self Test Messages on page 99 USB E SATA Device Problems You have installed a USB or E SATA device Your Life Book notebook does not recognize the device or the device does not seem to work properly The device is not prop erly installed Remove and re install the device See Device Ports on page 81 The device may have been installed while an application was running So your notebook is not aware of its installation Close the application and restart your notebook Your device may not have the correct soft ware driver active See your software documentation and activate the correct driver PC ExpressCard Problems A card inserted in the PC Card slot or ExpressCard slot does not work or is locking up the system The card is not properly installed Remove and re install the card See PC Cards ExpressCards TV on page 71 The card may have been installed while an application was running So your notebook is not aware of its installation Close t
78. ected system components Methods for accessing the utilities Certain LifeBook models have the Recovery and Utility applets pre installed on a hidden drive Other systems require that the Recovery and Utility disc be used or in the event the hard disk has been reformatted In order to determine the method for accessing the Recovery and Utility applet perform the following procedures in order 105 Restoring Your Pre installed Software Determining whether Recovery and Utility is pre loaded Turn on or reboot your system When the Fujitsu logo appears press F12 key From the Boot Menu that appears check whether the Recovery and Utility option is present If it is not present it means that the utility must be used from the disc Proceed to Running Recovery and Utility from the Recovery and Utility disc if Recovery and Utility is unavailable You can also use the TrustedCore menu to determine whether the utility is pre loaded by powering on your system then pressing the Enter key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen The TrustedCore Menu will appear and the Recovery and Utility option will appear in the menu Running Recovery and Utility from hard disk NO of OND Cursor down to lt Recovery and Utility gt and press the Enter key While the files are being loaded from the disc a progress bar will appear at the bottom of the screen When the System Recovery Options dialog opens select a new keyboard layout
79. ed dust and dirt could impair the function of the system e REMOVE AC ADAPTER BEFORE REMOVING THE FILTER TURN OFF THE SYSTEM AND PERIPHERALS AND DISCONNECT THE AC ADAPTER CLEANING THE FILTER DO NOT USE DETERGENT AVOID DAMAGING THE FILTER DAMAGE TO THE FILTER IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY USE PLASTIC TOOLS TO CLEAN THE FILTER METAL OR WOODEN TOOLS COULD DAMAGE THE FILTER e ESD BEFORE CLEANING THE FILTER TOUCH A METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY Turn off your computer and disconnect the AC adapter Close the display panel and turn the system upside down Remove the dust filter by pressing the latch towards the filter and lifting it out Figure 44 kh OND Carefully clean the dust filter and the air cooling duct 113 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook Latch Figure 44 Removing installing the dust filter 5 Put back the dust filter by inserting the end without latch first positioning the keyinside first and pushing in the filter until it latches ALWAYS BE SURE THE DUST FILTER IS INSTALLED WHEN RUNNING YOUR SYSTEM NOT USING THE FILTER COULD CAUSE CONTAMINATION AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE SYSTEM 114 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook Storing your LifeBook notebook If storing your notebook for a month or longer turn your LifeBook notebook off fully charge the battery then remove and store all Lithium ion batteries Store your notebook and batteries separately If you store your LifeB
80. emory technology with 4 GB system memory up to 1 4 GB with 3 GB system memory and up to 896 MB with 2 GB system memory Audio Realtek codec ALC269 with 2 channel High Definition HD audio e Headphones Stereo headphone jack 3 5 mm 1 Vin or less minimum impedance 32 Ohms e Microphone Stereo microphone jack 3 5 mm 100 mV or less minimum impedance 10K Ohms Two built in boxless stereo speakers Mass Storage Device Options Hard Drive e 250 GB Serial ATA 150 Mbps data buffer 5400 rpm 2 5 9 5 mm or e 300 GB Serial ATA 150 Mbps data buffer 4200 rpm 2 5 9 5 mm e 320 GB Serial ATA 150 Mbps data buffer 5400 rpm 2 5 9 5 mm e Shock Sensor utility Optical Drives Dual Layer DVD Writer Read 24x CD ROM 24x CD R 8x DVD ROM 5x DVD RAM 8x DVD R 4x DVD RW 8x DVD R 4x DVD RW e Write 24x CD R 10x CD RW 5x DVD RAM 8x DVD R 4x DVD RW 4x DVD RW 8x DVD R 2 4x DVD R DL 2x DVD R DL Blu ray ROM Drive e Read 24x CD ROM 24x CD R 16x CD RW 8x DVD ROM 8x DVD R 4x DVD R DL 4x DVD RW 8x DVD R 4x DVD R DL 4x DVD RW 5x DVD RAM 2x BD ROM 2x BD R 2x BD R DL 2x BD RE 2x BD RE DL 122 Specifications Write 16x CD R 10x CD RW 8x DVD R 4x DVD R DL 4x DVD RW 8x DVD R 4x DVD R DL 4x DVD RW 5x DVD RAM Features Integrated Pointing Device Touchpad pointing device with scroll button or optional fingerprint sensor Communications Gigabit LAN Internal wired 10 100 1000 Gigabit Ether
81. enerate strong magnetic fields Avoid using or storing the drive where it will be subjected to shock or vibration Do not disassemble or dismantle the optical drive Use of a commercially available lens cleaner is recommended for maintenance of your drive PC ExpressCards Caring for your Cards PC Cards and ExpressCards are durable but you must treat them with care The documentation supplied with your cards will provide specific information but you should pay attention to the following points To keep out dust and dirt store cards in their protective sleeves when they are not installed in your LifeBook notebook Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight or excessive heat Keep the cards dry Do not flex or bend the cards and do not place heavy objects on top of them Do not force cards into the slot Avoid dropping cards or subjecting them to excessive vibration 119 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook Chapter 6 System Specifications Specifications This section provides the hardware and environmental specifications for your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook Specifications of particular configurations will vary Configuration Label The configuration label located on the bottom of your notebook contains specific information regarding the options you ve chosen for your notebook Following is an example configuration label Part Number Configuration ID Configuration P N A6LXXXXXXXXXXXXX FPC P N FPCMXXXXX A62
82. er test failed You may have to replace your keyboard or keyboard controller but may be able to use an external keyboard until then Contact your support representative Keyboard error Keyboard not working You may have to replace your keyboard or keyboard controller but may be able to use an external keyboard until then Contact your support representative 100 Troubleshooting Stuck Key BIOS discovered a stuck key and displays the scan code for the stuck key You may have to replace your keyboard but may be able to use an external keyboard until then Contact your support representative Monitor type does not match CMOS Run SETUP Monitor type not correctly identified in Setup This error probably means your BIOS is corrupted run the setup utility and set all settings to the default conditions If you still get this error contact your support representative Operating system not found Operating system cannot be located on either drive A or drive C Enter the setup utility and see if both the fixed disk and drive A are properly identified and that the boot sequence is set correctly Unless you have changed your installation greatly the operating system should be on drive C If the setup utility is correctly set your hard drive may be corrupted Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen your support representative Parity Check 2 nnnn
83. erLink Corp Adobe Acrobat and Acrobat Reader are either a registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries ChiralMotion is a trademark or registered trademark of Synaptics Incorporated Norton and Norton Internet Security are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corp in the United States and other countries The DVD player found in some models of the LifeBook notebook incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights users Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners WARNING HANDLING THE CORD ON THIS PRODUCT WILL EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING Copyright 2008 Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication may be copied reproduced or translated without prior written consent of Fujitsu No part of this publication may be stored or transmitted in any electronic form without the written consen
84. ers depend on the parameters you set to best suit your operating conditions such as those for the display brightness Internal power management for your notebook may be controlled from settings made in your operating system pre bundled power management application or from settings made in BIOS setup utility Besides the options available for conserving battery power there are also some things that you can do to prevent your battery from running down as quickly For example you can create an appropriate power saving profile put your notebook into Sleep mode when it is not performing an operation and you can limit the use of high power devices As with all mobile battery powered computers there is a trade off between performance and power savings Power Suspend Resume Button When your notebook is active the Power Suspend Resume button can be used to manually put the notebook into Sleep mode Push the Power Suspend Resume button when the notebook is active but not actively accessing anything and immediately release the button the system will enter Sleep mode see Figure 2 on page 17 If your notebook is suspended pushing the Power Suspend Resume button returns your notebook to active operation You can tell whether the system is Suspended by looking at the Power indicator If the indicator is visible and not flashing your notebook is fully operational If the indicator is visible and flashing your notebook is in Sleep mode If the indica
85. ery properly because batteries contain materials that could cause environmental damage if disposed of improperly Fujitsu is very concerned with environmental protection and has enlisted the services of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation RBRC a non profit public service organization dedicated to protecting our environment by recycling old batteries at no cost to you RBRC has drop off points at tens of thousands of locations throughout the United States and Canada To find the location nearest you go to www RBRC org or call 1 800 822 8837 If there are no convenient RBRC locations near you you can also go to the EIA Consumer Education Initiative website http EIAE org and search for a convenient disposal location Remember protecting the environment is a cooperative effort and you should make every effort to protect it for current and future generations To order a new battery for your Fujitsu mobile computer go to the Fujitsu shopping site at www shopfujitsu com in the US or www fujitsu ca products notebooks in Canada RBRC is an independent third party to which Fujitsu provides funding for battery recycling RBRC is in no way affiliated with Fujitsu Contents Preface Chapter 1 About TINS Gilde cx aca acdcadeca aee ooa CAD RR RP Rp Earl CREE e C A 13 Conventions Used in the Guide 0 0 0 c ccc eee eee 13 Fujitsu Contact Information 0 06 14 Getting to Know Your L
86. es in a fire They may explode Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions To reduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger UL Listed or CSA Certified Telecommunication Line Cord For TV tuner use To protect from overvoltages and transients on the Cable Distribution System be sure that the outer shield of the coaxial cable is connected to earth grounded at the building premise as close to the point of cable entrance as practicable as required per NEC Article 820 93 ANSI NFPA 70 2005 If you have questions about your CATV installation contact your service provider SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS For Authorized Repair Technicians Only WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER DISPOSE OF USED DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF LITHIUM CLOCK BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED REPLACE ONLY BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER S INSTRUCTION FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME TYPE AND RATING FUSE System Disposal LAMP S INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS Recycling your battery Over time the batteries that run your mobile computer will begin to hold a charge for a shorter amount of time this is a natural occurrence for all batteries When this occurs you may want to replace the battery with a fresh one If you replace it it is important that you dispose of the old batt
87. et The act of reloading the operating system A reset erases all information stored in RAM Restart See Reset Resume To proceed after interruption In your notebook this refers to returning to active operation after having been in one of the suspension states ROM Read Only Memory A form of memory in which information is stored by physically altering the material Data stored in this way cannot be changed by your notebook and does not require power to maintain it SDRAM Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory Serial Port A connection to another device through which data is transferred one bit at a time on a single wire with any other wires only for control of the device not for transfer of data 142 Glossary Shared key authentication 802 11 network authentication method in which the AP sends the client device a challenge text packet that the client must then encrypt with the correct WEP key and return to the AP If the client has the wrong key or no key authentication will fail and the client will not be allowed to associate with the AP Shared key authentication is not considered secure because a hacker who detects both the clear text challenge and the same challenge encrypted with a WEP key can decipher the key SSID Service Set Identifier a 32 character unique identifier attached to the header of packets sent over a WLAN that acts as a password when a mobile device tries to connect to the BSS The SSID differentiates
88. et and 110 Mbps at up to 10 meters approximately 33 feet WUSB is designed to operate in the 3 1 GHz to 10 6 GHz RF band in the United States 145 Glossary Regulatory Information Notice Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Fujitsu could void this user s authority to operate the equipment FCC NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and Television This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit for class B digital devices pursuant to parts 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet that is on a different circuit than the receiver Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded interconnect cables must be employe
89. formance IF THE TOTAL MEMORY DISPLAYED IS INCORRECT CHECK THAT YOUR MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED IF THE MODULE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED AND THE CAPACITY IS STILL NOT CORRECTLY RECOGNIZED SEE TROUBLESHOOTING ON PAGE 86 80 Memory Upgrade Module Device Ports Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook and the optional Port Replicator come equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect external devices including disk drives keyboards printers etc Internal LAN RJ 45 Jack The internal LAN RJ 45 jack is used for a Gigabit 10Base T 100Base Tx 1000Base T Ethernet LAN connection You may need to configure your notebook to work with your particular network Contact your network administrator for information on your network configuration To connect the LAN cable follow these easy steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated 3 Plug the other end of the cable into a LAN outlet Figure 36 Connecting LAN Device Universal Serial Bus Ports The Universal Serial Bus 2 0 ports USB allow you to connect USB devices such as external game pads pointing devices keyboards and or speakers There are four USB 2 0 ports on your notebook two on the right side and two on the rear In order to connect a USB device align the connector with the port opening then push the connector into the port until it is seated DUE TO THE ONGOING CHANGES IN USB TECHNOLOGY
90. forward fast reverse pause etc With this drive you can also burn onto recordable DVD R RW DVD R RW or CD R RW discs Blu ray Software Before using your Blu ray drive you must first install the PowerDVD application You can find the application on the CyberLink PowerDVD PowerDirector MakeDisc CD When used in conjunction with the PowerDirector and MakeDisc applications PowerDVD turns your notebook into a powerful multi media producer and player DO NOT OPERATE YOUR OPTICAL DRIVE UNLESS YOUR NOTEBOOK IS SITTING ON A FLAT SURFACE USING A DRIVE WITH AN UNLEVEL SYSTEM MAY DAMAGE THE DRIVE OR PREVENT PROPER OPERATION PROLONGED USE OF THE OPTICAL DRIVE SUCH AS WATCHING A DVD MOVIE WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE YOUR BATTERY LIFE IF NO EXTERNAL POWER SOURCE IS ATTACHED Loading Media on Your Drive To load a disc into your optical drive 1 Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive to open the holder tray The tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance 2 Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray 65 Optical Drive YOU SHOULD PERIODICALLY CHECK THE FUJITSU WEBSITE AT US FUJITSU COM COMPUTERS FOR THE MOST CURRENT DRIVERS ALL LIFEBOOK DVD PLAYERS ARE SET TO PLAY DVD TITLES WITH REGION CODE NUMBER 1 WHICH IS SPECIFIED FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET THE REGION NUMBER IS A REGIONAL RESTRICTION CODE DEFINED BY THE DVD FORUM ACTING ON HOLLYWOOD REQUIREMENTS
91. g password replacement for remembered site or application logins and more When you see this toolbar OmniPass is prompting you to authenticate The Logon Authentication window indicates what OmniPass restricted function you are attempting The icons in the lower left fingerprint and key show what authentication methods are available to you Selected authentication methods are highlighted while unselected methods are not When you click the icon for an unselected authentication method the authentication prompt associated with that method is displayed When prompted to authenticate you must supply the appropriate credentials an enrolled finger for the fingerprint capture window or your master password for the master password prompt the key icon Remembering a Password OmniPass can remember any application GUI or password protected resource that has a password prompt 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 username and password but do not log in yet Atthe site login prompt enter your username and password in the prompted fields but do not enter the site do not hit Enter Submit OK or Login Right click the OmniPass system tray icon and select Remember Password from the submenu The Windows arrow cursor will change to a golden key OmniPass cursor Click the OmniPass
92. g the Media Player Control Panel The media player software allows you to watch the movie much like a VCR player You can pause rewind fast forward and stop the movie at any point 1 To pause the movie click the on screen II button 2 Torewind the movie click the button to rewind to a specific portion of the movie or the I button to return to the opening screen 3 To fast forward the movie click the button to forward to a specific portion of the movie or the button to jump to the ending credits 4 Tostop the movie click the m button Exiting the Media Player 1 Click the X located in the upper right corner of the title bar This will open a media player dialog box 2 Click Yes to stop and exit the movie or No to close the media player dialog box and return to the movie Using Media Player on Battery Power Since optical drives consume a lot of power your overall battery life will be significantly shorter when operating the optical drive continuously such as watching a DVD movie than during standard operation Many movie run times are longer than your notebook can support on a single charged battery If you are watching a DVD movie on battery power you may need to swap in an additional charged battery or attach AC power during the movie to view it in its entirety 69 Optical Drive e MANY MOVIE RUN TIMES ARE LONGER THAN YOUR SYSTEM CAN SUPPORT ON A SINGLE BATTERY IF YOU ARE WATCHING A DVD MOVIE ON BATTERY POWER YOU
93. ging in headphones disables the built in speakers remove the headphones Software driver is not configured correctly The Audio Driver may be installed or reinstalled by using the Driv ers and Applications CD that came with your Fujitsu LifeBook Refer to your application and operating system documentation for help The speakers have been muted using the Volume icon in the sys tem tray Click on the Volume icon in the tool tray on the bottom right of the screen It looks like a speaker If the Mute box is checked click on it to uncheck it You can also use the Fn F3 key combination to toggle the volume on and off Pressing F3 while holding Fn will toggle the audio mute Optical Drive Problems LifeBook notebook fails to recognize DVD CD RW CD ROM Blu ray discs The disc is not pushed down onto raised center circle of the drive Open optical drive tray and re install the disc properly Optical drive tray is not latched shut Push on the front of the optical drive tray until it latches 89 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions LifeBook notebook fails to recognize DVD CD RW CD ROM Blu ray discs continued Incorrect DVD Player or no DVD Player soft ware is installed Install DVD Player software See Media Player Software on page 65 for more information Wrong drive designator was used for the disc in the application Ve
94. harging efficiency but can also cause battery deterioration The Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when you try to charge a battery that is outside its operating temperature range See Status Indicator Panel on page 28 e When using a high current device such as a Multi Format DVD Writer external CD ROM drive DVD CD RW combo drive or the hard drive using the AC adapter will conserve your battery life DO NOT LEAVE A FAULTY BATTERY IN YOUR NOTEBOOK I E IF THE BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR IS BLINKING RED IT MAY DAMAGE YOUR AC ADAPTER OPTIONAL AUTO AIRLINE ADAPTER ANOTHER BATTERY OR YOUR NOTEBOOK ITSELF IT MAY ALSO PREVENT OPERATION OF YOUR NOTEBOOK BY DRAINING ALL AVAILABLE CURRENT INTO THE BAD BATTERY 59 ACTUAL BATTERY LIFE WILL VARY BASED ON SCREEN BRIGHTNESS APPLICATIONS FEATURES POWER MANAGEMENT SETTINGS BATTERY CONDITION AND OTHER CUSTOMER PREFERENCES CD ROM DRIVE MULTI FORMAT DVD WRITER DVD CD RW DRIVE COMBO OR HARD DRIVE USAGE MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON BATTERY LIFE THE BATTERY CHARGING CAPACITY IS REDUCED AS THE BATTERY AGES IF THE BATTERY IS RUNNING LOW QUICKLY REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE UNDER FEDERAL STATE OR LOCAL LAW IT MAY BE ILLEGAL TO DISPOSE OF BATTERIES BY PUTTING THEM IN THE TRASH PLEASE TAKE CARE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND DISPOSE OF BATTERIES PROPERLY CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY FOR DETAILS REGARDING RECYCLING OR DISPOSING OF OLD BATTERIES IF YOU CANNOT FIND THIS
95. he application and restart your notebook Your software may not have the correct soft ware driver active See your software documentation and activate the correct driver 92 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Power Failures You turn on your LifeBook notebook and nothing seems to happen The installed primary battery is completely discharged there is no optional second battery installed or there is no Power adapter AC or Auto Airline installed Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and condition of the batteries See Status Indicator Panel on page 28 Install a charged battery or a Power adapter The battery is installed but is faulty Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence and condi tion of the batteries If a battery is indicating a short remove that battery and operate from another power source or replace that battery The battery is low Check the Status Indicator Panel to determine the presence and condition of the batteries See Status Indicator Panel on page 28 Use a Power adapter to operate until a battery is charged or install a charged battery The power adapter AC or auto airline is not plugged in properly Verify that your adapter is connected correctly See Power Sources on page 46 The Power adapter AC or auto airline is faulty Try a different Power adapter or install a ch
96. he bottom of the screen When the Recovery and Utility screen appears three tabs will be present Diagnostics Recovery and Utility oa fr WO ND Recovery and Utility tabs Diagnostics tab The Diagnostics tool is designed for use by IT professionals It is not likely you will need to use this tool When you select devices from the Diagnosis window then click Execute several tests are performed on the selected components Recovery tab The Recovery tab contains the Start Recovery tool Note that the recovery process erases all data from the C drive If you decide to use the recovery tool be sure to back up all data that you don t want to lose Also note that you must run the system using your AC adapter while running the recovery tool To use the Recovery tool select the Start Recovery function click on the Execute button then follow the instructions on the screen Utility tab The Utility tab contains three tools System Restore Hard Disk Data Delete and Partition Creation e System Restore can help fix problems that might be making your computer run slowly or stop responding System Restore enables you in rolling back the system to an earlier restore point and does not affect any of your documents pictures or other personal data 107 Restoring Your Pre installed Software The Hard Disk Data Delete utility is used to delete all data on the hard disk and prevent the data from being reused NOTE Do not use the Hard Disk Da
97. he system memory capacity of your notebook thus improving overall performance See Memory Upgrade Module on page 78 Under normal circumstances it should not be necessary to open this compartment 27 Locating the Controls and Connectors 3 CapsLk ScrLk Battery Charge Hard Drive DC In Optical Drive Power Battery Level Figure 7 Status Indicator Panel Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicators display symbols that correspond to specific components of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook The LEDs below each symbol tell you how each of those components is operating The indicators can be found in two different areas as shown above Power Indicator The Power indicator glows blue when your system is turned on 28 Status Indicator Panel J Battery Charge DC In Indicator Orange solid AC adapter and battery are available and system is charging Green solid AC adapter and battery are available and system is fully charged or AC adapter is plugged in but battery is not installed Orange blinking AC adapter and battery are available and waiting to charge battery battery is out of thermal range Off AC adapter is not plugged in Battery Level Indicator The Battery Level indicators display the charge level of the indicated battery pack as follows Green solid Battery is between 51 and 100 charged Orange solid Battery is between 13 and 50 charged Red s
98. ice and or use a power adapter for this application when at all possible The batteries are old Replace the batteries The batteries have been exposed to high temper atures Replace the batteries The batteries are too hot or too cold Restore the notebook to normal operating temperature Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when battery is out side of operating range Shutdown and Startup Problems The Suspend Resume button does not work Suspend Resume button is disabled In the Control Panel under Power Options select the Choose what the power button does option and make your choices There may be applica tion software conflict Close all applications and try the button again The system powers up and displays power on informa tion but fails to load the operating system The boot sequence set tings of the setup utility are not compatible with your configuration Set the operating source by pressing the ESC key while the Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the F2 key and enter the setup utility and adjust the source settings from the Boot menu See BIOS Setup Utility on page 51 You have a secured system requiring a password to load your operating system Make sure you have the right password Enter the setup utility and verify the Security settings and modify them as accordingly See BIOS Setup Utility on page 51 95 Tro
99. ifeBook CDI 555 44 5541900505566044010 100040555406 a 16 Locating the Controls and Connectors lese 17 Top Components 0 eee 18 Left Side Panel Components 000 c cece eects 20 Right Side Panel Components 000 0 e eee e eee esee 22 Back Panel Components 00 0 cece cence eee teen eee 24 Bottom Components 0 0 eee eens 26 Satus Indicator Pahil 44a acea E OE OCIO EO CRACK IR ae 28 Hard Drive Optical Drive Access Indicator llli lusu 30 WE a ERE PCCOEDDOQ Se DO RECO CORR 31 Using the Keyboard 0 0 ccc cece eee 31 Chapter 2 Touchpad Pointing Device 1 2iccsaexasasscsecezswtunsatwtec kksa 34 Clicking usus Rz ee DER EE ese eee ede det ad etaed s 35 DEAS SINS gsr RD 37 Navigating Using Gestures 1 2 0 0 0 cee cece eee 38 Touchpad Control Adjustment 00 0000 eee eee 39 Volume ConIr l ssadas ko abes dada ERERARRRCAERRERATERFE A 32d ned 40 Controlling the Volume lsslsseeseeeee eee 40 LifeBook Application Panel Support Button eeeeee 41 Launching Applications with the LifeBook Application Panel 41 Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with the Support Button 43 Launching Applications with the Support Button 44 Getting Started with Your LifeBook Power SOUR oaa aic ca a AGCACCI ee COO E AF Qo Ke RR EA C 46 Connecting the Power Adapters eese 46 Display PUlllieuaveswvs adv V
100. igure 17 Zooming Out To zoom out on a page using the touchpad place two fingers on the touchpad and move towards each other See Figure 18 Continuous Scroll To scroll through a large document using gestures ChiralMotion hold your finger on the right side touchpad for a couple of seconds until a circular icon appears then move your finger in a clockwise circular motion to scroll down or counter clockwise to scroll up To scroll side to side hold your finger on the botttom edge of the touchpad for a couple of seconds until a circular icon appears then move your finger clockwise to scroll right and counter clockwise to scroll left See Figure 19 Momentum To increase the cursor movement speed slide your finger quickly across the touchpad See Figure 20 Enabling Disabling Gesture Functions 1 Toenable or disable the gesturing functions go to Start Control Panel Hardware and Sound 2 Double click Mouse and the Mouse Properties window will appear 3 Select the Device Settings tab and click the Settings button 4 To enable disable continuous scrolling Select Virtual Scrolling from the left pane check Enable Vertical Scrolling and or Enable Horizontal Scrolling and then check Chiral Motion o To enable disable the zoom function select Pointer Motion in the left pane then check Pinch 6 To enable or disable the momentum feature select Pointer Motion in the left pane then select Momentum and chec
101. ing Equipment or its transmit antenna that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing Warranty Users are not authorized to modify this product Any modifications invalidate the warranty This equipment may not be modified altered or changed in any way without signed written permission from Fujitsu Unauthorized modification will void the equipment authorization from the FCC and Industry Canada and the warranty 162 Using the Bluetooth Device Using a UWB Device The Integrated Certified Wireless USB UWB module is an optional device available for Fujitsu mobile computers What is Certified Wireless USB Certified Wireless USB hereinafter WUSB is a short range high bandwidth RF communication protocol that is capable of sending 480 Mbps at distances up to 3 meters approximately 10 feet and 110 Mbps at up to 10 meters approximately 33 feet WUSB is designed to operate in the 3 1 GHz to 10 6 GHz RF band in the United States WUSB is not a networking technology instead it uses the same hub and spoke model used by traditional wired USB This architecture is one in which a single host otherwise known as a hub manages up to 127 end devices Using Certified Wireless USB Typically the WUSB hub must first be attached to the computer for association before the WUSB hub will be recognized by the WUSB module Please refer to your WUSB hub manual for detailed installation instructions The Wireless LAN Bluetooth WUSB On Off
102. is a floppy disk in a hard housing with a shutter it is commonly called a diskette Disk Drive The hardware which spins the disk and has the heads and control circuitry for reading and writing the data on the disk 133 Glossary Diskette A floppy disk in a hard housing with a shutter DMA Direct Memory Access Special circuitry for memory to memory transfers of data which do not require CPU action DMI Desktop Management Interface A standard that provides PC management applications with a common method of locally or remotely querying and configuring PC computer systems hardware and software components and peripherals DNS Domain Name System A function to control the association between the IP address and the name assigned to the computer If you do not know the IP address but if you know the computer name you can still communicate to that computer DOS Disk Operating System MS DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating System Driver A computer program which converts application and operating system commands to external devices into the exact form required by a specific brand and model of device in order to produce the desired results from that particular equipment DVMT Dynamic Video Memory Technology A video memory architecture that increases the efficiency of the motherboard by using innovative memory utilization and direct AGP 134 Glossary ECP Extended Capability Port A set of standards for high speed data
103. k 2 Push down until you hear a click This will engage the locking mechanism and prevent your display panel from opening unexpectedly 48 Display Panel Starting Your LifeBook Notebook Power On Power Suspend Resume Button The Power Suspend Resume button is used to turn on your LifeBook notebook from its off state Once you have connected your AC adapter or charged the internal Lithium ion battery you can power on your LifeBook notebook WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK BE SURE YOU HAVE A POWER SOURCE THIS MEANS THAT A BATTERY IS INSTALLED AND CHARGED OR THAT THE AC OR AUTO AIRLINE ADAPTER IS CONNECTED AND HAS POWER To turn on your LifeBook notebook from its off state press the Power Suspend Resume button located above the keyboard to the right When you are done working you can either leave your notebook in Suspend mode Sleep Mode on page 55 or you can turn it off Powering Off on page 58 Do NOT CARRY YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK AROUND WITH THE POWER ON OR SUBJECT IT TO SHOCKS OR VIBRATION AS YOU RISK DAMAGING YOUR NOTEBOOK When you power on your LifeBook it will perform a Power On Self Test POST to check the internal parts and configuration for correct functionality If a fault is found your LifeBook notebook will emit an audio warning and or an error message will be displayed See Power On Self Test Messages on page 99 Depending on the nature of the problem you may be able to continue by starting
104. k Enable Momentum 38 Touchpad Pointing Device Touchpad Control Adjustment The Windows Control Panel allows you to customize your Touchpad with selections made from within the Mouse Properties dialog box J E Figure 17 Zooming in with Touchpad Figure 18 Zooming out with Touchpad lt a Figure 19 Continuous scrolling Figure 20 Speeding up cursor movement 39 Touchpad Pointing Device Volume Control Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has multiple volume controls which interact with each other Controlling the Volume The volume can be controlled in several different ways ANY SOFTWARE THAT CONTAINS AUDIO FILES WILL ALSO CONTAIN A VOLUME CONTROL OF ITS OWN IF YOU INSTALL AN EXTERNAL AUDIO DEVICE THAT HAS AN INDEPENDENT VOLUME CONTROL THE HARDWARE VOLUME CONTROL AND THE SOFTWARE VOLUME CONTROL WILL INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IF YOU SET YOUR SOFTWARE VOLUME TO OFF YOU WILL OVERRIDE THE EXTERNAL VOLUME CONTROL SETTING Volume can be changed using the Vol and Vol buttons above the keyboard Volume can be changed or muted from within the Volume Control in the system tray Volume can be muted by pressing the F3 key while holding down the Fn key To restore audio repeat the Fn F3 procedure Figure 21 Volume buttons Volume can be controlled with the F8 and F9 functions keys Pressing F8 repeatedly while holding Fn will decrease the volume of your notebook Pressing
105. l Panel Double click Add Remove Programs Select OmniPass and then click Change Remove Follow the directions to uninstall the OmniPass application Once OmniPass has finished uninstalling reboot your system when prompted 168 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device User Enrollment Before you can use any OmniPass features you must first enroll a user into OmniPass Master Password Concept Computer resources are often password protected Whether you are logging into your computer accessing your email e banking paying bills online or accessing network resources you often have to supply credentials to gain access This can result in dozens of sets of credentials that you have to remember During user enrollment a master password is created for the enrolled user This master password replaces all other passwords for sites you register with OmniPass Example A user John installs OmniPass on his system his home computer and enrolls an OmniPass user with username John 01 and password freq14 He then goes to his webmail site to log onto his account He inputs his webmail credentials as usual username John 02 and password lifebook but instead of clicking Submit he directs OmniPass to Remember Password Now whenever he returns to that site OmniPass will prompt him to supply access credentials John enters his OmniPass credentials John 01 and freq14 in the OmniPass authentication prompt
106. l down the list to select the application you want to start with the Application A button Click Next gt Next gt Finish On the Button Setting window click Apply then click OK The button will now launch the new application The Web Search tab is different It comes set to launch your Windows default Internet browser Internet Explorer unless you have changed this in Windows In order to reconfigure it to launch another program follow these easy steps 1 2 3 4 Click on the Web Search tab Select Enable this button then click on the Application Registration button Click the Start program checkbox then click Next On the screen that appears click the Select from Start Menu checkbox then scroll down the list to select the application you want to start with the Internet button Click Next gt Next gt Finish On the Button Setting window click Apply 42 LifeBook Application Panel Support Button 6 Click OK The button will now launch the new application If you want to return to launching your Windows default Internet browser with this button you need only click on Start Browser checkbox instead of the Start program checkbox Be aware that you will erase the settings for the other application If you wish to go back to launching the other application from this button you will need to reconfigure it as described above IF YOUR SYSTEM HAS DEDICATED ONE OF THE APPLICATION LAUNCHER BUTTONS TO BE
107. l of the screen to a more comfortable viewing level There are three ways to adjust the brightness Two of them are temporary by using the keyboard or the power management utility and one survives restarts and resumes using the Power Options control panel 47 Display Panel Using the Keyboard Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily Fn F6 Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display Using the Power Options To adjust the brightness so that the setting changes remain after the system is rebooted or resumed perform the following 1 Click the Start icon then select Control Panel 2 Select Power Options then click on Adjust to Display Brightness in the left pane 3 Set the desired brightness for the display when it is running on battery and when plugged in 4 Click Save changes WHEN USING AC POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO ITS HIGHEST LEVEL BY DEFAULT WHEN USING BATTERY POWER YOUR BRIGHTNESS SETTING IS SET TO APPROXIMATELY MID LEVEL BY DEFAULT THE HIGHER THE BRIGHTNESS THE MORE POWER THE NOTEBOOK WILL CONSUME AND THE FASTER YOUR BATTERIES WILL DISCHARGE FOR MAXIMUM BATTERY LIFE MAKE SURE THAT THE BRIGHTNESS IS SET AS LOW AS POSSIBLE Closing the Display Panel 1 Holding the edge of your display panel pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LifeBook noteboo
108. lbar 128 manuals 127 R Registration 54 Restarting 57 Restoring Your Pre installed Software 104 RJ 45 81 S ScrLk 30 SD Card installing 77 removing 77 SDRAM 27 78 Secure Digital Card removing 77 Security Panel 41 Sleep Mode 55 Specifications 120 Audio 122 Chipset 121 Dimensions and Weight 125 Environmental Requirements 125 Keyboard 124 Memory 121 Microprocessor 121 Power 125 Video 121 Status Indicator Panel 18 28 Stereo Speakers 19 Support Button 43 T Touchpad 34 buttons 34 controls 39 Touchpad Pointing Device 19 Troubleshooting 86 U Universal Serial Bus Ports 81 Unpacking 16 USB 81 92 problems 92 USB 2 0 Ports 20 23 24 25 V Volume control 40 W Warranty 15 Windows keys 32 Application key 32 Start keys 32 Windows Vista restoring the Operating System 105 Wireless LAN Before Using the Wireless LAN 151 Specifications 159 Troubleshooting 157
109. lect all of the blue coded components you must select grey and green components separately Once you have selected the components you wish to install click Install Selected Subsystems the components will be installed After the components are installed click OK then click Yes when asked if you want to reboot the system Restoring the Operating System for Windows Vista Systems The Recovery and Utility disc contains four utilities The Recovery utility allows you to restore the system operating system OS The restored OS is the same one that was originally installed on the hard disk drive After the OS is restored you will need to reinstall the drivers and applications from the Drivers and Applications Restore disc and from any application discs that were bundled with the system when you purchased it The Hard Disk Data Delete utility on this disc is used to delete all data on your hard disk and prevent it from being reused Do not use the Hard Disk Data Delete utility unless you are absolutely certain that you want to erase your entire hard disk including all partitions The Partition Creation utility allows you to create a new D partition or resize existing partitions on your hard disk NOTE Creating or resizing partitions with this utility will cause all data on the hard disk to be completely erased The Diagnostics utility allows the IT professional to determine device status condition by executing diagnostics tests on sel
110. licks Insert your ExpressCard into the slot with the product label facing up If you are inserting a 34 mm card be sure to align it with the left side of the slot when inserting it Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector Removing ExpressCards See your ExpressCard manual for specific instructions on removing your card Some cards may require your notebook to be in Sleep Mode or Off during removal REMOVE DEVICES USING THE SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE ICON IN THE SYSTEM TRAY AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN F THE DIALOG BOX STATES THAT THE DEVICE CANNOT BE REMOVED YOU MUST SAVE ALL OF YOUR OPEN FILES CLOSE ANY OPEN APPLICATIONS AND SHUT DOWN YOUR NOTEBOOK 74 PC Cards ExpressCards To remove an ExpressCard follow these steps 1 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located When pressed the button will pop out 2 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook This will eject the card slightly out of the slot allowing you to remove the card 75 PC Cards ExpressCards SD Card Memory Stick Memory Stick SD Card Slot Figure 31 Memory Stick and SD Card Figure 32 Installing a Memory Stick SD Card Memory Stick Secure Digital Cards Your LifeBook notebook supports Memory Stick Memory Stick Pro Secure Digital SD and Secure Digital High Capacity SDHC cards on which you can store and transfer
111. logo appears on the screen press the Enter key or click on the left mouse or touchpad button the TrustedCore Menu will appear The TrustedCore Menu provides shortcuts to the following menus and information screens BIOS Setup Diagnostic Screen Boot Menu Patent Information e System Information Continue Booting 51 Starting Your LifeBook Notebook Clicking on any of the fields will invoke the screen information or action described The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the F12 key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen BIOS Guide A guide to your notebook s BIOS is available online Please visit our service and support website at http www computers us fujitsu com support then select User s Guides under Online Support Select your Product Series and Model then click Go Under the Manuals tab select the BIOS Guide THE BOTTOM OF THIS NOTEBOOK COMPUTER CAN BECOME HOT WHEN USED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME WHEN USING THE NOTEBOOK TAKE CAUTION TO LIMIT LONG TERM OR CONTINUOUS USE WHILE RESTING IT ON EXPOSED SKIN SUCH AS THE LAP Booting the System We strongly recommend that you not attach any external devices and do not put a DVD CD in your drive until you have gone through the initial power on sequence When you turn on your notebook for the first time it will display a Fujitsu logo on the screen If you do nothing the system will load the operating system and then the Windows Welcome will begin
112. lphabetic list of error and status messages that Phoenix BIOS and or your operating system can generate and an explanation of each message Error messages are marked with an If an error message is displayed that is not in this list write it down and check your operating system documentation both on screen and in the manual If you can find no reference to the message and its meaning is not clear contact your support representative for assistance nnnn Memory Cache Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes successfully tested by the Power On Self Test This can only appear if you have an SRAM PC Card installed Floppy Disk drive A error or Floppy Disk drive B error Drive A or B is present but fails the BIOS Power On Self Test diskette tests Check to see that the drive is defined with the proper diskette type in the Setup Utility See BIOS Setup Utility on page 51 and that the diskette drive is installed correctly If the disk drive is properly defined and installed avoid using it and contact your support representative Extended Memory Failed at address line xx Extended memory not working or not configured properly If you have an installed memory upgrade module verify that the module is properly installed If it is properly installed you may want to check your Windows Setup to be sure it is not using unavailable memory until you can contact your support representative nnnn Extended RAM Passed Where nnn
113. machine To avoid problems place your notebook close to the entrance of the machine and remove it as soon as possible or have your notebook hand inspected by security personnel Security officials may require you to turn your notebook on so make sure you have a charged battery on hand Take the necessary plug adapters if you re traveling overseas Check the following diagram to determine which plug adapter you ll need or ask your travel agent Outlet Type Location America Mexico Japan Korea Malaysia Singapore United States Canada parts of Latin d Uniad Sngeom Inelang the Philippines Taiwan Berto oEninos O OG Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States CIS most of Europe parts of Latin ae America the Middle East parts of Africa Hong Kong India most of South Asia China Australia New Zealand 116 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook Batteries Caring for your Batteries Always handle batteries carefully Do not short circuit the battery terminals that is do not touch both terminals with a metal object Do not carry lose batteries in a pocket or purse where they may mix with coins keys or other metal objects Doing so may cause an explosion or fire Do not drop puncture disassemble mutilate or incinerate the battery Recharge batteries only as described in this manual and only in ventilated areas Do not leave batteries in hot locations for more than a day or t
114. mniPass which provides password management capabilities to Microsoft Windows operating systems OmniPass enables you to use a master password for all Windows applications and on line passwords OmniPass requires users to authenticate themselves using the fingerprint sensor before granting access to the Windows desktop This device results in a secure authentication system for restricting access to your computer applications web sites and other password protected resources OmniPass presents a convenient graphical user interface through which you can securely manage passwords users and multiple identities for each user Getting Started This section guides you through the preparation of your system for the OmniPass fingerprint recognition application You will be led through the OmniPass installation process You will also be led through the procedure of enrolling your first user into OmniPass Installing OmniPass If OmniPass has already been installed on your system skip this section and go directly to User Enrollment on page 169 You can determine whether OmniPass has already been installed by checking to see if the following are present The gold key shaped OmniPass icon in the system tray at the bottom right of the screen The Softex program group in the Programs group of the Start menu 166 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device System Requirements The OmniPass application requires space on your hard dri
115. must enter a username and password to log into a computer This is the default setting With the second option Manually log on to OmniPass at startup OmniPass will prompt you to login once you have logged on to Windows With the third option Do not log on to OmniPass at startup OmniPass will not prompt for a user to be logged on You can manually log on to OmniPass by right clicking the OmniPass taskbar icon and clicking Log in User from the right click menu Troubleshooting You cannot use OmniPass to create Windows users You must first create the Windows user and you will need administrative privileges to do that Once the Windows user is created you can add that user to OmniPass using the same username and password Cannot add Windows users to OmniPass If you experience difficulties adding a Windows user to OmniPass you may need to adjust your local security settings You can do this by going to Start Control Panel Administrative Tools and Local Security Settings Expand Local Policies expand Security Options and double click Network Access Sharing and Security Model for Local Accounts The correct setting should be Classic Local Users Authenticate as Themselves 180 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device Cannot add a User with a Blank Password to OmniPass If you experience difficulties adding a user with a blank password to OmniPass you may need to adjust your local security settings First attempt the p
116. n AN AN J 7 A N 5 4 4 S Caps Lock A S F G H J Poe AA AA A 4 ee N 4 Shift Z X c Fn Numeric Keypad m FnKey Start Key surrounded by heavy line Application Key Cursor Keys Figure 8 Keyboard Using the Keyboard Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integral 86 key keyboard The keys perform all the standard functions of a 101 key keyboard including the Windows keys and other special function keys This section describes the following keys Numeric keypad Your notebook allows certain keys to serve dual purposes both as standard characters and as numeric and mathematical keys The ability to toggle between the standard character and numerical keys is controlled through the NumLk key 31 Keyboard Cursor keys Your keyboard contains four arrow keys for moving the cursor or insertion point to the right left up or down within windows applications and documents Function keys The keys labeled F1 through F12 are used in conjunction with the Fn key to produce special actions that vary depending on what program is running e Windows keys These keys work with your Windows operating system and function the same as the onscreen Start menu button or the right button on your pointing device Numeric Keypad Certain keys on the keyboard perform dual functions as both standard character keys and numeric keypad keys NumLk can be acti
117. n incorrectly typed WEP key a mis configured LEAP username or an incorrectly chosen authentication method will cause the LAN device to associate but not authenticate to the wireless network Incorrectly configured network settings Recheck the configuration of your network settings Incorrect IP address configuration This only applies to networks using static IP addresses Please contact your network administrator for the correct settings 158 Troubleshooting the WLAN WLAN Specifications Specifications Item Specification Type of network The Intel WiFi Link 5100 and WiFi Link 5300 802 11 a b g draft n WLAN devices conform to IEEE 802 11a 802 11b g and 802 11 draft n Wi Fi based Transfer rate Automatic switching 54 Mbps maximum data rate IEEE802 11n to be determined Active frequency 802 11n draft 2 4 GHz or 5 GHz 802 11b g 2400 2473 MHz 802 11a 4900 5850 MHz Typical operating distances 802 11a 40 ft 12 m 54 Mbps 300 ft 91 m 9 6 Mbps 802 11b 100 ft 30 m 11 Mbps 300 ft 91 m 1 Mbps 802 119 100 ft 30 m 54 Mbps 300 ft 91 m 1 Mbps 802 11n draft Operating distance to be determined upon release of standard Number of channels 802 11a 8 independent channels 802 11b g 11 channels 3 non overlapping channels 802 11n draft 2 4 GHz 3 non overlapping channels when Channel Bonding is not used 2 non overlappi
118. n is the amount of memory in kilobytes successfully tested 99 Troubleshooting Failure Fixed Disk n where x 1 4 The fixed disk is not working or not configured properly This may mean that the hard drive type identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self Test Run the setup utility to check for the hard drive type settings and correct them if necessary If the settings are OK and the message appears when you restart the system there may be a serious fault which might cause you to lose data 1f you continue Contact your support representative Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup This means that the floppy disk drive type identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self Test Run the setup utility to correct the inconsistency Incorrect Drive B type run SETUP Type of floppy drive B not correctly identified in Setup This means that the floppy disk drive type identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self Test Run the setup utility to correct the inconsistency Invalid NVRAM Data Problem with NVRAM access In the unlikely case that you see this message you may have some display problems You can continue operating but should contact your support representative for more information Keyboard controller error The keyboard controll
119. n the user profile was exported You 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 OmniPass will notify you if the user was successfully imported Things to Know Regarding Import Export Assume you export a local Windows User profile from OmniPass You want to import that profile to another machine that has OmniPass Before you can import the profile a Windows user with the same login credentials must be created on the machine importing the profile Example I have a Windows user with the username Tom and the password Sunshine on my system I have enrolled Tom into OmniPass and remembered passwords I want to take all my passwords to new system I export Tom s OmniPass user profile I go to my new system and using the Control Panel I create a user with the username Tom and the password Sunshine I can now successfully import the OmniPass user data to the new system Ifyou export an OmniPass only user you can import that user to any computer running OmniPass provided that a user with that name is not already enrolled in OmniPass e f you attempt to import a user profile who has the same name as a user already enrolled in OmniPass the OmniPass import function will fail OmniPass Control Center This section will serve to explain functions within the OmniPass Control Center that weren t explained earlier You can acce
120. net LAN Wireless LAN Optional Integrated Intel WiFi Link 5100 150 Mbps Tx 300 Mbps Rx 802 11 a b g draft n Optional Integrated Intel WiFi Link 5300 450 Mbps Tx Rx 802 11 a b g draft n Optional Wireless USB UWB 480 Mbps at distances up to 3 meters approximately 10 feet and 110 Mbps at up to 10 meters approximately 33 feet Operates in 3 1 GHz to 10 6 GHz RF band in the United States Theft Prevention Lock Lock slot for use with security restraint systems Web Camera Optional 1 3 MP web camera with digital built in microphone Device Ports On the LifeBook notebook One ExpressCard slot e One PC Card slot One Memory Stick SD Card slot One 15 pin D SUB connector for VGA external monitor see Display specifications 123 Specifications Four USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus connectors for input output devices One E SATA jack One HDMI jack One DC In connector One IEEE 1394 4 pin type jack One LAN RJ 45 connector One stereo headphone jack One stereo microphone jack Keyboard Built in keyboard with all functions of 101 key PS 2 compatible keyboards Total number of keys 86 Function keys F1 through F12 Feature extension key Fn Two Windows keys one Start key one application key Key pitch 19 mm Key stroke 3 mm Built in Touchpad pointing device with left right and scroll buttons scroll button may be replaced by fingerprint recognition sensor on certain configurations Spill resistan
121. ng channels when Channel Bonding is used 5 GHz 12 non overlapping UNII channels with or without Channel Bonding Security Encryption Types WEP TKIP AES WPA 1 0 WPA2 CCX compliant Encryption Key lengths Supported 64 bits and 128 bits 802 1x EAP Maximum recommended number of computers to be connected over wireless LAN during ad hoc connection 10 units or less 159 WLAN Specifications Wi Fi based indicates that the interconnectivity test of the organization which guarantees the interconnectivity of wireless LAN Wi Fi Alliance has been passed The communication ranges shown above will increase or decrease depending on factors such as number of walls reflective material or interference from external RF sources Encryption with network key WEP is performed using the above number of bits however users can set 40 bits 104 bits after subtracting the fixed length of 24 bits Depending on practical environments the allowable number of computers to be connected may be decreased 160 WLAN Specifications Using the Bluetooth Device The Integrated Bluetooth module EY TF3CSFT 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 Bluetooth technology is used to create Personal Area Networks PANs between
122. not adequate for your lighting conditions Move the display and the brightness control until you have ade quate visibility Pressing either the F6 or F7 keys while holding down the Fn key also allows you to change the brightness level of the display Power management timeouts may be set for short intervals and you didn t notice the display come on and go off Press a keyboard button or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Power Suspend Resume button The display may be shut off by Sleep mode Auto Suspend or Video Timeout The notebook turned on with a series of beeps and the built in display is blank Power On Self Test has detected a failure which does not allow the dis play to operate Contact your support representative 96 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions The display goes blank by itself after you have been using it The notebook has gone into Video timeout Sleep mode or Save to Disk mode because you have not used it for a period of time Press any button on the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Power Suspend Resume button Check your power management settings or close your applica tions and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit your operation needs Power management timeouts may be set for short intervals and you
123. ns a right mouse like button a left mouse like button and a scroll button The touchpad is gesture enabled This allows you to zoom in or out and scroll continually using simple gestures See Touchpad Pointing Device on page 34 Depending upon the configuration of your system the scroll button may be configured as a fingerprint recognition scroll sensor device See Appendix B Fingerprint Sensor Device on page 165 LifeBook Application Panel Support Button The LifeBook Application Panel provides one touch application launch and volume up down capabilities The Support Button allows you to automatically open the Fujitsu Support Center This button can also be configured to provide one touch application launch capability See LifeBook Application Panel Support Button on page 41 19 Locating the Controls and Connectors ExpressCard Slot ExpressCard Eject Button Optical Drive Release Button Optical Drive PC Card Slot PC Card Eject Button Emergency Optical Tray Release Figure 3 LifeBook notebook left side panel Left Side Panel Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s left side components ExpressCard Slot The ExpressCard Slots allow you to install an ExpressCard See PC Cards ExpressCards on page 71 ExpressCard Eject Button The ExpressCard eject button is used for removing an ExpressCard from the slot Optical Drive Release Button The optical drive release button o
124. o confirm the deletion The two check boxes in Manage Passwords govern whether OmniPass prompts you to authenticate or directly logs you into the remembered site 174 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device OmniPass will overwrite an old set of credentials for a website if you attempt to use Remember Password on an already remembered site The exception to the above rule is when resetting the Windows password If your password is reset in Windows the next time you login to Windows OmniPass will detect the password change and prompt you to Update or Reconfirm the password with OmniPass Enter your new Windows password in the prompt and click OK Your OmniPass master password will still be your Windows password OmniPass User Identities Identities allow OmniPass users to have multiple accounts to the same site e g bob biblomail com and boballen biblomail com If OmniPass did not provide you identities you would be limited to remembering one account per site To create and manage identities double click the OmniPass key in the system tray Click Vault Management OmniPass will prompt you to authenticate Once you gain access to Vault Management click Manage Identities under Vault Settings You can only manage the identities ofthe currently logged in OmniPass user To add a new identity click New Identity or double click Click here to add a new identity Name the new identity and click OK then click Apply
125. of applications and then click on the application you wish to launch with this button Click Next Finish OK The button will now launch the new application a fh WN If you want to return to launching the Fujitsu Support Center utility with this button click on Fujitsu Support Center from the dropdown list Note that this will erase the settings for the other application If you wish to go back to launching the other application from this button you will need to reconfigure it as described above 6 When you have finished with Application Panel Setup click OK and the new settings will take effect You can reconfigure your LifeBook Application Panel as often as you like 44 LifeBook Application Panel Support Button Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LifeBook DC Power Jack AC Adapter w DN AC Cable Loy Plug Figure 23 Connecting the AC Adapter 45 Power Sources Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has three possible power sources a primary Lithium ion battery an AC adapter or an optional Auto Airline adapter Connecting the Power Adapters The AC adapter or optional Auto Airline adapter provides power for operating your notebook and charging the batteries Connecting the AC Adapter 1 Plug the AC Cable into the AC Adapter 2 Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack of your LifeBook notebook 3 Plug the AC adapter into an AC electrical outlet 4 When the AC Adapter is powering y
126. oftware Manuals that are not included are available online through the help system of the software You should review these manuals for general information on the use of these applications Adobe Acrobat Reader Acrobat Reader lets you view navigate and print PDF files from across all major computing platforms Norton Internet Security 2008 Your system is preinstalled with a free 90 day trial version of Norton Internet SecurityTM 2008 Norton Internet Security is a suite of tools designed to protect your notebook from viruses hackers spyware and spam It assists in the protection of data currently on your hard disk from destruction or contamination The trial version is activated upon your acceptance of software license agreement After 90 days you will need to purchase a subscription from Symantec to download latest virus spyware and spam definitions Roxio Creator LJ Roxio Creator LJ lets you burn CDs and organize edit and share digital photos music data or videos CyberLink PowerDVD Blu ray models only CyberLink PowerDVD allows you to produce and edit home movies and slideshows on discs CyberLink MakeDisc CyberLink MakeDisc allows you to burn your videos slideshows and TV showsto discs and to back up data files onto CDs or DVDs 127 Specifications CyberLink PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDirector allows you to edit and enhance your videos and add special effects to them OmniPass Fingerprint Recognition Software Th
127. oint Set the Network Authentication value identically to that of the Access Point Please consult your network administrator for this value if necessary Weak received signal strength and or link quality Ad hoc connection Retry connection after shortening the distance to the destination computer or removing any obstacles for better reception Access Point Infrastructure connection Retry connection after shortening the distance to the access point or removing any obstacles for better transmission 157 Troubleshooting the WLAN Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution Unavailable The WLAN device Check if the wireless switch is turned On Go to Start gt Control Panel network has been and double click on Windows Mobility Center If the wireless network is connection deactivated or off click the Turn wireless on button continued disabled The computer to be connected is turned off Check if the computer to be connected is turned ON HF interference from Access Points or other wireless networks The use of identical or overlapping RF channels can cause interference with the operation of the WLAN device Change the channel of your Access Point to a channel that does not overlap with the interfering device Wireless network authentication has failed Re check your Network Authentication Encryption and Security settings Incorrectly configured security settings such as a
128. olid Battery is 12 or less charged Orange blinking Blinks during battery status measurement Four seconds after the battery is installed Red blinking There is a problem with the battery Off There is no battery installed or the battery has no charge e If the battery pack is installed while the power is turned off the battery level indicator will display the charge level for five seconds after it blinks orange e fthe AC adapter is not connected or the battery pack is not fully charged when the computer is switched to sleep mode the indicator will blink The LED blinks at the rate of one second on six seconds off 29 Status Indicator Panel Batteries subjected to shocks vibration or extreme temperatures can be permanently damaged A shorted battery is damaged and must be replaced Hard Drive Optical Drive Access Indicator Op The Hard Drive Optical Drive Access indicator glows green when your internal hard drive is being accessed Note that flickering is normal NumLk Indicator ED The NumLk indicator states that the integral keyboard is set in ten key numeric keypad mode CapsLock Indicator gt D 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 30 Status Indicator Panel Function Keys 5 ke Tab w Zs d Y Y T P 7 x a ZN AN A o
129. ommunicate with wireless or wired network devices by communicating through an Access Point In infrastructure mode wireless devices can communicate with each other or with a wired network Corporate wireless networks operate in infrastructure mode because they require access to the WLAN in order to access services devices and computers e g file servers printers databases Access Point Infrastructure Mode Network Internet ADSL modem cable modem NN similar Wireless LAN An optional hub for a wired LAN may be required depending upon the type of access point used O oce 153 Before Using the Optional Wireless LAN How to Handle This Device The WLAN device is an optional device that may come pre installed in your mobile computer Under normal circumstances it should not be necessary for you to remove or re install it The Operating System that your mobile computer comes with has been pre configured to support the WLAN device e Intel WiFi Link 5100 and 5300 devices support IEEE802 11a IEEE802 11b IEEE802 119 and IEEE802 11n draft The WLAN device operates in the 2 4 GHz ISM band and the 5 GHz lower middle and upper UNII bands Microwave ovens may interfere with the operation of WLAN devices since they operate in the same 2 4 GHz frequency range as IEEE802 11b g draft n devices Interference by microwaves does not occur with IEEE802 11a radio which operates in the 5 GHz RF band Wireless
130. on the eject button fails you can open the media tray with a paper clip or similar tool inserted into the eject hole in the right side of the front of the tray Straighten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into the hole The tray will pop out Figure 28 Emergency Tray Release Using the Media Player Software DEPENDING UPON ITS CONFIGURATION YOUR SYSTEM MAY NOT HAVE THE MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE PRE INSTALLED IF IT IS NOT INSTALLED REFERENCE THE DOCUMENTATION THAT ACCOMPANIES THE MEDIA APPLICATION Starting a DVD Movie 1 Insert the DVD into the optical drive of the notebook If the CD AutoRun feature activates skip Step 2 2 The first time you insert a movie into the DVD CD RW tray you will be prompted to select what you want the system to do when discs are inserted e g start automatically or wait for a prompt Until you make a selection you will receive the same prompt whenever you insert a disc 3 Click OK to close the About DVD Player Performance dialog box and the movie will begin Opening the Media Player Control Panel With most DVD ROMs you have the option of altering how the movie should play and what you wish to view You can do this by using the media player control panel and the mouse 68 Optical Drive 1 Right click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options 2 Select View then Player for all the controls available This will open the control panel into the bottom of the screen Usin
131. one WLAN from another so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID Because the SSID is broadcast in plain text it does not supply any security to the network Standby To make inoperative for a period of time Your LifeBook notebook uses various suspension states to reduce power consumption and prolong the charge of your battery Status Indicator A display which reports the condition of some portion of your hardware On your LifeBook notebook this is an LCD screen just above the keyboard Stereo audio A system using two channels to process sound from two different sources Subnet mask TCP IP network is controlled by being divided into multiple smaller networks subnets IP address consists of the subnet address and the address of each computer Subnet mask defines how many bits of IP address comprise the subnet address The same value shall be set among computers communicating with each other 143 Glossary SVGA Super VGA S Video Super Video A component video system for driving a TV or computer monitor System Clock An oscillator of fixed precise frequency which synchronizes the operation of the system and is counted to provide time of day and date TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A standard Internet protocol that is most widely used TFT Thin Film Tran
132. ook with a battery installed the battery will discharge and battery life will be reduced In addition a faulty battery might damage your LifeBook Store your Fujitsu LifeBook in a cool dry location Temperatures should remain between 13 F 25 C and 140 F 60 C ALWAYS POWER OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE TRANSPORTING AND OR PACKAGING IT AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE SYSTEM WAIT UNTIL THE STATUS LED PANEL INDICATES POWER OFF CONDITION I E NO LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIT MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO POWER OFF OR HIBERNATE MODE WHEN YOU CLOSE THE LID THIS SITUATION MAY OCCUR DUE TO PRE OS BOOT PASSWORD SECURITY SETTINGS OR SOME OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER ATTEMPTING TO TRANSPORT THE COMPUTER WHILE POWER IS ON MAY DAMAGE THE NOTEBOOK DUE TO SHOCK OR OVERHEATING SINCE THE AIR VENTS MAY BE BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED 115 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook Traveling with your LifeBook notebook Do not transport your notebook while it is turned on It is recommended that you carry your notebook with you while traveling rather than checking it in as baggage Always bring your System Recovery CD that came with your notebook when you travel If you experience system software problems while traveling you may need it to correct any problems Never put your notebook through a metal detector Have your notebook hand inspected by security personnel You can however put your notebook through a properly tuned X ray
133. otebook comes with pre installed software for playing audio and video files of various formats In addition there is file transfer software virus protection software and Power Management software The following list indicates the software on your system e Adobe Acrobat Reader Norton Internet Security 2008 90 day free trial Roxio Creator e CyberLink PowerDVD for Blu ray ROM models e CyberLink PowerDirector DE e CyberLink MakeDisc e ArcSoft WebCam Companion on systems with optional web cam Google Desktop Google Tool Bar Google Picasa Omnipass Fingerprint Recognition software on models with Fingerprint Recognition device Fujitsu LifeBook Application Panel software Fujitsu Driver Update utility Evernote Depending upon your system configuration and operating system one of the following Productivity options will be installed Microsoft Office Ready with Office Assistant Windows Vista Business models Microsoft Works 9 0 with Microsoft Office Home and Student Trial Edition with Office Assistant Windows Vista Home Premium models 126 Specifications Learning About Your Software Tutorials All operating systems and most application software have tutorials built into them upon installation We highly recommend that you step through the tutorial before you use an application Manuals Included with your notebook you will find manuals for your installed operating system and other pre installed s
134. ou automatically go to the Support Website You must be connected to the Internet in order to access the Support website Launching Applications with the Support Button Your notebook is pre installed with utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Application Panel These utilities are found in the Start menu under Settings gt Control Panel gt Application Panel or Buttons in some configurations The utility includes an Application Panel Setup tab Configuring your LifeBook Application Panel When you start Windows the LifeBook Application Panel is automatically activated As an application launcher the application panel is very flexible To set up the panel to suit your needs we have provided the Application Panel Setup utility that quickly helps you make the most of this valuable feature To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with Application Panel Setup 1 Click on Start gt Programs gt LifeBook Application Panel 2 Click on Application Panel Setup The Application Panel Setup utility will appear There is a tab that corresponds to the Support button When you receive your notebook this button is pre configured to launch the Fujitsu Support Center See Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with the Support Button on page 43 To reconfigure it to launch another program proceed to the following steps Click on Application Registration Click the Select from Start Menu box Scroll down the list
135. ouping is performed to avoid interference or data theft This grouping is performed with Network name SSID In order to improve security the network key is set allowing no communication unless Network name SSID coincides with the network key NTSC National TV Standards Commission The standard for TV broadcast and reception for the USA Open system authentication Null authentication method specified in the 802 11 standard that performs no authentication checks on a wireless client before allowing it to associate Operating System A group of control programs that convert application commands including driver programs into the exact form required by a specific brand and model of microprocessor in order to produce the desired results from that particular equipment Partition A block of space on a hard drive which is set aside and made to appear to the operating system as if it were a separate disk and addressed by the operating system accordingly PCMCIA PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is an organization that sets standards for add in cards for personal computers Peripheral Device A piece of equipment which performs a specific function associated with but not integral to a computer Examples a printer a modem a CD ROM 140 Glossary Pitch keyboard The distance between the centers of the letter key
136. our enrolled fingerprint place your fingertip on the sensor and swipe it as if you were having a fingerprint captured Successful fingerprint verification will show a green fingerprint in the capture window and the text Verification Successful under the capture window OmniPass will then suggest you register a second fingerprint follow the same steps to do so Using OmniPass You are now ready to begin using OmniPass Used regularly OmniPass will streamline your authentications Password Replacement You will often use the password replacement function When you go to a restricted access website e g your bank your web based email online auction or payment sites you are always prompted to enter your login credentials OmniPass can detect these prompts and you can teach OmniPass your login credentials The next time you go to that website you can authenticate with your fingerprint to gain access OmniPass Authentication Toolbar After installing OmniPass and restarting you will notice a dialog you have not seen before at Windows Logon This is the OmniPass Authentication Toolbar and it is displayed whenever the OmniPass authentication system is invoked The OmniPass authentication system may be invoked frequently during Windows Logon during OmniPass Logon when unlocking your workstation when resuming from sleep 171 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device or hibernate when unlocking a password enabled screensaver durin
137. our notebook the Battery Charge DC In status indicator will light Connecting the Optional Auto Airline Adapter 1 Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack on your notebook 2 Plug the Auto Airline adapter into the cigarette lighter of an automobile with the engine running or 3 Plug the Auto Airline adapter into the DC power jack on an airplane seat 4 When the adapter is powering your notebook the Battery Charge DC In status indicator will light Switching from AC Adapter Power or the Auto Airline Adapter to Battery Power 1 Be sure that you have at least one charged battery installed 2 Remove the AC adapter or the Auto Airline adapter THE LITHIUM ION BATTERY IS NOT CHARGED UPON PURCHASE INITIALLY YOU WILL NEED TO CONNECT EITHER THE AC ADAPTER OR THE AUTO AIRLINE ADAPTER TO USE YOUR NOTEBOOK 46 Power Sources Figure 24 Opening the Display Panel Display Panel Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in bright environments and maintains top resolution through the use of active matrix technology Opening the Display Panel 1 Press the Display Panel latch button in This releases the locking mechanism allowing you to raise the display 2 Liftthe display backwards being careful not to touch the screen until it is at a comfortable viewing angle Adjusting Display Panel Brightness Once you have turned on your LifeBook notebook you may want to adjust the brightness leve
138. overlap therefore every Ethernet card is given a unique physical address in the world being assigned with a different address from other cards For Ethernet frames are sent and received based on this address MB Megabyte One million bytes Megahertz 1 000 000 cycles per second 138 Glossary Memory A repository for data and applications which is readily accessible to your LifeBook notebook s CPU MHz Megahertz MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface A standard communication protocol for exchange of information between computers and sound producers such as synthesizers Modem A contraction for MOdulator DEModulator The equipment which connects a computer or other data terminal to a communication line Monaural A system using one channel to process sound from all sources MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The maximum data size that can be transferred at a time through the Internet or other networks You can set a smaller MTU size to obtain successful communication if you have difficulty transferring data due to the fact that the maximum size is too large Network key Data that is used for encrypting data in data communication The personal computer uses the same network key both for data encryption and decryption therefore it is necessary to set the same network key as the other side of communication 139 Glossary Network name SSID Service Set Identifier When a wireless LAN network is configured gr
139. pdate is complete a message appears informing you of the fact Enable Automatic Update Notifications Automatically searches for new updates on a regular basis approximately every 3 days Show update history Brings up a screen that displays a history of updates that have been made via the FDU 108 Restoring Your Pre installed Software About Fujitsu Driver Update Displays the FDU version number and copyright information Fujitsu Driver Update Readme Displays the FDU readme 109 Restoring Your Pre installed Software Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance Caring for your LifeBook Notebook If you use your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook carefully you will increase its life and reliability This section provides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices THE SYSTEM CONTAINS COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE ESD TO MINIMIZE RISK TO THE COMPONENTS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS BEFORE DOCKING OR UNDOCKING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK WHEN USING A PORT REPLICATOR IT IS A GOOD PRACTICE TO ALWAYS TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY BE SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING SYSTEM COMPONENTS EVEN IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR SLEEP STATES DATA COULD BE LOST OR MEMORY COULD BE DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM WHEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY MODULE HOLD IT BY THE EDGE SO AS NOT TO TOUCH
140. pens the optical drive Optical Drive The optical drive is for watching movies loading programs or listening to music See Optical Drive on page 64 20 Locating the Controls and Connectors Emergency Optical Tray Release If for some reason the eject button fails you can open the media tray with a paper clip or similar tool inserted into the eject hole See Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release on page 68 PC Card Slot The PC Card Slot allows you to install a Type I or Type II PC Card See PC Cards ExpressCards on page 71 PC Card Eject Button The PC Card Eject Button assists you in removing a PC Card from the PC Card slot 21 Locating the Controls and Connectors Headphone Jack E SATA Port Wireless LAN UWB Bluetooth On Off Switch Microphone Jack 9 0 es s T Memory Stick SD Card Slot USB Ports DC In Jack Tams Figure 4 LifeBook notebook right side panel Right Side Panel Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s right side components Wireless LAN UWB Bluetooth On Off Switch The wireless LAN UWB Bluetooth on off switch is used to turn the optional WLAN Ultra Wideband and Bluetooth devices on and off Switching the device off when not in use will help to extend battery life See Activating the WLAN Device on page 155 Headphone Jack The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones See H
141. puting power of desktop personal computers PCs to a portable environment Your computer comes with Microsoft Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Home Premium operating system pre installed This manual explains how to operate your LifeBook notebook s hardware and built in system software Conventions Used in the Guide Keyboard and on screen keys appear in brackets Example Fn F1 ESC ENTER and CTRL Pages with additional information about a specific topic are cross referenced within the text For example See Installation Procedure on page 43 On screen menu items appear in bold Example Highlight the CD DVD option then click OK THIS INFORMATION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT MATERIAL THIS CAUTION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR COMPUTER OR TO THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR FILES PLEASE READ ALL CAUTION INFORMATION CAREFULLY THIS WARNING ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO EITHER YOU YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK OR YOUR FILES PLEASE READ ALL WARNING INFORMATION CAREFULLY Fujitsu Contact Information Service and Support You can contact Fujitsu Service and Support in the following ways Toll free 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 838 5487 E mail 8fujitsu us fujitsu com Website http www computers us fujitsu com support Before you place the call you should have the following information ready
142. r hard drive The wrong drive desig nator was used by an application when a bootable disc was used to start the notebook Verify drive designator used by application is in use by the operat ing system When the operating system is booted from a CD drive designations are automatically adjusted Security is set so your operating system can not be started without a password Verify your password and security settings Keyboard or Mouse Prob lems The built in keyboard does not seem to work The notebook has gone into Sleep mode Push the Power Suspend Resume button Your application has locked out your key board Try to use your integrated pointing device to restart your system You have installed an exter nal keyboard or mouse and Your external device is not properly installed Re install your device See Device Ports on page 81 it does not seem to work Your operating system software is not set up with correct software driver for that device Check your device and operating system documentation and acti vate the proper driver You have connected an external keyboard or a mouse and it seems to be locking up the system Your operating system software is not setup with correct software driver for that device Check your device and operating system documentation and acti vate the proper driver Your system has crashed Try to restart your not
143. r key Fn F3 Pressing F3 while holding Fn will toggle the Audio Mute on and off Fn F6 Pressing F6 repeatedly while holding Fn will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing F7 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the brightness of the display Fn F8 Pressing F8 repeatedly while holding Fn will decrease the volume of your LifeBook notebook Fn F9 Pressing F9 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the volume of your LifeBook notebook Fn F10 Pressing F10 while holding Fn allows you to change your selection of where to send your display video Each time you press the combination of keys you will step to the next choice The choices in order are built in display panel only external monitor only and both built in display panel and external monitor 33 Keyboard Touchpad Pointing Device Cursor Control Right Button Scroll button or optional Fingerprint Sensor Left Button Figure 9 Touchpad pointing device The Touchpad pointing device comes built into your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook It is used to control the movement of the pointer to select items on your display panel The Touchpad is composed of a cursor control a left button a right button and a scroll button or fingerprint sensor depending upon your system configuration The cursor control works the same way a mouse does and moves the cursor around the display It only requires light pressure with th
144. rify the drive designator used by the application is the same as the one used by the operating system When the operating system is booted from a DVD CD drive designations are automatically adjusted Note that the drive designation can be changed with the Disk Management tool located at Administrative Tools Computer Management DVD CD RW CD ROM is dirty or defective Wipe the disc with a non abrasive CD cleaning cloth and reinsert It if still will not work try another DVD CD RW CD ROM in the drive The drive access indicator on the Status Indicator Panel blinks at regular inter vals with no disc in the tray or the drive is not installed The Windows auto insertion function is active and is checking to see if a disc is ready to run This is normal However you may disable this feature Floppy Disk Drive Proble ms You cannot access your optional external floppy disk You tried to write to a write protected floppy disk Eject the disk and set it to write enable Disk is not loaded cor rectly Eject floppy disk check orientation and re insert The floppy disk drive may not be properly installed Remove and re install your floppy disk drive Security is set to protect access to floppy disk data Verify your password and security settings 90 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Hard Drive Problems You cannot access you
145. rocedure explained in the Cannot add Windows user to OmniPass section If the difficulties persist then try the following procedure Click Start Control Panel Administrative Tools and Local Security Settings Expand Local Policies expand Security Options and double click Accounts Limit local account use of blank passwords to console login only This setting should be set to Disabled Dialog appears after OmniPass authentication during Windows Logon After installing OmniPass on your system you can choose to logon to Windows using OmniPass You authenticate with OmniPass via master password or an enrolled security device and OmniPass logs you into Windows You may during this OmniPass authentication see a Login Error dialog box This dialog box occurs when OmniPass was unable to log you into Windows with the credentials supplied username and password This could happen for any of the following reasons Your Windows password has changed Your Windows account has been disabled If you are having difficulties due to the first reason you will need to update OmniPass with your changed Windows account password Click Update Password and you will be prompted with a dialog to reconfirm your password Enter the new password to your Windows user account and click OK If the error persists then it is unlikely the problem is due to your Windows user account password changing 181 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device In
146. s pend Resume button See Power Sources on page 46 Your adapter has failed or lost its power source Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet has power Your LifeBook notebook will not work on battery alone The installed battery is dead Replace the battery with a charged one or install a power adapter No batteries are installed Install a charged battery The batteries are improperly installed Verify that the batteries are properly connected by re installing them Your installed batteries are faulty Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted See Status Indicator Panel on page 28 The batteries seem to discharge too quickly The power savings fea tures may be disabled Check the Power Options menu settings and adjust according to your operating needs The brightness is turned all the way up Turn down the brightness adjustment The higher the brightness the more power your display uses 94 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions The batteries seem to Use both the primary battery and an optional second battery discharge too quickly continued You are running an application that uses a lot of power due to fre quent hard drive access or optical drive access or use of a modem LAN PC card Wireless LAN or Bluetooth dev
147. s in the Windows Control Panel as well as a golden key shaped icon in the taskbar Verifying Information about OmniPass After you have completed installing OmniPass and restarted your system you may wish to check the version of OmniPass on your system 167 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device To check the version information of OmniPass 1 From the Windows Desktop double click the key shaped OmniPass icon in the taskbar usually located in the lower right corner of the screen Or Click the Start button select Settings and click Control Panel Double click Softex OmniPass in the Control Panel and the OmniPass Control Center will appear If it does not appear then the program is not properly installed or Click the Start button select Programs and from the submenu select the Softex program group from that submenu click OmniPass Control Center Select the About tab at the top of the OmniPass Control Panel The About tab window appears with version information about OmniPass Uninstalling OmniPass FOR UNINSTALLATION OMNIPASS REQUIRES THAT THE USER UNINSTALLING OMNIPASS HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES TO THE SYSTEM IF YOUR CURRENT USER DOES NOT HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES LOG OUT AND THEN LOG IN WITH AN ADMINISTRATOR USER BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH OMNIPASS UNINSTALLATION To remove the OmniPass application from your system a AON Click Start on the Windows taskbar Select Settings and then Contro
148. s of a keyboard Pixel The smallest element of a display a dot of color on your display screen The more pixels per area the clearer your image will appear POST Power On Self Test A program which is part of the BIOS which checks the configuration and operating condition of your hardware whenever power is applied to your notebook Status and error messages may be displayed before the operating system is loaded If the self test detects failures that are so serious that operation cannot continue the operating system will not be loaded PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet A protocol for Ethernet using a Point to Point Protocol PPP which is used for connection on the phone line Program An integrated set of coded commands to your computers telling your hardware what to do and how and when to do it Protocol Procedures and rules use to send and receive data between computers Method of sending and receiving data Process used to handle communication errors Conditions required for communication are organized in procedures for correct transfer of information 141 Glossary RAM Random Access Memory A hardware component of your LifeBook notebook that holds binary information both program and data as long as it has the proper power applied to it RAM Module A printed circuit card with memory and associated circuitry which allows the user to add additional memory to the computer without special tools Res
149. sistor A technology for flat display panels which uses a thin film matrix of transistors to control each pixel of the display screen individually UL Underwriters Laboratories An independent organization that tests and certifies the electrical safety of devices USB Universal Serial Bus Standard that allows you to simultaneously connect up to 127 USB devices such as game pads pointing devices printers and keyboards to your computer UWB See WUSB VRAM Video Random Access Memory A memory dedicated to video display data and control 144 Glossary WFM Wired for Management is Intel s broad based initiative to reduce the total cost of ownership TCO of business computing without sacrificing power and flexibility Wi Fi Compatible Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity Identifies that the product has passed the interoperability test supplied by the WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance which guarantees the interoperability of wireless IEEE 802 11 LAN products For more information on the Wi Fi standard go to the WECA Web site at www wirelessethernet com WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A wireless interconnection of computers and peripherals within a single limited geographic location which can pass programs and data amongst themselves WUSB Certified Wireless USB is a short range high bandwidth RF communication protocol that is capable of sending 480 Mbps at distances up to 3 meters approximately 10 fe
150. ss the OmniPass Control Center any of three ways Double click the golden OmniPass key shaped icon in the Windows taskbar typically in the lower right corner of the desktop Click the Start button select the Programs group select the Softex program group and click the OmniPass Control Center selection 178 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device Open the Windows Control Panel accessible via Start button gt Settings gt Control Panel and double click the Softex OmniPass icon User Management The User Management tab has two major interfaces Add Remove User and Import Export User Import Export User functionality is documented in Exporting and Importing Users on page 176 Add Remove User functionality is straightforward If you click Adds a new user to OmniPass you will start the OmniPass Enrollment Wizard The Enrollment Wizard is documented in User Enrollment on page 169 If you click Removes a user from OmniPass OmniPass will prompt you to authenticate Authenticate with the credentials or enrolled fingerprint of the user you wish to remove OmniPass will prompt you to confirm user removal Click OK to complete user removal REMOVING A USER WILL AUTOMATICALLY DESTROY ALL OMNIPASS DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THAT USER ALL IDENTITIES AND CREDENTIALS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USER WILL BE LOST IF YOU RE SURE YOU WANT TO REMOVE THE USER WE RECOMMEND YOU EXPORT THE USER PROFILE User Settings The User Se
151. t keyboard Built in Palm Rest USB compatible keyboard and or mouse support 124 Specifications Power Battery Standard Lithium ion battery rechargeable 6 cell 10 8V 5200 mAh or High capacity Lithium ion battery rechargeable 8 cell 14 4V 5200 mAh AC Adapter Autosensing 100 240V AC supplying 19V DC 4 22A 80W to the LifeBook includes an AC cable Power Management Conforms to ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Dimensions and Weight Overall Dimensions Approximately 14 49 w x 10 43 d x 1 71 h 368 mm x 265 mm x 43 5 mm Weight Intel GM45 video graphics controller model Approximately 6 39 Ibs 2 9 kg with 200 nit display 6 cell battery and optical drive ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 model Approximately 6 61 Ibs 3 0 kg with 200 nit display 6 cell battery and optical drive Note For systems with 450 nit display add 3 5 oz 0 1 kg for systems with 8 cell battery add 3 5 oz 0 1 kg Environmental Requirements Temperature Operating 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C Non operating 5 to 140 F 15 to 60 C Humidity Operating 20 to 85 relative non condensing Non operating 8 to 85 relative non condensing 125 Specifications Popular Accessories For ordering or additional information on Fujitsu accessories please visit our Web site at www shopfujitsu com or call 1 800 FUJITSU Pre Installed Software Depending on your pre installed operating system your n
152. t of Fujitsu B5FJ 8071 01ENZO0 00 c DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to FCC Part 15 Responsible Party Name Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation Address 1250 E Arques Avenue M S 122 Sunnyvale CA 94085 Telephone 408 746 6000 Declares that product Base Model Configuration LifeBook A6210 notebook Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operations are subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This unit requires an AC adapter to operate Use only UL Listed I T E Class II Adapters with an output rating of 19 VDC with a current of 4 22 A 80 W AC adapter output polarity e 9 4 When using your notebook equipment basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury to persons including the following Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool Avoid using the modem during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning Do not use the modem to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak Useonly the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual Do not dispose of batteri
153. ta Delete utility unless you are absolutely certain that you want to erase your entire hard disk including all partitions The Partition Creation utility allows you to create a D partition or resize existing partitions on your hard disk NOTE Creating or resizing partitions with this utility will cause all data on the hard disk to be completely erased Automatically Downloading Driver Updates Your system has a convenient tool called the Fujitsu Driver Update FDU utility With FDU you can choose to automatically or manually go to the Fujitsu site to check for new updates for your system The FDU icon should appear in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen roll the cursor over the icons to find the correct one If the icon does not appear in the system tray go to Start gt All Programs and click on Fujitsu Driver Update this will create the icon automatically To invoke the FDU menu you can either right click on the FDU icon or hold the pen on the icon for a couple of seconds until the menu appears The menu contains the following items Check for updates now Allows for manual driver update search The first time it is used you are prompted to agree to a user agreement After clicking on the icon the FDU automatically connects with the Fujitsu site to check for updates and downloads them While downloading the icon has a red bar through it indicating that it cannot be used while the download is in process When the u
154. ted with a master password prompt Enter your master password and you will be allowed into the site Logging into Windows with a Fingerprint Device When logging into Windows with a fingerprint device the fingerprint capture window will now appear next to the Windows Login screen Place your enrolled fingertip on the sensor to authenticate You will be simultaneously logged into Windows and OmniPass The capture window will also appear if you have used Ctrl Alt Del to lock a system and the fingerprint device can be used to log back in as stated above IF A MACHINE IS LOCKED AND OMNIPASS DETECTS A DIFFERENT USER LOGGING BACK IN WITH A FINGERPRINT THE FIRST USER WILL BE LOGGED OUT AND THE SECOND USER LOGGED IN Password Management OmniPass provides an interface that lets you manage your passwords To access this GUI double click the OmniPass key in the system tray Click Vault Management you will be prompted to authenticate Once you gain access to Vault Management click Manage Passwords under Vault Settings You will see the Manage Passwords interface with a list of friendly names You can view the credentials stored for any remembered website by highlighting the desired resource under Password Protected Dialog and clicking Unmask Values Should a password be reset or an account expire you can remove stored credentials from OmniPass Highlight the desired resource under Password Protected Dialog and click Delete Page You will be prompted t
155. tel GMA control panel 97 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions The Display is dark when The Power Manage Press Fn F7 to increase brightness or click the battery guage on battery power ment utility default is set on low brightness to conserve power click on More power options and select Adjust the display brightness You have connected an external monitor and it does not display any information Your external monitor is not properly installed Reinstall your device See External Video Port on page 83 Your operating system is not setup with the correct software driver for that device Check your device and operating system documentation and acti vate the proper driver You have connected an external monitor and it does not come on Your external monitor is not compatible with your LifeBook notebook See your monitor documentation and the External Monitor Sup port portions of the Specifications section See Specifications on page 120 Miscellaneous Problems Error message is displayed on the screen during the operation of an application Application software often has its own set of error message displays See your application manual and help displays screens for more information Not all messages are errors some may simply be status 98 Troubleshooting Power On Self Test Messages The following is an a
156. the operating system or by entering the BIOS setup utility and revising the settings After satisfactory completion of the POST your notebook will load your operating system 49 Starting Your LifeBook Notebook NEVER TURN OFF YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK DURING THE POWER ON SELF TEST POST OR IT WILL CAUSE AN ERROR MESSAGE TO BE DISPLAYED WHEN YOU TURN YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK ON THE NEXT TIME See Power On Self Test Messages on page 99 Boot Sequence The procedure for starting up your notebook is termed the Bootup sequence and involves your notebook s BIOS When your LifeBook notebook is first turned on the main system memory is empty and it needs to find instructions to start up your notebook This information is in the BIOS program Each time you power up or restart your notebook it goes through a boot sequence which displays a Fujitsu logo until your operating system is found During booting your notebook is performing a standard boot sequence including a Power On Self Test POST When the boot sequence is completed without a failure and without a request for the BIOS Setup Utility the system displays the operating system s opening screen The boot sequence is executed when e You turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook e You restart your notebook from the Windows Shut Down dialog box The software initiates a system restart Example When you install a new application Hard Disk Drive Passwords To provide additional securi
157. the system and connect it to a power outlet 2 Follow steps 3 through 6 in Cold Swapping Batteries IF THE LITHIUM ION BATTERY CONNECTOR IS NOT FULLY SEATED YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR NOTEBOOK OR CHARGE YOUR BATTERY 63 Lithium ion Battery Media Tray Eject Button Media Holder Tray Left side of notebook pictured Emergency Tray Release Figure 26 Optical Drive Optical Drive Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains an optical drive which is either a Dual Layer Multi Format DVD Writer or a high definition HD Blu ray ROM player Optical Drive Software Dual Layer Multi Format DVD Writer model only With this drive you can play CD ROM CD R CD RW DVD ROM DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM discs and record CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM discs Blu ray ROM model only With this drive you can play CD ROM CD R CD RW DVD ROM DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM BD ROM BD R BD R DL BD RE BD RE DL discs and record CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM 64 Optical Drive Media Player Software With the Dual Layer Multi Format DVD Writer and media player software you can play DVD movies and music CDs on your notebook The media player includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a DVD movie as well as standard features such as fast
158. ting an E SATA device HDMI Port The High Definition Multimedia Interface HDMI port is a digital audio video interface over which uncompressed streams can be transmitted HDMI is used to connect compatible digital devices with your computer such as big screen TVs and video recorders To connect an HDMI device 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Figure 43 Connecting an HDMI device 85 Device Ports Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook Troubleshooting There may be occasions when you encounter simple setup or operating problems that you can solve on the spot or problems with peripheral devices that can be solved by replacing the device The information in this section helps you isolate and resolve some of these straightforward issues and identify failures that require service Identifying the Problem If you encounter a problem go through the following procedure before pursuing complex troubleshooting 1 Turn off your LifeBook notebook 2 Make sure the AC adapter is plugged into your notebook and to an active AC power source 3 Make sure that any card installed in the PC Card slot is seated properly You can also remove the card from the slot thus eliminating it as a possible cause of failure 4 Make sure that any devices connected to the external connectors are plugged in properly You can also disconnect such devices thus eliminating them as possi
159. to remove the card IF THE PC CARD HAS AN EXTERNAL CONNECTOR AND CABLE DO NOT PULL THE CABLE WHEN REMOVING THE CARD Installing ExpressCards There are two different width ExpressCards 34 mm and 54 mm The connector inside the slot is located on the left hand side of the slot If you insert a 34 mm card be sure to align it with the left side of the slot when inserting it ExpressCard 54 mm ExpressCard 34 mm ExpressCard Slot top slot ExpressCard Eject Button Figure 30 Installing Removing ExpressCards 73 PC Cards ExpressCards NSTALLING OR REMOVING AN EXPRESSCARD DURING YOUR NOTEBOOK S SHUTDOWN OR BOOTUP PROCESS MAY DAMAGE THE CARD AND OR YOUR NOTEBOOK DO NOT INSERT AN EXPRESSCARD INTO A SLOT IF THERE IS WATER OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE ON THE CARD AS YOU MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE CARD YOUR NOTEBOOK OR BOTH YOU MAY BE REQUIRED TO LOG ON AS ADMINISTRATOR OR A MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATOR S GROUP TO COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE IF YOUR COMPUTER IS CONNECTED TO A NETWORK NETWORK POLICY SETTINGS MAY ALSO PREVENT YOU FROM COMPLETING THIS PROCEDURE See your ExpressCard manual for instructions on the installation of your card Some cards may require that your notebook is off while installing them To install an ExpressCard follow these steps 1 2 3 4 Make sure there is no ExpressCard currently in the slot If there is see Removing ExpressCards If the eject button is extended press it in until it c
160. tor is not visible the power is off or your notebook is in Hibernation mode See Hibernation Feature Sleep Mode Sleep mode in Windows saves the contents of your system memory during periods of inactivity by maintaining power to critical parts This mode turns offthe CPU display hard drive and all other internal components except those necessary to maintain system memory and for restarting Your notebook can be put in Sleep mode by 55 Power Management Pressing the Power Suspend Resume button when your system is turned on Selecting Sleep from the Windows Shut Down menu Timing out from lack of activity Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery Warning condition Your notebook s system memory typically stores the file on which you are working open application information and any other data required to support operations in progress When you resume operation from Sleep mode your notebook will return to the point where it left off You must use the Power Suspend Resume button to resume operation and there must be an adequate power source available or your notebook will not resume F RUNNING YOUR NOTEBOOK ON BATTERY POWER BE AWARE THAT THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE WHILE THE NOTEBOOK IS IN SLEEP MODE THOUGH NOT AS FAST AS WHEN FULLY OPERA TIONAL DISABLING THE POWER SUSPEND RESUME BUTTON PREVENTS IT FROM BEING USED TO PUT THE NOTEBOOK INTO SLEEP OR HIBERNATION SAVE TO DISK MODE THE BUTTON RESUME FUNC
161. ttings tab has four interfaces Audio Settings Taskbar Tips and Enrollment User settings allow users to customize OmniPass to suit their individual preferences Under User Settings Audio Settings and Taskbar Tips you can set how OmniPass notifies the user of OmniPass events e g successful login access denied etc The details of each setting under the Audio Settings and Taskbar Tips interfaces are self explanatory The Enrollment interface allows you to enroll fingerprints For the procedure to enroll and authentication device refer to Chapter 2 3 To enroll additional fingerprints click Enroll Authentication Device and authenticate with OmniPass Select the fingerprint recognition device in the Select Authentication Device screen it should already be marked by a green check if you have a finger enrolled and click Next 179 Introducing the Optional Fingerprint Sensor Device System Settings The OmniPass Startup Options interface can be found in the System Settings tab With these options you can specify how your OmniPass Logon is tied to your Windows Logon The first option Automatically log on to OmniPass as the current user will do just as it says during Windows login you will be logged on to OmniPass using your Windows login credentials If the user logging into Windows was never enrolled into OmniPass upon login no one will be logged on to OmniPass This setting is appropriate for an office setting or any setting where users
162. ty for your data you can assign passwords to your hard disk drive This feature is managed in the system BIOS Setup Utility See BIOS Setup Utility below for information about accessing the utility REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORDS IF YOU SET AND FORGET YOUR USER AND MASTER HARD DISK PASSWORDS FUJITSU COMPUTER SYSTEMS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RESET IT YOU MAY LOSE DATA AND HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR SYSTEM BOARD OR HARD DISK DRIVE 50 Starting Your LifeBook Notebook BIOS Setup Utility The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your LifeBook notebook Your BIOS is set at the factory for normal operating conditions therefore there is no need to set or change the BIOS environment to operate your notebook The BIOS Setup Utility configures Device control feature parameters such as changing I O addresses and boot devices e System Data Security feature parameters such as passwords Entering the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following or use the TrustedCore Menu as detailed below 1 Turnon or restart your LifeBook notebook 2 Toenter the BIOS Setup Utility press the F2 key once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen This will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup Utility with the current settings displayed 3 Press the RIGHT ARROW or LEFT ARROW key to scroll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current settings Using the TrustedCore Menu When the Fujitsu
163. ubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions An error message is dis played on the screen during the notebook boot sequence Power On Self Test POST has detected a problem See the Power On Self Test POST messages to determine the meaning and severity of the problem Not all messages are errors some are simply status indicators See Power On Self Test Mes sages on page 99 Your notebook appears to change setup parameters when you start it BIOS setup changes were not saved when made and you exited the setup utility Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility Your system display won t turn on when the system is turned on or has resumed You have installed the LifeBook Security Appli cation panel Check the Status Indicator Panel for presence of the Security icon If it is visible enter your password See Status Indicator Panel on page 28 Video Problems The built in display is blank when you turn on your Life Book notebook The notebook is set for an external monitor only Pressing F10 while holding down the Fn key allows you to change your selection of where to send your display video Each time you press the keys you will step to the next choice The choices in order are built in display only external monitor only both built in display and external monitor The display angle and brightness settings are
164. utton Top Components The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s top components Web Camera The optional web camera allows you to take pictures of yourself to send over the internet For information on using the microphone and web cam see the documentation associated with the ArcSoft WebCam Companion application Digital Microphone The optional digital microphone is used in conjunction with the optional web cam For information on using the microphone and web cam see the documentation associated with the ArcSoft WebCam Companion application Display Panel The display panel is a color LCD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics Power Suspend Resume Button The Power Suspend Resume button allows you to suspend notebook activity without powering off resume your LifeBook notebook from suspend mode and power on your notebook when it has been shut down from Windows See Power Suspend Resume Button on page 55 Keyboard A full size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys See Keyboard on page 31 Stereo Speakers The built in dual speakers allow for stereo sound Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that correspond with a specific component of your LifeBook notebook See Status Indicator Panel on page 28 18 Locating the Controls and Connectors Touchpad Pointing Device The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse like cursor control with three butto
165. vated by pressing the NumLk keys Turning off the NumLk feature is done the same way Once this feature is activated you can enter numerals 0 through 9 perform addition subtraction multiplication or division and enter decimal points using the keys designated as ten key function keys The keys in the numeric keypad are marked on the front edge of the key to indicate their secondary functions Windows Keys Your LifeBook notebook has two Windows keys consisting of a Start key and an Application key The Start key displays the Start menu This button functions the same as your onscreen Start menu button The Application key functions the same as your right mouse button and displays shortcut menus for the selected item Please refer to your Windows documentation for additional information regarding the Windows keys Cursor Keys The cursor keys are the four arrow keys on the keyboard which allow you to move the cursor up down left and right in applications In programs such as Windows Explorer it moves the focus selects the next item up down left or right 32 Keyboard Function Keys Your LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys F1 through F12 The functions assigned to these keys differ for each application You should refer to your software documentation to find out how these keys are used The Fn key provides extended functions for the notebook and is always used in conjunction with anothe
166. ve it also requires specific Operating Systems OS s The minimum requirements are as follows a Windows Vista operating system and at least 35 MB available hard disk space Installing the OmniPass Application If OmniPass is already installed on your system go to User Enrollment on page 169 Otherwise continue with this section on software installation FOR INSTALLATION OMNIPASS REQUIRES THAT THE USER INSTALLING OMNIPASS HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES TO THE SYSTEM IF YOUR CURRENT USER DOES NOT HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE PRIVILEGES LOG OUT AND THEN LOG IN WITH AN ADMINISTRATOR USER BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH OMNIPASS INSTALLATION To install OmniPass on your system you must 1 Insert the installation media for the OmniPass application into the appropriate drive If you are installing from CD ROM or DVD ROM you must find and launch the OmniPass installation program setup exe from the media 2 Follow the directions provided in the OmniPass installation program Specify a location to which you would like OmniPass installed It is recommended that you NOT install OmniPass in the root directory e g CX 3 Once OmniPass has completed installation you will be prompted to restart you system Once your system has rebooted you will be able to use OmniPass If you choose not to restart immediately after installation OmniPass will not be available for use until the next reboot 4 The installation program automatically places an icon Softex OmniPas
167. wo Intense heat can shorten the life of your battery Do not leave a battery in storage for longer than 6 months without recharging it Increasing Battery Life Power your LifeBook notebook through the AC or optional auto airline adapter whenever possible If your notebook is running on battery power all day connect it to the AC adapter overnight to recharge the battery Keep brightness to the lowest level comfortable Set the power management for maximum battery life Put your notebook in Sleep mode when it is turned on and you are not actually using it Limit your media drive access Disable the Media Player auto insert notification function Always use fully charged batteries Eject PC cards and ExpressCards when not in use If not using a wireless device turn the WLAN switch off 117 Caring for your LifeBook Notebook Optional Floppy Disks and Drives Caring for your Floppy Disks optional Avoid using the floppy disks in damp and dusty locations Never store a floppy disk near a magnet or magnetic field Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or disk label Avoid storing the floppy disks in extremely hot or cold locations or in locations subject to severe temperature changes Store at temperatures between 50 F 10 C and 125 F 52 C Do not touch the exposed part of the disk behind the metal shutter Never use the floppy disk drive with any foreign matter inside the floppy disk drive or disk Never disassem

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