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Fujitsu LIFEBOOK C2010 User's Manual

1. Software Operating System Applicability S RE xS n un o vw su zu 3 48 S S se E9 EC se 3 3x Microsoft Works X X X Adobe Acrobat Reader X X X BatteryAid X Fujitsu HotKey X X Drive Image Special X X X Edition DISE EarthLink 5 0 X X X Fujitsu Service Assistant X X X LifeBook Application Panel X X X McAfee com Scan for Virus X X X Netscape 6 X X X Quicken New User Edition X X X Tutorials All operating systems and most application software have tutorials built into them upon installation We highly recommend that you step through the tutorial before you use an application Manuals Included with your notebook you will find manuals for your installed operating system and other pre installed software Any manuals that are not included are avail able online through the help system of the software We recommend that you review these manuals for general information on the use of these applications Microsoft Windows Depending upon the configuration of your system Microsoft Windows XP Home Windows XP Profes sional or Windows 2000 Professional is installed as your operating system Adobe Acrobat Reader by Adobe Systems Inc The Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view navigate and print PDF files from across all of the major computing platforms Drive Image Special Edition DISE by PowerQuest DISE provides a way to restore your computer
2. page 72 PC Card Problems page 75 Floppy Disk Drive Problems page 73 Power Failures page 75 Hard Drive Problems page 73 Shutdown and Startup Problems page 77 Keyboard or Mouse Problems page 74 Video Problems page 78 Memory Problems page 74 Miscellaneous Problems page 79 Modem Problems page 74 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 LifeBook note book The software volume control is set too low Adjust the sound volume control settings in your software operating system and applications Headphones are plugged into your LifeBook notebook Plugging in headphones disables the built in speakers remove the headphones BIOS audio settings are incorrect Set the BIOS setup utility to the default values within the Multimedia Device Configuration menu See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information Software driver is not configured correctly Refer to your application and operating system documentation for help Media Player Drive Problems LifeBook notebook fails to recognize media discs The disc is not pushed down onto rai
3. 14 Care a vu ee UC DA A OR IUS A AURORA 87 Control Panel 39 A aa Fie aa seta 38 CA AA 39 Software Nawa east 38 39 USING a ne o 40 Media player CAOS ie KG ee is NO NUT QM 87 tray release ci fence chs tg cs sein ed egli ni 81 Media Player Eject Button 10 Memory capacidad etas 46 extended tolli le DAR ware 47 install ie seeded e dE 45 removing v1 qvia PG Sk est 46 System voce nee cud ie BA 47 Memory Upgrade Module 74 Microphone Jack 10 48 Modem Jack a aiii 48 Modem Result Codes 81 MOUSE ae a ee da ER 74 Numeric Keypad 15 NumLk Indicator 14 O Optical Digital Audio Out Jack 10 P Parallel Port ovina i 103 PECAR amine BUGA DIRE 75 access Indicator cu nen ans 14 Cate s sve as A RES ae BA ba ee 87 PC Card Slots cu dee 8 388 en de 9 PC Cards LEMOVING aia 43 Pointing iodo 18 POTIS RA 48 POST 2 2 ig Rc WE a as 103 Power ACG adapter 2 na NANG NAG 25 Auto Airline adapter 25 failure ui wes APANG GB ED ETE EE 75 76 iNdic t r sororis ss teen nt rate 13 OM nee A AA ten lu PLA SE 31 SOECES se NA ds NOUS ER CAU LR A 25 POWER da GALA GNG 30 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 3 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Power Management 30 31 U
4. aA SB F B5FH 5971 book Page 8 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Two Display Panel Latch Display Panel Touchpad Scroll Button Stereo Speaker Suspend Resume Power On Button Keyboard Status LCD Panel Stereo Speaker Figure 2 3 LifeBook notebook with display open 15 model shown Locating the Controls Status LCD Panel The Status LCD Panel displays symbols that correspond an d C onne cto rs with a specific component of your LifeBook notebook See Status Indicator Panel on page 13 for more informa tion TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook Suspend Resume Power On Button notebook s top and front components Figure 2 3 The Suspend Resume Power On button allows you to suspend notebook activity without powering off resume Display Panel Latch your notebook from suspend mode and power on your The display panel latch locks and releases the display notebook when it has been shut down from Windows panel See Suspend Resume Power On Button on page 30 for more information Display Panel The display panel is a color LCD panel with back Stereo Speakers lighting for the display of text and graphics See Display The built in boxless dual speakers allow for stereo Panel on page 26 for more information sound LifeBook Application Panel Keyboard The LifeBook Application Panel allows you to either A full size keyboar
5. 30 Display Timeout 31 Hard Disk Timeout 31 Windows Power Management 31 Restarting the System 31 POWER OTT oni Maha 6 ad RE 31 4 USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES Lithium ion Battery Recharging the Batteries 35 Replacing the Battery 36 Internal Floppy Disk Drive Loading a Disk 37 Ejecting a Disk 37 Preparing a Disk for Use 37 Media Player Drive Media Player Software 38 Loading a CD DVD CD RW or Combo Media 38 Removing Media 39 Using the Media Player Software 39 Using Dolby Headphone 40 Using the Media Player on Battery Power 40 Auto Insert Notification Function 41 MiniDisc Recorder Connecting an Optical Digital Cable 42 PC Cards Installing PC Cards 43 Removing PC Cards 43 Memory Upgrade Module Installing a Memory Upgrade Module 45 Removing a Memory Upgrade Module 46 Checking the Computer Recognition of New Memory Capacity 46 Device Ports Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack 48 Internal LAN RJ 45 Jack 48 IEEE 1394 Port otura er 48 Universal Serial Bus Port 48 Parallel
6. F B5FH 5971 book Page 71 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Troubleshooting Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook is sturdy and subject to few problems in the field However you may encounter simple setup or operating problems that you can solve on the spot or problems with peripheral devices that you can solve by replacing the device The information in this section helps you isolate and resolve some of these straightforward problems and identify failures that require service FUJITSU SERVICE ASSISTANT The LifeBook notebook includes a sophisticated full featured troubleshooting tool that can assist you in solving most problems you might encounter The Fujitsu Service Assistant is an interactive support tool that provides automated diagnosis and solutions for your hardware and software problems To use this tool load the Fujitsu Service Assistant CD that was included with your system s accessories and follow the instructions after the Fujitsu Service Assistant CD launches New support information for the Fujitsu Service Assis tant tool may be available after the purchase of your notebook You should periodically connect to the Internet while using the Fujitsu Service Assistant tool to ensure that you are using the most current version 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 adapte
7. A failure in installing the driver Make sure that the driver is correctly installed The TCP IP protocol is not installed or the IP address is not set correctly Make sure that the TCP IP protocol is installed To check this you need a different procedure depending on the operating system that you use Refer to the appropriate section of this manual The TCP IP protocol is not installed or the IP address is not set correctly If the TCP IP protocol is installed do the following to check the IP address 1 Windows 2000 Click Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt Windows XP Click Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt 2 Enter IPCONFIG command and press Enter If your hard disk is C drive enter C gt ipconfig Check that the IP address is correctly displayed under the IP Address Example IP address 10 0 1 3 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 10 0 1 1 No communication due to poor radio signal Shorten the distance between computers or remove visible obstacles between them and retry the connection 63 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 64 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Five Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution IP packet isn t reach ing its destination Run the PING command to check the connection Perform the
8. Bus An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU and the sub assemblies inside your LifeBook notebook 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 disc read only memory This is 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 data when there is a failure nor to wear from reading 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 COMM Port Abbreviation for communication port This is your serial interface connection 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 CRT Cathode Ray Tube A display device which uses a beam of electronic particles striking a luminescent screen It produc
9. F B5FH 5971 book Page 1 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Copyright Fujitsu PC 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 The following are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation MS MS DOS Windows PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Adobe Acrobat Reader is a registered trademark of Adobe System Inc EarthLink is a registered trademark of EarthLink Network Inc Quicken is a registered trademark of Intuit Inc Sony MiniDisc is a trademark of Sony Electronics Inc Philips is a trademark of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N V PowerQuest and Drive Image are registered trademarks of PowerQuest Corporation Copyright Netscape 6 is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation McAfee is a registered trademark of Network Associates McAfee com Inc The DVD player found in some models of the LifeBook notebook incorporates copyright protection technolo
10. Fax 1 901 259 5700 E mail 8fujitsu fujitsupc com Web site http www fujitsupc com 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 Hardware configuration Type of device connected if any Fujitsu Online You can go directly to the online Fujitsu product catalog for your LifeBook notebook by clicking on the LifeBook Accessories web site URL link located in the Windows Start menu You can also reach Fujitsu Service and Support on line by clicking on the Fujitsu Service and Support web site URL link located in the Service and Support Software folder of the Windows Start menu Point You must have an active internet connection to use the online URL links WARRANTY Your LifeBook notebook is backed by a one year Interna tional Limited Warranty Check the service kit that came with your LifeBook notebook for warranty terms and conditions X2 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 4 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section One 2 Getting to Know Your Computer X2 BSFH 5971 book Page 6 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Two
11. Eso Ft F2 F3 dil F4 fh F5 F6 EAN F9 pi FH F12 Num LK insert ES Pause EVI 7 Y Y x 1 2 4 Backspace Home N 1 gt S D F G H M Y Caps Lock lt Enter PgDn z X C V B N T Y Shift 4 Shift 4 End M M En Ctr A Alt ASE um lt lt gt Fn Key Start Key Numeric Keypad Start Key Application Key Cursor Keys Figure 2 10 Keyboard Keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integral 87 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 Cursor keys Function keys Windows keys NUMERIC KEYPAD Certain keys on the keyboard perform dual functions as both standard character keys and numeric keypad keys NumLk can be activated by pressing the NumLk 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 Point If you are using the optional external numerical keypad pressing the NumLk key will activate the external key pad The indicator will come on
12. F B5FH 5971 book Page 7 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Figure 2 1 Fujitsu LifeBook C Series notebook 15 model shown Overview This section describes the components of your Fujitsu POINT LifeBook notebook We strongly recommend that you Detailed specifications about your LifeBook notebook read it before using your notebook even if you are can be found in the chapter entitled Specifications already familiar with notebook computers on page 91 UNPACKING When you receive your LifeBook notebook unpack it carefully and compare the parts you have received with the items listed below For a Pre configured model you should have LifeBook C Series notebook from Fujitsu Figure 2 1 Lithium ion battery pre installed AC adapter with AC power cord Figure 2 2 Phone Modem RJ 11 telephone cable Drivers and Applications CD Figure 2 2 Typical AC Adapter Fujitsu Service Assistant CD Getting Started Guide User s Guide this document Premium Care registration card and envelope International Limited Warranty Brochure Microsoft associated product materials Depending upon the configuration of your notebook you may have also received the following items DVD Application CD CD RW Application CD An additional main battery Once you have checked and confirmed that your LifeBook notebook system is complete read through the following pages to learn about all of your notebook s components
13. Starting a DVD Movie DVD Models only 1 Insert the DVD movie into the media player drive of your notebook If the CD AutoRun feature activates skip Step 2 2a Windows 2000 only From the Start menu select 2b Programs then select InterVideo WINDVD and click InterVideo WINDVD or double click on the InterVideo WINDVD icon on the desktop This will launch the DVD movie Windows XP only 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 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 1 2 Right click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options Select View then Player for allthe controls available This will open the control panel into the bottom of the screen Using the Media Player Control Panel The media player software allows you to watch the movie much like a VCR player You have the option to pause rewind fast forward and stop the movie at any point 1 2 4 To Pause the movie click the on scr
14. BIOS setup utility infor mation does not show the correct amount of installed memory Your memory upgrade module is not properly installed Remove and re install your memory upgrade module See Memory Upgrade Module on page 45 for more information You have a memory failure Check for Power On Self Test POST messages See Power On Self Test Messages on page 80 for more information Modem Problems Messages about modem operation Messages about modem operation are generated by whichever modem application is in use See your application software documentation for additional information USB Parallel or IR Device Problems You have installed a USB parallel or IR device Your LifeBook notebook does not recognize the device or the device does not seem to work properly The device is not properly installed Remove and re install the device See Device Ports on page 48 for more information The device may have been installed while an application was running so your LifeBook is not aware of its installation Close the application and restart your LifeBook notebook Your software may not have the correct software driver active See your software documentation and activate the correct driver 74 F B5FH 5971 book Page 75 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions You have inst
15. ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 14 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Two PC CARD ACCESS INDICATORS Y CAUTION The PC Card Access indicators state whether or not your A shorted battery is damaged and must be replaced LifeBook notebook is accessing a PC Card The indica Figure 2 9 tors will flash if your software tries to access a PC Card even if there is no card installed The first indicator represents the built in PC card slot the second indicates POINT when a modular PC Card slot is installed See PC Cards If there is no battery activity the power adapters are an page 43 for more information not connected or the power switch is Off the Battery Level indicator will also be off NUMLK INDICATOR The NumLk indicator states that the internal keyboard is set in ten key numeric keypad mode gt BATTERY CHARGING INDICATOR Located to the left of the Battery Level indicator is a small arrow symbol This symbol indicates whether the POINT battery is charging or not This indicator operates If you are using the optional external numerical keypad whether the power switch is in the On or Off position 2 a k ng pressing the NumLk key will activate the external and will flash if the battery is too hot or cold to charge keypad The indicator will come on however it will not change any of the functionality of your keyboard keys Y CAUTION Batteries subjected to shocks vibration or
16. The application display uses only a portion of your screen and is You are running an application that does not support 800 x 600 1024 x 768 pixel resolution Display compression gives a clearer but smaller display for applications that do not support 800 x 600 1024 x 768 pixel resolution You can fill the when on battery power low brightness to conserve power surrounded by a dark display and display compression screen but have less resolution by changing your frame is enabled display compression setting See the Video Features submenu located within the Advanced menu of the BIOS See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information The Display is dark The BatteryAid default is set on Press Fn F7 to increase brightness or double click on BatteryAid gauge and adjust Power Control under battery settings You have connected an external monitor and it does not display any information Your BIOS setup is not set to enable your external monitor Toggle the video destination by pressing Fn and F10 together or check your BIOS setup and enable your external monitor See Video Features submenu located within the Advanced Menu of the BIOS See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information Your external monitor is not properly installed Reinstall your device See External Monitor Port on page 49 for more information Your operating system software is not setup with the correct s
17. however it will not change any of the functionality of your keyboard keys WINDOWS KEYS Your LifeBook notebook has three Windows keys consisting of two Start keys and an Application key The two Start keys display the Start menu This button func tions the same as your on screen 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 15 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 16 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM p C Series Notebook Section Two 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 LifeBook notebook and is always used in conjunction with another key Fn F3 Pressing F3 while holding Fn will toggle the Audio Mute on and off En F4 Pressing F4 while holding down Fn allows you to toggle between an internal mouse touchpad and an external mouse
18. icon your system will automatically build the icon tray in the bottom right of the screen These icons provide links to utilities that you will frequently access 29 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 30 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Three 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 such as those for the internal modem However others depend on the parameters you set to best suit your oper ating conditions such as those for the display bright ness Internal power management for your LifeBook 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 LifeBook notebook into Suspend 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 SUSPEND RESUME POWER ON BUTTON When your LifeBook notebook is active the Suspend Resume Power On button can be used to manually put your LifeBook notebook in
19. lectriques appropri s ou un lectricien Ceci peut tre particulierement important en r gions rurales F B5FH 5971 book Page 97 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM UL Notice This unit requires an AC adapter to operate Use only UL Listed Class 2 Adapters with an output rating of 19 VDC with a current of 3 16 A AC Adapter output polarity IE Y CAUTION The modem to telephone network connection must be a line cord using a minimum 26 AWG wire For Authorized Repair Technicians Only AWARNINGS For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating fuse Danger of explosion if Lithium clock battery is incor rectly replaced Replace only with the same or equiva lent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instruction Regulatory Information 97 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 98 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook 98 F B5FH 5971 book Page 99 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Glossary 99 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 100 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Nine 100 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 101 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Glossary 1394 A fast external bus that allows transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps AC Adapter A device which converts the AC voltage from a wall outlet to the DC voltage needed
20. not visible This means that your system is either in Save to Disk mode or that your LifeBook notebook has been turned off with the power switch If you are charging your battery the Power indicator symbol will remain on even if your LifeBook notebook is shut off The Power indicator symbol will also remain on if you have either adapter connected and are shut down from Windows but have not turned off the power switch AC ADAPTER INDICATOR The AC Adapter indicator states whether your LifeBook notebook is operating from the AC adapter the Auto Airline adapter or the batteries This icon has two different states that can tell you what power source your LifeBook notebook is using On This means that either of the adapters are currently in use Off Power is only coming from the batteries and you do not have an adapter connected FFFA BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR The Battery Level indicator states whether or not the primary Lithium ion battery is installed In addition this symbol states how much charge is available within the battery The symbol will only be displayed for a battery that is currently installed in your LifeBook note book Figure 2 9 TEIL lt 76 100 Charging TAAA 76 100 EBA 51 75 q B lt lt 26 50 qk 11257 i 4 amp Low Warning lt 11 KH Guia 2 47 lt lt Shorted Battery Figure 2 9 Battery Level Indicator 13 aA SB
21. on page 19 Checking the Connectivity Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 Double click the PRISM Settings icon PRISM Wireless Settings appears 3 Check the connectivity on the Link tab The current condition of connection is displayed F B5FH 5971 book Page 59 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Item Description State Shows the current condition of connection The MAC address of the other computer to which you are connected is displayed when the connection is successful If you are connected to more than one computer the computer that has the best connectivity is displayed Current Channel Shows the current channel used for the connection Current Tx Rate Shows the current transfer rate in Mbits sec Radio Off Radio On Click Radio Off to disconnect Click Radio On to connect to the network Rescan button Click this button to search for others to connect to Throughput Shows the actual transfer rate of Bytes sec the data transfer for send Tx and receive Rx Link Quality Shows either Excellent Good Fair Poor or Not Connected depending on the link quality Not shown for AdHoc connection Signal Strength Shows either Excellent Good Fair Poor or Not Connected depending on the signal strength Not shown for AdHoc connection Table 9 Checking connectivity Usin
22. push the Suspend Resume button Check your power management settings or close your applications and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to adjust the timeout values to suit your operation needs See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information Something is pushing on the Closed Cover switch Check the Closed Cover switch See figure 2 3 on page 8 for location The power management timeouts may be set for very short intervals and you failed to notice the display come on and go off again Press any button on the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Suspend Resume button The display may be shut off by Standby Mode Auto Suspend or Video Timeout The Built in Display does not close A foreign object such as a paper clip is stuck between the display and the keyboard Remove all foreign objects from the keyboard The Built in Display has bright or dark spots If the spots are very tiny and few in number this is normal for a large LCD display This is normal do nothing 78 F B5FH 5971 book Page 79 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions The Built in Display has bright or dark spots continued If the spots are numerous or large enough to interfere with your operation needs Display is faulty contact your support representative
23. that uses graphics chips on the motherboard that use part of the main memory for video memory USB Universal Serial Bus The USB specification is a periph eral bus standard for connecting external devices at up to 11Mbps Some features of the standard include support for up to 127 concurrent USB devices dynamic insertion and removal of devices and self identifying peripheral configuration for true plug and play func tionality VGA Video Graphics Array A video display standard originally introduced by IBM with the PS 2 series of personal computers Provides resolutions of 720 x 400 VRAM Video Random Access Memory A memory dedicated to video display data and control WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is a protocol for increasing privacy over wireless LANs The protocol works by encrypting data while being transmitted over radio waves ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 105 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM 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 guar antees the interoperability of wireless IEEE 802 11 LAN products For more information on the Wi Fi standard go to the WECA website at www wirelessethernet com 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
24. A WARNING The internal modem is not intended for use with Digital PBX systems Do not connect the internal modem to a Digital PBX as it may cause serious damage to the inter nal modem or your entire LifeBook notebook Consult your PBX manufacturer s documentation for details Some hotels have Digital PBX systems Be sure to find out BEFORE you connect your modem Y Points The internal modem is designed to the ITU T V 90 standard Its maximum speed of 53000bps is the highest allowed by FCC and its actual connection rate depends on the line conditions The maximum speed is 33600bps at upload The internal modem on all Fujitsu LifeBook notebooks are certified for use in the United States and Canada The modem may be certified in other countries INTERNAL LAN RJ 45 JACK The RJ 45 jack is used to connect the internal Fast Ethernet 10 100 Base T Tx to a Local Area Network LAN in your office or home or broadband devices such as a cable modem DSL or satellite internet If your note book has been configured with internal LAN capability you will need to configure your notebook to work with your particular network To properly set up your LAN environment consult with a networking professional Please refer to your network administrator for informa tion on your network configuration To connect the LAN cable follow these easy steps See figure 2 6 on page 11 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Pus
25. Port 48 Microphone Jack 48 Stereo Line In Jack 49 Optical Digital Audio Out Connector 49 S Video Out Port 49 Headphone Jack 49 External Monitor Port 49 5 USING THE INTEGRATED WIRELESS LAN FCC Regulatory Information 53 Before Using This Device 54 Connecting Windows 2000 Systems 55 Network Connection Windows 2000 56 Connecting Windows XP Systems 59 Troubleshooting 63 About IP Addresses 67 Specifications 0 0 0 0 cee eee ee 68 TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Fujitsu Service Assistant 71 Identifying the Problem 71 Specific Problems 71 Troubleshooting Table 72 Power On Self Test Messages 80 Emergency Media Player Tray Release 81 Modem Result Codes 81 Drivers and Applications CD 82 Drive Image Special Edition DISE 82 F B5FH 5971 book Page 3 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Table of Contents CARE AND MAINTENANCE Care and Maintenance Fujitsu LifeBook Notebook 85 Batteries ii ta Te NG du SA 86 Floppy Disks and Drives 86 Media Caie 2 2 ni dete Uno 87 P
26. Power Switch 9 Universal Serial Bus Port 48 Pre Installed Software 93 We weve kak a eo 45 manuals an as a E Rah 93 USB a A ir sangen 48 R Using the Media Player 21 Registration 28 29 V R startngz o cho ol VOR RP ED ut 31 Volume Control 10 17 Rin 48 A a ee es 48 W S Warranty Information 3 Windows keys ett bine eae eee Me 15 Save to Disk Mode 30 Application key 15 ScrLk Indicator 5 2 ka ee ern ee 14 Start keys atadas Berner 15 SORAM hs ERREUR 45 Windows Product Activation 28 Selector Switch un sense eng 20 Wireless LAN SerialiDott 22 292219 ncn efi nase 104 About 1E Addresses BEE EN Rte A TE AT 67 Connecting Windows 2000 Systems 55 Shut Down ar A aad 31 Connecting Windows XP Systems 59 SW ea 38 Specifications 68 Troubleshooting 63 Specifications us ais 91 Standby Mode 31 Status Indicator Panel 13 Status LED Panels soak eee ee 8 Stereo Line in Jack 10 49 Stereo Speakers ccc neces kanian Na NG 8 Suspendi tides sets se een sad late 104 Suspend Mode 30 Su
27. See Headphone Jack on page 49 for more information Stereo Line in Jack The stereo line in jack allows you to connect an external audio source See Stereo Line In Jack on page 49 for more information Optical Digital Audio Out Jack The optical digital audio out jack allows you to down load digital audio onto a MiniDisc recorder s SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface format See Optical Digital Audio Out Connector on page 49 for more infor mation Microphone Jack The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone See Microphone Jack on page 48 for more information 10 Internal Floppy Disk Drive A standard floppy disk drive to accommodate 3 5 floppy disks See Internal Floppy Disk Drive on page 37 for more information Points The media player that your LifeBook notebook uses is determined by the configuration of your system The terms media and media disc in this docu ment refer to any of the possible media drives or media discs available for your notebook i e DVD CD ROM CD R or CD RW Media Player The media player allows you to play back a media disc See Media Player Drive on page 38 for more informa tion Media Player Eject Button The media player Eject Button allows you to open the media player tray to remove or install a DVD CD R or CD ROM See Media Player Drive on page 38 for more information Emergency Media Player Tray Release The Emerge
28. 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 corrup tion 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 operating but you will have to use setup utility default values or reconfigure your setup utility every time you turn off your LifeBook notebook This battery has an expected life of 2 to 3 years System BIOS shadowed System BIOS copied to shadow RAM System CMOS checksum bad run SETUP 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 Troubleshooting 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 RAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system memory in kilobytes successfully tested System timer error The timer test failed The main clock
29. When you see this icon you will know that the LifeBook Application Panel is active As an application launcher the LifeBook Application Panel is very flexible giving you a variety of options To set up the Panel to best suit your needs we have provided the Application Panel Setup utility that quickly and easily helps you make the most of this valuable feature To configure your LifeBook Application Panel with Application Panel Setup 1 Click on Start 2 Click on Programs 3 Click on LifeBook Application Panel 4 Click on Application Panel Setup The Application Panel Setup utility will appear There are tabs that correspond to the application buttons on the LifeBook Application Panel When you receive your LifeBook notebook these buttons are pre configured to launch specific programs See Specifications on page 91 for more information dal SK F B5FH 5971 book Page 21 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Point 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 one of the buttons click on the tab for the button you would like to reconfigure Click on Browse from the Start Menu scroll down the list of applications click on the application you wish to launch with this button and then click OK The button will now launch the new application One of the but
30. Write Protect Prevent alteration of the binary state of all bits in a storage media Example all information on a device such as a floppy diskette a block of space in a storage media such as a partition of a hard drive a file or direc tory of floppy diskette or hard drive XGA Extended graphics array Standard that provides resolutions of 640x480 or 1024x764 supporting 64k colors 105 X2 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 106 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Nine 106 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 1 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Index A AC adapter vn a Rech as 25 Indicator ra ae ers 13 plug adapters 86 Anti theft Lock Slot 9 Auto Insert Notification 41 Auto Airline Adapter 25 101 B Battery eu nee Ti ala ens als 35 alarm sr be bor GAW on 35 Care a ANTENA REN Ia 86 charging indicator 14 conserving POWET 30 A areh Ni hE aeg 76 Lal ira a ret 76 incr asing lifes as as ae 86 levelindieators unseres ae 13 lithium ion battery 35 103 low ern 35 Problems ice ee 76 77 recharging na eco gen 35 replace 36 Shorted sti A AA 36 Suspend Mode u ur KANINANG NAG an ts 35 BIOS ee eS ETE 101 GUid anatomia ice pepe a qe 28 Setup Utility wanderten ie 27 Boot un ea ee ee totus 101 BOO EU CE m
31. accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a partic ular 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 employed with this equipment to ensure compliance with the pertinent RF emission limits governing this device Notice to Users of the US Telephone Network Your LifeBook notebook may be supplied with an internal modem which complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules On this LifeBook notebook is a label that contains the FCC Registration Number and the Ringer Equiva lence Number REN for this equipment among other information If requested the user must provide their telephone company with the following information 1 The telephone number to which the LifeBook note book is connected 2 The Ringer Equivalence Number REN for this equipment 3 The equipment requires a standard modular jack type USOC RJ 11C which i
32. as a modem DVD or hard drive using the AC adapter will conserve your battery life Y CAUTIONS Actual battery life will vary based on screen bright ness applications features power management set tings battery condition and other customer preferences Media player drive or hard drive usage may also have a significant impact on battery life The battery charging capacity is reduced as the battery ages If your battery is running low quickly you should replace it with a new one Do not leave a faulty battery in your LifeBook note book It may damage your AC adapter optional Auto Airline adapter a second battery or your Life Book notebook itself It may also prevent operation of your LifeBook notebook by draining all available cur rent into the bad battery Under federal state or local law it may be illegal to dispose of batteries by putting them in the trash Please take care of our environment and dispose of batteries properly Check with your local government authority for details regarding recycling or disposing of old batteries If you cannot find this information elsewhere contact your support representative at 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 838 5487 RECHARGING THE BATTERIES If you want to know the charge 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 intern
33. charged battery or attach AC power during the movie to view it in its entirety An additional fully charged battery is highly recom mended 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 www fujitsupc 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 Y CAUTION 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 will need to perform a hard reset and follow the instruction if any presented to you before the system will reboot 4 Power down your LifeBook 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 your LifeBook notebook by pressing the Suspend button again This step is not required if you attached AC power without entering suspend mode 6 Restart your media player locate and skip to the chapter of the movie you were last watching 7 Continue watching your DVD movie point Some shorter DVD movies may not require
34. computer name and workgroup 5 Click OK When a message appears prompting you to restart the computer click Yes Sharing In this section you set sharing of the drive folder and printer You only need to set this when you are sharing files or a printer with other computers on the network When you share a drive folder or printer you can use them from any computer on the network Setting File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 1 Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon The Network and Dial up Connections windows appears 3 Right click the Local Area Connection then click Properties from the menu that appears Local Area Connection Properties appears POINT More than one network adapter is installed in your system if more than one Local Area Connection entry is displayed In this case select the Local Area Connec tion entry with Intersil PRISM Wireless LAN PCI Card displayed under Device Name 4 If File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is displayed in the list make sure that it is checked If itis not checked check it and click OK You do not have to perform the following steps Go to the next section entitled Sharing Files If File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is not found in the list click Install and perform Step 5 and subsequent steps When you click Install
35. computers or other devices in the network There is no DHCP server for the AdHoc network If the IP address is already assigned to the computer in the network ask the network administrator to check the IP address to be set for the computer If no access point is found in the network An IP address is expressed with four values in the range between 1 and 255 Set the each computer as follows The value in paren theses is a subnet mask Example Computer A 192 168 100 2 255 255 255 0 Computer B 192 168 100 3 255 255 255 0 Computer C 192 168 100 4 255 255 255 0 Computer X 192 168 100 254 255 255 255 0 67 F B5FH 5971 book Page 68 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Five SPECIFICATIONS Technical Specifications for Integrated Wireless LAN Device Item Description Network Type IEEE 802 11b Transfer Rate 11 5 5 2 1Mbps auto change Frequency Range 2 400 2 473 MHz Channels One of 11 channels is used Card Type Non intelligent VCC Class B Security Network name encryption key Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Windows XP Power Current Max 350mA Maximum number of units recommended for wireless LAN AdHoc network 10 or less 68 Troubleshooting BSFH 5971 book Page 70 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Six 70 ST
36. disks so your LifeBook notebook knows where to store infor mation This preparation is called formatting or initial LOADING A DISK izing a disk You will need to format new disks unless they are preformatted Please refer to your operating system manual for step by step instructions on formatting a disk To load a disk into your disk drive follow these easy steps 1 Position the disk so that its label is facing upwards and the shutter side is pointing towards the drive Figure 4 2 2 Push the disk into the drive until the Eject button pops out and you hear a click Point When there is no disk in the drive the Eject button is flush with your LifeBook notebook To prevent accidental erasure of the data stored on a disk slide the write protect tab until a small hole is exposed This sets the disk into a protected state where nothing can be added or removed If you want to add or remove data on a protected disk slide the write protect tab to close the small hole Figure 4 3 Write Enabled EJECTING A DISK To eject a disk from the disk drive follow these easy steps 1 Check that the Floppy Disk Drive Access indicator is inactive M Write Protected 2 Press the Eject button This will push your disk partially out of the drive 3 Remove the disk Figure 4 3 Floppy Disk Write Protect Y CAUTION f you eject the disk while the Floppy Disk Drive Access indicator is active there i
37. following steps to run the PING command to check if the IP packet is correctly delivered to the destination To run the PING command the TCP IP protocol must be installed First you will determine your IP address then you will make sure your IP address can respond and then you will make sure other computers can be addressed 1 Windows 2000 Click Start gt Programs gt Accessories 5 Command Prompt Windows XP Click Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Command Prompt 2 Type ipconfig gt directory filename where directory and filename represent the location at which you want to store the IP information 3 Click Enter then go to the location you specified above The IP address for your system will be contained in the file 4 To check that your IP address is functioning properly go back to the DOS prompt and type ping lt P address gt then press Enter You will receive several replies followed by the PING statistics similar to below 5 To check that your system is communicating with other systems go to the DOS prompt and type gt ping XXX XXX XXX XXX With the destination IP address in place of XXX XXX XXX XXX Example if the destination IP address is 10 0 1 3 C gt ping 10 0 1 3 A message similar to the following appears if the connection is successful Pinging 10 0 1 3 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 10 0 1 3 bytes 32 time 1ms TTL 32 Reply from 10 0 1 3 bytes 32
38. for your Floppy Disk Drive To clean wipe the floppy disk drive clean with a dry soft cloth or with a soft cloth dampened with water or a solution of neutral detergent Never use benzene paint thinner or other volatile material Avoid storing the floppy disk drive 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 Keep the floppy disk drive out of direct sunlight and away from heating equipment Avoid storing the floppy disk drive in locations subject to shock and vibration Never use the floppy disk drive with any liquid metal or other foreign matter inside the floppy disk drive or disk Never disassemble or dismantle your floppy disk drive X2 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 87 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Care and Maintenance MEDIA CARE PC CARDS Caring for your Media DVD CD CD R Caring for your PC Cards Media discs are precision devices and will function reli PC Cards are durable but you must treat them with ably if given reasonable care care The documentation supplied with your PC Card will provide specific information but you should Always store your media disc in its case when it is not y y pay attention to the following points in use To keep out dust and dirt store PC Cards in their protective sleeves when they are not installed in your LifeBook notebook Always handle dis
39. if you experience a hard disk crash or other system failure DISE is used to restore the factory image and restore the system to its original state McAfee com Scan for Virus Scan for Virus by McAfee com is an antivirus program designed to protect your LifeBook notebook from computer viruses It assists in the protection of the data currently residing on your hard disk from destruction or contamination See your online help or manual for more information on how and when to run this program Scan for Virus allows free updates for 30 days from the time you register the software with McAfee com LifeBook Application Panel Software Your notebook is pre installed with software utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Application Panel These utilities are found under the Start menu under Programs then under LifeBook Application Panel Netscape 6 Browser suite including integrated E mail accounts instant messaging address book search and other tools and plug ins Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Explorer is installed as your default internet browser Microsoft Works 6 0 Microsoft Works 6 0 is a suite of software containing the basic tools to write letters and reports track family and friends with address books manage home finances and create a home inventory Quicken New User Edition 2002 Quicken New User Edition 2002 by Intuit is a personal money management program It has features suc
40. image file on the hard disk Then in the event of a hard disk failure you can restore the image that includes the applications and data files you use Fujitsu recommends that you create a DISE boot diskette as a rescue disk If your computer fails you can boot and run DISE from the rescue disk Point Using the DISE feature will reduce the amount of usable disk space on your hard disk drive Creating a Drive Image SE Diskette You can use a DISE disk to boot your machine and run DISE if your machine is unbootable or if you do not have access to Windows Insert a formatted floppy disk in your machine From the Drive Image Special Edition main window click Options gt Create Drive Image SE Diskette Running DISE from Diskettes 1 Insert the Drive Image SE Disk 1 in the floppy drive 2 Reboot your computer 3 Insert Disk 2 type DISE then press lt Enter gt 82 Creating a Backup Image You can create a backup image of your C drive at any time The C partition must be a FAT FAT32 or NTFS partition and it must be directly before the backup partition on your hard disk 1 At the Drive Image Special Edition main screen click Options gt Create New Backup There is also a button on the main DISE screen that performs the same function 2 You will be prompted to type a password Type a password or leave the password fields blank then click OK DISE displays a warning that it must go to DOS to creat
41. modem settings enter your current location information where you will be using your LifeBook notebook If you are not connected to a phone line and plan to register at a later time you may click the Skip button Once you have set up your LifeBook notebook to dial out Windows will make a free telephone call to test the settings If the call is unsuccessful you will be returned to the phone settings page where you may try to fix them If you are unable to fix the settings please contact Fujitsu Service and Support See Fujitsu Contact Infor mation on page 3 for more information If you would simply like to move on and register at a later time you may click the Skip button Windows Registration If your connection is successful you will receive an acknowledgement from Microsoft that your registration was successful WINDOWS PRODUCT ACTIVATION WINDOWS XP ONLY If your system has Windows XP as an operating system it has already been pre installed and pre activated when you receive the system In the event you need to re install Windows XP e g after making significant configuration changes it may be necessary to reactivate the operating system To do so use the following information After re installing Windows XP you have thirty days to activate it Product activation ensures that you are the authorized owner of the Windows XP operating sys tem Until you activate the product you will be prompted whenever you tu
42. nnnn The hex number nnnn This is a map of the bits at the memory address in System Extended or Shadow memory which failed the memory test Each 1 one in the map indicates a failed bit This is a serious fault that may cause you to lose data if you continue Contact your support representative Fixed Disk x Failure or Fixed Disk Controller Failure 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 if you continue Contact your support representative 80 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 med
43. notebook reaches this point Y CAUTIONS Once the low battery notification message appears you need to either plug in an AC power adapter or Auto Airline adapter or save all your active data power down your system and install a charged battery as soon as possible When you are in Suspend mode there must always be at least one power source active If you turn off the power with the power switch or remove all power sources while your LifeBook notebook is in Suspend mode any data that has not been saved to the hard drive will be lost Dead Battery Suspend mode shows on the Status indi cator just like the normal Suspend mode Once your LifeBook notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable to resume operation until you 35 F B5FH 5971 book Page 36 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Four provide a source of power either from an adapter or a charged battery Once you have provided power you will need to press the Suspend Resume button to resume operation In the Dead Battery Suspend mode your data will be lost if a power source is not provided promptly If the Power indicator stops flashing and goes out you have lost the data that was not stored Once you provide power you can continue to use your LifeBook notebook while an adapter is charging the battery Shorted Batteries The Status Indicator panel uses a symbol inside the battery outline of the Battery Le
44. only finally moving to both the built in display panel and an external monitor 49 BSFH 5971 book Page 50 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Four 50 5 Using the Integrated Wireless LAN B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 52 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Five 52 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 53 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM FE FCC REGULATORY INFORMATION Please note the following regulatory information related to your 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 emis sions however are far much less than the electromag netic 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 recom mendations The use of Wireless LAN devices may be restricted in some situations or environments such as On board an airplane or Inan explosive environment or In 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 clear e g airports hospitals chemical oil ga
45. panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted See Status Indicator Panel on page 13 for more information The batteries seem to You are running an application Use both the primary battery and an optional discharge too quickly that uses a great deal of power second battery and or use a power adapter for this due to frequent hard drive or application when at all possible media player drive access use of a modem card or a LAN PC card 76 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 77 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions The batteries seem to discharge too quickly continued The power savings features may be disabled Check the power management and or setup utility settings in the Power Savings menu 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 The batteries are very old Replace the batteries The batteries have been exposed to high temperatures Replace the batteries The batteries are too hot or too cold Restore the LifeBook to normal operating tempera ture The Charging icon on the indicator panel will flash when the battery is outside operating range Shutdown and Startup Problems The Suspend Resume button does not work The Suspend Re
46. power profile has been set up accordingly Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery Warning condition Your LifeBook notebook s system memory typically stores the files on which you are working opens applica tions information and any other data required to support the operations in progress When you resume operation from Suspend mode your LifeBook notebook will return to the point where it left off You must use the Suspend Resume Power On button to resume operation and there must be an adequate power source available or your LifeBook notebook will not resume point If you are running your LifeBook notebook on battery power be aware that the battery continues to discharge while your LifeBook notebook is in Suspend mode though not as fast as when fully operational HIBERNATION SAVE TO DISK FEATURE The Hibernation Save to Disk feature saves the contents of your LifeBook 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 Hibernation is the default setting for Windows XP To disable or enable the Hibernation feature follow these steps 1 From the Start menu select Settings and then select Control Panel 2 From the Control Panel select Power Options 3 Select the Hibernation tab Select or deselect the box to enable or disable this feature Using the Hibernation Feature 1 From the Start m
47. technology of making RAM which does not require periodic data refreshing SSID Service Set Identifier Specifies which network you are joining Some systems allow you to specify any SSID as an option so you can join any network 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 104 Stroke keyboard The amount of travel of a key when it is pressed from resting to fully depressed Suspend 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 SVGA Super VGA Standard that provides 800x600 pixel resolution and a palette of 16M colors 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 TFT Thin Film Transistor 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 organiza tion that tests and certifies the electrical safety of devices UMA Unified Memory Architecture A computer architecture
48. that operates the computer is faulty Requires repair of system board Contact your support representative for repairs UMB upper limit segment address nnnn Displays the address of the upper limit of Upper Memory Blocks indicating released segments of the BIOS memory which may be reclaimed by a virtual memory manager Video BIOS shadowed Video BIOS successfully copied to shadow RAM EMERGENCY MEDIA PLAYER TRAY RELEASE If for some reason the eject button fails you can open the media player tray with a paper clip or similar tool inserted into the eject hole in the far 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 MODEM RESULT CODES The operating system and application software that is factory installed detects the modem characteristics and provides the necessary command strings to operate the modem The internal modem operation is controlled by generic AT commands from the operating system and application software The standard long form result codes may in some cases be displayed on your screen to keep you informed of the actions of your modem The operating system and application software may suppress display of the result codes Examples of result codes are OK NO CARRIER NO DIALTONE CONNECT 53000 Connection complete at 53kbps ERROR FAX RING This means an incoming call BUSY NO ANSWER When using the interna
49. to turn it off 8 Click OK 9 Click Close in the System Properties dialog box then click Yes in the System Settings Change pop up window when it asks you to restart your machine and activate this change The Auto Insert Notification function can be re activated by repeating this process and placing a check mark in the Auto Insert Notification box to turn it back on Y POINT An alternative method for disabling Auto Insert Notification is to hold down the Shift key while the CD is loading This disables the Auto Insert function for the current load If the CD is removed and reinstalled the function will again be enabled 41 X2 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 42 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pv C Series Notebook Section Four MiniDisc Recorder Your LifeBook notebook has an Optical Digital Audio Out Port to which you can connect an optional Mini Disc recorder The optical digital audio out port is located on the right hand side of your LifeBook note book Point MiniDisc recorder operation is dependent upon the individual vendor s instructions Be sure to thoroughly review any documentation that comes with your player before using your device CONNECTING AN OPTICAL DIGITAL CABLE To connect a minidisc recorder install the cable that came with your recorder as illustrated Install the connector with the long plug into the player as instructed in the vendor s user instructions Connect the other end of t
50. you either have the Selector switch set to the Applica tion or Lock position there is no audio CD in the media player drive you have a CD other than an audio CD in the drive or system is not powered on Because of the Windows CD auto insertion function audio CDs will start playing immediately after they are inserted if your LifeBook notebook is On This will not happen if you are using the media player in Sus pend or Pseudo off modes Fast Backward This is the third button to the right of the Selector switch Press this button once to skip one track back Fast Forward This is the fourth button to the right of the Selector switch Press this button once to skip forward one track 21 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 22 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM a C Series Notebook Section Two DESKTOP CONTROL PANEL Your LifeBook notebook includes a desktop control panel for your notebook s desktop that you can use at any time You may use this panel to operate the media player when you have the Selector switch in the Application or Lock position To use the desktop control panel 1 Click on Start 2 Click on Programs 3 Click on Lifebook Application Panel 4 Click on Display CD Player The desktop control panel will appear in the upper right corner of your screen To close the panel 1 Click on the x button To minimize the panel 2 Click on the button You can select from four appearan
51. 23 2002 4 13 PM Memory Upgrade Module The System Memory and the Extended Memory capacity as detected by your LifeBook notebook during the Power On Self Test POST are displayed at the bottom of the Info menu screen The chart below shows you the possible displays that can be shown on the main menu screen point 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 the Troubleshooting sec tion starting on page 71 Installed Displayed On Board Slot1 Total RAM System Extended Installed Memory Memory 256MB 0 256MB 640K 255MB 256MB 128MB 384MB 640K 383MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 640K 511MB 47 F B5FH 5971 book Page 48 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Four Device Ports Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes equipped with multiple ports to which you can connect external devices including disk drives keyboards modems printers etc MODEM RJ 11 TELEPHONE JACK The modem RJ 11 telephone jack is used for an internal modem To connect the telephone cable follow these easy steps See figure 2 6 on page 11 for location 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 telephone cable into a telephone outlet
52. AN MDM Model Processor Screen Size Operating System Device Memory Hard Communications Drive Floppy Drive Figure 8 1 Configuration Label MICROPROCESSOR Intel Pentium 4 processor 512KB on die L2 cache An M suffix in the Processor section of the config uration label above indicates that the system has a mobile processor with Intel SpeedStep Technology a C suffix indicates a mobile processor without Intel SpeedStep Technology MEMORY System Memory 256MB on board with one open DIMM slot for expan sion up to 512MB SDRAM PC2100 DDR 200MHz via DIMM modules Reference the table on page 46 for a list of memory configurations BIOS Memory 1024KB Flash ROM 256 Bytes CMOS RAM VIDEO Built in color flat panel TFT active matrix LCD display with simultaneous display capability Video Color and Resolution 15 XGA TFT and 14 1 XGA TFT Internal 1024 x 768 pixel resolution 16M colors External 1600 x 1200 max pixel resolution 16M colors Simultaneous Video 1024 x 768 pixel resolution Video RAM ATI MOBILITY RADEON chipset with integrated 16MB video memory for 2D 3D graphics with AGP support AUDIO SigmaTel STAC9767 18 bit stereo audio 3D Stereo supported Stereo headphone jack 1 Vrms or less minimum impedance 32 Ohms Stereo line in jack 880 mVrms or less minimum impedance 10K Ohms Mono microphone jack 125 mVp p or less min
53. C Cards cee rear 87 SPECIFICATIONS Specifications Configuration Label 91 Microprocessor 91 MG MOM Vs ar een 91 MER 91 AUDIO 28 88 ied ad Cum UPS GN Ie B DES 91 Mass Storage Device Options 91 Integrated Pointing Device 92 Communications 92 LifeBook Application Panel 92 Theft Prevention Lock SLot 92 Device ROMS rud oo Kama get redes 92 Keyboard 4e usa e ER ha ea 92 POWER uersu ue AXE once ba en 92 Dimensions and Weight 92 Environmental Requirements 93 Pre Installed Software 93 Regulatory Information 95 Notice cnc t md hx 95 GLOSSARY OT ed ces oe e uns 10 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 4 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook ZS Y B3FH 5971 book Page 1 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM 1 Preface ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 2 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM po C Series Notebook F B5FH 5971 book Page 3 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Preface ABOUT THIS GUIDE The LifeBook C Series notebook from Fujitsu is a powerful notebook computer It is powered by a fast Intel Pentium 4 processor has a large built in color display and brings the computing power of desktop personal computers PCs to a portable environment This manual explains how to operate
54. 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 Pitch keyboard The distance between the centers of the letter keys 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 LifeBook 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 can not 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 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
55. PM Using the Wireless LAN CONNECTING WINDOWS 2000 SYSTEMS This chapter describes how to set the wireless LAN connection for computers running Windows 2000 POINT When you receive your LifeBook the integrated wireless LAN device and drivers have already been installed This procedure outlines the steps for setting the device parameters Updated drivers and or utilities may become available after this manual is printed see any addenda or fliers that may be included in the system packaging Workflow The proper setup of the wireless LAN requires several steps which must be performed in the proper order Following is a general outline of the steps that must be performed Each step is detailed later in this procedure l Setting parameters Setting the profile Setting the encryption 2 Network settings Setting the protocol and checking the network Setting file and printer sharing Checking the connection Setting Parameters l Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 Double click the PRISM Settings icon The PRISM Wireless Settings appears 3 Setthe profile as specified in Table 3 Ask your network administrators to check the setting 4 When you finish your entry click Apply Item Description Power Not supported Save Enabled AdHoc AdHoc Network Select the same Channel channel 1 11 for all connected computers If there is more than one wireless LAN near
56. PS 2 type En F5 Pressing F5 while holding Fn allows you to toggle between video compensation and no compensation Video compensation controls spacing on the display When it is enabled displays with less than 1024 x 768 or 800 x 600 pixel resolution will still cover the entire screen En F6 Pressing F6 repeatedly while holding Fn will lower the brightness of your display En F7 Pressing F7 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the brightness of the display 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 both built in display panel and external monitor or external moni tor only 16 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 17 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Volume Control Volume Control Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has multiple volume controls which interact with each other point Any software that contains audio files will also contain a volume control of its own Both the main LifeBook notebook volume control and the software volume con trol will interact with each other but it should be noted that if you set your software volume to Off you will override the main volume control setting and the soft ware setting will control the maximum knob setting CONTROLLING THE VOLUME There is
57. Product name Product configuration number Product serial number Purchase date Conditions under which the problem occurred Any error messages that have occurred Hardware configuration Type of device connected if any See the Configuration Label on the bottom of your LifeBook notebook for configuration and serial numbers See figure 2 7 on page 12 for location SPECIFIC PROBLEMS Using PC Doctor PC Doctor is a diagnostic program by PC Doctor com Inc which comes pre installed on your LifeBook note book If you are an experienced computer user you may find it useful however it is intended primarily to help your Fujitsu support representative better serve you 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 diffi culty You will find a description of common causes for that symptom under the column Possible Cause and what if anything you can do to correct the condition under Possible Solutions All possible causes or solutions may not apply to your LifeBook notebook 71 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 72 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pos C Series Notebook Section Six TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE Problem Page Problem Page Audio Problems page 72 USB Device Problems page 74 Media Player Drive Problems
58. Recharge batteries only as described in this manual and only in ventilated areas Do not leave batteries in hot locations for more than a day or two Intense heat can shorten battery life Do not leave a battery in storage for longer than 6 months without recharging it Increasing Battery Life Power your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook through the AC or optional auto airline adapter whenever possible 86 If your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook is running on bat tery power all day connect it to the AC adapter over night to recharge the battery Keep brightness to the lowest level comfortable Set the power management for maximum battery life Put your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook in Suspend 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 PCMCIA cards when not in use FLOPPY DISKS AND DRIVES Caring for your Floppy Disks 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 Caring
59. SCROLLER In addition to using the scroll button to scroll up and down the screen you can also use it to launch your Life Book Application Panel To do so press the scroll button directly in the middle Figure 2 16 A hidden button called the i Scroller is located directly beneath the scroll button When you press the scroll button the i Scroller automatically launches your LifeBook Appli cation Panel Figure 2 16 Using i Scroller TOUCHPAD CONTROL ADJUSTMENT If you need to change or adjust any of the touchpad control functions you can customize them from the Mouse properties dialog box in the Control Panel Click on Start select Settings gt Control Panel then double click Mouse dal SK F B5FH 5971 book Page 20 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Two Selector Switch Figure 2 17 LifeBook Application Launcher Buttons LifeBook Application Panel A unique feature of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook is the LifeBook Application Panel This panel allows you to operate the media player drive either as an independent audio media player or to launch applications with the touch of one button Points LifeBook Application Panel uses the date and time settings of your LifeBook notebook If the date and time are incorrect you can adjust this setting in the Windows Control Panel The media player that your LifeBook notebook uses is determined by the configuratio
60. a ENTER 37 initializing usa 37 Ada dk esL ERRAT AUR 37 preparing 2602x522 RA d ARI PUER 37 Write protector sn 3 AA 37 Floppy Disk Drive 73 Caes ee Nag A PR 86 Fujitsu citar a 85 Fujitsu LifeBook storing i ly EIE rd 85 traveling occisos risas iaa Add 85 F B5FH 5971 book Page 2 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pos C Series Notebook Fujitsu PC Contact Information 3 Fujitsu Service Assistant 71 Function Key PIO dunes cedes en ONT a eee eere 16 io DERE 16 Dak Saale ha Ook See 16 LR ARES Ah 16 6 22 A osa EIS de 16 ARA dete te 16 EN tada cria 16 G Glossary u e e Oe ne 101 H Hard Disk Drive 73 74 access indicator 14 Hard Disk Timeout 31 Headphone Jack 10 49 Hibernation Save to Disk Mode 30 IEEE 1394 Pott 2 5 cau Da ren 9 Infrared POL sea 9 Ts as 43 Internal ass 37 Internal Floppy Disk Drive 10 Internal LAN Jack 0 00 des 48 K Keyboard AA AA 8 15 74 CULSO KEYS tna ad iia E UR 15 function keys commit nes set 15 numeric keypad 15 windows keys 15 L LifeBook Application Panel 8 control panel 22 M Media Player un eR RE eR RIS 10 access indicator
61. age Error messages are marked with an The most common errors are marked with a 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 Cache SRAM Passed Where nnnn is the amount of system cache in kilobytes success fully tested by the Power On Self Test This can only appear if you have an SRAM PC Card installed Diskette drive A error or Diskette 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 27 for more information 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 RAM Failed at offset nnnn Extended memory not working or not configured prop erly If you have an installed memory upgrade module verify that the module is properly installed If it is prop erly 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 nnnn is the amount of memory in kilobytes successfully tested Failing Bits
62. alled a USB parallel or IR device Your LifeBook notebook does not recognize the device or the device does not seem You may have the wrong I O address selected for your device See your device documentation and software docu mentation to determine the required I O address Change the settings in the BIOS setup utility See figure on page 27 for location Your device and another device are assigned the same I O Check all I O addresses located within the BIOS setup utility and any other installed hardware or t k ly ERST address software to make sure there are no duplications Parallel port is set to output only Check parallel port setting in the BIOS and set to bi directional or ECP PC Card Problems A card inserted in the The card is not properly installed Remove and re install the card See PC Cards on PC Card slot does not page 43 for more information k or is locki th a rocas UP INS The card may have been installed Close the application and restart your LifeBook gt while an application was running notebook so your LifeBook notebook is not aware ofits installation Your software may not have the See your software documentation and activate the correct software driver active correct driver You may have the wrong I O See your PC Card documentation to determine address selected for your PC Card the required I O address Change the settings in device the BIOS Se
63. alled 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 first set the power switch on the left hand side of the system to the 1 position Press the suspend resume on button located above the keyboard When you are done working you can either leave your LifeBook notebook in Suspend mode See Suspend Mode on page 30 for more information or you can turn it off See Power Off on page 31 for more information Y CAUTION 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 notebook 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 80 for more information Depending on the nature of the problem you may be able to continue by starting the operating system or by entering the BIOS setup utility and revising the settings After satisfactory completion of the Power On Self Test POST your LifeBook notebook will load your oper ating system Starting Your LifeBook Notebook point 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 tur
64. ally using the AC adapter or Auto Airline adapter To recharge the battery make sure the battery that needs to be charged Lithium ion Battery is installed in your LifeBook notebook and connect the AC or Auto Airline adapter The Lithium ion battery can also be charged using an external battery charger avail able from Fujitsu Point Make sure that the Battery Charging indicator and the percentage charge is shown inside the Battery Level icon 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 LifeBook notebook is in use while the battery is charging If you want to charge the battery more quickly put your LifeBook notebook into Suspend mode or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery See Power Management on page 30 for more information on Suspend mode and shutdown procedure Y CAUTION Using heavy current devices such as a Modem or frequent media player accesses may prevent charging completely Low Battery State When the battery is running low a low battery notifica tion message will appear If you do not respond to the low battery message the batteries will continue to discharge until they are too low to operate When this happens your LifeBook notebook will go into Suspend mode There is no guarantee that your data will be saved once the
65. anel Components 11 Desktop Control Panel o o o 22 Bottom Components 12 Status Indicator Panel 3 Power Indicator 13 AC Adapter Indicator 13 GETTING STARTED Battery Level Indicator 13 Battery Charging Indicator 14 Power Sources Media Player Access Indicator 14 Connecting the Power Adapters PR EEE EN 25 Hard Drive Access Indicator 14 Floppy Drive Access Indicator 14 Display Panel PC Card Access Indicators 14 Opening the Display Panel ev 26 NumLk Indicator 14 Adjusting Display Panel Brightness 26 CapsLock Indicator 14 Closing the Display Panel 26 SerLk Indicator 14 X2 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 2 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM T p C Series Notebook Starting Your LifeBook Notebook Power ON eii ae a 27 Boot Sequence 27 BIOS Setup Utility 27 Booting the System 28 Windows Product Activation Windows XP Only 28 Registering Your LifeBook notebook 29 Installing Click Mel 29 Power Management Suspend Resume Power On Button 30 Suspend Mode 30 Hibernation Save to Disk Feature
66. ask Refer to About IP Addresses on page 27 to set an IP address and subnet mask For Select Obtain an IP address Infrastructure automatically Network For the DNS server select Obtain DNS server address automatically For the IP address DNS server and default gateway follow the network administrator s instructions if any Table 5 Setting an IP Address Click OK The Local Area Connection Properties window appears again Click OK When a message appears prompting you to restart the computer click Yes Checking the full computer name and workgroup Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel Double click the System icon System Properties appears Click the Network Identification tab Check Full computer name and Workgroup Ask your network administrator and check the setting Item Description Full A name to identify the computer on Computer the network You can specify any Name name to each computer For easier identification use the model name or user name Using the Wireless LAN Item Description Workgroup A name for the network group AdHoc Network Specify the same name to all computers within the same network Infrastructure Network Specify a workgroup name to connect to To change a setting click Properties and follow the instructions on the screen System Properties appears Table 6 Checking
67. astructure automatically For the DNS server Network select Obtain DNS server address automatically For the IP address DNS server and default gateway follow the network administrator s instructions if any Table 10 Setting parameters 8 When you finish your entry click OK Wireless Network Connection 2 Properties appears again 9 Make sure the network name you specified for the SSID in Step 7 is added under Preferred networks Network Connection The section describes how to set the network connection for a computer running Windows XP 60 Table 11 Setting an IP address 5 Click OK POINT If you have changed the setting Close is shown instead Click Close 6 Close Network Connection Checking the Full Computer Name and Workgroup 1 Click Start gt Control Panel Make sure the Classic View is selected ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 61 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM 2 Double click the System icon System Properties appears Click the Computer Name tab 4 Check Full computer name and Workgroup Ask your network administrator and check the setting Item Description Computer A name to identify the computer on Name the network You can specify any name to each computer Use up to 15 single byte characters For easier identification use the model name or user name Workgroup A name of the network group Use up
68. button Application A Notepad Application B Fujitsu Service Assistant Internet Internet Explorer or default browser E Mail Netscape Messenger THEFT PREVENTION LOCK SLOT Lock slot for use with physical restraining security systems The Kensington lock system is recommended DEVICE PORTS Combination PC Card slot for one Type III two Type II cards PCMCIA Standard 2 1 with CardBus support One 15 pin D SUB connector for VGA external monitor see Video specifications Four connectors for USB 1 1 Universal Serial Bus input output devices One modular modem RJ 11 connector One modular Ethernet RJ 45 jack One IEEE 1394 jack 4 pin type Fast IR up to 4 Mbps compatible infrared port for wireless data transfer One 25 pin D SUB connector for parallel input output devices bi directional output only for ECP One stereo headphone jack See Audio specifications One mono microphone jack See Audio specifica tions One stereo line in Optical Digital Output jack See Audio specifications One S Video out port 92 KEYBOARD Built in keyboard with all functions of 101 key PS 2 compatible keyboards Total number of keys 87 Function keys 12 Fl through F12 Feature extension key Fn Three Windows keys two Start keys and one application key Key pitch 19 mm Key stroke 3 mm Built in touchpad with scroll button Built in Palm Rest External Keyboard Support USB compa
69. by such as on the same floor we recommend that the channels for each LAN be 5 numbers apart e g if there are two other LANs nearby the channels used should be 1 6 and 11 Infrastructure Network Not an option Table 3 Profile Parameters 5 Click the Encryption tab Set the encryption items in accordance with Table 4 AdHoc Network Specify the same value for all the computers for which the encryption key is used for connection Infrastructure Network Specify the identical encryption keys to the encryption keys set for the access point For instructions on how to check the encryption keys set for the access point refer to the access point manual POINT Make sure that you specify the encryption keys If you do not specify the keys any computer with a wireless LAN card can be connected This presents a risk that your data may be stolen or destroyed Item Description Item Description Profile Enter the system file name in which the parameter information is to be saved Mode Ad Hoc Network Click the down arrow and select 802 11 AdHoc Infrastructure Network Click the down arrow and select Infrastructure SSID Enter the network name to which you want to connect Transmit Obtain the information from your Rate network administrator If you do not have a network administrator select Fully Automatic Encryption Click the down arrow and select a
70. ce read this manual carefully to ensure correct operation of the device Keep this manual in a safe place for reference while using the device Characteristics of the Device This device consists of a wireless LAN card that is attached to the computer via a mini PCI slot The main characteristics are as follows t uses the power saving communications system in the 2 4 GHz band and does not require any license for radio communication t uses Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DS SS which is resistant to noise This device complies with Wi Fi and is able to com municate at the maximum transfer rate of 11 Mbps The maximum communication range is approxi mately 80 feet 25 meters inside a building The range may be shorter depending upon the installation factors such as walls and columns Unauthorized access can be prevented with the use of SSID and encryption key Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device AdHoc Mode The AdHoc Mode refers to the network connecting two computers using wireless LAN cards This connec tion is called an AdHoc network Using an AdHoc network you can obtain a network connection easily and at a low cost In the AdHoc mode you can use the function supported by Microsoft Network such as File and Print Sharing to exchange files and share a printer or other peripheral devices To use the AdHoc Mode you must set the same SSID and the same encryption key for all the computers t
71. ces for your desktop control panel Simply double click on the track display area of the panel and a menu will appear which will allow you to select from a pull down menu On the same pop up are two other options Always on top and Continuous Play If you click on Always on top the desktop controls will always be seen on your screen no matter what other application you are running If you click on Continuous Play your media player will automatically start over at the beginning of the CD in the drive as soon as it finishes the last track You can move the desktop control panel to anywhere on your desktop Drag it by clicking on the track number display holding it down and dragging the control panel When you place it where you would like release the mouse button Points f you have your display set to 256 colors the basic display will appear no matter which one you select You will need to set your display colors to more than 256 in order to select other display appearances When you close the media player s desktop control panel it will stop the audio media player Simply press the Play button if you would like to continue listening and the media player will restart at track 1 The Selector switch must be in the media player posi tion 22 Deactivating and Activating the LifeBook Application Panel To deactivate the LifeBook Application Panel follow these easy steps Click on Start C
72. cs by the edges and avoid touching the surface Avoid storing any media discs in extreme tempera tres Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight or excessive heat Do not bend media discs or set heavy objects on them Heat OU eep the cards dry Do not spill liquid dia discs er Do not flex or bend the cards and do not place heavy Do not scratch media discs objects on top of them Do not put a label on media discs Do not force cards into the slot Do not get dust on media discs Avoid dropping cards or subjecting them to excessive vibration 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 tem perature 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 starting from the inner edge and wiping to the outer edge Caring for your Media Player Drive Your media player drive is durable but you must treat it with care Please pay attention to the following points m 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 te
73. ct the equipment from the telephone line NOTICE The Ringer Equivalence Number REN for this terminal equipment is 0 0 The REN assigned to each terminal equipment provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface The termination on an interface may consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Equiva lence Numbers of all the devices does not exceed five 926 Y CAUTION For safety users should ensure that the electrical ground of the power utility the telephone lines and the metallic water pipes are connected together Users should NOT attempt to make such connections themselves but should contact the appropriate electric inspection authority or electrician This may be particularly important in rural areas Avis Aux Utilisateurs Du R seau T l phonique Canadien AVIS Le pr sent mat riel est conforme aux sp cifica tions techniques d Industrie Canada applicables au mat riel terminal Cette conformit est confirm e par le num ro d enregistrement Le sigle IC plac devant le num ro d enregistrement signifie que l enregistrement s est effectu conform ment une d claration de conformit et indique que les sp cifications techniques d Industrie Canada ont t respect es Il n implique pas qu Industrie Canada a approuv le mat riel Avant de connecter cet quipement une ligne t l pho nique l uti
74. d is composed of a cursor control a left and right button and a scrolling button The cursor control works the same way a mouse does and moves the cursor around the display It only requires light pres sure with the tip of your finger The left and right buttons function the same as mouse buttons The actual functionality of the buttons may vary depending on the application that is being used The scrolling button allows you to navigate quickly through pages without having to use the scroll bars When you press the center of the scrolling button the i scroller the LifeBook Application Panel is launched Figure 2 11 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 immedi ately release it To right click move the mouse cursor to the item you wish to select press the right button once and then immediately release it You also have the option to perform the clicking operation by tapping lightly on the Touchpad once Figure 2 12 18 Le lt gt ES Figure 2 12 Clicking 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 then immediately release it You also have the option to perform the double click o
75. d with dedicated Windows keys launch your favorite applications by the touch of a See Keyboard on page 15 for more information button or to use as a media player when your unit is on See LifeBook Application Panel on page 20 for more infor Touchpad Pointing Device mation The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse like cursor control with three buttons left right and scroll buttons See Touchpad Pointing Device on page 18 for more information NS F B5FH 5971 book Page 9 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM S Video Infrared Out Port Port Closed Cover Switch Locating the Controls and Connectors PC Card Slots Anti Theft Lock Slot Power Switch DC Power Jack IEEE 1394 4 pin Port PC Card Eject Buttons Figure 2 4 LifeBook notebook left side panel LEFT SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s left side components Figure 2 4 Closed Cover Switch The closed cover switch turns off the LCD back lighting when the display is closed Power Switch The power switch turns system power on and off DC Power Jack The DC power jack allows you to plug in the AC adapter or the optional Auto Airline adapter to power your LifeBook notebook and charge the internal Lithium ion battery IEEE 1394 4 pin Port The 1394 port is used to connect between your LifeBook notebook and a peripheral
76. e BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information Your PC Card device and another Check all I O addresses located within the BIOS device are assigned the same I O setup utility and any other installed hardware or address software to make sure there are no duplications The card may have been If the Unplug or Eject Hardware utility has been removed using the Unplug or used to remove the PC card the system will not Eject Hardware utility recognize the card even if it is still present in the slot Physically remove the card and reinstall it in the slot If that is not successful reboot the system 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 13 for more information Install a charged battery or a Power adapter The primary battery is installed but is faulty Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence and condition of the batteries See Status Indicator Panel on page 13 for more information If a battery is indicating a short remove that battery and operate from another power source or replace that battery The battery or batteries are low Check the Status Indica
77. e C If the setup utility is correctly set your hard drive may be corrupted and your system may have to be re installed from your back up media ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 81 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Parity Check 1 nnnn Parity error found in the system bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it potentially data destroying failure Contact your support representative Parity Check 2 nnnn Parity error found in the I O bus BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on the screen If it potentially data destroying failure Contact your support representative Press lt F1 gt to resume lt F2 gt 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 success fully 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 with the Power Switch and contact your support representative Real time clock error Real time clock fails BIOS test May require board repair Contact your support representative
78. e media drive is not installed The Windows media player auto insert notification function is active and is checking to see if a media disc is ready to run This is normal However you may disable this feature See Auto Insert Notification Function on page 41 for more information The media player will not play international DVD titles The region code for the DVD does not match that of the media player All Fujitsu notebook 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 the requirements of Hollywood 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 NOTE You can change the region code on the DVD player using the Properties menu of the DVD soft ware Note however that you can only change the region code up to four times After the fourth change the last region code entered becomes permanent and cannot be changed The LifeBook notebook fails to Auto Play a DVD movie The media player software has not been installed Locate and install the DVD ROM Applications CD Floppy Disk Drive Problems You cannot access your You tried to write to a write Eject the floppy disk and s
79. e the image 3 Click Yes DISE creates an image file in the backup partition If you created a backup image previously the new image overwrites the old one Enlarging the Backup Partition Tf there is not enough unused space in the backup parti tion on your hard disk DISE will resize the partition DISE will display the minimum maximum and recom mended sizes for the backup partition You choose the size you want DISE takes the space from the FAT FAT32 or NTFS partition that you are backing up Ifthere is not enough unused space in that partition to take you will not be able to resize the backup partition and create an image file You can delete files from the FAT FAT32 or NTFS partition to create more unused space on the hard disk Restoring a Backup Image You can restore either a factory image or a backup image you created Be aware that restoring a backup image will replace the contents ofthe C partition with the image you restore 1 Disable virus protection software If virus protection software is enabled DISE will hang 2 From the DISE main window click Options gt Restore Backup to restore an image you created or click Options gt Restore Factory Backup to restore the factory image DISE shuts down to DOS and restores the image file Drivers and Applications Restore CD The Drivers and Application CD can be used to selec tively re install drivers and or applications that may have been un installed
80. ears 4 Click beside Network adapters 5 Right click Intersil PRISM Wireless LAN PCI Card and click Uninstall from the menu that is displayed Confirm Device Removal appears 6 Click OK 7 Close System Properties 8 Make sure that the icon has disappeared from the task tray in the lower right corner of the screen 9 Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 10 Double click Add Remove Programs Add Remove Programs appears 11 Perform the following steps Click PRISM 11Mbps Wireless LAN for Windows Click Change Remove A window appears asking you if you really want to remove the driver 12 Click Yes When the driver is removed a window appears showing that the driver has been removed 13 Click OK 14 Close Add Remove Programs and Control Panel 15 Shut down Windows and turn off the computer 65 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 66 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Five Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution want to remove Windows XP the driver When removing the driver make sure that the device is attached to Windows XP the computer If you try to remove the driver while the device is detached from the computer the driver is not removed 1 Click Start right click My Computer and then click Properties from the menu that appears System Properties appears Clic
81. ed and the Work folder icon changes Printer Sharing 1 Click Start gt Settings gt Printers The Printers window appears showing the printers that are connected 2 Right click the printer that you want to share then click Sharing from the menu that appears 58 3 Click Sharing and select necessary items Item Description Not Shared Disables printer sharing Shared As Enables printer sharing Share Name Specifies a share name of the printer to be shared Comment Enter the description of the printer to be shared Passwords If you specify a password you need to enter it when using the printer Table 8 Printer Sharing 4 Click OK The printer sharing is set and the icon changes Checking the Connection After the network setting is completed access the shared drive on another computer to check the connectivity of the wireless LAN network Accessing Another Computer 1 Double click the My Network Places icon on the desktop My Network Places appears 2 Double click Computers near me The computers that are connected to the network are displayed 3 Double click the computer that you want to access The drive that you set with Sharing are displayed 4 Double click the drive that you want to access The drive is displayed showing its contents and made available to you If you have any questions or prob lems refer to Troubleshooting
82. ed to restart it be sure that you use the following procedure 1 Click the Start button and then click Shut Down 2 Select the Restart option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box 3 Click OK to restart your LifeBook notebook Your notebook will shut down and then reboot point Turning off your LifeBook notebook without exiting Windows or turning on your notebook within 10 sec onds of the notebook being shut off may cause an error when you start the next time POWER OFF Before turning off the power by choosing Shut Down from Windows check that the Hard Drive media player drive PC Card and Floppy Disk Drive Access indicators are all Off See figure 2 8 on page 13 If you turn off the power while accessing a disk or PC Card there is a risk of data loss To ensure that your LifeBook notebook shuts down without error use the Windows shut down proce dure Y CAUTION Never turn your LifeBook notebook off while an application is running Be sure to close all files exit all applications and shut down your operating system prior to turning off the power with the power switch If files are open when you turn the power off you will lose any changes that have not been saved and may cause disk errors Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows allows your LifeBook notebook to complete its operations and turn off power in the proper sequence to avoid errors The proper sequence is 1 Click the Start bu
83. ed with your PC Card INSTALLING PC CARDS PC Cards are installed in the PC Card slot To install a PC Card s follow these easy steps A WARNINGS Installing or removing a PC Card s during your Life Book 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 perma nently damage the card your LifeBook notebook or both Point You may be required to log on as an 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 1 See your PC Card manual for specific instructions on the installation of your card Some PC Cards may require your LifeBook notebook to be Off while installing them 2 Make sure there is no PC Card currently in the slot If there is see Removing PC Cards 3 If either of the eject buttons is extended press it in until it clicks 4 Insert your PC Card into the slot with the product label facing up 5 Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector REMOVING PC CARDS To remove a PC Card s follow these easy steps 1 See your PC Card manual for specific instructions on removing your card Some PC Cards may require your LifeBook notebook to be in Suspend Mode or Off while removing them po
84. eded 4 If your LifeBook 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 use the AC adapter and batteries that are approved for your LifeBook notebook Avoid exposure to sand dust and other environmental hazards Do not expose your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook to direct sunlight for long periods of time as tempera tures above 140 F 60 C may damage your note book 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 Fujitsu 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 LifeBook notebook such that the media player drive is supporting the weight of the notebook Care and Maintenance Do not drop your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook Do not touch the screen with any sharp objects Cleaning your Fujitsu notebook Always disconnect the power plug Pull the plug not the cord Clean your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook with a damp lint free cloth Do not use abrasives or solvents Use a soft cloth to remove dust from the screen Never use glass cleaners Storing your Fujitsu notebook If storing your LifeBook notebook for a month or longer turn your Fujitsu L
85. een Il button To Rewind the movie click the button to rewind to a specific portion of the movie or the M4 button to return to the opening screen To Fast forward the movie click the gt button to forward to a specific portion of the movie or the button to jump to the ending credits To Stop the movie click the B button Exiting the Media Player A Click on 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 39 aA SB ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 40 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM p C Series Notebook Section Four USING DOLBY HEADPHONE The Dolby Headphone utility lets you enjoy multi channel sound sources such as DVD movies with real istic virtual surround sound using conventional stereo headphones The Dolby Headphone is a utility that is available in the InterVideo WinDVD application Dolby Headphone is a signal processing system that enables your stereo headphones to realistically emulate the sound of a five speaker playback system Points Media discs which do not have the Dolby Surround 5 1 symbol will not support Dolby Headphone After making changes to the Dolby Headphone feature and clicking OK wait at least ten seconds before making another change in order to allow the system to stabilize To use the D
86. ein to 27 Built in Speakers 72 C Cache Memory 101 CapsLock Indicator 14 Click Met 5 22 eta ira tains tate tasa 29 Clicking ute Sa aan OS E UMS 18 Closed Cover Switch 9 COMM Port naaa Wake lis 101 Configuration Label 91 Control esas sarta sarria UTR IHR 39 Conventions Used in the Guide 3 GUTSOL SD 18 Gursot Si ar 15 D DE OutputCable 2 0 Erna 25 DC Power Jack 9 25 DIMM uv sr 45 Disk Cales ias 86 Display ici d REEL 26 78 Display Panel 22 nie Ab an 8 adjusting 24 22 244 00 8 see r4 RR RT 26 brishtness VERE X ep eR te eaters 26 Closing esc do e d aan Case at 26 Opening asi ehren 26 power management 26 Display Panel Latch 8 Display Timeout 31 Dolby Headphone 40 Do ble Clicking nn sn 18 Dragging i eg eR a nes ner s 19 Drivers and Application CD 82 E Emergency Media Player Tray Release 10 Error Messages ui exe ME EE PEE RI E n patuka 80 Extended Memory 102 External Floppy Disk Drive access indicator 14 External Monitor Port 49 F Floppy Disk SS uu ES 37 formatting opq a E qure E ER baj
87. emory upgrade module at the same time Figure 4 15 Figure 4 15 Removing a memory module 3 While holding the clips out remove the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling towards the back of your LifeBook notebook 4 Store the memory upgrade module in a static guarded sleeve 5 Replace the keyboard by following steps 11 and 12 of Installing a Memory Upgrade Module POINT After changing your memory module configuration you must complete the Resetting the Hibernation Save to Disk Parameters procedure in order for the Hibernation Save to Disk mode to operate properly on your LifeBook notebook See Hibernation Save to Disk Feature on page 30 for more information CHECKING THE COMPUTER RECOGNITION OF NEW MEMORY CAPACITY Once you have changed the system memory capacity by either adding or removing a memory upgrade module be sure to check that your LifeBook notebook has recognized the change You can check the memory capacity by looking at the main menu of the BIOS setup 1 Turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook using the power switch 2 Allow the system to start booting and press the F2 key once the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen This will open the main menu of the BIOS setup with the current settings displayed See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information Use the right arrow key to select Info in the BIOS Setup menu fay F B5FH 5971 book Page 47 Thursday May
88. enu select Settings then select Control Panel 2 From the Control Panel select Power Options 3 Select the Advanced tab Select Hibernate from the pull down menu for Power buttons Y CAUTION The Suspend or Hibernation Save to Disk mode should not be used with certain PC Cards Check your PC Card documentation for more information F B5FH 5971 book Page 31 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Point f your LifeBook notebook is actively accessing information when you enter the Suspend or Hiber nation Save to Disk mode changes to open files are not lost The files are left open and memory is kept active during Suspend mode or the memory is transferred to the internal hard drive during Hiber nation Save to Disk mode When PC Cards or external devices are in use Save to Disk mode cannot return to the exact state prior to suspension because all of the peripheral devices will be re initialized when the system restarts The main advantage of using the Hibernation Save to Disk function is that power is not required to maintain your data This is particularly important if you will be leaving your LifeBook note book in a suspended state for a prolonged period of time The drawback of using Hibernation Save to Disk mode is that it lengthens the power down and power up sequences and resets peripheral devices DISPLAY TIMEOUT The Video Timeout is one of the power management parameters This feature saves powe
89. eo device such as a VCR or television The S Video standard provides for a higher quality picture than NTSC or PAL To connect an S Video device follow these steps See figure 2 4 on page 9 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated HEADPHONE JACK The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones or powered external speakers to your LifeBook note book 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 See figure 2 5 on page 10 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Point If you plug headphones into the headphone jack you will disable the built in stereo speakers EXTERNAL MONITOR PORT The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor To connect an external monitor follow these steps See figure 2 6 on page 11 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated 3 Tighten the two hold down screws located on each end of the connector Q point Pressing the Fn F10 keys allows you to change the destination of 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
90. epository for data and applications which is readily accessible to your LifeBook notebook 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 MPU 401 A standard for MIDI interfaces and connectors NTSC National TV Standards Commission The standard for TV broadcast and reception for the USA 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 micro processor in order to produce the desired results from that particular equipment Parallel Port A connection to another device through which data is transferred as a block of bits simultaneously with a wire for each bit in the block and with other wires only for control of the device not for transfer of data 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
91. es 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 DDR Double Data Rate A new memory module design that allows data transfer between memory and the processor ata rate that is double the bus rate Faster transfer enhances application and multimedia performance 101 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 102 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Nine DDR memory modules are typically used in high performance PCs Default Value A pre programmed value to be used if you fail to set your own 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 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 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 syste
92. et it to write enable See floppy disk protected floppy disk Internal Floppy Disk Drive on page 37 for more infor mation Floppy disk is not loaded Eject floppy disk check orientation and re insert correctly See Internal Floppy Disk Drive on page 37 for more information BIOS setup utility states Floppy Revise the setup utility Main menu settings to Disk Controller enable Diskette Controller See BIOS Setup Utility Disabled on page 27 for more information Security is set to protect access to Verify your password and security settings floppy disk data Hard Drive Problems You cannot access your hard drive The setup utility is incorrectly set for your internal Primary Master or optional second hard drive Primary Slave Revise BIOS settings to set both Primary Master and Primary Slave correctly See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information The wrong drive designator was used by an application when a bootable CD ROM was used to start the LifeBook notebook Verify drive designator used by application is in use by the operating system When the operating system is booted from a CD drive designations are automatically adjusted 73 7 5 Y BSFH 5971 book Page 74 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM y LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Six Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions You cannot access your hard drive continued Securit
93. extreme temperatures can be permanently damaged CAPSLOCK INDICATOR The CapsLock indicator states that your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters SH MEDIA PLAYER ACCESS INDICATOR The media player Access indicator tells you that the media player drive is being accessed If the Auto Insert Notification function is active the indicator will flash periodically when your system is checking the media player drive If the Auto Insert Notification function is not active the indicator will only flash when you access the media player drive The default setting is the Auto Insert Notification function active See Auto Insert Notification Function on page 41 for more information O SCRLK INDICATOR The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active Ej HARD DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR The Hard Drive Access indicator states whether your internal hard drive is being accessed E FLOPPY DRIVE ACCESS INDICATOR The Floppy Drive Access indicator states whether the internal floppy disk drive is being accessed This indi cator will flash if your software tries to access a disk even if no floppy disk drive is installed See Internal Floppy Disk Drive on page 37 for more information 14 F B5FH 5971 book Page 15 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Function Keys
94. figure my wire less network settings is checked Click Add under Preferred networks Wireless Network Properties appears 7 Set parameters For the AdHoc network specify the same value to all the computers for which the encryption key is used for connection For the infrastructure network specify the encryp tion key network key with the same value to the encryption key of the access point For how to check the encryption keys set for the access point refer to the manual supplied with the access point 59 BSFH 5971 book Page 60 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Five POINT Be sure to specify the encryption keys If you do not specify the keys any computer with a wireless LAN card can be connected This presents a risk that other users may steal or destroy your data Item Description Network Name SSID Enter the network name to which you want to connect This is a required item For the network name ask your LAN administrator AdHoc network Set the same name for all of the computers that are to be connected Infrastructure network Specify the same name as that specified on the access point that is to be connected For access point instructions refer to the manual that comes with the access point Key Format Click the down arrow and select the input for the Network key ASCII Select this when using characters ASCII characters
95. for 128 bit encryption to 13 which is calculated as 13 x 8 bits 104 NETWORK CONNECTION WINDOWS 2000 The section describes how to set the network connection for a computer with Windows 2000 Network Settings In this section you set TCP IP Settings and complete Checking Computer Name and Workgroup required for the network connection TCP IP Settings l Click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel 2 Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon The Network and Dial up Connections window appears 3 Right click the Local Area Connection then click Properties from the menu that appears The Local Area Connection Properties window appears POINT More than one network adapter is installed in your system if more than one Local Area Connection entry is displayed In this case select the Local Area Connection entry with Intersil PRISM Wireless LAN PCI Card displayed under Device Name 4 Perform the following steps Click Internet Protocol TCP IP Click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window appears F B5FH 5971 book Page 57 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM 5 Set an IP address as indicated in Table 5 Ask your network administrator to check the setting Item Description For AdHoc Set the IP address and subnet mask Network Click Use the following IP address and enter a value for IP address and Subnet m
96. for the Network Key Characters that can be used follow 0 9 A Z a z and underscore Example To set the key to ABC12 input ABC12 Network Settings In this section you set TCP IP Settings and complete Checking Computer Name and Workgroup required for the network connection TCP IP Settings 1 On Wireless Network Connection Properties click General POINT If Wireless Network Connection 2 Properties is not displayed click Start gt Settings gt Control Panel and double click the Network Connection icon Right click the Wireless Network Connection and then click Properties from the menu that appears 2 Perform the following steps Click Internet Protocol TCP IP a Click Properties Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties appears 3 Set an IP address Ask your network administrator and check the setting Hexa Select this when using decimal hexadecimal characters for characters the Network Key Use this if there is a wireless LAN card in the network that has the Network Key set to a character code In Network Key input the same value as the other wireless LAN card Item Description AdHoc Set the IP address and subnet mask Network Click Use the following IP address Enter a value for IP address and Subnet mask See About IP Addresses on page 27 to set IP address and subnet mask For Select Obtain an IP address Infr
97. form Step 5 and the subsequent steps When you click Install Select Network Component Type appears 5 Perform the following steps Click Service Click Add Select Network Service appears 6 Perform the following steps Click File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks a Click OK You will go back to Wireless Network Connection 2 Properties and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is added to the list 7 Click Close Sharing Files The following example shows how to set sharing the Work folder on the c drive Click Start gt My Computer Double click the Local Disk c icon Right click the Work folder and then click Sharing and Security from the menu that appears Work Properties appears 4 Click If you understand the security risks but want to share files without running the wizard click here POINT If you have already clicked If you understand the security risks but want to share files without running the wizard click here this window does not appear In the Work Properties window the description under Network Sharing and security changes 5 Check Share this folder on the network Uncheck Allow network users to change my files if the shared folder is for read only 6 Click OK The folder is set shared and the Work folder icon changes Printer Sharing 1 Press Start gt Control Panel or Settings if v
98. g the Wireless LAN CONNECTING WINDOWS XP SYSTEMS This chapter describes how to set up the wireless LAN connection for computers that are running Windows XP POINT When you receive your LifeBook the integrated wireless LAN device and drivers have already been installed This procedure outlines the steps for setting the device parameters Updated drivers and or utilities may become available after this manual is printed see any addenda or fliers that may be included in the system packaging Workflow The proper setup of the wireless LAN connection requires that several steps be performed in the proper order Following is a general outline of the steps to be performed Each step is detailed later in this procedure 1 Setting parameters Setting the profile Setting the encryption 2 Network settings Setting the protocol and checking the network Setting file and printer sharing Checking the connection Setting Parameters Click Start gt Control Panel Click Network and Internet connection Click Network connection A list of networks that are currently installed is displayed 4 Right click Intersil PRISM Wireless LAN PCI Card in the list and click Properties from the menu that is displayed Wireless Network Connection 2 Prop erties appears 5 Click the Wireless Networks tab The Wireless Networks tab appears 6 Perform the following steps Make sure that Use Windows to con
99. ges the setting permanently 1 Double click the BatteryAid icon P in the lower right corner of your display This will open the BatteryAid Properties dialog box 2 Select the Power Control tab and adjust your LCD Backlighting to the desired level 3 Click OK or Apply to permanently change the settings You may need to readjust the brightness level periodi cally depending on your operating environment Point The higher the brightness level the more power the notebook will consume and the faster your batteries will discharge For maximum battery life make sure that the brightness is set as low as possible CLOSING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1 Holding the edge of your display panel pull it forward until it is flush with the body of your LifeBook notebook 2 Push down until you hear a click This will engage the locking mechanism and prevent your display panel from opening unexpectedly dal 8B e B5FH 5971 book Page 27 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Starting Your LifeBook Notebook POWER ON Suspend Resume Power On Button The suspend resume power on switch 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 See figure 2 3 on page 8 for location poinT When you turn on your LifeBook notebook be sure you have a power source This means that at least one bat tery is inst
100. gy 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 disas sembly is prohibited Dolby Headphone manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Copyrights 1992 1999 Dolby Laboratories All rights reserved All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners O Copyright 2002 Fujitsu PC Corporation All rights reserved No part of this publication may be copied reproduced translated stored or transmitted in any electronic form without the written consent of Fujitsu PC Corporation B5FH 5971 02EN 00 Fe DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY according to FCC Part 15 Responsible Party Name Address Telephone Declares that product Fujitsu PC Corporation 5200 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara CA 95054 408 982 9500 Model Configurations LifeBook C2010 Notebook LifeBook C2111 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 must not be allowed to cause ha
101. h as portfolio management account registries on line banking and bill paying features This application is for new users who are using Quicken software for the first 93 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 94 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Eight time Full version upgrade information is available on line BatteryAid Windows 2000 only BatteryAid allows you to control the display brightness of your notebook in order to maximize battery life See your BatteryAid online help for more information on the correct way to use this program Earthlink 5 0 Software suite that allows you to connect with the Internet Fujitsu HotKey Windows XP only Fujitsu HotKey allows you to control the display bright ness of your notebook in order to maximize battery life 94 F B5FH 5971 book Page 95 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Regulatory Information Y CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Fujitsu could void this user s authority to operate the equipment 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 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec tion against harmful interference in a residential installa tion This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in
102. h the connector into the port until it is seated 3 Plug the other end of the cable into a LAN outlet 48 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 discon nect 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 point The 1394 port used in this system uses a four pin con figuration 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 See figure 2 4 on page 9 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS PORT A Universal Serial Bus USB port allows you to connect USB devices such as game pads pointing devices keyboards and speakers To connect a USB device follow these steps See figure 2 6 on page 11 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Y point Due to the ongoing changes in USB technology and standards not all USB devices and or drivers are guaranteed to work PARALLEL PORT The parallel port or LPT port allows you to connect parallel devices such as a printer to your notebook In order to connect a parallel
103. hat are connected All connected computers can communi cate with each other within the communication range Infrastructure Mode If a number of computers are connected simultaneously in the AdHoc mode the transfer rate may be reduced communications may become unstable or the network connection could fail This is because all wireless LAN cards are using the same radio frequency in the network 54 To improve this situation you can use a wireless LAN access point which is sold separately The wireless LAN network is in the Infrastructure mode when it uses an access point and such a connection is called the Infra structure Network By using an access point you can set and use a different communication channel for each network group Each channel is given a different radio frequency and it eliminates the collision of communications and provides a more stable communications environment Infrastruc ture mode is most suitable when you are configuring multiple wireless LAN networks on the same floor To connect a wireless LAN network to a wired LAN you need an access point How to Handle This Device The integrated Wireless LAN device is already installed in your LifeBook computer Under normal circum stances it should not be necessary for you to remove or re install it The LAN has been configured to support the operating system with which your system shipped BSFH 5971 book Page 55 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13
104. he LifeBook notebook As a precaution move the selector switch to the Lock position when you are away from your LifeBook note book LifeBook Application Panel When you have finished with Application Panel Setup click on OK and the new settings will take effect You can reconfigure your LifeBook Application Panel as often as you like USING THE MEDIA PLAYER The media player enables you to use your LifeBook note book s media player drive as an audio media player Points If you shut down from Windows while the media player is playing an audio CD it will stop You cannot go into Suspend Mode or Hibernation Save to Disk Mode while the media player is playing a CD The media player will only play when the system is powered on There is no configuration required for media player operation The buttons are pre configured to work like a normal media player When the selector switch is in the bottom position the buttons will operate as follows Stop Eject This is the first button to the right of the Selector switch If you press it once it will stop an audio CD that is playing If you press it twice it will eject the audio CD Play Pause This is the second button to the right of the Selector switch Press this button to start playing an audio CD starting at Track 1 While the audio CD is playing press it to pause Press it again to continue Points If you press the play button and nothing happens
105. he optical digital cable to the Optical Digital Audio Out port on your LifeBook notebook The Optical Digital Audio Out port is the middle round port on the right hand side of your LifeBook notebook POINT Certain minidisc recorder cable connectors are configured differently from that illustrated If your cable connector does not fit properly you will need to purchase an adapter from a third party electronics store LifeBook Digital Audio Out Port H 3200 To MiniDisc Recorder Port Figure 4 6 Connecting Optical Digital Cable 42 F B5FH 5971 book Page 43 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM PC Card PC Cards PC Card Slot Eject Button Figure 4 7 Installing Removing PC Cards PC Cards Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook supports Type I Type II and Type III PC Cards which can perform a variety of functions depending on which type of PC Card you install You can install one or two PC Cards at a time depending on its type Type I and Type II PC Cards can be installed together while Type III PC Cards must be installed alone Some available PC Cards Fax data modem cards Type II Local area network LAN cards Type II IDE solid state disk cards Type II SCSI cards Type II Wireless LAN 802 11b cards Type II Hard Drive ATA cards Type III Other PC Cards that conform to PCMCIA 2 1 or CardBus standards For further information refer to the instructions suppli
106. hort for your operating needs Press any button on the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Suspend Resume button Check your power management settings or close your applications and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit your operation needs You are operating on battery power only and have ignored a low battery alarm until the batteries are all at the dead battery state and your machine has gone into Dead Battery Suspend mode Install a power adapter and then push the Suspend Resume button See Power Sources on page 25 for more information You have a battery failure 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 13 for more information Your power adapter has failed or lost its power source Make sure the adapter is plugged in and the outlet has power Your LifeBook note book will not work on battery alone The installed batteries are 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
107. ia type Problem with NVRAM access In the unlikely case that you see this message you may have some display prob lems You can continue operating but should contact your support representative for more information Keyboard controller error The keyboard controller test failed You may have to replace your keyboard or keyboard controller but may be able to use an external keyboard until then Contact your support representative Keyboard 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 Keyboard error nn 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 driv
108. iewing in Classic mode gt Printers and Faxes The Printers and Faxes display will appear and the connected printers will be displayed 2 Right click the printer to be shared and click Sharing from the menu that appears The proper ties of the printer to be shared will be displayed Set printer sharing 61 F B5FH 5971 book Page 62 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM p C Series Notebook Section Five On the display the printer sharing setting is recom mended by the Network Setup Wizard but for the wire less LAN network security is maintained by network name SSID or network key The following steps allow you to set up printer sharing without using the Network Setup Wizard 3 Click If you understand the security risks but want to share printers without running the wizard click here Enable Printer Sharing will be displayed Select Just enable printer sharing Click OK The printer properties will be indicated Select Share this printer Enter the sharing printer name in Share name Click OK The printer will be shared and the printer icon will become a sharing icon ui ON OR Checking the Connection After the network setting is completed access the shared drive on another computer to check the connectivity of the wireless LAN network Accessing Another Computer 1 Click Start gt My Computer 2 From the left menu in Other Places click My Network Places 3 Fro
109. ifeBook notebook off fully charge the battery the remove and store all Lithium ion batteries Store your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook and batteries separately If you store your LifeBook notebook with a battery installed the battery will discharge and bat tery life will be reduced In addition a faulty battery might damage your LifeBook notebook Store your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook in a cool dry location Temperatures should remain between 13 F 25 C and 140 F 60 C Traveling with your Fujitsu notebook Do not transport your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook while it is turned on Do not check your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook as bag gage Carry it with you Always bring your System Recovery CD that came with your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook when you travel If you experience system software problems while traveling you may need it to correct any problems Avoid putting your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook through a metal detector Have your notebook hand inspected by security personnel You can however put your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook through a properly tuned X ray machine To avoid problems place your notebook close to the entrance of the machine and remove it as soon as possible or have your LifeBook notebook hand inspected by security personnel Secu rity officials may require you to turn your LifeBook notebook On Make sure you have a charged battery on hand When traveling with the hard drive removed wrap the dri
110. imal A decimal notation for the value of a 4 bit binary number 0 9 A B C D E F Example 2F in hexa decimal 00101111 in binary 47 in decimal 1 0 Input Output Data entering and leaving your LifeBook notebook in electronic form 1 O Port The connector and associated control circuits for data entering and leaving your LifeBook notebook in elec tronic form IDE Intelligent Drive Electronics A type of control interface for a hard drive which is inside the hard drive unit IRQ Interrupt Request An acronym for the hardware signal to the CPU that an external event has occurred which needs to be processed KB Kilobyte LAN Local Area Network An interconnection of computers and peripherals within a single limited geographic location which can pass programs and data amongst themselves ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 103 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM 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 Historically line printers were the first and later the most common device connected to parallel ports MB Megabyte Megahertz 1 000 000 cycles per second Memory A r
111. imum impedance 10K Ohms Two built in speakers 28 mm diameter stereo boxless SPDIF port for AC 3 digital audio out shared with line in Volume dial MASS STORAGE DEVICE OPTIONS Floppy Disk Drive Internal 3 5 Floppy Disk Drive which accommodates 1 44MB or 720KB floppy disks Hard Drive 20GB 30GB or 40GB fixed hard drive Ultra DMA 100 Media Player Drive one of the following devices depending upon the configuration of your system DVD CD RW Combo Drive 16x CD R 10x CD RW 24x CD plus 8x DVD DVD Drive 8x max CD ROM Drive 24x max 91 SK ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 92 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Eight INTEGRATED POINTING DEVICE Touch pad pointing device with multi function scrolling button COMMUNICATIONS Modem Internal multinational V 90 standard 56K fax modem ITU V 90 56K data 14 4K fax LAN 10 100 Base Tx Ethernet Optional Wireless LAN 802 11b Wi Fi compliant Actual speeds over U S telephone lines vary and are less than 56Kbps due to the current FCC regulations and line conditions The internal modems on all Fujitsu LifeBook notebooks are only qualified for use with telephone systems inside the United States and Canada and may not operate in other countries LIFEBOOK APPLICATION PANEL Application Launcher and Audio CD Player The Appli cation Launcher is pre set with the following defaults assigned to each
112. interface device follow these steps See figure 2 6 on page 11 for location Align the connector with the port opening Push the connector into the port until it is seated Tighten the two hold down screws located on each end of the connector 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 LifeBook notebook In order to connect a microphone follow these easy steps See figure 2 5 on page 10 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated aA SB F B5FH 5971 book Page 49 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM STEREO LINE IN JACK The stereo line in jack allows you to connect an external audio source to your LifeBook notebook such as an audio cassette player Your audio device must be equipped with a 1 8 3 5 mm stereo mini plug in order to fit into the stereo line in jack of your LifeBook note book In order to connect a external audio source follow these easy steps See figure 2 5 on page 10 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated POINT The stereo line in jack will not support an external microphone Y CAUTION Turn down the volume when connecting electronic devices to the line in jack The internal speaker
113. ints Windows has a shutdown procedure for PC Cards that must be followed before removing a card Please review your operating system manual for the correct procedure It is good practice to remove devices using the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon in the system tray 43 dal SK E X2 BSFH 5971 book Page 44 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pou C Series Notebook Section Four 2 Unlock the PC Card from the slot by first pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located When pressed the button will pop out 3 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the LifeBook notebook This will eject the card slightly out of the slot allowing you to remove the card 44 gt A amal SG F B5FH 5971 book Page 45 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Memory Upgrade Module Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes with 256MB of on board high speed Synchronous Dynamic RAM SDRAM PC2100 type DDR 200MHz factory installed To increase your LifeBook notebook s memory capacity you may install an additional memory upgrade module The memory upgrade must be a dual in line DIMM SDRAM module To ensure 100 compati bility purchase the SDRAM module only from the Fujitsu web store at www fujitsupc com Y CAUTION Do not remove any screws from the memory upgrade module compartment except the ones specifically shown in the directions for installing and removing the me
114. 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 Designed to accommodate the needs of many users in many different countries Windows needs to be config ured the first time you use them Windows has two parts Getting Started You have the opportunity to review the Windows License Agreement to enter custom information for your system and to set up your modem so that your LifeBook notebook will be prepared to dial out Registration Easy online registration for Windows with Microsoft Point You may click Cancel at any time within this process to shut down Windows You may restart this process at any time in the future but you must complete it in order to use your computer 28 Getting Started Read the instructions on the screens carefully and fill in the information as directed You will be asked to read the Windows End User License Agreement When you finish reading you must accept or reject the terms of the agreement Point If you reject the terms of the License Agreement you will be returned to the beginning of the Windows Welcome Process even if you shut your notebook down and start it up again You will then be asked for such items as the language you wish to use the country in which you live your first and last name and about how you dial out from where you will be using your LifeBook notebook For the
115. k the Hardware tab Click Device Manager Click beside Network adapters Right click Intersil PRISM Wireless LAN PCI Card and click Uninstall from the menu that is displayed Confirm Device Removal appears 6 Click OK oO A un 7 Close System Properties 8 Make sure that the icon has disappeared from the task tray in the lower right corner of the screen 9 Click Start gt Control Panel Control Panel appears 10 Double click Add Remove Programs Add Remove Programs appears 11 Perform the following steps Click PRISM 11Mbps Wireless LAN for Windows Click Change Remove A window appears asking you if you really want to remove the driver 12 Click Yes When the driver is removed a window appears showing that the driver has been removed 13 Click OK 14 Close Add Remove Programs and Control Panel 15 Shut down Windows and turn off the computer 66 X2 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 67 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Using the Wireless LAN ABOUT IP ADDRESSES Setting IP Addresses If you are not sure how to set the IP address refer to the following procedure If you have an access point DHCP server on the network set the IP address as follows Windows 2000 Obtain an IP address automatically Windows XP Obtain an IP address automatically POINT A DHCP server is a server that automatically assigns IP addresses to
116. l modem with applications that are not factory installed refer to the application docu mentation 81 F B5FH 5971 book Page 82 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Six DRIVERS AND APPLICATIONS CD The Drivers and Applications CD contains m Sets of device drivers and Fujitsu utilities in specific directories that are unique to your LifeBook note book configuration for use as documented below Read me files that provide additional use information for items on this CD ROM point If you have access to the internet visit the Fujitsu Support web site at www fujitsupc com to check for the most current information drivers and hints on how to perform recovery and system updates DRIVE IMAGE SPECIAL EDITION DISE PowerQuest Drive Image Special Edition DISE provides a way to restore your computer if you experi ence a hard disk crash or other system failure Fujitsu has used DISE to create an image of everything installed on the computer at the time you purchased it The image is saved on a separate partition on the hard disk You can use DISE to restore the factory image and return your computer to the state in which it shipped from Fujitsu Although it is not necessary you can use DISE to store additional image files that you create For example if you install several applications and save data files on your hard disk you can create a new image file that includes them and then save that
117. lephones provided by your telephone company Connection to party lines is subject to state tariffs Contact your state s public utility commission public service commission or corporation commission for more information This equipment includes automatic dialing capability When programming and or making test calls to emergency numbers Remain on the line and briefly explain to the dispatcher the reason for the call Perform such activities in off peak hours such as early morning or late evening FCC rules prohibit the use of non hearing aid compatible telephones in the following locations or applications All public or semipublic coin operated or credit card telephones Elevators highways tunnels automobile subway railroad or pedestrian where a person with impaired hearing might be isolated in an emergency Places where telephones are specifically installed to alert emergency authorities such as fire police or medical assistance personnel Hospital rooms residential health care facilities convalescent homes and prisons Stores where telephones are used by patrons to order merchandise 95 ST e B5FH 5971 book Page 96 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Public transportation terminals where telephones are used to call taxis or to reserve lodging or rental cars n hotel and motel rooms as at least ten percent of the rooms must contain hearing aid compatible tele ph
118. lick on Programs Click on LifeBook Application Panel BW N rnm Click on Deactivate Panel To reactivate follow the same procedure except for step 4 Click on Activate Panel instead Point Every time you start Windows the LifeBook Application Panel is activated even if you deactivated it before you shut down Application Panel Setup If you insert an audio CD which has both audio and data tracks into the media player drive the media player may fail to play the first audio track The Volume Up Volume Down and Mute controls for the media player desktop control panel adjusts the vol ume of the CD audio line only It does not adjust your LifeBook notebook s master software volume control or the manual volume on the LifeBook notebook The media player desktop control panel is designed to be displayed in High Color 16 bit or in True Color 24 bit or more If you have your LifeBook note book s display set for 256 colors or less Media Player will display in a basic mode KS S27 B3FH 5971 book Page 23 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM T 3 Getting Started X2 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 24 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Three 24 F B5FH 5971 book Page 25 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM DC Output Cable E AC Cable AC Adapter Power Sources ow Figure 3 1 Connecting the AC Adapter Power Sources Your Fujits
119. lisateur doit v rifier s il est permis de connecter cet quipement aux installations de t l com munications locales L utilisateur est averti que m me la conformit aux normes de certification ne peut dans certains cas emp cher la d gradation du service Les r parations de l quipement de t l communications doivent tre eVectu es par un service de maintenance agr au Canada Toute r paration ou modification qui n est pas express ment approuv e par Fujitsu ou toute d faillance de l quipement peut entrainer la compagnie de t l communications exiger que l utilisateur d con A necte l quipement de la ligne t l phonique AVIS L indice d quivalence de la sonnerie IES du pr sent mat riel est de 0 0 L IES assign chaque dispositif terminal indique le nombre maximal de terminaux qui peuvent tre raccord s une interface t l phonique La terminaison d une interface peut consister en une combinaison quelconque de dispositifs la seule condition que la somme d indices d quiva lence de la sonnerie de tous les dispositifs n exc de pas 5 Y AVERTISSEMENT Pour assurer la s curit les utilisateurs doivent v rifier que la prise de terre du service d lectricit les lignes t lphoniques et les conduites d eau m talliques sont connect es ensemble Les utilisateurs NE doivent PAS tenter d tablir ces connexions eux m mes mais doivent contacter les services d inspection d installations
120. ll be used in such a manner that the potential for human contact during normal operation is minimized When using this device a certain separation distance between antenna and nearby persons must be maintained to ensure RF exposure compliance In order to comply with RF exposure limits established in the ANSI C95 1 stan dards the distance between the antennas and the user should not be less than 20 cm 8 inches 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 oper ation Modifications not expressly authorized by Fujitsu PC Corporation may invalidate the user s right to operate this equipment 53 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 54 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Five BEFORE USING THIS DEVICE Thank you for purchasing a Fujitsu LifeBook with an Integrated Wireless LAN This manual describes the basic operating procedures for the Wireless LAN referred to as the device in this manual and how to set up a wireless LAN network Before using this devi
121. m the left menu in Network Tasks click View workgroup computers The workgroup in which you are participating will appear 4 Double click the computer to which you want to connect The drive that you set in Computer Sharing appears 5 Double click the drive to which you want to connect The contents of the drive will appear and is available for use If you have a question or problem refer to Trouble shooting on page 19 Checking the Connectivity 1 Click Start gt Control Panel 2 Double click the PRISM Settings icon PRISM Wireless Setting appears 62 3 Check the connectivity on the Link tab The current condition of connection is displayed Item Description State Shows the current condition of connection The MAC address of the other computer that you are connected to is displayed when the connection is successfully made If you are connected to more than one computer the computer that has the best connectivity is displayed Current Shows the current channel used for Channel the connection Current Tx Shows the current transfer rate in Rate Mbits sec Radio Off Click Radio OFF to disconnect Radio On Click Radio On to connect to the network Rescan Click this button to search for others to connect to Throughput Shows the actual transfer rate of the Bytes sec transfer data for send Tx and receive Rx Link Quality Shows the link q
122. may cause serious damage to the inter nal modem or your entire LifeBook notebook Consult your PBX manufacturer s documentation for details Some hotels have Digital PBX systems Be sure to find out BEFORE you connect your modem LAN Jack RJ 45 The LAN jack is designed to accept a Local Area Network LAN RJ 45 plug See Internal LAN RJ 45 Jack on page 48 for more information USB Ports The four USB ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices See Universal Serial Bus Port on page 48 for more information External Monitor Port The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor See External Monitor Port on page 49 for more information 11 aA SB ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 12 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM p C Series Notebook Section Two 000000 E Lithium ion Battery Bay o o a pone g i Figure 2 7 LifeBook notebook bottom panel BOTTOM COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s bottom panel components Figure 2 7 Main Unit and Configuration Label The configuration label shows the model number and other information about your LifeBook notebook In addition the configuration portion of the label has the serial number and manufacturer information that you will need to give your support representative It identi fies the e
123. model shown 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 Your system has either a 14 1 ora 15 display panel The 15 model is illustrated throughout this document OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1 Slide the latch located at the top of the display panel to the right This releases the locking mechanism and raises the display slightly 2 Lift the 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 level of the screen to a more comfortable viewing level There are two ways to adjust the brightness keyboard and power management utility Point The higher the brightness level the more power the LifeBook notebook will consume and the faster your batteries will discharge For maximum battery life set the brightness to as low a level as possible Keyboard Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily En F6 Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display 26 Fn F7 Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display Using the Power Management Utility Windows 2000 only Adjusting the brightness using the Power Management chan
124. mory upgrade module INSTALLING A MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE To install a memory upgrade module follow these steps A WARNINGS Turn off power and remove any telephone line connections before performing the memory upgrade If the computer has been used recently it may be hot Make sure the system has cooled off completely before changing memory 1 Turn off power to your LifeBook notebook using the power switch and remove any power adapter AC or auto airline and telephone line connections 2 Place your LifeBook notebook on a clean work surface 3 Open the top cover all the way so that it is lying flat on the work surface 4 Using your fingernail or a small flat head screw driver gently pry open the screw cover located over the keyboard screw Figure 4 8 Figure 4 8 Lifting the screw cover Memory Upgrade Module 5 Using a Phillips head screwdriver remove the screw securing the keyboard Figure 4 9 Store the screw for later reinstallation AWARNING The memory upgrade module can be severely damaged by electrostatic discharge ESD Be sure you are properly grounded when handling and installing the module and follow ESD precautions noted in the literature that accompanies the memory module 6 Push the keyboard toward the back of the system until it disengages and can be lifted freely Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 Sliding the keyboard 7 Carefully pivot the front of the keyboard away from the lap
125. mperatures Avoid using or storing the drive where it is damp or dusty Avoid using or storing the drive near magnets or devices that generate strong magnetic fields Avoid using or storing the drive where it will be subjected to shock or vibration Do not disassemble or dismantle the media player drive 87 BSFH 5971 book Page 88 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Seven 88 7 5 Y BSFH 5971 book Page 89 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Specifications BSFH 5971 book Page 90 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Eight 90 F B5FH 5971 book Page 91 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Specifications This section provides the hardware software and envi ronmental specifications for your Fujitsu LifeBook note book Specifications of particular configurations will vary Part Number CONFIGURATION LABEL Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains a configura tion label located on the bottom of your LifeBook note book See figure 2 7 on page 12 for location This label contains specific information regarding the options you ve chosen for your LifeBook notebook Following is an example label and information on how to read your own configuration label Configuration ID optional Configuration No FPCM30531 Part No ADYOE0A00B001000 C2111 15T PAM 1 7G WXPH Combo 256M 30G FDD L
126. ms hardware and software compo nents and peripherals 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 DVD Digital Video Disc A type of CD ROM that holds a minimum of 4 7GB enough for a full length movie DVDs are backward compatible with CD ROMs so that DVD players can play old CD ROMs video CDs and new DVD ROMs ECP Extended Capability Port A set of standards for high speed data communication and interconnection between electronic devices 102 ESD Electro Static Discharge The sudden discharge of elec tricity 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 Extended Memory All memory more than the 640KB recognized by MS DOS as system memory FCC Federal Communication Commission Floppy Disk A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media which is highly flexible FSA Fujitsu Service Assistant An interactive support tool that provides automated diagnosis and solutions for hardware and software problems GB Gigabyte Hard drive A spinning platter of magnetic data storage media where the platter is very stiff Hexadec
127. n WEP encryption option Disable Disables the encryption In this case Create keys with Passphrase and subsequent items are greyed out and you cannot enter anything 40 bit The encryption is set Select either Create keys with Passphrase Create keys manu ally or ASCII Input and enter the encryption keys 104 bit The encryption is set Select either Create keys with Passphrase Create keys manu ally or ASCII Input and enter the encryption keys 55 F B5FH 5971 book Page 56 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pos C Series Notebook Section Five Item Description Create Keys with Passphrase Not supported Passphrase Not supported Create Keys Select this to use hexadecimal Manually character codes to set the encryption keys Keys 1 4 Hexadecimal Input Enter a 10 digit value when you have selected 40 bit for the encryption Enter a 26 digit value when you have selected 104 bit for encryption Select if the network contains a card that is set with the encryption key using the character code Specify the encryption keys with the same value used for other wireless LAN cards that are already set Select to use the ASCII codes to set encryption keys Keys 1 4 Select this if network does not contain other wireless LAN cards that are set with encryption key using character codes ASCII Input Enter a 5 digit value when y
128. n of your system Your LifeBook notebook is pre installed with software utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Application Panel These utilities are found under the Start menu under Programs then under LifeBook Application Panel They include a media player Application Panel Setup Application Panel Guide Activate Panel and Deactivate Panel The LifeBook Application Panel system makes your LifeBook notebook more than just another notebook computer The panel consists of the following elements SELECTOR SWITCH Located at the far left of the panel this switch allows you to select the function of the panel either as an Applica tion Launcher a media player or as a lock Set the switch to the middle position when the Application Launcher buttons are not being used 20 APPLICATION LAUNCH MEDIA PLAYER BUTTONS When the selector switch is in the Application position pressing any of the buttons will launch a user defined application When the selector switch is in the Media Player position the buttons operate the media player and when the selector switch is in the Lock position the buttons are disabled and do nothing when pressed CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK APPLICATION PANEL When you start your system the LifeBook Application Panel is automatically activated An icon resembling a finger pressing a button will appear on the system tray the indented portion of the status bar where the clock is displayed
129. n your LifeBook notebook on the next time See Power On Self Test Messages on page 80 for more information BOOT SEQUENCE The procedure for starting up your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook is termed the Bootup sequence and involves your LifeBook 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 LifeBook notebook This information is in the BIOS program Each time you power up or restart your Life Book notebook it goes through a boot sequence which displays a Fujitsu logo until your operating system is loaded During booting your LifeBook notebook is performing a standard boot sequence including a Power On Self Test POST When the boot sequence is completed without a failure and without a request for the BIOS Setup Utility the system displays the operating system s opening screen The boot sequence is executed when You turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook You restart your LifeBook notebook from the Windows Shut Down dialog box The software initiates a system restart Example When you install a new application You reset the system by pressing the three keys CTRL ALT DEL 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 envir
130. ncy Media Player Tray Release allows you to open the media player tray without powering on your LifeBook notebook fay F B5FH 5971 book Page 11 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Parallel Port Modem Jack RJ 11 Locating the Controls and Connectors LAN Jack RJ 45 USB Ports Qty 4 External Monitor Port Figure 2 6 LifeBook notebook back panel BACK PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s back panel components Figure 2 6 Parallel Port The parallel port allows you to connect parallel devices such as a printer This is also sometimes referred to as an LPT port See Parallel Port on page 48 for more informa tion Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack The Modem RJ 11 telephone jack is for attaching a tele phone line to the internal 56K modem See Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack on page 48 for more information Y points The internal modem is designed to the ITU T V 90 standard Its maximum speed of 53000bps is the highest allowed by FCC and its actual connection rate depends on the line conditions The maximum speed is 33600bps at upload The internal modems on all Fujitsu LifeBook note books from are certified for use in the United States and Canada The modem may be certified in other countries A WARNING The internal modem is not intended for use with Digital PBX systems Do not connect the internal modem to a Digital PBX as it
131. oft ware driver for that device Check your device and operating system documentation and activate 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 Support portions of the Specifications section The Properties section of the Intel Graphics Tech nology window displays an incorrect amount of Video RAM present This is not a problem it is a result of UMA technology The Intel graphics chipset uses Unified Memory Architecture UMA which allows the video chipset to share up to 48MB of the system s main memory The amount being used will vary with the system needs and the amount of video RAM indicated will vary as well Miscellaneous Problems An 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 79 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 80 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pos C Series Notebook Section Six POWER ON SELF TEST MESSAGES The following is an alphabetic list of error and status messages that Phoenix BIOS and or your operating system can generate and an explanation of each mess
132. olby Headphone feature perform the following steps 1 Double click the InterVideo WinDVD icon on your desktop 2 On the toolbar that appears click the Properties button the fourth button from the left with the image of a wrench 3 On the Properties window select the Dolby Head phone tab 4 To enable Dolby Headphone check the Enable Dolby Headphone box To change the type of surround sound select one of the radio buttons listed under Room Filter Setting 5 Click OK The Dolby Headphone feature will now be enabled until you disable it by unchecking Enable Dolby Headphone USING THE MEDIA PLAYER ON BATTERY POWER Since media player drives consume a lot of power your overall battery life will be significantly shorter when oper ating the media player drive continuously such as watching a DVD movie than during standard operation Many movies run times are longer than your LifeBook notebook can support on a single 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 40 Y Point Prolonged use of the media player drive such as watching a DVD movie will substantially reduce your LifeBook notebook s battery life Many movie run times are longer than your system can support on a single battery If you are watching a DVD movie on battery power you may need to swap in an additional
133. ones or jacks for plug in hearing aid compatible telephones which will be provided to hearing impaired customers on request 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 Notice to Users of the Canadian Telephone Network NOTICE This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada Terminal Equipment Technical Specifications This is confirmed by the registration number The abbreviation IC before the registration number signi fies that registration was performed based on a Declara tion of Conformity indicating that Industry Canada technical specifications were met It does not imply that Industry Canada approved the equipment Before connecting this equipment to a telephone line the user should ensure that it is permissible to connect this equipment to the local telecommunication facilities The user should be aware that compliance with the certification standards does not prevent service degradation in some situations Repairs to telecommunication equipment should be made by a Canadian authorized maintenance facility Any repairs or alterations not expressly approved by Fujitsu or any equipment failures may give the telecom munication company cause to request the user to disconne
134. onment to operate your LifeBook note book The BIOS Setup Utility configures Device control feature parameters such as changing 1 O addresses and boot devices System Data Security feature parameters such as passwords 27 BSFH 5971 book Page 28 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pos C Series Notebook Section Three Entering the BIOS Setup Utility To enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following 1 Turn on or restart your LifeBook notebook 2 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 BIOS Guide A guide to your LifeBook notebook s BIOS is available online Please visit our service and support web site at www fujitsupc com Once there click on the Support link then select Notebooks under User s Guides in the side bar Select LifeBook BIOS Guides from the pull down menu for your LifeBook model Point If your data security settings require it you may be asked for a password before the BIOS main menu will appear 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 LifeBook notebook for the first time
135. or corrupted Please refer to installa tion instructions located in the Drivers and Applications Restore CD Point Look for and open files with the extensions DOC PDF and or TXT 7 Care and Maintenance il D y BSFH 5971 book Page 84 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Seven 84 F B5FH 5971 book Page 85 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Care and Maintenance If you use your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook carefully you will increase its life and reliability This section provides some tips for looking after the LifeBook notebook and its devices AWARNING Electrical equipment may be hazardous if misused Oper ations 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 FUJITSU LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Caring for your Fujitsu notebook Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook is a durable but sensi tive electronic device Treat it with respect and care m 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 If you accidentally spill liquid on your LifeBook notebook 1 Turn it off 2 Position it so that the liquid can run out 3 Let it dry out for 24 hours or longer if ne
136. ou have selected 40 bit for the encryption Enter a 13 digit value when you have selected 104 bit for encryption You can use the following characters 0 9 A Z a z underscore For example to set ABC12 for the encryption key enter ABC12 Default Key Click the down arrow and select a key from Keys 1 4 Table 4 Encryption Key Setup 7 When you finish your entry click Apply 8 Click OK PRISM Wireless Settings closes You have completed the parameter settings POINT When using ADSL PPPoE with the infrastructure network to connect to the Internet you must change the computer s MTU size set To change MTU size refer to the manual that comes with the access point 40 bit and 104 bit encryption is the wireless LAN equivalent of 64 bit and 128 bit encryption as set by Microsoft and wireless LAN manufacturers This is the same encryption rate that is used by the Windows XP operating system and was selected in order to align it 56 closer to the wireless LAN standard For consistency the Windows 2000 utilities reflect the same modes Outside of wireless LAN environments encryption is generally set at either 64 bit or 128 bit However the wireless LAN standard requires that 24 bits be reserved for fixed data As a result the user can only use 40 bits 64 minus 24 or 104 bits 128 minus 24 for encryp tion This requirement also fixes the number of charac ters used
137. our media player drive unless your LifeBook notebook is sitting on a flat surface Using a drive when the system is not level may damage the drive or prevent proper operation Prolonged use of the media player drive such as watching a DVD movie will substantially reduce your battery life if no other power source is attached 38 Points You should periodically check the Fujitsu web site at www fujitsupc com for current updated drivers All Fujitsu notebook 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 the requirements of Hollywood 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 fourth change the last region code entered becomes permanent and cannot be changed LOADING A CD DVD CD RW OR COMBO MEDIA To load a disc into your media player drive follow these steps 1 Push and release the eject button on the front of the media player drive to open the holder tray The tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a sho
138. ower On Self Test POST messages to deter mine the meaning of the problem Not all messages are errors some are status indicators See Power On Self Test Messages on page 80 for more information Your LifeBook note book appears to change setup parameters when you start it BIOS setup changes were not saved when you made them and exited the BIOS setup utility returning it to previous settings Make sure you select Save Changes And Exit when exiting the BIOS setup utility The BIOS CMOS hold up battery has failed Contact your support representative for repairs This is not a user serviceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years 77 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 78 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Six you turn on the system Closed Cover switch Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions Video Problems Display is blank when Something is pushing on the Clear the Closed Cover switch See figure 2 3 on page 8 for location The LifeBook notebook is set for an external monitor only Pressing F10 while holding down the Fn key allows you to change the destination of 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 only external monitor only both built in display and external monitor The angle and brightness setting
139. peration by tapping lightly on the Touchpad twice Figure 2 13 A Sa Na S gt Figure 2 13 Double clicking N A F B5FH 5971 book Page 19 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Points If the interval between clicks is too long the double click will not be executed Parameters for the Touchpad can be adjusted from the Mouse Properties dialog box located in the Windows Control Panel 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 2 14 Figure 2 14 Dragging SCROLLING Using the Scrolling button allows you to navigate through a document quickly without using the window s scroll bars This is particularly useful when you are navigating through on line pages To use the Scrolling button press the crescent shape at the top or bottom of the button to scroll up or down a page When you have reached the desired section of the page release the button Figure 2 15 Touchpad Pointing Device H X Figure 2 15 Scrolling i
140. r by turning off the display if there is no keyboard or pointer activity for the user selected timeout period Any keyboard or pointer activity will cause the display to restart automatically This feature is independent of the Suspend Resume Power On button and can be enabled and disabled in Windows and BIOS setup utility See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information HARD DISK TIMEOUT The Hard Disk Timeout is another one of the power management parameters This feature saves power by turning off the hard drive if there is no hard drive activity for the user selected timeout period Any attempt to access the hard drive will cause it to restart automatically This feature is independent of the Suspend Resume Power On button and can be enabled and disabled in Windows and BIOS setup utility See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information WINDOWS POWER MANAGEMENT The Power Management icon located in the Windows Control Panel allows you to configure some of the power management settings For example you can use the Power Management to set the timeout values for turning off the display and hard disks whether you are running the LifeBook notebook on battery power or one of the adapters See Pre Installed Software on page 93 for more information The settings may also be changed in the BIOS See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more infor mation Power Management RESTARTING THE SYSTEM If your system is on and you ne
141. r is plugged into your Life Book notebook and to an active AC power source 3 Make sure that any card installed in the PC Card slot is seated properly You can also remove the card from the slot thus eliminating it as a possible cause of failure 4 Make sure that any devices connected to the external connectors are plugged in properly You can also disconnect such devices thus eliminating them as possible causes of failure 5 Turn on your LifeBook notebook Make sure it has been off at least 10 seconds before you turn it on 6 Go through the boot sequence 7 If the problem has not been resolved refer to the Troubleshooting Table that follows for more detailed troubleshooting information Troubleshooting Points f you keep notes about what you have tried your support representative may be able to help you more quickly by giving additional suggestions over the phone Do not return a failed LifeBook notebook to your supplier until you have talked to a support represen tative 8 If you have tried the solutions suggested in the Trou bleshooting Table without success contact your support representative Toll free 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 838 5487 Fax 1 901 259 5700 E mail 8fujitsu fujitsupc com Web site http www fujitsupc com Before you place the call you should have the following information ready so that the customer support represen tative can provide you with the fastest possible solution
142. rmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 2 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook F B5FH 5971 book Page 1 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM T Table of Contents Fujitsu LifeBooke C Series notebook Table of Contents 1 Keyboard Using the Keyboard 15 PREFACE Numeric Keypad see ge es 15 Windows Keys 15 Preface be ASA laos About This Guide 3 HA a zn NT US Fujitsu Contact Information 3 Volume Control LO cd A 3 Controlling the Volume 17 Setting the Hardware Volume Control 17 2 Touchpad Pointing Device Clicking ume Br 18 GETTING TO KNOW a O ee Me 2e 18 YOUR COMPUTER Dra SUAS sie ed trad tanins dc dean NG ps 19 Scrolling nS Lose ee en een eter es 19 Overview AAA eura sect rea tst eta 19 Unpacking 7 Touchpad Control Adjustment 19 Locating the Controls LifeBook Application Panel and Connectors Selector Switch aptas o ete bu os 20 Top and Front Components 8 Application Launch Media Player Buttons 20 Left Side Panel Components 9 Configuring your LifeBook Application Panel 20 Right Side Panel Components 10 Using the Media Player 21 Back P
143. rn on the system that activation is ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 29 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Starting Your LifeBook Notebook required Follow the on screen directions to activate your operating system The product only needs to be activated once unless significant hardware changes are made to your system Note that Product Activation and Registration are not the same thing Registration is optional whereas Prod uct Activation is a required procedure REGISTERING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK What are the benefits of registering You will receive an identification label for your LifeBook notebook which if your notebook is ever lost may help in getting it returned to you You will also receive tech nical support access and useful product mailings How do register my LifeBook notebook There are four ways to register your LifeBook notebook Complete the pre printed registration form and submit it by either of the following methods Fax 1 800 577 9989 m Mail Fujitsu PC Corporation 750 139th Ave San Leandro CA 94578 Attn Warranty Department You can also register your LifeBook by m Web site www fujitsupc com support You will need to be set up with an Internet Service Provider ISP to use the last option INSTALLING CLICK ME The first time you boot up your system you will see an icon called Click Me on the desktop Windows 2000 or in the Start folder Windows XP When you click the Click Me
144. rt distance 2 Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray Y CAUTION There may be a protective sheet in the tray from when it was shipped please make sure it is removed before operating the drive F B5FH 5971 book Page 39 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM 3 Place the media into the tray label side up with the hole in the center of the disc Snap the disc onto the raised circle in the center of the tray 4 Gently push the holder tray back in until you hear a click Figure 4 5 Point If you have disabled the Auto Insert Notification Function you will have to start the drive from your desktop since your LifeBook notebook will not auto matically recognize that media has been loaded Figure 4 5 Loading Ejecting Media REMOVING MEDIA 1 Push and release the eject button on the front of the media player drive This will stop the drive and the holder tray will come out of the LifeBook note book 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 USING THE MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE point 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 Media Player Drive
145. s of the display are not adequate for the lighting conditions Move the display and the brightness control until you have adequate visibility The power management timeouts may be set for very short intervals and you failed to notice the display come on and go off again Press any button the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Suspend Resume button The display may be shut off by Standy mode Auto Suspend or Video Timeout When the ATI Driver CD is first installed you receive a Microsoft message informing you that the ATI driver is not compatible with your operating system The warning does not apply to your Fujitsu LifeBook the driver has been thoroughly tested and its installation will not jeopardize the performance of your system If this message appears on your screen click the Continue Anyway or Yes buttons to proceed The LifeBook notebook turned on with a series of beeps and your built Power On Self Test POST has detected a failure which does not allow the display to operate Contact your support representative been using it mode Suspend mode or Hiber nation Save to Disk mode because you have not used it for a period of time in display is blank The display goes blank The LifeBook notebook has gone Press any button on the keyboard or move the mouse by itself after you have into Video timeout Standby to restore operation If that fails
146. s FCC Part 68 compliant 4 The FCC Registration Number Regulatory Information This equipment is designed to be connected to the tele phone network or premises wiring using a standard modular jack type USOC RJ 11C which is FCC Part 68 compliant and a line cord between the modem and the telephone network with a minimum of 26AWG The REN is used to determine the number of devices that you may connect to your telephone line and still have all of those devices ring when your number is called Too many devices on one line may result in failure to ring in response to an incoming call In most but not all areas the sum of the RENs of all of the devices should not exceed five 5 To be certain of the number of devices you may connect to your line as determined by the RENs contact your local telephone company If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network your telephone company may discontinue your service temporarily If possible they will notify you in advance If advance notice is not practical they will notify you as soon as possible You will also be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC This fax modem also complies with fax branding requirements per FCC Part 68 Your telephone company will probably ask you to disconnect this equipment from the telephone network until the problem is corrected and you are sure that the equipment is not malfunctioning This equipment may not be used on coin operated te
147. s a risk of damaging me data on the disk the disk itself or even the disk rive Formatting a floppy disk that already contains data will erase all of the information on the disk 37 BSFH 5971 book Page 38 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM poo C Series Notebook Section Four Media Player Eject Button Media Holder Tray Figure 4 4 Media Player Drive Media Player Drive Depending upon the configuration of your Fujitsu Life Book notebook you may have one of the following drives CD ROM DVD DVD CD RW combo A CD ROM drive allows you to access software data or audio CDs A DVD player gives you access to movie software data and audio DVD CDs A DVD CD RW combo drive allows you to access movie software data or audio DVD CDs and to write data onto recordable CDs MEDIA PLAYER SOFTWARE DVD model only With the media player drive and media player software you can play DVD movies on your Life Book notebook The media player includes controls which allow you to take full advantage of the features of a DVD movie as well as standard features such as fast forward fast reverse pause etc DVD CD RW Combo model only With the combo drive you can play DVD movies read audio CDs and write data onto recordable CD R or CD RW discs If you should need to install your media player software refer to the applicable readme file on the Driver Applica tions CD ROM Y CAUTIONS Do not operate y
148. s industrial plants private buildings obtain authorization to use these devices prior to operating the equipment 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 televi sion interference caused by unauthorized modification of this device or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those spec ified by the manufacturer It is the responsibility of the user to correct any interference caused by such unautho rized 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 Federal Communications Commission statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interfer ence that may cause undesired operation of this device Using the Wireless LAN FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and fo
149. s might break if unexpected loud sounds are input OPTICAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT CONNECTOR The optical digital audio out connector allows you to download digital audio to MiniDisc recorders It uses SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface format Please use the following setting when using the digital audio out connector See figure 2 5 on page 10 for location 1 Click on Start Settings and then click on Control Panel 2 Select Yamaha Ds XG Audio Configuration 3 Click on the SPDIF tab and click ON Digital Sources Only If you don t see this setting the optical digital is always on by default point There are several types of cables for connecting a digital electronic device e g MD player to the digital audio out connector depending on the connector type The connector on your computer is a Optical Mini Plug 3 5mm diameter mini plug The frequency of the digital sound output from the SPDIF output connector is fixed to 48KHz If a sampling rate convertor is not installed in your digital electronic device e g MD player recording is not possible See the device user manual for more details The sound recorded through connecting a digital electronic device e g MD player to the SPDIF output connector cannot be used as digital output All output data from the SPDIF output connector has copyright protection information included S VIDEO OUT PORT The S Video port allows you to connect and use directly any S Vid
150. sed center circle of the drive Open media player tray and re install the media disc properly Media player tray is not latched shut Push on the front of the media player tray until it latches Setup utility is set to something other than media player or Auto for Secondary Master Controller Revise BIOS settings for the Secondary Master Controller See BIOS Setup Utility on page 27 for more information Wrong drive designator was used for media player in the application Verify the drive designator used by the application is the same as the one used by the operating system When the operating system is booted from a media player drive designators are automatically adjusted Windows Media Player auto insert notification function is disabled Start the media player from the desktop or applica tion software or re enable the Windows media player auto insert notification function See Auto Insert Notification Function on page 41 for more information Media disc is dirty or defective Wipe the disc with a non abrasive CD cleaning cloth and reinsert It if still will not work try another media disc in the drive 72 F B5FH 5971 book Page 73 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions The Media Player Access indicator on the Status Indicator Panel blinks at regular intervals when no disc is in the tray or th
151. spend Resume Button 8 30 77 S Video Out Port 9 49 T Touchpad ee 18 b ttonss u and 18 controls zo ne ni 19 Touchpad Pointing Device 8 Troubleshooting aaa oe URN 71 troubleshooting 71 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 4 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook
152. such as a digital video camera See IEEE 1394 Port on page 48 for more informa tion S Video Out Port The S Video output is used to transmit a higher resolu tion video signal to a compatible TV or VCR See S Video Out Port on page 49 for more information Infrared Port The fast IrDA compatible port allows you to communicate with another IrDA compatible infrared device without a cable PC Card Slots The PC Card Slots allow you to install two Type I II PC Cards or one Type III PC Card See PC Cards on page 43 for more information Anti theft Lock Slot The anti theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device dal SK F B5FH 5971 book Page 10 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Two Headphone Jack Stereo Line in Optical Digital Audio Out Jack Microphone Jack Volume Control Media Player Eject Button Internal Floppy Disk Drive Media Player Emergency Media Player Tray Release Figure 2 5 LifeBook notebook right side panel RIGHT SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook s right side components Figure 2 5 Volume Control The volume control provides manual control of the sound level of all audio output See Volume Control on page 17 for more information Headphone Jack The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones or powered external speakers
153. sume button is disabled from the Advanced submenu of the Power menu of the setup utility Enable the button from the setup utility You did not hold the button in long enough Hold the button longer This may need to be a few seconds if your application is preventing the CPU from checking for button pushes There may be a conflict with the application software Close all applications and try the button again The system powers up and displays power on information but fails to load the operating system The boot sequence settings 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 27 for more information 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 27 for more information Internal hard drive was not detected Use the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master submenu located within the Main menu to try to auto detect the internal hard drive An error message is displayed during the LifeBook notebook boot sequence Power On Self Test POST has detected a problem See P
154. the Select Network Component Type window appears 57 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 58 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Five 5 Perform the following steps Click Service Click Add The Select Network Service window appears 6 Perform the following steps Click File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Click OK You will go back to Local Area Connec tion Properties and File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is added to the list 7 Click OK POINT If you have changed the setting Close is shown instead Click Close Sharing Files The following example shows how to set sharing the Work folder on the c drive 1 On the desktop double click My Computer gt C drive 2 Right click the Work folder then click Sharing from the menu The Work Properties window appears 3 Click Share this folder and set necessary items as indicated in the following table Item Description Share name You can specify a share name for the drive or folder that you want to share Comment You can enter the description for the drive or folder that you want to share User limit Specifies the limit for the number of sharing users Permissions Specifies the folder access privileges Caching Specifies the caching for the folder Table 7 Sharing files 4 Click OK The folder is set shar
155. the hardware volume control located on the LifeBook notebook itself and the volume control set from within the Volume Control on the Taskbar In addition to those there are also application volume controls that are set individually within each program Fach source discussed above puts an upper limit on the volume level that must then be followed by the other sources For example Your hardware volume control is all the way down therefore your individual software application s volume control has no effect on the volume We recommend that you use the hardware volume controls to set the upper limit for the sound level and then make fine adjustments with the Volume Control on the Taskbar and individual application software SETTING THE HARDWARE VOLUME CONTROL 1 Turn the volume control knob to the right i e towards the back of your LifeBook to increase the volume 2 Turn the volume control knob to the left i e towards the front of your LifeBook to decrease the volume See figure 2 5 on page 10 for location 17 F B5FH 5971 book Page 18 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Two Touchpad Right Button Scroll Button with i Scroller Figure 2 11 Touchpad pointing device 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 Touchpa
156. tible External Numeric Keypad Support USB compatible External Mouse Support USB compatible POWER Batteries One 9 cell Lithium ion Battery rechargeable 10 8V 4500 mAh AC Adapter Autosensing 100 240V AC 60W supplying 19V DC 3 16A to the LifeBook notebook Fujitsu Model FPCAC24 which includes an AC cable Power Management Conforms to ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Electrostatic Discharge ESD 9 kV DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT Overall Dimensions 14 1 Display model 12 2 w x 10 6 d x 1 4 1 8 h 308 x 268 x 36 44 8 mm 15 Display model 12 8 w x 11 1 d x 1 4 1 8 h 326 x 282 x 36 44 8 mm Weight 15 Display model Approximately 7 3 lbs 3 3 kg with battery 14 1 Display model Approximately 7 lbs with battery F B5FH 5971 book Page 93 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS Temperature Operating 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F Non operating 15 to 60 C 5 to 140 E Humidity Operating 2096 to 8596 relative non condensing Non operating 896 to 8596 relative non condensing Altitude Operating 10 000 feet 3 048 m maximum PRE INSTALLED SOFTWARE Your Fujitsu LifeBook Series notebook 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 Table 8 1 Pre Installed Software
157. time lt 10ms TTL 32 Reply from 10 0 1 3 bytes 32 time 4ms TTL 32 Reply from 10 0 1 3 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 32 If the connection fails Request timed out Destination host unreachable or a similar message appears In this case refer to the Other computers are not displayed portion of this chapter Cannot connect to the network There are several possible causes as listed to the right Refer to the specific section of this manual or your user s manual The following causes are possible Check each one of them The network name or encryption key is not right The driver has not correctly started The destination computer is not turned on You do not have the access privilege to the destination computer The card has failed LI Hardware conflict 64 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 65 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Using the Wireless LAN Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution want to remove the Windows 2000 driver When removing the driver make sure that the device is attached to Windows 2000 the computer If you try to remove the driver while the device is detached from the computer the driver is not removed 1 Right click the My Computer icon on the desktop and then click Properties from the menu that appears System Properties appears 2 Click the Hardware tab 3 Click Device Manager The Device Manager window app
158. to 15 single byte characters AdHoc Network Specify the same name to all computers within the same network Infrastructure Network Specify workgroup name to connect to Table 12 Setting computer name and workgroup To change the setting click Change and follow the instructions on the screen System Properties appears again 5 Click OK When a message appears prompting you to restart the computer click Yes Sharing In this section you set sharing of the drive folder and printer You need to set this only when you are sharing files or a printer with other computers on the network When you share a drive folder or printer you can use these from any computer on the network Setting File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks 1 Click Start gt Control Panel Make sure the Classic View is selected 2 Double click the Network Connection icon 3 Right click the Wireless Network Connection and then click Properties from the menu that appears Wireless Network Connection Properties appears 4 If File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is displayed in the list Make sure that it is checked If it is not checked check it and click OK You do not have to perform Using the Wireless LAN the following steps Go to the next section Sharing Files If File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks is not found in the list click Install and per
159. to Suspend mode Push the Suspend Resume Power On button when your LifeBook notebook is active but not actively accessing anything and immediately release the button You will hear two short beeps and your system will enter Suspend mode If your LifeBook notebook is suspended pushing the Suspend Resume Power On button will return your LifeBook notebook to active operation You can tell whether or not your system is in Suspend mode by looking at the Power icon on the Status LCD Panel See Status Indicator Panel on page 13 for more information If the indicator is visible and not flashing your LifeBook notebook is fully operational If the indicator is both visible and flashing your LifeBook notebook is in Suspend mode If the indicator is not visible at all the power is off or your LifeBook notebook is in Hiberna tion Save to Disk mode See Hibernation Feature SUSPEND MODE Suspend or Standby mode saves the contents of your LifeBook notebook s system memory during periods of inactivity by maintaining power to critical parts This mode will turn off the CPU the display the hard drive and all of the other internal components except those necessary to maintain system memory and allow for restarting Your LifeBook notebook can be put in Suspend mode by 30 Pressing the Suspend Resume Power On button when your system is turned on Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut Down menu Timing out from lack of activity if the
160. to add additional memory to the computer without special tools Reset The act of reloading the operating system A reset erases all information stored in RAM 103 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 104 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM ps C Series Notebook Section Nine Restart See Reset Resume To proceed after interruption In your LifeBook note book 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 infor mation is stored by physically altering the material Data stored in this way can not be changed by your LifeBook 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 Shadow RAM A technique of copying data or applications stored in ROM Read Only Memory into RAM Random Access Memory for access during actual operation RAM is much faster to access than ROM however ROM contents are not lost when power is removed Shadowing allows permanently stored information to be rapidly accessed SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format The optical digital audio format that allows you to download digital audio onto a MiniDisc recorder SRAM Static random access memory A specific
161. to power your LifeBook notebook ACPI A power management specification that allows the oper ating system to determine the amount of power given to each connected device Active Matrix Display A type of technology for making flat panel displays which has a transistor or similar device for every pixel on the screen ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line Technology for transporting high bit rate services over ordinary phone lines AGP Accelerated Graphics Port High performance compo nent level interconnect that enhances 3D graphical display APM Advanced Power Management Auto Airline Adapter A device which converts the DC voltage from an auto mobile cigarette lighter or aircraft DC power outlet to the DC voltage needed to power your LifeBook note book 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 disc ROM or other storage media into RAM
162. tons may be preconfigured to launch your default Internet browser In order to reconfigure it to launch a different program follow these easy steps 1 Click on Other from the Internet browser box 2 Click on Browse from Start Menu 3 Scroll down the list of applications and click on the application you wish to launch with this button 4 Click OK The button will now launch the new application If you want to return to launching your default Internet browser with this button you need only click on Default Internet Browser from the Internet browser box Be aware that you will erase the settings for the other application If you wish to go back to launching the other application from this button you will need to reconfigure it as described above At the bottom of each application setup page are two selectable options The first will enable disable the button when your LifeBook notebook is in Standby mode and the second will enable disable the button when your Life Book notebook is in the pseudo off state You can enable disable either or both of these functions simply by clicking on the option Y POINT If you choose to have the buttons work when the Life Book notebook is in standby they will function even if hit accidentally and will turn on your LifeBook note book even if you are not present or using your LifeBook notebook This could deplete your battery and you will need to recharge it before using t
163. top until it is lying on the display Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 Folding the keyboard back 8 Align the connector edge of the memory upgrade module chip side up with the connector slot in the compartment Figure 4 12 45 aA SB F B5FH 5971 book Page 46 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Four 9 Insert the memory upgrade module at a 45 angle and press it firmly onto the connector 10 Press the memory upgrade module down into the compartment until it locks underneath the retaining clip You will hear a click when it is properly in place Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 Inserting a new memory module 11 Carefully flip the keyboard back into its original position and slide it towards the front of the unit until it is seated Figure 4 13 Figure 4 13 Reinstalling the keyboard 12 Replace the screw you removed in step 5 Figure 4 14 Installation of the new memory module is now complete X J zm X M ON NA Y Ay O N DA N A Figure 4 14 Replacing the screw Point The memory upgrade module is not something you routinely remove from your LifeBook notebook Once it is installed you should leave it in place unless you want to increase system memory capacity 46 REMOVING A MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE 1 Perform steps 1 through 7 of Installing a Memory Upgrade Module 2 Pull the clips sideways away from each side of the m
164. tor Panel to determine the presence and condition of the batteries See Status Indicator Panel on page 13 for more information Use a Power adapter to operate until a battery is charged or install a charged battery 75 ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 76 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Six Problem Possible Cause Possible Solutions You turn on your LifeBook notebook and nothing seems to happen continued The power adapter AC or auto airline is not plugged in properly Verify that your adapter is connected correctly See Power Sources on page 25 for more information The Power adapter AC or auto airline has no power from the AC outlet airplane seat 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 The Power adapter AC or auto airline is faulty Try a different Power adapter or install a charged optional second battery Power switch is not in the On position Slide your power switch firmly to the Off position pause 10 seconds or more and then slide it firmly to the On position Your LifeBook note book turns off all by itself The power management parame ters are set for auto timeouts which are too s
165. tton and then click Shut Down 2 Select the Shut Down option from within the Windows Shut Down dialog box 3 Click OK to shutdown your LifeBook notebook If you are going to store your LifeBook notebook for a month or more see Care and Maintenance Section 31 BSFH 5971 book Page 32 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Three 32 4 User Installable Features BSFH 5971 book Page 34 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM LifeBook C Series Notebook Section Four 34 F B5FH 5971 book Page 35 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Lithium ion Battery Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion battery that provides power for operating your LifeBook 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 exceeds a low of 5 C or a high of 35 C Extreme temperatures not only reduce charging efficiency but can also cause battery deterioration The Charging icon on the Status Indicator panel will flash when you try to charge a battery that is outside its operating temperature range See Battery Charging Indicator on page 14 for more information When using a high current device such
166. u 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 LifeBook notebook and charging the batteries Connecting the AC Adapter 1 Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack of your LifeBook notebook 2 Plug the AC adapter into an AC electrical outlet Connecting the Optional Auto Airline Adapter 1 Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack on your LifeBook notebook 2 Plug the Auto Airline adapter into the cigarette lighter of an automobile with the ignition key in the On or Accessories position OR 3 Plug the Auto Airline adapter into the DC power jack on an airplane seat Switching from AC Adapter Power or the Auto Airline Adapter to Battery Power 1 Be sure that you have at least one charged battery installed 2 Remove the AC adapter or the Auto Airline adapter Your notebook will automatically switch from DC power to battery power point 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 LifeBook notebook 25 dal SK F B5FH 5971 book Page 26 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM pov C Series Notebook Section Three Display Panel Latch Figure 3 2 Opening the Display Panel 15
167. uality This is not shown for the AdHoc connection Signal Shows the signal strength Strength This is not shown for the AdHoc connection Table 13 Checking connectivity ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 63 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Using the Wireless LAN TROUBLESHOOTING This section contains troubleshooting information including causes and actions for problems you may find while using this device Troubleshooting Table Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution An exclamation mark 1 or cross x is attached to Intersil PRISM Wireless LAN PCI Card A failure to recognize the device Restart the computer A failure in installing the driver Restart the computer Other computers are not displayed when the Network Computer icon is double clicked The network has not been set up correctly Check the setting for the protocol workgroup and sharing To check this you need a different procedure depending upon the operating system that you use Refer to the appropriate section of this chapter It takes time before the network is searched and the computer connected is displayed Perform the following steps to search for the computer Click Start gt Search gt Other Computers Enter the computer name that you are connecting to in Name and click Search Double click the icon of the computer that has been searched
168. und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation This equipment gener ates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions it may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions 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 encour aged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures 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 FCC Radio Frequency Exposure statement This Wireless LAN radio device has been evaluated under FCC Bulletin OET 65C and found compliant with the requirements as set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2 1091 2 1093 and 15 247 b 4 addressing RF Exposure from radio frequency devices The radiated output power of this Wireless LAN device is far below the FCC radio frequency exposure limits Nevertheless this device sha
169. ve in a non conducting materials cloth or paper If you have the drive checked by hand be ready to install the drive if needed Never put your hard drive through a metal detector Have your hard drive hand inspected by 85 aA SB X2 B5FH 5971 bo0k Page 86 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Pe C Series Notebook Section Seven security personnel You can however put your hard drive through a properly tuned X ray machine 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 United States Canada parts of Latin America Japan Korea Mexico the Philippines Taiwan Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States CIS most of Europe parts of Latin America the Middle East parts of Africa Hong Kong India most of South Asia United Kingdom Ireland Malaysia Singapore parts of Africa GO O 0G N China Australia I New Zealand 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 incin erate the battery
170. vel indicator to display the operating level available in that battery See figure 2 9 on page 13 If this display shows a Shorted Battery it means that the battery is damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage any other parts of your LifeBook notebook REPLACING THE BATTERY With the purchase of an additional battery you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not charged Figure 4 1 1 Have a charged battery ready to install 2 Shut down your LifeBook notebook and disconnect the AC adapter 3 Press the battery release latch while lifting the battery 36 4 Remove the battery from the bay 5 Slide the new battery into the bay The pins will automatically align with the connector Press the battery down until the battery release latch snaps into place 7 Plug in the AC adapter and turn the power on Battery Latches Figure 4 1 Replacing the Battery point If the Lithium ion battery connector is not fully seated you may not be able to use your LifeBook notebook or charge your battery A F BSFH 5971 book Page 37 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Internal Floppy Disk Drive Figure 4 2 Loading Ejecting a 3 5 Floppy Disk Internal Floppy Disk Drive Your LifeBook notebook has an internal floppy disk PREPARING A DISK FOR USE drive which can read and write information on remov Before you can use a new disk it needs to be prepared able 1 44MB and 720KB floppy
171. xact version of various components of your LifeBook notebook See Configuration Label on page 91 for more information Lithium ion Battery Bay The battery bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery It can be opened for the removal of the battery when stored over a long period of time or for swapping a discharged battery with a charged Lithium ion battery See Lithium ion Battery on page 35 for more informa tion 12 Main Unit and Configuration Label Certificate of Authenticity Label approximate location F B5FH 5971 book Page 13 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Status Indicator Panel Battery Charging Power AC Adapter Batter Hard Drive Floppy PC Card NumLk ScrLk Identifier Access Drive Access Access CapsLk Battery Media Player Level Access Figure 2 8 Status Indicator Panel Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator displays symbols that correspond with a specific component of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook These symbols when visible tell you how each of those components is operating Figure 2 8 D POWER INDICATOR The Power indicator symbol states whether your system is operational It has several different states each of which tells you what mode your LifeBook notebook is in at that time Steady On This means that there is power to your LifeBook notebook and that it is ready for use Flashing This means that your LifeBook notebook is in Suspend mode m Steady Off
172. y is set so your operating system cannot be started without a password Verify your password and security settings Keyboard or Mouse Problems The built in keyboard does not seem to work The LifeBook notebook has gone into Suspend mode Push the Suspend Resume button Your application has locked out your keyboard Try to use your intergrated pointing device to restart your system If this fails turn your LifeBook note book off using the power switch wait 10 seconds or more and then turn it back on You have installed an external keyboard or mouse and it does not seem to work Your external device is not properly installed Re install your device See Device Ports on page 48 for more information Your operating system software is not set up with the correct software driver for that device Check your device and operating system docu mentation and activate 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 set up with the correct software driver for that device Check your device and operating system documentation and activate the proper driver Your system has crashed Try to restart your LifeBook notebook If that fails turn off the power using the power switch wait at least 10 seconds and then power on Memory Problems Your Power On screen or Main menu of the
173. you to swap batteries or attach AC power to complete them However it is best to be prepared since actual battery life while operating the media player drive cannot be guaranteed ST F B5FH 5971 book Page 41 Thursday May 23 2002 4 13 PM Media Player Drive AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION The Auto Insert Notification function allows your Life Book notebook to automatically start a DVD CD as soon as it is inserted in the media player drive and the tray is closed Your LifeBook notebook will begin playing an audio DVD CD or will start an application if the DVD CD includes an auto run file Disabling Auto Insert Notification Function To disable the Auto Insert Notification function follow these easy steps 1 Save all data and close all open applications 2 From the Start menu select Settings and then select Control Panel 3 Double click the System icon This will open the System Properties dialog box 4 Select the Device Manager tab to display the device lists for your LifeBook notebook 5 Click on the to the left of the CD player drive icon The treeview will expand to show the media player drive manufacturer s name and model number 6 Double click on the media player drive manufac turer s name and model number This will open the media player drive manufacturer s name and model number dialog box 7 Select the Settings tab and then remove the check mark in the Auto Insert Notification box
174. your Fujitsu Life Book notebook s hardware and built in system software Your LifeBook notebook comes with Microsoft Windows XP Home Windows XP Professional or Windows 2000 pre installed The Fujitsu LifeBook notebook is a completely self contained unit with an active matrix TFT color LCD display It has a powerful interface that enables it to support a variety of optional features Conventions Used in the Guide Keyboard 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 Example See page xx On screen buttons or menu items appear in bold Example Click OK to restart your notebook computer DOS commands you enter appear in Courier type Example Shut down the computer POINT The point icon highlights information that will enhance your understanding of the subject material Y CAUTION The caution icon highlights information that is important to the safe operation of your computer or to the integrity of your files Please read all caution information carefully A WARNING The 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

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