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T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g

The Display is dark
when on battery power.

The BatteryAid default is set on
low brightness to conserve power.

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 29 for more information)

Your external monitor is not
properly installed.

Reinstall your device.

(See External Video Port on

page 49 for more information)

Your operating system software is
not set up with the correct soft-
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.

Miscellaneous Problems

The notebook seems to
be running warmer than
usual.

If proper circulation is not
provided, the system could over-
heat, potentially resulting in
system damage.

Ensure that all of the air vents on the sides and
bottom of the system hare not blocked or obstructed
in any way.

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.

Problem

Possible Cause

Possible Solutions

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Summary of Contents for Lifebook A3040

Page 1: ...c or one of its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Norton AntiVirus is a registered trademark of Symantec Corporation in the United States and other countries PowerProducer PowerDVD MakeDVD and PowerDirector are trademarks of CyberLink Corp Roxio is a trademark of Roxio a division of Sonic Solutions All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owner...

Page 2: ...t use the modem to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual Do not dispose of batteries in a fire They may explode Check with local codes for possible special disposal instructions To reduce the risk of fire use only No 26 AWG or larger UL Listed or CSA Certified Telecommunication Line Cord SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS For Authorized R...

Page 3: ...ys 16 Volume Control Controlling the Volume 18 Touchpad Pointing Device Clicking 19 Double Clicking 19 Dragging 20 Scrolling 20 Touchpad Control Adjustment 20 Application Media Player Panel Mode Button 21 Application Launch Media Player Buttons 22 Configuring the Application Panel 22 Using the Media Player 22 Desktop Control Panel 23 3 GETTING STARTED Power Sources Connecting the Power Adapters 27...

Page 4: ...48 Headphone Line out Jack 48 S Video Out Port 48 External Video Port 49 5 USING THE INTEGRATED WIRELESS LAN Before Using the Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device 54 Wireless Network Considerations 55 Deactivating the WLAN Device 55 Activating the WLAN Device 56 Configuration of the WLAN Device Flow of Operations 57 Configuration Using Atheros Client Utility 57 Connection to the netwo...

Page 5: ...eo 91 Integrated Pointing Device 91 Audio 91 Mass Storage Device Options 91 Communications 92 LifeBook Application Panel 92 Theft Prevention Lock Slot 92 Device Ports 92 Keyboard 92 Power 92 Dimensions and Weight 92 Environmental Requirements 92 Pre Installed Software 93 Regulatory Information 95 9 GLOSSARY INDEX Glossary 99 Index 105 ...

Page 6: ...L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k ...

Page 7: ...1 1 Preface ...

Page 8: ...2 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k ...

Page 9: ...all 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 ...

Page 10: ...4 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n O n e ...

Page 11: ...5 2 Getting to Know Your Computer ...

Page 12: ...6 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n T w o ...

Page 13: ...e Drivers and Applications CD Restore DVD Getting Started Guide Microsoft associated product materials Depending upon the configuration of your notebook you may have also received one of the following items Roxio DigitalMedia SE CD included with systems that have a DVD CD RW Combo Drive Roxio DigitalMedia SE CyberLink PowerPro ducer CyberLink PowerDirector and CyberLink MakeDVD CD included with sy...

Page 14: ...specific component of your LifeBook note book See Status Indicator Panel on page 14 for more information Stereo Speakers The built in boxless dual speakers provide stereo sound LifeBook Application Media Player Panel The LifeBook Application Media Player Panel allows you to either launch your favorite applications by the touch of a button or to use as a media player when your unit is on See LifeBo...

Page 15: ...hut down from Windows It can also be used to put the system into Hibernation and to wake it from Hibernation See Power Suspend Resume Button on page 31 for more information Touchpad with Scroll Button The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse like cursor control with three buttons left right and scroll buttons See Touchpad Pointing Device on page 19 for more information Keyboard A full size keyboard...

Page 16: ... Tray Release The Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release allows you to open the media player tray without powering on your LifeBook notebook DC Power Jack Optical Drive Eject Button Optical Drive Air Vents Emergency Tray Release To protect your notebook from damage and to optimize system performance be sure to keep all air all vents unobstructed clean and clear of debris This may require periodic cl...

Page 17: ...ne In Jack on page 48 for more information Wireless LAN On Off Switch The Wireless LAN On Off Switch turns the optional wireless LAN on and off See Using the Integrated Wire less LAN on page 51 for more information USB 2 0 Port The USB port allows you to connect Universal Serial Bus 2 0 or USB 1 1 devices Note that there are three addi tional USB 2 0 ports on the rear of the system See Universal S...

Page 18: ...projector See External Video Port on page 49 for more information Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack The Modem RJ 11 telephone jack is for attaching a telephone line to the internal 56K modem See Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack on page 47 for more information USB Ports External Video Port S Video Output Terminal Modem Jack RJ 11 Anti Theft Lock Slot LAN Jack RJ 45 The internal modem is designed to the ITU T V ...

Page 19: ... 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 information Battery Bay Latches The battery bay latches secure the Lithium ion battery in the battery bay See Lithium ion Battery on page 35 for more information Air Inlet The air inlet allows the cooling fan to draw air into the...

Page 20: ...en 0 and 12 charged Orange blinking Blinks during battery status measurement Four seconds after the battery is installed Red blinking There is a problem with the battery Off There is no battery installed HARD DISK CD ACCESS INDICATOR The Hard Disk CD access indicator lights when the hard disk or optical drive is being accessed To prevent corruption of data do not press the power button when the ha...

Page 21: ... on or off toggle the NumLk key on your keyboard CAPSLOCK INDICATOR The CapsLock indicator lights when your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters To turn on or off toggle the CapsLk key on your keyboard SCRLK INDICATOR The ScrLk indicator lights when the active window is locked to prevent the user from scrolling up or down To turn on or off press the ScrLk key while pressing the Fn key ...

Page 22: ... notebook has two Windows keys consisting of one Start key and one Application key The Start key displays the Start menu This button functions 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 Refer to your Windows documentation for addi tional information regarding the Windows keys CURSO...

Page 23: ...le holding Fn will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing F7 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the brightness of the display Fn F8 Pressing F8 repeatedly while holding Fn will decrease the volume of your LifeBook notebook Fn F9 Pressing F9 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the volume of your LifeBook notebook Fn F10 Pressing F10 while holding Fn allows you to change yo...

Page 24: ...vidual applications Certain external audio devices you might connect to your system may have hardware volume controls Each source discussed above puts an upper limit on the volume level that must then be followed by the other sources We recommend that you experiment with the various volume controls to discover the optimal sound level Any software that contains audio files will also contain a volum...

Page 25: ...ages without having to use the scroll bars Figure 2 10 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 can also perform the clicking operati...

Page 26: ...ing 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 14 Figure 2 14 Scrolling TOU...

Page 27: ...the mode button allows you to select the function of the panel either as an application launcher or a media player When you press the Mode button the light next to the applicable label will be lit If Application mode is selected the light adjacent to Application will be lit if Player mode is selected the light adjacent to Player will be lit Application Mode Player A B Internet Mail Application A B...

Page 28: ... list of applications and click on the application you wish to launch with this button Click on Open 4 Click OK The button will now launch the new application To return to launching your default Internet browser with this button click on Default Internet Browser from the dropdown list Be aware that you will erase the settings for the other application If you wish to go back to launching the other ...

Page 29: ...eBook Application Panel follow these easy steps 1 Click on Start 2 Click on Programs 3 Click on LifeBook Application Panel 4 Click on Stop Application Panel To reactivate follow the same procedure except for step 4 Click on Start Application Panel instead 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 ...

Page 30: ...24 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n T w o ...

Page 31: ...25 3 Getting Started ...

Page 32: ...26 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n T h r e e ...

Page 33: ...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 a charged bat...

Page 34: ...e brightness button is located to the right of the power suspend resume button See Figure 2 3 on page 8 for location Pressing the brightness button will increase the screen brightness to its maximum Pressing the button again will toggle the brightness back to the level it was at before initially pressing it To adjust the bright ness by gradations use the keyboard as described below Keyboard Adjust...

Page 35: ...ed During booting your LifeBook notebook is performing a stan dard boot sequence including a 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 D...

Page 36: ...screens carefully and fill in the infor mation as directed You will then be automatically connected to the Internet if you have an appropriate connection available If an automatic connection is not possible you will be asked about how you dial out from where you will be using your LifeBook notebook If you are not connected to a phone line and plan to register at a later time you may click the Skip...

Page 37: ...ystem memory and allow for restarting Your LifeBook notebook can be put in Suspend mode by Pressing the Power Suspend Resume button when your system is turned on Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut Down menu Timing out from lack of activity if the power profile has been set up accordingly Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery Warning condition Your LifeBook notebook s system memory ty...

Page 38: ... and then reboot POWER OFF Before turning off the power by choosing Shut Down from Windows check that the Hard Drive CD Access indicator is off See figure 2 8 on page 14 If you turn off the power while accessing a disk there is a risk of data loss To ensure that your LifeBook notebook shuts down without error use the Windows shutdown procedure Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows ...

Page 39: ...33 4 User Installable Devices and Media ...

Page 40: ...34 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n F o u r ...

Page 41: ...When this happens your LifeBook notebook will go into Suspend mode There is no guarantee that your data will be saved once the notebook reaches this point Once your LifeBook notebook battery goes dead you will be unable to resume operation until you provide a source of power either from an adapter or a charged battery Once you have provided power you will need to press the Power Suspend Resume but...

Page 42: ...wap with one that is not charged 1 Have a charged battery ready to install 2 Shut down your LifeBook notebook and disconnect the AC adapter 3 Press the battery release latches while lifting the battery Figure 4 1 4 Remove the battery from the bay 5 Insert the new battery into the bay The pins will automatically align with the connector 6 Press the battery down until the battery release latches sna...

Page 43: ...itecture allows you to record up to 8 5 GB of data on DVD R discs Media Holder Tray Optical Drive Eject Button Install your media player software before first using the optical drive Refer to the applicable readme file on the Driver Applications CD ROM Do not operate your optical drive unless your LifeBook notebook is sitting on a flat surface Using a drive when the system is not level may damage ...

Page 44: ...ill 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 Right click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options 2 Select View then Player for all the controls available This will open the control panel into the bottom of...

Page 45: ...tirety 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 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 shou...

Page 46: ...w battery consumption Like the memory stick it uses flash memory architecture xD Picture Cards work the same as Memory Sticks and SD Cards but they are much smaller than either one xD Picture Cards are primarily used to store and transfer images with devices such as cell phones Figure 4 5 Memory Stick Secure Digital and xD Picture Cards INSERTING MEMORY STICK SD XD CARDS Memory Sticks SD Cards and...

Page 47: ...ert your card into the slot with the product label facing up 4 Push the card firmly into the slot until it is seated in the connector REMOVING A MEMORY STICK SD XD CARD To remove a Memory Stick SD Card or xD Picture Card follow these easy steps Push the Memory Stick SD Card or xD Picture Card in until it unlatches It will then eject from the slot for removal See your card manual for specific instr...

Page 48: ...r 5 Push the keyboard toward the back of the system until it disengages and can be lifted freely Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Sliding the keyboard 6 Carefully pivot the front of the keyboard away from the laptop until it is lying on the display Figure 4 8 Figure 4 8 Folding the keyboard back 7 Lift the memory cover and align the connector edge of the memory upgrade module chip side up with the connector ...

Page 49: ... Replace the keyboard by following steps 11 and 12 of Installing a Memory Upgrade Module 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 Info menu of the BIOS setup 1...

Page 50: ... The chart below shows the possible displays that can be shown on the screen If the total memory displayed is incorrect check that your memory upgrade module is properly installed If the module is prop erly installed and the capacity is still not correctly recognized see the Trouble shooting section starting on page 69 Memory Displayed Onboard 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB Memory Slot 0 256 MB 512 M...

Page 51: ...ng your card Some cards may require your note book to be in Suspend Mode or Off during removal 2 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located When pressed the button will pop out PC Card Slot lower slot PC Card When you receive your system there are dummy cards inserted in the card slots Before inserting a PC Card or ExpressCard r...

Page 52: ...may require your notebook to be in Suspend Mode or Off during removal To remove an ExpressCard follow these steps 2 Unlock the card from the slot by pressing the eject button associated with the slot in which the card is located When pressed the button will pop out 3 Firmly press the button again until it is flush with the notebook This will eject the card slightly out of the slot allowing you to ...

Page 53: ...1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated 3 Plug the other end of the cable into a LAN outlet IEEE 1394 PORT The 4 pin 1394 port allows you to connect digital devices that are compliant with IEEE 1394 standard also known as FireWire The IEEE 1394 standard is easy to use connect and disconnect This port allows up to 400 Mbps transfer rate A th...

Page 54: ...in order to fit into the micro phone jack of your LifeBook notebook In order to connect a microphone follow these easy steps See Figure 2 5 on page 11 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated HEADPHONE LINE OUT JACK The headphone line out jack supports 2 channel High Definition HD audio for a greatly enhanced multi media experie...

Page 55: ...ector 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 Pressing Fn F10 keys allows you to change the destination of your video Each time you press the keys you will step to the next choice starting with the built in display only moving to the external moni tor only finally moving to both the built in...

Page 56: ...50 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n F o u r ...

Page 57: ...51 5 Using the Integrated Wireless LAN ...

Page 58: ...52 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n F i v e ...

Page 59: ...e may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in ...

Page 60: ...pread Spectrum DSSS and Complementary Code Keying CCK when the WLAN device is operating in IEEE 802 11b mode and Orthogonal Frequency Divi sion Multiplexing OFDM when operating in IEEE802 11a or IEEE802 11g mode The WLAN device is Wi Fi certified and operates at the maximum data transfer rate of 54 Mbps in IEEE802 11a or IEEE802 11g mode and 11 Mbps in IEEE802 11b mode The maximum communication ra...

Page 61: ...s is typically 80 feet 25 meters Please note that the max imum range you achieve may be shorter or longer than 80 feet depending on factors such as access point transmit power number and density of obstructions or external RF interference Microwave ovens will interfere with the operation of WLAN device as microwave ovens operate in the same 2 4GHz frequency range that IEEE802 11b g devices operate...

Page 62: ...Wire less LAN models Figure 5 3 Wireless LAN On Off Switch Location Deactivation using Atheros Client Utility software 1 Right click on Atheros Client Utility icon in the system tray Select Open Atheros Client Utility from the menu 2 Choose Action and click Disable Radio ACTIVATING THE WLAN DEVICE Activation of the WLAN device can be accomplished using the same methods as the deactivation process ...

Page 63: ...he Current Status page click the Profile Management tab 4 If this is your first time using this utility highlight the profile Default and Click the Modify but ton otherwise Click the New button The Gen eral Settings dialog displays 5 From the General page enter a profile name in the Profile Name field 6 Enter the network SSID in the SSID1 field If you wish to create a profile that can connect to u...

Page 64: ...CP IP Properties window will be displayed 7 Set the IP address as follows For ad hoc connection Select Use the following IP address and then enter data for IP address and Subnet mask See page 64 for IP address setting For access point infrastructure connection If your network uses DHCP select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically If your network uses static...

Page 65: ...service 1 Click the Start button first and then Control Panel 2 If the Control Panel is in Category view switch to Classic view by clicking Switch to Classic View under Control Panel the left frame If you are already in Classic view Switch to Category View will be displayed 3 Double click Network Connections A list of cur rently installed networks will be displayed 4 Right click Wireless Network C...

Page 66: ...ecting your personal computer to another personal computer 1 Click Start first and then My Computer The My Computer window will be displayed in the left frame 2 Click My Network Places in the Other Places list The window My Network Places will be dis played 3 Click View workgroup computers under Net work Tasks in the left frame 4 Double click the personal computer to which your personal computer i...

Page 67: ...oint or removing any obstacles for better sight The WLAN device has been deactivated or disabled Check if the wireless switch is turned ON Also verify Disable Radio is not checked in Network setting window The computer to be connected is turned off Check if the computer to be connected is turned ON RF interference from Access Points or other wireless networks The use of identical or overlapping RF...

Page 68: ...C address also called an Ethernet address or IEEE MAC address is the 48 bit address typically written as twelve hexadecimal digits 0 through 9 and A through F or as six hexadecimal numbers separated by periods or colons e g 0080002012ef 0 80 0 2 20 ef which uniquely identifies a computer that has an Ethernet interface MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The maximum size of data which can be transmitted ...

Page 69: ...s one WLAN from another so all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID Because the SSID is broadcast in plain text it does not supply any security to the network Subnet mask TCP IP network is controlled by being divided into multiple smaller networks subnets IP...

Page 70: ...etwork 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 IP addressing is much more complicated than can be briefly explained in this...

Page 71: ...Item Specification Type of network The Atheros AR5002X WLAN device conforms to IEEE 802 11a and 802 11b g Wi Fi based Transfer rate Automatic switching IEEE 802 11a g 54 Mbps maximum data rate IEEE 802 11b 11 Mbps maximum data rate Active frequency 802 11b g 2400 2473 MHz 802 11a 4900 5850 MHz Number of channels 802 11a 8 independent channels 802 11b g 11 channels 3 non overlapping channels Securi...

Page 72: ...66 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n F i v e ...

Page 73: ...67 6 Troubleshooting ...

Page 74: ...68 L i f e B o o k A S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n S i x ...

Page 75: ...suggested in the Trou bleshooting Table without success contact your support representative Toll free 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 838 5487 E mail 8fujitsu us fujitsu com computers Website http www computers us fujitsu com support Before you place the call you should have the following information ready so that the customer support represen tative can provide you with the fastest possible solution Product...

Page 76: ...ray and verify that the Mute checkbox is not set Device Manager may not be set correctly Go to the Control Panel System and click on the Hardware tab Click the Device Manager button and scroll down to verify that all devices are set properly Optical Drive Problems LifeBook notebook fails to recognize media discs The disc is not pushed down onto raised center circle of the drive Open media player t...

Page 77: ...nu 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 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 Mas...

Page 78: ...about modem opera tion are generated by whichever modem application is in use See your application software documentation for additional information USB Device Problems You have installed a USB device Your LifeBook notebook does not recognize the device or the device does not seem to work properly The USB device is not properly installed and or powered Verify the USB is properly installed by unplu...

Page 79: ...ry 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 14 for more information Install a charged battery or a power adapter The primary battery is installed but is faulty Use the Status Indi...

Page 80: ...nstall a power adapter No battery is installed Install a charged battery The battery is improperly installed Verify that the battery is properly connected by re installing it Your installed battery is faulty Verify the condition of the battery using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remove any battery that is shorted See Status Indicator Panel on page 14 for more information The battery se...

Page 81: ...ry 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 Power 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 78 for more information Your LifeBook note book appears to change...

Page 82: ... 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 29 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 a...

Page 83: ...are is not set up with the correct soft 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 Miscellaneous ...

Page 84: ...lity 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 Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup This means that the floppy disk drive type...

Page 85: ...f 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 System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected This me...

Page 86: ...y rather than booting up from the hard drive or an external floppy disk drive perform the following steps 1 Start your system and press the F2 key when the Fujitsu logo appears You will enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Using the arrow keys go to the Boot menu 3 Arrow down to the Boot Device Priority submenu Press Enter 4 If Optical Media Drive or CD ROM Drive is not at the top of the list arrow down...

Page 87: ...in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen roll the cursor over the icons to find the correct one If the FDU icon does not appear in the system tray it can be started by going to Start All Programs and clicking on Fujitsu Driver Update this will create the icon automatically To invoke the FDU menu right click on the FDU icon The menu contains the following items Check for updates now Al...

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Page 89: ...83 7 Care and Maintenance ...

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Page 91: ...ver position your LifeBook notebook such that the media player drive is supporting the weight of the notebook Do not drop your 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 LifeBook notebook with a damp lint free cloth Do not use abrasives or solvents Use a soft cloth such as a ...

Page 92: ...ment for maximum battery life Put your 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 MEDIA CARE Caring for your Media DVD CD CD R DVD R DVD RW Media discs are precision devices and will function rel...

Page 93: ... 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 PC CARDS Caring for your PC Cards PC Cards are durable but you must treat them with care The documentation supplied with your PC Card will provide specific information but you should pay attention to the following points To keep out dust and dirt store PC...

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Page 95: ...89 8 System Specifications ...

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Page 97: ...ideo 1024 x 768 pixel resolution Video RAM The video memory is shared with system memory and is adjustable up to 128 MB by the system The memory size and processor speed can be found in the BIOS Info section See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information INTEGRATED POINTING DEVICE Touch pad pointing device with scrolling button AUDIO Realtek ALC260 20 bit stereo audio 3D Stereo supported S...

Page 98: ... modular modem RJ 11 connector One modular Ethernet RJ 45 jack One IEEE 1394 jack 4 pin type One mono microphone jack See Audio specifica tions One headphone jack See Audio specifications One S Video out port KEYBOARD Built in keyboard with all functions of 101 key PS 2 compatible keyboards Total number of keys 86 Function keys 12 F1 through F12 Feature extension key Fn Two Windows keys one Start ...

Page 99: ... days it will be neces sary to purchase a subscription from Symantec to download latest virus definitions See your online help or manual for more information on how and when to run this program 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 u...

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Page 101: ...ay result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call In most but not all areas the sum of RENs should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line as determined by the total RENs contact the local telephone company For products approved after July 23 2001 the REN for this product is part of the product identifier that has the format US ...

Page 102: ...l terminal Cette conformité est confirmée par le numéro d enregis trement Le sigle IC placé devant le numéro d enregis trement signifie que l enregistrement s est effectué conformément à une déclaration de conformité et indique que les spécifications techniques d Industrie Canada ont été respectées Il n implique pas qu Industrie Canada a approuvé le matériel Avant de connecter cet équipement à une...

Page 103: ...97 9 Glossary ...

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Page 105: ...ation 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 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 f...

Page 106: ...ideo Disc A type of CD ROM that holds up to 4 7 GB of data 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 DVD R Digital Video Disc Readable DVD R discs can be written to only once then read DVD R discs hold up to 4 7 GB of data DVD RW DVD Read Write DVD RW allows you to edit home movies DVD RW discs are d...

Page 107: ... 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 th...

Page 108: ...RAM Static random access memory A specific 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 Stereo audio A system using two channels to ...

Page 109: ...ECA 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 isa broad based initiative to reduce the total cost of ownership TCO of business computing without sacrificing power and flexibility Write Protect Prevent alter...

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Page 111: ...uilt in Speakers 70 C CapsLock Indicator 15 Click Me 30 Clicking 19 Configuration Label 91 Conventions Used in the Guide 3 Cursor 19 Cursor Keys 16 D DC Output Cable 27 DC Power Jack 10 27 Device Ports 47 DIMM 42 Display 75 76 Display Panel 8 adjusting 28 brightness 28 closing 28 opening 28 Display Panel Latch 8 Display Timeout 32 Dolby Headphone 39 Double Clicking 19 Dragging 20 Drivers and Appli...

Page 112: ...alling 40 removing 41 Memory Stick SD xD Card 40 41 Memory Upgrade Module 72 Microphone Jack 11 48 Microsoft Internet Explorer 93 Microsoft Works 7 0 93 Mode Button 8 21 Mode Indicator turning on and off 22 Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack 12 Modem Jack 47 Modem Result Codes 79 mouse 72 N Norton AntiVirus from Symantec 93 Numeric Keypad 16 NumLk Indicator 15 O Optical Drive 10 emergency tray release 10 ...

Page 113: ... buttons 19 controls 20 Troubleshooting 69 U Upgrade 42 USB 2 0 Ports 11 12 48 Using the Media Player 22 V Volume Control 18 W Warranty Information 3 Windows keys 16 application key 16 start keys 16 Wireless LAN access point infrastructure mode 55 activating the WLAN device 56 ad hoc mode 54 Before Using the Wireless LAN 54 configuration 57 deactivating the WLAN device 55 devices covered by this d...

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