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Figure 2-3. LifeBook notebook with display open 

Locating the Controls
and Connectors

TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS

The following is a brief description of your LifeBook 
notebook’s top and front components. 

(Figure 2-3)

Display Panel Latch

The display panel latch locks and releases the display 
panel. 

Display Panel

The display panel is a color LCD panel with back 
lighting for the display of text and graphics. 

(See Display 

Panel on page 28 for more information.)

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

The Power/Suspend/Resume button allows you to 
suspend notebook activity without powering off, resume 
your notebook from suspend mode, and power on your 
notebook when it has been shut down from Windows. 

(See Power/Suspend/Resume Button on page 31 for more 
information.)

Status Indicator Panel

The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that corre-
spond with a specific component of your LifeBook note-
book. 

(See Status Indicator Panel on page 14 for more 

information.)

Mode Button

The mode button allows you to switch the modes of the 
application panel buttons from Application mode to 
Media Player mode.

LifeBook Application Panel

The LifeBook Application 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 LifeBook Application/Media Player Panel on page 21 
for more information.)

Keyboard

A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. 

(See Keyboard on page 16 for more information.)

Stereo Speakers

The built-in dual speakers provide stereo sound. 

Display
Panel
Latch

Display 

Keyboard

LED Status

Stereo 

Touchpad

Scroll Button

Panel

Speaker

Indicator Panel

Power/Suspend/
Resume Button

Wireless

LAN Switch

Stereo

Speaker

Mode Button

LifeBook
Application
Panel

Remote Control

Infrared Port*

TV/DVD
Selector*

Channel
Selector*

Volume
Selector

* Items marked with an asterisk (*) are
   located on the TV Tuner model only.

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Summary of Contents for LifeBook N3500

Page 1: ... symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Quicken is a registered trademark of Intuit Inc 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 WinDVD is a registered trademark of InterVideo Inc 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: ...eyboard 16 Numeric Keypad 16 Windows Keys 16 Cursor Keys 16 Function Keys 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 21 Configuring the Application Panel 21 Using the Media Player 22 Desktop Control Pa...

Page 4: ...lling ExpressCards 44 Removing ExpressCards 44 Device Ports Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack 45 Internal LAN RJ 45 Jack 45 IEEE 1394 Port 45 Universal Serial Bus Ports 46 Microphone Jack 46 Headphone Jack 46 S Video Out Port 46 External Monitor Port 46 5 USING THE INTEGRATED WIRELESS LAN Before Using the Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device 50 Deactivating the WLAN Device 51 Activating the ...

Page 5: ...iguration Label 81 Microprocessor 81 Memory 81 Chipset 81 Video 81 Integrated Pointing Device 81 Audio 81 Mass Storage Device Options 81 Communications 82 LifeBook Application Panel 82 Theft Prevention Lock Slot 82 Device Ports 82 Keyboard 82 Power 82 Dimensions and Weight 82 Environmental Requirements 82 Pre Installed Software 83 Regulatory Information 84 9 GLOSSARY Glossary 89 INDEX Index 95 ...

Page 6: ...L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k 4 ...

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

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

Page 9: ...ers us fujitsu com support Before you place the call you should have the following information ready so that the customer support representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution Product name Product configuration number Product serial number Purchase date Conditions under which the problem occurred Any error messages that have occurred Hardware configuration Type of device connec...

Page 10: ...4 L i f e B o o k N 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 N 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: ...re 2 2 Phone Modem RJ 11 telephone cable Drivers and Applications CD System Restore DVD Getting Started Guide User s Guide this document International Limited Warranty Brochure Depending upon the configuration of your notebook you may have also received one of the following items Application CDs for third party software Additional battery ies For systems which contain a TV Tuner consult the TV Tun...

Page 14: ...plays symbols that corre spond with a specific component of your LifeBook note book See Status Indicator Panel on page 14 for more information Mode Button The mode button allows you to switch the modes of the application panel buttons from Application mode to Media Player mode LifeBook Application Panel The LifeBook Application Panel allows you to either launch your favorite applications by the to...

Page 15: ...nfrared port lets you use the optional remote control device to operate the optional built in TV Tuner TV DVD Selector The TV DVD Selector is found only on models with an optional built in TV Tuner This selector is used to choose between operating the television or the DVD player Channel Selector The Channel Selector is found only on models with an optional built in TV Tuner This selector is used ...

Page 16: ...fer data from a variety of different digital devices See Installing Memory Stick SD Cards on page 40 for more information IEEE 1394 4 pin Port The 1394 port is used to connect between your LifeBook notebook and a peripheral such as a digital video camera See IEEE 1394 Port on page 45 for more informa tion Audio Input Jacks These jacks are used to connect to the audio output of external devices suc...

Page 17: ...ncy Optical Drive Tray Release The Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release allows you to open the media player tray without powering on your LifeBook notebook Anti theft Lock Slot The anti theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device Anti Theft Lock Slot Optical Drive Optical Drive Eject Button Emergency Optical Tray Release The optical drive that your LifeBook notebook ...

Page 18: ...ignal to a compatible TV or VCR See S Video Out Port on page 46 for more information DC Power Jack The DC power jack allows you to plug in the AC adapter or the optional Auto Airline adapter to power your Life Book notebook and charge the internal Lithium ion battery LAN Jack RJ 45 USB Ports External Monitor Port S Video Out Port Modem Port RJ 11 DC Power Jack Air Vents The internal modem is desig...

Page 19: ...nfiguration Label on page 81 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 information Memory Compartment Cover Your LifeBook notebook comes...

Page 20: ...lows Green solid Battery is between 51 and 100 charged Orange solid Battery is between 13 and 50 charged Red solid Battery is between 0 and 12 charged 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 pres...

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 NumLk 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: ...r the entire screen Fn F6 Pressing F6 repeatedly while holding Fn will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing F7 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the brightness of the display Fn 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 o...

Page 24: ...ny volume controls that are set within individual 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 con...

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: ...ht will change If Application mode is selected the app indi cator will be lit if Media mode is selected the player button will be lit APPLICATION LAUNCH MEDIA PLAYER BUTTONS When Application mode is active pressing any of the four application buttons A B Internet or Mail will launch a user defined application When Media mode is selected the buttons operate the media player CONFIGURING THE APPLICAT...

Page 28: ...ble 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 LifeBook notebook is in the pseudo off state You can enable disable either or both of these functions simply by clicking on the option When you have finished with Application Panel utility click on OK and the new settings will take effect You c...

Page 29: ...ould like release the mouse button Deactivating and Activating the LifeBook Application Panel To deactivate the LifeBook 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 yo...

Page 30: ...24 L i f e B o o k N 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 N 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: ... 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 battery i...

Page 34: ... want to adjust the brightness level of the screen to a more comfortable viewing level To adjust the bright ness the keyboard Function Fn button and the F6 and F7 buttons are used Keyboard Adjusting the brightness using the keyboard changes the setting only temporarily Fn F6 Pressing repeatedly will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the ...

Page 35: ... is loaded 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 Window...

Page 36: ...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 ACTIVATI...

Page 37: ... 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 typical...

Page 38: ...k that the Hard Drive optical drive PC Card and Floppy Disk Drive Access indicators are all Off See figure 2 8 on page 14 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 procedure Using the correct procedure to shut down from Windows allows your LifeBook notebook to com...

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

Page 40: ...34 L i f e B o o k N 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: ...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 notebook reaches this point Actual battery life wil...

Page 42: ...icon is red and blinking it means that the battery is damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage any other parts of your 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...

Page 43: ...on the front of the optical drive to open the holder tray The tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance 2 Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray 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 oper...

Page 44: ...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 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 p...

Page 45: ...rety 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 should...

Page 46: ...ck left and Secure Digital Card right INSTALLING MEMORY STICK SD CARDS Memory Sticks and SD Cards are installed in the Memory Stick SD Card slot Figure 4 4 To install a Memory Stick or SD Card follow these steps 1 See your Memory Stick or SD Card manual for instructions on the installation of your card Some cards may require that your notebook is off while installing them 2 Make sure there is no c...

Page 47: ...ges under the retaining clip You will hear a click when it is prop erly in place Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 Installing a Second Memory Module 8 Replace the cover Figure 4 6 9 Replace the screws TO REMOVE A MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE 1 Perform steps 1 through 4 of Installing a Memory Upgrade Module 2 Pull the clips sideways away from each side of the memory upgrade module at the same time 3 While holding the...

Page 48: ...setup with the current settings displayed See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more informa tion Use the right arrow key to select Info in the BIOS Setup menu 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 the possible displays that can be shown on...

Page 49: ... 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 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 remove the card Expre...

Page 50: ...k 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 remove the card Installi...

Page 51: ...g 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 third party application may be required to operate your device with the 1394 port Figure 4 13 Connecting ...

Page 52: ...to connect headphones or speakers follow these steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated S VIDEO OUT PORT The S Video port allows you to connect and use directly any S Video 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 Figur...

Page 53: ...47 5 Using the Integrated Wireless LAN ...

Page 54: ...48 L i f e B o o k N 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 55: ...ions 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 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 digit...

Page 56: ...ors such as number of walls reflective material or inter ference from external RF sources The WLAN device supports the following encryption methods WEP TKIP and AES encryption WIRELESS LAN MODES USING THIS DEVICE Ad Hoc Mode See Figure 5 1 Ad Hoc Mode refers to a wireless network architecture where wireless network connectivity between multiple computers is established without a central wireless n...

Page 57: ... Wireless utility Deactivation using the Wireless On Off Switch The WLAN device can be deactivated quickly and effi ciently by switching the Wireless On Off Switch to the Off position The switch is located above the keyboard to the left of the Power Suspend Resume button Figure 5 3 The Wireless On Off switch has no effect on non Wire less LAN models Figure 5 3 Wireless LAN On Off Switch Location D...

Page 58: ... activate the device the switch must be turned on first 2 Click the Start button first and then All Pro grams 3 Click the icon Intel PROSet Wireless to execute the Intel PROSet for Wireless utility 4 Click the Add button The General Settings dialog displays 5 Enter a profile name in the Profile Name field 6 Enter the network SSID in the Network Name SSID field 7 Click Infrastructure or Ad Hoc for ...

Page 59: ...st scroll down to Internet Protocol TCP IP 7 Click Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window will be displayed 8 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 59 for IP address setting For access point infrastructure connection If your networ...

Page 60: ...d skip to step 7 6 Make sure that the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks check box is checked and then click the OK button Skip to Setting file sharing function 7 Click Install The Select Network Component Type window will be displayed 8 Click Service then click the Add button The Select Network Service window will be displayed 9 Click File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Net works ...

Page 61: ... Wireless The Intel PROSet for Wireless window opens 3 Contained within the General tab and the Details section accessed by pressing the Details button you will find the current operating status of the radio When the radio is turned off or the com puter is not yet connected some of the conditions will not be displayed Profile Name The current configuration profile is displayed Network Name SSID Di...

Page 62: ...s for better sight To check the wave condition refer to the following page Confirming the status of the radio waves on page 55 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 ...

Page 63: ...ed 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 at one time in netw...

Page 64: ... differentiates 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 netwo...

Page 65: ...ork 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 do...

Page 66: ...bits Depending on practical environments the allowable number of computers to be connected may be decreased Item Specification Type of network The Intel PRO Wireless 2200BG Network Connections WLAN device conforms to 802 11b g Wi Fi based Transfer rate Automatic switching 54 Mbps maximum data rate Active frequency 2400 2473 MHz Number of channels 11 channels 3 non overlapping channels Security Enc...

Page 67: ...61 6 Troubleshooting ...

Page 68: ...62 L i f e B o o k N 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 69: ...d in the Trou bleshooting Table without success contact your support representative Toll free 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 838 5487 Fax 408 764 2724 E mail 8fujitsu us fujitsu com computers Web site http www computers us fujitsu com support Before you place the call you should have the following information ready so that the customer support represen tative can provide you with the fastest possible soluti...

Page 70: ...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 29 for more information Wrong drive designat...

Page 71: ...ed by application is in use by the operating system When the operating system is booted from a CD drive designations are automatically adjusted Security is set so your OS 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 Power Suspend Resume...

Page 72: ...ntation to determine the required I O address Change the settings in the BIOS setup utility See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information Your device and another device are assigned the same I O address Check all I O addresses located within the BIOS setup utility and any other installed hardware or software to make sure there are no duplications PC Card Problems PC Card does not work or ...

Page 73: ...g 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 Your LifeBook note book turns off all by itself You have a battery failure Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator Panel and replace or remove any batt...

Page 74: ...e Mode light by turning system power off then pressing the Power Suspend Resume button for four or more seconds Shutdown and Startup Problems The Power Suspend Resume button does not work The Power Suspend Resume 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 lon...

Page 75: ...ibility 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 Power Suspend Resume button The display may be shut off by Standby mode Auto Suspend or Video Timeout When the ATI Driver CD is first installed you receive a Microsoft m...

Page 76: ...located within the Advanced menu of the BIOS See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information 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 inform...

Page 77: ...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 identified in you...

Page 78: ...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 System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected T...

Page 79: ...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 to the drive in the list and ...

Page 80: ...con should appear in the system tray at the bottom right of your screen roll the cursor over the icons to find the correct one If the 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 ...

Page 81: ...75 7 Care and Maintenance ...

Page 82: ...76 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n S e v e n ...

Page 83: ...ge the bat tery then remove and store all Lithium ion batteries Store your notebook and batteries separately If you store your notebook with a battery installed the bat tery will discharge and battery life will be reduced In addition a faulty battery might damage the notebook Store the notebook in a cool dry place Temperatures should remain between 13ºF and 140ºF 25ºC 60ºC Traveling with your Fuji...

Page 84: ...em Do not spill liquids on media discs Do not scratch media discs Do not put a label on media discs Do not get dust on media discs Never write on the label surface with a ballpoint pen or pencil Always use a felt pen If a media disc is subjected to a sudden change in 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 dr...

Page 85: ...79 8 Specifications ...

Page 86: ...80 L i f e B o o k N S e r i e s N o t e b o o k S e c t i o n E i g h t ...

Page 87: ...ultaneous display capability Video Color and Resolution Internal 1280 x 800 pixel resolution 16M colors External 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution 16M colors Simultaneous Video 1024 x 768 pixel resolution The memory size and processor speed can be found in the BIOS Info section See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information Video RAM Integrated ATI Mobility Radeon X300 graphics chipset with 64 ...

Page 88: ...4 jack 4 pin type Fast IR up to 4 Mbps compatible infrared port for wireless data transfer One mono microphone jack See Audio specifica tions One headphone jack See Audio specifications One S Video out port One 9 pin serial port Two Audio Input Jacks S Video Input Jack Video Input Jack Antenna Mini Jack Items marked with an asterisk are found only in models with the optional built in TV Tuner KEYB...

Page 89: ...test virus definitions See your online help or manual for more information on how and when to run this program WinDVD WinDVD is a versatile DVD player software application WinDVD provides high quality video and audio play back on your system Microsoft Internet Explorer Internet Explorer is installed as your default Internet browser Microsoft Works 7 0 Microsoft Works 7 0 is a suite of software con...

Page 90: ...cted to a telephone line Exces sive RENs on a telephone may 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 ...

Page 91: ...cations techniques d Industrie Canada applicables au matériel terminal Cette conformité est confirmée par le numéro d enregistrement Le sigle IC placé devant le numéro d enregistrement 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 ap...

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Page 93: ...87 9 Glossary ...

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Page 95: ...n 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 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 m...

Page 96: ...sired results from that particular equipment DVD Digital Video 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 Writ...

Page 97: ...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...

Page 98: ...the device not for transfer of data SPDIF Sony Philips Digital Interface Format The optical digital audio format that allows you to download digital audio onto a MiniDisc recorder or connect to your sound system to play MP3 files with high fidelity sound SRAM Static random access memory A specific technology of making RAM which does not require periodic data refreshing SSID Service Set Identifier ...

Page 99: ...on algorithm that is part of the 802 1x standard WEP works by encrypting data while being transmitted over radio waves 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 sta...

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Page 101: ...in Speakers 64 C Cache Memory 89 CapsLock Indicator 15 Click Me 30 Clicking 19 Configuration Label 81 Conventions Used in the Guide 3 Cursor 19 Cursor Keys 16 D DC Output Cable 10 27 DIMM 41 Display Panel 8 69 70 adjusting 28 brightness 28 closing 28 latch 8 opening 28 Display Timeout 32 Dolby Headphone 39 Double Clicking 19 Dragging 20 Drivers and Application Restore CD 73 E EMail Notification In...

Page 102: ...dule 66 Microphone Jack 10 46 Microsoft Internet Explorer 83 Microsoft Works 7 0 83 Mode Button 8 21 Mode Indicator 21 Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack 12 45 Modem Result Codes 72 Mouse 65 N Norton AntiVirus from Symantec 83 Numeric Keypad 16 NumLk Indicator 15 O Optical Drive 11 Emergency Tray Release 11 loading 37 removing media 38 using 39 P PC Card 10 66 care 78 installing removing 43 44 ports 45 PO...

Page 103: ... 19 buttons 19 controls 20 Troubleshooting 63 U Universal Serial Bus Port 46 USB 2 0 Port 10 12 46 Using the Media Player 22 V Volume Control 18 W Warranty Information 3 Windows keys 16 Application key 16 Start keys 16 Windows Product Activation 30 WinDVD 83 Wireless LAN Before Using the Wireless LAN 50 IP address information 59 Specifications 60 Troubleshooting 56 Wireless LAN Glossary 57 ...

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