Fujitsu E8310 manual

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    Fujitsu LifeBook ® E8310 Notebook User’ s Guide Eagle E8310.book Page 1 Thursd ay, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    Eagle E8310.book Page 2 Thursd ay, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    Copyright Copyright and T rademark Information Fuji tsu Comp uter S yste ms Corpora tion has made ev ery effor t to ensure the accura cy and completeness of this document; howev er , as ongoing develo pment efforts are contin ually impro ving the capa bilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the c ontents of this document. W e [...]

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    LifeBook E8000 Notebook IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION S This unit requir es an AC adapte r to operate. U se only UL Listed Class II Adapters with an output rating of 19 VDC, wi th a current of 5.27 A (100W). A C adapter output polarity : Whe n using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should al ways be follow ed to reduce the risk of [...]

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    T able of Conte nts Fujitsu LifeBook ® E8310 Notebook T able of Contents 1 PREFACE Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 GETTING TO KNOW Y OUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Overview Unpacking . . . . . . [...]

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    LifeBook E8000 Notebook Power Management Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Standby Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Restarting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Pow[...]

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    T able of Conte nts APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED W IRELESS LAN USER’ S GUIDE Before Using the Wireless LAN Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device. . . . . . . . 88 Wireless Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Deactivating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Configuration o[...]

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    LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 4 Thursd ay, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    1 Preface Eagle E8310.book Page 1 Thursd ay, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 2 Thursd ay, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    1 Preface Preface ABOUT THIS GU IDE The LifeBook E8310 not ebook from F ujitsu Comput er Syst ems Corporat ion pro vides desktop performance with a fast, Intel® Cor e™ 2 Duo proc essor. Depending upon the c onfiguration, your not ebook has either a built-in 15.4” TFT X GA or SX GA+ color displa y . This system brings the computi ng power of de[...]

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    2 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 2 Thursd ay, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    3 2 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 3 Thursd ay, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    4 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 4 Thursd ay, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    5 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-1. Fujitsu LifeBook E8 310 notebook Overview This section describ es the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook E8310 notebook. W e strongly recommend that you r ead it before using your notebook – ev en if you are already familiar with notebook computers. UNPACKING W hen you r eceiv e your LifeBook notebook[...]

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    6 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 2-3. LifeBook notebook with display open Locating the Controls and Connectors T OP COMPO NENTS The following is a br ief descript ion of your LifeBook noteb ook’ s top comp onent s. Display Panel The display panel is a color LCD panel with back lighting for the display of text and gr aphics. Status Indicator Panel[...]

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    7 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook from a variety of differen t digital devices. (See I nstalling Memory Stick/SD C ards on pag e 41 for more information) Microphone Jack The microphone jack allo ws you to c onnect an external mono microphone. Headphone Jack The headphone jack allows y ou to connect headphones to listen t o audio files. Infrared (IrD[...]

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    8 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 2-4. Li feBook notebook left-side panel LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a br ief descript ion of your LifeBook notebook ’ s left-side c omponents. Serial Port The serial por t allows y ou to connect serial RS-232 devices, such as serial printers or serial scanners. (See Serial Port on page 48 for more [...]

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    9 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-5. LifeBook notebook right-side panel RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS The following is a br ief descript ion of your LifeBook notebook ’ s r ight-side c omponents. USB 2.0 Ports The USB 2.0 ports allow you to c onnect U niversal Serial Bus devices. USB 2.0 transfers data at up to 480Mbps and is backwar d-comp[...]

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    10 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 2-6. LifeBook notebook back panel BACK PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook not e- book’ s back panel components. Parallel Port The parallel por t allows y ou to connect parallel devices, such as a printer . ( This is also sometimes referred to as an LPT port.) (See P arallel P ort [...]

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    11 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-7. LifeBook notebook bottom panel BOTTOM COMPONE NTS The following is a br ief descript ion of your LifeBook notebook’ s bottom panel components. Lithium ion Battery Bay The batter y bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery . It can be opened for the removal of the battery w h en s t o re d o ve r a[...]

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    12 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 2-8. Status Ind icator Panel Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator displa ys sy mbols that correspond with a specific component of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. These symbols tell y ou how each of those components are operating. POWER INDICATOR The P ower indicat or symbol states whether y our system is ope[...]

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    13 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook BATTERY CHARGING INDICATORS Located to the left of each Battery Level indicator is a small arrow symbol. This symbol states whether that specific battery is charging . This indicator will flash if the battery is too hot or cold to charge. WLAN ACCESS POWER INDICATOR The WLAN pow er indicator ap pears when the W ire[...]

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    14 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 2-10 Keyboard Keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integral 84-key keyboard. The k eys perform all the standard functions of a 101-key k e yboard, incl uding the W indows k eys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. (Figur e 2-10) ■ Num e r i c ke[...]

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    15 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook FUNCTION KEYS Y our LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys, F1 through F12. The functions assigned t o these keys diff er for each application. Y ou should refer to your software documentation to find out ho w these keys are used. (Figure 2-10) The [Fn] key pro vides extended functions for the notebook and is alwa [...]

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    16 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 2-11. T ouchpad pointing device T ouchpad Pointing Device The T ouchpad pointing device built into your F ujitsu LifeBook is used to control the mov ement of the pointer to select items on y our display panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cursor control, two left and right buttons, and a scrolling button. The cur[...]

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    17 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook DRAGGING Dragging means pressing and holding the left button, while moving the cursor . T o drag , mov e the cursor to the item you wish to mo ve. Pr ess and hold the left button while moving the item to its new location and then release it. Dragging can also be done using the T ouchpad. First, tap the T ouchpad tw[...]

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    18 LifeBook E8000 Notebook V olume Control Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has multiple v olume contr ols which interact with each other . CONTROLLING THE V OLUME The volume can be c ontrolled in several differ ent ways: ■ V olume can be changed or muted from within the V ol- ume Control on the T askbar . ■ V olume can be contr olled with the F[...]

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    19 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-17 Flexible Bay Flexible Bay Devices Y our notebook has a Flexible Ba y that can house one of several devices. Y our Flexible Ba y wi ll hav e one of the following devices installed. ■ Mod ular Dual-Lay er M ulti-Format DVD W riter: This allows you t o access movies, software, and audio DVD/ CD s a nd re[...]

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    20 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 2-19 . LifeBook Security/Application Panel LifeBook Security/ Application Panel A unique feature of y our LifeBook notebook is the Security/Application P anel that allows you to secure your notebook fr om unauthorized use. The Securit y/Applica- tion P a nel also allows y ou to launch applications with the touch of[...]

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    21 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook 3. T y pe in: C:Program FilesFujitsuSecurity P anel Applica- tionSuperv isorFJSECS.EXE , then pr ess [Enter] 4. Follo w the on-screen instructions t o set the Super- visor password. Wi n d o w s Vi s t a : 1. Go to the Start menu. 2. Select All Pr ograms. 3. Select Acc essories, then s elect Run. 4. T y pe in:[...]

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    22 LifeBook E8000 Notebook the utility to set a passwor d on their comput er . In this case, if passwords (supervisor , user , or both) are set, the passwords must first be cleared BEFORE removing the application. T o clear passwords, follo w same procedur e in “Setting P asswords” e xc ept this time, select [Remov e], enter cur rent password t[...]

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    23 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook T o change an application associated w ith the Application buttons, click on th e tab for the button you would lik e to reco nfigure – fo r example, Ap plication A. Click on Brow se from Start Menu, scroll do w n the list of applica- tions, click on the application y ou w ish to launch with this button, and then [...]

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    24 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 24 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    25 3 Getting Started Eagle E8310.book Page 25 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    26 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 26 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    27 Getting Started Figure 3-1 Connecting the AC Adapt er Power Sources Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has three possible power sour ces: a primar y Lithium ion battery , an AC adapter or an optional Aut o/Airline adapter . CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTERS The A C adapter or optional A uto/Airline adapter pro vides power for operating your notebook an[...]

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    28 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 3-2 Opening the Display Pane l Display Panel Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook co ntains a display panel that is backlit for easier view ing in bright enviro nments and maintains top r esolution through the use of acti ve- matrix technology . OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Pr ess the Display P anel latch in. Th is rele[...]

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    29 Getting Started Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook POWER ON Power/Suspend/Resume Button The P ower/Suspend/R esume button is used to turn on your LifeBook notebook from its off state. Once y ou hav e connected your A C adapter or charged the internal Lithium ion battery , you can power on your LifeBook notebo ok. T o tur n on your LifeBook noteboo[...]

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    30 LifeBook E8000 Notebook 2. T o enter the BIOS Setup U tility , press the [F2] k ey once the Fujitsu logo appears on the scr een. This will open the main menu of the BIOS Setup U tility w ith the current settings displayed. 3. Press the [RIGHT ARRO W] or [LEFT ARRO W ] key to scro ll through the other setup menus to review or alter the current se[...]

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    31 Getting Started press any butt ons, or use any peripheral de vices such as mouse, keyboar d, or remote control. Registering Windows V i sta with Microsoft 1. After W indows has booted up for the first time, the Contr ol P anel W elcome C enter will appear . If the R egister Windo ws Online icon is not seen in the window , click on “Show all 14[...]

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    32 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Power Management Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has man y options and features for c onserv ing battery p ower . Some of these features ar e automatic and need no user intervention, such as those for the internal modem. H owever , others depend on the parameters y ou set to best suit your oper- ating conditions, suc h as[...]

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    33 Getting Started Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature Wi n d o w s Vi s t a : The default settings are not e nabled. T o enable or disable the Hibernation featur e follow these steps: 1. From the Sta rt menu, select Control Panel , then select P ower Options . 2. Select “Choose what the powe r button does ” or “Choose what closing the [...]

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    34 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 34 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    35 4 User -Installable Features Eagle E8310.book Page 35 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    36 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 36 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    37 User Installable Features Lithium ion Battery Y our LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion battery that pro vides power for operating your notebook when no external po wer sourc e is available. The batt ery is dur able and long lasting , but should not be ex posed to extreme temperatures, high voltages, chemic als or other haza rds. The Lithium ion[...]

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    38 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Dead Battery Suspend mode sho ws on the Status indi- cator just lik e the nor mal Standby mode. Once y our notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable t o resume operation until y ou provide a source of power either fr om an adapter , or a charged battery . Once you ha ve pro vided power , you will nee[...]

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    39 User Installable Features Figure 4-2. Optical Drive Optical Drive There is a variety of media available to u se with your system, depen ding upon the system configuration y ou hav e selected. M ulti-Format DVD W r iters, D VD/CD- R W Combo drives, and DVD-R OM dr ives ar e collec- tive ly kn ow n a s “op ti ca l d r ives” . DVD-R and D VD-R [...]

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    40 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 4-3. Loading/ Ejecting Media REMOVING MEDIA 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the optical drive. This will stop the drive and the holder tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance. 2. Gently pull the tray out u ntil the disc can easily be re move d from the tray . 3. Carefully r[...]

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    41 Memory Stick/SD Card Figure 4-5. Inserting a Memory Stick/SD Card Memory Stick/ Secure Digital Cards Y our LifeBook notebook su ppor ts Memory S ticks and Secure Digital (SD ) cards, on which you can store and transfer data to and from a variety of digital dev ices. These cards use flash memor y arc hitecture, whic h means they don ’t need a p[...]

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    42 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Figure 4-6. Inserting/Removing PC Card PC Cards/ExpressCards™ Y our LifeBook no tebook supports T ype I and T y pe II PC Cards and Expr essCards TM , which can perform a variety of functions depending on wh ic h ty pe of card you insert. Y ou can inser t one or two cards at a time, depending on its ty pe. PC Cards shoul[...]

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    43 User Installable Features INSERTING EXPRESSCARDS There ar e two differe nt width ExpressCards: 34 mm and 54 mm. The connector inside the slot is located on the left-hand side of the slot. If you insert a 34 mm card, be sure to align it with the left side of the slot when inserting it. ExpressC ards are inserted in the ExpressCar d slot (the top [...]

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    44 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Memory Upgrade Module Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebo ok comes with a minimum of 256 MB of high speed Do uble Data Rate S ynchronous Dynamic RAM (DDR2-667 SDRAM) factor y instal led. T o increase your notebook’ s memory capacity , you may install an additional memor y upg rade module . The memory upg rade must be a dual-i[...]

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    45 User Installable Features Figure 4-11. Removing a Memory Upgrade Module CHECKING THE MEMORY CAPACITY Once you ha ve changed the system memor y capacit y by replacing the installed module with a larger one, be sure to check that yo ur notebook has recognized the change. Wi n d ow s X P: Check the memor y capacity by clicking [Start ] -> Settin[...]

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    46 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Device Ports Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook and the optional P ort Re plicator come equipped with multiple ports to which you can co nnect external devi ces including: disk driv es, keyboards, modems, printers, etc. MODEM (RJ-11) T ELEPHONE JACK The modem (RJ-11) telephone jack is used for an internal modem. T o connect [...]

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    47 User Installable Features 1. Align the connect or with the port opening. 2. Push the c onnector into the port until it is seated. (Figure 4-14) 3. Tighten the tw o hold-down screws, located on each side of the connector . Figure 4-14. Co nnecting a Parallel D evice SERIAL PORT The serial port, or COM por t, located on the syst em and on the opti[...]

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    48 LifeBook E8000 Notebook MICROPHONE JACK The microphone jack allo ws you to c onnect an external mono microphone. Y our micropho ne must be equipped with a 1/8”(3.5 mm) mono mini-plug in orde r to fit int o the microphone jack of your notebook. In order to connect a micr ophone follow these easy steps: 1. Align the connector with the port openi[...]

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    49 5 T roubleshooting Eagle E8310.book Page 49 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    50 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 50 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    51 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting There ma y be occasions when you enc ounter simple setup or operating problems that you can sol ve on the spot, or problems wi th periphera l dev ices that can be solved b y replacing the device. The information in this section helps you isolate and resol ve some of these straig htfor ward issues and identify fa[...]

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    52 LifeBook E8000 Notebook TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Prob lem Page A udio Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 52 DVD/CD-R OM Drive Pr oblems. . . . . . . . . . . . . page 52 P or t Replicator P roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 53 Floppy Disk Drive P roblems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    53 T roubleshooting LifeBook notebook fails to recognize D VD/CD-R W/ CD-RO M’ s. (con tinued) W rong drive designator was used for the disc in the applica- tion. V er ify the drive designator used b y the application is the same as the one used by the operating system. W hen the operating system is boot ed from a DV D/ CD , drive designations ar[...]

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    54 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Y ou have installed an external keyboard or mouse, and it does not seem to work. Y our exter nal device is not properly installed. R e-install your dev ice. (See De v ice Ports on page 46 for m ore i nfor mat ion ) Y our op erating system soft- ware is not set up w ith correct software driver for that dev ice. Check your [...]

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    55 T roubleshooting A card inserted in the PC Card or ExpressCard slot does not work or is locking up the system. (con tinued) The card ma y hav e be en installed while an applicati on was running, so your notebook is not awar e of its installation. Close the application and restart your notebook. Y our software may not hav e the correct software d[...]

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    56 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Y our L ifeBook notebo ok turns off all by itself. (con tinued) Y ou are operating on batter y powe r and ignored a low batt- ery alar m until the batteries are at the dead battery state and the system has gone into Dead Battery Suspend mode. Install a power adapter and then push the P ower/ Suspend/R esume button. (See P[...]

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    57 T roubleshooting The system po wers up , and displays pow er on informa- tion, but fails to load the operat ing system. The boot sequence setting s of the setup utility are not compatible with your configuration. Set the operating source by pressing the [ESC] k ey while the Fujitsu logo is on screen or use the [F2] key and enter the setup utilit[...]

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    58 LifeBook E8000 Notebook The display goes blank b y itsel f after you have been using it. The notebook has gone i nto Video timeout, Standb y mode, Suspend mode or Sa ve-to-Disk mode because you ha ve not used it for a p eriod of tim e. Press an y button on the keyboard, or move the mouse to rest ore operation. If that fails, push the P ower/Susp[...]

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    59 T roubleshooting POWER ON SELF T EST MESSAGES The following is an alphabetic list of er ror -and-status messages that Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating system can generate and an explanation of each mess age. Error messages are marked with an *. If an error message is display ed that is not in this list, write it down and check y our operating [...]

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    60 LifeBook E8000 Notebook *Parity Check 2 nnnn P arit y error found in the I/O bus. BIOS att empts to locate the address and display it on th e screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displays ????. This is a potentially data-destr oying failur e. Contact your support representative. *Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to SETUP Display ed [...]

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    61 T roubleshooting RESTORING Y OUR PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE The Drivers and A pplications R estore (D AR) DVD contains sets of device driv ers and Fujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are unique to y our computer configuration for use as document ed below . Re-Installing Individua l Drivers and Applica tions The Drivers and A pplications[...]

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    62 LifeBook E8000 Notebook indicate “CD-ROM Drive ” , even when a DVD drive is connected. 5. If yo u have an external DVD drive c onnected, proc eed to the next st ep; otherwise, proceed to step 7. 6. If yo u have an e xternal DVD driv e connected: • Select the Advan ced menu in the B IOS window . • Scroll down to the USB F eatures submenu [...]

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    63 6 Care and Maintenance Eagle E8310.book Page 63 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    65 Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance If you use y o ur Fujitsu LifeBook notebook carefully , you will increase its life and reliability . This se ction pro vides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices. Caring for your LifeBook notebook ■ Y our LifeBook notebook is a durable but sensitive elec- tronic devi ce. T reat it w[...]

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    66 LifeBook E8000 Notebook ■ Store y our Fujitsu LifeBook in a cool, dr y lo cation. T emperatures should remain bet ween 13ºF (-25 ºC) and 140ºF (60ºC). T raveling with your LifeBook notebook ■ Do not transpor t your notebook while it is turned on. ■ Y ou should car ry your notebook with you while travel- ing, rather than checking it in [...]

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    67 Care and Maintenance ■ Do not touch the exposed par t of the disk behind th e metal shutter. ■ Nev er use the floppy disk dr ive with any liquid, metal, or other foreign ma tter inside the f loppy disk dr ive or disk. ■ Nev er disassemble your flopp y disk drive. MEDIA CARE Caring for your Media (DVD/CD/CD-R) M edia discs are precision dev[...]

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    69 7 System Specifications Eagle E8310.book Page 69 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    71 Specification s Specifications This section provides the hardwar e and enviro nmental specifications for your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. Specifications of particular configurations will vary . CONFIGURATION LABEL There is a configuration label located on the bottom of your LifeBook notebook. This label contains specific information regarding the[...]

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    72 LifeBook E8000 Notebook FEATURES Integrated Pointing Device ■ T ouchpad pointing dev ice with scroll button ■ Optional Quick P oint cursor co ntrol button Communications ■ Mod em : Internal V .90 standard 56K fax/modem (ITU V .90, 56K data, 14.4K fax) ■ Gigabit LAN : Int ernal wired 10/100/1000 Gigabit Etherne t LAN Wireless LAN: ■ Opt[...]

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    73 Specification s W e ight 15.0" X GA model: Appro ximately 5.93 lbs. (2.69 kg) with batter y and opti cal drive 15.0” TFT SX GA+ model: Ap pro ximately 6.11 lbs. (2.77 9kg) with batter y and optical driv e ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIR EMENTS T emperature Operating: 41° to 95° F (5° to 35° C) No n-operating: 5° to 140° F (–1 5° to 60° C) [...]

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    74 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition W ith Microsoft W orks 8.5 and Microsoft Office 60-da y trial (Small Business Edition 2007) Microsoft W indows V ista Business Edition W ith Microsoft W orks 8.5 and Microsoft Office 60-da y trial (Small Business Edition 2007) Microsoft W orks 8.5 Microsoft W orks 8.5 is a softwar[...]

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    75 8 Glossary Eagle E8310.book Page 75 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    76 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Eagle E8310.book Page 76 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    77 Glossary Glossary AC Adapter A device which con verts the AC v oltage from a wall ou tlet to th e DC v oltage needed to po wer your LifeBook notebook. ACPI Advanced Configur ation and Power Interf ace Active-Matrix Display A ty pe of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar dev ice for every p ix el on the scre[...]

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    78 LifeBook E8000 Notebook produces a visual image by var y ing the position and intensity of the beam. Data The information a system stor es and processes. DC Direct current. A voltage or current that does not fluctuate periodically w ith time. Default V alue A pre programmed value to be used if you fail to set y our ow n. DHCP Dynamic Host C onfi[...]

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    79 Glossary Hard drive A spinning platte r of magnetic data storage media where the platter is very stiff. I/O Input/Outpu t. Data entering and leaving your notebook in electronic form. I/O Port The connecto r and associated contro l circuits for data entering and lea v ing your no t ebook in electronic form. IDE Intelligent Driv e Electronics. A t[...]

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    80 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Megahertz 1,000,000 cyc l es per second. Memory A repository for data and a p plications which is r eadily accessible t o your LifeBook notebook ’s CPU . MHz Me g a h e r t z . MIDI M usical Instrument Digital Interface. A standard comm unication protocol for e xchan ge of information between computers and sound pr oduc[...]

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    81 Glossary - M etho d of sending and receiv ing data - Pr ocess used to handle c ommunication errors Conditions r equired for c ommunication are organiz ed in pr ocedures fo r correct transfer of information. RAM Random Ac cess Memory . A hardware component of your LifeBook notebook that holds binary information (both progr am and dat a) as long a[...]

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    82 LifeBook E8000 Notebook USB Un i v e r s a l S e r i a l B u s . Standard that allows y ou to simultaneously c onnect up to 127 USB devices such as game pads, pointing d ev ices, prin ters, and keyboa rds to your compute r . VGA Vi deo Graphics Array . A v ideo display standard originally introduced by IBM with the PS/2 series of perso nal c omp[...]

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    83 Regulatory Information Regulatory Information NOTICE Changes or modifications no t expres sly approved by Fuji tsu could v oid this user’ s authority to operate the equipment. FCC NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limit for class B digital dev ices, pursuant to parts [...]

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    84 LifeBook E8000 Notebook DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This Class B digital apparatus meets all r equirements of Canadian Int erferenc e-Causing Equipment R egulations. CET appareil numérique de la class B respecte tout es les exigence du Rég lemen t sur le mat érial brouil leur du Canada. Notice to Us[...]

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    85 Appendix A Integrated W ireless LAN* User’ s Guide * Optional device Eagle E8310.book Page 85 Thurs day, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    87 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide FCC REGULATORY INFORMATION Please note the following regula tory informat ion related to the wireless LAN dev ice. Regulatory Notes and Statements W i reless LAN, Health and A uthorizat ion for use Radio frequency electr omagnetic energy is emitted from W ire- less LAN devices. The energy levels of these emissions, h[...]

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    88 LifeBook E Series Notebook - A ppendix A Before Using the W i reless LAN This manual describes the procedures r equired to pr op- erly set up and c onfigure the int egrated Wir eless LAN Mini-PCI device (refe rred to as "WLAN device" in the rest of the manual). Before using the WLAN device, read this manual carefully to ensure it'[...]

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    89 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide How to Handle Th is Device The WLAN devi ce is an optional device that may come pre-installed in y o ur mobile c omputer . U nder normal circumstances, it should not be necessar y for you to remo ve or re- install it. The Operating Syst em that your mobile compu ter comes with has been pr e-configured t o support the[...]

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    90 LifeBook E Series Notebook - A ppendix A Windows XP: Deactivation using the Intel PROSet Software The WLAN device can also be deactivated in Wi ndows using the I ntel PR OSet Software. The pr ocedure to accomp lis h thi s: 1. Click [Sta rt]-> [All Pro grams]. 2. Select Intel Pr oSet Wir eless, then click on Intel Pr oSet Wir eless from the me[...]

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    91 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide Configuration of the WLAN Device The optional WLAN Devi ce can be configur e d to estab- lish wireless network c onnectivity using one of the following tools: ■ Intel PR OSet Software - The Intel PR OSet Soft- ware allows for multiple pr ofile se tup and support s automatic profile switching. Suppor t for most indu[...]

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    92 LifeBook E Series Notebook - A ppendix A address for the access point. Click OK to sav e the setting and return to the General Settings page. 10. Click [N ext]. 11. If yo u are using Cisc o CCX, click Cisco Options t o enable Cisco CKIP data encr yp tion on the Securi ty Setting s page. Check the Cisco C ompatible Exten- sions Options. If you ha[...]

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    93 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide 9. Click OK, then click the A dvanced tab 10. The Advanc ed tab allows for the c onfiguration of the options detailed in the table below . 11. Click OK 12. If the pr ofile you just cr eated does not activate immediately , click the Profile M anagement tab, highlight the desired Profile , and click A ctivate. 13. Clic[...]

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    94 LifeBook E Series Notebook - A ppendix A CONNECTION TO THE NETWORK This section explains connection to the network. If ther e is an administrator of the network, contact the network administrator for data settings. Setting the network P erform the “Setting TCP/IP ” and “Confirming the comput er and work group names ” operations required [...]

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    95 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide Setting the sharing function Set the sharing function to make file and/or printer sharing with other network-conn ected personal com put er s v al id . This operation is not required unle ss the sharing func- tion is to be used. The folder and printer for which the sharing function has been set w ill be usable from a[...]

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    96 LifeBook E Series Notebook - A ppendix A menu display e d. The property wi ndow c orrespond- ing to the selected printer will be display ed. 3. Click th e [Sharing] tab. 4. Click [Shar e this printer]. 5. Ent er the sharing printer name in [Share name]. 6. Click th e [OK] button. Confirming connection After y ou have finished the network setup o[...]

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    97 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide T roubleshooting the WLAN T ROUBLESHOOTING Causes and counte rmeasures for troubles y ou may encount er while using your wireless LAN ar e described in the following table. Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution Unavailable network connection Incorrect network name (SSID) or network key Ad hoc connection: veri fy t[...]

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    98 LifeBook E Series Notebook - A ppendix A WLAN Specifications SPECIFICATIONS *“ Wi-Fi based” indicat es that the interc onnectivity test of the organization which guarantees the inter connectivity of wireless L AN (Wi-Fi Alliance) ha s been passed. ** Th e c omm un ic at io n r an ge s s ho w n a bove w il l in cre as e o r d ec rea se de pe [...]

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    99 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide Using the Bluetooth Device The Integrated Bluet ooth module (EYTF3CSFT) is an optional d ev ice a vailable for F ujitsu mobile co mputers. WHAT IS BLUETOOTH Bluetooth tec h nology is desig ned as a short-r ange wire- less link between mobile devices, suc h as laptop comput ers, phones, p rinters, and cameras. Bluetoo[...]

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    101 Appendix B Using the Fingerprint Sensor* *Optional device Eagle E8310.book Page 101 Thu rsday, May 3, 2007 2:55 PM[...]

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    103 Using the Fing erprint Sens or Fingerprint Sensor Device INTRODUCING THE FINGERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE Y our system has an optional fingerprint sensor dev ice below the T ouchpad, between the left and right buttons. This also serves as a scroll button. (Figure 1) Figure A-1 Fingerprint sensor W ith a fingerprint sensor , you can avoid ha ving to en[...]

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    104 LifeBook E8000 Notebook – Appe ndix B V erifying Information about OmniPass After you ha ve c ompleted installing OmniP ass and restarted your system, y ou may wish to check the ve rsion of OmniP ass on your system. T o check the version information of OmniP ass: 1. F rom the W indows Desktop , double-click the k ey- shaped OmniPass ic on in [...]

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    105 Using the Fing erprint Sens or 1. Click Enroll to proceed t o username and passwor d verification. By default, the OmniP ass Enrollment W izard ente rs the credentials of the currently logged in W indows user . 2. Enter th e password you use t o log in to W indows. This will become the “maste r password” for this OmniP ass user . In most ca[...]

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    106 LifeBook E8000 Notebook – Appe ndix B Remembering a Password OmniP ass can remember an y application, GUI, or pass- word pr otected resource that has a password prompt. U sing the following proced ure, you can st ore a set of credentials into OmniP ass. These credenti als will then be linked t o your “ master passwo rd” or fingerprint. Go[...]

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    107 Using the Fing erprint Sens or Password Management OmniP ass pro vides an interface that lets you manage your passwords. T o access this GUI, double-click the OmniP ass key in the system tra y . Click Va u l t M a n a g e - ment ; you will be pr ompted to au thenticate. Onc e you gain acc ess to V ault Management , click Manage Pass- words unde[...]

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    108 LifeBook E8000 Notebook – Appe ndix B Exporting an OmniPass User Profile T o expo rt a us er , open the OmniPass Control Center , and click Impor t/Exp or t User under Manage Users . Click Expor ts an OmniP ass user profile . OmniP ass w ill prompt y ou to authenticate. U pon successfully au thenti- cation, you must name the OmniP ass user pr[...]

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    109 Using the Fing erprint Sens or User Settings The U ser Setting s tab has four interface s: Au d i o S e t t i n g s , Ta s k b a r T i p s , and Enrollment . User settings allow use rs to cust omize OmniP ass to suit their individual pr efer- ences. Under Us e r S e t t i n g s ( Au d i o S e t t i n g s and Ta s k b a r Tip s ) you can set ho [...]

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    111 Index Index A About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 plug adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Anti-theft [...]

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    112 LifeBook E8000 Notebook Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fujitsu Driver Update utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 62, 73 Fujitsu LifeBook storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 traveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Functi[...]

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    113 Index Power AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Auto/Airline adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 management . . . . .[...]

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