Fujitsu B142 manual

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CAUTION Changes or modification not expressly approved by Fujitsu PC Corporation could void this user’ s authority to operate the equipment. ■ Co ns ult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help . Shielded interc onnect cables must be employed with this equipment to ensure c ompliance with the pertinent RF emission limits gove [...]

T his equipment may not be used on c oin serv ice telephones pro vided by your telephone c ompany . Connection to party lines is subjec t to state tariffs. Contact your state ’ s public utility commission, public serv ice commission or c orporation commission for more information. This equipment includes automatic dialing capability . When pr ogr[...]

A vis Aux Utilisateurs Du Réseau Téléphonique Canadien L ’ét iquett e canadienne Industrie Canada identifie l’équipement certifié. Cett e certification signifie que l’équipement satisfait certaines normes de protection, d’exploitation et de sécur ité des réseaux de télécommunications. Le dépar tement ne garantit pas le fonc[...]

A VERTISSEMENT Pour assurer la sécurité, les utilisateurs doivent vérifier que la prise de terre du service d’électricité, les lignes téléphoniques et les conduites d’eau métalliques sont connectées ensemble. Les utilisateurs NE doivent P AS tenter d’établir ces connexions eux-mêmes, mais doivent contacter les services d’inspect[...]

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T able of Contents ii PREF ACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v SECTION ONE SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK B SERIES FROM FUJITSU U npacking Y our N otebook . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview of LifeBook B Series Features . . . . 3 Component I dentification . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T op and Fr ont Components . . . . . . . . . . 4 Left-side P anel Compo[...]

T able of Contents LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu iii SECTION FOUR USER INST ALLABLE FEA TURES P or t Replicat or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Installation of an External Floppy Disk Driv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Theft Pr evention Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Headphones . . . . .[...]

LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu Preface[...]

Preface vi PREF ACE Co mpac t co nv enience for maxim um perfor- mance, the Fujitsu LifeBook B Series is the ultimate road companion. It pro vides easy access to your e-mail, the internet and all your business documents. Y ou can also maintain the desktop productivity you are ac customed to back in the office. Simply connect a full sized monitor an[...]

Preface LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu vii Figur e P-1 LifeBook B Series with Samples of Fujitsu and Third Party Options and Accessories[...]

Setting Up Y our LifeBook B Series Section One Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview of LifeBook B Series Features . . . . 3 Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 4 T op and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . 4 Left-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 6 Right-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . 6 Rear Pane[...]

Section One 2 SECTION ONE SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK B SERIES FROM FUJITSU T his section describes how to set up your LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu. W e strongly recomme nd that you read it befo re using your notebook – even if you are alread y familiar with notebook computers. UNP ACKING YOUR NOTEBOOK Whe n you rec eive y our notebook, unpack it [...]

One Setting Up Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 3 CAUTION The internal modem is not intended for use with Digital PBX systems. Do not connect the internal modem to a digital PBX as it may cause serious damage to the internal modem or your entire note- book. Consult your PBX manufacturer’ s documentation for details. Some hot[...]

COMPONENT IDENTIFICA TION Fo r detailed specifications ref er to Ap pendicies on page 90. TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS Display Panel T his is a color L CD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics and T ouch Screen functionality . (Figure 1-5.) Status Indicator Panel L CD display of the status of the powe r state and source, Suspen[...]

One Setting Up Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 5 Keyboard A n 83-key k eyboard with 3 dedicated W indo ws keys for easy operation. (Figure 1-5.) Integrated Quick Point Pointing Device T he Quick P oint pointing device is a finger contact cursor c ontrol system with two click butto ns. (F igure 1-5.) Display Panel Latch T his[...]

Infrar ed Port T he fast IrD A 1.1 (4Mbps) c ompatible port allows y ou to communicat e with another IrD A compatible infrared device without a cable. (Figure 1-6.) PC Card Slot T he PC Card Slot allows y ou to install one ty pe II PC Card. (See pages 50-52 for more information on PC Cards.) (Figure 1-6.) PC Card Slot Lock T his button locks a PC c[...]

One Setting Up Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 7 REAR P ANEL COMPONENTS PS/2 Port T his port allows you to c onnect an external PS/2 keyboard or PS/2 mouse. (Figur e 1-8.) Mini-Serial Port T his port is for connection of the optional Mini-Serial A dapter , which allo ws you to use serial devices w ithout the P ort Replicat or[...]

Section One 8 Lithium ion Battery T his battery acts as your notebook’ s main source of power when the A C adapter is not being used. This p rimar y battery can be replaced, when discharged, with a charged battery for additional run time. (Figure 1-9.) Figur e 1-10 Port Replicator Front Panel Docking Connector Figur e 1-11 Port Replicator Rear Pa[...]

Starting Y our LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu Section T wo Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Starting Y our Notebook for the First T ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Registering Y our LifeBook . . . . . . . . . . 14 Learning About Y our Operating System and Application Software . .[...]

Optional Dual Battery Configuration Y ou can configure y our notebook to run in a dual battery configuration by using an addi- tional charged Lithium ion battery installed in the optional battery charger . The primar y battery must be installed for this power co nfig- uration to work; y our notebook cannot be run from a secondary battery alone.[...]

T wo Star ting Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 11 Figur e 2-3 Opening the Display Panel Fa cing the k eyboard and display panel, mov e the powe r switch t owar ds the rear of your notebook. This is the On position. (See Figure 2-4 . ) W hen you ar e done working y ou can leav e your not e- bo ok in Suspe nd mode, (s ee pages [...]

CAUTION Do not carry your notebook around with the power on or subject it to shocks or vibration, as you risk damaging your notebook. Section T wo 12 CAUTION When you turn on your notebook be sure you have a power source. This means that at least one char ged battery is installed, or that the AC adapter or the auto/airline adapter is connected and [...]

T wo Star ting Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 13 fro m where y ou will be using your comput er . For the phone settings, enter the information for the location where y ou are setting up your LifeBook. Windo ws 98 SE will help you dial from other locations as they come up . If you ar e not connected to a p hone line and plan [...]

Section T wo 14 te xt one line at a time, or use the P age Up and Page Down key s to mov e the text one scr een at a time. When you fi nish reading you m ust accept or r eject the terms of the agreement and then click on the N ext > butt on. POINT If you reject the terms of the license agreement you will be asked to review the license agreement[...]

T wo Star ting Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 15 LEARNING ABOUT YOUR OPERA TING SYSTEM AND APPLICA TION SOFTW ARE T utorials Al l operating systems and most application software ha ve tut orials built-in. W e highly recomme nd that you step thr ough the tutorial before y ou use an application even if you are familiar with th[...]

Section T wo 16 POWER OFF Befor e turning off the power by putting the power switch in the Off position, c heck that the Har d Drive and PC Card A cc ess indicators are all Off. (See F igure 3-1, page 20.) I f you turn off the power while ac cessing a disk or PC Card there is a risk of loss of data. The Off position is reached by facing the k eyboa[...]

Star ting Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 17 REST AR TING THE SYSTEM If y our sy stem is on, and you wish to restart it be sure that y ou use the following procedur e. 1. Click on the Start button. 2. Click on Shut Down. 3. Click on Restart 4. V erify that Restart is selected and click on Yes. W indows will shut do wn and res[...]

Using Y our LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu Section Three Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Integrated Quick Point Pointing Device . . . 23 Integrated T ouch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using the Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 V olume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Section Three 20 SECTION THREE USING YOUR LIFEBOOK B SERIES FROM FUJITSU T his section describes the indicators, buttons, connections and operating modes of your LifeBook B Series and their use. ST A TUS INDICA TOR P ANEL T he Status Indicator panel is locat ed in the recess just abo ve the k eyboard. ( F igure 3-1.) The appropriate ic on will appe[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 21 POINT When your notebook has been shut down from W indows, it is not the same as turned off fr om the power switch. It is in a pseudo-off state, with all applica- tions closed, but can be turned on by pressing the Suspend/Resume button. It is drawing some power in the pseudo-off [...]

CAUTION T ur ning off the power with the power switch or using the Suspend/Resume button when any of the Access indicators are On may cause loss of data and/or system errors. Har d Drive Access Indicator T he Har d Drive Ac cess indicator t ells you when the internal hard driv e is being accessed. PC Card Access Indicators T he PC Card A ccess indi[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 23 INTEGRA TED QUICK POINT ™ POINTING DEVICE T he Quick P oint pointing device is composed of a smal l joystick-lik e disc pointer contr ol and two buttons locat ed in front of the keyboard. The Quick P oint pointing device functions like a mouse, and mo ves the cursor ar ound on [...]

Section Three 24 CAUTION If the interval between clicks is too long, the double-click will not be executed. Double-Clicking Double-clic king means following the prec eding Clicking proc edure, but pressing the pointing device button twice in rapid successio n. Double- clicking works only with the left butto n. Figur e 3-4 Clicking Left-Click Left D[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 25 INTEGRA TED TOUCH SCREEN T he LifeBook B Series comes with an integrated touch scr een, whic h allows you t o use the includ- ed stylus as an additional pointing dev ice (Figure 3-6.) Y ou can also use your finger in plac e of the stylus, but the stylus will provide the most acc[...]

CAUTION If you do not press the Enter key to exit the calibration utility , the information for the points you selected will not be saved and the screen will not be calibrated. Section Three 26 Double-Clicking T o double-click, follow the preceding Clicking procedur e, but touch the int ended item twice . (Figure 3-8.) Figur e 3-7 Clicking the T ou[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 27 Figur e 3-10 Keyboard Function Keys Numeric Keypad Fn Key Start Key Start Key Application Key Cursor Keys these keys. T o switch into numeric k ey pad mode, press the NumLk/ScrLk . Y ou can now enter numerals 0 thr ough 9, perform addition ( + ), subtract ion ( – ), multiplicat[...]

Section Three 28 W indow s as the right mouse button, it displays the Shortcut menu for whatev er item is select- ed. See your W ind ows documentation for addi- tional information. (Figure 3-10 . ) VOLUME CONTROL Al l system and application functions ha ve mul- tiple volume c ontrols which interact with each other . There is the hardwar e volume c [...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 29 BA TTERIES T he Lithium ion battery is rechargeable, and the operating time w ill var y depending on active power manageme nt features and user activity levels. If the internal Lithium ion Battery goes dead, you must c onnect the A C adapter or sh ut down and install a charged ba[...]

Section Three 30 Shorted Batteries If y our Stat us Indicator panel sho ws a shorted battery , check the installation for the battery by removing and re-installing it. If it still shows that it is shorted, r eplace it with a new battery . ■ Mak e sure the perc entage charge is sho wn inside the Battery Level icon. (Figure 3-2 on page 22 . ) Consu[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 31 CAUTION Y ou may not be able to hear the audio alarms if the volume control is set too low or is turned off by either har dware or software but you will still be able to see the Battery Level indicator flash. Whe n the low battery alarm occurs you need to sav e all your activ e [...]

Section Three 32 EXTERNAL FLOPPY DISK DRIVE T he external floppy disk driv e is a 3.5" drive which can read and write on 1.44MB and 720KB memory capacit y floppy disks. Floppy disk format is controlled fr om your operating system. (See your W indo ws 98 SE Guide for more information .) Loading a Floppy Disk T o load, insert a floppy disk in[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 33 CAUTION For matting a previously used floppy disk is an effective method of clearing a disk as long as you realize that ALL the information on the disk will be erased. will be permanently lost. All software will need to be re-installed and data files restored fr om your back-up[...]

CAUTION Be careful not to scratch the infrared port lens. Scratches, dirt or other surface marks can effect operation. POINT The internal modem is designed to the ITU-T V .90 standard. Its maximum speed of 53000bps is the highest allowed by the FCC, and its actual connection rate depends on the line conditions. The maximum speed is 33600bps at uplo[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 35 Figur e 3-13 Suspend/Resume Button Suspe nd mode. The Suspend/Resume butto n is located next to the Status I ndicator panel abov e the keyboard of your notebook. (Figure 3-13.) Push the S uspend/Resume butt on, when your notebook is active but no A ccess indicat ors are on and re[...]

Section Three 36 w hile turning off the CPU, the display , the hard drive and all other internal c omponents ex cept those necessary to maintain system memory , recognize the S uspend/Resume butt on and restart. Y our notebook can be put in Suspend mode by: ■ Pr essing the Suspend/R esume button when your syst em is in the On state. ■ Selecting[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 37 CAUTION Be sure you know which settings ar e active for the Suspend/Resume Button before you use it; misuse can r esult in data loss. POINT The main advantage of using the Save-to-Disk function is that power is not required to maintain your data. This is particularly important if[...]

Section Three 38 ■ T ime out fr om lack of act ivity w ith Sav e-T o- Disk mode enabled from the P o wer Sa vings menu of the BIOS setup utilit y . Y our notebook’ s system memory t ypically stores the file(s) on which you ar e working, the open application(s) and any other data r equired to support the operation(s) in progress. When the Sav e[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 39 POINT The main advantage of using the Save-to-Disk function is that power is not required to maintain your data. This is particularly important if you will be leaving your notebook in a suspended state for a prolonged period of time. The drawback of using Save-to-Disk mode is tha[...]

Section Three 40 Video T imeout The V ide o Timeout is one of the power man- agement parameters which sa ves pow er by turning off the display if there is no k eyboard or pointer activity for the user selected timeout period. Any k eyboard or pointer activity wil l cause the display t o restart automatically . This feature is independent o f the Su[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 41 Micr osoft Press Interactive T raining Fo r users unfamiliar with W indo ws or just W indows 98, your B Series comes with this tutorial to help y ou get the most out of your operating system. Micr osoft W orks Microsoft W or ks is a suite of software containing the basic tools to[...]

Section Three 42 CAUTION Make sure you memorize your pass- words, both hardwar e and software. If you forget, you may not be able to use the notebook, and you will have to con- tact your service provider and arrange to have them reset the hardwar e system password. See your software documenta- tion for what to do if you for get your software securi[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 43 BOOT SEQUENCE Eac h time you po wer up or restart your LifeBook B Series, it goes thr ough a quiet boot sequence that displa ys a Fujitsu logo until y our operating system is loaded. During quiet boot, your notebook is performing a standard boot sequence including a P ower On Sel[...]

Section Three 44 throug h your operating syste m.) (See your operating system manual.) ■ Change the primary b oot device. ■ Change the powe r saving parameter settings. (F or a more convenient process, see the W indows P ower Management Control P anels section on page 40.) ■ Change a port address or other parameter . ■ Change an audio param[...]

Three Using Y our LifeBook B Series LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 45 YOUR SA VE-TO-DISK FILE ALLOCA TION Y our notebook comes with an allocation of spa ce on the internal hard driv e adequate to operate the Sav e-to-Disk function for the amount of memor y installed at the factor y . If you add a memory upgrade module or do not use the Save-to-Disk[...]

Section Three 46 6. A t the c:> prompt, ty pe cd fujitsu , Pr ess the Enter key . 7. A t the c:> fujitsu prompt, ty pe PHDISK. Pr ess the Enter key . 8. The screen will display the size of the space currently allocated to the Sa ve-to-Disk function and other parameters about the space and the hard driv e. T o remove all space allocation for[...]

User Installable Features Section Four Port Replicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Installation of an External Floppy Disk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Theft Prevention Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Microphone. . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Section Four 48 SECTION FOUR USER INST ALLABLE FEA TURES Y our LifeBook B Series has a number of user installable features. This sec tion describes how to install and remo ve equipment fo r each of the expansion features. The features are: ■ A PC Card slot in the left side panel of your notebook allows y ou to install an external CD-ROM driv e, a[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 49 T o Install the Port Replicator: T he P ort Replicat or can be installed on your notebook while the power is on, while in Suspend mode, or while the p owe r is off. 1. Open the Docking Connector c ov er on the rear panel of your notebook to expose the Docking Connector . 2. Align the [...]

Section Four 50 T o Uninstall the Port Replicator: 1. Shu t do wn any files open on an y devices attached to the P ort R eplicator and re move all connected devices. 2. T urn the Port R eplicator Attachment K nobs counter -clockwise until the threads disen- gage and the knobs spin freely . (Figur e 4-5.) 3. Pull the P or t Replicat or awa y from t[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 51 ■ D o not forc e cards into the slot. ■ A void dropping car ds, or subjecting them to ex cessiv e vibration. Installing PC Cards in Y our Notebook PC cards are installed in the PC Car d slot in the right side panel of your notebook. Some PC Cards will not work when all possible de[...]

Section Four 52 6. Whe n the card is installed, lock it in place by sliding the lock butt on towar ds the front of your notebook. (See F igure 4-8.) 7. Flip the eject button towar d the rear of your notebook until it is fully extended. 8. Press the eject button in until it is flush with the side of your notebook. 9. Grasp the card and pull it clea[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 53 ognize d by your not ebook w ithout restarting or changing setups. (See Figure 1-7 on page 6.) Whe n installing a device on the USB P ort, be sure that the c onnector is the right size, aligned, and fully seated. PS/2 KEYBOARD, MOUSE OR NUMERIC KEYP AD Mak e sure the c onnector on you[...]

Section Four 54 TELEPHONE LINES T o attach a telephone line to the int ernal modem, locate the modem (RJ-11) jack on the left side of your notebook. Plug one end of the telephone cable into the t elephone line outlet. Orient the telephone cable with the release latch on the connector up . Push it into the jack until it clicks and latc hes. (See F i[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 55 4. Remo v e the scr ews of the memor y upg rade compartment. (Figure 4-10.) 5. Remo ve the co ver b y lifting it by the notch in the right edge and pulling it to your right. 6. Remo ve the memory upgr ade module from its static guarded sleeve. Figur e 4-10 Memory Upgrade Installation [...]

Section Four 56 T o Remove a Memory Upgrade Module 1. P erfor m steps 1 through 5 of T o Install a M emory Upgrade Module. 2. Pull clips sidewa ys from each side o f the memory upg rade module. 3. While holding clips ou t, r emov e the module from the slot b y lifting it up and pulling towar ds the front of your notebook. 4. Store the memory upgrad[...]

Four User Installable Features LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 57 Whe n you ha ve installed additional memory , the display should chang e. F or example: T otal RAM Syst em Extended Installed M emory Memory 32MB 640K 31M 64MB 640K 63M 96 MB 640K 95M 160MB 640K 159M If the total memor y display ed is not what you believe it should be, check that your[...]

T oubleshooting Section Five Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Power On Self T est Messages . . . . . . . . 78 Modem Setup and Commands . . . . . . . . 81 Recovering Y our Windows 98 SE System . . . 81[...]

Section Five 60 SECTION FIVE TROUBLESHOOTING T he LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu is stur dy and subject to few prob lems in the field. Ho wever , y ou may enc ounter simple setup or operating problems that y ou can solve o n the spot, o r problems with peripheral dev ices, that you can sol ve by r eplacing the device. The information in this secti[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 61 ■ P IN (P ersonal I dentification N umber) on the card located in the service and support folder . ■ Co nditions under which the problem oc curred. ■ An y error messages that hav e occurred. ■ Har dware c onfiguration. ■ T yp e of pr inter co nnected, if any . See the U nit Label on th[...]

Section Five 62 Flopp y Disk Drive P roblems Y ou cannot access y our floppy disk. 1. Se curity is set to protect access t o 1. V erify your passwor d and security sett ings. floppy disk data. 2. Floppy disk is not inserted in Disk Dr iv e. 2. A) Check to make sur e disk is inserted in drive. B) Check cables on P ort Replicat or . C) M ake sur e [...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 63 K eyboar d or Mouse Pr oblems T he built-in keyboard does not seem t o work. 1. The notebook has gone into Suspend mode. 1. Push the Suspend/Res ume button. 2. Y our application has lock ed out 2. T r y to use the touchpad pointing device your k eyboard. to acc ess the Start menu and then the Shut[...]

Section Five 64 Memor y Problems Y our power on scr een or Main men u of the 1. Y our memory upg rade module is not 1. Remove and r e-install your memory BIOS setup utility information does not show pro perly installed. upgrade module. (See M emor y Upgrade the correct amount of installed memor y . Module on pages 54-57.) 2. Y ou hav e a memory fai[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 65 2. T he device may hav e been installed with an 2. Close your application and restart application running and your notebook your notebook. doesn ’ t know it ’ s ther e. 3. Y our software ma y not hav e the correct 3. Se e your softwar e documentation and software driv er active. activate the c[...]

Section Five 66 3. Y our software ma y not hav e the correct 3. See your so ftware documentation and software driv er active. activate the correct driv er . 4. Y ou may ha ve the wrong I/O addr ess selected 4. See your PC Card documentatio n to for your PC C ard device. determine the requir ed I/O address. 5. Y our PC Card device and another device[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 67 2. T he internal battery is completely discharged 2. When the batt ery is dead there wil l be and the P ow er adapter (A C or auto/airline) a beep when the power switch is turned has no power fr om the A C ou tlet, airplane on and the notebook will immediately go seat jack, or the car’ s cigaret[...]

Section Five 68 outlet, if y ou are using an auto/airline adapter in a car mak e sure the ignition switch is in the On or A c cessories position. 4. The internal batter y is completely discharg ed 4. Whe n the battery is dead there will be a be ep and the P ow er adapter (A C or auto/airline) when the power switch is turned on and the is faulty . n[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 69 6. Ther e is no battery installed and there is no 6. Use the Status I ndicator panel to v erify the P ow er adapter (A C or auto/airline) installed. presence and condition of the battery . (See Figure 3-1 on page 20.) Install a P ower adapter . If the batter y is not charged use a P ow er adapter [...]

Section Five 70 Y our notebook turns off all by itself. 1. The p ower manag ement parameters are set 1. Use the k eyboard or pointer and if that does for auto timeouts which ar e too short for not restor e operation, push the S uspend/ your operating needs. Resume b utton. Check the Po wer M anage- ment settings or close your applications and go to[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 71 Y our notebook won ’t work on battery alone. 1. The installed batteries are dead. 1. Whe n the batteries are dead there will be a beep when the power switch is turned on and the notebook will immediately go into Dead Battery Suspend mode. (See page 31.) Replac e the battery w ith a charged one o[...]

Section Five 72 3. T he bright ness is turned all the way up . 3. T urn down the brig htness adjustment. The higher the brig htness the more pow er your display uses. 4. The batteries are very old. 4. Replac e the batteries. 5. The batteries have been exposed to 5. Replace the batteries. high temperatures. 6. The batteries are too hot or too cold. [...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 73 T he system po wers up , and displa ys the pow er on 1. The b oot sequence settings of the setup utilit y 1. Se t the operating source b y pressing the Esc information, but fails to load operating system. are not co mpatible with your configuration. key while the Fujitsu log o is on screen or use[...]

Section Five 74 2. T he BIOS CMOS hold-up battery has failed. 2. Contact your support representati ve for repairs. This is not a user ser viceable part but has a normal life of 3 to 5 years. V ide o Problems T he built-in display is blank when y ou turn on 1. Something is pushing on the Closed 1. Clear the Closed Cover switch. your notebook. Cov er[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 75 5. T he notebook turned on with a ser ies 5. P o wer On Self T est (POST ) has detected a of b eeps. failure which does not allo w the display to o per ate. Contact your support representati ve. T he display goes blank b y itself after y ou hav e 1. The notebook has gone into V ideo timeout, 1. U [...]

Section Five 76 T he application display uses only a portion of 1. Y ou are running an application that does not 1. D isplay c ompression gives a c learer but smaller y our screen and is surround ed by a dark band. support 800 x 600 pixel resol ution display display for applicatio ns that do not support and display c ompensation is display ed. 800 [...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 77 Miscellane ous Pro blems A n error message is displa yed on the scr een 1. Application softwar e often has its o wn set 1. S ee your application man ual and help during the operation of an application. of error message displays. displays scr eens for more information. N ot all messages are errors;[...]

Section Five 78 POWER ON SELF TEST MESSAGES T he following is an alphabetic list of error -and- status messages which Phoenix BIOS and/or your operating system can g enerate and an explanation of each message. Error messag es are marked with an *. Comments in italic type are suggestions of possible actions for you to consider or risks res ulting fr[...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 79 *Incorrec t Driv e B ty pe - run SETUP – T yp e of floppy drive B: not c orrectly identified in Setup. This means that the floppy disk drive ty pe identified in your Setup U tility does not agree with the t ype detected by the P ow er On Self T est (POST). R un the Setup Utility to correct t[...]

Section Five 80 #*Prev ious boot incomplete – Default configu- ration used – Prev ious P ower On Self T est (POST) did not complete succ essfully . P o wer On Self T est (POST) loads default values and offers to run Setup . If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not c orrected, the next boot will likely fail also. If using [...]

Five T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 81 MODEM SETUP AND COMMANDS T he operating system and application softwar e that is factory installed detects the modem characteristics and provides the necessary com- mand strings to operate the modem. The int er- nal modem operation is controlled by g eneric A T commands fr om the operating sy[...]

Section Five 82 softwar e y ou hav e installed and any other files you cr eated since y ou setup your co m- puter . Y ou w ill have t o re-install an y software that was not included with the compute r when you bought it. POINT Make certain you have your Operating System Product ID # available (from the Certificate of Authenticity) prior to per- [...]

T r oubleshooting LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 83 6. Rea d the info rmation displayed on the W elcome screen, then Click OK. 7. Select one of the two icons displa yed in the Emergency R ecov ery menu and follow the instructions that follow . 8. When rec ov er y is complete, remov e the Rec ove r y CD , replace it in its sleeve and stor e it in a [...]

Care and Maintenance Section Six Care and Maintenance Caring for Y our Notebook . . . . . . . . . . 86 Protecting and Cleaning the T ouch Screen . . 86 Increasing Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Caring for Y our Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . 87[...]

PROTECTING AND CLEANING THE TOUCH SCREEN ■ A vo id scratching the screen surfac e. ■ Nev er use anything ex cept the includ ed stylus or your finger – b ut not your fingernail – as a pointing device. ■ U se only compu ter screen cleaning p roducts to clean the touc h screen. ■ U se a soft cloth when cleaning the scr een. Section Six 8[...]

Six Car e and Maintenance LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu INCREASING BA TTERY LIFE T o increase battery life: 1. P ower y our notebook through the A C or optional auto/airline adapter whenever possible. 2. If your notebook is running on battery power all day , c onnect it to the A C adapte r ove rnight to recharge the battery . 3. K eep brightness t[...]

Specifications and Glossary Appendic e s W arranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 LifeBook B Series General Specifications . . . 90 Pre-configured Model . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93[...]

Appendices 90 SPECIFICA TIONS T hese appendices pr ovide the hardwar e and en vironmental specifications for LifeBook B Series notebooks. Specifications of par ticular configurations will var y . W ARRANTY Y our notebook is backed b y a one year * International Limited W ar ranty and includes toll-free technical s upport; call 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-[...]

Appendices LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 91 Input/Output Connections On the B Series LifeBook: One T yp e II PC Card slot: PCMCIA Standard 2.1 with CardBus support; Zoomed V ideo support. One 6-pin mini DIN PS/2 compatible c onnec- tor , for ext ernal keyboard or mouse. T wo connectors for USB (U niversal Serial Bus) input/output devices. One 80-p[...]

Appendices 92 PMSe t 98 by Fujitsu Limit ed. Communicat or by N etscape. Internet Explor er by Micr osoft. M cAfee V irusScan by N etwork A ssociates, Inc. LapLink Pr ofessional by T raveling Softwar e. PC-Doctor by W atergate Softwar e, Inc. Ad obe A crobat R eader by A dobe, Inc. Microsoft P ress I nteractive T raining (Windo ws 98). PRE-CONFIGUR[...]

Appendices Appendices LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 93 BIOS B asic Input-Output S ystem. A compute r pro- gram and set of default parameters stored in ROM which t ests and operates your c omputer when you turn it on until it loads your installed operating system from disk. Information from the BIOS is transferred to the installed operat- ing syste[...]

Appendices 94 CMOS RAM Complementar y metal oxide semic onductor random access memory . This is a technology for manufacturing random access memory which requires v ery low levels of power to operate. COM Port Abbr eviatio n for communication port. This is your serial interface c onnection. Command An instruction which you give y our operating syst[...]

Appendices Appendices LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 95 ESD Electro-Stat ic Discharge. The sudden discharge of e lectricit y from a static charge which has built-up slowly . Example: the shock you get from a doorknob on a dry day or the sparks you get fr om brushing hair on a dry day . Extended Memory Al l memory more than the 640KB recognized by M[...]

Appendices 96 Monaural A system using one channel t o process sound from all sourc es. MPU-401 A standard for MIDI int erfaces and connectors. NTSC N ational TV Standards Commission. The standard for TV br oadcast and reception for the USA. Operating System A group of control programs that con vert application commands, including driver programs, i[...]

Appendices Appendices LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 97 Partition A block of space on a hard drive which is set aside and made to appear to the o perating sys- tem as if it were a separate disk, and addressed by the operating system ac cordingly . PCMCIA PCMCIA is a trademark of the P ersonal Computer M emory Card Int ernational Association. The P [...]

Appendices 98 ROM Rea d Only M emory . A form of memor y in which information is stored b y phy sically alter- ing the material. Data stored in this wa y can not be changed by y our Computer and d oes not require po wer to maintain it. SDRAM S ync hronous Dynamic Random A ccess M emory . Serial Port A connection to another device thr ough which dat[...]

Appendices Appendices LifeBook B142 from Fujitsu 99 UL U nderwr iter s Laboratories Inc orporated – An independent organization that tests and c ertifies the electrical safet y of de vices. VGA V ideo Graphics Array . A v ideo display standar d originally introduced by IBM with the PS/2 series of personal compu ters. VRAM V ideo Random A c cess [...]

Index[...]

Index 102 3D-Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 A C adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21 A cc ess Indicat ors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 A ctive-M atrix Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-42, 92 Arrow I con . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 103 Displa y P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5, 90 DMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Double-Click . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-26 Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26 Drive Designators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 9[...]

Index 104 Id le M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Infrared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 34, 95 Internal H ard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Internal M odem . . . . . . . . . 3, 6, 34, 54, 81 IR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 IrD A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 IRQ . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index LifeBook B Series from Fujitsu 105 PC Card access indicat or . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 22 problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 50-52 PC-Doctor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 92 PCMCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 91, 97 P eripheral Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 P[...]

Index 106 Software V ol ume Contr ol . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Standby M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Start Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 40, 43 Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5, 20, 98 Stereo . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]