Fujitsu N6460 manual

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Copyright Copyright and T rademark Information Fujitsu Com puter Syst ems Corporation has made every effor t to ensure th e accur acy and completeness of this document. Ho wever , as ongoing development efforts are c ontinually improving the capabilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the cont ents of this document. W e discla[...]

LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product r equires an A C adapter to operate. U se only a UL Listed I.T .E. AC Adapt er with an output rating of 19V DC, with a current of 5.27A (10 0W). A C adapter output polarity : W hen using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should alway s be followed to r[...]

T able of Content s Fujitsu LifeBook ® N6400 Series T able of Contents 1 PREFACE About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2 GETTING TO KNOW Y OUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Overview Unpacking .[...]

LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Power Management Power and Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . 30 Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . 31 Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 Restarting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T able of Content s 7 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Microprocessor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Audio . . . . . . . . [...]

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3 Preface Preface ABOUT THIS GU IDE The LifeBook® N6460 notebook from F ujitsu Computer Syst ems Corporation provides desktop performance with a fast Intel® Core™ 2 Duo pr ocessor . The 17" Color Enhanced C rystal View WX GA+ hig h-resolution scr een displays vibrant colors with pinpoint sharpness. The LifeBook features an A TI Mobility™[...]

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7 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-1. LifeBook N6460 Notebook Overview This section describ es the components of your Fujitsu LifeBook N6460 notebook. W e strongly recommen d that you r ead it before usi ng your Lif eBook notebook, even if y ou are alr eady familiar with notebook com put er s. UNPACKING W hen you recei ve y our LifeBook note[...]

8 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e Locating the Controls and Connectors T OP AND FRONT COMPONENTS The following is a br ief descript ion of your LifeBook notebook’ s top and front components. Display Panel Latch The display panel latc h locks and releases the display panel. Display Panel The display panel is a color LCD panel with back light[...]

9 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Application/Media Player Buttons The LifeBook A pplication/M edia Pla yer b uttons allo w you to contro l the media player when y o ur unit is on and to launch specified applications with the touch of a button. N ote that if you are usi ng the optional remote control, it ov er rides these buttons; the media buttons [...]

10 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s left-side c omponents. Optical Dri ve One of several differ ent dr iv es can be installed depending upon the c onfiguration of your system. (See Optical Drive on page 39 f or more information) . Optical Drive Eject [...]

11 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s righ t-side components. Memory Stick/SD/xD Card Slot The M emory Stick/S ecure Digital (SD)/xD card slot allows you to insert a flash memor y card for data storage. This architecture allo ws you to transfer data between a[...]

12 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e REAR PANEL COMPONENTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ s rear panel compon ents. LAN Port The LAN port is desig ned to acce pt a Local Area N etwork (L AN) RJ-45 jac k. (See C ommunications P or ts on page 47 for m ore informat ion) USB 2.0 Ports The fiv e USB ports (one on th[...]

13 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Air Flow V ents The air flow vents assist in pr oper cooling of the system. S-Video Out Port The S-V ideo out port is used to transmit a hig h resolution video sign al to a c ompatible TV or V CR. (See S-Video Out Port on pa ge 48 for more informat ion) T o protect your notebook from damage and to optimize system p[...]

14 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e BOTTOM COMPONE NTS Follo wing is a brief description of your LifeBook note- book’ 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 when stored ov er a long perio d of time or for swapping a discha[...]

15 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook Figure 2-8. Status Indicator P anel/V olume LEDs Status Indicator Panel The Status Indicator panel is located on the front of the palm rest, just below the latch point. W ithin this panel are symbols that correspond to specific components of your LifeBook notebook. These symbols tell you ho w each of those componen[...]

16 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Keyboard USING THE KEYBOARD Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an int egrated 103- key keyboar d. The keys perform all the standard func- tions of a keyboard, inc luding the W indow s keys and other special function keys. This section describes the following keys. ■ Num e r i c ke y p a d : Y our LifeBook[...]

17 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook FUNCTION KEYS Y our LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys, F1 through F12. The functions assigned to these keys differ for each application. Y ou should refer to your software documentation to find out ho w these keys ar e used. The [Fn] key pro vides extended functions for the notebook and is al way s used in con[...]

18 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide V olume Control Y our LifeBook notebook has multiple volume contr ols which interact with each other . CONTROLLING THE V O LUME Methods to Control V olume The volume can be c ontr olled in several ways: ■ V olume can be set using the v olume co ntrol t oggle on the rig ht of the WLAN sw itch. Figure 2-10 V[...]

19 Getting to Know Y our LifeBook T ouchpad Pointing Device The T ouchpad pointing device is built into your not e- book. It is used to contr ol the mov ement of the pointer to select items on y our displa y panel. The T ouchpad is composed of a cursor c ontrol, a left and right button, and an up-and-down scroll button (which also acts as a fingerp[...]

20 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide DRAGGING Dragging means pressing and holding the left button, while moving the cursor . T o drag , move the cu rsor to the item y ou wish to move. P ress and hold the left button while moving the it em to its new location and then release it. (F igure 2- 14) Figure 2-14. Dragging SCROLLING U sing the s croll[...]

21 LifeBook Appl ication/Media Pl ayer Figure 2-16. LifeBook Application/Media Player Panel Buttons LifeBook Application/ Media Player Panel A unique featur e of y our LifeBook not ebook is the Life- Book Application/M edia Player P anel. This feature makes y our LifeBook notebook mor e than just another notebook co mputer . The panel allows y ou t[...]

22 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e T o configure your LifeBook Application Panel: T o configure your Li feBook Application P anel: 1. Open t he Control Panel. 2. Double-click on T ablet PC Settings. 3, Select the Butt ons tab . 4. Select the button for which y ou want to modify the default application, then click the [Change] button. 5.Follo [...]

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25 Getting Started Power Sources Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has two possible power sources: a Lithium ion battery or an AC adapter . CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER The A C adapter pro v ides power for operating your LifeBook notebook and is used to charge the batteries. Connecting the AC Adapter 1. Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack of[...]

26 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Figure 3-2. Opening the Display Panel Display Panel Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook co ntains a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in brig ht en vironments and maintains top r esolution through the use of acti ve- matrix technology . OPENING THE DISPLAY PANEL 1. Push the displa y latch button t[...]

27 Getting Started Starting Y our LifeBook Notebook POWER O N Power and Suspend/Resume Button The P ow er and Suspend/Resume butt on is u sed t o pow er on your LifeBook not ebook, to resume fro m Sleep or Sav e-to-Disk mode or t o plac e y our notebook in Sleep or Sav e-to-Disk mode. (Y ou can also use the button to power down the system by holdin[...]

28 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Entering the BI OS Setup Utili ty T o enter the BIOS Setup Utility do the following: Us i n g t h e T r u s t e d C o r e Me n u W hen the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen. pr ess the [Enter] k ey or click on the left mouse or touchpad button; the T rustedCore M enu w ill appear . The T rustedCore M enu pr[...]

29 Getting Started Registering W indows Vista with Microsoft 1. Aft er W indows has booted up for the first time, the Contr ol P anel W elcome Center will appear . If the Register W indows Online ic on is not seen in the window , click on “Show all 14 it ems” . 2. Click on R egister W indo ws Online and follow the instruc tions that appear to r[...]

30 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Power Management Y our LifeBook notebook has many options and features for co nserv ing battery power . Some of these featur es are automati c and need no user intervention , such as those for the inte rnal modem. Ho wever , others depend on the parameters you set to best suit your ope rating condi- tions, s[...]

31 Getting Started HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE The Hibernation feature sa ves the contents of y our notebook’ s system memory to the hard driv e as a par t of the Suspend/R esume mode. Y ou can enable or disable this feature. Enable or Disable the Hibernation Feature The default settings are not enabl ed. T o enable or disable the Hibernat[...]

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35 User-Installable Features Figure 4-1. Inserting a Memory Stick/SD/ xD Card Memory Stick/Secure Digital/xD Card Slot Y our LifeBook notebook suppor ts the following memor y cards, on which you can stor e and transfer data to and from a variety of digi tal devices. These cards use flash memory architectur e, which means they don ’t need a power [...]

36 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide REMOVING MEMORY STICK/SD/XD CARDS T o remove a Memory Stick, SD Card, or xD Card, follow these easy steps: Pus h t he Memor y S ti ck , S D C ard , o r x D Ca rd ada p ter in until it unlat ches. It will then eject from the slot for remov al . • When removing cards from your note- book, be sure to clic k t[...]

37 User-Installable Features Lithium ion Battery Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has a Lithium i on battery that pro vides power f or operating your n ote- book when no external po wer sourc e is available. The rechargeable batter y is dura ble and long lasting , but should not be exposed to extr eme temperatur es, high voltages, chemicals or othe [...]

38 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Dead Battery Suspend mode sho ws on the Status indi- cator just lik e the normal Sleep mode. Once your Li fe- Book notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable to resume operation until you provide a sourc e of power fr om an A C adapter . Once you hav e pro vided power , you will need to [...]

39 User-Installable Features Optical Drive Y our Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains an optical drive which is either a Dual-La yer M ulti-Fo rmat DVD W r iter or a High-Definition (HD) DVD- ROM playe r . OPTICAL DRIVE SOFTWARE Dual-La yer M ulti-Format D VD W riter model only: Wit h this drive, y ou can play CD-R OM, CD-R, CD-RW , DVD -ROM , DVD -R[...]

40 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Figure 4-6. Loading Media EMERGENCY OPTICAL DRI VE T RAY RELEASE If for some reason the eject button fails, y ou can open the media tray with a paper clip inser ted into the eject hole in the far right side of the front of the tray . Straig hten one side of a paper clip and push it gently into the hole. The [...]

41 User-Installable Features T o Watch a Movie on Battery Power: 1. Hav e an additional fully-charged battery or your A C adapter read y for use. 2. Star t watching y our DVD mo vie. 3. When the lo w battery war ning occurs, immediat ely stop the movie and exit the optical play er . 4. Man ually place y our notebook i nto Sleep mode by depressing t[...]

42 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Hard Disk Drive Y our Fujits u LifeBook not ebook hard disk drive capacity is dependent on which model y ou are using. Some Life- Book notebooks may also contain a sec ond hard disk drive in addition to the primar y hard disk drive. (See Specifications on page 73 f or mor e information) FORMATTING THE HARD D[...]

43 User-Installable Features Figure 4-8. Installing/Removing PC Cards PC Cards/ExpressCards™ Y our LifeBo ok notebook suppor ts T ype I and T ype II PC Cards and ExpressCards TM , in separate dedicated slots. W ith these cards you can perform a variet y of functions depending on whic h type of card you install. Y ou can install one or two cards a[...]

44 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide INSTALLING EXPRESSCARD S There ar e two diff erent width Expr essCar ds: 34 mm and 54 mm ("ExpressCar d 34" and "ExpressCard 54"). (Figure 4-9) . The connector inside the slot is located on the left-hand side of the slot. If yo u insert a 34 mm card, be sure t o align it with the left sid[...]

45 User-Installable Features Memory Upgrade Module Y our notebook has two memor y slots, and the system comes with 1 GB , 2 GB, or 4 GB of factory-installed memory . If you ha ve a module installed in only one slot, you can incr ease your memory capacity by installing another memory module in the empty slot or by increasing the size of the single i[...]

46 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide REMOVING A MEMORY UPGRADE MOD ULE 1. Perform st eps 1 through 5 of I nstalling a Memory U pgrade Module. 2. Pull the clips sideways a w ay from each side of the memor y upgr ade module at the same time. 3. While holding the clips out, r emov e the module from the slot by lifting it up and pulling towards the[...]

47 User-Installable Features Device Ports Y our LifeBook notebook comes equipped w ith multiple ports to which you can connect an external device including: disk driv es, keyboards, mode ms, printers, etc. COMMUNICATIONS PORTS Y our LifeBook has a Modem jack (RJ-11) and a LAN jack (RJ-45) to accommodate external communications. Modem (RJ-11) T elep[...]

48 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide 1. Align the connector with the por t opening. 2.Push the c onnector into the port until it is seated. Figure 4-17. HDMI Interface UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (U SB) 2.0 PORTS The five U niv ersal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 ports allow you to connect USB devices su c h as game pads, po inting devices, keyboards and speak[...]

49 User-Installable Features EXTERNAL VIDEO PORT The external video port allows y ou to c onnect an external monitor or L CD projector . In order to connect an external device follow these easy steps: 1. Align the connector with the por t opening. 2. Push the connector int o the port until it is seated. 3. Tighten the two hold-down screws, located [...]

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53 T roubleshooting T roubleshooting Y our LifeBook notebook is sturdy and subject to few prob lems in the field. H ow ever , you ma y encount er simple setup or operating problems that you can solve on the spot, or pr oblems with peripheral devices, that you can sol ve by r eplacing the device. The information in this section helps you isolate and[...]

54 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e SPECIFIC PROBLEMS Using the T roubleshooting T able When yo u h ave p rob le ms w i th you r L if eB oo k n ote bo ok , tr y to find the sy mptoms under the Problem c olumn of the troubleshooting table for the feature giving you difficulty . TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Y ou w ill find a description[...]

55 T roubleshooting LifeBook notebook fails to auto-p lay D VD movie. DVD Pla yer Software is not installed. Ins ta ll DVD Playe r S oft wa re u si ng th e DVD App li- cation. Country designator cou ld be set incorrectly . Select the DVD pla yer softwar e from the programs list and right-click on the window . Select Properties and verify that the r[...]

56 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e Memory Problems Y our Main menu of the BIOS setup utility informa- tion, does not show the correct amount of installed memory . Y our memor y up gra de module is not prope rly installed. R emove and r einstall your memory upg rade module. (See Memory Upgrade Module page 45 for more information) Y ou have a m[...]

57 T roubleshooting A card inserted in the PC Card slot does no t work or is locking up the syst em. (con tinued) Y our PC Card dev ice and another device are assigned the same I/O address. Check all I/O addr esses located within the Device Manager and an y other installed hardwar e or soft- ware to make sur e there ar e no duplications. Pow e r F [...]

58 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e Y our L ifeBook noteb ook will not wo rk on batt er y alone. Y our installed batteries are faulty . V er ify the condition of the batt eries using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remo ve an y batteries that are shorted. (See Status Indicator P anel page 15 for more infor mat ion ) The batteries see[...]

59 T roubleshooting An error message is display ed on the screen during the notebook (boot) sequenc e. Pow e r O n S e l f T e s t ( P O S T ) h a s detected a problem. See the POST messages to determine the meaning and severity of the problem. N ot all messages are errors; some are status indicators. (See P ower On Self T est M essages page 61 for[...]

60 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e The built-in display does not close. A foreign object, such as a paper clip, is stuck between the display and the k eyboard. Remo ve all foreign objects from the keyboard. The built-in display has bright or dark sp ots. If the spots are v ery tiny and few in number , this is nor mal for a larg e L CD displa [...]

61 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 message. Error messages are marked with an *. The most common err ors are mark ed with a #. If an error message is display ed that is not in this li[...]

62 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e *Parity Check 2 nnnn P arity er ror found in the I/O bus. BIOS attempts to locate the address and display it on th e screen. If it cannot locate the address, it displa ys ????. This is a poten- tially data destr oying failure. Contact y our support representative. #*Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to [...]

63 T roubleshooting Restoring Y our Pre-installed Software The Drivers and A pplications R estor e (D AR) disc contains sets of device drive rs and Fujitsu utilities (in specific directories) that are uniq ue to you r comput er configuration fo r use as documented below . Re-Installing Individual Drivers and Applications The Driver s and A pplicati[...]

64 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Changing pr iority from BIOS Setup ut ility : 1. Start your system and press th e [F2] key when the Fujitsu logo appears. Y ou will enter the BIOS Setup Utility . Or ..., press the [Enter] key or the left mouse button when the Fujitsu logo ap pears. The T rustedCore M enu will app ear . Selec t BIOS Setup fr[...]

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67 Care and Maintenance Care and Maintenance If yo u use your LifeBook not ebook carefully , you will increase its life and reliability . This sec tion pro vides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices . LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK Caring for your Notebook ■ Y our LifeBook notebook is a durable but se nsitiv e electronic device. T reat it [...]

68 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide install the drive if needed. N ever put y our hard driv e through a metal detect or . Ha ve y our hard drive hand- inspected by security personnel. Y ou can howev er , put your har d drive thr ough a properly tuned X-ray machine. ■ T ake the nec essary plug adapters if you'r e traveling ove rseas. Che[...]

69 Care and Maintenance ■ A void st oring any D VD/CDs in extr eme tempera- tures. ■ Do not bend DVD/CDs or set heavy objects on them. ■ Do not spill liquids on DVD/CDs. ■ Do not scratch DVD/CDs. ■ Do not put a label on DVD/CDs. ■ Do not get dust on DVD/CDs. ■ Nev er write on the label surface with a bal lpoint pen or pencil. Always u[...]

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73 Specifications Specifications This section pr ovides the general hard ware and en viron- mental specifications for your LifeBook notebook. Specific details a bout your system may vary from those refer enced her e. For an updat ed list of current configu- rations, please go to the Fujitsu Compu ter Sy stems Corporation W ebsite at: us.fujitsu.com[...]

74 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide W r ite - 24x CD-R, 10x CD-R W , 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-R DL, 6x DVD-R W , 8x DVD+R, 4x D VD+R DL, 8x DVD+R W , 5x DVD-RAM, or , ■ Blu-r ay DVD Player : Read - 24x CD-R OM, 24x CD-R, 24x CD-R W , 8x DVD-R O M, 8x DVD-R, 6x DVD-R DL, 6x DVD-R W , 8x DVD+R, 6x D VD+R DL, 6x DVD+R W , 5x DVD- RAM, 1.6x BD-ROM, 1x BD[...]

75 Specifications POPULAR ACCESSORIES For information on ordering Fujitsu acc essories, please visit our W e bsite at: www .shopfujitsu.com or call 1-877-372-3473. PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE Depending on your pr e-installed operating syste m, your Fuji tsu LifeBook notebook comes with pre-in stalled software for playing audio and video files of var iou[...]

76 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guide Operating System Options Depending upon your system, one of the follo wing operating system co nfigurat ions will be instal led: Microsoft W indows Vista H ome Premium Edition W ith Micr osoft W orks 8.5 and Micr osoft Office (Home and Student Edition 2007) Microso ft W indows V ista Business Edition W ith Mi[...]

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79 Glossary Glossary AC Adapter A devi ce which con ver ts the AC vo ltage from a wall outlet to the DC voltage needed t o power your LifeBook notebook. Active-Matrix Display A ty pe of technology for making flat-panel displays which has a transistor or similar de vice for ever y pixel on the screen. BIOS Basic Input-Output Syst em. A program and s[...]

80 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide DMA Direct M emor y Acc ess. Special cir cuitry for memor y to memory tr ansfers of data which do not r equire CPU action. DOS Disk Operating System (MS-DOS is a Microsoft Disk Operating Syst em). Driver A comput er program which con verts application and oper ati ng sy stem com mands to exte rna l dev ices [...]

81 Glossary 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 Instru ment Digital Interface. A standar d comm unication protoc ol for ex change of information between computers and sound pr oducers such as synthesizers. Modem A contraction for MOd[...]

82 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide ROM Read Onl y Memory . A form of memor y in which infor- mation is stored by ph ysical ly altering the material. Data stored in this wa y can not be changed by y our LifeBook notebook and does not require po wer to maintain it. SDRAM Synchr onous Dynamic Random Access M emor y . Serial Port A connection to [...]

83 Regulatory Information Regulatory Information NOTICE Changes or modifications no t expres sly ap proved by Fuji tsu coul d void 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 limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to par[...]

84 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES Notice to Users of Radios and T elevision This Class B digital apparatus meets all r equireme nts of Canadian Int erferen ce-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 Canad[...]

85 Appendix A Integrated W ireless LAN* User’ s Guide *Optional Device N6460-Baikal.book Page 85 Frid ay, June 1, 2007 2:50 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 optional wire less LAN dev ice. Regulatory Notes and Statements W i reless LAN, Health and A uthor ization for use Radio frequency electr omagnetic energy is emitted from W ire- less LAN devices. The energy levels of these em[...]

88 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide Before Using the W i reless LAN This manual describes the procedures r equired to prop- erly set up and c onfigure the integrated W ireless 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's cor[...]

89 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide How to Handle Th is Device The WLAN device comes pr e-installed in your mobile comput er . U nder normal circumstanc es, it should not be necessary for you to re mov e or re-install it. The Oper- ating System that your mobile comput er comes with has been pre-configur e d to support the WLAN dev ice. ■ The Intel PR[...]

90 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide CONFIGURING TH E WLAN The WLAN device can be configured to establish wire- less network co nnectivity using the software that is built into W indows V ista. Support for most industr y standard security solutions is contained in this softwar e. Pr e-defined parameters will be required for this pr oce- dure. P[...]

91 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide T roubleshooting the WLAN TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G TA B L E Causes and counte rmeasures for troubles y ou may enc ounte r while using your wireless LAN are described in the following table. Problem Possible Cause Possible Solution Unavailable network connection Incorrect network name (SSID) or network key Ad hoc [...]

92 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide W ireless LAN Glossary GLOSSARY Ad Ho c Mo d e Ad H o c Mode refers t o a w ireless network architecture where wireless network c onnectivity between multiple computers is established without a central w ireless network device, ty pically known as Ac cess P oints. Connecti vity is accomplished using onl y cl[...]

93 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide 802.11 network authentication method in which th e AP sends the client device a challenge text pack et that the client must then encr ypt with the correct WEP key and return to the AP . If the client has the wrong key or no key , authentication will fail and the client will not be allowed to associ ate with the AP . [...]

94 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Gu ide IP address information ABOUT IP ADDRESSES If IP address is unknown, set IP address as follows, or , If you ha ve an acc ess point (DHCP server) on the network, set the IP address as follo ws: [Obtain an IP address automatically] If the IP address is al ready assigned to the co mputer in the network, ask the [...]

95 WIreless LAN User’ s Guide WLAN Specifications * “W i-Fi based” indicates that the inter connectivity test of the organization which guarantees the int erc onnectivity of wireless LAN (Wi-Fi Alliance) has been passed. ** The communication ranges shown abov e will increase or decrease depending on factors suc h as number of walls, reflectiv[...]

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99 Using the Fing erprint Sens or Fingerprint Sensor Device INTRODUCING THE FINGERPRINT SENSOR DEVICE Y our system has a fingerprint sensor dev ice below the T ouchpad, be tween the left and right buttons. This also serves as a scroll button. Figure B-1 Fingerprint sensor W ith a fingerprint sensor , you can avoid ha v ing to enter a username and p[...]

100 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appe ndix B V erifying Information about OmniPass After you ha ve completed installing O mniP ass and restarted your system, y ou may wish to check the ve rsion of OmniP a ss on your syst em. T o check the version information of OmniP ass: 1. F rom the W indows Deskto p , double-click the key- shaped OmniPass ic on i[...]

101 Using the Fing erprint Sens or W izard ent ers the credentials of the curren tly logged in W indows user . 2. Ent er the passw ord y ou use t o log in to W i ndo ws. This will become the “maste r password” for this OmniP ass user . In most cases, the Doma in: value w il l b e yo ur Wind ows com pu ter na me . I n a cor p o- rate en vironmen[...]

102 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appe ndix B U sing the following proced ure, y ou can store a set of credentials into OmniP ass. These credential s will then be linked t o your “ maste r password” or fin gerprint. Go to a site that r equires a login (username and pass- word), but do not log in ye t. At the site login pr ompt, enter your usernam[...]

103 Using the Fing erprint Sens or words under V ault Settings . Y ou will see the Man age Pa s s wo r d s interface, with a list of friendly names. Y ou can view the credentials stored for an y remember ed website by highlighting the desir ed resour ce unde r Pa s s - word Protec ted Di alog and clicking Unm a s k V a l u e s . Should a password b[...]

104 LifeBook N6400 Notebook – Appe ndix B proper creden tials cannot be supplied, the user profile will not be impor ted . 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 authen[...]

105 Using the Fing erprint Sens or to remo ve. OmniP ass w ill prompt you to confirm user remo val. C lick OK t o complete user r emoval . User Settings The U ser Se ttings 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 . U ser setting s allow users to cust omize OmniP ass to suit their individual p refer[...]

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107 Index N6460-Baikal.book Page 107 Friday, June 1, 2007 2:50 PM[...]

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109 Index Index A AC adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 74, 79 plug adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Application/Media Player Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Auto Insert Notificat[...]

110 LifeBook N6400 Series User’s Guid e H Hard Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 55, 73 access indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 internal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

111 Index Secure Digital Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 82 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Status Indicator[...]

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