Fujitsu LIFEBOOK S6120, User Manual

Page 1: ... users Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disas sembly is prohibited Dolby Headphone manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby Pro Logic and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Cop...

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Page 3: ...r 12 ScrLk Indicator 12 Security Indicator 12 Keyboard Using the Keyboard 13 Numeric Keypad 13 Windows Keys 13 Cursor Keys 14 Function Keys 14 Touchpad Pointing Device Clicking 15 Double Clicking 15 Dragging 16 Touchpad Control Adjustment 16 Scrolling 16 Volume Control Controlling the Volume 17 Flexible Bay Devices Removing and Installing Modular Devices 18 LifeBook Security Application Panel Sett...

Page 4: ... Removing PC Cards 43 Smart Card Reader 44 Memory Upgrade Module Installing Memory Upgrade Modules 45 To Remove a Memory Upgrade Module 45 Checking the Memory Capacity 46 Port Replicator Back Panel Components 47 Front Panel Components 48 Attaching the Port Replicator 48 Detaching the Port Replicator 48 Device Ports Modem RJ 11 Telephone Jack 49 Internal LAN RJ 45 Jack 49 Parallel Port 49 Serial Po...

Page 5: ... Regulatory Information 95 Before Using the Wireless LAN For better communications 97 Stopping transmission 98 Starting Transmission 98 Connection using Windows XP Flow of operations 99 Preparation for wireless LAN connection 99 Connection to the network 101 Connection using Windows 2000 Flow of operations 105 Preparation for wireless LAN connection 105 Connection to the network 107 Other settings...

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Page 7: ...1 Preface S Series book Page 1 Monday September 15 2003 4 48 PM ...

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Page 9: ...place the call you should have the following information ready so that the customer support representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution Product name Product configuration number Product serial number Purchase date Conditions under which the problem occurred Any error messages that have occurred Hardware configuration Type of device connected if any FPC Online You can go direc...

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Page 13: ...uide this document International Limited Warranty Brochure Microsoft associated product materials Premium Care Registration card and envelope Depending on your system configuration you will receive one of the following devices pre installed in the Flexible Bay Weight Saver Modular CD ROM drive Modular DVD drive Modular DVD CD RW combo drive Depending on your system configuration the following opti...

Page 14: ...ou to suspend notebook activity without powering off resume your LifeBook notebook from suspend mode and power on your notebook when it has been shut down from Windows See Power Suspend Resume Button on page 32 for more information Stereo Speakers The built in dual speakers allow for stereo sound Touchpad Pointing Device The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse like cursor control with three button...

Page 15: ...dphones or powered external speakers See Headphone Jack on page 51 for more information Microphone Jack The microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone See Microphone Jack on page 51 for more information PC Card Slot The PC Card Slot allows you to install one Type II PC Card See PC Cards on page 43 for more information PC Card Eject Button PC Card Slot Air Vents Headphone Jac...

Page 16: ...D ROM drive Modular DVD CD RW combo drive Modular Lithium ion battery Weight Saver Flexible Bay Eject Lever The Flexible Bay eject lever releases the Flexible Bay device Emergency Tray Release The Emergency Tray Release allows you to open the CD tray without powering on your LifeBook notebook Anti theft Lock Slot The anti theft lock slot allows you to attach an optional physical lock down device F...

Page 17: ...n Jack The 4 pin 1394 jack is used to connect between your LifeBook and an IEEE 1394 peripheral such as a digital video camera See IEEE 1394 Port on page 51 for more information External Monitor Port The external monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor See External Monitor Port on page 51 for more information Modem RJ 11 Telephone Port The Modem RJ 11 telephone jack is for attaching...

Page 18: ...ry bay contains the internal Lithium ion battery It can be opened for the removal of the battery when stored over a long period of time or for swapping a discharged battery with a charged Lithium ion battery See Lithium ion Battery on page 37 for more information Main Unit and Configuration Label The configuration label shows the model number and other information about your LifeBook notebook In a...

Page 19: ...ating from the AC adapter the Auto Airline adapter or the batteries This icon has two different states that can tell you what power source your LifeBook notebook is using On This means that either of the adapters are currently in use Off Power is only coming from the batteries and you do not have an adapter connected BATTERY LEVEL INDICATORS The two Battery Level indicators state whether or not th...

Page 20: ...that the integral keyboard is set in ten key numeric keypad mode CAPSLOCK INDICATOR The CapsLock indicator states that your keyboard is set to type in all capital letters SCRLK INDICATOR The ScrLk indicator states that your scroll lock is active SECURITY INDICATOR The Security Indicator flashes if a password was set when the system resumes from Off or Standby modes You must enter the password that...

Page 21: ...he keyboard perform dual functions as both standard character keys and numeric keypad keys NumLk can be activated by pressing the NumLk keys Turning off the NumLk feature is done the same way Once this feature is activated you can enter numerals 0 through 9 perform addition subtraction multiplication or division and enter decimal points using the keys designated as ten key function keys The keys i...

Page 22: ...gle the Quick Point feature on and off Note that the Fn F4 combination only works if Manual Setting is selected in the BIOS See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 Fn F6 Pressing F6 repeatedly while holding Fn will lower the brightness of your display Fn F7 Pressing F7 repeatedly while holding Fn will increase the brightness of the display Fn F8 Pressing F8 repeatedly while holding Fn will decrease the ...

Page 23: ... wish to select press the right button once and then immediately release it You also have the option to perform the clicking operation by tapping lightly on the Touchpad once Figure 2 13 Figure 2 13 Clicking DOUBLE CLICKING Double clicking means pushing and releasing the left button twice in rapid succession This procedure does not function with the right button To double click move the cursor to ...

Page 24: ...2 15 Dragging TOUCHPAD CONTROL ADJUSTMENT The Windows Control Panel allows you to customize your Touchpad with selections made from within the Mouse Properties dialog box SCROLLING Using the Scrolling button allows you to navigate through a document quickly without using the window s scroll bars This is particularly useful when you are navi gating through on line pages To use the Scrolling button ...

Page 25: ...Certain external audio devices you might connect to your system may have hardware volume controls Each source discussed above puts an upper limit on the volume level that must then be followed by the other sources We recommend that you experiment with the various volume controls to discover the optimal sound level P O I N T Any software that contains audio files will also contain a volume control ...

Page 26: ...ur LifeBook note book when an adapter is not connected Weight Saver This is used to fill the bay when no device is needed Figure 2 18 Flexible Bay Devices REMOVING AND INSTALLING MODULAR DEVICES There are two ways to remove and install modular devices in the Flexible Bay Cold swapping swapping devices while your LifeBook notebook is powered off Hot swapping swapping devices while your system is ac...

Page 27: ...Your LifeBook notebook will automatically detect the new device and activate it within your system The drive letters associated with the device will be created and listed under My Computer and Windows Explorer Hot swapping Under Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional hot swapping is provided through the Unplug or Eject Hardware utility The icon for the utility appear...

Page 28: ...ing group office or company to allow for system management Individual LifeBook notebooks in a group environment should not use a common password A password consists of one to five button strokes plus the enter button A valid stroke consists of pushing one or up to four buttons simulta neously The following are valid button strokes n Pushing 4 by itself n Pushing 2 and 3 at the same time n Pushing ...

Page 29: ...must press the Power Suspend Resume button then enter a correct password PRECAUTIONS Opening and Closing the Cover Closing the cover automatically places the notebook into suspend mode Opening the cover does not automati cally place the notebook into normal operation Instead you must enter the proper security password after pushing the Power Suspend Resume button Low Battery Operations If your Lif...

Page 30: ...vide proof of ownership You will then be given instructions on where to ship your notebook LAUNCHING APPLICATIONS WITH THE SECURITY APPLICATION PANEL The security panel also enables you to launch applications with the touch of a button when your system is on Pressing any of the buttons will launch a user defined application Your notebook is pre installed with software utilities that let you operat...

Page 31: ...utton you need only click on Default Internet Browser from the Internet browser box Be aware that you will erase the settings for the other application If you wish to go back to launching the other application from this button you will need to reconfigure it as described above When you have finished with Application Panel Setup click OK and the new settings will take effect You can reconfigure you...

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Page 35: ...Auto Airline Adapter 1 Plug the DC output cable into the DC power jack on your notebook 2 Plug the Auto Airline adapter into the cigarette lighter of an automobile with the ignition key in the On or Accessories position OR 3 Plug the Auto Airline adapter into the DC power jack on an airplane seat Switching from AC Adapter Power or the Auto Airline Adapter to Battery Power 1 Be sure that you have a...

Page 36: ...ng the Power Management Utility Windows 2000 only Adjusting the brightness using the Power Management changes the setting permanently 1 Double click the BatteryAid icon in the lower right corner of your display This will open the BatteryAid Properties dialog box 2 Select the Power Control tab and adjust your LCD Backlighting to the desired level 3 Click OK or Apply to permanently change the settin...

Page 37: ... s opening screen The boot sequence is executed when You turn on the power to your LifeBook notebook You restart your notebook from the Windows Shut Down dialog box The software initiates a system restart Example When you install a new application You reset the system by pressing CTRL ALT DEL BIOS SETUP UTILITY The BIOS Setup Utility is a program that sets up the operating environment for your Lif...

Page 38: ... will go directly to the Condition of Use page Registration If your connection is successful you will go to the Registration Confirmation page On this page simply enter the requested information and then check the box at the bottom to register your copy of Windows with Microsoft Once you have finished click the Next button to continue You will then go through the Fujitsu registration process Follo...

Page 39: ...oduct mailings Proof of purchase is not required if you register within 30 days of your purchase How do I register To register visit our Web site at www fujitsupc com support INSTALLING CLICK ME The first time you boot up your system you will see an icon called Click Me The icon is located on the desktop for Windows 2000 systems it is located in the Start menu for Windows XP systems When you click...

Page 40: ...me button when your system is turned on Selecting Standby from the Windows Shut Down menu Timing out from lack of activity Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery Warning condition Your notebook s system memory typically stores the file on which you are working open application informa tion and any other data required to support operations in progress When you resume operation from Suspend ...

Page 41: ...ff the display and hard disks whether you are running the notebook on battery power or one of the adapters The settings may also be changed in the BIOS See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information RESTARTING THE SYSTEM If your system is on and you need to restart it be sure that you use the following procedure 1 Click the Start button and then click Shut Down 2 Select the Restart option ...

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Page 45: ... are too low to operate When this happens your notebook will go into Suspend mode There is no guarantee that your data will be saved once the notebook reaches this point Dead Battery Suspend mode shows on the Status indi cator just like the normal Suspend mode Once your notebook goes into Dead Battery Suspend mode you will be unable to resume operation until you provide C A U T I O N Do not leave ...

Page 46: ...ies in your battery bay follow these easy steps Figure 4 1 1 Have a charged battery ready to install 2 Shut down your notebook and disconnect the AC adapter 3 Unlock the battery bay using the lock button 4 Slide the battery bay release button to open the bay 5 Remove the battery from the bay 6 Slide the new battery into the bay 7 Close the bay and slide the battery bay release button back 8 Plug i...

Page 47: ...the eject button on the front of the media player drive to open the holder tray The tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook a short distance 2 Gently pull the tray out until a media disc can easily be placed in the tray Media Holder Tray Media Eject Button P O I N T Install your media player software before first using the DVD DVD CD RW or CD ROM media drives Refer to the applicable readme fil...

Page 48: ...the option of altering how the movie should play and what you wish to view You can do this by using the media player control panel and the mouse 1 Right click on the movie screen to open a dropdown menu for options 2 Select View then Player for all the controls available This will open the control panel into the bottom of the screen Using the Media Player Control Panel The media player software al...

Page 49: ...ve an additional battery you may attach AC power as soon as you see the low battery warning 5 Resume your LifeBook notebook by pressing the Suspend button again This is not required if you attached AC power without entering suspend mode 6 Restart your media player locate and skip to the chapter of the movie you were last watching 7 Continue watching your DVD movie P O I N T S Media discs which do ...

Page 50: ...need to format new disks unless they are preformatted Please refer to your operating system manual for step by step instructions on formatting a disk To prevent accidental erasure of the data stored on a disk slide the write protect tab until a small hole is exposed This sets the disk into a protected state where nothing can be added or removed If you want to add or remove data on a protected disk...

Page 51: ...ns on removing your card Some PC Cards may require your notebook to be in Suspend Mode or Off while removing them 2 Flip the Eject button towards the front of your note book until it is fully extended and then push it in until it is flush with the notebook This will push the PC Card slightly out of the slot allowing you to remove the card Eject Button PC Card Slot PC Card W A R N I N G S Installin...

Page 52: ...ariety of different information and provides the user with many possible options such as allowing them to make secure purchases pay for phone calls store security informa tion and provide personal identification and informa tion In order to use the embedded Smart Card Reader you must purchase an optional Smart Card adapter and third party software for installation into an available Type II PC Card...

Page 53: ...mly down and into the connector until it lodges under the retaining clip You will hear a click when it is prop erly in place Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 Installing a Second Memory Module 8 Replace the cover Figure 4 10 9 Replace the screws Figure 4 10 Replacing the Memory Compartment Cover TO REMOVE A MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE 1 Perform steps 1 through 4 of Installing a Memory Upgrade Module 2 Pull the clip...

Page 54: ... There may be a variation between the actual memory size and what is displayed This is due to the fact that your system uses a video graphics chip which dynami cally allocates system memory to accelerate graphics performance Up to 64 MB of memory is dynamically shared on an as needed basis using Dynamic Video Memory Technology DVMT If the total memory displayed is incorrect check that your memory ...

Page 55: ...eyboard Mouse Port The PS 2 keyboard mouse port allows you to connect external PS 2 devices such as an external PS 2 keyboard or mouse USB Ports There are two USB 2 0 ports on the Port Replicator The USB ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices USB 2 0 ports allow you to connect any USB 2 0 device for up to 480Mbps transfer rate USB 2 0 is backward compatible with USB 1 1 devices Ex...

Page 56: ...n the lower surface of your notebook with the connector on top of the Port Replicator 2 Push your notebook down to connect it to the Port Replicator securely Figure 4 14 Figure 4 14 Attaching the Port Replicator DETACHING THE PORT REPLICATOR The optional Port Replicator can be detached from your notebook while the power is on while in suspend mode or while the power is off To detach the Port Repli...

Page 57: ...e easy steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Figure 4 17 3 Plug the other end of the cable into a LAN outlet Figure 4 17 Connecting the LAN PARALLEL PORT The parallel port or LPT port located on the optional Port Replicator allows you to connect parallel devices such as a printer to your notebook In order to connect a parallel inter...

Page 58: ...rs In order to connect a USB device follow these steps 1 Align the connector with the port opening Figure 4 20 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated Figure 4 20 Connecting a USB Device INFRARED PORT The Infrared IrDA 4Mbps port allows for wireless data transfer between your notebook and other IrDA compatible devices such as another computer or a printer without the use of a cable S...

Page 59: ...microphone jack allows you to connect an external mono microphone Your microphone must be equipped with a 1 8 3 5 mm mono mini plug in order to fit into the microphone jack of your notebook In order to connect a microphone follow these easy steps See figure on page 7 for location 1 Align the connector with the port opening 2 Push the connector into the port until it is seated EXTERNAL MONITOR PORT...

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Page 63: ...ed troubleshooting information 8 If you have tried the solutions suggested in the Trou bleshooting Table without success contact your support representative Toll free 1 800 8Fujitsu 1 800 838 5487 Fax 1 901 259 5700 E mail 8fujitsu fujitsupc com Web site http www fujitsupc com Before you place the call you should have the following information ready so that the customer support represen tative can...

Page 64: ... to your application and operating system documentation for help The speakers have been muted using the Volume icon in the system tray Click on the Volume icon in the tool tray on the bottom right of the screen It looks like a speaker If the Mute box is checked click on it to uncheck it DVD CD RW CD ROM Drive Problems LifeBook notebook fails to recognize DVD CD RW CD ROM s Protective sheet is stil...

Page 65: ... Use on page 42 for more information Floppy disk is not loaded correctly Eject floppy disk check orientation and re insert See Ejecting a Disk on page 42 for more information The floppy disk drive may not be properly installed Remove and re install your floppy disk drive Security is set to protect access to floppy disk data Verify your password and security settings Hard Drive Problems You cannot ...

Page 66: ...See Power On Self Test Messages on page 64 for more information Modem Problems Messages about modem operation Messages about modem operation are generated by whichever modem application is in use See your application software documentation for additional information Parallel Serial and USB Device Problems You have installed a parallel port device a serial port device or a USB device Your LifeBook ...

Page 67: ...ine the presence and condition of the batteries See Status Indicator Panel on page 11 for more information Install a charged battery or a Power adapter The primary battery is installed but is faulty Use the Status Indicator panel to verify the presence and condition of the batteries See Status Indicator Panel on page 11 for more information If a battery is indicating a short remove that battery an...

Page 68: ...stall a Power adapter No batteries are installed Install a charged battery The batteries are improperly installed Verify that the batteries are properly connected by re installing them Your installed batteries are faulty Verify the condition of the batteries using the Status Indicator panel and replace or remove any batteries that are shorted See Status Indicator Panel on page 11 for more informat...

Page 69: ... the BIOS setup utility or Primary Master submenu located within the Main menu to try to auto detect the internal hard drive An error message is displayed on the screen during the notebook boot sequence Power On Self Test POST has detected a problem See the Power On Self Test POST messages to determine the meaning and severity of the problem Not all messages are errors some are simply status indic...

Page 70: ...ss any button on the keyboard or move the mouse to restore operation If that fails push the Power Suspend Resume button Check your power management settings or close your applications and go to the Power Savings menu of the setup utility to adjust the timeout values to better suit your operation needs See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information The power management time outs may be set ...

Page 71: ...estination by pressing Fn and F10 together or check your BIOS setup and enable your external monitor See the Video Features submenu located within the Advanced Menu of the BIOS See BIOS Setup Utility on page 29 for more information Your external monitor is not properly installed Reinstall your device See External Monitor Port on page 51 for more information Your operating system soft ware is not s...

Page 72: ...restart the system there may be a serious fault which might cause you to lose data if you continue Contact your support representative Incorrect Drive A type run SETUP Type of floppy drive A not correctly identified in Setup This means that the floppy disk drive type identified in your setup utility does not agree with the type detected by the Power On Self Test Run the setup utility to correct th...

Page 73: ...n program that changes data stored in BIOS memory Run Setup and reconfigure the system System RAM Failed at offset nnnn System memory failed at offset nnnn of in the 64k block at which the error was detected This means that there is a fault in your built in memory If you continue to operate you risk corrupting your data Contact your support representative for repairs nnnn System RAM Passed Where n...

Page 74: ... Utility 2 Using the arrow keys go to the Boot menu 3 Arrow down to the Boot Device Priority submenu and press Enter 4 Arrow down to the CD ROM drive in the list and press the space bar or the key to move the CD ROM drive to the top of the list The system attempts to boot from the devices in the order in which they are listed 5 Press F10 then click on Yes to exit the BIOS Setup Utility and return ...

Page 75: ... contents of the C partition with the image you restore 1 Disable virus protection software If virus protection software is enabled DISE will hang 2 From the DISE main window click Options Restore Backup to restore an image you created or click Options Restore Factory Backup to restore the factory image DISE shuts down to DOS and restores the image file Re Installing Individual Drivers and Applica...

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Page 79: ...ook for a month or longer turn your LifeBook notebook off fully charge the battery s then remove and store all Lithium ion bat teries Store your notebook and batteries separately If you store your LifeBook with a battery installed the bat tery will discharge and battery life will be reduced In addition a faulty battery might damage your Life Book Store your Fujitsu LifeBook in a cool dry location ...

Page 80: ...disks in extremely hot or cold locations or in locations subject to severe temperature changes Store at temperatures between 50º F 10ºC and 125ºF 52ºC Do not touch the exposed part of the disk behind the metal shutter Never use the floppy disk drive with any liquid metal or other foreign matter inside the floppy disk drive or disk Never disassemble your floppy disk drive MEDIA CARE Caring for your...

Page 81: ...ock or vibration Do not disassemble or dismantle the media player drive Use of a commercially available lens cleaner is recommended for regular maintenance of your drive PC CARDS Caring for your PC Cards PC Cards are durable but you must treat them with care The documentation supplied with your PC Card will provide specific information but you should pay attention to the following points To keep o...

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Page 85: ...eous display capability Video Color and Resolution 13 3 TFT XGA Internal 1024 x 768 pixel resolution 16M colors External 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution 16M colors Simultaneous Video 1024 x 768 16M colors XGA SVGA and VGA compatible Video RAM Intel 855GM video graphics chip with integrated 32 bit 3D 2D gfx core with Accelerated Graphics Port AGP support Up to 64MB shared video memory using Dynamic Vi...

Page 86: ...ial input output devices Two USB 2 0 Universal Serial Bus connectors for input output devices One LAN RJ 45 connector KEYBOARD Built in keyboard with all functions of 101 key PS 2 compatible keyboards Total number of keys 82 Function keys F1 through F12 Feature extension key Fn Two Windows keys one Start key one application key Key pitch 19 mm Key stroke 3 mm Built in Touchpad pointing device with...

Page 87: ...Wheeled Case Indicates that the software is available for user installa tion in the third party software PRE INSTALLED SOFTWARE Depending on your pre installed operating system your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook comes with pre installed software for playing audio and video files of various formats In addition there is file transfer software virus protection software and Power Management software Refer...

Page 88: ...tures such as portfolio management account registries on line banking and bill paying features This application is for new users who are using Quicken software for the first time Full version upgrade information is available on line LifeBook Security Application Panel Software Your LifeBook notebook is pre installed with software utilities that let you operate and configure your LifeBook Security ...

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Page 91: ...igit A single piece of information which is either a one 1 or a zero 0 bps An abbreviation for bits per second Used to describe data transfer rates Boot To start up a computer and load its operating system from disk ROM or other storage media into RAM Bus An electrical circuit which passes data between the CPU and the sub assemblies inside your LifeBook notebook Byte 8 bits of parallel binary info...

Page 92: ...a hard housing with a shutter DMA Direct Memory Access Special circuitry for memory to memory transfers of data which do not require CPU action DMI Desktop Management Interface A standard that provides PC management applications with a common method of locally or remotely querying and configuring PC computer systems hardware and software compo nents and peripherals DNS Domain Name System A functio...

Page 93: ...formation Center A private address is an only address in the closed network IR An abbreviation for infrared IrDA Infrared Data Association An organization which produces standards for communication using infrared as the carrier IRQ Interrupt Request An acronym for the hardware signal to the CPU that an external event has occurred which needs to be processed KB Kilobyte LAN Local Area Network An in...

Page 94: ... a hard drive which is set aside and made to appear to the operating system as if it were a separate disk and addressed by the operating system accordingly PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect Self configuring PC local bus Designed by Intel PCI has gained wide acceptance as a standard bus design PCMCIA PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association The Person...

Page 95: ...ed drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time If a failure is likely to occur SMART makes a status report available so that the LifeBook notebook can prompt the user to back up the data on the drive Natu rally not all failures are predictable SMART predict ability is limited to those attributes which the drive can self monitor In those cases where SMART can give advance warning...

Page 96: ...ible Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity Identifies that the product has passed the interoperability test supplied by the WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance which guar antees the interoperability of wireless IEEE 802 11 LAN products For more information on the Wi Fi standard go to the WECA Web site at www wirelessethernet com WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A wireless interconnection of computers ...

Page 97: ...sed to deter mine the number of devices that may be connected to a telephone line Excessive RENs on a telephone may result in the devices not ringing in response to an incoming call In most but not all areas the sum of RENs should not exceed five 5 0 To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line as determined by the total RENs contact the local tele phone company If this e...

Page 98: ...e sigle IC placé devant le numéro d enregistrement signifie que l enregistrement s est effectué conformément à une déclaration de conformité et indique que les spécifications techniques d Industrie Canada ont été respectées Il n implique pas qu Industrie Canada a approuvé le matériel Avant de connecter cet équipement à une ligne télépho nique l utilisateur doit vérifier s il est permis de connecte...

Page 99: ...e cord using a minimum 26 AWG wire W A R N I N G S n For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating fuse n Danger of explosion if Lithium clock battery is incor rectly replaced Replace only with the same or equiva lent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instruction Hg LAMP S INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CO...

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Page 103: ...is device FCC Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation This equipment gener ates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed and used in accordance w...

Page 104: ...d Spectrum DS SS an RF modulation scheme that is resistant to noise This device complies with Wi Fi and is able to com municate at the maximum transfer rate of 11 Mbps 802 11b or 54 Mbps 802 11g The maximum communication range is approxi mately 80 feet 25 meters inside a building The range may be shorter depending upon the installation factors such as walls and columns Unauthorized access can be p...

Page 105: ...adius of 25 meters For rea sons related to the characteristics of the wireless LAN however the actual communications distance depends on the structure of the building in which the wireless LAN function is to be used the presence absence of obstructions the types of software to be used installa tion status radio wave status or other operating con ditions Decreases in communications speed or a commu...

Page 106: ...be displayed 2 Click the Wireless Networks tab 3 Click the Enable Radio box to clear it then click the OK button Wireless communications on off switching will be deactivated and the transmission of radio waves from the wireless LAN will be stopped STARTING TRANSMISSION To communicate using the wireless LAN function set the computer to a status from which it can transmit as follows Intel PROSet Wir...

Page 107: ...tch is switched on 2 Click the Start button first and then Control Panel 3 If the Control Panel is in Category view switch to Classic view by clicking Switch to Classic View under Control Panel the left frame If you are already in Classic view Switch to Category View will be displayed instead 4 Double click the Network Connections icon A list of currently installed networks will be displayed 5 Rig...

Page 108: ... this case are as follows 0 9 A Z a f For ad hoc connection Assign the same net work key to all the personal computers to be connected For access point infrastructure connection Assign the identical network key that is pro grammed into the access point For this set ting refer to the access point manual or contact your network administrator d Confirm the Network key by re entering the same data in ...

Page 109: ... Connection window Following this operation confirm the names of the computer and the workgroup as follows Confirming the computer and work group names 1 Click the Start button then Control Panel 2 If the Control Panel is in Category view switch to Classic view by clicking Switch to Classic View under Control Panel the left frame If you are already in Classic view Switch to Category View will be d...

Page 110: ...button first and then My Com puter 2 Double click Local disk C 3 Right click the work folder or whichever folder you want to share and then click Sharing and Security in the menu displayed The Folder Name Properties window will be displayed 4 Click Sharing if it isn t already selected 5 Click the link stating If you understand the secu rity risks but want to share files without running the wizard ...

Page 111: ...ture AP will be displayed If ad hoc connection is in use Ad hoc Peer to peer will be displayed Security The setting status of WEP is displayed Speed The communications speed is displayed Band Frequency The current operating frequency band is displayed When communication is possible 802 11b 2 4 GHz is displayed Channel The channel number currently being used for the communications is displayed If c...

Page 112: ...de currently used by the radio Off Normal or Maximum will be displayed BSSID Displays the Basic Service Set Identifier This is typically the MAC address of the Access Point or in the case of AdHoc networks is a randomly generated MAC address Frequency Displays the center frequency currently being used by the radio Transmit Rate Displays the current data rate used by the radio to transmit data Rece...

Page 113: ...l Network Adapters Intel R PROSet The Intel R PROSet window will be displayed 2 Click the Networks tab 3 Click the Add button The Profile Wizard win dow will be displayed 4 Enter the information required for connection to the wireless LAN Enter data in Profile name Enter the name of the system file for saving the parameter information that you are going to enter Enter the desired character string ...

Page 114: ...assigned to Key index 1 is usually assigned For ad hoc connection Key index cannot be selected 7 Click the Finish button Profile Wizard will be terminated and the created profile added to Profile List of the Networks tab 8 Select the created profile from Profile List and then click the Connect button If other wireless LANs are present nearby or in the same floor of the building it is suggested tha...

Page 115: ... A F and a f For ad hoc connections enter the same network key for all computers connected to the network For access point infrastructure connection enter the value to match the access point For information about the access point refer to the access point manual CONNECTION TO THE NETWORK If there is the administrator of the network contact the network administrator for data settings prior to conne...

Page 116: ...will be displayed 3 Right click Local Area Connection and click Properties in the menu displayed The Proper ties window will be displayed 4 If File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Net works is displayed proceed to step 5 If File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Net works is not displayed skip to step 6 5 Make sure that the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks check box is checked and...

Page 117: ...uble click the name of the personal computer to which you wish to connect your own personal com puter The folder that specified in Setting the file sharing function on page 102 will be displayed 4 Double click the folder to be accessed The contents of the folder will be displayed Confirming the status of the radio waves Intel PROSet Wireless LAN 1 Click Start Programs Intel Network Adapters Intel ...

Page 118: ... is used this appears as Enabled Otherwise Disabled appears Speed The current communications speed is displayed in Mbps Channel The channel number currently being used for the communications is displayed Client IP Address The IP address is shown Network Connection Type Access Point or Ad Hoc is displayed Radio State When radio waves are being transmitted Enabled appears Signal The longer the bar g...

Page 119: ...ls during ad hoc connection You can set channels during ad hoc connection Channel 11 is set by default When connecting to an existing ad hoc network no channel setting will be effective This setting is only effective during ad hoc connection it will be ineffective during access point connection Intel PROSet Wireless LAN 1 Click Start All Programs Intel Network Adapters Intel R PROSet The Intel R P...

Page 120: ...ges Windows XP Confirming the status of the radio waves on page 103 Windows 2000 Confirming the status of the radio waves on page 109 Radio wave transmission has stopped Check if the wireless switch is turned ON Also verify Disable Radio is not checked in Network setting window Refer to Starting Transmis sion on page 98 The computer to be connected is turned off Check if the computer to be connect...

Page 121: ...se of using TCP IP protocol you can check IP address as follows 1 Windows XP Click Start All programs Accessories Command prompt Windows 2000 Click Start button Program Accessories Command prompt 2 In Command prompt or MS DOS prompt window input IPCONFIG command as follows then press Enter key Example In case of C drive being the hard disk C ipconfig Enter Check that the IP address is correctly di...

Page 122: ...g parameters on page 99 When restricting the access of wireless LAN clients using IEEE802 1X authentication put a check mark on Enable network access control using IEEE 802 1X When using at home remove a check mark on Enable network access control using IEEE802 1X For the method of setting related with IEEE802 1X authentication refer to the access point manual Problem Possible Cause Possible Solut...

Page 123: ...address is a unique address within a closed network LAN Local Area Network An environment connecting computers within a rela tively small range such as the same floor and building MAC address Media Access Control Address A physical address inherent to a network card For Ethernet the top three bytes are controlled assigned as a vendor code The remaining three bytes comprise the code uniquely to avo...

Page 124: ...LAN Upon authentication the access point checks whether the same network key is set to the client If the client uses a wrong network key or the network key itself is not set authentication is unsuccessful allowing no communications with the access point SSID Security Set Identifier See Network name Subnet mask TCP IP network is controlled by being divided into multiple smaller networks subnets IP ...

Page 125: ...is expressed with four values in the range between 1 and 255 Set the each computer as follows The value in paren theses is a subnet mask Example Computer A 192 168 100 2 255 255 255 0 Computer B 192 168 100 3 255 255 255 0 Computer C 192 168 100 4 255 255 255 0 Computer X 192 168 100 254 255 255 255 0 P O I N T IP addressing is much more complicated than can be briefly explained in this document Y...

Page 126: ...f computers to be connected may be decreased Item Specification Type of network Conforms to IEEE 802 11b 802 11g Wi Fi based Transfer rate Automatic switching Intel PROSet WLAN 11 Mbps maximum data rate Atheros WLAN 54 Mbps maximum data rate Active frequency 2400 2473MHz Number of channels 11 channels 3 non overlapping channels Security Network name SSID Network key 64 bits 128 bits Intel PROSet W...

Page 127: ...rs 56 C Cache Memory 83 CapsLock 12 CardBus 83 CD ROM 39 83 problems 56 Centrino 78 Clicking 15 CMOS RAM 83 Cold swap 19 Cold swapping 38 COMM Port 83 Configuration Label 10 77 Control 40 Controls and Connectors 6 Conventions Used in the Guide 1 CRT 84 Cursor 15 Cursor Keys 14 D DC Output Cable 27 DC Power Jack 9 27 Default Value 84 Device Ports 49 78 DIMM 45 84 Disk care 72 Display Panel 6 28 adj...

Page 128: ...ring 71 traveling 71 Function Key F10 14 F3 14 F4 14 F6 14 F7 14 F8 14 17 F9 14 17 FN 14 H Hard Disk Drive access indicator 12 problems 57 Hard Disk Timeout 33 Headphone Jack 7 51 Hibernation Feature 32 disable enable 32 I IDE 85 Infrared Port 9 50 Internal LAN Jack 49 IrDA 50 85 IRQ 85 K Keyboard 6 13 cursor keys 13 function keys 13 numeric keypad 13 problems 57 windows keys 13 L LAN RJ 45 Jack 9...

Page 129: ...Power AC adapter 27 Auto Airline adapter 27 failure 59 indicator 11 management 32 off 33 on 29 problems 61 sources 27 Power Management 32 33 Power On Self Test 29 64 Power Suspend Resume Button 6 32 Pre Installed Software 79 Adobe Acrobat Reader 80 BatteryAid 80 Drive Image Special Edition DISE 80 Fujitsu HotKey 80 Intel SpeedStep 80 LifeBook Application Panel 80 manuals 80 Netscape 6 01 80 Quicke...

Page 130: ... XP Professional 1 Windows keys 13 Application key 13 Start keys 13 Wireless LAN Ad Hoc Mode 96 Before Using the Wireless LAN 96 Broadcom Wireless LAN 96 Connection to the network Windows 2000 107 Connection using Windows 2000 105 Connection using Windows XP 99 For better communications 97 Infrastructure Mode 96 Intel PROSet Wireless LAN 96 IP address information 117 Other settings 111 Preparation...