Panasonic Toughbook CF-51PGAEEBM, Reference Manual

Page 1: ...1 Reference Manual Personal Computer Model No CF 51 Series We recommend that this Reference Manual be printed ...

Page 2: ...appear in some application conditions e g when Command Prompt is set to Full Screen Key Function Popup menu icon Fn F1 Fn F2 LCD brightness Fn F1 down Fn F2 up Fn F3 Display switching Î page 45 When an external display is connected Internal LCD Simultaneous display External display CAUTION z Do not press any keys until the display has finished switching z Do not use this function When an external ...

Page 3: ...ected to the USB port Fn F7 Activate standby Î page 6 Fn F8 Wireless LAN on off and or Bluetooth on off When Wireless Switch Utility is installed Î page 58 Fn F9 Remaining battery level When the battery pack is inserted in the computer Î page 12 Fn F10 Activate hibernation Î page 6 Key Function Popup menu icon ...

Page 4: ...tion A Press Fn once Locked B Press another key Lock released z When using successive Fn key combinations A Press Fn twice Locked B Press another key Fn key remains locked until you press Fn again Notification Make sounds when Fn key is pressed 1 Show status on screen Displays the Fn key status on the notification area Fn is locked Fn is not locked Disable popup The popup menu icon will not be dis...

Page 5: ...arly about once a week without using standby or hibernation z Save the necessary data z Close files you have opened from removable disk and network drive z The password you set in the Setup Utility is not requested at resuming You can use the Windows password for security in standby hibernation A Click start Control Panel User Accounts and select the account B Click Create a password and set the p...

Page 6: ...roximately one minute 1 Except when using a second battery pack To enter standby hibernation 1 Close the display or press and hold the power button A until a beep 2 sounds Standby The power indicator B blinks green Hibernation The power indicator B goes off z You can alternatively use the Windows menu to enter standby hibernation To enter standby click start Turn Off Computer Stand By To enter hib...

Page 7: ... malfunction z Power is consumed in standby mode Power consumption may increase when a PC Card is inserted When power is exhausted the data retained in memory will be lost Connect the AC adaptor when using the standby function To resume from standby hibernation 1 Open the display or press the power button A CAUTION z Do not perform the following operations until resuming is complete After the disp...

Page 8: ...assword and press Enter z When the password has been set you need to enter your password in Enter Current Password and press Enter z To disable the password leave the input field empty and press Enter 5 Enter your password again in Confirm New Password and press Enter 6 In Setup Notice press Enter 7 Press F10 and then select Yes and press Enter CAUTION z Do not forget your password If you forget y...

Page 9: ...y even though Password on boot is set to Disable The hard disk lock function protects the hard disk data from being read or written when the hard disk is attached to another computer The data can be read written when the hard disk is returned to the original computer 1 Select Enable in Hard Disk Lock in the Security menu of the Setup Utility Î page 64 CAUTION z For the data being read written on t...

Page 10: ...ot guarantee complete protection of the data Disable floppy disk drive and or CD DVD drive operation to prevent the drive s from being read written and from being used to start the computer You can protect your data from unauthorized access or accidental overwriting 1 Select Disable in MP Floppy Operation or MP CD DVD Operation in the Security menu of the Setup Utility Î page 64 NOTE z This does n...

Page 11: ...erted or not being charged Orange Charging is in progress Green The battery is fully charged Blinking green 1 In high temperature mode the battery pack is discharging the power to 80 2 of normal temperature mode Î page 13 Do not remove the battery pack in this status Red The remaining battery is approximately 9 or less Blinking red The battery pack or the charging circuit is not operating properly...

Page 12: ...he actual remaining battery charge in the cases as below To correct the display perform the Battery Recalibration Î page 15 The battery indicator remains red The indicator lights orange and the display shows 99 for a long time Low battery warning appears soon after a short time of use This can occur when the computer is in standby mode for a long time without power supply from the AC adaptor z The...

Page 13: ...quivalent to an 80 charge level for normal temperature mode z After switching from Normal Temperature to High Temperature or vice versa the remaining battery capacity will not be displayed correctly until the battery pack is completely discharged or fully charged z In the Auto mode Once the computer has automatically switched from the normal temperature mode to the high temperature mode the comput...

Page 14: ...ately If you do not have the AC adaptor exit the running programs and Windows then confirm that the power indicator is off z If you have a fully charged spare battery turn off the computer replace the battery and turn the computer on again z Connect the AC adaptor and charge the battery z If you have a fully charged spare battery replace the battery and turn the computer on again When the computer...

Page 15: ... click Yes The battery recalibration starts After the battery pack is fully charged discharging starts When the discharging is completed the power goes off automatically After the battery recalibration is finished normal charging starts NOTE z The temperature range should be 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F z The battery recalibration may take a long time due to the large battery capacity This is not a m...

Page 16: ... the AC adaptor is connected to the computer z Use only the specified battery pack CF VZSU29AU with your computer If you use the former type of battery CF VZSU29U the computer s processing speed will become slower z In the standby mode do not remove replace the battery pack Otherwise your data will be lost and the computer may be damaged 1 Turn off the computer z Do not use the standby function 2 ...

Page 17: ...ttery pack until it securely fits the connector 4 Slide the cover back CAUTION z Be careful not to catch the tab when you close the cover z Make sure the cover is securely attached Otherwise the battery pack may fall when you carry the computer ...

Page 18: ...efer to the catalogs etc for the latest information about optional devices z Read the operating instructions of the devices carefully z The computer s processing speed will become slower when the computer operates by the second battery pack 1 Disable the multimedia pocket device function A Double click on the notification area B Select the multimedia pocket device and then click Stop C Follow the ...

Page 19: ...e on top of the device since the projections at its bottom may be deformed z Do not insert a floppy disk drive into the multimedia pocket when a USB floppy disk drive is connected and vice versa If you attached both drives remove one of them and restart the computer NOTE z You can see that the device is recognized or not by double clicking on the notification area or checking the Infor mation menu...

Page 20: ...ve the tray open and do not touch the lens The lens and disc can become dusty in some conditions It may cause malfunction in reading or writing z Do not apply excessive force to the tray in the open position z Never insert a foreign object such as a paper clip into the CD DVD drive Doing so may cause malfunction z Do not place items other than discs on the tray z Do not access the drive until afte...

Page 21: ...e surface of the disc with a ballpoint pen or other writing instrument Do not attach stickers to discs Do not drop bend or place heavy objects on top of discs Do not place or store discs in locations exposed to heat direct sunlight humidity or dust If a disc is brought from a cold to a warm location condensation may form on the disc For read only discs wipe off the condensation using a soft dry li...

Page 22: ...o the disc using a DVD MULTI drive 2 DVD RAM Only non cartridge type or removable cartridge type can be used 3 Does not support DVD RW Ver 1 0 Disc Information CD R CD RW CD ROM CD DIGITAL AUDIO CD TEXT CD EXTRA Video CD Photo CD DVD RAM 1 2 DVD R 1 DVD R DL DVD RW 1 3 DVD ROM DVD Video R 1 R DL 1 RW 1 Recordable VIDEO CD ...

Page 23: ...shita Electric Industrial Co Ltd MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO Ltd TAIYO YUDEN Co Ltd DVD RW MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO Ltd Victor Company of Japan Limited DVD RAM Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd HITACHI MAXELL Ltd R R DL RW MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO Ltd RICOH Co Ltd DVD R for General 1X SPEED 4 7 GB 1 2X SPEED 4 7 GB 1 4X SPEED 4 7 GB 1 8X SPEED 4 7 GB 1 16X SPEED 4 7 GB DVD RW 1X SPEED 4 7 G...

Page 24: ...D Video DVD Video with multiple region codes Confirm Region appears Select the region code and click OK Play now begins CAUTION z You can change the region code setting up to five times including the initial setting Be extremely careful because you cannot change the region code anymore after the fifth change even if you reinstalled the operating system z Any problem resulting from illegal changing...

Page 25: ...e is excessive check the disc If the disc is normal and is inserted correctly set CD DVD Drive Speed to Low in the Main menu of the Setup Utility Î page 62 When using B s Recorder select writing speed 8x or less to minimize vibration z For AutoPlay CD If an AutoPlay CD does not start after the computer resumes from standby or hibernation remove the disc from the drive and then reinsert it after wa...

Page 26: ...RAM Software To write to a DVD RAM disc you need to install the DVD RAM Software A Set the Product Recovery DVD ROM in the CD DVD drive The Utility Setup tool screen appears automatically It may take some time to recognize the disc z When the Utility Setup tool screen does not appear automatically click start Run input d Setuputil exe 4 and click OK B Click DVD RAM Software Setup C Click Driver an...

Page 27: ... of the screen properties z Do not install another player software together with WinDVD Doing so may interfere with smooth playback Some DVD Video discs contain the player software and start installing In this case cancel the installation as soon as possible If you accidentally installed another player software and find a prob lem in playback try either of the following procedures Uninstall the pl...

Page 28: ...at enables it to play on other DVD players etc For information on the finalizing method used by your DVD recorder refer to its operating instructions z You cannot play discs protected with copyright management technologies such as CPPM Content Protection for Prere corded Media and CPRM Content Protection for Recordable Media DVD Discs Created Using a DVD Recorder ...

Page 29: ...DVD MULTI drive z DVD RAM 1 2 z DVD R 1 z DVD RW 3 z R 1 z R DL 1 z RW 1 You can use on B s Recorder only and cannot read from or write to the disc using B s CLiP 2 If you write to DVD RAM using B s Recorder the DVD RAM will become read only disc To write to such a DVD RAM disc using an application other than B s Recorder physical formatting is required 3 You cannot read from or write to DVD RW cr...

Page 30: ...n area If you want to continue using B s CLiP after switching users log off all users and then relog on to Windows z Do not remove the media immediately after reading or writing or just after the Windows reading writing message disap pears z When is displayed on the notification area the computer will not enter standby automatically z Do not add the check mark for Enable CD recording on this drive...

Page 31: ...und formatting will restart when the disc is returned to the drive Background formatting will continue until the formatting is complete To carry the computer right click on the notification area and click Eject to remove the disc To access the online manual B s Recorder A Click start All Programs B H A B s Recorder GOLD8 BASIC DOC User Manual user s manual TaskGate TaskGate manual B s CLiP A Click...

Page 32: ...hat media to the multimedia pocket Once the installation screen for the PC Card s driver appears equipment you then connect to the multimedia pocket will not be recognized To insert the card 1 Insert the PC Card with the label side up until it securely fits in the slot For further information refer to the instruction manual of the card To remove the card 1 Disable the card function A Double click ...

Page 33: ...ill not be recognized In this case restart the computer z If you inserted another CardBus type card in addition to the one already inserted do not enter standby or hibernation z If the computer freezes after resuming from standby or hibernation remove and reinsert the card If the problem per sists restart the computer z When a card is inserted power consumption increases Remove the card when it is...

Page 34: ...r removing it from the computer z Do not Disassemble or modify the card Hit bend or drop the card Touch the terminals with fingers or metal object Remove the labels of the card Attach other labels or stickers to the card z Do not place the card in the following locations In direct sunlight or in very hot location such as inside of a car In very dusty or humid location In location subject to corros...

Page 35: ...oss of data recorded by the user or any other damages direct or indirect z Do not forcibly draw out the card or the dummy card otherwise the slot may be damaged z Insert the card in the correct direction otherwise the card and the slot may be damaged z After resuming from standby or hibernation mode do not access the SD Memory Card for approximately 30 seconds To insert the card 1 Insert the SD Me...

Page 36: ...36 SD Memory Card 2 Remove the card A Press the card so it comes out of the slot B Draw it straight out ...

Page 37: ...Memory Card as an ordinary card on the computer and other devices z You can use a single setup SD Memory Card for multiple computers However when using the card to log on to Win dows you need to use the same logon user and the same password on all of the computers Preparation z To start up the computer Set the Supervisor Password in the Setup Utility Î page 8 You can also set it during the initial...

Page 38: ...ed to the computer z You can register up to two cards To set up the second SD Memory Card Î page 39 A Add the check mark for Use when starting computer B and click Next B Click Restart the computer after entering settings and click Finish C Enter the Supervisor Password and click OK z If the Supervisor Password is not set follow the on screen instructions to set the Supervisor Password You can use...

Page 39: ...mputer and when logging on to Windows Add the check mark to both Use when starting computer and Use when logging on to Windows and follow the above steps CAUTION z Do not lose the setup card z Do not leave the setup card in the slot when you go away from the computer To change the settings To set up the second SD Memory Card A Start the SD Card Setup program Î page 37 Step1 3 The screen is differe...

Page 40: ... check mark from Use the SD card when starting the computer C Click OK and then follow the on screen instructions All SD Memory Cards currently registered on this computer will no longer be usable to start up the computer z Even if you add the check mark again for Use the SD card when starting the computer the card will not be usable to start up When using to log on to Windows A Change the Windows...

Page 41: ...d in very hot location for a long time Remove the card immediately after inserting it To insert the card 1 Insert the Smart Card with the contact part A in front z Insert the card until it surely fits in the slot To remove the card 1 Press the eject button B The Smart Card pops out CAUTION z Use the eject button to remove the card otherwise the reading contact may be damaged Inserting Removing the...

Page 42: ... removing RAM modules do not touch the terminals or internal components and do not allow foreign particles to enter the slots Doing so may cause damage fire or electric shock This computer has two RAM module slots z When using a RAM module insert it in SLOT 1 At purchase the RAM module is in SLOT 1 z When using an extra RAM module insert it in SLOT 2 1 Turn off the computer z Do not use standby or...

Page 43: ...from the slot 5 Set the cover and battery pack NOTE z If it is hard to insert or to press down the RAM module do not try forcibly but check the module s direction z Use the appropriate screw driver so as not to strip the thread of screw z If the RAM module is recognized correctly the total size of the main unit memory and RAM module memory is dis played on the Information menu of the Setup Utility...

Page 44: ...o allows you to connect various peripherals Connect the port replicator to the expansion bus connector A on the bottom of the com puter For further information refer to the instruction manual of the port replicator NOTE z Use only the specified port replicator CF VEB512W If you use the former type of port replicator CF VEB511 the computer s processing speed will become slower ...

Page 45: ...aneous display DVD Video MPEG files and other motion image files may not be played back smoothly z Carefully read the instruction manual of the external display z When connecting a monitor that does not conform to the Plug Play standards select the display driver accordingly in the following menu or use the driver disk supplied with the monitor start Control Panel Appearance and Themes Display Set...

Page 46: ...el Other Control Panel Options Intel R GMA Driver for Mobile Display Devices 2 Select Extended Desktop and make the settings for Primary Device and Secondary Device 3 Select OK At the confirmation message select OK NOTE z It may not be possible to use the extended desktop with some software applications z When you press the maximize button the window is displayed on one of the displays You cannot ...

Page 47: ...in step A NOTE z You may need to install the driver for the USB device Follow the on screen instructions or refer to the instruction man ual of USB device z You may need to install the driver again when connecting the device to another port z Do not insert a floppy disk drive into the multimedia pocket when a USB floppy disk drive is connected or vice versa If you attached both drives remove one o...

Page 48: ...ocket will not be recognized 1 Turn on the computer and the IEEE 1394 device 2 Connect the IEEE 1394 device to the IEEE 1394 interface connector A For more detailed information refer to the instruction manual of the IEEE 1394 device NOTE z You may need to install the driver for the IEEE 1394 device Follow the on screen instructions or refer to the instruction manual of IEEE 1394 device To remove I...

Page 49: ... a sudden high voltage surge that may occur in the event of a lightning strike 1 Connect the computer and the telephone jack A using the telephone cable included B z Hold the cable so that the shape of the connector C matches the port and insert fully until it clicks 2 Click start Control Panel Printers and Other Hardware Phone and Modem Options and change the settings as neces sary NOTE z Do not ...

Page 50: ...ted You can avoid such uncompleted communication if you select Never but the computer does not return to standby after resuming by a phone call A Click start Control Panel Performance and Maintenance Power Options Power Schemes B Set the expected communication time NOTE z This function does not work when the computer is off or is in hibernation z Connect the AC adaptor z The screen remains dark af...

Page 51: ...the telephone cable to the LAN port 1 Turn off your computer z Do not use standby or hibernation 2 Connect the cable Connect the LAN port A and the network system server HUB etc using a LAN cable 3 Turn on the computer Connecting LAN ...

Page 52: ... before using wireless LAN Otherwise the hard disk data such as the shared files can be exposed to the risk of unauthorized access NOTE z Communication is established through the wireless LAN antenna A Do not block the antenna area with your hand z You cannot use the wireless LAN function together with the Fast User Switching function z The transmission rate will be lower when a microwave oven is ...

Page 53: ... R PROSet Wireless screen to turn on off wireless LAN Double click on the notification area or click start All Programs Intel PROSet Wireless Intel PROSet Wireless Setting the profiles 1 Double click on the notification area The Intel R PROSet Wireless screen appears z When or is displayed skip step 2 2 When you clicked in step 1 click T and select Wireless On 3 Click Profiles and click Add 4 Ente...

Page 54: ...cation using IEEE802 11a 5 GHz wireless LAN standard is restricted by law Operating Instructions Read Me First 1 Click or on the notification area 2 Click 802 11a Enabled or 802 11a Disabled NOTE z If IEEE802 11a is enabled or disabled while the computer is connected to an IEEE802 11b g access point the connec tion will be temporarily interrupted z You can also change the IEEE802 11a setting in De...

Page 55: ...witch icons and indicate the on off status of wireless LAN not the IEEE802 11a set ting To check the IEEE802 11a setting click or on the notification area z When the Wireless LAN is turned on off in Intel PROSet Wireless Software the Wireless LAN Switch icon will be changed accordingly Settings in Device Manager Settings in Wireless LAN Switch When 802 11a is enabled When 802 11a is disabled 802 1...

Page 56: ...th set Bluetooth to Enable default in the Advanced menu of the Setup Utility Î page 63 z When you are using both wireless LAN and Bluetooth you can turn them on off using Wireless Switch Utility Î page 57 z When you uninstall the Bluetooth Driver Turn Bluetooth off using the Bluetooth Switch or the Wireless Switch Utility Î page 57 To reinstall Bluetooth Switch A Uninstall Wireless Switch Utility ...

Page 57: ...ty Î page 63 C Close all applications 1 Clicks start Run input c util wswitch Setup exe and then click OK Follow the on screen instructions 2 When the installation is completed restart the computer The Wireless Switch Utility icon appears on the notification area z Either wireless LAN or Bluetooth is on z Both wireless LAN and Bluetooth are off NOTE z If you uninstall Wireless Switch Utility set W...

Page 58: ...ly 1 Press Fn F8 to turn on off NOTE z You can also turn on off wireless LAN and Bluetooth or enable disable IEEE802 11a in the following procedure A Click the Wireless Switch Utility icon or on the notification area B Select the setting 1 Place the cursor over the Wireless Switch Utility icon or on the notification area A tooltip appears NOTE z The Wireless Switch Utility icon or indicates the on...

Page 59: ...t use standby or hibernation 2 Remove the battery pack Î page 16 3 Insert Remove the hard disk drive z To remove Slide and hold the latch A and slide and lift the cover B carefully The hard disk drive is attached behind the cover Slide the cover back z To insert Insert the hard disk drive until it clicks 4 Insert the battery pack Î page 16 CAUTION z Confirm that the latch is surely locked so that ...

Page 60: ...ord When you start the Setup Utility with Supervisor Password z You can make the settings of all items of the Setup Utility When you start the Setup Utility with User Password z Note the following In the Advanced and Boot menus you cannot make the settings of all items In the Security menu you can change only the User Password when User Password Protection is set to No Protection You cannot delete...

Page 61: ... the factory presets Information Menu Language English Japanese Model No Computer information cannot be changed Serial No CPU Type CPU Speed BIOS Embedded Controller System Memory Primary Master Secondary Master Accumulative Operating Time ...

Page 62: ...y during the Windows start up process When an external display is not connected the information appears on the internal LCD even though an external monitor is selected External Monitor Internal LCD Display Expansion Disable Enable CD DVD Drive Speed High Low Environment Normal Temperature High Temperature Auto Current Status Only when Environment is set to Auto Depending on the battery status eith...

Page 63: ...12W Î page 44 For further information refer to the instruction manual of the port replicator Disable Enable Mode Only when Parallel Port is set to Enable Uni directional Bi directional EPP ECP Modem Disable Enable LAN Disable Enable Wireless LAN Only for model with wireless LAN Disable Enable Bluetooth Only for model with Bluetooth Disable Enable SD Card Slot Disable Enable USB Port Disable Enable...

Page 64: ...registered Enter the sub menu XSet Supervisor Password Enter the sub menu Setup Utility Prompt When Setup Utility Prompt is set to Disable the message Press F2 for Setup F12 for LAN is not displayed on Panasonic boot screen However F2 and F12 will work even if the message is not displayed Disable Enable Boot First Menu Disable Enable Hard Disk Lock Disable Enable User Password Protection No Protec...

Page 65: ...cluded from boot order to Boot priority order or vice versa select the device with Ï and Ð and then press X To return to the default setting press 1 NOTE z The default order is MP Floppy IDE HDD IDE MP PCI LAN z To boot from the following devices confirm the settings as below Boot Menu Boot priority order 1 MP Floppy xxxxxxxxxx 1 2 IDE HDD xxxxxxxxxx 3 IDE MP xxxxxxxxxx 4 PCI LAN xxxxxxxxxx 5 6 7 ...

Page 66: ...n the Security menu is set to Enable Î page 64 When you change the setting in the Boot menu Boot Menu will be changed accordingly Exit Menu Save Values Exit To save the changes to CMOS and reboot Exit Without Saving Changes To exit without saving the changes to CMOS Get Default Values To return the settings to the default values Load Previous Values To load the previous values from CMOS Save Curre...

Page 67: ... to display pop ups scroll the screen or use other functions to display the hidden items z The Icon Enlarger setting affects the website characters displayed by Internet Explorer and the e mail characters in Outlook Express Some characters of website and e mail may not be enlarged Preparation Close all of the applications before using Icon Enlarger 1 Click start All Programs Panasonic Icon Enlarge...

Page 68: ...by the cursor is magnified z Alternatively you can double click or right click and click Show Loupe 3 Drag the loupe window A to move the magnified part z To hide the loupe window click the Hide button B Alternatively you can click any part out of the loupe window or press and hold Alt and right click z To change the loupe window size drag the bottom right corner C The size range you can enlarge s...

Page 69: ...n using the external mouse touch pad A Click Mouse Touch pad B Click a combination of Alt Ctrl and Shift and add the check mark Multiple keys can be combined for example Alt Ctrl C Click either Right click or Left click to use in combination with the key s selected in B above z When using the keyboard A Click Keyboard B Click the text box and then press the key used for the shortcut e g Alt Z Alt ...

Page 70: ...g the CPU memory and supported system 1 Click start All Programs Panasonic DMI Viewer The DMI Viewer screen appears 2 Click the item to display the detailed information To save the information as a text file A To save the item that is displayed Click File Save Selected Data To save all items Click File Save All Data B Select the folder input the file name then click Save ...

Page 71: ... In this case restart the computer z In a network environment set the System standby and System hibernates settings to Never Click start Control Panel Performance and Maintenance Power Options Power Schemes The Windows files included in the retail version of the Windows CD ROM for OS are contained in the following folders c windows docs c windows dotnetfx c windows i386 c windows support c windows...

Page 72: ... will not enter standby or hibernation Remove the disc Cannot enter standby or hibernation mode automatically z Disconnect peripheral devices z When a disc formatted using B s CLiP is in the CD DVD drive the computer will not enter standby or hibernation Remove the disc The computer does not resume z If you press and hold the power button for four seconds or longer the power will be turned off for...

Page 73: ...drive optional z Insert the floppy disk correctly z Format the floppy disk and try again To format the floppy disk click start and right click My Computer and click 3 1 2 Floppy A Click File from the menu and click Format Confirm the disc capacity and the format type then click Start z Set MP Floppy Operation to Enable in the Security menu of the Setup Utility Î page 64 z The content may be corrup...

Page 74: ...rgency hole A Pushing it completely to the end will free the tray so that it can be pulled out The position of the emergency hole differs depending on the drive The disc tray does not close z Do not touch the eject button when closing the tray Other disk operation problems z Use another drive or media Network Cannot connect to a network z Confirm that either Modem LAN or Wireless LAN is set to Ena...

Page 75: ...sable IEEE802 11a before you turn on Wireless LAN After this procedure you may need to return the settings for your application z If the above procedures do not solve the problems ask the system administra tor or the person in charge of the network Connecting Peripherals An error occurs while installing the driver z When you install a driver of card or peripheral device make sure that the driver i...

Page 76: ... z Check the mouse connection z Install the driver compatible with the connected mouse If the mouse does not work even after installing the driver set Touch Pad to Disable in the Main menu of the Setup Utility Î page 62 USB floppy disk drive does not work as a boot drive z You can use only the Panasonic CF VFDU03 USB floppy disk drive optional z Remove the floppy disk drive from the multimedia poc...

Page 77: ... g distorted video image when writing to a DV camera using an IEEE1394 PC Card Only for model with wireless LAN Wireless LAN connection is cut z These problems may occur due to performance loss that results from the CPU power saving function Log on to Windows as an administrator and follow the steps below A Click start Run and input c util cpupower setup exe and click OK Follow the on screen instr...

Page 78: ...ual of the card or contact the manufacturer of the card z Remove the card and insert it again Î page 32 z The driver is not compatible with the operating system SD Memory Card Cannot use an SD Memory Card z Set SD Card Slot to Enable in the Advanced menu of the Setup Utility Î page 63 Cannot use SD security function z Setup the SD Memory Card Î page 37 z You cannot use SD security together with fi...

Page 79: ...f all users without using Fast User Switching function and perform the operation once more If the problem persists restart the computer Others No response z Press Ctrl Shift Esc to open Task Manager and close the software appli cation z An input screen e g password input screen at startup may be hidden behind another window Use Alt Tab to check z Shut down by pressing the power button for four sec...

Page 80: ...ick Save To save a copy of the screen as an image file A Display the screen you want to save B Press Ctrl Alt F8 C When the screen copy message appears click OK The screen image is saved in My Documents folder z Alternatively you can save a copy of the screen in the following procedure Click start All Programs Panasonic PC Information Viewer Screen Copy NOTE z The image is a bitmap file in 256 col...

Page 81: ...he com puter and the manuals z Trademarks Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation of the United States and or other countries Intel Core Viiv Centrino and PROSet are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation SD Logo is a trademark Adobe the Adobe logo and Adobe Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Sys...