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Function Keys......14 Fujitsu Contact Information ....1 Touchpad Pointing Device Limited Warranty .
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E Series.book Page 5 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s APPENDIX: WIRELESS LAN USER’S GUIDE CARING FOR YOUR LIFEBOOK Before Using the Wireless LAN Care and Maintenance For better communications .
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E Series.book Page 1 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM Preface...
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Keyboard keys appear in brackets. Example: [Fn], [F1], [ESC], [ENTER] and [CTRL]. Fujitsu Online You can go directly to the online Fujitsu Product catalog Pages with additional information about a specific topic for your LifeBook notebook by clicking on the LifeBook are cross-referenced within the text.
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Overview Depending on your system configuration, the following optional items may be included with your system: This section describes the components of your Fujitsu Modular 2nd bay battery LifeBook E8000 notebook. We strongly recommend that External USB floppy disk drive you read it before using your notebook –...
E Series.book Page 6 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k Display Panel Status Indicator Panel Stereo Speaker Touchpad LifeBook Security/ Pointing Device Application Panel Power/...
E Series.book Page 7 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM G e t t i n g t o K n o w Y o u r L i f e B o o k External Monitor Port IEEE 1394 Jack Microphone Jack PC Card Slots (behind door)
FCC, and its actual physical lock down device. connection rate depends on the line conditions. The maximum speed is 33600 bps at upload. For additional information about the multinational modem, refer to the Fujitsu web site at: us.fujitsu.com/computers...
E Series.book Page 9 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM G e t t i n g t o K n o w Y o u r L i f e B o o k Infrared Port USB 2.0 Ports LAN (RJ-45) Jack Figure 2-6.
E Series.book Page 10 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k Lithium ion Battery Bay Port Replicator Connector Certificate of Authenticity (approximate location)
The Status Indicator displays symbols that correspond BATTERY LEVEL INDICATORS with a specific component of your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. These symbols tell you how each of those The two Battery Level indicators state whether or not the components are operating.
E Series.book Page 12 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k PC CARD ACCESS INDICATORS A shorted battery is damaged and must be replaced.
NumLk can be activated by pressing the [NumLk] keys. Turning off the NumLk feature is done the same way. Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has an integral 84-key Once this feature is activated you can enter numerals 0 keyboard. The keys perform all the standard functions of...
E Series.book Page 14 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k FUNCTION KEYS Your LifeBook notebook has 12 function keys, F1 through F12.
Touchpad once. (Figure 2-12) The Touchpad pointing device comes built into your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook. It is used to control the movement of the pointer to select items on your display panel. The Touchpad is composed of a cursor control, a left and right button, and a scrolling button.
E Series.book Page 16 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k TOUCHPAD CONTROL ADJUSTMENT The Windows Control Panel allows you to customize your If the interval between clicks is too Touchpad with selections made from within the Mouse long, the double-click will not be...
Volume Control will decrease the volume of your notebook. Pressing [F9] repeatedly while holding [Fn] will increase the Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has multiple volume volume of your notebook. controls which interact with each other. There are 26 levels through which the Any software that contains audio files will function keys cycle.
Flexible Bay Devices Cold-swapping To cold-swap modular devices in your Flexible Bay Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains a Flexible Bay. follow these easy steps: (Figure 2-17) The Flexible Bay can house an optical drive, a Lithium 1. Close any open files.
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E Series.book Page 19 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM G e t t i n g t o K n o w Y o u r L i f e B o o k Your LifeBook notebook will automatically detect the new device and activate it within your system.
E Series.book Page 20 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k Button 1* Button 2* Button 3* Button 4* Enter button * Security/Application Launcher buttons (for entering passwords and launching applications)
G e t t i n g t o K n o w Y o u r L i f e B o o k 3. Type in: vate the notebook after a password failure, you must C:\Program Files\Fujitsu\ press the Power/Suspend/Resume button, then enter a Security Panel Application\ correct password.
L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k Removing Security Panel Application with If you forget both passwords, please contact Fujitsu Passwords Still Active Computer Systems Corporation Service and Support at Using this feature will not allow any changes to the 1-800-8FUJITSU (1-800-838-5487).
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E Series.book Page 23 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM G e t t i n g t o K n o w Y o u r L i f e B o o k To change an application associated with the Application Deactivating and Activating the LifeBook Application Panel buttons, click on the tab for the button you would like to...
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Power Sources 2. Plug the Auto/Airline adapter into the cigarette lighter of an automobile with the ignition key in Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has three possible the On or Accessories position. power sources: a primary Lithium ion battery, an AC adapter or an optional Auto/Airline adapter.
Display Panel [Fn+F7]: Pressing repeatedly will increase the brightness of the display. Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook contains a display panel that is backlit for easier viewing in bright environments When using AC power your brightness setting is set to its highest level by and maintains top resolution through the use of active- default.
1. Turn on or restart your LifeBook notebook. Depending on the nature of the problem, you may be able 2. Press the [F2] key once the Fujitsu logo appears on to continue by starting the operating system or by the screen. This will open the main menu of the entering the BIOS setup utility and revising the settings.
When you turn on your LifeBook notebook for the first LifeBook Registration icon on your time, it will display a Fujitsu logo on the screen. If you desktop and following the instructions. do nothing the system will load the operating system, and then the Windows Welcome will begin.
REGISTERING YOUR LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK How do I register? To register, visit our Web site at: us.fujitsu.com/computers INSTALLING CLICK ME! The first time you boot up your system, you will see an icon called Click Me! in the Start menu. When you click the Click Me! icon, your system will automatically build the icon tray in the bottom right of the screen.
Power Management Allowing the battery to reach the Dead Battery Warning condition. Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook has many options and Your notebook’s system memory typically stores the file features for conserving battery power. Some of these on which you are working, open application informa-...
E Series.book Page 33 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM G e t t i n g S t a r t e d HIBERNATION (SAVE-TO-DISK) FEATURE RESTARTING THE SYSTEM The Hibernation feature saves the contents of your If your system is on and you need to restart it, be sure LifeBook notebook’s system memory to the hard drive as that you use the following procedure.
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E Series.book Page 37 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s Lithium ion Battery RECHARGING THE BATTERIES If you want to know the condition of the primary Your LifeBook notebook has a Lithium ion battery that Lithium ion battery, check the Battery Level indicator provides power for operating your notebook when no...
E Series.book Page 38 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k Dead Battery Suspend mode shows on the Status indi- Hot-swapping Batteries cator just like the normal Suspend mode.
E Series.book Page 39 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s Media Eject Button Media Holder Tray Figure 4-2. Optical Drive Optical Drive DVD/CD-RW Combo model only: With the combo drive, you can play DVD movies, read audio CDs, and write...
REMOVING MEDIA You should periodically check the 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of Fujitsu web site at us.fujitsu.com/ the optical drive. This will stop the drive and the computers for current updated drivers. holder tray will come out of the LifeBook notebook All LifeBook DVD players are set to a short distance.
WinDVD will start automatically. instruction, if any, presented to you before 2. Click on the Fujitsu logo on the WinDVD control the system will reboot. panel. If the disc supports Dolby Surround 5.1, a drop down menu appears.
(Please refer to your operating The BIOS manual can be found on the system manual for step-by-step instructions on formatting a Fujitsu Computer Systems web site: disk) us.fujitsu.com/computers, under Support. To prevent accidental erasure of the data stored on a disk, slide the “write protect”...
3. Insert your PC Card into the slot, with the product label facing up. Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook supports two Type I or 4. Push the card into the slot firmly until it is seated Type II PC Cards or one Type III PC Card, which can in the opening.
E Series.book Page 44 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k 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 slot.
The memory upgrade must be a dual-in-line (DIMM) SDRAM module. To ensure 100% compatibility, purchase the SDRAM module only from the Fujitsu web store at us.fujitsu.com/computers Figure 4-8. Installing a Second Memory Module 8.
E Series.book Page 46 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k CHECKING THE MEMORY CAPACITY performance. Up to 64 MB of memory is dynamically shared on an as-needed basis using Dynamic Video Once you have changed the system memory capacity by Memory Technology (DVMT).
Figure 4-11. Port Replicator back panel Port Replicator External Monitor Port The external monitor port allows you to connect an An optional port replicator is available for your Fujitsu external VGA or SVGA CRT monitor. LifeBook notebook. The port replicator extends the Parallel Port functionality of your notebook by providing ports to The parallel port allows you to connect parallel devices.
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E Series.book Page 49 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s 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.
L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k Device Ports Your Fujitsu LifeBook notebook and the optional Port The internal modem is designed to the Replicator come equipped with multiple ports to which ITU-T V.90 standard.
E Series.book Page 51 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS PORTS The Universal Serial Bus 2.0 ports (USB) allow you to connect USB devices such as external game pads, pointing devices, keyboards and/or speakers.
E Series.book Page 52 Wednesday, April 14, 2004 10:28 AM L i f e B o o k E 8 0 0 0 N o t e b o o k STEREO LINE-IN JACK HEADPHONE JACK The stereo line-in jack allows you to connect an external The headphone jack allows you to connect headphones audio source to your notebook, such as an audio cassette or powered external speakers to your notebook.