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A V E R T I S S E M E N T
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES
SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK
USING YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES
SECTION ONE
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES
TROUBLESHOOTING
SECTION FOUR
P r e f a c e
L i feB oo k 9 0 0 Se rie s fr om F u jit su
P O I N T
PREFACE
CONVENTIONS USED IN THE GUIDE
C A U T I O N
Figure P-1LifeBook 900 Series With
Both Fujitsu and Third Party Options
Setting Up Your LifeBook 900 Series
S e c t i o n O n e
SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES FROM FUJITSU
UNPACKING
SECTION ONE
OVERVIEW OF LIFEBOOK 990Tx2 FEATURES
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
Display Panel Latch
COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION
TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS
Display Panel
Display Panel Latch
Brightness Control Status Indicator Panel
Closed Cover Switch Multi-functionBay Battery Bay
Display Panel
Suspend/Resume Button
Status Indicator Panel
Closed Cover Switch
Speakers
Power Switch
Battery Bay
DC Power Jack
LEFT-SIDEPANEL COMPONENTS
Dual PS/2 Ports
Volume Control
REAR PANEL COMPONENTS
MIDI/Joystick Port
Serial Port
S-VideoConnectors
Docking Port
Parallel Port
Battery Release Button
Tilt Adjustment Feet
Memory Upgrade Compartment
BOTTOM COMPONENTS
POWER SOURCES
Connecting the Power Adapters
C A U T I O N
Booting the System
Hardware Data Security Features
Software Data Security Features
DATA SECURITY
Conditions of Use
User Information
License Agreement
Certificate of Authenticity
Printer Setup
Windows 95 Setup
Start Wizard
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
USER REGISTRATION
LEARNING ABOUT YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM AND
Tutorials
Using Your LifeBook 900 Series from Fujitsu
S e c t i o n T w o
KEYBOARD ANGLE
USING YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES FROM FUJITSU
Adjusting the Display Panel
DISPLAY PANEL Opening the Display Panel
C A U T I O N
STATUS INDICATOR PANEL
Power Indicator
C A U T I O N
P O I N T
AC Adapter Indicator
Battery Indicators
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
CD-ROMDrive Access Indicator
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
PC Card Access Indicators
Hard Drive Access Indicator
Floppy Disk Drive Access Indicator
P O I N T
CapsLock Indicator
POWER ON
NumLk Indicator
Scr Lk Indicator
C A U T I O N
POWER OFF
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM
P O I N T
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
FUJITSU WELCOME CENTER
BATTERIES
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
Shorted Batteries
Recharging the Batteries
C A U T I O N
Low Battery State
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
INTEGRATED ERGOTRAC POINTING DEVICE
will be lost
C A U T I O N
P O I N T
Clicking
Double-Clicking
C A U T I O N
ErgoTrac Pointing Device Control Adjustment
Dragging
Figure 2-8Dragging
USING THE KEYBOARD
Numeric KeyPad
Fn Key
Cursor Keys
Function Keys
P O I N T
Windows 95 Keys
VOLUME CONTROL
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
C A U T I O N
Preparing a Floppy Disk for Use
Loading a Floppy Disk
Ejecting a Floppy Disk
See Figure
Loading a CD
CD-ROMDRIVE
Care of Floppy Disk Drives and Disks
C A U T I O N
Close the tray
P O I N T
Formatting the Hard Drive
HARD DRIVE
Care of CDs
C A U T I O N
POWER MANAGEMENT
more information
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
P O I N T
Figure 2-14Suspend/Resume Button
PowerPanel
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
This group is set from PowerPanel Presentation
P O I N T
POWER MANAGEMENT OFF
P O I N T
Suspend Mode
P O I N T
Save-to-DiskMode
C A U T I O N
P O I N T
Idle Mode
Video Timeout
Hard Disk Timeout
See page
Windows 95 Control Panel
INTERNAL MODEM
INFRARED PORT
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
PRE-INSTALLEDSOFTWARE
ESS AudioRack
C A U T I O N
MegaPhone
AGATÉ TIOMAN PRO-SWAP
LapLink
McAfee VirusScan
ToolTip balloon
Using Tioman
Device
Tioman Taskbar Icon
Control Panel
Uninstalling Tioman
Inserting Devices
Secondary Hard Drive Swap Limitations
P O I N T
To install the new ATI Video Player
ATI VIDEO PLAYER
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
To connect a video device to the notebook
To play back video with the ATI Player
P O I N T
To record video playback with the ATI Player
Configuring Your LifeBook 900 Series
S e c t i o n T h r e e
IDENTIFYING THE DRIVES
CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK 900 SERIES FROM FUJITSU
BOOT SEQUENCE
Drive Designators A:Floppy disk drive
See page 106 for more information
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Routinely Entering the Setup Utility
C A U T I O N
Error message Continue
Error message - please run SETUP program
Press <F1> key to continue, <F2> to run SETUP
P O I N T
P O I N T
NAVIGATING THROUGH THE SETUP UTILITY
P O I N T
P O I N T
MAIN MENU – SETTING STANDARD SYSTEM PARAMETERS
P O I N T
Figure 3-1Main Menu
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Primary Master – Submenu
P O I N T
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Memory Cache – Submenu
Figure 3-3Memory Cache Submenu of the Main Menu
External Cache
Enabled; Disabled
Enabled
Turns external memory cache on and off
ADVANCED MENU – SETTING DEVICE FEATURE CONTROLS
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
C A U T I O N
Figure 3-5I/O Device Configuration Submenu
P O I N T
To prevent IRQ and address conflicts
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu
Figure 3-6Keyboard/Mouse Features Submenu
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Video Features Submenu
Figure 3-8Video Features Submenu
See page
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
PCI Configuration Submenu
Figure 3-9PCIConfiguration Submenu
Enabled
Default
Disabled; Enabled
Menu Field
IRQ Reservation Submenu
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
DMI Event Logging Submenu of the Advanced Menu
Figure 3-11DMI Event Logging Submenu
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
ACPI Features Submenu of the Advanced Menu
Figure 3-12ACPI Features Submenu
Yes; No
Enable ACPI
Power Interface
Turns on and off the Advanced Configuration and
Chipset Configuration Submenu of the Advanced Menu
Figure 3-13Chipset Configuration Submenu
Default
Table 3-13Chipset Configuration Submenu
Exiting from the Advanced Menu
Menu Field
SECURITY MENU – SETTING THE SECURITY FEATURES
Figure 3-14Security Menu
C A U T I O N
Entering a password incorrectly 3 times in a row will cause the keyboard and mouse to be locked out and the warning System Disabledto be displayed. If this happens restart the computer by turning off and on the power with the power switch and use the correct password on reboot
P O I N T
P O I N T
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Menu Field
Default
Diskette access
Options
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Exiting from the Security Menu
P O I N T
POWER MENU –
SETTING POWER MANAGEMENT FEATURE CONTROLS
P O I N T
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Menu Field
Default
Standby Timeout
Options
When resuming from a Save-to-Disksuspension there will be a delay while the contents of system memory and operating parameters are loaded from the hard drive
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Video Timeout
Factory Installed Values for Power Saving Profiles
Hard Disk Timeout
Standby Timeout
Advanced Features Submenu of the Power Menu
Exiting from the Power Menu
Figure 3-16Advanced Features Submenu
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
BOOT MENU - SELECTING THE OPERATING SYSTEM SOURCE
Figure 3-17Boot Menu
Menu Field
Default
QuickBoot Mode
Options
The Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu
Figure 3-18Boot Device Priority Submenu
Menu Field
Exiting from Boot Menu
Default
Options
INFO MENU – DISPLAYING BASIC SYSTEM INFORMATION
P O I N T
Figure 3-19Info Menu
DefaultDescription
Menu Field
EXIT MENU – LEAVING THE SETUP UTILITY
Figure 3-20Exit Menu
Options
Default
Menu Field
Description
Menu Field
Options
Description
SETTING UP YOUR SAVE-TO-DISKFILE ALLOCATION
1.Go to the Start Menu and select MS-DOSPrompt
C A U T I O N
S e c t i o n F o u r
U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s
USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES
SECTION FOUR
S e c t i o n F o u r
MULTI-FUNCTIONBAYS
C A U T I O N
Multi-functionBay 1 or
Warm-swappableDevices in Multi-functionBay 1 and
Removing a Device in either
To Remove a Device from Multi-functionBay
C A U T I O N
To Install a Device in either
To Remove a Device from Multi-functionBay
C A U T I O N
Installing a Device in Multi-functionBay
Installing a Device in Multi-functionBay
C A U T I O N
To Connect An Optional External Floppy Disk Drive
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
C A U T I O N
To Disconnect An Optional
External Floppy Disk Drive
OPTIONAL SECOND LITHIUM ION BATTERY
CD-ROMDRIVE
C A U T I O N
OPTIONAL SECOND HARD DRIVE
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
Figure 4-9Second Hard Drive
PC CARDS
Caring for PC Cards
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
To install a PC Card
Figure 4-11Installing and Removing a PC Card
C A U T I O N
From the PC Card Properties Window
BATTERY BAY
Removing PC Cards
C A U T I O N
To Install a Battery in the Battery Bay
To Remove or Install a Battery in the Battery Bay
To Remove a Battery from the Battery Bay
MIDI/JOYSTICK DEVICES
THEFT PREVENTION LOCK
To Disconnect a MIDI/Joystick Device
KEYBOARD
HEADPHONES
MOUSE
MICROPHONE
USB DEVICES
SERIAL PORT DEVICES
PARALLEL PORT DEVICES
See Figure 1-7on page
P O I N T
EXTERNAL MONITOR
P O I N T
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE
To Install Memory Upgrade Modules
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
13.Replace the screws
To Remove Memory Upgrade Modules
C A U T I O N
For example for
OPTIONAL LANDOCK OR PORT REPLICATOR
C A U T I O N
Figure 4-17LANdock Front View
LANdock To install your notebook in a LANdock
Connecting Devices to the
LANdock or Port Replicator
To Remove Your Notebook from the LANdock
P O I N T
Using Your Notebook
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
Using Your Notebook
C A U T I O N
P O I N T
U s e r I n s t a l l a b l e F e a t u r e s
Docking Connector Telephone Connector Leveling
Docking Alignment Pins
Alignment Foot Docking Release Lever
RJ-11Jack
DC Power Jack
S e c t i o n F o u r
External Monitor Port
Specific Problems
T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . .
Power On Self Test Messages
SECTION FIVE
IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM
TROUBLESHOOTING
P O I N T
User Problem Guides
SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
Using PC-Doctor
Problem
Symptom Audio Problems
CD-ROMDrive Problems
Possible Cause
Symptom
Possible Solution
more information
Possible Solution
Symptom Docking Problems
Floppy Disk Drive Problems
Possible Cause
Symptom Hard Drive Problems
Keyboard or Mouse Problems
Possible Cause
Keyboard on page
Memory Problems
upgrade module. See Memory Upgrade
Module on pages 134–136
Possible Solution
Symptom Modem Problems
Parallel, Serial,and USB Device Problems
Possible Cause
Symptom PC Card Problems
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
Symptom Power Failures
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
Symptom
airline has no power from the AC outlet
Possible Cause
7.Use the Status Indicator panel to verify
Symptom
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
Your notebook turns off all by itself
Symptom
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
Symptom
Your notebook won’t work on battery alone
Possible Cause
The batteries seem to discharge too quickly
Symptom
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
Symptom Shutdown and Startup Problems
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
See pages
Symptom
Possible Cause
Symptom Video Problems
Possible Cause
The Built-inDisplay does not close
Symptom
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
Possible Solution
Miscellaneous Problems
Symptom
Possible Cause
POWER ON SELF TEST MESSAGES
Incorrect Drive B type – run SETUP – Type of floppy drive B: 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 POST. Run the Setup Utility to correct the inconsistency
#*Previous boot incomplete - Default con- figuration used - Previous Power On Self Test POST did not complete successfully. Power On Self Test POST loads default values and offers to run Setup. If the failure was caused by incorrect values and they are not corrected,the next boot will likely fail also. If using the default settings does not allow y ou to complete a successful boot sequence you should turn off the power with the Power Switch and contact your support representative
MODEM SETUP AND COMMANDS
Recovery Directions
EMERGENCY CD-ROMDRIVE TRAY RELEASE
C A U T I O N
As long is there is no boot disk in the CD-ROMdrive or the floppy disk drive your notebook will boot from the hard drive, regardless of the operating system source setting
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
S e c t i o n S i
Care and Maintenance
Increasing Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . .
C a r e a n d M a i n t e n a n c e
CARING FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
SECTION SIX
INCREASING BATTERY LIFE
To increase battery life
CARING FOR YOUR BATTERIES
Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S p e c i f i c a t i o n s a n d G l o s s a r y
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A p p e n d i c e s
LIFEBOOK 990TX2 SPECIFICATIONS
APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS
WARRANTY
Microprocessor
C A U T I O N
Pre-InstalledSoftware
Video
C A U T I O N
External Monitor Support
Input/Output Connections
Displays
Keyboards
Environmental Requirements
Power
Dimensions and Weight
C A U T I O N
Theft Prevention Lock
POPULAR ACCESSORIES
APPROVALS
FCC Certification
APPENDIX B GLOSSARY
BIOS
Boot
AC Adapter
CHS Translation
Command
Default Value
CMOS RAM
Extended Memory
Driver
DSVD
Floppy Disk
I/O Port
Hard Disk
Hexadecimal
Impedance
Megabyte
Lithium ion battery
LPT Port
Megahertz
MPEG-2
MPEG Compression
MPEG-1
MPU-401
Pixel
Reset
Pitch keyboard
POST
Shadow RAM
Status Indicator
SGRAM
SRAM
Write Protect
V.90
VRAM
Zoomed Video
I n d e
adapter indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CD-ROM
Docking
Function keys
License agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NumLk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,19, 23,32-33
Power continued
PowerPanel toolbar. . . . . . . 27,41-42,
Shadow RAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168,188
Transfer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Video output . . . . . . . . . . . 53,78-79,178