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T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
USING YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU
USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES
SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU
SECTION ONE
APPENDICES SPECIFICATIONS & GLOSSARY
TROUBLESHOOTING
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
SECTION FIVE
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s
P r e f a c e
L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u
PREFACE
CONVENTIONS USED IN THE GUIDE
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
Third Party Options and Accessories
L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u Preface
L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s f r o m F u j i t s u
Figure P-1 LifeBook C Series with Samples of Fujitsu and
P r e f a c e
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Setting Up Your LifeBook C Series
Unpacking Overview of LifeBook C Series Features
S e c t i o n O n e
Component Identification Top and Front Components
Section One
UNPACKING
SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU
OVERVIEW OF LIFEBOOK C SERIES FEATURES
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
Built-in Pioneer stereo speakers Built-in mono microphone
P O I N T
P O I N T
COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION
Closed Cover Switch Status Indicator Panel Built-in Microphone
Power and Suspend/Resume Button
S e t t i n g U p Y o u r L i f e B o o k C S e r i e s
Status Indicator Panel
Wireless IR Mouse Receiver
Closed Cover Switch
TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS
Power Switch
LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS
Anti-theft Lock Slot
Volume Control
RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS
PC Card Slots
Headphone Jack
DC Power Jack
REAR PANEL COMPONENTS
Modem RJ-11 Jack
PS/2 Port
Lithium ion Battery Bay
BOTTOM COMPONENTS
Main Unit and Configuration Label
Power Sources Display Panel Starting your LifeBook for the First Time
Power Off
S e c t i o n T w o
Starting Your LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu
POWER SOURCES
Connecting the Power Adapters
SECTION TWO
STARTING YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU
Adjusting the Brightness
Power On
DISPLAY PANEL
STARTING YOUR LIFEBOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME
Booting the System with Windows 98 Second Edition
Getting Started
Figure 2-3 Power On
Final Settings
Registration
Once you have setup your LifeBook to dial out, Windows 98 SE will make a free telephone call which will test these settings. If the call is unsuccessful, you will be returned to the phone settings page where you may try to fix them at this time. If you are unable to fix the settings please contact Fujitsu PC Service and Support. See page 17. If you would simply like to move on, and register your LifeBook at a later time, simply click on skip and you will go directly to the condition of use page
P O I N T
REGISTERING YOUR LIFEBOOK
What are the benefits of registering?
How do I register?
P O I N T
POWER OFF
LEARNING ABOUT YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM AND APPLICATION SOFTWARE
Tutorials
Manuals
RESTARTING THE SYSTEM
P O I N T
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
Using Your LifeBook C Series from Fujitsu
S e c t i o n T h r e e
STATUS INDICATOR PANEL
Power Indicator
USING YOUR LIFEBOOK C SERIES FROM FUJITSU
Figure 3-1 Status Indicator Panel
AC Adapter Indicator
Battery Indicator
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
DVD/CD-ROM Drive Access Indicator
Hard Drive Access Indicator
To disable the DVD/CD automatic insertion function
P O I N T
BATTERY
Floppy Disk Drive Access Indicator
PC Card Access Indicators
NumLk Indicator
Shorted Battery
Recharging the Battery
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
Low Battery State
Figure 3-2 on page
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
INTEGRATED ERGOTRAC POINTING DEVICE
C A U T I O N
Figure 3-3 ErgoTrac pointing device
Clicking
Double-Clicking
P O I N T
P O I N T
USING THE KEYBOARD
ErgoTrac Pointing Device Control Adjustment
Dragging
Numeric Keypad
Cursor Keys
Function Keys
Fn Key
P O I N T
VOLUME CONTROL
FLOPPY DISK DRIVE
Windows Keys
C A U T I O N
Loading a Floppy Disk
Ejecting a Floppy Disk
Preparing a Floppy Disk for Use
P O I N T
DVD OR CD-ROM DRIVE
Care of Floppy Disk Drive and Disks
Loading a DVD or CD
C A U T I O N
LIFEBOOK APPLICATION PANEL
Care of DVDs and CD-ROMs
P O I N T
HARD DRIVE
INTERNAL MODEM
Formatting the Hard Drive
more information
POWER MANAGEMENT
Using the Suspend/Resume Features
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
Indicator panel above the keyboard of your notebook. Figure 3-11. Push the Power but- ton, when your notebook is active but no Access indicators are on and release the button imme- diately. You will hear two short beeps and then your system will enter Suspend mode
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
P O I N T
Standby Mode
Pressing the Power button when your system is in the On state
C A U T I O N
P O I N T
Save-to-Disk Mode
P O I N T
P O I N T
C A U T I O N
Idle Mode
P O I N T
P O I N T
P O I N T
Video Timeout
Hard Disk Timeout
Windows Power Management Control Panels
Hardware Data Security Features
PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE
LapLink Professional
Quicken 99 Basic
McAfee VirusScan
BOOT SEQUENCE
Microsoft Works
Microsoft Press Interactive Training
PMSet
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
IDENTIFYING THE DRIVES
Drive Designators
P O I N T
Entering the Setup Utility
Resetting to Default Values
BIOS Guide
YOUR SAVE-TO-DISK FILE ALLOCATION
5. Select 6. Safe mode command prompt only, then press Enter
5. Select 6. Safe mode command prompt only, then press Enter
7. Type PHDISK /DELETE /FILE
C A U T I O N
Lithium ion Battery PC Cards Parallel Port Devices
Headphones Telephone Lines Mouse, Keyboard, or Keypad
External Monitor Theft Prevention Lock Memory Upgrade Module
S e c t i o n F o u r
LITHIUM ION BATTERY
Lithium ion Battery
Warm Swapping
USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES
Replacing the Battery
3. Press down on the battery release panel and slide it way from you
C A U T I O N
Installing PC Cards in Your Notebook
PC CARDS
Caring for PC Cards
P O I N T
To install a PC Card
4. When the PC Card is fully inserted, the eject button will pop out
C A U T I O N
C A U T I O N
PARALLEL PORT DEVICES
SERIAL PORT DEVICES
USB DEVICES
MICROPHONE
HEADPHONES
STEREO LINE IN DEVICE
TELEPHONE LINES
MOUSE, KEYBOARD OR KEYPAD
MEMORY UPGRADE MODULE
To Install a Memory Upgrade Module
THEFT PREVENTION LOCK
C A U T I O N
6. Flip the keyboard away from you, and set it down on the screen
C A U T I O N
To Remove a Memory Upgrade Module
To Replace the original system memory
Checking the Computer Recognition of New Memory Capacity
C A U T I O N
Displayed
Slot
S e c t i o n F o u r
T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g
Identifying the Problem Specific Problems Power On Self Test Messages
Emergency CD-ROM Tray Release Modem Setup and Commands
Recovery CD-ROM
IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM
TROUBLESHOOTING
SECTION FIVE
P O I N T
SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
Using PC-Doctor
User Problem Guides
Problem Audio Problems
DVD/CD-ROM Drive Problems
Possible Cause
Notebook fails to recognize DVD/CD-ROM continued
on pages
You cannot access your floppy disk
You can not access your hard drive continued
2. Your system has crashed
See Parallel Port Devices, Serial Port Devices or USB Devices on page
1. The device is not properly installed
C A U T I O N
Problem PC Card Problems
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
You turn on your notebook and
You turn on your notebook and nothing seems to happen continued
battery. See Figures 3-1 and 3-2 on
See Figures 3-1 and 3-2 on pages
See Figures 3-1 and 3-2 on pages 20-21. If
You turn on your notebook and nothing
Problem
Possible Solution
Possible Cause
When the battery is dead there will be a beep
Low Battery Suspend mode. See pages
See Batteries on page
The battery seems to discharge too quickly
The Power button does not work
Your notebook appears to change setup parameters when you start it
The built-in display is blank when you turn on your notebook continued
See External Monitor on page
The Built-in Display does not close
4. Your external monitor is not compatible with your notebook
POWER ON SELF TEST MESSAGES
Diskette drive A error or Diskette drive
Extended RAM Failed at offset nnnn
Failing Bits nnnn The hex number nnnn
Monitor type does not match CMOS - Run
System battery is dead - Replace and run
MODEM SETUP AND COMMANDS
EMERGENCY CD-ROM TRAY RELEASE
RECOVERY CD-ROM
Restoring Your Pre-installed Software from CD-ROM
P O I N T
P O I N T
To Run the Emergency Recovery Program
1. Insert the Emergency Recovery CD in the CD-ROM drive
P O I N T
Device Drivers, Utilities and Read-me Files
Look for and open files with the extensions .DOC and .TXT
P O I N T
P O I N T
Caring for Your Notebook Increasing Battery Life
S e c t i o n S
C a r e a n d M a i n t e n a n c e
Caring for Your Batteries
CARING FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
SECTION SIX
Make a habit of transporting it in a suitable carrying case
INCREASING BATTERY LIFE
CARING FOR YOUR BATTERIES
P O I N T
S e c t i o n S i
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 LifeBook C Series General Specifications Pre-configured Models
A p p e n d i c e s
Glossary
WARRANTY
LIFEBOOK C SERIES GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Pre-Installed Software
APPENDICES
Input/Output Connections
One stereo line in jack. See Audio specifications
Displays
External Monitor Support XGA, SVGA, and VGA compatible CRT displays
PRE-CONFIGURED MODELS
Power
Dimensions
Environmental Requirements
BIOS
Boot
Command
GLOSSARY
Default Value
Configuration
Data
DIMM
Extended Memory
Floppy Disk
Hard drive
Hexadecimal
Memory
MIDI
Modem
Monaural
Reset
Pixel
POST
Program
Status Indicator
SRAM
Stereo audio
Stroke keyboard
I n d e
AC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 AC Adapter Indicator
Hardware Security Passwords
I n d e
Index
LifeBook Application Panel
Troubleshooting
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