Fujitsu 690Tx User manual

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
according to FCC Part 15
Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu PC Corporation
Address: 598 Gibraltar Drive
Milpitas,CA 95035
Telephone: [phone]
Declaresthat product: Model: LifeBook 690Tx.
Complies with Part 15
of the FCC Rules.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Operations is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device must not be allowed to cause harmful
interference,(2) Thisdevice must accept any inter-
ference received,including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
David Woo Fujitsu4/17/98
    

C A U T I O N
Changes or modification not expressly approved
by Fujitsu PC Corporation could void this user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
■Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
Shielded interconnect cables must be employed with
thisequipmentto ensure compliance with the pertinent
RF emission limits governing this device.
Notice to Users of the US Telephone Network
The LifeBook
TM
600 Series notebook computersare
supplied with an internal modemwhich complies with
Part 68 of the FCC rules.On thisnotebook isa label
that contains the FCC Registration Number and the
Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for this equipment
among other information.If requested,the user
must provide their telephone company with the
following information:
1. The telephone number to which the notebook
is connected.
2. The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) for
thisequipment.
3. That the equipment requires a standard modular jack
type USOC RJ-11C which is FCC Part 68 compliant.
4. The FCC Registration Number.
This equipment is designed to be connected to the tele-
phone network or premises wiring using astandard
modular jack type USOC RJ-11C which is FCC Part 68
compliant and a line cord between themodem and the
telephone network with a minimum of 26AWG.
The REN is used to determine the number of devices
that you may connect to your telephone line and still
have all of those devices ring when your number is
called. Too many devices onone line may result in fail-
ure to ring in response to an incoming call.In most,
but not all,areas the sum of the RENs of all of the
devices should not exceed five (5.0).To be certainof
the number of devices you may connect to yourline,
as determined by the RENs, contact your local
telephone company.
If this equipment causes harm to the telephone network,
your telephone company may discontinue your service
temporarily. If possible,they will notify you in advance.
If advance notice is not practicalthey will notify you as
soon as possible.You will also be advised of your right
to file a complaint with the FCC.
This fax modemalso complies with fax branding
requirements per FCC Part 68.
Your telephone company willprobably ask you to dis-
connect this equipment from the telephone network
until the problem is corrected and you are sure that the
equipment isnot malfunctioning.
FCC NOTICES
Notice to Users of Radios and Television
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec-
tion against harmful interference ina residential instal-
lation. This equipment generates,uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions,may cause harmful
interference to radio communications.However,there is
no guarantee that interference will not occur in a partic-
ularinstallation.If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception,which can
be determined by turning the equipmentoff and on,the
user is encouraged totry to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
■Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
■Increase the separation between the equipment
andreceiver.
■Connect the equipment into an outlet that is on
a different circuit than the receiver.

This equipment may not beused on coinservice
telephones provided by your telephone company.
Connection to party lines is subject to state tariffs.
Contact your state’s public utility commission,public
service commission or corporation commission for
more information.
This equipment includes automatic dialing capability.
When programming and/or making test calls to
emergency numbers:
■Remain on the line and briefly explain to the
dispatcher the reason for the call.
■Perform such activities in off-peak hours,such
as early morning or late evening.
FCC rules prohibitthe use of non-hearing aid compati-
ble telephones in the following locations or applications:
■All public or semipublic coin-operated or credit
card telephones.
■Elevators,highways, tunnels (automobile,subway,
railroad orpedestrian) where a person with
impaired hearing might be isolated in an emergency.
■Places where telephones are specifically installed to
alert emergency authorities such as fire, police or
medical assistance personnel.
■Hospital rooms,residential health care facilities,
convalescent homes and prisons.
■Workstations for the hearing impaired.
■Hotel,motel or apartmentlobbies.
■Storeswhere telephones are used by patrons to
order merchandise.
■Public transportation terminals where telephones
are used to call taxis or to reserve lodging or
rental cars.
■In hotel and motel rooms as atleast ten percent of
the rooms must contain hearing aid compatible tele-
phones or jacks for plug in hearing aid compatible
telephones which willbe provided to hearing
impaired customers on request.
DOC (INDUSTRY CANADA) NOTICES
Notice to Users of Radios and Television
This ClassB digital apparatus meets all requirements
of the Canadian Interference-Causing
Equipment Regulations.
CET appareil numérique de la class B respecte toutes
les exigence du Réglement sur le matérial brouilleur
du Canada.
Notice to Users of the
Canadian Telephone Network
The Canadian Industry Canada label identifies certified
equipment.This certification means that the equipment
meets certain telecommunicationsnetwork protective,
operational and safety requirements. The Department
does notguarantee the equipment will operate to the
user’s satisfaction.
The LifeBook 600 Series notebook computersare sup-
plied with aninternalmodem which complies with the
Industry Canada certification standards for telecommu-
nication network protection and safety requirements.
Before connecting this equipment to a telephone line the
user should ensure that itis permissible to connect this
equipment to the local telecommunication facilities.The
user should be aware thatcompliance with the certifica-
tion standardsdoes not prevent service degradation in
some situations.
Repairs to telecommunication equipment should be
made by aCanadian authorized maintenance facility.
Any repairs or alterations notexpressly approved by
Fujitsu PC Corporation or any equipment failuresmay
give the telecommunication company cause to request
the user to disconnectthe equipment from the
telephone line.
The connecting arrangement code for this equipment
is CA11A.
The Load Number is3.

Avis Aux Utilisateurs Du Réseau
Téléphonique Canadien
L’étiquette canadienne Industrie Canada identifie
l’équipement certifié.Cette certification signifie
que l’équipementsatisfait certaines normesde
protection,d’exploitation et de sécurité des réseaux
de télécommunications.Le département ne garantit
pas le fonctionnement de l’équipement à la
satisfaction de l’utilisateur.
La série LifeBook
TM
600 possèdent un modem
interne conforme auxnormes de certification
d’Industrie Canada pour protéger les réseaux de
télécommunicationset satisfaire aux normes de
sécurité.Avant de connecter cet équipement à une
ligne téléphonique,l’utilisateur doit vérifiers’il est
permis de connecter cet équipement aux installations
de télécommunications locales. L’utilisateur est averti
que même la conformité aux normes de certification
ne peut dans certains cas empêcher la dégradation
du service.
Les réparations de l’équipementde télécommunications
doivent être effectuéespar un service de maintenance
agréé au Canada.Toute réparation ou modification,qui
n’est pas expressément approuvée par Fujitsu PC Corp.,
ou toute défaillance de l’équipement peutentraîner
la compagnie de télécommunications à exigerque
C A U T I O N
For safety, users should ensure that the electrical
ground of the power utility, the telephone lines
and the metallic water pipes are connected
together. Users should NOT attempt to make
such connections themselves but should contact
the appropriate electric inspection authority or
electrician. This may be particularly important
in rural areas.
l’utilisateur déconnecte l’équipement de la
ligne téléphonique.
Le code d’arrangement de connexion de cet équipement
estCA11A.
Le numéro de charge est 3.
Le numéro de chargeassigné à chaque terminal
téléphonique indique le pourcentage de la charge
totale pouvant être connecté à une boucle ou à un
circuit téléphonique,utilisé par ce périphérique afin
de prévenirtoute surcharge.La terminaison d’une
boucle peut être constituée de n’importe quelle
combinaison de péri-phériques de sorte que le total
de numéros de charge de tous les périphériques
n’excède pas 100.
The Load Number assigned to each telephone terminal
device denotes the percentageof the total load to be
connected to a telephone loop or circuit which is used
by the device to prevent overloading.The termination
ona loop may consist of any combination of devices
such that the total of the load numbers of all devices
does not exceed 100.

A V E R T I S S E M E N T
Pour assurer la sécurité, les utilisateurs
doivent vérifier que la prise de terre du service
d’électricité, les lignes téléphoniques et les
conduites d’eau métalliques sont connectées
ensemble. Les utilisateurs NE doivent PAS
tenter d’établir ces connexions eux-mêmes,
mais doivent contacter les services d’inspection
d’installations électriques appropriés ou un
électricien. Ceci peut être particulièrement
important en régions rurales.
UL NOTICE (FOR AUTHORIZED REPAIR TECHNICIANS ONLY)
CAUTION:Forcontinued protection against risk of fire,replace only
with the same type and ratingfuse.
CAUTION:Danger of explosion if CMOS battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent typerecommended by the
manufacturer.Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer’s instruction.
WARNING: CMOS and NiCAD batteries may explode if mistreated.
Do not recharge,disassemble or disposeof in fire.

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PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
SECTION ONE
SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK 600
SERIES FROM FUJITSU
Unpacking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Overview of Lifebook 600 Series Features. . . 3
Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Top and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . 5
Left-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 6
Right-sidePanel Components . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Bottom Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
LANEnhancement Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LAN Enhancement Unit Front and
TopComponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LAN Enhancement Unit
RearComponents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LAN Enhancement Unit
BottomComponents. . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Data Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting Your Notebook for the First Time. . 16
UserRegistration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Learning About Your Operating System
and Application Software. . . . . . . . . . 19
SECTION TWO
USING YOUR LIFEBOOK 600 SERIES
FROM FUJITSU
Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
PowerOn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
PowerOff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Restarting The System. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fujitsu Welcome Center. . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Integrated Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . 32
UsingThe Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
VolumeControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
FloppyDisk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
CD-ROM Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
HardDrive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Internal Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Infrared Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Pre-InstalledSoftware. . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
SECTION THREE
CONFIGURING YOUR LIFEBOOK 600
SERIES FROM FUJITSU
Boot Sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Identifyingthe Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
BIOS Setup Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Navigating Through the Setup Utility . . . . 57
Main Menu – Setting Standard
SystemParameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Advanced Menu – Setting Device
Feature Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Security Menu – Setting the
Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Power Menu – Setting Power
ManagementFeature Controls. . . . . . . 98
Boot Menu – Selecting the
Operating System Source . . . . . . . . . 106
Info Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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Exit Menu – Leaving the Setup Utility . . . 112
Setting Up Your Save-to-Disk
File Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
SECTION FOUR
USER INSTALLABLE FEATURES
LANEnhancement Unit. . . . . . . . . . . 119
External Installation of a
FloppyDisk Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
External Lithium Ion Smart Battery . . . . 123
PC Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Theft Prevention Locks . . . . . . . . . . . 127
MIDI/joystickDevices . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Mouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
StereoLine In Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
StereoLine Out Devices . . . . . . . . . . . 129
TelephoneLines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
FastEthernet Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Serial Port Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
ParallelPort Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
USB Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
External Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Memory Upgrade Module. . . . . . . . . . 131
InternalBattery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Base Enhancement Unit . . . . . . . . . . . 135
SECTION FIVE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Identifyingthe Problem . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Specific Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
PowerOn Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . 156
Emergency CD-ROM Drive Tray Release. . 159
Internal Hard Drive Replacement. . . . . . 160
ModemSetup and Commands . . . . . . . 161
Restoring Your Pre-Installed
Software From CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . 161
SECTION SIX
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Caring forYour Notebook. . . . . . . . . . 164
IncreasingBattery Life. . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Caring forYour Batteries . . . . . . . . . . 165
APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Lifebook 690Tx with LAN
EnhancementUnit Specifications . . . . 168
EnvironmentalRequirements . . . . . . . . 171
Approvals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
APPENDIX B GLOSSARY
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
INDEX
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

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PREFACE
The LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu PC
Corporation is a powerful ultra flexible thin and
light notebook computer. It is powered by an
Intel Pentium microprocessor with MMX tech-
nology, has a built-in color display,an internal
modem and comes with a LAN Enhancement
Unit with built-in floppy disk drive,CD-ROM
drive,and network adapter bringing the com-
puting power of desktop personal computers
(PCs) to a portable environment.
This manual explains how to operate your
LifeBook 600 Series’hardware and built-in
system software. The LifeBook 600 Series is
compatible with the IBM PC AT. It comes
with Windows 95 pre-installed.
A LifeBook 600 Series is a completely self-
contained unit with an active-matrix (TFT)
color LCD display. It has a powerful interface
that enables it to support a variety of optional
features. (Figure P-1.)
CONVENTIONS USED IN THE GUIDE
Screen examples in this manual are intended as
examples only, and screen and file names may
differ in actual use.
Messages displayed on screen by the LifeBook
600 Series,and commands that you enter into
the computer using the keyboard,appear in
Courier type.
Example: Shutdown the computer?
Keyboard keys are shown in boldface
Helvetica type.
Example: Fn,F1,Esc, and Ctrl.
Pages with additional information about a spe-
cific topic are cross-referenced within the text.
Example: (See page xx.)
P O I N T
The point icon highlights information
that will enhance your understanding of
the subject material.
C A U T I O N
The caution icon highlights information
that is important to your safety, to the
safe operation of your computer, or to
the integrity of your files. Please read all
caution information carefully.

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Figure P-1 LifeBook 600 Series with
Both Fujitsu and Third Party Options

S e t t in g U p Yo u r L i f eB o o k 6 0 0 Se r i e s
S e c t i o n O n e
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Overview of LifeBook 600 Series Features . . . 3
Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Top and Front Components . . . . . . . . . . 5
Left-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . 6
Right-side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
LAN Enhancement Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LAN Enhancement Unit Front and
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LAN Enhancement Unit Rear Components . . 12
LAN Enhancement Unit Bottom Components 13
Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Data Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting Your Notebook for The First Time . . 16
User Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Learning About Your Operating System
and Application Software. . . . . . . . . . 19

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SECTION ONE
SETTING UP YOUR LIFEBOOK
600 SERIES FROM FUJITSU
This section describes how to set up your
LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu. We strongly
recommend that you read it before using your
notebook – even if you are already familiar with
notebook computers.
UNPACKING YOUR NOTEBOOK
When you receive your notebook,unpack it
carefully, and compare the parts you have
received with the items listed below.
For a standard configuration you should have:
■LifeBook 600 Series from Fujitsu.(Figure 1-1.)
■AC adapter with AC power cord (located in
the accessories box). (Figure 1-2.)
■External Smart Lithium ion battery (located
in the accessories box). (Figure 1-3.)
■LAN Enhancement Unit (located in the
accessories box). (Figure 1-4.)
■RJ-11 cable (located in the accessories box).
■Getting Started Guide.
■User’s Guide.
■MicrosoftWindows 95 Manual.
■Registration card and customer
information pack.
■LANdesk Client Manager 3.2 CD-ROM
(located in the accessories box).
■Recovery CD-ROM (located in the
accessories box).
Figure 1-3 External Smart Lithium ion Battery
Figure 1-1 LifeBook 600 Series Notebook
Figure 1-2 AC Adapter Unit

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Once you have checked and confirmed that
your notebook system is complete, connect
theAC adapter and follow the instructions
starting on page 17 to accept the conditions
for using the LifeBook 600 Series. When you
have completed the setup process please
register your notebook. (See page 19.)
OVERVIEW OF LIFEBOOK
600 SERIES FEATURES
The LifeBook 600 Series is a compact, yet
powerful notebook computer available with
standard features including: (See Appendix A,
pages 152-156, for detailed information.)
■266 MHz Intel Pentium processor
with MMX technology.
■32MB SDRAM standard, expandable
to 96MB.
■12.1" active-matrix (TFT) color display
with 1024 x 768 resolution (XGA).
■2MB video RAM.
■Built-in 4GB hard drive.
■Internal Lithium ion Smart battery.
■External Lithium ion Smart battery.
■Hot swap PS/2 connection for an external
keyboard or an external mouse.
■Internal 56K fax/data/voice modem with
built-in telephony and DSVD support.
■DMI 2.0 compliant.
■Integrated touchpad pointing device for easy
cursor control.
■Hot Docking connection for an
Enhancement Unit.
■LAN Enhancement Unit with:
■Fixed 3.5" floppy disk drive.
■Fixed 20-speed maximum
CD-ROM drive.
■Built-in stereo speakers.
■Fast Ethernet port.
■Dual USB port.
■Stereo Line Out port.
■Composite Video jack.
■MIDI/joystick port.
Figure 1-4 LAN Enhancement Unit
C A U T I O N
Your internal modem is designed to
allow faster downloads from K56flex
compliant digital sources. Maximum
achievable download transmission
rates may not reach 56 Kbps and
will vary with line conditions.

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■Hot swap PS/2 connection for an external
keyboard and an external mouse.
■Serial port.
■Parallel port.
■External Monitor port.
■DC Power jack.
■Full audio and video features:
■16-bit SoundBlaster-compatible
sound chip.
■3D-Stereo for multiple speaker effects.
■3D-Graphics for fast graphic rendering.
■Zoomed Video support for full motion
video acceleration.
■Built-in mono speaker.
■Built-in mono microphone.
■Stereo Line In jack.
■Stereo Headphone jack.
■Microphone jack.
■Two Type II/one Type III PC Card slots.
■Fast IrDA (4Mbps) compatible infrared port
for wireless data transfer.
■External monitor support with simultaneous
display capabilities.
■“No re-learning”, full-size keyboard with
three dedicated Windows 95 keys.
■Dual USB device support.
■Standard pre-installed software:
■MicrosoftWindows 95 operating system
with Internet Explorer 4.01.
■LapLink from Traveling Software for
file transfers via modem,cable or
infrared port.
■PC-Doctor for system diagnostics.
■SoftPEG from CompCore for MPEG-1
video playing.
■McAfee VirusScan for virus protection.
■ESS AudioRack for 3D-Stereo, audio CD,
and other audio controls.
■MegaPhone by AVEO for telephone
applications including fax,
dialing, and speakerphone.
■PowerPanel by Phoenix Technologies for
power conservation management.
■Standard user-install software.
■Netscape Communicator 4.0.
■America Online 3.0 Free Trial.
■JFAX Telecom Software.
■AT&T Worldnet Service.
Figure 1-5 Top and Front Panel

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COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION
For detailed specifications refer to Appendix A
on pages 152-156.
TOP AND FRONT COMPONENTS
Display Panel
This is a color LCD panel with back lighting for
the display of text and graphics. (Figure 1-6.)
Brightness Control
The brightness control adjusts the overall
intensity of the display panel back lighting.
(Figure 1-6.)
Built-in Microphone
The built-in microphone allows mono audio
input to your notebook. (Figure 1-6.)
Status Indicator Panel
LCD display of the status of the power state
and source, Suspend mode, AC connected/
disconnected, battery charge for both batteries,
floppy disk drive activity, hard drive activity,
CD-ROM drive activity, PC Card activity,
CapsLock, NumLk and Scr Lk. (Figure 1-6.)
Figure 1-6 LifeBook 600 Series with Display Open
Display
Brightness
Control
Microphone
Closed Cover
Switch
Suspend/Resume
Button
Enhancement Unit Alignment Hole
Display
Panel Latch
Enhancement Unit
Alignment Hole
Touchpad Pointing
Device
Keyboard
Speaker
Status Indicator
Panel

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Suspend/Resume Button
The Suspend/Resume button allows you to sus-
pend notebook activity without turning off the
notebook power,and to return it to an active
state.This feature saves power, and is particu-
larly useful when the notebook is running only
on battery power. (See pages 42-43 and 88-89
for more information.)
Closed Cover Switch
The closed cover switch turns off the LCD back
lighting when the display panel is closed,thus
saving power. It can also be set as a Suspend/
Resume switch in the BIOS Setup utility.
(see pages 98-105.)(Figure 1-6.)
Keyboard
A full-size keyboard with dedicated
Windows 95 keys for input into the notebook.
(Figure 1-6.)
Touchpad Pointing Device
The touchpad pointing device is a finger
contact cursor control system with two
click buttons. (Figure 1-6.)
Display Panel Latch
This latch locks and releases the display panel.
(Figure 1-6.) When the display panel is released
it pops up slightly to make it easier to open.
Enhancement Unit Alignment Holes
Holes that allow your notebook to align and
lock into an Enhancement Unit.
LEFT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS
Power Switch
This switch is the main power switch for your
notebook. (Figure 1-7.)
PC Card Slots
The PC Card Slots allows you to install two
type I or II PC Cards or one type III PC Card.
(See pages 109-111 for more information on PC
Cards.) The sliding button to the left of the card
slots locks the card(s) in place, and the push
buttons to the right of the slots eject the cards
from the slots. (Figure 1-7.)
C A U T I O N
Be sure you know what settings are
active for your Suspend/Resume button
before you use it as misuse can result in
data loss. (See the Power Savings Menu
of the BIOS setup utility, pages 88-89,
for more information.)
Figure 1-7 LifeBook 600 Series Left-side Panel
Power
Switch
PC Card
Lock
PC Card
Slots
Slot 2
Eject Button
Slot 1
Eject Button
Speaker
The built-in speaker outputs sound from the
notebook. (Figure 1-6.)

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RIGHT-SIDE PANEL COMPONENTS
Theft Prevention Lock Slot
This is a slot that allows you to attach a physical
lock down device. (Figure 1-8.)
RJ-11 Jack
This is the jack for attaching a telephone line to
the internal modem. (Figure 1-8.)
Microphone Jack
The microphone jack allows you to connect an
external mono microphone. (Figure 1-8.)
Stereo Line In Jack
The stereo line in jack allows you to connect an
external audio source to your notebook, like an
audio cassette player. This jack will not support
an external microphone. (Figure 1-8.)
Headphone Jack
You can connect headphones or powered exter-
nal speakers to the headphone jack.(Figure 1-8.)
Volume Control
The volume control is a knob which provides
manual control of the sound level of all audio
output from your notebook. (Figure 1-8.)
Figure 1-8 LifeBook 600 Series Right-side Panel
C A U T I O N
The internal modem is not intended for
use with Digital PBX systems. Do not
connect the internal modem to a digital
PBX as it may cause serious damage to
the internal modem or your entire note-
book. Consult your PBX manufacturer’s
documentation for details. Some hotels
have Digital PBX systems. Be sure to find
out BEFORE you connect your modem.
C A U T I O N
There are software volume controls.
The knob setting and the software
settings will interact. Software volume
off will override the knob setting and
the software volume setting will
control the maximum knob setting.
(See Volume Control on pages 36-37
for more information.)
Volume
Control
Headphone
Jack
Stereo Line
In Jack
Microphone
Jack
RJ-11
Theft Prevention Lock Slot

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REAR PANEL COMPONENTS
Infrared Port
The fast IrDA (4Mbps) compatible port allows
you to communicate with another IrDA com-
patible infrared device without a cable. (See
pages 50-51 for more information.) (Figure 1-9.)
C A U T I O N
The connector cover – which closes over
the ports on the rear of the notebook –
can be damaged if it is left open when
the notebook is moved around.
External Monitor Port
This port allows you to connect an external
VGA or SVGA CRT monitor. (Figure 1-9.)
External Floppy Disk Drive Port
A port for attaching an optional external floppy
disk drive. (Figure 1-9.)
External Battery Locking Slots
A pair of slots that mate with the locking tabs
on the external Lithium ion battery.
DC Power Jack
The DC power jack allows you to plug in the
AC adapter or the optional auto/airline adapter.
(Figure 1-9.)
Figure 1-9 LifeBook 600 Series Rear Panel
PS/2 Port
This port allows you to connect an external
PS/2 mouse or keyboard.(Figure 1-9.)
Dual USB Port
This portallows you toconnect two Universal
Serial Bus devices, such as external game pads,
point ing devices, keyboards and speakers.
(Figure 1-9.)
Parallel Port
The parallel port allows you to connect parallel
devices, such as a parallel printer to your note-
book. (This is also referred to as an LPT port.)
(Figure 1-9.)
Infrared
Port
Dual USB
Port
Parallel
Port
External
Monitor Port
External
Floppy Disk
Drive Port
PS/2 Port
Connector Cover
Port Cover
DC Power
Jack
External
Battery
Locking Slot
External
Battery
Locking Slot

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BOTTOM COMPONENTS
External Battery Locking Indentations
These indentations mate with the latches on
the external battery to provide secure mating
between the battery and your notebook.
(Figure 1-10.)
External Battery Port
This slide covered slot provides for installation
of the external battery. (Figure 1-10.)
Docking Lock Slots
These slots mate with the latch hooks of an
Enhancement Unit to lock the Enhancement
Unit and the notebook together.(Figure 1-10.)
Unit Label
This label has the model number and other
information about your notebook. In addition
the configuration portion of the label has the
serial number and manufacturer information
that you will need to give your support repre-
sentative so that he or she can help you.
It exactly identifies the version of various
components of your notebook.(Figure 1-10.)
Docking Port
This port is for connection to an Enhancement
Unit.The cover opens automatically when your
notebook is installed in an Enhancement Unit.
(Figure 1-10.)
Memory Upgrade Compartment
This compartment houses the memory upgrade
module which allows you to expand the system
memory capacity of your notebook. (See pages
115-118 for more information on installing added
memory capacity.) (Figure 1-10.)
Internal Hard Drive Compartment
This compartment contains the internal hard
drive and should only be accessed for mainte-
nance by an authorized maintenance provider.
(Figure 1-10.)
Internal Battery Compartment
This compartment houses the internal battery
and should only be opened to remove the bat-
tery for replacement or long term storage.
(Figure 1-10.)
Figure 1-10 LifeBook 600 Series Bottom
Docking
Lock Slot
Internal
Battery
Compartment
Internal
Hard Drive
Compartment
Memory
Upgrade
Compartment
Docking
Port External
Battery Port
External Battery Locking Indentations
Docking
Lock Slot
Unit
Label