Fujitsu Lifebook A1120 Guide User manual

User’s Guide
Learn how to use
your Fujitsu LifeBook
A1120 notebook

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HANDLING THE CORD ON THIS PRODUCT WILL EXPOSE YOU TO LEAD, ACHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
WASH HANDS AFTER HANDLING.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
according to FCC Part 15
Responsible Party Name: Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation
Address: 1250 E. Arques Avenue, M/S 122
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Telephone: [phone]
Declares that product: Base Model Configuration: LifeBook A1120 notebook
Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operations are subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
This unit requires an AC adapter to operate. Use only UL Listed I.T.E. Class II Adapters with an output rating of 19 VDC, with a current of
4.22 A (80 W).
When using your notebook equipment, basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury
to persons, including the following:
•Do not use this product near water for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a
swimming pool.
•Avoid using the modem during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
•Do not use the modem to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
•Use only the power cord and batteries indicated in this manual. Do not dispose of batteries in a fire. They may explode. Check with
local codes for possible special disposal instructions.
•To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger UL Listed or CSA Certified Telecommunication Line Cord.
•For TV tuner use: To protect from overvoltages and transients on the Cable Distribution System, be sure that the outer shield of the
coaxial cable is connected to earth (grounded) at the building premise as close to the point of cable entrance as practicable, as
required per NEC Article 820.93, ANSI/NFPA 70: 2005. If you have questions about your CATV installation, contact your service
provider.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
For Authorized Repair Technicians Only
DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF LITHIUM (CLOCK) BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED. REPLACE ONLY
WITH THE SAME OR EQUIVALENT TYPE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. DISPOSE OF USED
BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’SINSTRUCTION.
FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SAME TYPE AND
RATING FUSE.
+
AC adapter output polarity:

5 -
System Disposal
Recycling your battery
Over time, the batteries that run your mobile computer will begin to hold a charge for a shorter amount of time; this is a natural
occurrence for all batteries. When this occurs, you may want to replace the battery with a fresh one*. If you replace it, it is important
that you dispose of the old battery properly because batteries contain materials that could cause environmental damage if disposed of
improperly.
Fujitsu is very concerned with environmental protection, and has enlisted the services of the Rechargeable Battery
Recycling Corporation (RBRC)**, a non-profit public service organization dedicated to protecting our environment
by recycling old batteries at no cost to you.
RBRC has drop-off points at tens of thousands of locations throughout the United States and Canada. To find the
location nearest you, go to www.RBRC.org or call 1-800-822-8837.
If there are no convenient RBRC locations near you, you can also go to the EIA Consumer Education Initiative website
(http://EIAE.org/) and search for a convenient disposal location.
Remember – protecting the environment is a cooperative effort, and you should make every effort to protect it for current and future
generations.
* To order a new battery for your Fujitsu mobile computer, go to the Fujitsu shopping site at www.shopfujitsu.com in the US or
www.fujitsu.ca/products/notebooks in Canada.
** RBRC is an independent third party to which Fujitsu provides funding for battery recycling; RBRC is in no way affiliated with
Fujitsu.
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Contents
Preface
About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Conventions Used in the Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fujitsu Contact Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your LifeBook
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Locating the Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Top Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Left-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Right-Side Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Back Panel Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bottom Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Status Indicator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hard Drive/Optical Drive Access Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2
Touchpad Pointing Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Clicking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Double-Clicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dragging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Touchpad Control Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
LifeBook Application Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Opening the Fujitsu Support Center with the Support Button . . . . . . . . . . 31
Launching Applications with the Support Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 2 Getting Started with Your LifeBook
Power Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Connecting the Power Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening the Display Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adjusting Display Panel Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Using the Windows Mobility Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Closing the Display Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Starting Your LifeBook Notebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Boot Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hard Disk Drive Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
BIOS Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Booting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

3
Starting Windows Vista the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Registering Your LifeBook notebook with Fujitsu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installing Click Me! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fujitsu Driver Update Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power/Suspend/Resume Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sleep Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hibernation (Save-to-Disk) Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Windows Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Restarting the System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Powering Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
ENERGY STAR® Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 3 User-Installable Features
Lithium ion Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Recharging the Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LifeBook Color Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Installing a Color Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing a Color Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Optical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Media Player Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Loading Media on Your Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removing Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Emergency Optical
Drive Tray Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using the Media Player Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using Media Player on Battery Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Using ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Installing ExpressCards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Removing ExpressCards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Secure Digital Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Installing SD Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Removing an SD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Installing Memory Upgrade Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing a Memory Upgrade Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Checking the Memory Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Modem (RJ-11) Telephone Jack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Internal LAN (RJ-45) Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Universal Serial Bus Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Headphone/Line-Out Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Microphone/Line-In Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
External Video Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Your LifeBook
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Identifying the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Specific Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Power On Self Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Modem Result Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Restoring Your Pre-installed Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Drivers and Applications Restore Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Recovery and Utility Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Automatically Downloading Driver Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Chapter 5 Care and Maintenance
Caring for your LifeBook Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cleaning your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storing your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Traveling with your LifeBook notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Media Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
ExpressCards/SD Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 6 System Specifications
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Configuration Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Microprocessor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Chipset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Mass Storage Device Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Device Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Keyboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Dimensions and Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Popular Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Included Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Learning About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Glossary/Regulatory
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Appendix A: WLAN User’s Guide
Before Using the Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Wireless LAN Devices Covered by this Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Characteristics of the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Wireless LAN Modes Using this Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Wireless Network Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Deactivating the WLAN Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Deactivation using the Wireless LAN/Bluetooth On/Off Switch. . . . . . . . 145
Disconnection Using the Icon in the Taskbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Activating the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Configuration of the WLAN Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Configuring the WLAN Using Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Connection to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Troubleshooting the WLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Troubleshooting Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Using the Bluetooth Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
What is Bluetooth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Where to Find Information About Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

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Preface
About This Guide
The LifeBook A1120 notebook from Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation provides desktop
performance with a fast, Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor. Your notebook has a built-in 15.6” WXGA color
display. This system brings the computing power of desktop personal computers (PCs) to a portable
environment.
Your computer comes with Microsoft Windows® Vista Home Premium operating system pre-installed.
This manual explains how to operate your LifeBook notebook’s hardware and built-in system software.
Conventions Used in the Guide
Keyboard and on-screen keys appear in brackets. Example: [Fn], [F1], [ESC], [ENTER] and [CTRL].
Pages with additional information about a specific topic are cross-referenced within the text.
For example: (“See Installation Procedure on page 43”.)
On screen menu items appear in bold. Example: “Click Fujitsu Menu, and select your choice”.

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Fujitsu Contact Information
Service and Support
You can contact Fujitsu Service and Support in the following ways:
•Toll free: 1-800-8Fujitsu (1-800-838-5487)
•E-mail: [email protected]
•Website: http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support
Before you place the call, you should have the following information ready so that the customer support
representative can provide you with the fastest possible solution:
•Product name
•Product configuration number
•Product serial number
THE INFORMATION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
THE SUBJECT MATERIAL.
THE CAUTION ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR
COMPUTER, OR TO THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR FILES. PLEASE READ ALL CAUTION INFORMATION
CAREFULLY.
THE WARNING ICON HIGHLIGHTS INFORMATION THAT CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO EITHER YOU, YOUR
LIFEBOOK NOTEBOOK, OR YOUR FILES. PLEASE READ ALL WARNING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

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•Purchase date
•Conditions under which the problem occurred
•Any error messages that have occurred
•Type of device connected, if any
Fujitsu Shopping Online
You can go directly to the online by going to the website at: www.shopfujitsu.com.
Limited Warranty
Your LifeBook notebook is backed by a Fujitsu International Limited Warranty. Check the service kit that
came with your notebook for the Limited Warranty period and terms and conditions.
YOU MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE INTERNET CONNECTION TO USE THE ONLINE URL LINKS.

10
Chapter 1
Getting to Know Your LifeBook
Overview
This section describes the
components of your Fujitsu
LifeBook A1120 notebook. We
stronglyrecommend thatyouread
it before using your notebook –
even if you are already familiar
with notebook computers.
Figure 1. Fujitsu LifeBook A1120 notebook

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Locating the Controls and Connectors
Figure 2. LifeBook notebook with display open
Display Panel
Status Indicator Panel
Keyboard
Touchpad Pointing Device
Power/Suspend/
Display Panel Latch Button
On/Off Switch
Wireless LAN/Bluetooth
Stereo Speakers
Support Button
Resume Button
Digital Microphone
Web Camera

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Top Components
The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s top components.
Web Camera
The 1.3 megapixel web camera allows you to take pictures of yourself to send over the internet. For
information on using the microphone and web cam, see the documentation associated with the ArcSoft
WebCam Companion application.
Display Panel Latch Button
The display panel latch button is used to latch and unlatch the display. See “Opening the Display Panel”
on page 36.
Digital Microphone
The digital microphone is used in conjunction with the web camera. For information on using the
microphone and web cam, see the documentation associated with the ArcSoft WebCam Companion
application.
Display Panel
The display panel is a color LCD panel with back lighting for the display of text and graphics.
Status Indicator Panel
The Status Indicator Panel displays symbols that correspond with a specific component of your LifeBook
notebook. See “Status Indicator Panel” on page 20.
Support Button
The Support Button provides one-touch application launch capability. See “LifeBook Application Panel”
on page 31.
Power/Suspend/Resume Button
The Power/Suspend/Resume button allows you to suspend notebook activity without powering off,
resume your LifeBook notebook from suspend mode, power off your notebook, and power on your
notebook when it has been shut down from Windows. See “Power/Suspend/Resume Button” on page 45.

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Stereo Speakers
The built-in dual speakers allow for stereo sound.
Keyboard
A full-size keyboard with dedicated Windows keys. See “Keyboard” on page 23.
Touchpad Pointing Device
The Touchpad pointing device is a mouse-like cursor control with a right button, a left button, and a cursor
control pad. See “Touchpad Pointing Device” on page 26.
Wireless LAN/Bluetooth On/Off Switch
The wireless LAN/Bluetooth on/off switch is used to turn on and off the optional WLAN and Bluetooth
devices. Switching the device off when not in use will help to extend battery life. See “Activating the
WLAN Device” on page 145.

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Figure 3. LifeBook notebook left-side panel
Left-Side Panel Components
The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s left-side components.
Optical Drive
The optical drive bay contains a Modular Dual-Layer Multi-Format DVD Writer. See “Optical Drive” on
page 57.
Optical Drive Release Button
The optical drive release button opens the optical drive.
Emergency Tray Release
The emergency tray release is used in the event you want to open the tray when power is not available.
See “Emergency Optical Drive Tray Release” on page 60.
Optical Drive Release Button
Optical Drive
Emergency Tray Release

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Figure 4. LifeBook notebook right-side panel
Right-Side Panel Components
The following is a brief description of your LifeBook notebook’s right-side components.
ExpressCard Slot
The ExpressCard Slot allows you to install an ExpressCard. See “Using ExpressCards” on page 64.
Microphone/Line-In Jack
The microphone/line-in jack allows you to connect an external stereo microphone. See
“Microphone/Line-In Jack” on page 76.
USB 2.0 Ports
The USB 2.0 ports allow you to connect Universal Serial Bus devices. USB 2.0 transfers data at up to 480
Mbps and is backward-compatible with USB 1.1 devices, which transfer data at up to 12 Mbps. See
“Universal Serial Bus Ports” on page 75.
ExpressCard
ExpressCard Slot
Headphone/Line-Out Jack
Microphone/
USB 2.0 Ports External Video Jack
DC-In JackModem Jack
Eject Button SD Card Slot
Line-In Jack