Fujitsu E8420 E8420 Getting Started Guide

Quick Tips

It takes approximately 4 hours to

charge a fully discharged single

battery with unit off or in

suspend mode.

Optimizing Battery Life

• Set power management setting

to Maximize Battery Life.

• Adjust display brightness levels

to lowest comfortable setting.

• Remove PC Cards and Express-

Cards when not needed.

• Utilize Suspend mode when

not using your notebook.

• Read the Power Management

section in your electronic User’s

Guide for additional features.

Adjusting Display Brightness

• Fn + F6 to decrease brightness

• Fn + F7 to increase brightness

Adjusting Volume

• Fn + F8 to decrease volume

• Fn + F9 to increase volume

* Mono microphone jack or stereo

microphone/line in jack depending

on configuration.

* *

Stereo headphone/Optical Digital

Audio out jack or stereo head-

phone/Line Out/Optical Digital

Audio out jack.

Caution: Your system is

configured with Trusted

Platform Module (TPM)

Before you activate TPM, be sure

you fully understand how it works

by following the directions included

on the TPM applications CD. If you

choose to enable TPM, your TPM

password will be critical to the

operation of your computer and

MUST be remembered.

Drivers

Look for the latest drivers on the

Drivers and Applications Restore

CD. Right-click the FDU icon and

select “update”, or download

them at us.fujitsu.com/computers.

This convenient guide will lead you through the start-up

process and will also offer some valuable tips.

1. Open the Display Panel

Ensure that your LifeBook is on a hard level surface and that

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the air vents are not blocked.

Lift the display, being careful not to touch the screen.

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Adjust the display until it is at a comfortable viewing angle.

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2. Connect AC Power

Plug the AC adapter into your notebook.

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Plug the power cord into the AC adapter.

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Connect the power cord to an electrical outlet.

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3. Connect to Internet or Network

Connect either a phone cord to the modem jack or an Ethernet

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cable to the Ethernet Port on your notebook and to a wall jack

or to an Ethernet router.

4. Booting the System

Important:

During the setup procedure, do not disconnect the power supply,

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press any buttons, or use any peripheral devices such as a

mouse, keyboard, or remote control.

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You should not attach any external devices and do not put a DVD/CD in

your drive until you have gone through the initial power on sequence.

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Press the Suspend/Resume/Power button (above the keyboard) to

turn on the notebook. When you do this for the first time, it will display

a Fujitsu logo on the screen. If you do nothing the system will load

the operating system, and then the Windows Welcome will begin.

5. Register

For Genuine Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP:

After the operating system has initialized, enter the information

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as prompted to personalize your notebook and configure your

modem to dial.

For Genuine Windows Vista

®

:

Accept the Microsoft

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®

Windows

®

Licensing Agreement and the

Fujitsu End User License Agreement to proceed.

Select your User ID and Password during the “Welcome Screen.”

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Keep a record of your User ID and password stored in a secure place.

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THE SCREEN WILL GO DARK FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES.

Do not attempt to turn power on or off during this stage.

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6. Registering Your LifeBook notebook

Register your notebook with Fujitsu Service and Support via our

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Web site at us.fujitsu.com/computers.

You will need to be set up with an Internet Service Provider (ISP)

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to register online.

7. Installing Click Me!

Check to be sure the WLAN switch is on.

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For Genuine Microsoft

®

Windows

®

XP:

The first time you boot up

your system, you will see an icon called Click Me! in the Start menu.

For Genuine Windows Vista

®

:

In addition to an icon on the

desktop, a dialog box will automatically open that prompts you

to run Click Me!. If you choose not run ClickMe! at this time,

the ClickMe! icon can be used at any time.

When you click the Click Me! icon, your system will automatically

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build the icon tray in the bottom right of the screen. These icons

provide links to utilities that you will frequently access.

Power

Steady: On

Flashing: Suspend Mode

AC Adapter

On: Adapter is in use.

Off: Power is only coming from the batteries,

and adapter is not connected

Battery Identifier

1 is primary battery, 2 is Flexible Bay

optional second battery

Battery Level

Indicates charge level

Battery Charging

Identifies battery being charged

WLAN/WUSB/Bluetooth Power

On: WirelessLAN or Bluetooth is enabled

Optical Drive Access

On: DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM drive is being accessed

Hard Drive Access

Steady: In Use

PC Card Access

Flashing: In Use

Number Lock

On: Integral keyboard is set in ten-key

numeric keypad mode.

Caps Lock

On: Keyboard is set to type in all capital letters.

Scroll Lock

On: Scroll lock is active.

Security Indicator

Flashing: (if a password was set) when

the system resumes from Off or

Standby mode, you must enter

the password that was set in the

Security Panel before you can

resume operation.

Common Indicators

LEFT PANEL

BOTTOM PANEL

RIGHT PANEL

BACK PANEL

CLICK ME

“Click Me!”

(For Additional Utilities)

(FDU)

(For Latest Drivers)

Controls, Connectors,

and Access Points

Initial Start Up

Status Display Panel

The Status Display Panel is located above the keyboard.

Following are some common indicators.

The Lithium ion battery is not charged upon purchase.

Initially you will need to connect either the AC adapter

or the Auto/Airline adapter to use your notebook.

What’s in the Box

Check to see that all of the following items are in the box:

❏

LifeBook notebook

❏

Microsoft

®

associated material

❏

Lithium ion battery, pre-installed

❏

Recovery and Utility Disc: Backup for

❏

AC adapter with power cord

your preinstalled operating system

❏

Drivers and Applications Restore Disc

Depending upon your configuration, the following items may also be shipped with your notebook:

❏

DVD-ROM, DVD/CD-RW combo,

❏

Additional Lithium ion battery

Dual-Layer Multi-Format

❏

Modular bay battery for extended

❏

DVD and/or CD-RW application CD

computing time

Keyboard

Power/Suspend/Resume Button

Status Indicator Panel

Touchpad Pointing Device

Display Panel

Stereo Speaker

IrDA Sensor

Flexible Bay

Ethernet Port

DC Power Jack

IEEE 1394 Jack

8. Install Additional Software

Close any open programs, applications or utilities

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Insert software application disc into media drive

Open the application folder, select the set-up icon,

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and load desired software, as shown in the table.

Restart your computer.

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9. Access your User’s Guide

To take advantage of all the features of your new Fujitsu LifeBook

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notebook, it is highly recommended that you read your electronic

User’s Guide. It contains important detailed information about

your new computer. You can access your User’s Guide by

selecting its icon from the screen desktop.

Wall Jack

Power/Suspend/Resume

Button

Memory Stick/SD Card Slot

Display Panel Latch Button

Quick Point Cursor Control

(Optional)

LifeBook Security/Application Panel

Stereo Speaker

Anti-Theft Lock Slot

Air Vents

ExpressCard

Eject Button

ExpressCard Slot

(top slot)

Headphone/Optical Digital Audio Out Jack

Lithium ion

Battery Bay

Air Vents

Wireless LAN/Bluetooth/

WUSB On/Off Switch

Flexible Bay Release Latch

Port Replicator

Connector

Memory Upgrade

Compartment

Modem (RJ-11) Jack

USB 2.0 Ports

PC Card Slot (bottom slot)

Smart Card Slot

PC Card Eject Button

* Removable

dust filter

* Needs to be cleaned periodically

Air Vents

Microphone Jack

Parallel Port

External Video Port

HDMI Jack

Serial Port

USB 2.0 Ports

Anti-Theft

Lock Slot

Wireless

LAN

Switch

Display

Panel

Latch

If you have a:

You will need to install

the following software:

Webcam

Arcsoft WebCam

Companion

Dual-Layer Multi-Format

CyberLink PowerDirector

DVD Writer

Telephone Jack

Left Side

Ethernet Port

1.3 MP Webcam (Optional upgrade)

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