User manual FUJITSU E5140

[. . . ] User's Guide E SERIES The Power And Choices You Demand. Copyright Copyright Fujitsu PC Corporation has made every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this document. However, as ongoing development efforts are continually improving the capabilities of our products, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the contents of this document. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and LifeBook is a trademark of Fujitsu Limited. Built for Humans and ErgoTrac are trademarks of Fujitsu PC Corporation. [. . . ] Once you have provided power, you will need to press the Suspend/Resume button to resume operation. In the Dead Battery Suspend mode, your data can be maintained for some time, but if a power source is not provided promptly, the Power indicator will stop flashing and go out, meaning that you have lost the data that was not stored. Once you provide power, you can continue to use your notebook while an adapter is charging the battery. Figure 4-1 Replacing the Battery CAUTION If the Lithium Ion battery connector is not fully seated, you may not be able to use your notebook or charge your battery. 52 User Installable Features Eject Button Figure 4-2 Loading/Ejecting a SuperDisk or 3. 5" Floppy Disk SuperDiskTM 120 or Floppy Disk Drive Your Fujitsu LifeBook Series notebook has either a SuperDisk drive, which can use either standard floppy disks or Super floppy disks (with a capacity of 120MB), or a 3. 5" floppy disk drive with the ability to read and write information on removable 1. 44MB and 720KB floppy disks. WARNING Your SuperDisk 120 drive does not support warm-, or hot-swapping. You must cold-swap in order to use your SuperDisk 120 drive. EJECTING A DISK To eject a disk from the disk drive, follow these easy steps: 1. Select Eject. CAUTION LOADING A DISK To load a disk into your disk drive, follow these easy steps: 1. Orient the disk so that its label is facing upwards and the shutter side is pointing towards the drive. Push the disk into the drive until the Eject button pops out and you hear a click. POINT When there is no disk in the drive, the Eject button is flush with your notebook. If you eject the disk while the Floppy Disk Drive Access indicator is active, there is a risk of damaging the data on the disk, the disk itself or even the disk drive. PREPARING A DISK FOR USE Before you can use a new disk, it needs to be prepared so your notebook knows where to store information. (Please refer to your operating system manual for step-by-step instructions on formatting a disk) 53 LifeBook E Series ­ Section Four To prevent accidental erasure of the data stored on a disk, slide the "write protect" tab until a small hole is exposed. This sets the disk into a protected state where nothing can be added or removed. If you want to add or remove data on a protected disk, slide the "write protect" tab to close the small hole. (Figure 4-3) Super Floppy Disk Write Enabled Floppy Disk Write Protected Figure 4-3 Floppy Disk Write Protect CAUTION Formatting a floppy disk that already contains data will erase all of the information on the disk. 54 User Installable Features CD Eject Button CD Holder Tray Figure 4-4 CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive Your Fujitsu LifeBook Series notebook contains a 24x max CD-ROM player. (Figure 4-4) CAUTION Do not operate your CD-ROM drive unless your notebook is sitting on a flat surface. Using a CD when the drive is not level may damage the drive or prevent proper operation. 3. Place the CD into the tray, label side up, with the hole in the center of the CD. (Figure 4-5) POINT If you have disabled the Automatic Insertion Function, you will have to start the CD from your desktop, as your notebook will not automatically recognize that a CD has been loaded. LOADING A CD To load a CD into your CD-ROM drive, follow these easy steps: 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the CD-ROM drive to open the holder tray. CAUTION There may be a protective sheet in the tray when it was shipped, please make sure it is removed before operating. Figure 4-5 Loading/Ejecting a CD 55 LifeBook E Series ­ Section Four REMOVING A CD 1. This will stop the CD and the holder tray will come out of the notebook a short distance. Gently pull the tray out until the CD can easily be removed from the tray. Select the Device Manager tab to display the device lists for your notebook. [. . . ] Serial Port A connection to another device through which data is transferred one bit at a time on a single wire with any other wires only for control of the device not for transfer of data. Shadow RAM A technique of copying data or applications stored in ROM (Read Only Memory) into RAM (Random Access Memory) for access during actual operation. RAM is much faster to access than ROM, however ROM contents are not lost when power is removed. Shadowing allows permanently stored information to be rapidly accessed. SMART Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) is an emerging technology that provides nearterm failure predictions for hard drives. [. . . ]