Power Sources; Data Security - Fujitsu 420D User Manual

Internal Hard Drive Chamber
This chamber houses the internal hard drive.
It should only be accessed for maintenance
by an authorized maintenance provider.
Battery Chamber
This chamber houses the Nickel Metal Hydride
Battery Pack or the optional Lithium ion
Battery Pack.
C A U T I O N
The Nickel Metal Hydride Battery Pack i s
not charged when you purchase your note-
book. Initially you will need to connect the
AC Adapter or the Auto Adapter to use it.
It can take up to 3 hours to charge a
B a t t e ry Pack if your notebook is Off or in
Suspend Mode. If your notebook is in use,
it can take up to 9 hours or more to charg e
a Battery Pack.
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Power Sources

Your notebook has three possible power
sources: the Nickel Metal Hydride Battery Pack,
the AC Adapter, or the optional Auto Adapter.
Connecting the Power Adapters
The AC Adapter or the Auto Adapter provides
power for operating your notebook and charg-
ing the battery pack.(Figure 1-10.)
To Connect the AC Adapter
1.Plug the DC output cable of the AC Adapter
into the DC Power Input Connector on the
right side panel of your notebook.
2.Plug the AC Adapter into an AC
electrical outlet.
To Connect the Optional Auto Adapter
1.Plug the DC output cable into the DC Power
Input Connector on the right side panel of
your notebook.
2. P lug the Auto Con n ector into the ciga ret te
l i gh ter of a car or other veh i cle with the ign i-
ti on key in the On or the Acce s s ories po s i ti on .
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Data Security

Your Life Book 400 Series from Fu j i t su has a
built-in hardw a re con trol password sec u ri ty
fe a tu re that all ows you to pro tect stored data
f rom unaut h ori zed acce s s . Your opera ting sys tem
and some app l i c a ti ons have sof t w a re con tro l
p a s s word sec u ri ty fe a tu res that all ows you to
pro tect all or porti ons of the data stored in yo u r
n o tebook from unaut h ori zed acce s s .
Hardware Data Security Features
When you are using the built-in har dware
control password to gain access to your note-
book the actual password will not appear on
the screen. This is a safety precaution. The
hardware control security parame ters are set
from the BIOS Setup Utility. (See Security Menu
on pages 67–69 for more information on setting
and clearing passwords and enabling and dis-
abling built-in security features.)
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