Fujitsu Siemens Computers LifeBook A6210 - Manual (Page 52)

52 - Starting Your LifeBook Notebook
Clicking on any of the fields will invoke the screen, information, or action described.
The Boot Menu can also be invoked by pressing the [F12] key when the Fujitsu logo appears on the screen.
BIOS Guide
A guide to your notebook’s BIOS is available online. Please visit our service and support website at
http://www.computers.us.fujitsu.com/support, then select User’s Guides under Online Support. Select
your Product, Series, and Model, then click [Go]. Under the Manuals tab, select the BIOS Guide.
Booting the System
We strongly recommend that you 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.
When you turn on your notebook 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.
Starting Windows Vista the first time
In order to ensure that you receive the most benefits from the Windows Vista operating system, it should
be registered the first time you use it.
T HE BOTTOM OF THIS NOTEBOOK COMPUTER CAN BECOME HOT WHEN USED FOR LONG PERIODS OF
TIME . W HEN USING THE NOTEBOOK , TAKE CAUTION TO LIMIT LONG TERM OR CONTINUOUS USE WHILE
RESTING IT ON EXPOSED SKIN , SUCH AS THE LAP .
• T HE FIRST TIME YOU INITIALIZE YOUR W INDOWS V ISTA SYSTEM , THE SCREEN WILL BE BLANK FOR
APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES . T HIS IS NORMAL . A FTER INITIALIZATION , A “S ET U P W INDOWS ” DIALOG BOX
WILL APPEAR .
• I MPORTANT : D URING THE SETUP PROCEDURE , DO NOT DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY , PRESS ANY
BUTTONS , OR USE ANY PERIPHERAL DEVICES SUCH AS A MOUSE , KEYBOARD , OR REMOTE CONTROL .
• U SE CARE WHEN PROMPTED TO SELECT YOUR LANGUAGE ; IF THE INCORRECT LANGUAGE IS SELECTED , YOU
WILL NEED TO PERFORM A COMPLETE SYSTEM RECOVERY .