Pre-Installed Software - Fujitsu Lifebook L440 User Manual

S e c t i o n T h r e e
ACPI and Windows 98
Short for Advanced Configuration & Power
Interface,a power management specification
developed by Intel, Microsoft,and Toshiba.
ACPI, which is part of the Windows 98
operating system, enables the operating system
to control the amount of power given to each
device attached to the computer. With ACPI,
the operating system can turn off peripheral
devices, such as CD-ROM players, when they
are not in use.
Your Windows 98 LifeBook L Series notebook is
configured in APM (Advanced Power
Management) mode. Due to ongoing industry
development of ACPI technology, it is not rec-
ommended that you re-configure your note-
book for ACPI mode.

PRE-INSTALLED SOFTWARE

Your LifeBook L Series comes with pre-installed
software for playing audio and video files of
various formats. In addition there is file transfer
software, virus protection software,and Power
Management software.
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All of the pre-installed software can be accessed
from the Program folder of the Windows Start
menu. If you aren't sure what software is pre-
installed check the Program folder. If you need
assistance with an individual application use
their online help.
SoftPEG MPEG File Player
The MPEG file player displays a screen to find
the file which you wish to pla y. You can setup
the list to select from limited to particular types
of files or display all files. Opening the desired
file will play it.Online help screens are available
for more information.(Located in the
Multimedia Software folder.)
SoftPEG Video CD Player
This control resembles a VCR player front panel
and is operated in the same way. When you
point to a button, a small explanation of the use
of the button will appear. When you left-click
on the button it will activate.Online help
screens are available for more information.
(SoftPEG is pre-installed on Windows 95 and
Windows 98 systems only.)
P O I N T
You can modify the setup of certain
audio parameters in the BIOS setup
utility, Advanced Menu – Multimedia
Device Configuration Submenu.
(See page 83.)
ESS AudioRack
The control of the AudioRack player software
(AudioRack32) resembles the front panels of
a rack of stereo equipment and is operated in
much the same way. There is also AudioRack
recorder software (AudioRecorder).Online
help screens are accessible from the AudioDrive
panel of AudioRack32, click on the Help button
for more information. In the AudioRecorder
dialog box, click on Help in the top taskbar.
In AudioRack32 the AudioDrive panel lets
you turn on and off the available functions.
When you left-click on a button it will activate.
When a function is active,its button on the
AudioDrive shows a green dot and its control
panel is in the equipment rack. When it is off