Ok, I'm happy to be helpful

What information exactly you need? Chipset manufacturer or what? Because there is no standard (eg. ASUS or Gigabyte) mainboard mounted inside laptop computer - it's made by Fujitsu Siemens for that specific model.

Have you tried to go into "safe mode" and turning off Windows power management? You may also look in BIOS for power management (ACPI) and try turning it off. To compare - when I try to turn off power management from BIOS in my desktop PC, Windows crashes...

Look to the network socket in you laptop if any of the connectors isn't broken or bent. The same applies for router - if your router have multiple sockets, try connecting cable to another one.

Are you trying to instal drivers from *.exe files? If yes, then try setting compatibility with Windows XP. Right click on file => Properties => Compatibility. When I was using Longhorn (early beta of Vista), I had problems while installing drivers for mouse - *.exe file did not started. After settin...

Seems to be commmon problem for linux drivers. On my Philips CPWNA 100/00 Wi-Fi card led indicators doesn't work , although the card itself works good. Probably you'll have to get used to that. I didn't looked at my Lifebook E6595, but it seems that HDD indicator works all the time (i have LCD scree...

Have you installed drivers for it? (sorry asking for this, some people just forget about that). If yes, then check for updates. Install newest drivers for your chipset. Check if the USB controller is turned on and working, connect other device to it (eg. printer). Also, there is compability problem ...

Maybe not directly FAQ, but rather netiquette when publishing topic (>don't write "i have problem"<). Sometimes people just ignore topic like that. I didn't want to offend him, if I did, then I'm sorry. According to link I provided; by me it's displayed completely in english.

On this site:

http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/support/downloads.html

type in your model name (A7620) and follow onpage instructions.

Download some software which shows actual S.M.A.R.T status, for example SpeedFan:

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

and check what is going wrong...
And, as Mattster said, be prepared to change your drive...

You seriously have problem - with reading FAQ.

http://support.fujitsu-siemens.com/down ... 4a33cfca36

Hi everyone, I've bought used Lifebook E 6595. Everything works, excluding sound. There is no sound on speakers, but headphone output WORKS! Isn't that weird? If anyone knows the answer, please, reply! Thanks!