Lenovo ThinkPad E15 User Manual

Contents
About this documentation . . . . . . . . iii
Chapter 1. Meet your computer . . . . . 1
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Base (E14/R14/S3 Gen 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Base (E15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Statement on USB transfer rate . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2. Get started with your
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Get started with Windows 10 . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows account . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Windows user interface . . . . . . . . . . 10
Windows label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect to networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Connect to the wired Ethernet . . . . . . . 11
Connect to Wi-Fi networks. . . . . . . . . 11
Connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device. . . . 12
Use Lenovo Vantage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Interact with your computer . . . . . . . . . . 12
Use the keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . 13
Use the TrackPoint pointing device . . . . . 15
Use the trackpad . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Use multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Use audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Use the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Connect to an external display . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 3. Explore your computer . . 21
Manage power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Check the battery status and temperature. . . 21
Charge the computer . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Maximize the battery life . . . . . . . . . 22
Set power button behaviors . . . . . . . . 22
Set the power plan . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Airplane mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Purchase options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter 4. Secure your computer
and information . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lock the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Use passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Password types . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Set, change, and remove a password . . . . 27
Use the fingerprint reader (for selected models) . . 28
Use firewalls and antivirus programs. . . . . . . 28
Chapter 5. Configure advanced
settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
What is UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Enter the UEFI BIOS menu . . . . . . . . . 29
Navigate in the UEFI BIOS interface . . . . . 29
Change the startup sequence . . . . . . . 29
Set the system date and time. . . . . . . . 30
Update UEFI BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Recovery information . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Restore system files and settings to an earlier
point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Restore your files from a backup . . . . . . 30
Reset your computer . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Use advanced options . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windows automatic recovery. . . . . . . . 31
Create and use a recovery USB device . . . . 31
Install Windows 10 and drivers . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 6. CRU replacement . . . . . 35
What are CRUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Disable Fast Startup and the built-in battery. . . . 35
Replace a CRU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Base cover assembly . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Memory module . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Internal storage drive . . . . . . . . . . . 40
M.2 solid-state drive . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Speaker assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 7. Help and support . . . . . 51
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . 51
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Beep errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Self-help resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Call Lenovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Before you contact Lenovo . . . . . . . . 54
Lenovo Customer Support Center . . . . . . 55
Purchase additional services. . . . . . . . . . 56
Appendix A. Important safety
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Appendix B. Accessibility and
ergonomic information . . . . . . . . 71
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Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	Black
Housing material	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Aluminium
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Anti-glare screen	Yes
Display brightness	250 cd/m²
Operating system language	English
Operating system architecture	64-bit
Keyboard layout	QWERTY
Processor cache	8 MB
Processor cores	4
Processor model	i7-10510U
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i7
Configurable TDP-up	25 W
Processor frequency	1.8 GHz
Configurable TDP-down	10 W
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor boost frequency	4.9 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequency	2.3 GHz
Configurable TDP-down frequency	0.8 GHz
Motherboard chipset	Intel SoC
Memory slots	1x SO-DIMM
Internal memory	16 GB
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
SSD capacity	The Solid State Drive's storage capacity in Gigabytes.
Storage media	SSD
SSD form factor	M.2
Total storage capacity	512 GB
Number of SSDs installed	1
Battery capacity	45 Wh
Battery life (max)	12.2 h
AC adapter power	65 W
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® UHD Graphics
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version	2.0
Audio chip	Synaptic CX11880
Audio system	Dolby Advanced Audio
Speaker power	2 W
Number of built-in speakers	2
Privacy type	Privacy shutter
Front camera resolution	1270 x 720 pixels
WWAN	Not installed
Bluetooth version	5.2
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN controller model	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Ethernet LAN data rates	100, 1000 Mbit/s
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Gold, RoHS, TCO
HDMI version	1.4b
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	245 mm
Width	368 mm
Height	18.9 mm
Weight	1900 g