Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 User Manual

Note:Todisplaythepoweradapter(powerplug)icon,clickShowhiddeniconsonthetaskbar.
Powerproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepitwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyourcomputerisgettingnopoweratall,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Verifythepowerbutton.Referto“Systemstatusindicators”onpage9.Thepowerbuttonhislit
wheneverthecomputerison.
2.Checkallpowerconnections.Removeanypowerstripsandsurgeprotectorstoconnecttheacpower
adapterdirectlytotheacpoweroutlet.
3.Inspecttheacpoweradapter.Checkforanyphysicaldamage,andmakesurethatthepowercableis
rmlyattachedtotheadapterbrickandthecomputer.
4.Verifytheacpowersourceisworkingbyattachinganotherdevicetotheoutlet.
5.Removealldevicesandthentestforsystempowerwithminimaldevicesattached.
a.Disconnecttheacpoweradapterandallcablesfromthecomputer.
b.Closethecomputerdisplay,andturnthecomputerover.
c.Removethebattery.Referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage67.
d.Removethememorymodule.Referto“Replacingamemorymodule”onpage85.
e.RemovethePCIExpressMiniCard.Referto“ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessLAN
connection”onpage77and“ReplacingaPCIExpressMiniCardforwirelessWANconnection”
onpage80
.
f.Removetheharddiskdrive.Referto“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage70.
g.Waitfor30seconds,andthenreinstallthememorymoduleandtheknowngoodbatteryortheac
poweradaptertotestthecomputerwithminimaldevicesattachedrst.
h.Reinstalleachdeviceoneatatimethatyouhaveremovedintheearliersteps.
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotrunonbatterypower,checkthefollowingitems:
1.Removeandreseatthebatterytomakesurethatitisproperlyconnected.Referto“Replacingthe
battery”onpage67.
2.Swapbatterieswithanothersimilarmodel,ifavailable.
IfanothersimilarThinkPadmodelisavailable,thenverifythatthebatterypackworksintheother
computerandthatthebatterypackfortheothermodelworksinthiscomputer.
3.Verifythebattery-statusindicator.Referto“Powerstatusindicator”onpage9.
Apowerbuttonproblem
Problem:Thesystemdoesnotrespond,andyoucannotturnoffthecomputer.
Solution:Turnoffthecomputerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttonfor4secondsormore.Ifthe
systemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandthebattery.
Bootproblems
Printtheseinstructionsnowandkeepthemwithyourcomputerforreferencelater.
Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagebeforetheoperatingsystemloads,followtheappropriatecorrectiveactions
forPOSTerrormessages.
Ifyoureceiveanerrormessagewhiletheoperatingsystemisloadingthedesktopcongurationafterthe
POSTiscompleted,checkthefollowingitems:
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E430 Specifications

General

Storage	Up to 1TB HDD or 128GB SSD
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M
Webcam	720p HD
Processor	Intel Core i3/i5/i7
Display	14-inch HD (1366x768)
RAM	Up to 8GB DDR3
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional
Battery	6-cell
Optical Drive	DVD Burner
Connectivity	802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
Ports	HDMI, VGA
Audio	Stereo speakers, Dolby Advanced Audio
Keyboard	Spill-resistant