Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 Hardware Maintenance Manual

4.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.
Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions
Withtheadvancedstartupoptions,youcanchangethermwaresettingsofthecomputer,changethe
startupsettingsoftheWindowsoperatingsystem,startthecomputerfromanexternaldevice,orrestorethe
Windowsoperatingsystemfromasystemimage.
Tousetheadvancedstartupoptions,dothefollowing:
1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheAdvancedstartupsection,clickRestartnow➙Troubleshoot➙Advancedoptions.
3.Selectadesiredstartupoption,thenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreen.
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows8failstostart
TheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentonyourcomputeriscapableofoperatingindependentlyfromthe
Windows8operatingsystem.Thisenablesyoutorecoverorrepairtheoperatingsystemevenifthe
Windows8operatingsystemfailstostart.
Aftertwoconsecutivefailedbootattempts,theWindowsrecoveryenvironmentstartsautomatically.Then
youcanchooserepairandrecoveryoptionsbyfollowingtheinstructionsonthescreen.
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpowerduringtherecoveryprocess.
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia
YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsfortheWindowsrecoveryenvironmentandtheWindows
recoveryimage.Ifyoucannotstartthecomputer,youcanuserecoverymediatotroubleshootandxthe
problemsonyourcomputer.
Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.Onceyoucreaterecoverymedia,
keeptheminasafeplaceanddonotusethemtostoreotherdata.
Creatingrecoverymedia
Tocreaterecoverymedia,youneedaUSBdrivewithatleast8GBofstorage.TherequiredUSBcapacity
dependsonthesizeoftherecoveryimage.
Attention:CreatingrecoverymediawilldeleteanythingstoredontheUSBdrive.Toavoiddataloss,makea
backupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
Tocreaterecoverymedia,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.
1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms,and
clickSearch.
2.TyperecoveryintheSearcheldandclickSettings.ThenclickCreatearecoverydrive.
3.ClickY esintheUserAccountControlwindowtoallowtheRecoveryMediaCreatorprogramtostart.
4.EnsurethatyouselecttheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option.
ThenclickNext.
Important:IfyoucleartheCopytherecoverypartitionfromthePCtotherecoverydrive.option,
youwillcreaterecoverymediawithouttherecoverypartitioncontent.Youstillcanstartthecomputer
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E531 Specifications

General

Webcam	720p HD
Storage	Up to 1TB HDD or up to 256GB SSD
Display	15.6-inch HD (1366x768) or HD+ (1600x900)
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Operating System	Windows 7 Professional
Battery	6-cell battery, up to 7 hours
Ports	USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, Ethernet
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
Optical Drive	DVD-RW
Card Reader	4-in-1 (SD, MMC, SDHC, SDXC)
Dimensions	376 mm x 250 mm x 25.4 mm