Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E545 User Guide

–ForWindows8:OpentheLenovoSettingsprogramandclickPower.
•Hibernation
Byusingthismode,youcanturnoffyourcomputercompletelywithoutsavinglesorexitingfromany
programsthatarerunning.Whenthecomputerentershibernation,allopenprograms,folders,andles
aresavedtotheharddisk,andthenthecomputerturnsoff.
Toputthecomputerintohibernationmode,changeyourpowerplansettings.Toaccesspowerplan
settings,dothefollowing:
–ForWindows7:StartthePowerManagerprogramandthenclickthePowerPlantab.Forinstructions
onhowtostartthePowerManagerprogram,see“AccessingLenovoprogramsontheWindows7
operatingsystem”onpage15
.
–ForWindows8:Right-clickthebatterystatusiconfromtheWindowsnoticationareaandclickPower
Options.ThenclickChangeplansettingsthatisnexttoyourpowerplan.
•Wirelessoff
Whenyouarenotusingthewirelessfeatures,suchasBluetoothorwirelessLAN,turnthemoff.This
willhelpconservepower.Toturnoffthewirelessfeatures,pressF9.
Enablingthewakeupfunction
Ifyouputyourcomputerintohibernationmode,andthewakeupfunctionisdisabled(thisisthedefault
setting),thecomputerdoesnotconsumeanypower.Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,itconsumesa
smallamountofpower.
Toenablethefunction,dothefollowing:
1.GotoControlPanelandclickSystemandSecurity.
2.ClickAdministrativeT ools.
3.Double-clickT askScheduler.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconrmation,type
thepasswordorprovideconrmation.
4.Fromtheleftpane,selectthetaskfolderforwhichyouwanttoenablethewakeupfunction.The
scheduledtasksaredisplayed.
5.Clickascheduledtask,andthenclicktheConditionstab.
6.UnderPower,selectthecheckboxforWakethecomputertorunthistask.
EnablingthebatteryalarmontheWindows7operatingsystem
FortheWindows7operatingsystem,youcanprogramyourcomputersothatwhenthebatterypowerfalls
belowacertainlevel,threeeventsoccur:thealarmgoesoff,amessageisdisplayed,andtheLCDis
turnedoff.
Toenablethebatteryalarm,dothefollowing:
1.StartthePowerManagerprogram.
2.ClicktheGlobalPowerSettingstab.
3.ForLowbatteryalarmorCriticallylowbatteryalarm,setthepercentageofthepowerlevelandset
theaction.
Note:Ifyourcomputerenterssleeporhibernationmodewhenthebatteryislow,butthealarmmessage
hasnotyetbeendisplayed,themessagewillbedisplayedwhenthecomputerresumes.Toresumenormal
operation,clickOK.
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E545 Specifications

General

OS	windows 7 professional
Software	microsoft office, evernote, kindle and more
Numeric Keypad	no
Touch Screen	no
Screen Type	other
Screen Size	15.6 inches
Screen Resolution	1366 x 768 (hd)
Processor Brand	amd
Processor Model	amd a8-series
Type of Memory	ddr3
System Memory	4 gigabytes
System Memory Expansion	4 gigabytes
Audio Type	dolby enhanced audio v2
Speakers Type	stereo
Backlit Keyboard	no
Card Reader	yes
Touchpad	none
Battery Type	lithium-ion

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	9.64 inches
Height	1.12 inches
Width	14.84 inches