Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E545 Service Manual

Contents
Aboutthismanual...........iii
Chapter1.Safetyinformation......1
Generalsafety................1
Electricalsafety...............2
Safetyinspectionguide............3
Handlingdevicesthataresensitivetoelectrostatic
discharge..................3
Groundingrequirements............4
Safetynotices(multilingualtranslations)......4
Lasercompliancestatement(multilingual
translations)................17
Chapter2.Importantservice
information..............23
StrategyforreplacingFRUs.........23
Strategyforreplacingaharddiskdrive...24
Importantnoticeforreplacingasystem
board................24
Howtouseerrorcodes.........24
StrategyforreplacingFRUsforCTO,special-bid,
andstandardmodels............24
Productdenition............24
FRUidentication............25
Chapter3.Generalcheckout.....27
Whattodorst..............27
Checkoutguide..............28
LenovoSolutionCenter.........28
Quicktestprograms...........28
UEFIdiagnosticprogram.........29
Bootablediagnosticprograms.......29
Powersystemcheckout...........30
Checkingtheacpoweradapter......30
Checkingoperationalcharging......31
Checkingthebatterypack........31
Checkingthebackupbattery.......32
Chapter4.Relatedservice
information..............33
Restoringthefactorycontentsbyusingthe
RecoveryDiscSet.............33
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operating
system..................34
Refreshingyourcomputer........34
Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefault
settings................34
Usingtheadvancedstartupoptions....35
RecoveringyouroperatingsystemifWindows
8failstostart.............35
Creatingandusingrecoverymedia.....35
Passwords................36
Power-onpassword...........36
Harddiskpassword...........36
Supervisorpassword..........37
Howtoremovethepower-onpassword...37
Howtoremovetheharddiskpassword...38
Powermanagement............38
Screenblankmode(fortheWindows7
operatingsystemonly)..........38
Sleepmode..............38
Hibernationmode...........39
Symptom-to-FRUindex...........39
Numericerrorcodes..........40
Errormessages............41
Beepsymptoms............42
No-beepsymptoms...........42
LCD-relatedsymptoms.........42
Intermittentproblems..........43
Undeterminedproblems.........43
Chapter5.Statusindicators.....45
Chapter6.Specialkeys........47
Chapter7.Locations.........49
Locatingcomputercontrols,connectors,and
indicators.................49
Frontview...............49
Rearview...............50
Bottomview..............50
LocatingFRUsandCRUs..........50
MajorFRUsandCRUs..........52
LCDFRUsandCRUs..........54
MiscellaneouskitsandotherFRUs.....55
LookingupFRUinformation.........55
Chapter8.FRUreplacement
notices................57
Screwnotices...............57
Retainingserialnumbers...........58
Restoringtheserialnumberofthesystem
unit.................58
RetainingtheUUID...........59
ReadingorwritingtheECAinformation...59
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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