Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E545 Service Manual

9.Whentherecoveryprocesscompletes,theWelcometoMicrosoftWindowsscreenisdisplayed.Follow
theinstructionsonthescreentocompletetheWindowssetup.
10.AfteryouhavecompletedtheWindowssetup,youmightwanttorestoretheoriginalstartupsequence.
StarttheThinkPadSetupprogramandthenpressF9torestorethedefaultsettings.PressF10tosave
changesandexittheThinkPadSetupprogram.
Note:Afterrestoringadrivetothefactorydefaultsettings,youmightneedtoreinstallsomedevicedrivers.
RecoveryoverviewfortheWindows8operatingsystem
ThissectionprovidesinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsfortheWindows8operatingsystem.
AWindowsrecoveryimageispreinstalledintherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer.TheWindowsrecovery
imageenablesyoutorefreshyourcomputer,orresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.
YoucancreaterecoverymediaasbackupsorreplacementfortheWindowsrecoveryimage.Withthe
recoverymedia,youcantroubleshootandxtheproblemsonyourcomputerevenifyoucannotstartthe
Windows8operatingsystem.Itisrecommendedthatyoucreaterecoverymediaasearlyaspossible.For
moreinformation,see“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”onpage35.
Refreshingyourcomputer
Ifyourcomputerdoesnotperformwellandtheproblemmightbecausedbyarecentlyinstalledprogram,
youcanrefreshyourcomputerwithoutlosingyourpersonallesorchangingyoursettings.
Attention:Ifyourefreshyourcomputer,theprogramsthatcamewithyourcomputerandtheprogramsthat
youinstalledfromWindowsStorewillbereinstalled,butallotherprogramswillberemoved.
Torefreshyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheRefreshyourPCwithoutaffectingyourlessection,clickGetstarted.
3.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentorefreshyourcomputer.
Resettingyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings
Ifyouwanttorecycleyourcomputerorjuststartover,youcanresetyourcomputertothefactorydefault
settings.Resettingthecomputerwillreinstalltheoperatingsystem,reinstallalltheprogramsthatcamewith
yourcomputer,andresetallthesettingstothefactorydefaultsettings.
Attention:Ifyouresetthecomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,allyourpersonallesandsettingswillbe
deleted.Toavoiddataloss,makeabackupcopyofallthedatathatyouwanttokeep.
Toresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings,dothefollowing:
1.Moveyourcursortothetop-rightorbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.Click
Settings➙ChangePCsettings➙General.
2.IntheRemoveeverythingandreinstallWindowssection,clickGetstarted.ThenclickNextto
conrmtheoperation.
3.Dependingonyourneeds,dooneofthefollowing:
•Toperformaquickformat,clickJustremovemylestostarttheprocess.Theprocesswilltake
severalminutes.
•Toperformacompleteformat,clickFullycleanthedrivetostarttheprocess.Theprocesswill
takeseveralhours.
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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