Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E545 Service Manual

fromtherecoverymedia,butyoumightbeunabletorecoveryourcomputeriftherecoverypartitionon
yourcomputerisdamaged.
5.ConnectaproperUSBdrivethenclickNext.
6.ClickCreateintheRecoveryDrivewindow.Thecreationoftherecoverymediastarts.
7.Whenthecreationoftherecoverymedianishes,dooneofthefollowing:
•Tokeeptherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickFinish.
•Todeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,clickDeletetherecoverypartition.
Attention:Ifyoudeletetherecoverypartitiononyourcomputer,dokeeptherecoverymediaina
safeplace.TheWindowsrecoveryimagewillnotbestoredinyourcomputeranymore,andyouwill
needtherecoverymediatorefreshorresetyourcomputer.
8.RemovetheUSBdrive.Therecoverymediaarecreatedsuccessfully.
Usingrecoverymedia
Ifyoucannotstartyourcomputer,orifyoucannotstarttheWindowsrecoveryimageonyourcomputer,use
recoverymediatorecoveryourcomputer.
Touserecoverymedia,dothefollowing:
Note:Ensurethatyourcomputerisconnectedtoacpower.
1.Turnonorrestartthecomputer.BeforetheWindowsoperatingsystemstarts,repeatedlypresstheF12
key.TheBootMenuwindowopens.
2.Selecttherecoverydriveasthebootdevice.
3.Selectapreferredlanguageandthenselectapreferredkeyboardlayout.
4.ClickTroubleshoottodisplaytheoptionalrecoverysolutions.
5.Selectacorrespondingrecoverysolutionaccordingtoyoursituation.Forexample,selectResetyour
PCifyouwanttoresetyourcomputertothefactorydefaultsettings.
FormoreinformationabouttherecoverysolutionsprovidedbytheWindows8operatingsystem,goto:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=263800
Passwords
AsmanyasthreepasswordsmightbeneededforaThinkPadnotebookcomputer:thepower-onpassword,
theharddiskpassword,andthesupervisorpassword.
Ifanyofthesepasswordshasbeenset,apromptforitwillbedisplayedonthescreenwheneverthe
computeristurnedon.Thecomputerdoesnotstartuntilthepasswordisentered.
Note:Ifonlyasupervisorpasswordisset,thepasswordpromptwillnotbedisplayedwhentheoperating
systemisstarted.
Power-onpassword
Apower-onpasswordprotectsthesystemfrombeingturnedonbyanunauthorizedperson.Thepassword
mustbeenteredbeforetheoperatingsystemcanbestarted.Forinstructionsonhowtoremovethe
power-onpassword,see“Howtoremovethepower-onpassword”onpage37.
Harddiskpassword
Therearetwoharddiskpasswords:
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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