ThinkPad S540 - Problems with Drives and Other Storage Devices

withoutattachingtheexternalmonitororturningiton,andthecomputerdisplayremainsblank,press
F7tobringupthecomputerdisplay.
•Problem:Thecomputerdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,orthesystem-statusindicator(illuminated
ThinkPadlogo)blinksslowlyandthecomputerdoesnotwork.
Solution:Ifthesystemdoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,itmighthaveenteredsleeporhibernation
modeautomaticallybecausethebatteryisdepleted.Checkthesystem-statusindicator(illuminated
ThinkPadlogo).
–Ifthesystem-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)blinksslowly,yourcomputerisinsleepmode.
Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressFn.
–Ifthesystem-statusindicator(illuminatedThinkPadlogo)isoff,yourcomputerisinpower-offstateor
inhibernationmode.Connecttheacpoweradaptertothecomputer;thenpressthepowerbutton
toresumeoperation.
Ifthesystemstilldoesnotreturnfromsleepmode,yoursystemmightstoprespondingandyoumight
notbeabletoturnoffthecomputer.Inthiscase,youneedtoresetthecomputer.Ifyouhavenot
savedyourdata,itmightbelost.Toresetthecomputer,pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor4seconds
ormore.Ifthesystemisstillnotreset,removetheacpoweradapterandresetthesystembyinserting
astraightenedpaperclipintotheemergency-resethole.Tolocatetheemergency-resethole,referto
“Bottomview”onpage6
.
•Problem:Yourcomputerdoesnotentersleeporhibernationmode.
Solution:Checkwhetheranyoptionhasbeenselectedtodisableyourcomputerfromenteringsleep
orhibernationmode.
Ifyourcomputertriestoentersleepmodebuttherequestisrejected,thedeviceattachedtotheUSB
connectormighthavebeendisabled.Ifthisoccurs,doahot-unplug-and-plugoperationfortheUSB
device.
•Problem:Thebatterydischargesslightlywhilethecomputerisinhibernationmode.
Solution:Ifthewakeupfunctionisenabled,thecomputerconsumesasmallamountofpower.Thisisnot
adefect.Fordetails,referto“Power-savingmodes”onpage29
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Problemswithdrivesandotherstoragedevices
Thissectionincludesharddiskdriveorhybriddriveproblemsandsolid-statedriveproblems.
Harddiskdriveproblems
•Problem:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddrivemakesarattlingnoiseintermittently.
Solution:Therattlingnoisemightbeheard:
–Whentheharddiskdriveorhybriddrivebeginsorfinishesgettingaccesstodata.
–Whenyoucarrytheharddiskdriveorhybriddrive.
–Whenyoucarryyourcomputer.
Thisisanormalcharacteristicofaharddiskdriveorhybriddriveandisnotadefect.
•Problem:Theharddiskdriveorhybriddrivedoesnotwork.
Solution:OntheBootmenuofThinkPadSetup,ensurethattheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveisonthe
Bootpriorityorderlist.IfitisontheExcludedfrombootorderlist,itisdisabled.Selecttheentryforit
onthelistandpresstheShift+1key.ThismovestheentrytotheBootpriorityorderlist.
•Problem:Aftersettingaharddiskpasswordontheharddiskdriveorhybriddriveofthecomputer,you
movedthedrivetoanothercomputer.Nowyoucannotunlocktheharddiskpassword.
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