Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 Operation & User’s Manual

102, Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued) Menuitem SubmenuitemSelectionComments anyitemsintheThinkPad Setupprogram. SetMinimumLength •Disabled •Passwordlengthoptions Specifyaminimumlength forthepower-onpassword andharddiskpassword. Bydefault,thisissetto Disabled.Ifyousetthe supervisorpasswordand specifyaminimumlength forpasswords,noonebut youcanchangethelength. Passwordatunattended boot •Disabled •Enabled IfyouselectEnabled, apasswordpromptwill alwaysbedisplayedwhen thecomputeristurnedon, fro…

118, Note:Donotremovethebatteryandtheacpoweradaptertoresetthecomputer. 2.Whilethecomputeristurnedoff,removeallpowersourcesfromthecomputer(batteryandtheacpower adapter).Holddownthepowerbuttonfor10seconds.Plugintheacpoweradapterwhilekeepingthe batteryoutofthecomputer.Ifthecomputerdoesnotturnbackon,continuewithstep3. Note:OncethecomputerstartsupandenterstheWindowsenvironment,usethepropershutdown proceduretoturnthecomputeroff.Oncethecomputeris…

32, TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance. •LenovoSupport TheLenovoSupportprogramenablesyoutoregisteryourcomputerwithLenovo,checkthecomputer healthconditionandbatterystatus,downloadandviewusermanualsforyourcomputer,getthewarranty informationofyourcomputer,andexplorehelpandsupportinformation. •Lenovo…

13, Thebatterypackshouldbestoredatroomtemperature,chargedtoapproximately30to50% ofcapacity.Werecommendthatbatterypackbechargedaboutonceperyeartoprevent overdischarge. Lithiumcoincellbatterynotice DANGER Dangerofexplosionifbatteryisincorrectlyreplaced. Whenreplacingthelithiumcoincellbattery,useonlythesameoranequivalenttypethatis recommendedbythemanufacturer.Thebatterycontainslithiumandcanexplodeifnotproperly used,handled,ordisposedof. Donot: •Throworimmerseintowater •Heattomorethan100°C(212°F) •Repairordisassemble Disposeoft…

151, AppendixD.ENERGYSTARmodelinformation ENERGYSTAR ® isajointprogramoftheU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheU.S.Department ofEnergyaimedatsavingmoneyandprotectingtheenvironmentthroughenergyefcientproductsand practices. LenovoisproudtoofferourcustomersproductswiththeENERGYSTARqualieddesignation.Lenovo computersofthefollowingmachinetypes,iftheENERGYSTARmarkisafxed,havebeendesignedand testedtoconformtotheENERGYSTARprogramrequirements…

105, Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued) Menuitem SubmenuitemSelectionComments defaults.Anycustomized SecureBootsettings willbeerased,andthe defaultplatformkeywill bere-establishedalong withtheoriginalsignature databasesincludingthe certicateforWindows8 operationsystem. Startupmenu Youmightneedtochangethestartupsequenceofyourcomputer.Forexample,ifyouhavedifferent operatingsystemsondifferentdevices,youcanhavethesystemstartupfromeitherofthem. Attentio…

64, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 1.Setapower-onpasswordaswellasaharddiskpasswordforyourinternalharddiskdrive.Referto theproceduresin“Power-onpassword”onpage44and“Harddiskpasswords”onpage44.For security,alongerpasswordisrecommended. 2.IfaDiskEncryptionharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,besuretoprotectthecontentsofyour computermemoryfromunauthorizedaccessbyuseofdriveencryptionsoftware. 3.Beforeyoudisposeof,sell,orhandoveryourcomputer,besuretodeletedatast…

49, 3.ChangethedisplayoutputlocationbypressingF6.Thisenablesyoutoswitchbetweenviewingoutput ontheexternalmonitor,thecomputermonitor,andbothmonitors. Note:Ifyourcomputercannotdetecttheexternalmonitor,right-clickonthedesktop,thenselectScreen resolution.ClicktheDetectbutton. Settingthemonitortype Tosetyourmonitortype,dothefollowing: 1.Connecttheexternalmonitortothemonitorconnector,andthenconnectthemonitortoanelectrical outlet. 2.Turnontheexternalm…

152, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 4.Right-clickyournetworkadapterdevice,andclickProperties. 5.ClickthePowerManagementtab. 6.CleartheAllowthisdevicetowakethecomputercheckbox. 7.ClickOK. 136UserGuide …

71, 3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectthedesiredopticaldriveastherstbootdevice.Then,insertthe rescuediscintotheopticaldriveandpressEnter.Therescuemediumstarts. •IfyouhavecreatedarescuemediumusingaUSBharddiskdrive,usethefollowinginstructionsto usetherescuemedium: 1.AttachtheUSBharddiskdrivetooneoftheUSBconnectorsonyourcomputer. 2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF12keywhenturningonthecomputer.WhentheBootMenu windowopens,releasetheF12key. 3.IntheBootMenuwindow,selectth…

82, 8.ConnecttheantennacablestothenewPCIExpressMiniCard.Besuretoattachthegraycabletothe connectormarked“MAIN”or“M”onthecard,andtheblackcabletotheconnectormarked“AUX”or“A.” 9.Attachthecover1andpivotitdownwards2.Thentightenthescrews3. 10.Reinstallthebattery.See“Replacingthebattery”onpage59. 11.Turnthecomputeroveragain.Connecttheacpoweradapterandallcables. Replacingamemorymodule Beforeyoustart,printtheseinstructions. Increasingmemorycapacityisaneffectivewaytomakeprogramsrunfaster.Toreplaceoraddamemory module,ensurethatyoufoll…

29, Note:Whenyouchargethebatterypack,itstemperaturemustbeatleast10°C(50°F). •Relativehumidity: –Operating:8%to80% –Storage:5%to95% Ifpossible,placeyourcomputerinawell-ventilatedanddryareawithoutdirectexposuretosunshine. Keepelectricalappliancessuchasanelectricfan,radio,airconditioner,andmicrowaveovenawayfrom yourcomputerbecausethestrongmagneticeldsgeneratedbytheseappliancescandamagethemonitor anddataontheharddisk…

101, Table4.Congmenuitems(continued) Menuitem SubmenuitemSelectionComments •AHCI SATAcontrolleroperatesin compatibilitymode. Date/Timemenu Ifyouneedtosetthecurrentdateandtimeofyourcomputer,selectDate/TimefromtheThinkPadSetup programmainmenu.Thefollowingsubmenuisdisplayed: •SystemDate •SystemTime Tochangethedateandtime,dothefollowing: 1.Usingtheupanddownarrowkeys,selecttheitemtochangethedateortime. 2.PressTab,Shift+Tab,orEntertoselectaeld. 3.Typethedateortime. Notes:Anotherwaytoadjusttheda…

114, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 •Beforeyouinstallanyofthefollowingdevices,touchametaltableoragroundedmetalobject.Thisaction reducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice. –Memorymodule –Mini-PCIcard –Memorycard,suchasanSDcard,SDHCcard,SDXCcard,andaMultiMediaCard Note:Notalllisteddevicesareincludedinyourcomputer. Thisactionreducesanystaticelectricityfromyourbody.Thestaticelectricitycoulddamagethedevice. •Whiletransferringdatatoorfromaashmediacard,suchasanSDcard,donotputy…

106, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 4.USBHDD: 5.PCILANRealtekPXEB09D00: Note:ThisBootsubmenuappearswhentheLegacyOnlybootmodeortheLegacyFirstwithBoth modeisselectedintheStartuppage. OtheritemsontheStartupmenu ThefollowingitemsalsoaredisplayedontheStartupmenuoftheThinkPadSetupprogram: •NetworkBoot:SpecifythetopprioritybootdevicetobeusedwhenthecomputerwakesfromLAN. •UEFI/LegacyBoot:Selectsystembootcapability. •UEFI/LegacyBootPriority:SelectabootprioritybetweenUEFIandLegacy. •CSMSupport •BootMode:Enableordisablethediagnosticsbootmode. •OptionKe…

53, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 Note:IfyoudonotremovethecardfromyourcomputerafteryouejectthecardfromtheWindows operatingsystem,thecardcannolongerbeaccessed.Toaccessthecard,youmustremoveitonce, theninsertitagain. Chapter2.Usingyourcomputer37 …

100, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 Table4.Congmenuitems(continued) Menuitem SubmenuitemSelectionComments pressedcondition,andthen pressthedesiredfunction key.Theactionisequivalent topressingtheFnkeyand thedesiredfunctionkey simultaneously.Ifyoupress theFnkeytwice,theFn keyiskeptinapressed conditionuntilyoupressthe Fnkeyagain. DisplayBootDisplayDevice •ThinkPadLCD •Analog(VGA) •DigitalonThinkPad Selectthedisplaydevice thatistobeactivatedat boottime…

97, 2.Usingthecursorkeys,movetoanitemyouwanttochange.Whentheitemishighlighted,press Enter.Asubmenuisdisplayed. 3.Changetheitemsyouwishtochange.Tochangethevalueofanitem,pressthefollowingkeys: •Fn+F5or–:Changetoalowervalue. •Fn+F6orthecombinationofShiftand+:Changetoahighervalue. Iftheitemhasasubmenu,youcandisplayitbypressingEnter. 4.PressEsctoexitfromthesubmenu. 5.Ifyouareonanestedsubmenu,pressEscrepeatedlyuntilyoureachtheThinkPadSetupprogram mainmenu…

59, Chapter4.Security Thischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtoprotectyourcomputerfromtheftandunauthorizeduse. •“Attachingamechanicallock”onpage43 •“Usingpasswords”onpage43 •“Harddisksecurity”onpage47 •“Noticeondeletingdatafromyourharddiskdrive”onpage48 •“Usingrewalls”onpage48 •“Protectingdataagainstviruses”onpage49 Attachingamechanicallock Youcanattachamechanicallocktoyourcomputer,tohelppreventitfromb…

25, Youcanndthemachinetypeandmodelofyourcomputeronthelabelasshownbelow: FCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabel ThereisnoFCCIDorICCerticationnumberforthewirelesscommunicationcardsshownontheenclosure ofthecomputer.Onsomemodels,LenovoprovidesyoutheinformationaboutthelocationoftheFCCID andICCerticationnumberlabelonthecomputerbackcoverassembly. ThefollowinggureshowswhereyoucanndtheinformationofFCCIDorICCerticationnumber. TheFCCIDandICCerticationnumberlabelsareafxedonthewirelessLANcardinstalledinthewireless communicationcardsl…

31, YourcomputersupportsthefollowingLenovoprograms: •ActiveProtectionSystem •LenovoCompanion •LenovoSettings •LenovoSolutionCenter •LenovoSupport •LenovoThinkVantageTools •PasswordManager •SystemUpdate •LenovoCloudStorage AnintroductiontoLenovoprograms ThistopicprovidesabriefintroductiontosomeLenovoprograms. Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,someoftheprogramsmightnotbeavailable. •AccessConnections TheAccessConnectionsprogramisaconnectivityassistantprogramforcreatingandmanaginglocatio…

119, Solution:ChecksumoftheSecuritysettingsintheEFIVariableisnotcorrect.EnterThinkPadSetup tochecksecuritysettings,PressF10andthenpressEntertorestartthesystem.Ifyoustillhavea problem,havethecomputerserviced. •Message:0187:EAIAdataaccesserror. Solution:TheaccesstoEEPROMisfailed.Havethecomputerserviced. •Message:0188:InvalidRFIDSerializationInformationArea. Solution:TheEEPROMchecksumisnotcorrect(block#0and1).Thesystemboardshouldberep…

104, Table5.Securitymenuitems(continued) Menuitem SubmenuitemSelectionComments MemoryCardSlot •Disabled •Enabled IfyouselectEnabled, youcanusethememory cardslotforSDcardor MultiMediaCard. IntegratedCamera •Disabled •Enabled IfyouselectEnabled,you canusetheintegrated camera. Microphone•Disabled •Enabled IfyouselectEnabled,you canusethemicrophone (internal,external,or line-in). Anti-Theft ComputraceModule Activation •Disabled •En…

45, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge E145 DANGER Thereisadangerofanexplosionifthebackupbatteryisincorrectlyplaced.Thelithiumbattery containslithiumandcanexplodeifitisnotproperlyhandled,ordisposedof.Replaceonlywitha batteryofthesametype.Toavoidpossibleinjuryordeath,donot:(1)throworimmerseintowater, (2)allowittoheattomorethan100°C(212°F),or(3)attempttorepairordisassembleit.Disposeof itasrequiredbylocalordinancesorregulationsandyourcompany'ssafetystandards…