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    Just got my Y470, 2 questions

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by SHRequiem, Jul 21, 2011.

  1. SHRequiem

    SHRequiem Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys!

    Just got my Y470 from our friends in China, and i had a couple of questions i'm looking for help with.

    1. Im looking to do a fresh windows install to remove bloatware, what have you guys done, have you just removed it and run with the factory install? Is anything worth keeping? How would you recommend i go about it?

    2. I recall reading about people doing certain changes to the panel to improve its quality, messing with some settings, if anyone could give me some tips or idea as to what should be done, I'd be much obliged.

    Thanks guys,
    Req
     
    SHRequiem, Jul 21, 2011
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    rcorrea Newbie

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    yeah i would like to know that too. i just got mine couple days ago. one thing i'm most likely keeping is the power manager programs. helps with keeping your battery last as long as possible when plugged in.
     
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    SHRequiem Notebook Enthusiast

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    Also, I can't seem to figure out how to get the NVIDIA GPU to activate when I play starcraft 2, even when I force it to, it still remains off according to the GPU state viewer, and the low fps that indicates its on integrated
     
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    kobby2k6 Notebook Consultant

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    u have to slide the little "silver button" in the front of the laptop, to the right and a led turns on when the gpu is on, and the a notification will pop up on the screen saying that the gpu is optimized for power or something)...
     
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    SHRequiem Notebook Enthusiast

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    I owe you......so much good sir. thank you so much. soo very much. :D
     
    SHRequiem, Jul 21, 2011
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