Lenovo IdeaPad Y410P Owners and Information thread

Go and download the nvidia optimus fix at the Skyrim nexus, this fix works for every Bethesda game. Rename the ENB d3d9.dll to d3d9orig.dll, then drag the oprimus fix d3d9.dll to the folder and it should work!

 

Thanks Sanman,

I am looking at the 500 and 250 as well. I use only a few games like Farcry, BF3 single player single shooter types. In this case I do need the DVD drive so will only install the SSD.

A sore issue is with the forced use if the IE-11 on the W-8.1 and not being able to unplug TABS.

One cannot install the IE-10 it seems.

OK folks I do have a simple question -- so no giggling and Laughing -- can you give the instruction for Diming the Key board? Did not find that [ or much of anything else ] in the very bland instruction coming with this unit.

Thank you

 

Hello All,

I've recently purchased the y410p (1TB+24G SSD cache, 8GB RAM, i7, GT 755M, 1600x900, WIndows 8.1 pre-loaded). Out of the box, everything seemed to set up just fine. Created my profile, unistalled McAfee, uninstalled a few other apps and some (but not all) bloatware, intalled AVG, grabbed a few apps from the windows store, verified that my cahe was working. All fine. Fast boot times, snappy response in general. Then I installed Path of Exile, Steam, Visual Studio 2012 Express and SQL Server 2012 Express....and then everytime I booted, it would get past the lenovo splash screen and just hang there...never proceeding to the WIndows login screen. I would have to press the power button to power down. Yikes! So since I wasn't in too deep, I just started fresh by re-installing the factory image that comes stored on the hidden partition using the one button recovery.

Again, everything sets up fine. This time I keep McAfee, just because I went straight to seeing if it was SQL server causing issues on startup. So i downloaded SQL server and VS, and *incidentally* installed 16 windows updates that MCafee found for me that AVG free didn't flag the first time around. After this, the machine will boot, but it is sooo slow. Takes forever to log on and then apps take forever to load. I think it may be due to McAfee. I try to reboot, but while shutting down it just hangs on the "shutting down" screen. Hard power down. Boot again, uninstall Mcafee, it gets hung up while uninstalling, Hard power down. Mcafee appears to be gone, but trying to install Avast free hangs. Try to power down hangs..hangs...hangs. Deep breath...

Better now. Any way. I recognize that I've complicated things by changing so many variables on each install, but just this morning before heading into work I did another recovery from the factory image so I'm back to square one. I'm hoping someone can give me some advice on what I should do and shouldn't do when I get back to it tonight. I really want to get rid of as much bloatware as possible. I don't want to have to spend more money (ie. new OS key, additional SSD).

My plan is to remove Mcafee 1st thing and use windows defender. At which point I'll try a couple of reboots and see if I have any issues with it hanging. If not, then I'll start removing other lenovo bloatware and pokki. Then if that still works, I'll start to install some of my programs. Any other pearls of wisdom to help guide me before I send this thing back (ie, critial driver updates, things to watch out for)? I mean, I really love the hardware specs on this machine, I just need to get it set up. Many thanks in advance for the help.

 

I'm using an EVO 256GB and I noticed the cold boot takes a lot longer than I expected for SSD. Is there a limitation in speed by running the drive in the Ultrabay or something? Or is it just that Windows is taking a while for the first few boots after a fresh install?

 

Check which programs run at startup via MSconfig or a program like CCleaner.

 

Fn + spacebar
there are two different settings for keyboard brightness (3 if you include off as a setting)

 

Mine is the same. at first I thought it was premature wear, but then found it was just oil from my fingers. You should stop eating fried chicken and potato chips while your using the touchpad,,, :^)

 

Your slowness is caused by Expresscache flushing itself, basically, when updates are installed to the core Windows system, Expresscache, the porgram responsible for allocating these system files to SSD to increase performance, flushes the system files off the SSD, hence why you would need around 5 more startups to get the boosted performance again.

Nothing's going wrong with your laptop, it's the way disk caches work. I ditched SSD caching myself and Installed Windows 7 to the 24GB SSD (PM me if you wanna know how i did this and why it's working out great for me).

 

Expresscache also flushes itself after a forced shutdown or system crash. I've also had problems with avast screwing the cache up, so don't use a different antivirus.

 

Off topic: My macbook air's cpu runs constantly at 95 degrees C and my heatsink is only at 47 degrees C. My warranty has already ended. Do i need to reapply thermal paste? Also, i can't even feel the fan even at max rpm.

 

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I have no idea, you are asking this at the wrong place. This being said, the air has one fan, and it's located here:



You should visit the NBR Apple section, and lets keep this thread on topic.

 

is there a way to see the GPU usage ?
I'm rendering using v-ray for 3D-Max
the CPU is defiantly under a full load but i don't know about the GPU.

 

Of course my order was delayed. ARHG! /rant

 

i thought after i shipped my laptops (yes, two. original and replacement), i would be on with my life. now here i am a month later and im still fighting with them to get my money back. WORST COMPANY EVER. No body knows what they are doing, knows the procedures, or even have the correct information.

on a positive note, it was an amazing laptop when it worked. it checked all my boxes for what i needed at a good price.

TLDR- bad bad bad bad company. no one has the correct info about anything. good product when it worked. save money for something else.

 

Use gpu-z for that.

 

I saw some folks are successfully running BF4 on their y410p's. I've got a fresh copy of Windows 8.1 and the latest GeForce drivers. Nothing. BF4 refuses to load, in single or multiplayer mode. Nothing.

 

Call to complain, acquire Lenovo gift card.

If you're not sure what to spend it on, i reccomend this:

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/...?hide_menu_area=true&GroupID=460&Code=0A36407



- Laser
- Bluetooth
- Good battery life
- Good build quality
- Matches the Y410p's color scheme

My BF4 DVD is lying around, hopefully i'll get to install it and report how smooth it runs :thumbsup:

 

That's what you have us at NBR for

 

I actually had an online chat with one of their representatives and he, very nonchalantly, replied that delays happened and that it would ship within 30 days. I even threatened to cancel my order and buy somewhere else and he just said that they try to get orders out "as fast as they can but sometimes these things happened". Felt like they really weren't sorry about it at all.

 

That's why I'm so bummed that they just bought Motorola. I was hoping for a Google Superphone.

 

Well, Google is partnering with LG for their phones, an example being the Nexus 5.

 

Nexus 4 and 5, and Asus on the 7. Those are devices designed and built by other companies with input from Google. Motorola gave Google a chance to produce a 100% in house designed phone. Would have been made in the USA to boot. I also look for Lenovo to shutdown the Fort Worth, Texas factory and move production back to China. And offer Ultrabays (and charge you for them) then not sell any modules.

 

I just want to say - Wireless-N 7260 does not save you from network issues. I have gotten two Y410p models with this card and both have horrible wifi issues. The connection cuts in and out, can't sustain any sort of download without overloading the router and making it essentially reboot itself. I've never had this issue with any other computer or laptop connected to the same network.

I have tried multiple drivers without success. Any help?

 

So I picked up a y410p (59399853) and I'm interested in swapping the 24GB SSD for the DigitalSSD 256GB drive. My question is I have a Y480 with a 500GB HDD and 128GB mSATA SSD. How would I go about migrating my Windows 7 backup to the Y410p? I'd like to do this as painlessly as possible but I don't have an external drive.

 

I didnt get any results googling for digitalssd 256gb. Make sure its an m.2 drive and not msata. Try to borrow an external hdd from a friend to use for cloning? You need a new product key though.

 

I'm not sure upgrading from the Y480 to Y410p is enough to justify and upgrade, but feel free to prove me wrong.

 

I apologize it is an Intel NGFF and it is an m.2 drive (link: Intel Solid-State Drive 530 Series(INTEL) ) I don't know anyone with a drive large enough to clone the drives unfortunately. Perhaps I should buy an enclosure for the 500GB so I can clone it to the the 1TB HDD in the y410p.

 

Well, the specs on the Y480 are really really weak. i5-3210M and 640M LE with a 1366x768 display, but given I got it for 500 brand new with 2 day shipping from Newegg. I couldn't complain. I'll be carrying over the RAM (8GB Vengeance) and I wish I could just hot-drop in the mSATA but m.2 to mSATA adapters appear to be non-existent or shady at best. Plus given my bitcoin investments paying off big recently, I figured a nice treat would be good to get a brand new machine for Kingdom Under Fire II.

 

If you guys are looking for the right SSD for the Y410p. it's this one:

Amazon.com: MyDigitalSSD SC2 Super Cache 2 42mm SATA III 6G M.2 NGFF M2 SSD Solid State Drive (128GB): Computers & Accessories

28 five star reviews out of 29. Plenty of happy Chromebook, X40 series Thinkpad and Y Series Ideapad owners in the comments.

 

I did see that one, hence my confusion but I was referring to the Intel one since it's a much larger size. I found with my current SSD (128GB) that it ended up not being enough and I couldn't keep 20% free without compromising something. Thanks for the link though.

 

the Intel m.2 ssd is 80 mm the y410p only supports 42mm.

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The 128GB MyDigitalSSD is the largest 42mm M.2/NGFF SSD on the market as of now. The 180GB Intel 530 you linked to is an 80mm part; it won't fit. The description on the e-tailer's site is incorrect. If you need it now, pick up a 256GB 840 PRO (I've been seeing them on sale a lot recently and relocate the 1TB spinny drive to a caddy.

Edit: I've wondered if a 60MM drive can be made to fit. It would require desoldering a capacitor and remote mounting it with a few inches of wire, and taking a dremel to the case.

 

I just looked myself. I would definitely worry about the seller as it is. It says the card is 42mm but the picture and the dimensions are definitely 80mm. I would call and complain for misleading information.

 

Unfortunately it sounds like you need another SSD drive. Or you could do as I did. I actually ended up with both the m.2 drive from MyDigitalSSD and a 250GB EVO 840. Because I back up most of my pics and music, I utilize the m.2 drive for music and pics with the remainder on the 1TB drive in an enclosure.

 

Hi, I'm looking at the Y410p right now and I think I want to buy this one, but I'm having trouble choosing between the different versions.

I'm thinking of going with the $799 version but I'm worried it will have the smaller battery capacity than the $779 version. Which would be better, to have a bigger battery at 799 or a small SSD for the windows partition for 20 bucks more but a slightly smaller battery?

Thanks for the help.

 

Save the $20 and apply it towards a caching M.2 SSD. The $799 model has a SSHD. It's a traditional spinning drive with 8gb of flash memory cache tacked on to it. That's not enough to be useful.

 

they dont even provide the connector for m.2 if you dont order it with one.

 

So i need to get the 799 version to have the connection hook up?I read some earlier pages here that said they sent the bigger capacity battery with the 799 version.

 

NONE of the currently listed configs offer a M.2 drive, although the port MAY be included, it's been hit or miss in the past. The only way to tell is to order the system, open it up, and take a look! If it's not there return it. You could also open a web chat or call and tell them you want a 24GB cache SSD, that IS an M.2 unit. The 1TB+8GB SSD in the $799 configuration is one of these. It's a hybrid drive.

 

If you click "more models" on page 2 there is a 819$ model that has the M.2 drive.

 

I purchased the Y410p on the 28th. It said it'd ship on the 3rd. (Today) I got an e-mail two days ago saying my order has been delayed for up to a month. I contact Lenovo with my e-mail and order number and they say the order doesn't exist. I check my account, and it still shows up under orders, and still says it'll ship today. On top of that, I've kept an eye on my bank account, and only the $119 for the Depot has been taken out; nothing for the laptop. What is going on?!?

 

I'm struggling to connect my notebook to a HDMI HDTV to display 1920x1080 resolution output onto the HDTV. I have the 1366x768 model. What settings must i change either on my TV or notebook to achieve this. I'd appreciate a response, thank you.

 

What are some cleaning tips for the laptop, such as the palmrest edges(gap between palmrest shroud and underside frame) and general maintenance?

 

Hi, I am a newbie, I was thinking of getting the basic y410p with I5 and 500gb 5200rpm harddisk, and adding a SSD in place of dvdrom. Is it possible?

the laptop
http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/#customize

The caddies

NEW 2nd Sata Hard Drive SSD HDD Caddy FOR Lenovo Ideapad Y410P Replace DU 8A5SH | eBay

I am getting concerned because what I could understand was some connectors are missing somewhere if you don't order this model with something
Also, are the wifi related issues still persistant? any other issues? [because this thread has been along for a while, I am assuming if there was a hardware problem, they might have rectified in new model?]
I apologise for my noobness

 

Hello everyone, I recently bought a Y410p with the 900p screen and nvidia 755m graphics and I'm having a hard time installing and using linux on it.

I've tried two distro's so far, Mint with KDE and Elementary OS and it's had issues with both.

Elementary OS will boot and install fine but the cursor keeps flickering, if I install an nvidia driver then it becomes unbootable too.

Mint will boot from compatibility mode on my live USB, but once it's installed it simply won't boot up.

I've searched for two days now and can't find much about this particular laptop and linux compatibility, so does anyone here run linux with theirs and can recommend some fixes or a certain distro for this machine? I don't want to have to manually turn the nvidia card on and off everytime I reboot too.

thanks,
- Tyler

tl:dr this laptop hates linux, need to know of a working distro or how to get mint bootable or elementary os with a non-blinking cursor.

 

I used a damp microfiber cloth on everything and then use a compressed air can on everything at the end. Just did it tonight and it looks nearly brand new.

 

This can be a tricky one. It can depend on what output you're using to connect the HDMI cable and the next method I can think of to fit it is to right click on desktop and select the intel graphics properties. Under display you might see a configuration that lets you adjust the ratio to fit the HDTV.

On my Samsung tv I could only get it to work if I named the HDMI input setting to "PC"? Not sure why but it wouldn't work if I set it to "Game." I then have it sending the natural 1600x900 resolution to the tv which I had to rescale the ratio to make it look right. Same thing applied to if I set the output resolution to 1080p. But yahh. Not sure if that even remotely answers your question haha

 

I ordered one,hope it gets here quickly.

 

Awesome. WIll do, trying to clean the crevice between the palmrest and bottom shroud. Business cards are too thick and posts are too weak. Any clue on what I can use to clean it out since that tends build up with grime over time.