Lenovo Y470 and Y570 Official Owners Thread

At this point, I think the new upcoming Samsung Chronos look really good for the price, performance, style and size plus the resolution is 1600x900 on 15.6" screen.

Rumor is the new Samsung Chronos comes with the soon to be launched 750GB Momentus XT with 8GB/NAND.

 

I currently own the y470 with core i5 and 4gb of ram..I played the battlefield 3 beta and checked online and realized that the game needed 2gb of ram..The game run fine but when I had chrome and a few tabs...it lagged here and there but nothing serious (maybe it was my connection)..I was trying to find instructions on how to upgrade the ram in y470 to 6gb and which ram (brabd) to buy

p.s. I am a noob at this

 

@ kobby2k6

You're better off getting 8GB instead of 6GB for $20 more. This way you'll get true dual channel instead of async dual channel with 6GB. The brand shouldn't matter too much, just make sure you get DDR3-1333.

 

Hello There
I read a lot of the topic but i dont find the the info i´m looking for

What Mmodel and Brand of USB 3 Do the Y570 use?
i need this info because i have to be sure if this laptop will work with Blackmagic Intensity Shuttle


Thanks in advance

 

The USB 3.0 is made by Renesas Electronics.

 

My Y570 order got cancelled by Lenovo and money was returned to my credit card. UPS shipping information's Activity changed to "Booking not honored".

Why is this happening?

 

i did every steps you mentioned in your tutorial...always rebooting after each bios flashing, checking it, but 2.06 mod you link does not work for me. so now i get the 2.06 mod from camiloml's bios directory and it works like a charm!
for warranty i need to proceed the same way but flashing official 2.06 bios... i get it!
now 1 more working unlocked bios! tks to you and camiloml!
BTW, can i use bios RAID function on this model with msata+sata? i removed all lenovo customized partitions to install W7 ultimate and now i have 64gb ssd + 750gb sata on separated partitions...
i'd like to use 1 single RAID disk with 2 partitions: 1 of 200gb and another for the remaining space... is it possible?
ps: before all this i created the recue disks in case of emergency!

 

Thanks LuisGT, you have the Y470 that if i not mistake bring the same components than Y570, right?
The Renesas is the USB 3 Chipset that i´m looking for..... can you find what model please?

This are the 4 models of USB 3 from NEC Renesas
PD720200 | USB3.0 Host Controller | Product Lineup | USB | ASSP | Products | RENESAS Electronics

 

This static noise coming from the headphones is quite annoying. Has anyone come up with a solution to get rid of this?

I just got my replacement i7 version of the y470 and it seems to be worst than my i5 version.

 

Hey, this is what you do to reduce the static (Make sure you have headphones plugged in) :

Go to Realtek HD Audio Manager, then you double click that green circle on the left side of the Speakers tab under Analog. When the windows opens, click "Line out" and pick "OK".

 

Hey guys, I just wanted to know what kind of FPS are your getting in the Battlefield 3 Open Beta? Can you tell me the FPS with and without the NVIDIA beta drivers for Battlefield 3?

 

how can i delete that 14.75GB partition or shrink it to D disk, so i can have one ~698 GB partition instead of two partitions of 683gb and 14.75? When i press on 14.75gb partition all i get is HELP function/option. and d: disk option of EXTEND is grayed out. C: is ssd. Thanks a lot

 

I used a GParted Live USB to edit the partitions on the mechanical drive after I installed my SSD. It's a fairly straightforward process.

 

I'm getting really good framerates with my y470 but the game uses about 2gb of ram so make sure to close applications in the background...too many campers in the beta but the game looks great (only played for an hour or two, had coursework to do

 

Hi guys, new to the forum, I am really interested in buying a Y470 that is on sale. I have one question though, does the y470 model 085534U have the mSSD already installed? How big is it 32 or 64 gigs?

Thanks!!

 

Try that but still a little residue existed. The realtek hd audio manager was removed when i dl the updated drivers any idea how to get it back?

 

Can't help ya with that one... PC Wizard doesn't tell what exact chipset is... all I can tell you is that it's Revision 04... but seeing as it reports to have support for 4 ports... I suppose it has this one

PD720201 | USB3.0 Host Controller | Product Lineup | USB | ASSP | Products | RENESAS Electronics

 

i just did it with win 7 instalation cd, it let me delete that partition, and then once i was in windows disk manager, it let me expand it to 698gb

 

Check to see if the one key recovery button works... I'm not positive on this... but I think that's the partition for the recovery software... don't quote me on that, since I haven't deleted mine yet...

 

Has anyone had the chance to try out Rage yet on either the y470 or y570? How does it run?

 

Renasas USB 3.0 chipset model is µPD720200AF.

 

After playing the Battlefield Beta for 2 hours straight with fraps..it averages around 28fps and up and the lowest I got during gameplay (which was rare was around 23 fps)

 

Thank you soo much LuiGT

 

How many ports is your's detecting? Maybe they used different chipsets, so far no program has been able to identify the exact chipset in mine... but all say that it's capable of supporting 4 ports, by process of elimination, that would make mine µPD720201

This may have nothing to do with the audio Static, but considering mine doesn't suffer from it, and looks to have a different 3.0 chipset... who knows if that's the real cause of the static...

 

anyone knows if y570 supports RAID? if yes, what do i need to do for it works?

 

Well, first of all, you need two hard drives. You'll have to remove the DVD rom drive and replace it with another hard drive.

Then you'll have to unlock the bios to see if there actually IS a feature to enable raid on the Y570.

You're really just better off getting a MSata drive and using the Hard drive as a storage drive.

 

no it doesnt work, and it should not because as soon as i got my y470, i did fresh install, i never installed one key recovery software, and i also deleted lenovo partition, i think it was like 25gb, and this one... 14.75 gb. i simply dont need it.

 

Ah... I see... I kept the OEM installation myself... FN keys worked better than on a fresh install.

 

I really want to upgrade the screen of my Y470 to 1600X900. Is it possible to do it? Any suggestions?

 

is there a reason my audio volume drops after a certain time while on battery mode? i'm not sure if this has been discussed yet.

 

i tought i can use RAID with 64gb msata + 750gb sata...
i look the bios setting and RAID function is there, but when activate it i got a BSOD...
tks for the answer

 

That's weird... I've never noticed that...

 

Has anyone tried the new nvidia beta drivers yet?

 

The beta drivers for Battlefield 3? Yeah it's pretty legit. I got at least a 10-20 percent increase in performance.

 

where do you guys usually getting drivers from? nvidia.com, or lenovo support? or maybe laptop2go?

 

wait, are you currently using the new nvidia driver update or something?..im still on the stock drivers and I average from 26 to 30 fps on high in battlefield 3 beta...what are you framerates are you getting in the beta with the new driver updates.

 

Great ! I just installed it and I'm going to check them out.

@zarraza: I got them from Nvidia's driver download portion of their site. I think the latest one out is the 285.38 driver.

 

First, you cannot have a RAID configuration like you are describing on any PC (please research RAID Arrays), second off you will not benefit from a RAID array as SSD is much better faster technology, third the BIOS has the option but it is not physically supported on this laptop (no onboard RAID controller) so I would ignore the option.

 

It works just fine, the partition does not matter. One key recovery is just software and is not limited by partitions as you can tell it where to store the backup. I have it working just fine with no recovery partition, the recovery is stored on my primary partition and functions just fine.

 

There is a screen replacement service that will try and if not successful they will not charge you. You will need an unlocked BIOS to change the default resolution.

Contact Eugene PanRudkevich at Screen Surgeons | Laptop Screen Replacement for further help.

 

For anyone who cares. I have determined the following about the SATA system in the y570. SATA ports 0 and 1 are 6gb/s (SATA3) and ports 2-5 are 3gb/s (SATA2). I do not know about the physical representation of ports 3-5, but port 0 is the mSata slot, port 1 is the HDD, and port 2 is the Optical bay.

I installed my Runcore SATA3 60Gb mSata card, and ATTO benchmark was right around 500 MB/s on larger files, which mirrored the results found in this review:

Runcore T50 6Gb/s 120GB EXCLUSIVE mSATA SSD Review - The Worlds First 6Gbps mSATA SSD Hits The Streets - The SSD Review

If people want i can conceivably post my results too, but they were almost identical to the reviewer's.

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So I have called and researched but I still can't find what I wanted so I am turning to this thread again

I have a Canadian English/French keyboard which quite frankly is inoperable, due to shift being shorter and enter being in the wrong spot.

Does anyone know where I can order a Y570 US English keyboard? When I call IBM/Lenovo parts the serial number I give them from the maintenance manual doesn't exist (it's not even formatted like a proper IBM/Lenovo FRU number). OR does anyone have a Y570 in the US that could give me the 'true' FRU number of your keyboard? Thanks in advance

 

I finally got my laptop back from repairs! The microphone works perfectly now

 

where do you get the new drivers..lenovo or nvidia

 

@ gifdog

Where did you get the card from and fro how much?

 

Did anyone ever find a solution for this? It's not a big deal but it bugs me lol especially since it used to work fine before... I didnt download any new drivers or anything

Also where can I update my wireless driver?

 

Nvidia's site. The beta drivers are on the left side.

Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

 

Hi guys, longtime lurker here finally got a y570, grabbed it from costco.ca for $730 (recently dropped in price from 850), probably more than I would have paid for it on Lenovo+Coupons but Costco's warranty is pretty amazing and I get 90 days to mess around with it to see if I like it.

I ordered the i5/4GB/750GB-HDD version, picking up the package tonight!

I have searched and read most of the posts under this thread, but apologize if I ask a previously answered Q again.

1. I hear the lenovo base install is filled with bloatware, some useful, some not. I was wondering if anyone on here has a comprehensive list of what can safely be removed. This is what I gathered from posts:

• AntiVirus trial
• Microsoft Office Starter trial
• Veriface
• YouCam
• ooVoo
• telephony

any big items im missing? Whats the best way to remove these Windows uninstaller or Revo?

2. Its October and I have found nothing re Paint Creek SSD's from Intel. I know they will only be coming in at 40/80GB, my Q is would 80GB be enough to house Win7 and Win8 when it comes + software installs and use the 750GB HDD as storage? Is the upgrade worth the hassle? $199 for the 310 series is quite steep I think, I have never had a SSD on a laptop before so if anyone can attest to the price being worth the performance please let me know!

3. my system only has 4GB of ram, I found an additional 4GB stick online for around $35 which isnt bad at all, just wondering if its worth the upgrade as well, its not much money but if the performance increase will be negligible id rather not.

Thanks in advance!

 

I got it from mydidgitaldiscount for $200.

RunCore 60GB Pro V SATA 6G 50MM mSATA SSD | My Digital Discount

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This reduces the noise but doesn't get rid of it. I noticed the noise is actually coming from the hard drive-> for some reason it is louder on my replacement pc the with the i7. Some how that noise is transfer to the headset.