Lenovo Y470 and Y570 Official Owners Thread

What version is your ram, Im trying to get one thanks to the battlefield 3 beta (which hogs mad memory and processor power)..can you give me a link as well..

ps. I am a noob, never upgrades my ram on my phone before

 

RAM for y570 I believe is DDR3 1333MHz SO-DIMM PC3-10666

Here are some links I found:
4GB G.Skill DDR3 So-DIMM SQ Series PC3-10666 1333MHz CL9 Single Laptop Memory Upgrade Module

Newegg.ca - Computer Hardware, Memory, Laptop Memory, 4GB, DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)

 

Raysoc, you will have to order two 4GB sticks, there are 2x 2GB sticks in there now. I feel the 8GB is worth it on a 64bit OS, but I do a lot with my laptop as it is a direct desktop replacement for me.

 

I have a Y470 so which one should i get (version) and how would process go..I have 4gb ram at the moment..Im trying to upgrade to 8 gb

 

Hmm well I said I had no headphone static on my Y470 before, but I might be hearing a bit now. It's only audible during complete silence so it's not a big deal though.

 

@ kobby2k6

First open the bottom chassis of your laptop to check if you have 1x4GB or 2x2GB...after confirmed, make a decision whether you want to upgrade to 6GB or 8GB depending on situation.

First link for memory G. Skills is what I'd recommend. Good luck!

 

I asked this before but cant seem to find it again. If i want to update to the latest nvidia drivers for the video card, if i install the drivers from nvidia site, do i lose any of the optimus functionality?

 

also which version of the drivers do you all recommend? I been debating with the latest regular drivers or the latest beta drivers.

 

First post no.

Second post: NVIDIA DRIVERS 280.26 WHQL

 

is it better than the stock nvidia drivers and are there any speed boosts..what are real life results and will it work with the y470?...sorry for the noobish questions

 

Two words: Try it...

 

I would GREATLY appreciate any help with some issues I'm having with my y470!

When I press FN + Up/Down Arrow Keys to adjust the brightness, the brightness indicator that pops up (by Lenovo) is stuck at the third bar, even though the brightness does increase and decrease. Any fix?

Also, the change what closing the lid does option no longer appears on the left side of the window pane for power options. =/

 

FN + Up/Down Arrow Keys to adjust the brightness work with original Lenovo Intel Video driver. With the new drivers it seems that is not.

 

Go to control panel, then device manager... the ACPI lid device might have a yellow warning triangle... just delete the driver, restart, and it should re-install automatiocally

 

Anybody getting kind of slow boot up times? I've used the boot optimizer a couple times, but it just seems to speed it up to about 35-40 seconds for the first boot, but then it goes back up. My last boot up time was 2 minutes and 4 seconds.

I have been uninstalling programs to see if they are causing the slowness, but it hasn't done much. I have AVG Free installed, which I think may be the reason why it is slowed down. Does anybody know if this causes slow boot times? I've searched but couldn't find an answer.

 

I can confirm that on my Y470. I had the OEM Lenovo Intel Onboard Graphics Driver 8.15.10.2342 installed, and the FN + Up/Down Arrow Keys worked with the yellow video display "graph" moving. I upgraded to the 8.15.10.2509 driver, and the yellow brightness screen graph does not move, although the actual brightness increases/decreases as designed.

DragonRider

 

I have noticed degraded battery life, my laptop is about 2 months old and now the battery is now around 2 hours from a full charge. I'm going to calibrate my battery in a few minutes.

I'm disappointed that Lenovo did not include a more in-depth battery management software. I recommend BatteryCare from the link below to help keep track of charge cycles and recommended calibration times.

BatteryCare

 

@ Luis_GT

How does the 64GB MyDigital SSD affect your battery life?

 

I still get between 3 and 4 hours of battery life out of my 48wHr battery, so it hasn't affected it at all...

 

Thanks for the link on battery care.

 

I tried the new driver, it increased my framerate in battlefield 3 but it slowed down batman arkham asylum and fifa 11 for me (both ran at 60 fps but slowed down to 15-20..? I went back to the oem drivers and everything works fine again

 

For some reason my boot optimizer runs every time i boot my computer before window loads any way to turn that off?

 

Basically any antivirus will slow down your boot up times... the only thing that is kind of worrying is why it slowed it down THAT much. Try uninstalling AVG, and rebooting twice. See how much that 'fixes' it.

 

So, I've been having BSoD issues with my new Y570 from my videocard (the GT 555M). Any chance this would fix this?

 

I have the same random bsod issue with my 470 with 550m..it been like that since i got a month and half ago (all stock)...i didnt use to driver long enough because it reduced the framerates on my favorite games but increased the framerates of battlefield 3 (which is over ...) I don't know but the bsod happens randomly

 

280.26 drivers increased my 3dmark06 score by 100, probably would be a bit more because this time cpu score was lower by 12 points. downloading 285.36 beta drivers now, and ill give it a try.

 

I was wondering if anyone else with a y570 with the gt 555m is having difficulty booting Civilization 5? The game works for me just fine using integrated graphics (it's just sllloooooooww). I have the most recent drivers, directx, etc etc. Can anyone suggest anything?

I have googled and seached around the civ 5 forums but things that people have suggested have not worked for me. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

 

not really a Lenovo type question but i'm having an issue with the nVidia control panel.

i'm trying to remove a game profile and the button is greyed out. i searched up on Google and didn't find any solid information. how do i remove the damned thing?!

 

You can only remove game profiles you create... those included in the driver are not removable... and why do you want to remove it in the first place?

 

i reinstalled windows, installed intel hd drivers, nvidia drivers and i still dont have the icon by the clock, which once you turn optimus button, says now your gpu is in performance mode. and when you turn off optimus, it says now its in power save mode. what i need to install to have that icon?

 

it wouldn't let me remove the one i wanted. i added the wrong .exe in the same folder and so my game wouldn't be accelerated.

had to uninstall/reinstall the nvidia drivers and re-add my game profiles. no worries. thanks anyways

 

my ee boot optimizer is constantly trying to optimize my computer. It boots up everytime I turn my computer on. Once it finishes it and loads to windows it will tell me that is finalizing and reboots and the cycle repeats nonstop. Any thoughts?

 

Perhaps try: Control Panel > NVidia Control Panel > Desktop > Display GPU Activity Icon in Notification Area

 

thanks a lot buddy

 

Hello,

What is the latest official bios of Lenovo Y570?

thank you.

 

does lenovo support site usually have the newest drivers or not really?

 

Not Really. For example, I noticed that there was a newer driver for the Intel HD Graphics. The Lenovo Y470 support page had the driver at 8.15.10.2342, and the Intel page listed 8.15.10.2509. I downloaded the newer 2509 driver, and installed it. A week later I noticed that the FN + Up/Down display graph would not move when adjusting the brightness level. I rolled back the video driver to 2342, and it once again worked as planned.

I could not live with the Lenovo Synaptics Pointing Device driver, 15.2.6.3. I needed the full functioning Touch Pad V7.2 properties. (you know, gliding, scrolling, and 2 finger operation). I installed the Scrybe update from the Synaptics site. Wow, what a difference! I can make the touch pad roll over, and sit up and beg.

In Lenovo's defense though, they have to receive the newer driver from the manufacturer, then customize it for their laptops. I'm not sure, but I think that after they mess with Intel's drivers, they have to send the driver back to Intel, for Intel's approval over the changes made by Lenovo. But don't quote me on that. I only know that most of the drivers on Lenovo's support site are not the "latest and greatest" drivers, as released by the non-Lenovo OEM's.

DragonRider

 

About Sata 3 compatibility, I've called Lenovo tech and they said the y470 is not sata 3 compatible... although the Intel HM65 Chipset does appear to support Sata 3, I read somewhere some manufactures i.e. lenovo, are disabling sata 3 compatibility. Anyone here install a funtional Sata 3 yet?

 

I have an OCZ Agility 3 120 gig drive and am getting high 400 read/write speeds using ATTO benchmark.

 

New Intel graphics driver 8.15.10.2538:

intel drivers pour chipsets Graphiques

 

sorry for another post but please I need answers soon since I have a lot of work due over the weekend..

I am about to try a fresh install of windows ultimate on my Y470 and have a few questions?

1.What are the drivers for the FN keys to work properly (I read about some issues in the forums)

2.What are the drivers for the soft touch buttons that allow the computer to change the fan management (silent, stand, cool or dust) to work on a fresh install

3. Is anything broken with your fresh install?

4. Does the usb 3.0 work properly with the fresh install

5. What are your best suggestion before fresh installing

6. Does one key recovery still work with a fresh install

7. Does optimus still work with a fresh install and how do you get it work.

Thanks and have a great day everyone

 

Everything should work with fresh install if not better than factory install.

Everything you need is here: Lenovo Ideapad Support & downloads - Drivers & Downloads

Although, I'd highly recommend you Google for the latest drivers.

 

specifically which ones apart from the nvidia beta drivers??

 

Broadcom Bluetooth, Broadcom LAN, Intel Chipset, Intel Graphics, Intel SATA, Intel WiFi, JMicron Reader, NVIDIA Graphics, Realtek Audio, Renasas USB and Synaptics TouchPad all have updates:

Pretty much all the latest drivers can be found here: page special drivers

Except for the NVIDIA Graphics driver which is found here: Drivers - Download NVIDIA Drivers

All Lenovo proprietary drivers and software can be downloaded from Lenovo's website with the previous link posted.

Things you don't need on a fresh install:

Intel Wireless Display (not needed, requires special add on hardware)
Lenovo EE Boot Optimizer (useless in my opinion)
Veriface (if you like it reinstall but not needed)
Intel Management Engine Interface Driver (not needed)

 

thanks for the reply mikehippie, i didn't want to buy an ssd and find out it doesn't work. I actually called lenovo again, the tech guy didn't even know what an ssd was... lenovo has pretty crap tech support.

 

Thanks, worked like a charm.

 

i have lenovo y570 and for some reasons i have,lets say mini lag in some games.fifa 12 is fluid 60 fps,but lets say mafia 2 and super street fighter work well but i have that lag every 5-10 sec in mafia,or 2 minutes in ssf4.
dirt 3 also have mini lag,better to say freezing.and i think it started when i updated mine video drivers :/
any advices?
ty

 

Can someone help me with a problem please?

Recently I played GTA IV with default settings and after an hour of gameplay, my CPU Temp was around 90 C. Not long after, the computer automatically shuts down.

I ran several tests (with Energy Management - Balanced. Thermal Management - Efficient Thermal Dissipation)

Test 1: Real Temp 3.60 - Sensor Test
Test 2: 3DMark 11 - Default Settings

Do these temperatures look normal?
Can someone with the same configuration to run these tests and post results?

I am trying to decide whether to send or not my laptop back to Lenovo to see what's wrong...

(Lenovo Y570. i5-2410M 2.30GHz 1333MHz 3MB. NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 1GB. 500GB 5400. 4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz)

 

For the past week..my y470 has been overheating while idling..I have checked the task manager and everything and nothing is running...whenever i boot my laptop, it idles around 44 degrees for the gpu with nothing running..it used to be 30 and I have the "Efficient cooling on" for the fan..can anyone help and how do i get to the fan to make sure it's clean

 

I resolved the issues.

Thank you.