My New Lenovo Y550p

After having it for less than three hours, it no longer even POSTs.

Less than three hours. Will not POST.

Single worst experience with a computer in my life.

Not being interested in Windows, I installed Ubuntu. Went smoothly as could ever be desired. Rebooted and no problems whatsoever. Came back to check some things (nvidia driver wasn't finding the card). Turned it off. Came back about an hour later and it won't POST.

Absolutely awful.

 

what do you mean it does not POST?

 

as in the "Thinkpad logo doesn't show up" I presume

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basically if your machine doesn't post the main board is dead. or it's bios is corrupted.

that's sucks... give lenovo a call and return it, don't let them charge you the 15% restocking fee as it's DOA.

 

When it POSTs, it has this animated Lenovo logo with sound even. Never seen a BIOS that did that.

Turn it on and the screen is just black with a little white, useless cursor.

It sucks because, despite the weird screen size and resolution, it was really smooth when running Ubuntu from the live cd, which is usually rather choppy in my experience.

 

well this is how a computer starts...
first it loads the BIOS (Basic In Out System) and part of that load is a the POST. the POST occurs just before/during the thinkpad logo. if the POST fails you likely won't see the Thinkpad logo. If the POST fails theres something wrong. and you will get a blank screen. if all is working at this point you will load the boot loader (grub I'm assuming) if that's all good, grub will start loading the os you've selected (Ubuntu).

 

That sounds like a boot order or Operating system problem. If it gets past the logo screen, the hardware is probably fine.

See if you can get into BIOS (probably Delete or F2). Then try booting off your Ubuntu LiveCD again.

 

I knew there was a problem when the BIOS didn't do its beeping thing. If the BIOS has become corrupted somehow, I'd not mind spending a few hours trying some recovery methods, if I could find one, but alas I can't find squat.

This laptop was to replace my Tadpole (Ultrasparc IIe) laptop. Had OpenBoot Prom instead of a BIOS. The video chip gave up the ghost. Lived a long, productive life (assembly date was 5/2003, I've run it everyday for 2.5 years). System itself works, just the video chip... I loved the hell out of that old, ugly, heavy, slow crime-against-nature Ultrasparc laptop... Perhaps the Lenovo knew it would never rival it in my affections.

I tend to anthropomorphize my computers.

 

It never even shows the logo screen.

 

if you don't see the thinkpad logo, then there is something wrong with the boot process before the OS startes loading.. or before the harddrive is read. if it was the harddrive the computer would tell you. I don't think it will work but give the Ubuntu liveCD a try you never know it may just work?

 

In that case either the BIOS is corrupt or the motherboard is probably shot. I'd give support a call and get the machine replaced (or refunded if you decide you're unhappy with other elements of it).

 

I got it from Newegg (I ordered Monday morning and they had it my hands Tuesday early afternoon) and they gave a pre-paid UPS return shipment. They're going to send me another one. I sure as hell hope that this is a one off manufacturing error and not some fundamental defect with this model.

 

Can you check later if it support VT-z from Intel? Heard that Ideapad didn't support virtualization?

 

Actually, there is a BIOS option to turn it on. Not enabled by default, but you can turn it on very easily.

 

I believe even on thinkpads it is turned off by default.

 

Anybody know where to get the bench of Y550P with the i7 and Gt240?

 

So did you solve your problem?! New review?