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    Y480 BSOD already

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by prcdslnc13, May 20, 2012.

  1. prcdslnc13

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    I got a Y480 from frys a couple days ago and have been pretty happy so far but last night I was trying to play Crysis on it (which was working fantastic on high settings until last night) and the splash screen would freeze the laptop and twice I got fatal errors and blue screens. I tried to update my drivers but nvidia doesn't have anything out for the 640m yet.

    Should I take this one back and exchange it?
     
    prcdslnc13, May 20, 2012
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  2. Ramzani

    Ramzani Notebook Enthusiast

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    don't take it back, it's a driver problem

    nVIDIA will release a new update in June

    please wait
     
    Ramzani, May 20, 2012
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    Imppy Notebook Guru

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    will there be an updat efor 470p too?
     
    Imppy, May 20, 2012
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    Yes the update is general, it will be v3xx.xx :)

    June is the expected release date
     
    Ramzani, May 20, 2012
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    is this through lenovo?
     
    Imppy, May 21, 2012
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    gamba66 Notebook Evangelist

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    what is your source Ramzani?

    I would be very carefull with BSODs, I would rather advise you to send it back and wait for the lenovo y480 with the 650m upgrade, you wouldnt regret it.

    That is, if there really is one, which alot of people are unsure about atm
     
    gamba66, May 22, 2012
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    Unfortunately, Fry's has a restocking fee for opened computers (10%?). That is why they are not the first dealer I entertain when shopping for a new computer.
     
    ssri, May 22, 2012
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    Right that's the restocking fee for computers with no issues. I wouldn't call a consistent bsod "no issues" although I haven't had any issues for a few days so I think it may have been a fluke.
     
    prcdslnc13, May 23, 2012
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