The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.
← Previous pageNext page →

    Y50 Thread

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Jobine, Jan 4, 2014.

  1. 3DArtist

    3DArtist Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    6
    My Y50 (the version with the optical drive, i7 4710HQ 2.50GHz, 8GB of RAM, and 4GB 860m) just shipped! Shipping 10 days sooner than the estimated ship date? Not bad, Lenovo, not bad. Of course, the original estimate (four weeks out from the order date) was pretty pathetic.

    Now let's see what sort of optical drive Lenovo sends me... It had better be Blu-ray.
     
    3DArtist, Jun 7, 2014
    #4751
    iori9999 likes this.
  2. kingfirejet

    kingfirejet Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    94
    Messages:
    223
    Likes Received:
    186
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Last edited by a moderator: May 12, 2015
    kingfirejet, Jun 7, 2014
    #4752
    ChowMeow, rupeshwar and PsylentStorm like this.
  3. SensualLettuce

    SensualLettuce Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    42
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Have any of the y50 owners figured out how to upgrade the nvidia card yet? Also, do you guys think there will be a noticeable gaming performance boost after you update it?
     
    SensualLettuce, Jun 7, 2014
    #4753
  4. ian3

    ian3 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    4
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Not that I know of, but I've been trying to research ways to modify an .inf correctly to get it going -- although I ran into this, which is kind of upsetting.
     
    ian3, Jun 7, 2014
    #4754
  5. KlickOnline

    KlickOnline Company Representative

    Reputations:
    58
    Messages:
    230
    Likes Received:
    166
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Heads up that we are getting another batch of the Base Non-Touch Y50's late next week - special NBR pricing will be in effect on these until we get through some stock. PM or email.
     
    KlickOnline, Jun 7, 2014
    #4755
    Earlcooo likes this.
  6. SensualLettuce

    SensualLettuce Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    42
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Oh man, and I even ordered the 4gb model…
     
    SensualLettuce, Jun 7, 2014
    #4756
  7. catbug

    catbug Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    6
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    5
    Any ideas when is this model comming to europe?

    Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
     
    catbug, Jun 7, 2014
    #4757
  8. kingfirejet

    kingfirejet Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    94
    Messages:
    223
    Likes Received:
    186
    Trophy Points:
    56
    *Bump I have the same issue. I tried manually scanning my system, nvidia experience, and using other sites with the driver to no avail. I haven't tried deleting the driver because I'm afraid I won't be able to get it back. I posted this on the Nvidia Forum for help: https://forums.geforce.com/default/...860m-maxwell-unable-to-install-latest-driver/
     
    kingfirejet, Jun 7, 2014
    #4758
  9. KlickOnline

    KlickOnline Company Representative

    Reputations:
    58
    Messages:
    230
    Likes Received:
    166
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Has anyone tried to download the latest beta driver to see if that would work at all?
     
    KlickOnline, Jun 7, 2014
    #4759
  10. heibk201

    heibk201 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    505
    Messages:
    1,307
    Likes Received:
    341
    Trophy Points:
    101
    1. download 337.88 first, install it, it will say it's incompatible first, but ignore that
    remember where the installer files are located

    2. then go to displaydriver > 337.88 > win8 > international

    [​IMG]

    then download this
    https://mega.co.nz/#!BtUQxY6b!OsJDBZ_W56sV6iQ_iuhUj_ID4klCMQ5UEyUSY1eNEAI

    place it in display.driver as shown in the pic above, this is the MOST important step
    since lenovo's not registered in driver, you have to add it manually and the above file does that

    *EDIT: the location may depending on where you chose to keep the installer files, but regardless you'll the place that file into Display.Driver folder


    3. go to your settings and then disable driver signing

    to learn more check out How to Disable Driver Signature Verification on 64-Bit Windows 8.1 (So That You Can Install Unsigned Drivers)

    then reboot your computer, click setup and install again

    now you won't have to worry about installing drivers in the future
     
    heibk201, Jun 7, 2014
    #4760
    resypect, rupeshwar, Manettino and 9 others like this.
  11. KlickOnline

    KlickOnline Company Representative

    Reputations:
    58
    Messages:
    230
    Likes Received:
    166
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Nice job, thanks!
     
    KlickOnline, Jun 7, 2014
    #4761
  12. heibk201

    heibk201 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    505
    Messages:
    1,307
    Likes Received:
    341
    Trophy Points:
    101
    now can I get a $300 discount bro?
     
    heibk201, Jun 7, 2014
    #4762
    fragpic, kingfirejet, ChowMeow and 1 other person like this.
  13. kingfirejet

    kingfirejet Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    94
    Messages:
    223
    Likes Received:
    186
    Trophy Points:
    56
    Its not working for me apparently, do I need to delete the previous driver folder and just leave the 337.78?
     
    kingfirejet, Jun 7, 2014
    #4763
  14. heibk201

    heibk201 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    505
    Messages:
    1,307
    Likes Received:
    341
    Trophy Points:
    101
    delete the previous driver folder, reinstall the the installer files, make sure you replace the NVLTi.txt with the one I gave you and BE 100% CERTAIN THAT YOU DISABLED DRIVER SIGNING and rebooted your PC
     
    heibk201, Jun 7, 2014
    #4764
    KlickOnline and N3twork24 like this.
  15. kingfirejet

    kingfirejet Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    94
    Messages:
    223
    Likes Received:
    186
    Trophy Points:
    56
    I love you. IT WORKED!
     
    kingfirejet, Jun 7, 2014
    #4765
  16. heibk201

    heibk201 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    505
    Messages:
    1,307
    Likes Received:
    341
    Trophy Points:
    101
    now can I have your crysis 3 plz?
     
    heibk201, Jun 7, 2014
    #4766
    kingfirejet likes this.
  17. azer89

    azer89 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    This question has been asked several pages before but I can't find it:
    How's the performance of the 5400rpm HDD?
    I'm planning to use this laptop for C++ and OpenGL programming but I had bad experience with my old 5400 rpm WD Caviar Green.
    I hope Y50's HDD is fast enough because Visual Studio performs HDD IO all time.
    NB: I still don't have the budget for SDD and the country where I am don't sell Y50 SSD version
     
    azer89, Jun 7, 2014
    #4767
  18. heibk201

    heibk201 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    505
    Messages:
    1,307
    Likes Received:
    341
    Trophy Points:
    101
    the performance is just like any regular hard drive. the 8gb cache will only store your most commonly used files. random reads are not really supported
     
    heibk201, Jun 7, 2014
    #4768
    azer89 likes this.
  19. hadl5184

    hadl5184 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    16
    You are the man!!!!!
     
    hadl5184, Jun 7, 2014
    #4769
  20. hadl5184

    hadl5184 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Can someone post their Nvidia control panel settings that have been optimized for the y50?
     
    hadl5184, Jun 7, 2014
    #4770
  21. beeho

    beeho Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    36
    Likes Received:
    45
    Trophy Points:
    26
    I'm going to buy a SSD for my lenovo y50. 5400 rpm is 5400 rpm. Cold boot is about 12-13 seconds. Takes FOREVER to load a bf4 map.
     
    beeho, Jun 7, 2014
    #4771
  22. beeho

    beeho Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    36
    Likes Received:
    45
    Trophy Points:
    26
    Gaming Performance for BF4, CSGO and SKYRIM

    ON THE OLD DRIVERS v. 332.50

     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 12, 2015
    beeho, Jun 7, 2014
    #4772
    khajure, azer89, fmmsf and 1 other person like this.
  23. beeho

    beeho Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    36
    Likes Received:
    45
    Trophy Points:
    26
    CRAP! I just made my gaming video with the old drivers. I guess i can make a comparison video.

    But THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Awesome work
     
    beeho, Jun 7, 2014
    #4773
  24. kingfirejet

    kingfirejet Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    94
    Messages:
    223
    Likes Received:
    186
    Trophy Points:
    56
    I know that feel, now people will be confused of how Crysis 3 on Ultra runs better than the high settings XD
     
    kingfirejet, Jun 7, 2014
    #4774
  25. heibk201

    heibk201 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    505
    Messages:
    1,307
    Likes Received:
    341
    Trophy Points:
    101
    good thing you are doing a remake because most of what you were doing was just killing afkers LOL
     
    heibk201, Jun 7, 2014
    #4775
  26. Link2999

    Link2999 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    31
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Link2999, Jun 7, 2014
    #4776
  27. hadl5184

    hadl5184 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    41
    Likes Received:
    9
    Trophy Points:
    16
    should i have physx run from cpu or gpu?
     
    hadl5184, Jun 7, 2014
    #4777
  28. fantasticzig

    fantasticzig Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    103
    Likes Received:
    36
    Trophy Points:
    41
    Can you run Intel integrated graphics simultaneously with the GTX 860M? It just seems like it would make sense as an assist...
     
    fantasticzig, Jun 7, 2014
    #4778
  29. n_rich

    n_rich Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    8
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Nice Driver update instruction. Thanks.

    This is my first "Gaming" laptop. I've always had a powerful desktop for development. I am curious. This thing only has an HDMI and to my surprise I can't get the full glory of my 2560x1440 display due to the limitations on the monitor in regards to the HDMI input. I've tried some adapters from HDMI to DVI but still no dice. Is that laptop actually capable of driving an external monitor above 1920x1080? Anybody have any ideas?
     
    n_rich, Jun 7, 2014
    #4779
  30. Proteen

    Proteen Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    26
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Anyone else having trouble getting the integrated microphone to function? It doesn't show up in my Audio Mixer, but it is recognized as an installed device...
     
    Proteen, Jun 7, 2014
    #4780
  31. Earlcooo

    Earlcooo Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    81
    Likes Received:
    11
    Trophy Points:
    16
    the Touch model looks like it's got a better screen!
    but i want to have the touchscreen model but with a 512gb ssd.
     
    Earlcooo, Jun 7, 2014
    #4781
  32. Earlcooo

    Earlcooo Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    81
    Likes Received:
    11
    Trophy Points:
    16
    what's the wiser option? shall i get the 512GB SSD model or the base model and just buy that samsung evo that ALMOST everyone's talking about?
    isn't it just the same (in terms of performance) as the 512gb ssd that comes with the highest end model and considering that the samsung SSD is i think worth more than $300 while the highest end also got a 512gb SSD with 4gb of VRAM and 16gb of RAM?
     
    Earlcooo, Jun 7, 2014
    #4782
  33. beeho

    beeho Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    36
    Likes Received:
    45
    Trophy Points:
    26
    hey they were trembling in my presence :D
     
    beeho, Jun 7, 2014
    #4783
  34. Earlcooo

    Earlcooo Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    81
    Likes Received:
    11
    Trophy Points:
    16
    btw, why is KingFireJet's Y50 got a 16GB of SSD on his SSHD? isn't is supposed to have only 8GB?
    i don't see any 16gb ssd on the SSHD from the lists of available model on klick and lenovo.
     
    Earlcooo, Jun 7, 2014
    #4784
  35. Earlcooo

    Earlcooo Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    81
    Likes Received:
    11
    Trophy Points:
    16
    btw, why is KingFireJet's Y50 got a 16GB of SSD on his SSHD? isn't is supposed to have only 8GB?
    i don't see any 16gb ssd on the SSHD from the lists of available models on klick and lenovo.
     
    Earlcooo, Jun 7, 2014
    #4785
  36. colemoine

    colemoine Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    14
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    6
    After I disable the driver signatures and install the nvidia driver, should I re-enable the driver signatures??
     
    colemoine, Jun 7, 2014
    #4786
  37. xenth

    xenth Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    73
    Likes Received:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    16
    If you're going to be adding a 512GB SSD and RAM anyway, I'd go with the pre-installed option from Klick. It's basically the exact same price as you'd pay to do it yourself on the base model AND you get the 4GB VRAM. I don't know if the extra graphics memory will be useful during the life of the laptop - I'm expecting not - but if it doesn't cost anything then I'll take it.
     
    xenth, Jun 7, 2014
    #4787
  38. xenth

    xenth Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    73
    Likes Received:
    17
    Trophy Points:
    16
    1080p at 60hz is the maximum for the HDMI 1.4 port on the y50. It can do 4k, but only at 30hz so it'll work for movies/projectors but probably not something you want to try for games.
     
    xenth, Jun 8, 2014
    #4788
  39. n_rich

    n_rich Newbie

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    8
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Thanks a lot. I tried to setup a "custom resolution" and managed to get 2560x1440 @40hz. How did you know about the limitations and specs? Is it listed someplace?

    FYI. All of you thinking of an SSD... I would consider the Crucial MX100 512GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal SSD. It was just released last week for $224.99. They are available at Crucial.
     
    n_rich, Jun 8, 2014
    #4789
  40. NWS381

    NWS381 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Thanks for the fix on the driver issue .. well done
     
    NWS381, Jun 8, 2014
    #4790
  41. colemoine

    colemoine Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    14
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Has anyone reset their laptop to remove the lenovo bloatware? If so, the factory reset, will I need windows 8.1 on a thumbdrive or will I be able to just do it through settings and not have to worry about anything? After installing the nvidia driver, I feel like my computer got a bit slower and now the fan is running more frequently than I remember.
     
    colemoine, Jun 8, 2014
    #4791
  42. NWS381

    NWS381 Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    10
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Yeah I just noticed that Crysis 3 is running very choppy under high settings compared to the previous driver which ran it smooth. Also the 'nvidia experience' application is still showing the previous driver as the installed version for some reason.
     
    NWS381, Jun 8, 2014
    #4792
  43. fragpic

    fragpic Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    85
    Likes Received:
    40
    Trophy Points:
    26
    fragpic, Jun 8, 2014
    #4793
  44. mattstermh

    mattstermh Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    14
    Messages:
    630
    Likes Received:
    95
    Trophy Points:
    41
    Question:

    When I am holding down the backspace button, the speed at which the text is deleted is very slow. Each letter is slowly deleted and then it proceeds onto the next letter.
    This also applies when I hold down a key and the letter is written over and over. Usually it comes out like rapid fire. Right now it is very slow.

    Is this a Windows feature?
     
    mattstermh, Jun 8, 2014
    #4794
  45. AbootCanada

    AbootCanada Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    46
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    AbootCanada, Jun 8, 2014
    #4795
  46. heibk201

    heibk201 Notebook Deity

    Reputations:
    505
    Messages:
    1,307
    Likes Received:
    341
    Trophy Points:
    101
    Go toc control panel 〉keyboard and mouse and then set the speed
     
    heibk201, Jun 8, 2014
    #4796
    mattstermh likes this.
  47. beeho

    beeho Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    36
    Likes Received:
    45
    Trophy Points:
    26
    How to Install Updated Nvidia Drivers!!

     
    Last edited by a moderator: May 12, 2015
    beeho, Jun 8, 2014
    #4797
    SensualLettuce likes this.
  48. fragpic

    fragpic Notebook Geek

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    85
    Likes Received:
    40
    Trophy Points:
    26
    The MBP is 15.4"
    There is an increase in width of 1" between the two.
    Is that an acceptable leeway for sleeves?
    This is the only sleeve that looks good, I couldn't find any other 15.6" laptop sleeve similar to this


    Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
     
    fragpic, Jun 8, 2014
    #4798
  49. SensualLettuce

    SensualLettuce Notebook Enthusiast

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    42
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    So, now that the driver issue is fixed, how much better is the updated driver?
     
    SensualLettuce, Jun 8, 2014
    #4799
  50. azer89

    azer89 Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    52
    Likes Received:
    5
    Trophy Points:
    16
    Although I don't often play AAA games these days, does more VRAM have significant performance improvement?
    There are GTX 860 2G and GTX 860 4GB. Based on my understanding, VRAM is related to frame buffer / texture.
     
    azer89, Jun 8, 2014
    #4800
← Previous pageNext page →