Lenovo Y470 and Y570 Official Owners Thread

[jaeyoung]

Got my laptop last week or so and this is one of the best products out yet. Truly recommend Lenovo over Apple or Sony. I got the Y470 model and I'm loving every single bit of it. My only complaint is the optical drive which is the good ol' fashioned flimsy disk drive that almost has no durability what-so-ever and the screen hinges are also somewhat weak as well.

Now I've got a question, because I ran into something and I'm not sure what. Whenever I open or close the disk drive, it gives off a sound for one second. It sounds "natural" but I'm just wondering if that sound is supposed to be there or not. And in addition, I also hear this sound when I boot up my laptop. Just trying to make sure that my laptop isn't undergoing some problems.

And I can't help but notice a slight opening on the sides of the screen hinges--which reveal a part of the wire connecting to the screen. Does anyone else see what I'm seeing? It's not a big problem but it is bothering me somehow...

[peter_chase]

Hey Dragnoak,

I just installed my lenovo-branded 6205 that I bought from eBay and turned on my Y470...that's all

everything is working 100%, now connected to 5GHz

60Y3253 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 62205ANHMW CARD fr Lenovo T520i T520 T520 | eBay

[peter_chase]

Hey Dragnoak,

I just installed my lenovo-branded 6205 that I bought from eBay and turned on my Y470...that was all

everything is working 100%, now connected to 5GHz

60Y3253 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 62205ANHMW CARD fr Lenovo T520i T520 T520 | eBay

Edited: I think the main difference between the 2 cards you mentioned, is the ability to connect in the 5 GHz band (AGN).

I gave out this advice in another thread.

If you do want to get a new card, I would advise you to look for the proper FRU in the Y470 HMM, which can be found here:

http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/ot...egoryID=658501

Pages 81-82, Part number 15, show you which cards will work in your system, and their FRU. Please be aware that some cards require an antenna structure to match the card. I think that's what the 1x1,1x2, 2x2, and 3x3 after the WiFi designator in the HMM is all about. I can't figure out how many antennas I have in my Y470. I have the Intel 1000, and in the HMM this card is listed as 1x2. Does this mean I have 1 channel, and 2 antennas? I have posed this question on the Lenovo forum, and no one seems to know. I wouldn't want to get a replacement card, then realize I only have 1 antenna, and the card doesn't work in the 5 GHz band.

If you do replace your WiFi card, please post back, and let me know if the replacement works.

Thank you,

DragonRider

[dirksoccer]

I bought the y570 (i7-2670, 8gb ram, 500gb 7200rpm hdd, no blue ray or ssd) on tuesday during lenovo's year end doorbuster sale after reading the first 70 pages of this forum. I then proceded to read tge remaining 150 pages (cuz I have free time and the laptop won't come til next week sometime) and so far the only things I've seen besides rave reviews is a few lemons and a certain person who is very picky about screens. I've been gaming the same desktop since 2002 and right now I can only manage borderlands on low settings at 800x600 res, so this sucker is gonna seem like....I can't even think of a good analogy but I'm pumped right now! I do have a few questions though...
1.) All the BIOS discussions, and some of the more technical driver discussions, are a lurked over my head, so does anyone know of a good program that I could use to scan for updates to those every once in awhile? Or will the computer do that automatically?
2.) I would like to avoid needing an external hdd if I can (mainly cuz I suck at keeping track of things like that) so how full can the 500gb hdd get before I notice the comp slowing down? I'm talking movies and music and stuff, not a s**t load of programs lol
3.) Can you set certain folders to back themselves up in the onekey partition so you wouldn't lose them in a restore?
Thanks in advance for any help!

I think I got lost on the bottom of a page lol.
Also is there any way to make it so the switch let's u manually choose Intel or NVIDIA gpu? I read about a lot of problems with optimus and it seems like that would be the easiest solution.

Thanks!

[Abe468]

Typing is fine. I have a tendency to hit the #4 on the numeric keypad instead of the Enter key, but that might just be me getting used to the new keyboard. No wrist problems although I've only had it for about a month now.

I definitely would've taken a higher resolution screen. But I think the current resolution is fine.

I play Skyrim, and have absolutely no problems. I don't know what FPS I'm running. The CPU and GPU temps are usually sustained at around 65 - 75 degrees with spikes to 90.

Thanks again for the quick responses Fletchman

[Kennethd89]

Hi I fixed the problem for the Battlefield 3 Stutter/Glitch. Especially when the power cord is plugged in.


Lenovo Ideapad y570
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM Processor ( 2.2GHz 1333MHz 6MB )
NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 1GB
8 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz
15.6" HD Glare with integrated camera 1366x768
750GB 5400 HDD

1.First Off Is I made Sure I deleted all the bloatware and Defrag my comp using CCleaner and Smart Defrag v 2.2

2.Second is I Uninstalled the Power Management (Lenovo) and Tried it that way. I found out that didn't really help but when i did uninstall it my drivers said i had a unknown driver ACPI? Well that's the AC Power Management Drivers so i re-installed it. I then messed with a few settings and notice that on default it stays at Energy Saving

Click the Second one ***High Performance***

By dontkillkenny14 at 2011-12-30
and then go into the Settings

Then go to Smart Power-Saving and Uncheck the first box


After you get that done i recommend restarting the comp. but up to you.

3. Unpack your CPU. on default for Windows 7 for some reason you computer uses only half of your cores. So lets use them all especially since you paid for them all. Here is the link to do it.
Disable CPU Core Parking For Multi-Core Processors | Faster 7 Episode 20 - YouTube

4. Reinstall the Nvidia 285.62 Graphics Driver From the Lenovo Website. And Restarted the comp again.

5. I Downloaded the MSI AfterBurner 220 beta 9 and installed it.
Created 2 Settings one at stock and second at
Core Clock (MHz) 900
Shader Clock (Mhz) 1800
Memory Clock (MHz) 1750
(Some Say overclocking helped for me it didn’t so there you go)

I turn these settings on sometimes but i found it that it will play at default settings. but if you want to overclock your settings you can Just remember that your Laptop with be hotter. 80C at default and almost to 87C at overclocked settings. The FPS i get is around 30-40. 60-80 in Jets i dont know why but thats what it is.

After i changed the settings i restarted the comp. ( yes it is annoying but it does help)

K this time I checked the Power management for Windows and Lenovo both on (High Performance)
Then i Checked my Cores
Then i Check the FPS/ After burner
Then I Check and usually just leave the Button Switch for GPU on.
Then I Check the Game Settings
Hopefully this works for you
Youtube Video of my Settings and FPS: http;//youtu.be/SsGmMBP0TR8
IMG of power cord connected to my Lenovo

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[Aquulei]

Hello everyone... I just ordered a Y470 I5 4GB 500GB HDD a few days ago. It should arrive soon. After reading well over 100 pages of this forum, I have a short list of "What-To-Dos" when it does arrive. If any of you would like to add to my list due to your personal experiences, please feel free to.
Here is my list:

- Update/upgrade any drivers listed on the Lenovo Downloads page.
- Update BIOS from Lenovo Downloads page. (suggestions on version)
- Create backup DVDs.


I do appreciate all those who posted useful information over the past few months. You made my choice of which machine to purchase quite easy.

Happy New Year to you all.

[Dragnoak]

Hey Dragnoak,

I just installed my lenovo-branded 6205 that I bought from eBay and turned on my Y470...that's all

everything is working 100%, now connected to 5GHz

60Y3253 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 62205ANHMW CARD fr Lenovo T520i T520 T520 | eBay

Thanks Peter.

I don't think I'm going this route. I've been looking at the 6250 WiMax card, and I just wanted to know if the 6205 card worked. It's good to know.

Does your Bluetooth still work? At the Intel wireless site, they don't have an "X" next to the Bluetooth column on the 6205.

Intel® Wireless Products

Hello everyone... I just ordered a Y470 I5 4GB 500GB HDD a few days ago. It should arrive soon. After reading well over 100 pages of this forum, I have a short list of "What-To-Dos" when it does arrive. If any of you would like to add to my list due to your personal experiences, please feel free to.
Here is my list:

- Update/upgrade any drivers listed on the Lenovo Downloads page.
- Update BIOS from Lenovo Downloads page. (suggestions on version)
- Create backup DVDs.


I do appreciate all those who posted useful information over the past few months. You made my choice of which machine to purchase quite easy.

Happy New Year to you all.

Aquulei,
You can check at the Y470 download page, but all of those drivers will be older then the ones you will receive installed in your new machine. Likewise, you should have BIOS of 47CN31WW(V2.09) with a release date of 10/28/2011 loaded on your new Y470. An older 47CN28WW(V2.06) BIOS is on the Driver & Downloads page. That release date was listed as 2011-11-23. Go figure! I've been having a running "discussion" on the Lenovo site about why their Y470 update page is so out-of-date.

Stick with the Lenovo approved Intel HD Graphics Driver 8.15.10.2462. If you update your driver to the current 8.15.10.2559 via the Intel update site, it breaks the Fn + ↑Up/Down↓ on screen display for the brightness level.

Yes, the first thing you should do is create the Factory Restore Disks. I think you will be happy with your new laptop. I know I am.

DragonRider

[sammino]

OK So I just finished playing a 64 player Caspian round for about 45 minutes.

Stock CPU and GPU settings. My CPU topped at 81C and GPU 67C. This is with fan on Efficient Thermal dissipation and my laptop laying on a wood table. I do have a Notepal U2, but that is not with me currently.

NVIDIA drivers 285.62

Anyways, with BF3 settings of:
Texture Quality: ULTRA
Shadow Quality: LOW
Mesh Quality: ULTRA
Terrain Quality: ULTRA
Terrain Decoration: ULTRA
Antialiasing Defferred: OFF
Antialiasing Post: OFF
Motion Blur: OFF
Anisotropic: 16X
Ambient Occlusion: OFF

On Caspian 64 player I would average upper 20's with many in 30s and with a lot of action it dipped to lower 20s. It really is fairly smooth. Now on other maps, it is 30s easy. I prefer Metro or Bazaar or Tehran, and it is in 40s most of the time.

If you want to get 30 constant on Caspian, lower your stuff to Medium and you have no issues. It still looks good. I was playing with Ultra Textures and medium everything else and it still looks good and plays great. Believe it or not, it is very smooth at 30 and it is not nearly as bad when it dips into lower 20s. I am fine with it.

Now, I am about to overclock the GPU and see what I get.

Thanks I will give those a try and see how it is.

[peter_chase]

Yup Bluetooth is still working fine

Thanks Peter.

I don't think I'm going this route. I've been looking at the 6250 WiMax card, and I just wanted to know if the 6205 card worked. It's good to know.

Does your Bluetooth still work? At the Intel wireless site, they don't have an "X" next to the Bluetooth column on the 6205.

Intel® Wireless Products




Aquulei,
You can check at the Y470 download page, but all of those drivers will be older then the ones you will receive installed in your new machine. Likewise, you should have BIOS of 47CN31WW(V2.09) with a release date of 10/28/2011 loaded on your new Y470. An older 47CN28WW(V2.06) BIOS is on the Driver & Downloads page. That release date was listed as 2011-11-23. Go figure! I've been having a running "discussion" on the Lenovo site about why their Y470 update page is so out-of-date.

Stick with the Lenovo approved Intel HD Graphics Driver 8.15.10.2462. If you update your driver to the current 8.15.10.2559 via the Intel update site, it breaks the Fn + ↑Up/Down↓ on screen display for the brightness level.

Yes, the first thing you should do is create the Factory Restore Disks. I think you will be happy with your new laptop. I know I am.

DragonRider