Lenovo Y470 and Y570 Official Owners Thread

[cpluscote]

As somebody suggested earlier, the stock video driver is . Update to the newest driver and do a "clean" install. Then your switch will work at will. My starcraft 2 with the switch on went from 100 fps to 280 fps.

This isn't a problem with my GPU not being turned on during the games I play. This is a problem with this card/CPU getting ty fps in SOME games. I read through other threads for a few days and found that people are setting their CPU MIN/MAX performance to 99% so it can't throttle..... seems pretty stupid and something that isn't good for the computer, but it works better than any other solution I've found so far. Most importantly it also seems like something I shouldn't have to do to get good performance out of a computer I just dropped $600 bucks on.

Anyone have any other solutions for better FPS in Diablo 3 / D3?

[Raysoc]

cplus I dont know if you read my recent replies but I found the entire FPS issue with D3 is entirely heat related on my y570... buying a cooling mat stopped my FPS drops and I now play great. Tonight I will open it up and remove all the dust and continue using the cooling mat..

[Syberia]

Just an FYI, BF3 latest update made the game now run on the Y570 like a champ! No tweaking, just latest NV drivers and the last patch and now it is playing smoother then on my desktop on auto detect.

No yellow/green tinted road textures with latest drivers?

Hope you guys can give me some good advice on a issue I am experiencing. I purchased my Y570 around September of last year and everything was going well until recently.

The machine itself is working fine but perhaps about a month ago I have been experiencing an issue when opening, closing or adjusting the screen. To be more specific, whenever I move the screen (e.g. open my laptop to use it or close it at night), one of the corners (right side) of my laptop seems to be detaching or coming apart. IF I keep my fingers holding the chasis together while opening the lid, it seems to be ok. However, if I dont, it seems like it slowly breaking and may eventually flat out break apart.

What do you all recommend I do regarding this? Something I can do to try to fix it or something else? Thanks

It's under a year old, so it should still be under warranty. This is something you will need to have fixed by Lenovo.

[mdneilson]

I don't know if it ever got resolved, so I figured I'd throw this out there. I've seen a lot of confusion if the Y570 can use a HD+ or FHD display because of the LVDS pinout. I've seen it disputed as just an assumption from reading the maintenance manual. I recently took the keyboard off my laptop to clean it, and I can confirm 100% that the display plug on the motherboard is only 30 pins. HOWEVER, there are solder points for a 40-pin connector. Theoretically, you could solder in a new 40-pin connector to upgrade your screen (I'm not brave or rich enough to test this out). I have the pictures to prove it if people are interested.

EDIT: I have the Y570

[angrykenji]

i think i have this problem too. some games seem to utilize my GT555M but some others just can't seem to detect it it seems (i can tell via FPS and benchmarks). i've searched google so many times and found the cpu min/max 'solution', using a FPS throttling app, hitting the 'moon' button to efficient dissipation among other various tips but there is no one solid fix. what really riled me up is when someone posted 'flip the switch on the front right!' ... DUH.

i've had my Y570 for about 10-11mths and i think its time to change the thermal paste. i've experienced shutdowns due to hot temps (GPU temp was 90+). there is no dust blocking the left vents and my temporary bootleg solution right now is to rest my laptop on a sturdy, wicker basket (weave pattern allows air flow throughout) and my temps have dropped 10-17 degrees.

This isn't a problem with my GPU not being turned on during the games I play. This is a problem with this card/CPU getting ty fps in SOME games. I read through other threads for a few days and found that people are setting their CPU MIN/MAX performance to 99% so it can't throttle..... seems pretty stupid and something that isn't good for the computer, but it works better than any other solution I've found so far. Most importantly it also seems like something I shouldn't have to do to get good performance out of a computer I just dropped $600 bucks on.

Anyone have any other solutions for better FPS in Diablo 3 / D3?

[shoeman6]

@angry sounds like what was happening to me, if your warranty is over I'd go ahead and open it up. I'll try to do a video about how to get to the heatsink whenever i decide to replace my thermal paste, we'll see. (it's not too difficult but lenovo makes it a pain in the )

[angrykenji]

i'd truly appreciate a nice video. would be a nice plus when i put this thing up for resale

[ice_man19_90]

Hello, I've been having some serious problems with my system these past days...it all started with Kaspersky Anti-virus...and ended up blowing up in my face. Long story short, I had to re install a fresh copy of W7. The problem is that now I can't turn on my computer without it being connected to a power source! Once it boots, I can disconnect without a problem, I can also press sleep and wake it up without it being connected. I really don't know what is going on. I think I can configure it on the BIOS but I bought this laptop used and I do not have the password and to top it off everytime I boot with the SSD Mini PCI-E inserted, my computer wants to boot from the Broadcam Lan boot. I REALLY NEED THAT BIOS PASSWORD!! Can I just take the CMOS battery out? I know its soldered...but can I reset it?

-THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!


EDIT: I removed the tiny CMOS (which was soldered) for about 40 minutes. I then soldered it back......no luck :S it still asks for a password. yet the time and date did reset. Ughh.

[Karpov360]

i think i have this problem too. some games seem to utilize my GT555M but some others just can't seem to detect it it seems (i can tell via FPS and benchmarks). i've searched google so many times and found the cpu min/max 'solution', using a FPS throttling app, hitting the 'moon' button to efficient dissipation among other various tips but there is no one solid fix. what really riled me up is when someone posted 'flip the switch on the front right!' ... DUH.

i've had my Y570 for about 10-11mths and i think its time to change the thermal paste. i've experienced shutdowns due to hot temps (GPU temp was 90+). there is no dust blocking the left vents and my temporary bootleg solution right now is to rest my laptop on a sturdy, wicker basket (weave pattern allows air flow throughout) and my temps have dropped 10-17 degrees.

My Y570 just passed its one year anniversary, and all that time I've the same EXACT problems that you described. This morning I bought thermal paste and opened up my system. The amount of original thermal paste was very minuscule, I removed and applied a nice even layer to it. I played Skyrim for an hour just now, and the CPU temp never got over 70 Celsius. Also the lag "spikes" are gone, smooth gameplay .

I strongly recommend you, and any other Y570 owners with this problem to open up their notebook and reapply the thermal paste, from what I can tell, the lack of thermal paste it the main source of ALL our problems.

[angrykenji]

what paste did you use? and did you use any guides/videos to help?
how long did it take?