Lenovo W520 Owner's Thread

[mikeatgeekrepublic]

beta? the latest official IRST is 10.1.0.1008

Yep.

I honestly don't even remember where I grabbed it from, now that I think about it. Likely just another forum.

[arlcrane]

Any good place or rep to order my W520 with? need it within one week

If you need it within a week, don't bother with a rep, as you'll just go into the production queue, and you'll wait 3 weeks or more. Your only hope is to find a pre-built unit and have it shipped fast. I don't have any sources to recommend though.

[wesmain]

If you need it within a week, don't bother with a rep, as you'll just go into the production queue, and you'll wait 3 weeks or more. Your only hope is to find a pre-built unit and have it shipped fast. I don't have any sources to recommend though.

Provantage has a bunch in stock: Search Results

[hrana]

In case people are looking, NewEgg has 3 Intel 310 80GB mSATA drives left in stock.

Buy.com and Compuvest.com have the 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz RAM kits in stock. My second 8GB kit shipped from Compuvest so I hope to have it soon.

Yep.

I honestly don't even remember where I grabbed it from, now that I think about it. Likely just another forum.

This website has a list of the latest Intel drivers.

[kirayamato26]

My W520 just arrived! Time to open it and I'll get back to you guys.

Edit:
The battery is, indeed, sort of loose. But it's not too bad.
The thing that I'm sort of concerned about is the screen assembly. There seems to be noticeable amounts of twisting when I apply opposing forces at opposite ends at the top of the screen. Is this normal? And, it seems that the top part of the bezel is kind of off whatever is below it (if I apply some pressure to it, I can feel it give and hit something). Besides that though, this laptop is great!

[r786]

Mine arrived about 90 minutes ago. I upgraded to 16 GB with the 4x 4G Patriot RAM I bought from Newegg...seems to be working fine.

I had bought the 433810U docking station earlier, when I was thinking of getting a T520. Unfortunately, it doesn't work on the W520 because the power plug is different. So I'll be selling that and looking for a 433830U....but they're so much more expensive compared to the $89.99+tax price I paid for the 433810U from the Lenovo Outlet.

[kevinlau]

Yep.

I honestly don't even remember where I grabbed it from, now that I think about it. Likely just another forum.

Can you roll back the RST driver and do the test again ?

Might get better overall performance.

I am about ready to install the new Vertex 3 Max IOPS drive on my W520.

[kevinlau]

My W520 just arrived! Time to open it and I'll get back to you guys.

Edit:
The battery is, indeed, sort of loose. But it's not too bad.
The thing that I'm sort of concerned about is the screen assembly. There seems to be noticeable amounts of twisting when I apply opposing forces at opposite ends at the top of the screen. Is this normal? And, it seems that the top part of the bezel is kind of off whatever is below it (if I apply some pressure to it, I can feel it give and hit something). Besides that though, this laptop is great!

For everyone with our new and hot W520....

I have an easy fix for the "sorta loose" battery issue.

I used some blue-colored Painter's Masking Tape and applied 4 layers of it to the inside of the battery compartment. I put the tape on both ends of the compartment and in the middle.

NOTE: I used blue "Painter's Masking Tape" cuz these tape are designed for easy removal. It will not leave behind any sticky residue. So I do not recommend using regular masking tape.

Trim or cut the tape into size so that it Does Not cover the Windows Sticker.

I used 4 layers to get the perfect snug fit. Not loose & not too tight.

You can try 5 layers if battery still feel loose.

Pictures provided below.... Have fun....
.

[kirayamato26]

For everyone with our new and hot W520....

I have an easy fix for the "sorta loose" battery issue.

I used some blue-colored Painter's Masking Tape and applied 4 layers of it to the inside of the battery compartment. I put the tape on both ends of the compartment and in the middle.

NOTE: I used blue "Painter's Masking Tape" cuz these tape are designed for easy removal. It will not leave behind any sticky residue. So I do not recommend using regular masking tape.

Trim or cut the tape into size so that it Does Not cover the Windows Sticker.

I used 4 layers to get the perfect snug fit. Not loose & not too tight.

You can try 5 layers if battery still feel loose.

Pictures provided below.... Have fun....
.

I don't know about the rest of you, but my W520 is blowing out cool air.
Thanks for the tip, I'll be sure to try that if the battery gets on my nerves.

[Mathelo]

I have a W520 with NVIDIA Quadro 2000M set to Optimus Mode. It has been working well but today I had a strange experience. I was hosting a WebEx meeting and the participants could not see my desktop. They only saw a black box where they would expect to see my shared screen. It appears the system is using the NVIDIA to drive WebEx. When I disable the discrete card in bios it works fine.

Any clues?

Thaks!

Louis