The Lenovo Ideapad Y510p Thread

[ariftwister]

Did you check battery life with ON and OFF?

Nope, Im using it mainly as a desktop replacement. Can I turn off that safely and gain more performance in HDD ?

 

[sarthak96]

Got the i7 ver from local store. All those who undervolted the cpu, whats the max negative offset which you could achieve?

 

[prometheus]

though a forumer had confirmed..but can anyone confirm it one more time about the presence of the SSD m2.NGFF slot on the version available from WSRetail and/or #FK ?

 

[seamon]

though a forumer had confirmed..but can anyone confirm it one more time about the presence of the SSD m2.NGFF slot on the version available from WSRetail and/or #FK ?

M.2 NGFF cards are barely available in USA let alone India. OnlySSD sells PCIE M.2 NGFF cards which are too long to fit inside laptops.
I read somewhere that Y510ps without the caching SSDs have a M.2 slot but it not soldered to the mobo to save cost rendering it practically useless.

 

[NETBOY]

I own a Y510p and would like to buy a IPS LED monitor.
I have shortlisted AOC i 2369VM.

Any other suggestion please??

 

[prometheus]

M.2 NGFF cards are barely available in USA let alone India. OnlySSD sells PCIE M.2 NGFF cards which are too long to fit inside laptops.
I read somewhere that Y510ps without the caching SSDs have a M.2 slot but it not soldered to the mobo to save cost rendering it practically useless.

for $132'ish (dnt remember exactly; heard somewhere in a vid off youtube) you can get a 128GB ngff

oh and I saw the pic of an indian owner posting his ngff slot's pic (2x) many posts back..

 

[vito scalleta]

i bought the laptop hdd caddy from ebay for rs.750
Universal 9.5mm Laptop Optical Bay Hard Disk SATA to SATA HDD Caddy
It fit my WD 320 gb hard disk well . I took the face plate out of my ODD put it on the caddy and it fit.
Going to replace the hdd with a Samsung evo 120gb ssd next week.
And i have also ordered DigiFlip GM001 Gaming USB 2.0 Optical Mouse cause i find it very difficult to click the left mouse button on y510p.
Btw My model with core i7, glossy wedge screen full hd, 24gb ssd cache cost me Rs.58000. I bought it from US through my brother.

 

[seamon]

M.2 NGFF SSDs are now available in India.
You can get from onlyssd.com. Here's the link:

Plextor M6G 128GB mSATA SSD (PX-128M6G-2242)

Even though it says msata, it's actually M.2 NGFF. You can see the connectors which proves it's M.2. A quick google search will yield that Plextor M6G is the M.2 lineup.

Caution: It is advised to check whether or not Y510p has a M.2 connector and whether or not it is soldered to the mobo. I refuse to take responsibility for for irresponsible purchases done without researching.

 

[prometheus]

M.2 NGFF SSDs are now available in India.
You can get from onlyssd.com. Here's the link:

Plextor M6G 128GB mSATA SSD (PX-128M6G-2242)

Even though it says msata, it's actually M.2 NGFF. You can see the connectors which proves it's M.2. A quick google search will yield that Plextor M6G is the M.2 lineup.

Caution: It is advised to check whether or not Y510p has a M.2 connector and whether or not it is soldered to the mobo. I refuse to take responsibility for for irresponsible purchases done without researching.

nice find

oh and I managed to squeeze good FPS (multiplayer*) while maintaining the temps in ArmA3:

very high/ultra gfx settings @30FPS with occasional drops to 25FPS(in MP mode its the server crapping out ..so nothing can be done here) for ArmA3 in Multiplayer mode maintaining an avg of 75*C with occasional highs of 81*C in the beginning and lows of ~62*C..so in short highest I get is in the med. 70's and lowest as lower 60's

 

[ashs1]

guys, i have a couple of doubts :

1. The Touchpad reacts erratically sometimes. Is there any way to solve this ? I checked the settings & it has a ELAN pad :/

2. I got it shipped with Win8. I checked it for updates &" found 85 Important updates & 3 optional updates" yet to be downloaded + win 8.1 update ( 3.6 gb ).
Previously, when i had vista, The updates slowed down my PC & i had to use system restore. Is it the same case here ? or is it safe to install the windows update & the 8.1 update ?

3. what is the use of Nvidia GeForce Experience software ?? Its popping up a reminder to update to 2.1.1. The Current Geforce Driver version is 311.54.


4. Any good/cheap Laptop coolers suggestions ?

5. I'll be Uninstalling the pre-installed Mcafee after its trial period..Is Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 good ?? ( Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 1 PC 3 Year - Buy Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 1 PC 3 Year Online at Best Prices in India - Kaspersky | Flipkart.com )

Deleted loads of Setups/songs/wallpapers copied by the retailer for my use( Kundli Pro, really #$&& ??? )..HDD seems a bit on the slower side.( maybe as it has a 5400rpm one )..
As a Former Windows Vista User, windows8 UI was a big change for me...Navigating through windows 8 with the erratic mousepad is insane ..

 

[seamon]

guys, i have a couple of doubts :

1. The Touchpad reacts erratically sometimes. Is there any way to solve this ? I checked the settings & it has a ELAN pad :/

2. I got it shipped with Win8. I checked it for updates &" found 85 Important updates & 3 optional updates" yet to be downloaded + win 8.1 update ( 3.6 gb ).
Previously, when i had vista, The updates slowed down my PC & i had to use system restore. Is it the same case here ? or is it safe to install the windows update & the 8.1 update ?

3. what is the use of Nvidia GeForce Experience software ?? Its popping up a reminder to update to 2.1.1. The Current Geforce Driver version is 311.54.


4. Any good/cheap Laptop coolers suggestions ?

5. I'll be Uninstalling the pre-installed Mcafee after its trial period..Is Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 good ?? ( Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 1 PC 3 Year - Buy Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2014 1 PC 3 Year Online at Best Prices in India - Kaspersky | Flipkart.com )

1.Bad luck. Try installing latest drivers.
2.This is not Vista. Feel free to update.
3.Update Nvidia drivers. GeForce experience optimizes games. Just a gimmicky thing.
4.Cooler Master Notepal U3.
5.I had kicked the trash Mcafee the very first day and installed KIS.

 

[ariftwister]

5.I had kicked the trash Mcafee the very first day and installed KIS.

Did you completely un install McAfee? In my system, there's still one McAfee service running. I can't remove it no matter what.!!

 

[ashs1]

ok..so i've installed some basic softwares.

1. Media Player - VLC
2. recovery -recuva
3. optimization - CCleaner
4. Torrent - Utorrent
5. Browser - Chrome
6. Downloader - IDM
7. CPU/GPU temp. Checks : HWMonitor


Any other basic apps i am missing ??

I had a couple of n00b doubts :

1. in HWMonitor , i noticed Core#0, Core#1 & Package temps. Can anyone please these explain to me ? & what are the expected temp. During IDLE( eg : torrent download ), NORMAL ( browsing, watching movies ) & GAMING Mode ?? at what temp. should i be alarmed ? ( Guessing 90+ )


2. Much more n00b question...

Spoiler

is there any difference in terms of features in the following choice ?
a. Buying a 3 Year kaspersky 2014 antivirus license.?
B. Buying a separate license each year for KIS 2014, 2015 & 2016 ??

 

[seamon]

ok..so i've installed some basic softwares.

1. Media Player - VLC
2. recovery -recuva
3. optimization - CCleaner
4. Torrent - Utorrent
5. Browser - Chrome
6. Downloader - IDM
7. CPU/GPU temp. Checks : HWMonitor


Any other basic apps i am missing ??

I had a couple of n00b doubts :

1. in HWMonitor , i noticed Core#0, Core#1 & Package temps. Can anyone please these explain to me ? & what are the expected temp. During IDLE( eg : torrent download ), NORMAL ( browsing, watching movies ) & GAMING Mode ?? at what temp. should i be alarmed ? ( Guessing 90+ )


2. Much more n00b question...

Spoiler

is there any difference in terms of features in the following choice ?
a. Buying a 3 Year kaspersky 2014 antivirus license.?
B. Buying a separate license each year for KIS 2014, 2015 & 2016 ??

1. Should get alarmed at 90+. Even 95 is fine for a short while(1-2 hrs).
2.a.3 year? I think its 3 users in which case the license will expire 1 year after the first one was activated.
b.Yes.

 

[nipun1188]

Is every1 able to get around 100mb/sec constant speed via usb 3.0 on y510p i5 version.

 

[ashs1]

I get around 70 -75 mb/sec

 

[YaasshDh]

Has anyone here been able to add an SSD in the M2 slot or replaced the HDD with an SSD for the 59-390016 model? Or has anyone opened up the back and verified if the laptop has a M2 slot? Please help

Talking about this model
Lenovo Ideapad Y510 (59-390016) Laptop (4th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph) Rs.76109 Price in India - Buy Lenovo Ideapad Y510 (59-390016) Laptop (4th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph) Black Online - Lenovo: Flipkart.com

 

[geek_rocker]

Question about the Onekey recovery: I heard it won't work if you partition the drive? I always used to clean install windows and make different partitions data and OS for my earlier computers but it I won't be doing that with this. What are you guys doing on your machines?

 

[priyankgupta]

Question about the Onekey recovery: I heard it won't work if you partition the drive? I always used to clean install windows and make different partitions data and OS for my earlier computers but it I won't be doing that with this. What are you guys doing on your machines?

The salesman told me that OneKey Recovery wouldn't work if I partition the drive.
I am using the original partitions (that is, C drive and D drive).
If you really wish to create partitions, it would be a better idea to create a recovery disk on a flash drive or DVDs.

 

[intruder16]

Has anyone here been able to add an SSD in the M2 slot or replaced the HDD with an SSD for the 59-390016 model? Or has anyone opened up the back and verified if the laptop has a M2 slot? Please help

Talking about this model
Lenovo Ideapad Y510 (59-390016) Laptop (4th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph) Rs.76109 Price in India - Buy Lenovo Ideapad Y510 (59-390016) Laptop (4th Gen Ci7/ 8GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 2GB Graph) Black Online - Lenovo: Flipkart.com

Don't know if SSD will work or not (didn't tried it myself) but good news is 59-390016 model does have a slot. I have posted pics couple of pages back. Here it is.

P.S. The pic quality is not great...thats cz i installed a custom android ROM on my device which f***ed up my camera.

Question about the Onekey recovery: I heard it won't work if you partition the drive? I always used to clean install windows and make different partitions data and OS for my earlier computers but it I won't be doing that with this. What are you guys doing on your machines?

Your'e right OKR won't work if you re-partition. But acc to the procedure on this link it should work.
My advice, forget OKR. Download Macrium Reflect. Its much better. Using it for months.