Did you plug the HDD to USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port?
If plug to other computer, does it detected ?

Basically its max 4 primary partition or 3 primary + any number logical partition..

^Then the budget model would be worse than Y580 with GTX660M..

Not enough power?
Battery mode?

Can you hear if it still loads into Windows ?
Blind flash perhaps ?

Blind flash is like redo the bios flash using keyboard only, but do it blindly (since your screen is blank)...

Mainly to install addition SSD.
You can use it for caching or just like another HDD..

Backup your important data, just to be safe.

They want SSD + HDD combo?

Still using 32-bit Windows, its normal.

1. No need. Won't impact.
2. Either one is fine, if you want to share files to your network, choose Home.

Try uninstall the antivirus McAfee..

Check it.

Anyway, since the antivirus is uninstalled, not much to do except try different driver.
The problem now is the wireless card itself. Its a weak one.

Yes, even though it is Wireless-N, it only connect at 72Mbps.

Not sure, it installed by Windows 7. Better leave it.

Price too cheap for its other spec

flushdns should be enough.

Use the windows built-in backup.
No need to rely the lenovo apps.

Its batch. They get whichever offer the cheaper price...


As for the backup, you want to save it to external HDD also can.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Nov 26 2012, 11:11 AM

It will include all the thing you have on the HDD, but it will consume as much as that as well.

Start the "Backup and Restore"
create system image
choose your external hdd
it should have say which partition will be backup
then continue and wait it done.

burn also the system repair disc, you will be able to boot incase Windows failure and use it to restore the image saved on the external hdd.

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Nov 26 2012, 11:35 AM

It will lower the display brightness after xx minutes. Unless you are using it at the lowest brightness.