No idea.
You should ask the question to people in threads where their laptop models are about 3 years already.
They should know better

u mean the cleaning fan dust rite?

got la.

didn't see it.
unker google say it is in the energy management console
will check once back from work

that feature is quite nice.i wonder if it really can clean the fan.

b4 this need to strip the whole acer 4740g to clean the fan.

Changed SSD ( Crucial M4 256 GB ), the boot time is between 16-20 second



The assesement test is impressive


Downside: I think my SSD dont have temperature sensor as I cant see the temperature using AIDA64 or HW Monitor

This post has been edited by bashlyner: Jul 17 2012, 03:46 PM

waah!! how much u bought bro?

u replace the hdd or relocate it to dvd slot?

SSD are basically flash drives with higher capacity and a controller to handle them.
Therefore their heat issues is the same as flash drives (pen drives)
Which is none at all


You ever hold to a hot pen drive or mmc card?
I also never

So don't worry about it.

This post has been edited by Sethmaster: Jul 17 2012, 04:41 PM

RM690 from a forumer here, i replace the exisiting hdd with ssd. Then the existing one go to DVD slot

Wahhh... u OC GT650m better than GTX660M.
Unfortunately, no 3dmark11/ HW monitor info. GT650m(GDDR5) seems to be very clockable.
There is still some thermal headroom for higher OC. Try 3Dmark11 above 3k++.

Nice boost up with SSD & reduce HDD temp swapped with ODD.
How u install OS to SSD? clean install windows/ drivers?

How to access that clean fan feature?

This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 17 2012, 07:28 PM

Clean install, now dual booting two win 7

Dual boot with SSD or HDD.
can u use one-key recovery button for backup & recover?
Is the clean fan feature in Lenovo energy management?

dual boot woth both hdd and ssd, but actually i only need the SSD one, lazy to format the old one

I not sure about the one key recovery working or not, I manage to create backup but haven try recover it yet

There is a 'fan extraction' command in Lenovo energy management, shud be the clean fan function



This post has been edited by bashlyner: Jul 17 2012, 08:50 PM

Wow, love the fan dust extraction . Save the headache of major surgery.
Is the thumbrest area become cooler after u DIY ssd/Hdd?
can u adjust CPU as belows in Lenovo enery management console?




Attached thumbnail(s)

I don't feel cooler, I think the main heat source still come from CPU and GPU.

I couldn't find the option in your attachment using my lenovo energy management, I do the setting using Win 7 default power option

the attachment's lenovo energy management is from y480 or y580?

mine is same wit bashlyner's.

Guys, lenovo got accidental damage protection(against spill, cracks) warranty or not?

Can u teach me how to do ?All the process?I am newbie and I want to change it to SSD...

I'm following this guide, but it is in chinese

http://ideapad.it168.com/thread-2134101-1-1.html

hey guys,i wana ask something bout the y480..
does it have the same hdd heat problem as the y580?

Also,as far as i know,there is a gt640m le varient and a gt650m variant for the y480 right? how come Just now i ask a shop at pyramid,the salesman say theres those 2 version and also with/without backlight..

for gt640m theres 2 variant..1st is with backlight and 500gb, 2nd is without backlight but 750gb..

I hear this and i straight away blur...

I've checked in garage sales to get a rough idea of the pricing and mostly is around 2340-2400..so i thought i wanted to check the price in pyramid..only to find that the shop i mention above sells it at 2799-2999...

but other shop sells it around 2450++

Is the HDD location with sata3 & ODD location with sata2 for Y480?
Anyone try to stop i7 turbo boost on Y480 to reduce temp? pls post HWmonitor temp reading
can we control the Y480 fan speed in energy management console like in Y470/570 HERE


Attachment is for Lenovo enegy management ver 6.0 HERE.
It seems that Y480/Y580 not using ver 6.0 where CPU is adjustable.

Y480 & Y580 both ve near similar layout, their HDD temp are relatively high compare to other laptop but its within the safe limit.
u can improve the cooling by:
-stop the turbo boost of i7 without affecting user experience
-get external cooler
-swap HDD with ODD by caddy case
-get new SSD to boost system response

Y480 old model come with gt640m le & newer model with gt650m. Get the one with GT650M price around 2400 in lowyat/garage sales as its more worth it.

Not in Malaysia.