Aishhh.. unfortunately they remove such a usefull button tho' their software support it.
May be can try to use Y470/Y570 Lenovo Energy Management software ver 6.0.2.0 and see any button will control fans speed.

Anyone facing game lag on battery mode for Y580/Y480?

Try set to High performance scheme & CPU max in Lenovo Energy Management as in HERE.

This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 10 2012, 01:18 AM


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Y480 with freedos should come with driver CD according to bashlyner as quoted below.

Is the 3 buttons (one-key rescue,one-key theatre,volume) working properly?
Are u swapping SSD with HDD & HDD with DVD?

can u post the idle temp by CPUID? Thanks.

This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 10 2012, 10:44 PM

can u post some BF3 screenshot with fps & ur setting, CPUID temp reading. Thanks.
Waiting to see how GT650m OCed to GTX660m...

This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 12 2012, 10:47 PM

Anyone survey Y580/ Y480 in KLCC Pikom PC fair? Do share any good deals/ freebies.

Try use Afterburner 2.2.2 & Forceware 304.48 to challenge OC'ed Y580 below.
Use one-key recovery to create restoration disk and restore to SSD.

Did u modify/delete any default partition or doing the clean installation?

Lenovo latest Pikom pc fair brochure
Y580 come with 1TB (5400rpm) HDD lol
Y480, i5, GT650M, WH7P@ RM2799. freeDOS @ 2499.
No news on FHD...




This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 13 2012, 09:01 PM

According to Y480 owner bashlyner said in chinese forum HERE.
We need to email the receipt to Lenovo to register for 2 yrs warranty for Y480 official set, otherwise its only one yr warranty.
So, remember to keep ur receipt & register ur 2 yrs warranty with Lenovo for Y480/ Y580.
Quoted from bashlyner
"今天打电话去 lenovo confirm 了我的电脑是 2 年 warranty
不过要把店家的 receipt email 给他们，他们才会 activate，不然的话就是一年"

Most probably FHD Y580 will launch this month as stated in their FB, to compete with FHD N56vz@3599 launch today & G55vw.
Hopefully it price around 3599-3699 to remain competative.

Nope!
Y480, 4GB+freeDos@2499
Y480, 8GB+W7HP@2799

if the price below 3699, it will affect the sales of the current Y580@3399.
Y580 win in mobility compare to G55 with similar performance at different class. They are targeted at different market segment at different class.
We are lucky if they launch FHD here, since China still no news about it tho' many on waiting list.

The drivers in CD & Lenovo site are official.

u can use GPUz to check it & switch it using Nvidia control panel. Most of the software defaulted to intel graphic to conserve battery. Just switch the setting back to default after gaming to conserve battery & reduce heat.

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Added on July 14, 2012, 6:04 pmu can try 304.48 to OC GT650m, as it tested by deepcool0922 & notebookreview HERE.
do post ur results for comparision with Y580.

This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 14 2012, 06:04 PM

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

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?

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?




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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.

Thank you for updating us.
Wahh.. Lau ehh! Like that also can ah? Try to fool us with the "unofficial" brochure in the official Lenovo facebook.
This mean the Y480+gt650m bundle with win7+8GB is not and official Lenovo model. The free extra 4GB(1333mhz) will reduce its performance and not cover by Lenovo warranty lol.

Its better to get the official specs Y480+gt650m+freeDos & upgrade ourself.

Y480+gt650m freeDos version@2499 is the official specs from Lenovo Malaysia. There are some sellers bundle it with W7HP+extra 4GB(1333mhz)@2799 since its not provided by Lenovo Malaysia. I think they will provide the Y480+gt650m with W7HP later on.

Whats ur window boot up time? did u swap ur HDD with ODD?
can u post windows experience index & HWinfo for comparision. Thanks.

Nice boot up time.
Can u post HWinfo for comparision of temp? Thanks.
ur Hdd temp should be relatively high, haha..

This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 22 2012, 01:05 PM

Ya, why ur cpu throttle to 1200mhz?
Did u try to stop i7 turbo boost to reduce temp?

Y480+gt650m no serious heat problem as its using FULL copper heatsink for effective cooling. The HDD temp is a bit high under extreme stress, but its within the save limit.
If u gaming for long hour, suggest to get a cooler. u can refer to post#1 for user test on idle & load temp.

This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 22 2012, 09:45 PM

Y480+gt650m all come with graphic memory GDDR5 and ram 4GB DDR3(1600mhz).
Pls ensure u get the drivers CD & check the part No. of new Y480 is 5934-1161 on the box before u open it and official specs is:
Ideapad Y480(5934-1161), i7-3610QM + Nvidia GT650M (GDDR5) @RM2499[JBL], 4GB DDR3(1600mhz), 500GB, backlit keyboard, freeDOS, drivers CD, 2 yrs warranty

Pls get the official receipts/invoice & register on-line to extent ur warranty to 2 yrs.
If u wish to add another 4GB ram, pls ensure u get the same freq 1600mhz & ask them to install for u to ensure its compatible. Try to ask for free upgrade.

Its cheaper (around RM2340-2380) to get from garage sales where some ve the shop at Low Yat or u can check with Thundermatch since their price list also ve this model.

This post has been edited by ytlay: Jul 24 2012, 02:10 PM

Get the external dvd drive usb adapter and use it as external drive as HERE.



Garage sales is selling around 2340-2380. Some garage sellers have the shop in Lowyat & also instalment plan. google for it.
You can also check at thundermatch, evernew, sri computer & others.

5400rpm

This post has been edited by ytlay: Aug 1 2012, 10:54 PM