^can get from here
http://majorgeeks.com/ATTO_Disk_Benchmark_d6359.html

can't get Y400 at my area 
trying to get Y480 also to no avail, the guy told me Y480 gonna out with bundled win8 and the price is unknown 

Serial number should be inside the BIOS, no need to activate anymore

yep... u can just make factory recovery disc via Lenovo OneKey... or find software that can extract your win8 serial..

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Added on December 28, 2012, 7:02 pmor another method is clone your HDD to SSD

which recovery type you picked? based on my y580, there's 3 option...
1. recovery disc with existing backup image
2. recovery disc with current system
3. factory default recovery disc
normally would pick the 3rd option, then they will not ask which image file path

which recovery type you picked? based on my y580, there's 3 option...
1. recovery disc with existing backup image
2. recovery disc with current system
3. factory default recovery disc
normally would pick the 3rd option, then they will not ask which image file path

still win 7.... probably upgrade to 8 later tomorrow....
and mine came with version 7... didn't know got version 8 now...

Do you have a working copy of Win8 ISO? (legal, I'm not suggesting ahem here)

If so, burn the ISO into DVD, install SSD and install normally as other windows... I know the name is "Win8 Upgrade" but I have been able to do clean installation from there...
I would say do clean installation... Those Lenovo stuff will give you a lot of headache later on... Clean installation, and install manually all the lenovo stuff...

However, there's 2 alternatives I can think of...

Option 1. Using Win8 recovery itself. Use the search function (Charms bar > Search) and search for "Recovery" under Settings. Click on Recovery. You can create Win8 Recovery Disc from there... I dont know what's in there, I've never been there before, hopefully it will help.
Option 2. Contact Lenovo or the shop that you bought your laptop, obtain your product key so that you can download new ISO from Microsoft.
Option 3. Google for win8 product key finder so you can obtain your product key and download new ISO from Microsoft.

Both option 2 and 3 will make you lose your Lenovo apps and special function, but you can download them back from Lenovo site. After config everything, you can make an image using 3rd party disc imaging apps so that it can easily be restored without re-install everything.

Try this
http://www.paragon-software.com/technologi...ws-8/index.html

Burn the ISO into a DVD (or USB drive if you want), boot from the drive and proceed installation as usual... when asked which drive to install, select the drive and format it...
hhmmm... i guess this is new coz if I remember correctly on Win7 we can do something like that regardless of license... 

maybe that's the reason there's no more OEM licensed version, replaced with System Builder version... hhmmm...

I start to feel like Win8 is not friendly if like this, more advantage to the OEM ready build systems, but not exactly friendly with custom build PC? that's off topic though... 

wait, does that mean the upgrade version that we have for Y580/Y480 is retail? or the one downloaded through Upgrade Advisor is properly licensed for OEMs?

Hi hi, Y580 user here!
Btw wanna ask if able to put in SSD without sending back to Lenovo?

^can give its hardware id?

that is in win7 or win8... my win8 i got every driver installed.. just that my bluetooth not working properly.. but i think my y580 bluetooth also has similar problem in win7..

i got all my win8 driver here:
http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-U-V-...ers/td-p/902751

guys
does lenovo malaysia offer y580 with windows 8 ?

as far as I know, nope... but you can upgrade for RM50 if you buy before Feb...

how much you bought?

if u r looking for 1.. i think this 1 is pretty good price..
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1899264

mine boot in 10 from off to window.. restart takes abt 3 sec more.. 

At last, set mine to Windows 8

Looks impressive actually

win 8 pro.. mushkin atlas msata..