ouh... silly me... haha

Some people dont like it... some people like it just fine... most people that I know in the end get used to the change and like it more than Win7... but some don't like it and revert back to Win7 after 30mins trying it...

So, I would say try it yourself to see if you like it or not... maybe can get release preview to try for free... the ISO still available to use... not sure if it's still legal? so I'm not going to paste the link here, but google around you'll find it...

Yup, it's completely different... while it's intuitive with touch screen, traditional input will have some learning curve... I've tested Win8 since consumer preview so it's not that alien for me (to be frank, I still stutter and struggle for certain functions) but for those who just getting to know it, I can understand the frustration.

Desktop function is only to:-
1. maintain compatibility with older Windows apps
2. File Explorer

And the worst thing is, the search function is actually degraded from previous iteration Windows (and the previous is already bad). Good thing it boots up fast, and I actually like the Start screen better now because it leave my desktop clean of icons and I dont have to struggle looking for my games in cluttered Start Menu

I'm not 100% sure but I believe if there's an option for that, it will be in the BIOS menu...

Few posts above probably answered your question...

Those who has moved the HDD to ODD location, what's the clearance we have for that area? I'm trying to see over on amazon or ebay if I can get cheaper, but I notice there's two size (12.7mm and 9.5mm) which one will fit Y580 ODD space?

I've checked Lenovo website, no one touch support yet... IINM they mentioned you will lost the support the keys once you upgrade to Win8 for Y500...

but, it should be supported now since it's already included in official spec right?... anybody knows??

I believe the throttle temp comes from the CPU itself... not Lenovo...

If you still having trouble with the correct version for Notebook, try uninstall current drivers first and restart your system... I think I used to have this kind of problem with my desktop before and restart does fix it...

yeah, you're right... it's from Lenovo... after reading here and there, the limit looks like can be adjusted from BIOS... probably already hardcoded by Lenovo?

and this suddenly reminds me why my BF3 crashed, I remembers the temp is more than 100'C (104'C iinm) and now I wonder how come BF3 used a lot of CPU resources...

3 fingers swipe and 4 fingers swipe. You can disable them in touchpad settings.

one touch recovery > reset to factory settings

OR

insert windows installation disc > reformat hdd > install windows

I'm dead worried about the temperature now... idling 52'C, playing 720p vid can reach 70'C... I think something is wrong with the CPU heat transfer

This post has been edited by mrl: Jan 5 2013, 12:11 AM

Use one key recovery then, and reset to factory settings... Refer to your manual, coz I dont have detail steps on that...

But if you want real clean install as in reformat everything and install without even lenovo apps, you can download ISO from Microsoft using your serial key on the COA attached at the bottom of your laptop...

well, I'm willling to call this as gaming laptop unofficially since Razer Blade has the similar spec (same CPU + GPU....)

however, Lenovo US coined Y580 as Powerful Gaming Laptop PC...

and I'm not kidding... http://www.lenovo.com/products/us/laptop/i.../y-series/y580/

errrrr.... I just checked Lenovo Malaysia, they use the same page as the US, same page title as well... Powerful Gaming Laptop PC...

is because my location? or they really changed it recently?

I think I do remember they use different page before...

I do not think he meant exactly y400/y500 specific, but SLI in general... not all game came out with SLI ready upon release and sometimes perform worse than single card... some people find this as turn off factor coz they're lazy to update the driver...

of course if you are willing to tolerate that (which for me it's tolerable), there's nothing wrong with SLI... unless he meant something else....

what kind of bug?

is it exclusive to DOTA 2?

What's your ambient temperature?

CPU under load 61'C max is very very very very very very attractive... I still have 90'C++ in 20'C room... if it can reduce that much, I'm willing to try...

I dont know if this is true or not, but the difference is one is intended for different region?

Lenovo Malaysia listed 5934-9366 as their unit.

Lenovo US listed 5936-0242 and 5936-0241

Spec wise, totally similar except for the HDD...

maybe I should try...

if the temp still not dropping then can confirm my thermal paste needs replacement then... nowadays I'm freezing in my own apartment, room temp 25'C can make the laptop goes close to 100'C...

if everyday BF3, probably it'll be dead before it's time...

I used to do upgrade from XP to Vista, Vista to 7...

and every single time I do that, it's really really really dirty... a lot of incompatible software that it's easier to clean it up by formatting rather than fixing one by one... and as far as I can remember, win7 to win8 upgrade is the dirtiest of all...

middle left is optical disk drive, middle is HDD, right side is vent, CPU is under it... GPU is on the top left... IINM...

I dont see any problem at all, unless we're talking about jack-sparrow edition, then there's no guarantee...

original legitimate copies, I've been able to run as old as SimCity 4 without problems...

what's the version of the driver you installed?

FarCry3 jack sparrow or original?

Only FarCry3? try another games as well...