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lenova G50

Last post by Screamer « Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:35 am
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by uksparky » Thu Aug 16, 2018 7:33 pm

Hi all
Just want some advice on buying a laptop lenova G50.. 4gb.. 1tb harddrive ..i3 windows 10 2.5 years old, Private sale.

here is the add
Super...

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Graphics card Ideapad 320

Last post by Tim-ANC « Thu May 31, 2018 3:44 pm
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by Tim-ANC » Wed May 30, 2018 4:23 pm

My son has a 320-15IKB machine. I'm having trouble determining if it has a graphics card. HMM doesn't show an option and it just has a system board....

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i dont have graphic device in bios!

Last post by deadlord « Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:48 am
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by deadlord » Wed Aug 23, 2017 8:57 am

Hi!
My bios dont have Graphic Device Option,so does anyone know how to put this option into my bios?
Maybe with mods?

I have the latest bios ->...

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Wed Aug 23, 2017 9:48 am
What is a module? (BIOS)

Last post by Pr0fessor « Fri Aug 11, 2017 8:35 pm

by Pr0fessor » Fri Aug 11, 2017 8:35 pm

Hello there.

So, I flashed my Lenovo s10-2 bios to remove the whitelist. I used a Windows tool to delete a module in the BIOS. It's great, it...

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Fri Aug 11, 2017 8:35 pm
Lenov G50-45 does not like use ...(:

Last post by friedrich-eugen « Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:33 am
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by friedrich-eugen » Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:04 am

Hello,

Since quite some time I try to help a family to revive their G50-45 (AMD A6, 1TB HDD, 4GB Memory). The machine (or my lack of knowledge)...

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Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:33 am
U510 Bad System Config Info -bsod

Last post by vanaya « Sun May 07, 2017 11:08 am

by vanaya » Sun May 07, 2017 11:08 am

Hi all,

I've really had no major issue with this lappy, but now I'm stumped. Since this passed Tuesday was the first of the month, could this be...

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Sun May 07, 2017 11:08 am
KIWB1 1066MHz CPU

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 01, 2017 7:37 am
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by squadgazzz » Mon May 01, 2017 7:08 am

Hello!
I have lenovo y550 with KIWB1 G45 chipset t4300 CPU with 800 FSB. I want to upgrade CPU to T9900 but it has 1066 FSB.
Will it work? Lenovo...

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Mon May 01, 2017 7:37 am
[Solved] Yoga 2 Pro Model 20266 with Windows 10. Botched SSD upgrade (screen no longer works)

Last post by prophetic « Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:26 am
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by prophetic » Wed Mar 29, 2017 12:39 am

I originally posted this on Reddit. I'm hoping someone here may have the answer though.

tl;dr I upgraded the mSATA SSD in my wife's Lenovo Yoga 2...

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Wed Mar 29, 2017 9:26 am
Lenovo G40 and G50 switching on but no display

Last post by Takura A Chatikobo « Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:51 pm

by Takura A Chatikobo » Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:51 pm

I have been getting lenovo g40 and lenovo g50 that are switching on and no display. i have tried reflowing but it seems lenovo has put a special type...

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Wed Mar 01, 2017 6:51 pm
Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13...white slider switch question

Last post by mr.rhtuner « Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:23 pm

by mr.rhtuner » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:23 pm

Hey guys, I'm fixing up a friend's Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13. As I installed a new hard drive, I noticed a white slider switch (in photo on the bottom...

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Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:23 pm
Lenovo Y510P Screen Tightening

Last post by Officer Winters « Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:27 pm
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by Officer Winters » Thu Feb 23, 2017 1:20 pm

Hey all recently picked up a Lenovo Y510P and I have done a ton of mods on this bad boy.
Max temp is at 80c full load. After doing the intake mod,...

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Thu Feb 23, 2017 2:27 pm
Old Ideapad Win7 Driver?

Last post by Boy2006 « Mon Oct 17, 2016 3:58 pm
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by Boy2006 » Mon Oct 17, 2016 10:51 am

I know there where some Win7 or Vista Drivers. I could not found any online.
Type: 4329-2RG

Are there any driver who give some advance to the (old)...

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Last post by Boy2006
Mon Oct 17, 2016 3:58 pm
Yoga 2 Pro Touch screen not working

Last post by Puppy « Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:25 am
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by brendanlarkin » Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:55 am

No touch screen is frustrating - pls help

- touch screen was fine until I left a usb memory stick in too long and laptop was in tablet mode and...

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Mon Jul 11, 2016 10:25 am
Back lit keyboard hack ideas?

Last post by JaroTech « Wed May 04, 2016 8:33 pm
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by dogbarber » Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:13 pm

Tried to replace my non backlit keyboard on my Ideapad P500 with a backlit keyboard I recently purchased. This model came both ways.

There is a...

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Last post by JaroTech
Wed May 04, 2016 8:33 pm
Bios update fail Lenovo g780 black screen

Last post by delevero « Sun Apr 17, 2016 4:45 pm

by delevero » Sun Apr 17, 2016 4:45 pm

Hello forum.

I have a computer..:
Lenovo g780
model 2182
bios..: 5ECN96WW(V9.01 )

I have recently tried to update the bios to ( v9.01 ) and this...

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Sun Apr 17, 2016 4:45 pm
Lenovo G580 CPU upgrade

Last post by milanovic986 « Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:41 pm
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by milanovic986 » Sat Feb 20, 2016 11:01 am

Since 3 years ago, I was bought G580 with Celeron B830, 2gb ddr3 ram memory and hdd 320 gb inside. RAM memory is upgraded to 8gb, hdd replaced with...

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Last post by milanovic986
Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:41 pm
screen darkened

Last post by steve111 « Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:12 pm

by steve111 » Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:12 pm

my screen went darker than normal and i cant get it bright again. the fn and bright button doesnt help. any ideas how to fix?

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Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:12 pm
G50-70 - Can i7 system board be used on this and replace i5?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:11 pm
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by holdenburg » Sun Aug 16, 2015 9:48 pm

I have a g50-70 and it came with an i5 processor - can the i7 system board fit this model? Does anyone know?
I did look and search and only found...

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Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:11 pm
REPOST: request for information G570 wireless card choices.

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:02 pm

by thinkpadcollection » Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:02 pm

Would like to know which Intel, Atheros part numbers then order better one? The original broadcom wireless is slow.

The notebook serial lookup on...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Thu Jul 30, 2015 7:02 pm
Lenovo G570 (sandy bridge) memory voltage?

Last post by thinkpadcollection « Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:57 pm
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by thinkpadcollection » Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:22 pm

Searched and could not find good responses anywhere so I bring this on plate here.

Can this notebook support DDR3 1.35V or 1.5V only?

This is for...

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Last post by thinkpadcollection
Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:57 pm
Z580 experiences?

Last post by epbrown « Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:27 pm
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by epbrown » Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:28 pm

Has anyone purchased a Ideapad Z580? For the past couple of years I've used an Asus K-series as my home DTR(desktop replacement) but it died this...

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Wed Apr 29, 2015 6:27 pm
Z565 - picked one up...had questions

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:07 pm
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by joester » Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:10 pm

I picked one up today that has an issue...
Won't start normally into windows, reboots and offers recovery or start normally.
Choose recovery, the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:07 pm
S100 Wireless card

Last post by jronald « Wed Oct 29, 2014 4:06 pm
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by jronald » Wed Oct 22, 2014 2:51 pm

Tried 2 intel based cards, cant find the correct part numbers on ebay. anyone know for sure what will work?

Ron

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Wed Oct 29, 2014 4:06 pm
Need replacement glass and digitizer for yoga 13

Last post by protech « Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:42 am
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by cadasaurus » Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:00 pm

Does anyone know where i can find a replacement for the glass screen and digitizer for the yoga 13? I cracked my screen and its been difficult to...

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Last post by protech
Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:42 am
U430 Touch couple of questions size of letter related-SOLVED

Last post by fje « Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:40 pm
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by fje » Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:54 am

Hi, a friend of mine owns a Brand new Ideapad U430 Touch and has a problema related to the on the side menus of several programs.

If it uses the...

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Last post by fje
Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:40 pm
IdeaPad U310: What to use 32GB SSD cache drive for?

Last post by jayton4 « Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:35 am
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by jayton4 » Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:15 pm

Just picked up a really sweet 4375XD9 off the Outlet, and was pleasantly surprised that there was an HMM available for it. Other IdeaPad's that I had...

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Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:35 am
Z565 - bad HDD - questions about recovery

Last post by joester « Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:57 am
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by joester » Wed Oct 23, 2013 9:43 pm

I picked up a Z565 and it had a corrupted W7 OS and the OKR wouldn't complete the recovery process.

DL'd the new version of the OKR program,...

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Last post by joester
Thu Oct 31, 2013 7:57 am
Where is "Thinkvantage System Update" or equivalent on Win 8

Last post by SteveDC « Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:04 am
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by SteveDC » Thu Oct 24, 2013 8:20 am

I've moved from an X61s running Win XP to an IdeaPad Y510p running Win 8. I'm trying to find the utility that updates the drivers, equivalent to my...

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Last post by SteveDC
Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:04 am
Lenovo B575 Wont Power-Up

Last post by joester « Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:26 am
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by ParatoOptimal » Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:42 am

Is this the right forum for this?
What would prevent it from powering-up? Would no RAM or no HDD cause it to NOT power-up?
Thank you

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Last post by joester
Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:26 am
New Lenovo Yoga Pro 2, max memory?

Last post by jedisurfer1 « Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:27 pm

by jedisurfer1 » Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:27 pm

I have the original yoga, I need at least 12gb (prefer 16gb) and the yoga 2 screen resolution is what I'm looking for. Has anyone put 12 or 16gb in...

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Last post by jedisurfer1
Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:27 pm
Y410p resolution -- 1366x768 or 1600x900

Last post by pianowizard « Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:28 am
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by SteveDC » Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:44 pm

This model has a 14 screen and will be used by a teen mostly for gaming and once in a while for typing school assignments. Any thoughts on which...

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:28 am
Windows 8 wireless problem in Ideapad

Last post by hyde « Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:30 am

by hyde » Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:30 am

I am not sure if this is a Windows 8 issue or just plain ideapad issue, but my wife's ideapad keeps hiding the SSID of our router and sometimes drops...

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Last post by hyde
Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:30 am
Lenovo G500s Whitelist Removal

Last post by stackbage « Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:12 pm

by stackbage » Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:12 pm

Hello guys,

First of all, sorry for my bad english. :D

I didn't know where to put this, so i decided to put it in here.

I have OSX installed on...

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Last post by stackbage
Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:12 pm
Service Manual For Ideapad Y460p

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:35 am
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by jimmm33 » Tue Feb 26, 2013 8:50 am

I have an Ideapad Y460p with a broken LCD panel. I went to Lenovo's site for a service manual (not the user guide) but couldn't find one. I've always...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:35 am
Ideapad S10 or S100 *W7 Starter* software wanted

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri May 03, 2013 8:03 am

by RealBlackStuff » Fri May 03, 2013 8:03 am

Just got a Lenovo Ideapad S100, Model 1067.
Unfortunately it came without a hard disk.
The software is Windows 7 Starter .
Does any of you have such...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri May 03, 2013 8:03 am
Lenovo G585 ***REVIEW*** E2-1800/HD7340/4GB-DDR3/320GB/

Last post by BGoins12 « Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:41 am
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by hoax32 » Sat Dec 22, 2012 1:02 am

Well....it finally arived!
After going through winter storms in washington my G585 finally arived today.
I am going to review following:...

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Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:41 am
Internal clock running too fast (Z575) - any ideas?

Last post by thatgothbehindyou « Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:54 pm
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by thatgothbehindyou » Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:54 pm

I've noticed lately that the clock seems to gain about a minute per day. I run xubuntu but not sure if that has anything to do with it. Could a low...

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Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:54 pm
Ideapad Z380

Last post by Majestic « Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:05 am
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by BruisedQuasar » Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:09 pm

I'm considering buying a refurbished 13.3 Ideapad Z380. I'm interested in the specs -3rd generation i5, HD 4000, 7200RPM 500GB HDD HDMI out USB 3.0....

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Last post by Majestic
Fri Mar 08, 2013 8:05 am
ideapad s405 memory upgrade

Last post by Baron_ultimax « Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:36 pm

by Baron_ultimax » Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:29 am

hello about a month ago i purchased an s405 from newegg was a great deal to0.
now when i ordered the thing with an 8 gig sodimm to go with it (after...

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Fri Feb 22, 2013 2:36 pm
[Guide] Recovery / Fresh install Lenovo Essential series W8

Last post by DaKKS « Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:30 am

by DaKKS » Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:30 am

As you might now, Lenovo does not have Windows 8 Recovery discs for the IdeaPad/Essential series. If you're lucky to own a W7 version, then you're...

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Last post by DaKKS
Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:30 am
Is the Yoga 13 upgradable

Last post by leftbrain99 « Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:01 am
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by fjs08 » Sat Jan 12, 2013 6:55 am

BB sells the Yoga 13 w 4 GB RAM. Can I buy an extra 4 and add it or replace it myself w 8, or does that have to be purchased that way??

Also the SD...

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Last post by leftbrain99
Tue Jan 29, 2013 5:01 am
has anyone purchased a Yoga

Last post by fjs08 « Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:26 pm

by fjs08 » Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:26 pm

Has anyone purchased a Yoga and if so do you like it??
Thx.
Merry Christmas too.
Frank

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Last post by fjs08
Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:26 pm
G585 a good laptop?

Last post by hoax32 « Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:54 pm
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by hoax32 » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:44 pm

I ordered a G585 high end model.
Specs:
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CPU: E2-1800
GPU: HD7340
RAM: 4GB DDR3
HDD: 500GB 5400RPM...

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Last post by hoax32
Wed Dec 19, 2012 12:54 pm
Lenovo's hard drive partition hotfix for Yoga 13

Last post by Ravin' Ray « Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:53 am

by Ravin' Ray » Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:53 am

If you have of of these and dislike the default partitioning as reported by ZDNet's Ed Bott here , he has a follow-up article here that mentioned...

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Last post by Ravin' Ray
Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:53 am
Question about Ideapad S405-59351953

Last post by hyde « Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:00 pm
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by hyde » Wed Dec 05, 2012 11:30 pm

Hi Everyone,
I have been trying to get some information on this particular model with no much luck.
S405-59351953 has an AMD Ultrathin A6 Accelerated...

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Last post by hyde
Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:00 pm
How to secure MY PC?

Last post by Cigarguy « Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:52 am

by Cigarguy » Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:52 am

Safest method is to leave computer off, completely unplugged and in a secure vault. Otherwise I just use Microsoft Security Essentials. Don't know...

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Last post by Cigarguy
Wed Nov 07, 2012 3:52 am
Lenovo G570 with damaged screen, can't use BIOS

Last post by uberT « Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:35 pm
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by uberT » Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:06 am

G570 4334-4QU

I'm not sure if anyone has a solution, but our 1 yr old G570 hasn't endured well in the hands of our son. It's been dropped multiple...

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Last post by uberT
Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:35 pm
yoga/Win8 confusion

Last post by jayton4 « Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:14 pm
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by fjs08 » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:38 pm

Sorry if this is really dumb, but lets say I want to access my Bank of America account and I am using a Yoga w Win 8 (full version).
Do I go to...

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Last post by jayton4
Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:14 pm
Yoga vs Twist.. which is better??

Last post by leftbrain99 « Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:02 pm
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by fjs08 » Wed Oct 17, 2012 5:22 am

ThinkPad Twist vs Ideapad Yoga... what's the difference??
Why is one a Thinkpad and the other an IdeaPad.

Looking for something cool but dependable...

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Last post by leftbrain99
Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:02 pm
bad colors on y570

Last post by Ferrario500 « Sat Sep 22, 2012 2:00 am
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by kofman13 » Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:45 pm

i am a photographer and mainly used my macbook for photo editing which has a great screen with great colors.
i just got a y570 and the colors are...

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