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    G770 Owners' Thread

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Bellzemos, Oct 12, 2012.

  1. Bellzemos

    Bellzemos Notebook Consultant

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    Hello!

    I just bought an used Lenovo G770 laptop, formatted it and would like to install Windows and the drivers to make it work properly. I would like to install only the necessary drivers (so there will be no exclamation marks in the Device Manager). I want to have it as lightweight as possible, no unnecesary software. And so I have some questions about the drivers and software I found at the Lenovo site (for G770 model):

    Do I have to install the "BIOS Update" and flash the BIOS? What will I gain by doing that? If it's not necessary I'd rather not do it.

    What is "Realtek USB 2.0 Reader Driver"? Driver for multimedia cards or a USB 2.0 driver?

    What is "Intel Rapid storage Technology"? Do I have to install this, what is it for?

    What is "Intel Management Engine Interface Driver"? Do I have to install this, what is it for?

    What is "Lenovo Energy Management Software"? Do I have to install this, what is it for?

    Which one of the three Wireless drivers do I have to install, "Wireless Network Adapter", "Intel Wireless WiFi Link Driver", "Intel EchoPeak WiMAX Driver" or all the three maybe?

    Now about the software offered on that site:

    PowerDVD 10 BD - that's just a DVD player, right?

    CSUP - what is this? Do I need it?

    Lenovo DirectShare - what is this? Do I need it?

    Lenovo EE Boot Optimizer & Service Modify For EE - what is this and how does it work? Do I need it?

    User Guide Program - what is this really?

    McAfee & McAfee Patch - that's just an optional AV program, right?

    Lenovo Onekey Recovery - I've read about that. You press one button and the laptop returns back to the initial state. Is it

    possible to set your own initial state? So that if I use that button it will return to a custom state that I created before and suits my needs?

    Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
     
    Bellzemos, Oct 12, 2012
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    Bellzemos Notebook Consultant

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    I installed all the drivers but I can't connect to the internet by cable. Only wireless works. When I connect the cable the connection icon shows an exclamation mark. Troubleshooting (Windows 7) said that my local area connection doesn't have a valid IP configuration. If I connect my other laptop (Vaio) to that same cable the internet works without problems.

    I formatted the Lenovo disk, installed all the drivers, tried many things - nothing. Please help.
     
    Bellzemos, Oct 18, 2012
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    Can anyone help me please?
     
    Bellzemos, Oct 19, 2012
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    Look for the 'Lan' driver either on the lenovo drive, or the site to get the ethernet port to work.

    As for the software OneKey is recommended if you need to restore a factory image that you backed up. User guide is a manual for your notebook.
     
    username2k12, Oct 19, 2012
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