Ideapad Y510P

Its been a year now so today i decided i should clean out the dust in the fans. After cleaning out the dust my temps have dropped atleast -5c. I think I will start to clean the fans more often.

 

Did you follow a guide or something like that? I don't want to mess anything up just by wanting to clean the fan.

 

Dust in the fans?? I thought there was a dust filter on the bottom. Looking at mine, I can see a lot of dust stuck in the filter, but I thought there wouldn't be much going into the fan??

 

I didn't follow any guide.

After taking out the battery and second gpu (make sure to unlock the tab in order to pull out the 2nd gpu)

Note: That dust cover looking thing that shows the dust DOESN'T come off, you need to remove the nine screws around it and remove the whole bottom plate.

Removing the screws was the easy part but then you have to pop off the bottom of the laptop which is a pain because it has those fastening clips all around it and you need to be careful not to break any of them (its like taking off the back of a galaxy cell phone with those snap clips) Taking the bottom off took the most patience.

once the plate was pulled off I could see some dust in the 1st gpu so I sprayed some compressed air at the fan and it removed a good bit of dust.

Interesting how the 2nd gpu didnt have a fraction of dust that the 1st gpu had.

I also cleaned the vents on the bottom plate as they had dust on them (they actually have mesh screens on them which i guess is for more filtering)



If you really dont want to do all of the above just turn off your laptop and blow alot of air into the 1st gpu's red heatsink shoud remove most of the dust.

 

So in short, the dust filter is very/somewhat ineffective?

 

The filter seems to help but it doesnt keep the dust out 100%. The dust filter looked dirtier than it actually was, the mesh screen attached to it seems to hold tiny little micro dust which makes it look like it has a thick coating of dust on it.

All the dust that came out was from spraying air at the 1st gpu fan.

Its not like their was a ton of dust but it was enough to make my cpu run 5C hotter. Definitely worth cleaning them.

 

Do you guys think there is a difference between using just a single 755M (totally removing the second one), and having it on the bay, but just disabling it on the control panel?

I am wondering because fifa 15 has no SLI support yet, so I play it by disabling the SLI set up and setting it to use just one GPU on the nvidia CP. But there are still noticeable lags. But when I tried to completely remove the second 755m on the bay, the game is smooth af. So im just a bit confused as to why would it behave differently when on technically same set up.

thanks!

 

Can't you force SLI in nvidia settings? It's worth testing.
EDIT: I'm on a different laptop so can't grab a screen shot for you.

 

Anybody take off the screen bezel? Any tips?

Like my old Asus the bezel scratches when you use a microfiber cloth on it. I wish they would make the bezels with a matte finish.

 

I've already tried messing with the afr1 and afr2. But still unplayable due to stutters. But it is running well if I take out the second 755m and run on single. What confuses me is why does it behave differently when second gpu is removed vs just disabled on CP. Technically it should just be the same, no?

 

Next driver update includes a single GPU SLI profile (you know, like what Wolfenstein: The New Order has ahem) for FIFA 15, should fix it. Ignite Engine is incompatible with multi-GPU, same with NBA 2K15 which is also not AFR friendly. The good news is that these games easily run maxed out on a single GPU.

 

I see. Can you link me a source (about next update having single gpu profiles)?

Also, so there is indeed a difference between disabling the second GPU in the CP and forcing it to use only single GPU and physically removing the second one?

 

Read the release notes for 344.48 which came out today.

Not sure about the second question. I don't see a difference, but my hardware configuration is different (I don't have Optimus capable system, iGPU is disabled at hardware level).

 

Hey guys somethings weird about my girlfriends y510p. When we got it from newegg the charger pin did not go all the way inside the power jack but it charged the laptop fine so we ignored it. However in just half a years time. The power jack has become a little loose (I am not sure how loose... not enough to stop charging) but it charges at a certain angle. but its annoying and hard to get it at that angle every time. The chargers pin does not go inside even with a hard push. I believe somethings wrong. with the power jack or we have a wrong adapter. Sometimes I really think that the ultra-bay and the higher power adapter is such an after thought . This is a sli version laptop so it came with the 170W adapter. I am posting some pics. I would really appreciate it if somebody could help. is it supposed to go inside all the way ? do i have the wrong adapter?
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Well somethings definitely wrong if the charger isn't going in all the wayy. I'd talk to lenovo support about it and see if they can send you a different one. Worst case is that you send in your laptop and be without it for 1-3 weeks, which sucks too, but idk.

Btw I have the non-sli version power and my head looks a little different than what you have:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uszbe8yvx8xn2j3/2014-10-25 21.28.38.jpg?dl=0

 

He has correct charger. The 120W and 170W bricks do indeed have slightly different tips.

 

Would they repair something like this If i send it to Lenovo. I still have over 6 months warranty.

 

Yes of course they should.

 

Hey thanks for your reply. It still kind of works but I have to push it really hard till i see that it has started to charge. It still does not go all the way in though. I am scared one day I would push it too hard. What do you think lenovo would care about this? I dont know how to present my case. . Also have you have had an experience with their warranty services?

 

you think replacing it with this Lenovo IdeaPad Y510P Original Genuine DC Power in Jack Cable | eBay
myself might fix the issue or is the adapter pin?

 

So long as you are using a genuine Lenovo supplied charger (that came with the laptop), and the laptop is still in warranty, then there should be absolutely no problem. Just start the process.

 

Ive sent in my laptop twice. They arent going to interrogate you about the issue. Just tell them that the power cable doesnt go all the way in and has a very bad connection.and its been like that since you got it. Theyll ask you to ship it in and give you a fedex slip which will pay for shipping/box. It's 2 days to ship, plus ~4-7 business days to fix, plus another 2 days to ship back to you. It's a relatively easy process, it just sucks that you have to be without the laptop for like 2-3 weeks.

 

I got one big issue with my Lenovo Y510p
I can not play any games when I do not have my powercord in it.
It goes into some kind of powersave mode or something.
I changed somewhere that I wanted max performance.
But I can not do anything with it that demands power.
This really buggs me. If I want to play or do something for 20 minutes and drain the battery in that time. Fine by me.
That should be my decision.

Is there any way around this`?

BR N

 

There is no way around it.

 

All gaming laptops lose some of their performance on battery. Nothing you can do about it except maybe switching to the intel graphics when on battery. (If you don't have the SLI version of the y510p)

 

Hey thanks man. Actually i talked to them about my situation. They are sending me a replacement charger and they said if that doesnt work they will repair the power jack for me.

 

Hello all. This is Ali from Pakistan. I recently purchased the SLI model of the y510p on Amazon. It'll be here in about a month. I wanted an additional HDD ultrabay that would not need any modification or a bezel from the DVD drive like most I've seen, and it should not look out of place. I would like input from owners that have actually purchased the ultrabay because it would be a real hassle to get the wrong item shipped to my country.

 

I'd recommend this: 2nd HDD SSD hard drive caddy For Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 Y500N Y510P | eBay

 

Thanks for the suggestion but it requires a bracket from the optical drive.

 

Oddly enough mine came with the bracket.

 

Is your the SLI version? Was it plug and play?

 

I want to know something guys. Is the y510p better than Lenovo y50 with 16gb ram? I am very interested to get one of these ones, still don't know which one to get it. Im not a big fan of games, but i work online most of the time and i need a fast machine. Which one do you suggest?
Thanks

 

I'd say the y50, though if you don't play games and don't do many gpu intensive things, you might as well get a cheaper laptop with an ssd.

 

I don't have the SLI version. (See my signature) All you need to do is find an HDD, insert it into the bracket, screw it in (possibly optional, but recommended if you move your laptop around a lot), and insert it into the ultrabay, and you're done.

I don't play games either these days, and the Y510p suits me fine as a fast desktop replacement. If you will be carrying it around though, I would potentially look at other laptops.

 

I would say the y50. It's very hard to find ultrabay accessories now (other than the non-Lenovo harddrive ultrabay's on eBay). The 750m SLI is not as powerful as the gtx860m on the y50 (and the 860m uses way less battery life). The benefit of the y510p is the flexibility. I run the OS off a m.2 ssd, the regular 1TB drive for data, and can swap in the harddrive ultrabay if and when I need to extra storage. You won't be able to do that with the y50 since the y50 doesn't have a m.2 slot.

 

No Idealpads here my friend lmao

 

Obvious troll is obvious.

 

Is there still a market for the Y510P?

I only ask because I'm needing to sell mine

 

Why are you selling up?

 

No choice. My company went bankrupt in May and I've relocated to another city, requiring new job, car, accommodation, etc. Got a good used car, but suddenly have to pay repairs which wasn't budgeted for.

So no more PC gaming for me. I have a backup zbox with celeron and 4gb ram, so at least I'll have a computer.

 

That's a shame. Good luck with everything.

 

Y510p with 755m SLI has slightly better graphics performance than Y50 860M.

 

Many games are unplayable with SLI, and the single 860M runs way cooler, and is generally the much better option. Only get a Y510p if you are happy with the performance of a single 750M/755M.

 

Now people are seeing why i've completely given up on SLI...

 

Funny that you should mention that, because I think that I got super lucky with my y400. Not only has SLI been working when I needed it to, but the actual laptop has held up pretty well. I've had it since February 2013 and despite not doing a single repaste thus far (I'll get around to it) I just played Skyrim for around an hour this evening and the highest temperatures my GPUs got to were 67 and 65 respectively. That's with an overclock of +260/520 on both cards. The CPU didn't get too hot either, with the highest core reaching 73.

From my observations here it seems that the 650m was a rather exceptional budget card for the time, with low temperatures and great OC potential. Along with Ivy Bridge (which was cooler than Haswell) and official SLI support, the y400 has been a great machine. That said it's sort of depressing how Lenovo dropped SLI support with the y410p and then removed the ultrabay altogether with the y40/50. I can't tell you how useful it is to be able to swap between a second GPU and an extra HDD so easily.

 

Which is why i'm waiting for haswell to be phased out before i buy upgrades for my desktop The battery life gains are nice (i still hold over 3 hours on a charge) but they really increased heat production.

Also i had a limited budget at the time, so the best i could do for 800$ in June 2013 was a Y410p, i believe the Y400 SLI was still 1099$ CAD at the time , and the Y510p SLI being 1299$.

Heck i almost bought the subpar Dell Inspiron 14z (i7-ULV ivy bridge+8GB+768p+Radeon 7750M) for 800$ hadn't i decided to peek on Lenovo's website at the last minute.

 

Oh I hear ya, but I was pretty much in the same situation as you. I purchased a single 650m y400 for just under $800 myself. I didn't purchase the second 650m until wayyyy later (well I did get a y500 650m and modded it prior to my GN35). That's another reason why I feel I got lucky, even after it was discontinued and the ultrabay for other computers were phased out, Lenovo still sold y400 accessories. Heck they still sell y409 ultrabay stuff til this day.

Oh and speaking of sub par computers, just before I purchased my y400 I got some HP furnace for $600. Luckily I discovered the y400 before my 30 days were up so I sent that underpowered space heater packing

 

My Y500, which I paid $959 for at the time including separate Ultrabay GPU and 170W brick, still outperforms new $1K laptops almost 2 years later. It's been modded quite a bit and moved back-and-forth between home, work, and school a lot, but still looks and performs like brand new. So yeah, pretty good investment I think.

 

I guess I'm not playing games or pushing the y510p enough. I haven't had any issues with the SLI and pretty happy with it (the ultrabay gets hot...but it's alright).

I recently installed this: IdeaFan for y510p

Was pushing the SLI and once I got to 90oC, the fans start going and the temperature drops fairly quickly. Work pretty well in my opinion. I also have my laptop on a notebook cooler. I'll probably do the mod seen on the lenovo forums to cut out some of the plastic blocking the fan of the ultrabay graphics card to improve air flow.

 

I've been lucky, and my work actually bought my Y510P

It was a nice laptop while I had it, but in the future I may stick to a single GPU. A lot of the games I played never made use of the second card anyway.

So for the next while, I'm relegated to a Celeron 1.5Ghz and 4GB ram in a Zbox. It can barely run Flash lol