Lenovo Y580 Users Feedback

[getzbak]

There is msata slot for this lappy. Is it a good choice to add in an msata flash drive?

it is definitely definitely a very good choice to add a msata drive

1TB HDD


256GB SSD

 

[lifesgood]

Thinking of getting a mSata for my y580.
Do you guys get it from SLS or via Amazon? Anyone done the price comparison?

 

[getzbak]

Thinking of getting a mSata for my y580.
Do you guys get it from SLS or via Amazon? Anyone done the price comparison?

if u can wait. and cheaper prices, order from usa or crucial.com, they deliver quite fast, bout 3 working days.

if not buy overpriced from sim lim. with the so called local warranty

 

[getzbak]

no one using Windows 8 Pro?

ok i just upgraded.

USB 3 problem?

USB 3.0 Fix
If you're USB 3.0 hard drives keep getting disconnected or is not running USB 3.0 do this:
1. When you install the Lenovo Power Management, open it and turn off the hard disk drive power saver option.

2. After that select the USB 3.0 hard drive, right click and select properties -> Hardware -> Select the USB 3.0 drive -> Properties -> a pop up will open then select Change Settings -> Select the Policies Tab and then set Removal Policy to Better Performance then ok.

Shut down Windows 8, remove your portable USB 3.0 drive and boot up then plug the USB 3.0 drive again.

 

[mercenary_sg]

How fast does your Y580 boot to windows load screen?
Using Msata HDD for OS, my boot up time is 23secs... Feels quite slow
Is it normal?

 

[getzbak]

took me about 15secs to reach the windows 8 start panel.

can try the below link to optimize


http://www.overclock.net/t/1240779/seans-windows-8-install-optimization-guide-for-ssds-hdds

 

[mercenary_sg]

mine is win7

 

[blue_line]

How fast does your Y580 boot to windows load screen?
Using Msata HDD for OS, my boot up time is 23secs... Feels quite slow
Is it normal?

mine takes about 10secs. sometimes lesser.

using crucial m4 256GB ssd from amazon.

 

[getzbak]

wow, thats fast! which optimization settings did you follow?

 

[blue_line]

wow, thats fast! which optimization settings did you follow?

what optimization settings?

I'm on windows 8.. may be that helped?

 

[lifesgood]

got a question..
when the battery is low, the y580 will turn off the laptop right? However, I noticed that the power button is still lit.
even when I plug the laptop to a power source, clicking the power button does not turn it back on.
I suspect it is either sleeping or hibernating, but how do i wake the laptop from that state?

 

[dataworld111]

got a question..
when the battery is low, the y580 will turn off the laptop right? However, I noticed that the power button is still lit.
even when I plug the laptop to a power source, clicking the power button does not turn it back on.
I suspect it is either sleeping or hibernating, but how do i wake the laptop from that state?

normally when the my laptop is in that state, it will wake up when i give it a input either pressing on any key on the keyboard or mouse click using the touchpad. I dunno which actually works coz i just spam crap until it works so try both!

 

[enenyi]

got a question..
when the battery is low, the y580 will turn off the laptop right? However, I noticed that the power button is still lit.
even when I plug the laptop to a power source, clicking the power button does not turn it back on.
I suspect it is either sleeping or hibernating, but how do i wake the laptop from that state?

When battery hits below 5%, it will auto turn off. but the power button will still be lighted for a while. means time to plug in power source. Close lid (if u set your settings to hibernate when lid is closed) and the power led will soon go off. plug in AC power source, and press the power button again to power on the laptop. The laptop at this point will do a system resume and continue from where u last were before battery ran out.

 

[lifesgood]

i set it to sleep when I close my laptop.
so far haven't tried closing and opening the laptop before pressing power button. kinda weird to need to go through that step?

 

[day2cool]

Hi can i know if changing ssd for hdd void the warranty?

 

[enenyi]

i set it to sleep when I close my laptop.
so far haven't tried closing and opening the laptop before pressing power button. kinda weird to need to go through that step?

The problem with Lenovo (sigh)...sometimes I have to go thru this painful process halfway thru my lectures...then desparately hunt for a power point or hang helplessly thru the rest of the lecture...

 

[enenyi]

Hi can i know if changing ssd for hdd void the warranty?

Technically yes. But u can bypass this problem by keeping the OS in your HDD and swapping back to that original HDD before u send for RMA. Lyk this, how can Lenovo tell if u actually modded the parts inside if u put the originals back into place for them to 'see'?

 

[day2cool]

and one more question, how can i load os into the ssd from hdd?

 

[blue_line]

just install new os in your ssd. that's what I did.

 

[comix999]

Can somebody here tell me, do all FHD Y580 version have mSATA port?
And please tell me what's the product code / number?

Getting a friend to buy Y580 today.. And when he asked the sales person in SLS, they said that Y580 have mSATA port no more because the mSATA causing issue to the notebook.
Can somebody tell me is it correct or not?

Very appreciate for the replies.

Thank you.