in Lenovo P, Y and Z series Laptops https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series-Laptops/Lenovo-Y580-Bug/m-p/781343 Lenovo P, Y and Z series Laptops topics Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:16:43 +0000 ll04_en <![CDATA[ ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/781343 Hi, everybody! I just bought a new Lenovo Y580 laptop off the Lenovo website. It was shipped to my house and there were no problems. I opened it up and everything was great! However, when I used the NVIDIA GTX 660m graphics card to play a game, I got small weird red/blue/green pixel flashes and e ]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:16:43 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/781343 nabb701 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/781393 http://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us

try download the latest beta driver from the official nvidia site see if dis help since ur driver ]]>
Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:51:52 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/781393 sebz
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/781469 At least you got your Y580.  I've had 5 estimated ship dates with today being the latest and it still hasn't shipped.  Guess its time to rethink my purchase.  You would think a company of this size could do a better job managing their inventory and meeting customer expectations.

 

Enj ]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:47:23 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/781469 upbull340 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783023 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:15:26 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783023 silv3rstone <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783423 Try using Mamoza's solution:

 

"Right click on my computer, go to property, then in left margin select: advanced system settings, third tab, called "Advanced" First option :  Performance click on "settings", select "adjust for performance" that will  ]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:18:39 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783423 jimmyd1321 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783601
Oh and sorry about giving you wrong info. The random pi ]]>
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:35:53 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783601 nabb701
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783639 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:11:41 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783639 silv3rstone <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783759 It sounds similar to issues people were having with the y570 when it first came out. Lenovo uses possibly the worst thermal paste ever invented. Some kind of green gunky looking crap. It has horrible thermal dissipation, and barely keeps the cpu/gpu cool enough to run. I would recommend using Thr ]]> Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:23:33 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783759 Sp0rk1859 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783771 I would not be surprised.  The heat coming out of the fan on the side is really really hot when gaming...I'll check to see if your recommendation helps.  Thanks.

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Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:42:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783771 silv3rstone
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783799
http://www.nvidia.com/object/notebook-win7-winvista-64bit-304.48-beta-driver.html ]]>
Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:24:38 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/783799 nabb701
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/784905 Looks like the fix that sebz posted didnt actually work. Now i'm getting the same kernal error message except the number is now 304.88. I really hope my Y580 wasn't built with faulty parts.

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Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:33:40 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/784905 nabb701
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/784935 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:00:55 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/784935 silv3rstone <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/789809 i have the same problem. my screen starts to show small different colored squares, then the game crashes when there's too much going on. an error message would show up that the graphics card stopped working? and then it recovered but i get disconnected once that shows up.

 

were you a ]]> Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:57:40 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/789809 aries22203 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/793487 As far as I know nabb was not able to figure it out and neither was I.  It just seems like a defect issue.  I am in the process of sending back my laptop for a replacement.  The whole process will pretty much take about a month from my first initial order.  Pretty horrible experience.....

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Mon, 09 Jul 2012 16:59:49 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/793487 silv3rstone
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/794171 I think it's a driver Problem, GTX 600 Series is new and there is only beta drivers..

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:25:43 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/794171 qromodynmc
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/794441 The bug occurs if you try with the driver on the Nvidia site (the beta one mentioned) and also the ones provided on the Lenovo site which is a different version.

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Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:07:04 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/794441 silv3rstone
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/796871 Exactly the same problem as OP.

 

I just got my y580 today, and this problem is still going on! I updated the nvidia drivers from the lenovo website, and a bunch of games would have colorful blotches all over the screen, and worse, CRASH. I did a system restore and then t ]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:57:25 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/796871 shou <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797151 This laptop has just about everything I want - Full HD, Blue Ray player, SSD+HDD, and GTX 660M.

 

However, reading the posts in this thread I'm a bit concerned about buying it.  Do you people think this is an issue with the GTX 660M itself, drivers, or with this model?  Somebody state ]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:35:37 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797151 rickypicky <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797231 I am pretty sure it's the driver.

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Fri, 13 Jul 2012 16:36:05 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797231 shou
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797321 Got a Lenovo Y580 as well and I opened up the box yesterday. I have the same problems stated in the original post. After failing to play Minecraft and Portal (of all games), I called customer support yesterday and after over an hour of troubleshooting they are now going to send me a new computer. ]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:47:28 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797321 polyprog <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797335 The user reviews I've been reading on another forum are all really positive and there are people that are using it for gaming.  I guess we are the unlucky ones.  If my replacement does not work I'm going to just return the product.  I'm extremely disappointed with the replacement process thusfar. ]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:09:13 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797335 silv3rstone <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797435 Can a moderator please unmark this as "solved"? It isn't solved. This is a serious issue!

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Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:40:00 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/797435 shou
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/798841 I have exactly the same issue! Anyone solved the problem by replacing it with a new one? I'm about to do so.

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Sun, 15 Jul 2012 22:24:07 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/798841 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/799027 I can say that it's a possibility that if you're having problems it might be the thermal paste on the gpu was not pasted right.

On my Y580, my Nvidia 660m could go through Furmark testing without overheating.. but the i7 cpu would overheat with Prime95 torture testing, and hit 89C and have ]]> Mon, 16 Jul 2012 03:08:29 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/799027 jimmyd1321 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/799115 so you're saying that your laptop works fine without the flashing colors and stuff? Well that's a bit of good news since I was considering to actually get a refund, but now I guess I'll just exchange for a new one.

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Mon, 16 Jul 2012 05:26:39 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/799115 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/800013 I have this same issue with just about every game on the 304.78 drivers from beta 
I called the tech support they told me '
"because there are no official drivers yet for this card you will have to wait till they are developed"

this glitching even occurred on older games li ]]>
Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:45:11 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/800013 gfunkskillet
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/800689 Same here. But other people have been saying that their laptop works better (though I'm not sure theirs work fine or not). I'm getting a replacement to confirm, I advise you to do the same before your 21 days expire.

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Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:42:35 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/800689 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/800813 i will be calling post sales today , i just want the laptop to work i am happy  as long as they can produce this for me , in a timely manner with out hassel

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Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:31:52 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/800813 gfunkskillet
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/801563 Any updates on this? Did laptop replacement solve this?

 

I think I'm still inside my 21 day return policy... 

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Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:32:28 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/801563 smeagol222
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/801737 No updates....

 

I think I was probably the first to return the product for this problem but I'm not due to get my replacement until next Friday.  As I mentioned before, the return process is ridiculously long.

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Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:38:33 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/801737 silv3rstone
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/802143 Hey, how long did it take you to get the confirmation email after you called post-sales services?

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Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:30:10 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/802143 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/802623 about 4 business days

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Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:34:56 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/802623 silv3rstone
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/802797 I was within the 7 days so I've just requested a refund. I hope your replacement machines are fine, the only other gaming laptop I was thinking about was an Asus one.. but in the UK they are still trying to flog the 2nd gen Intel i7 chips (usa has 3rd gen ones)

 

 

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Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:30:43 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/802797 smeagol222
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/802983 Fri, 20 Jul 2012 00:06:18 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/802983 myhalfsoul <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/803575 Just recieved my email reply. It's been 7 days since I called them.

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Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:24:41 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/803575 polyprog
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/804409 Hello everyone!
I am experiencing the very same problems as you. Any update for those who returned their y580s?

Note for the moderator: THIS ISSUE IS NOT SOLVED !!!

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Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:11:36 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/804409 Bikuci88
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/805193 More and more people are experiencing this issue. Any updates?

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Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:15:29 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/805193 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/809795 Well....I was hoping to get my replacement laptop tomorrow but I just checked my order status and they've delayed the delivery date one more week.  As a matter of fact it says the unit is still in production when last week it said that the estimated delivery date was on Thursday when I checked Fr ]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:49:20 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/809795 silv3rstone <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/810257 Could you tell me what deals have looked at? I'm stuck with this only because it has a very good deal.

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Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:39:01 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/810257 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/810717 I had similar problem with 3D graphics corruption followed even by app crash after few minutes on my Y580. It was occurring with original Lenovo and reference series 300 drivers, and on AC power and battery, so for sure it was not related to GPU overheating as on battery it runs at just 405MHz an ]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:40:58 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/810717 Krzychub <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/812619 I attempted what you suggested and turned down the vram clock to 2450mhz, however, doing this in MSI Afterburner, EVGA Precision X and EVGA Precision 2.0.3 (all three were used seperately) caused the 660m to downclock drastically: (core: 405mhz | vram: 800mhz). On boot, before opening the above m ]]> Sun, 29 Jul 2012 17:21:51 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/812619 re1ent1ess <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813067  I have found behavior of the clocks setiings for 660M very confusing, for example the core reacts to Afterburner settings only in Lenovo dynamic graphics power plan (set using Lenovo app), but for me the video RAM clock can be done also in performance plan.

 

835MHz and ~2500MHz are ]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 06:33:37 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813067 Krzychub <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813677 Sorry to trouble you about this but I really don't know anything about clocks and stuff. I was just wondering. since you said after what you did there are no more crashes. Does this mean that the problem will be fixed by doing so? Also the under clock, does that mean the performance of the graphi ]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:30:18 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813677 myhalfsoul <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813891 From my side sorry if I was to confusing :)

Short answer is that yes, issue with crashes and graphics corruption is completely solved, basically without performance hit. Longer answer would be that there is some small performance hit due to lower memory clock but it will not be easy to see ]]> Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:39:21 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813891 Krzychub <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813899 Thanks a lot!

 

Its a relief to hear that the issue can be solved without sacrificing performance and my replacement order just came in today! One more question, where do I get the softwares you mentioned?

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Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:54:33 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813899 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813929 Hi, for Afterburner go to MSI, do not be mislead it says it is for MSI cards only.. it's not.

 

http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

 

and GPU-Z

 

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:18:57 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/813929 Krzychub <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814005 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:55:44 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814005 yuvrajgill10 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814365 So I just got my new replacement today and the funny thing is the graphics card is working perfectly now. I see no more flashes and no more crashes. But I hope the issue will not come up in the future. I will keep updating.

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 04:43:38 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814365 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814375 Hi Krzychub,

 

I have a question about MSI Afterburner. Do you have to keep it running after you apply the clock settings? Or do you just "Apply" and then close it?

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:07:56 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814375 shou
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814393 what do you do in MSI Afterburner?

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:32:00 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814393 yuvrajgill10
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814451 I think that finally getting control over your 660M is not that easy, mostly because of power plan related tricks.
Here's a small guide for you, it should address questions you just had, including the ones from yuvrajgill10, myhalfsoul and shou. Step by step:

1. Install nvidia 304.79 be ]]>
Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:29:17 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814451 Krzychub
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814737 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:12:56 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814737 yuvrajgill10 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814779 Right, it is Afterburner confusing a bit. Real clock should be 1250, as you see in GPU-Z. Afterburner shows always 2x real value for the memory clock, so will display 2500 for the same setting. Your clock has default setting.

Values for GPU core clock are reported correctly by Afterburner a ]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:45:54 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814779 Krzychub <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814999 Hi Krzychub,

 

I followed your steps 4-7 and here's the results.

At first I used the balance energy plan and ran GPU-Z. No flashes, and the data are 950(core) and 1250(memory). Then I tried the lenovo power plan and seen the same thing. No flashes, same data.

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:12:33 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/814999 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/815005 Oh and I forgot, the BIOS version is 80.07.15.00.18. Also, I did not install any additional drivers, not the one provided on lenovo website nor the NVIDIA beta one. I just used the one that came along with the laptop since it worked fine the first time I tried gaming. Hope this helps!

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:15:31 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/815005 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/815049 Thank you myhalfsoul and congrats of having your new machine running great :)

Interesting stuff is that your bios version is the same as mine!

Maybe someone from Lenovo staff will comment on the issue that seems to be affecting more than just a few users...

 

BR,

Chr ]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:01:22 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/815049 Krzychub <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/815071 Do you think it might be the driver's problem? Because I didn't install any of the drivers online.

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Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:21:29 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/815071 myhalfsoul
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/815591 Hey I've gotten the driver failure message but only when trying to play crysis 1, I've played other games like just cause 2, and skyrim and they've worked fine on decent settings. Do you think my problem is less severe because it's currently isolated to one application? I have the newest be ]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:37:36 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/815591 Craigdagamer <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/816199 Well, I think there are at least two different issues, one may be related to nvidia drivers and other one related to hardware issue on Y580. Mine and original posters' seems to be hardware dependent occuring in most, maybe even all apps independent on drivers used. Other, related to specific app ]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:26:14 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/816199 Krzychub <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/816283 Battlefield 3 doesn't open, I've read that I need to lower the clock for it to work .. Why would that fix it?

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Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:50:23 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/816283 yuvrajgill10
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/816541 Hey me again, just found a good solution for my specific issue with the drivers failing when starting crysis 1. All i did was run compatibility mode. The frames were less than i expected though because the bencharks i found on notebookcheck showed it was very playable on high, but I'm happy I'm e ]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:20:24 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/816541 Craigdagamer <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/819253 Sun, 05 Aug 2012 01:17:10 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/819253 Renown1015 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/829935 It seems as though this thread has died down which I guess is a good thing.  

 

I posted earlier saying that I was getting a refund.  Well after a complete cluster F@#$ on Lenovo's part I did not get a refund and received my replacement Y580 after about a month and a half after I retu ]]> Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:19:31 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/829935 silv3rstone <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/830791 Hi,silv3rstone.

I've got my new Y580 last week but the NVIDIA GTX660M graphic card kept getting bluescreen so I'm planning to replace it.

 

But when I called the number 866-428-4465, it says I have to call 8777190841 which is the IBM service number for a return.

 

Bu ]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:16:51 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/830791 llllleee <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/830801 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:25:41 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/830801 silv3rstone <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/830819 Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:34:17 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/830819 llllleee <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/832171


wrote:

I think that finally getting control over your 660M is not that easy, mostly because of power plan related tricks.
Here's a small guide for you, it should address questions you just had, including the ones from yuvrajgill10, myha ]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:44:43 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/832171 deathforall <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/832195 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:47:05 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/832195 zoltanthegypsy <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/833301 Hi

 

I have my replacement laptop and I followed steps 1 through 7 and found the following values.

 

GPU core clock 135 MHz

GPU memory clock 202.5 MHz

BIOS version 80.07.15.00.18

 

Edit.. when I dont run the render test i get

 

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Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:53:58 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/833453 deathforall
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/833691 I just ensured that the feature "Power Management Mode" was set to the setting "Prefer Maximum Performance" for all my games etc. Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:12:00 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/833691 polyprog <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/834333 can u screen shot ur sensors tab gpu core clock with gpu-z (when games are open) and also which energy plan are you using

 

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Sat, 18 Aug 2012 02:00:25 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/834333 deathforall
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/837593
Krzychub, thank you for your help with the post. I made everything as you said. My core clock is 950,2 and memory clock 1249,7. I tried applaying different values for memory clock and core clock in afterburner as you wrote but ]]> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:14:24 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/837593 Kondor9 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/839987 kondor can u tell me what u did, i can't seem to get my core clock up to 950 

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Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:50:09 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/839987 deathforall
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/845273 hi guys just got the y580 test it and play around with it, when i tested it for games and mult-tasking i dont have any problems, the driver of gtx660m is at stock from lenovo that came out with from the box never update to beta drivers from nvidia.

for the people doesn't know about the len ]]>
Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:51:31 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/845273 Renown1015
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/845367 can anyone tell me if core glock of 835 is wrong and is supposed to be at 950, if so how does one fix it?

 

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Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:20:42 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/845367 deathforall
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/858401 Anyone know what the optimum clocking is?

 

People said its 950 but isn't that overclocking...?

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Mon, 10 Sep 2012 01:38:53 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/858401 jambamslam
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/859195 Anyone have a list of games that work fine for them using the stock (either version that came with the Laptop or the one on Lenovo's website) Nvidia drivers?

 

I see the few that Renown1015 posted but I don't have those games on hand to test myself. I'm 99% sure my graphics card is de ]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:38:53 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/859195 Lingraye <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/862441 Youtube video problem - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T60jlRI_cfw ]]> Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:48:23 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/862441 bart000 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/862957 hey guys i've been reading through this post as well as others and i've had no replies on another thread

I posted so I thought I would post here. I've been experiencing similar problems that were described by a few people here, namely my computer crashing when gaming(League of Legends). In ]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:09:58 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/862957 twrmnd <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/862989 Exactly problem I have.

 

And the user above me? I believe its a hardware problem. I have a warranty and I called them in and they believe it HAS to be a software problem...

 

trying to use my warranty but they keep denying me from using it. VERY VERY dissapointed I bought ]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:07:45 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/862989 jambamslam <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/863659 I just got an Ideapad Y580 as well before I saw this forum. Getting the beta driver helped me immensely but I also want to let everyone know that an official driver for the GTX660m was released yesterday 9/13. I installed it but havent had a chance to test it out. Hope that fixes some issues for ]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:24:40 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/863659 metalhero <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/864089 lol... I got instant blue screen and consistent crashing after installing the new driver..

 

I was hoping It would fix it but no.... CLEARLY its a hardware problem(seems like they make a lot of broken y580s)

]]> Sat, 15 Sep 2012 02:38:49 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/864089 jambamslam <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/866861 hey bro what version of driver from nvidia do you install? is it the 306.23 WHQL the final and official driver for gtx 660m?  how the performance? any issue? because im still using the stock driver pre installed from lenovo... i wonder if there is significant change in performance and fixes some ]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:35:18 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/866861 Renown1015 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/867415 Hello, 

 

I have recently bought the infmaous Y580. I, too, have experienced the aforementioned graphical glitches and artifacts. Tried both stock drivers and 306.23. This implies that the problem does not lie within the software as opposed to hardware. I will soon send the laptop for ]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:25:12 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/867415 pizzapaj <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/867495 play with the hardware acceleration level on your computer.

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Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:14:19 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/867495 indest
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/867535 I'm running Windows 7 64bit. AFAIK you can't change hardware acceleration in this OS. I tried every single option under Nvidia control panel as well as the solution posted on the first page of the thread. This model has a very high faulty units count. A pity because my old Y530 was flawless.

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Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:37:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/867535 pizzapaj
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/867539 There were several people who said that their replacement worked fine using stock drivers in this thread.

 

I just sent back my defective laptop and waiting for my replacement one.  Order status of the new laptop (they give you a new order number when they send you the UPS label to sh ]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:38:38 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/867539 Lingraye <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/878297 i just bought my y580 a few days ago, and after 2 days of casual gaming im starting to get the artifacts. havent yet used the afterburner. ive read that replacing costs a lot of time and i might need to use my laptop for study purposes. anyone know if the afterburner resolves the issue completely ]]> Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:27:02 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/878297 kaedy92 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/878427
How many hours of gaming did you do in the last 2 days?


I played borderlands2 for several hours straight, and a little bit of Saints row 3. Haven't seen artifacts.

That video of GTA4 on the previous page is scary.
I'm going t ]]>
Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:59:03 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/878427 link626
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/879181 i played borderlands 2 for 3 hours (LAN)

tested w40k space marines and dead island (everything 1080p) for a couple of minutes, and the rest of the two days was just browsing and transferring my stuffs from my old laptop. most possibly 3-5 hours.

 

The artifacts started to show u ]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:37:27 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/879181 kaedy92 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/879249 Figure I'd update my laptop status (few weeks old now).

 

I shipped back my defective laptop on Monday.  They received on Wednesday.  They shipped my replacement laptop the same day they received it.  I received it on Friday. 

 

Everything works fine.  Stock drivers work f ]]> Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:01:36 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/879249 Lingraye <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/880343 Again, how does one get 950 MHz core? I am stuck at 835 MHz. I have even tried a modded 304 driver as per the guideline. 

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Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:34:29 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/880343 akarol
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/880811 I just got my Y580 yesterday and after about 30 minutes of gaming, the flashing and artifacts showed up. I haven't had any crashing problems. This is really annoying, I don't have time to deal with Lenovo support and waiting 30+ days for a replacement. 

 

Those of you that changed the ]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:28:16 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/880811 Adodero <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/880855 just to update that after sometime using the afterburner my memory clock suddenly vary from 405-800MHz. anyone can clarify/help me?

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Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:17:33 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/880855 kaedy92
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/881437
wrote:

just to update that after sometime using the afterburner my memory clock suddenly vary from 405-800MHz. anyone can clarify/help me?


stop using afterburner, and stick with default clocks.

 

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Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:52:06 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/881437 link626
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/881441
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Those of you that changed the clock speeds, have you had any problems since you did that? Most of you posted about 2 months ago, does the laptop still function correctly and without problems?


 

< ]]>
Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:52:46 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/881441 link626
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/882381 I got my laptop last week, was fine for a few days then had BSOD after BSOD after crash after crash. My temp readings were astronomical too - 100C+ on 660 and the I7... had a cooling pad too! Sent mine back for a refund, might try buying it again sometime later.

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Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:59:30 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/882381 Guest19
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/883973 Hello all!

 

I recently purchased a Y580 for a friend that will use it for drafting in Autocad 2012. I have no games to test if her GPU is defective. Are there any tests or stress tests I can run to see if she has the defective GPU?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated! ]]> Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:42:48 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/883973 mbelsky <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/884117 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 06:29:25 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/884117 link626 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891447 Well, I sent my laptop back for "repair" after having a very positive experience with their customer support. They said they would repair it. 

 

Instead, all they did was image the hard drive and send it back, no repairs were done. I told them over the phone I had already re ]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:37:22 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891447 Adodero <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891527


wrote:

Instead, all they did was image the hard drive and send it back, no repairs were done.

 

Adjusting the memory clock speed addresses the problem for now,


 

haha. What ! incompetence. ]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:23:34 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891527 link626 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891559
The invoice said ]]>
Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:58:53 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891559 Adodero
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891575 when I called tech support for repair, they offered me at home repair for $33 for a year.. 

think: sending your laptop will cost you $16.

sending it multiple time will cost you more that at home repair offer..  and they do change the motherboard too...

It's just a tought.. as my ]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:30:56 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891575 pas09 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891785 They didn't give me the option to do a home repair. I was told I could send it back again, which I declined after having JUST gotten it back in the mail today from them still broken. 

 

They told me it can't be replaced because it's outside of the replacement period (I don't know how, ]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:32:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891785 Adodero <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891975 I recently bought the y580 refurbished for a good price and expireced this same issue. I was going to send it back but decided to send it to repair instead. I hope I didn't make the wrong decision. They should recieve it today.

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Tue, 16 Oct 2012 06:12:50 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891975 rmcla15
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891991
Write a tutorial on how to replicate the issue, and tape it to the laptop.

for example, download Furmark, and tell them to run it for 10 minutes and watch the screen for artifacts. Make a user account ]]>
Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:00:45 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/891991 link626
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/892147 At this point, the problem for me isn't so much that they have to fix it, but that I have to send it off for repair again. If I could take it somewhere, it wouldn't be an issue. I'm just not willing to go through the hassle of sending it back to them and the inconvenience of not having the laptop ]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:13:14 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/892147 Adodero <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/899463 I sent it off again, despite the inconvenience, I wanted it fixed. I paid for a fix at home warranty, but apparently it doesn't take effect until 30 days after you purchase it (?!), which makes no sense to me. At least in 30 days someone will come here to fix it instead of me having to send it of ]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:49:08 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/899463 Adodero <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/899663 If you sended your laptop to depot and Fedex has a proof of delivery. aks for a copy of it and use it at Lenovo warranty service.

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Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:15:25 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/899663 pas09
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/918057 Hi friends,

 

I am also suffering of the nVidia graphics card resetting and crashing the application.

 

Since I figured there seemed to issues particularly with applications that try to utilize both of the two graphic cards, I enabled Windows Aero and under the nVidia cont ]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:20:48 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/918057 gyokimae <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/921423

< ]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:05:39 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/921423 skasoad233 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/922689 Add my computer to the crash test list.  I tried gpu-z and MSi to get it running better but to no avail.  It's y580 with 660m latest beta drivers 1080p.  I've ran it fine for a few months but since the civ 5 update it doesn't run that at all.  I thought it was civ 5 but it wont run crysis or even ]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 04:31:58 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/922689 mikepilot233 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/928355 I am having quite a bit better luck with my crashing since I back-rolled to the Nvidia drivers as issued on the Lenovo website.  Less crashing for sure.  Perhaps I don't have this y580 bug.  I will say that I think the main reason for crashing I've had is temperature related.  Sometimes the card ]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:01:03 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/928355 mikepilot233 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/928633 Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:42:36 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/928633 Dragoonsc <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/929419 Add me to the list also Freshly bought Y580 I7 3630, 8GB 1600Ghz ram, GTX 660M just 3 day in my hand.
Right from the start whenever i tried to run any games the pixel will start flashing here and there in some weird color and there will be some weird graphic chunk of some building or other stu ]]>
Thu, 22 Nov 2012 18:59:19 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/929419 zidane86
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/930201 But do you have something that checks the temperature.  Ten minutes can be long enough to heat up I'd say.  One minute on the hand, maybe not.  I've had no graphical glitches though.  I may not have this bug I hope.  But so many people do I guess.  I hope I don't get it.  Nonetheless, this seems ]]> Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:36:16 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/930201 mikepilot233 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/930419
Also a friend buy one of this laptops and same issue. But he gravea Windows 7 cd and install from sc ]]>
Fri, 23 Nov 2012 20:24:15 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/930419 Dragoonsc
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/938269 I bought mine a few weeks ago, it freezes, or a black screen appears, but sound doesnt freeze...whatever...i download nvidia 310.64 beta a few minutes ago and tried it by playing FarCry3...It kinda works.I mean it frezees still,but a few seconds later it comes back again.If generally comes back b ]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:25:31 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/938269 DumanisT <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/943523 Hello all,

 

Joining the list of people with issues, just got my Y580 this week, I am guessing someone else had it first as the Warranrty seems to have been started in July this year, I purchased it from a company that sells both new and second hand laptops (this was a clearance item ]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:40:38 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/943523 Bandanner <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/946807 Ive been having the same problems with my laptop

 

Anytime I want to play a game it would crash, any game. But I think I found the problem

 

When I play the game with the power not plugged in, everything works fine. When I plug the power into the computer, that's when I ge ]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:30:54 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/946807 mandaralo <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/947447 Hmmm if you're using the lenovo dynamic graphics mode then plugged in should be even better

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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:48:13 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/947447 jrm_ayun
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/949025 But non only does it heat up like crazy, it also crashes the whole pc.
With 295.55 drivers (provided by lenovo site) It heats up a ]]>
Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:42:40 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/949025 Pawlys
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/951437 Wish it would work for me, tried everything besides stomping it into the ground and buying somthing eles.

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Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:05:12 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/951437 CyclicCloud
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/951445 Just like me!

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Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:13:54 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/951445 CyclicCloud
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/951579 I think Lenovo just want to get rid off those laptops. The 40% or 35% promotion off has been like 2 months. Just waiting for people to just fix it they own way.

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Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:34:36 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/951579 Dragoonsc
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/952545 Had the same problem as you. I ened up going into the nvida settings and in the global settings I set evything on on, high performance and max on. Made sure lenovo energy managment was maxed out. Opened up MSI After burner and dropped memory clock -50, core clock maxed out at +135. Everthing seem ]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:45:25 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/952545 CyclicCloud <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/953007 Posted my issues here.

 

http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/IdeaPad-Y-U-V-Z-and-P-series/My-Lenovo-Experience-Warranty-and-GPU-issues/td-p/952997

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:02:33 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/953007 AalokShah
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/953257 Hello Lenovo y580 owners with a buggie 660M,

 

Just want to let you all now that the "colored flashing bug" when using the nvidia gtx 660M is a hardware issue.

 

I did have the issue. I read this post and i did use MSI afterburner to correct it and the clock-twea ]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:44:08 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/953257 MarcusAmice <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/953657 Hello all, I am joining the club (graphic problem), bought my laptop at one of the retailed store and grabbed the product immediately but then not even half day using already found the graphic defected stuff just like previous user's experiencing, been sent to service center nearby to get a repla ]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:26:22 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/953657 atatee1989 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/954453 To everyone sending their units back: How long will that take? And what if the new unit doesn't work? Will they allow a return or since so much time has passed will you be stuck with the item? Look into it.

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Mon, 17 Dec 2012 03:10:03 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/954453 AalokShah
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/972939 I should probably update my experiences.

 

They found the laptop and replaced the motherboard, which appears to have worked. I've not had any more issues with the graphical artifacts. The return took about 2 weeks, including lost time due to the laptop being misplaced. 

 

]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 20:11:28 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/972939 Adodero <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/980657 Hello,

 

I just wanted to share with you that the latest bios for Y580 (version 40, 2.07) solves memory issues on GPU. Timings seems to be relaxed compared to the ones used in previous bios versions. I had issues even on nominal frequency of 1250MHz for memory, I needed to downclock t ]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:47:39 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/980657 Krzychub <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/986613 I can confirm that the the bios update fixes the artifact/crasing problem when playing games.  I originally solved it underclocking the memory, but I don't have to do this anymore with the bios udate.  

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Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:42:12 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/986613 DoktorSleepless
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/986773 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:03:17 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/986773 Pawlys <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/987385 Pawly's, Furmark is extremely taxing and really shouldn't be used on laptops.  The program has a hisotry of destroying certain video cards.

 

Anyway, download nvidia inspector.  Restart your computer (you want a fresh computer), open up the program and please post a screenshot of it. ]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:24:24 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/987385 DoktorSleepless <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/988093 I can only see a new BIOS (40) that is listed as being for Windows 7, would this be OK to use on my Y580 that shipped with Windows 8?

 

I am sure the current BIOS mentions Windows 8.

 

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:56:37 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/988093 gulveal <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/1024773 Hello, I just got the Ienovo y580 a few days ago, Love the laptop works great didn't have a issue until about 2 or 3 days in. I got the same issue everyone else is having, After reading this thread I gave the beta drive a try that just came out o 1/29/2013 So far I have yet to see the bug again I ]]> Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:23:26 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/1024773 Davidwayne99 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug (is hardware defect) ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/1032345 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 05:05:20 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/1032345 dragonhiden <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/1056407 My problem is overheating as far as I can tell.  I use MSI to watch it fail.  Here's the issue as I think I see it:  With Directx 9 games not much problem... runs around 70 degrees.  With Directx 11 games it fails as the gpu hits 89 +- 2 or  degrees which occurs after about 5 mins and 15 mins wit ]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:24:50 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/1056407 mikepilot233 <![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/1113335 Brother, is your problem solved? My problem is very worst. Game crashing too much. Any suggestion.

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Mon, 06 May 2013 11:19:48 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/1113335 himanshu745
<![CDATA[ Re: Lenovo Y580 Bug ]]> https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/2025327 Fri, 13 Feb 2015 02:16:05 +0000 https://forums.lenovo.com/topic/findpost/1396/781343/2025327 CyclicCloud