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    Question Laptop does not boot into windows

    A few days ago my lenovo laptop crashed (Bsod)and was not able to boot up. It was stuck on the lenovo logo screen. This has happened twice before but it never "Crashed" like this time. I was able to get it working by a certain post on quora. I have tried multiple solutions but Im still facing...
  2. R

    Question Lenovo Laptop: USB-C port not working properly?

    Hi all, I've been trying to trouble shoot a non-working usb-c port on my laptop. Below are steps I've gone through and still couldn't get it to work. Please let me know if I missed anything that could have fixed this problem. I've done some reading and know there are a couple of Lenovo laptop...
  3. 1Osiris1

    [SOLVED] Changing cpu from i5-6400 to i7-7700

    I have a Lenovo pre-built desktop and I am looking at upgrading the CPU. The motherboard is a Skybay U3E1 with the Intel H170 chipset and its socket 1151 LGA. I recently updated the bios to the one released by Lenovo on 11/7/2019 (version FWKTA7A). It currently has an Intel I5-6400. Lenovo says...
  4. zuzitsu

    Question Laptop keyboard only works in BIOS

    Hello, my laptop is Lenovo Legion Y540. Recently my laptop's keyboard stopped working, sometimes it works on its own but that is very rarely, it only works in BIOS and some fn keys work but nothing more than that, I've tried uninstalling the keyboard driver, I've tried cleaning up the laptop...
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    Question Adding an old laptop SDD to a new laptop ?

    Hello everyone, Back in November 2021, my old laptop (Legion Y545) died from overheating , and I had gotten a new one (Legion 5i Pro) as a warranty replacement. I now have my old laptops ssd sitting by, while I have been trying to figure out if I can add it into my new laptop. My new laptop has...
  6. aden.anderson2001

    Question Apps similar to Lenovo autoscroll utility

    Hi. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad e550 and it has some feature called Lenovo autoscroll utility that let's me push mouse cursor to the borders of the screen so that I'd push the out of screen window back into the desktop so that all of it would be visible. If my explanation isn't clear enough please...
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    [SOLVED] upgrading a lenovo ideapad 3 from hdd to ssd

    With the legacy boot option gone im not sure how to boot the ssd (which i installed windows 10 on with a different pc) on the laptop. The bios sees the sandisk SSD but wont boot to it and when i load from a windows 10 boot drive it doesnt see the ssd either. The hdd doesnt have much on it and i...
  8. Skilledcamman

    Question I Got a non k i5-3470S cpu that i wanna overclock but i have a unsupported MOBO

    I Got a non k i5-3470S cpu that i wanna overclock but i have a unsupported MOBO i saw few vids in which they overclock the i5-3470 ro 4 hz with bclk i wanna do it but dont have any settings in bios for cpu config or anything le that i have a lenovo m92p motherboard im on latest version of bios
  9. VladManiu

    Question What should I buy with $1200-$1350$ budget ?

    Hello, I have a question about what laptop should I buy, I've seen a lot of reviews talking about Lenovo's Legion 5, I would like to buy something for the "long term", that would be at least 2-3 years. I want to use it for illustrating and 3D art but for gaming as well. Should I stick on a...
  10. airbornehurdle

    Upgrade recommendations for an office desktop converted into modded Minecraft server hosting?

    Hello, so I just bought this small desktop from eBay because I wanted to play modded Minecraft and I wanted to host it on a server. I don't like paying for a server so I just invested on a personal one so that it is better in the long term. I installed Ubuntu Server and AMP for hosting the...
  11. Tblenderr

    Question Laptop charger pin giving me slight electrical shocks ?

    I have a 2 year old lenovo legion Y540 (i5 9300h gtx 1650 16gb ram) Today I used the laptop plugged in, in the morning and in the afternoon, I didn't have any problem, but then I used it a bit in the night and when I unplugged the laptop I got a very slight electric shock from the charger pin...
  12. EstonianSyrup

    [SOLVED] CANT find rpg 4 pin connector on motherboard

    Hi my motherboard is lenavo 3716 i installed new cooler hyper 212 rpg BE,everything was great until i did not find way to connect the rpg controller/control searched but did not find,can somebody help out?🥲
  13. demonnnobz

    [SOLVED] Using External Graphics Card on a laptop (Yoga C640) with only 1 M.2 Slot

    Hi everyone, I own a Yoga C640 which only have one storage slot, that is an M.2 NVMe slot which currently houses the only storage and the boot drive of the laptop. If I were to connect the external GPU using this slot, how should I connect the boot drive of the laptop? Through an external...
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    [SOLVED] Temperature spikes on my Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro

    Hey, while running on battery (not plugged in) the temperature is completely fine at about 30-55 degrees celsius (even when playing games like League of Legends). But when plugged in the temperature spikes up to 95 degrees celsius, but only for like 10-20 seconds and then instantly goes down...
  15. JinnyS

    Question Flashing Red Blue dots on screen while gaming - video link attached (RTX2060)

    My Laptop Specs - Lenovo Legion Y545 NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB DDR6 dedicated i7-9th gen (i7-9750h) 16GB RAM 144Hz Display Issue with the Laptop - Whenever I play any High Graphics Game, red and blue dots start flashing on the screen immidiately. After running the game for about 10 min, the game...
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    Question Problem with front aio help

    i cant find out where the front panel connectors are fintting. Its a 2 case fan connectors. Power button and something else. I think its supposed to go to LEDH2. Cant find manual online, i think the model is ly530. The pc worked before but i opened it up and may have accedentaly unplugged the...
  17. CheffNgMundo

    Question "Kernel Power 41" error after RAM upgrade ?

    Hi, Just recently upgraded my ram for 12GB (4GB Built-in / 8GB SODIMM Stick). After that upgrade, I'm getting a graphical error (I don't know what it is called) something like this: View: https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ne0W6.jpg I tested the ram in mem test, and it is working fine, no errors...
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    Question Monitor goes into Sleep Mode randomly

    Hello good people. Despite changing all the settings I could find my monitor still goes to sleep, while it is being used. It's happening every time I am using Unreal Engine. And it won't wake up when Mouse, Keyboard or even buttons or the Monitor are pressed. Only way I found to wake up is a...
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    [SOLVED] My cpu speed is stuck at 0.77 Ghz for some days. What could be the problem?

    1) Laptop's fan stopped working. It spins for a second, there is a noise and it stops. This keeps repeating. I am using a cooling pad for laptop and there is no heating issue so far. Idle state temperatures are 35-40 deg C. When I use moderately, the temperature goes to 45 C. And when I run an...
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    [SOLVED] Headphones not playing audio

    Recently I switched from Linux Mint to Windows 10 and got a problem with my headphones on Lenovo IdeaPad 100-15ibd. Windows detects when headphones are plugged in, microphone picks up sound, sound is being played but I can't hear anything. I've been searching for the past 2 days but finding...
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    [SOLVED] I need help finding out what the size of my motherboard is. It does not look like any of the form factors I've ever seen?

    So I purchased a prebuilt a couple years back, the Lenovo Legion Y520-25IKL, and recently I have slowly started to upgrade components of it bit by bit. One day I also wanna switch out my motherboard to be able to install a better CPU but the thing is I am completely clueless as of right now to...
  22. Kenichi2002

    Question Can I safely use Lenovo Charger to Charge a Acer Laptop?

    Hello Tom's Hardware Community. I have old laptop an Acer Aspire 5741G. I don't have the charger of it anymore and I want to try the charger of my new laptop Lenovo Ideapad Slim 3 to it. Can I safely use Lenovo Charger to Charge a Acer Laptop? *I don't care if it will damage the Acer...
  23. Gary915

    Question Lenovo Y70-70 Touch Pricing

    Hey guys, bought a new laptop today to upgrade from the one in the title. I am not good with pricing, but I am looking to sell this one. About how much is it worth? Its in pretty damn good condition. i7 4th gen, GTX860m, 256gb SSD. Thanks!
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    Question [SOLVED] LENOVO T510 / Windows OS Number keys do not work except 5 and 6 and signs after 0

    In a previous thread in this same forum someone quite ignorant about technical support assures that in this situation, definitely, the keyboard must be replaced because it stopped working mechanically. Surely, you say so, because you don't know that when a keyboard stops working mechanically...
  25. absiri

    [SOLVED] Send help! Lenovo IdeaPad Crash

    Recently, the tip of the USB port for my 5 year old Lenovo IdeaPad flex fell off, exposing the leads. Today, I inadvertently touched my charging cord to said leads, and I believe they touched for a second or two. Immediately after, my laptop shut off and will not power back on. Is there any way...
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    [SOLVED] Queries regarding Lenovo Legion 5 pro 3070 variant

    Hi All, hope everyone is doing good. I am planning to buy Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 3070 Variant. So just wanted to know the below details . is the memory kit x16 or x8 ( I remember reading somewhere that in india it was x8 ) . if anyone can confirm. the free ssd slot, is it a m2 2280 slot ? I have...
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    [SOLVED] Can't Boot my Laptop.

    I just bought a Lenovo Ideapad 3 15 I TL6 and I can't boot it at all. I have booted laptops before btw. It gives me "Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed" error. In BIOS Boot menu i can't change the boot mode. it doesn't even mention it. Thanks!
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    [SOLVED] USB port unrecognized

    Using Lenovo G430 laptop. Whenever I try to connect any external USB to any port it shows always same message "USB device Unrecognized" Is there any solution?
  29. SadLandscape

    Question Should I be worried about my Laptop's keyboard wearing out?

    Title says all, I just wanna know how much can average Lenovo laptop keyboard last, my Laptop is Lenovo Ideapad 3 (I don't remember the model name after Ideapad 3 but it's I5 10th gen) Thanks!
  30. Kissareki

    Question Possibly faulty ram?

    Hello, I recently bought a new RAM stick. Currently I have a 8gb 2666mhz UDIMM ram stick, and was looking for an upgrade, so I decided to purchase a corsair value select 2666mhz 16gb DIMM to add to my ram. I knew sometimes mixing ram wouldn't work, so thats why I decided on 16gb, but decided to...
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    [SOLVED] Which prebuilt system is better?

    https://deals.dell.com/en-us/productdetail/a8qp or https://www.ebay.com/itm/304032708760 With gpu prices so ridiculous rn, I rather not build a pc. Which of these is better or is there anything definitively better for my budget?
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    [SOLVED] Laptop turns on but black screen and loud fan noise ?

    The laptop (Lenovo) is 10 years old, but it was working fine until the owner in a bout of anger hit it hard with their fist :) After that it turns on with black screen, and then after 10-15 seconds starts loud fan noise. I thought the problem might be that hard drive (no ssd) or RAM might have...
  33. Malancinasn

    [SOLVED] Laptop reset

    Bought a second hand Lenovo laptop, I have reset the laptop sleeping everything on the laptop including files and disk I think. I have a message after around 80% deletes saying: "A configuration change was requested to clear this computers TPM" "Warning: cleaning erases information stored on...
  34. K

    [SOLVED] Laptop Integrated Camera not detected at all

    So a while ago I dropped my laptop (Lenovo Flex 5) and shattered the screen with a large chunk in the camera/speaker region. The screen still worked, the touch would be finicky and sometimes work and some other times not; the camera worked at first but then it would randomly disconnect until it...
  35. martin.havelka

    [SOLVED] Upgrading CPU on Lenovo ThinkPad S440

    Hi guys! I was wandering if it is possible to upgrade the cpu on my ThinkPad S440. There is a i5-4200U currently. I found that the CPU is soldered on the MB, so if it was possible to change the whole motherborad, that would be also great. Do you think there are options to upgrade? Thank you...
  36. DevuSin

    [SOLVED] Which gaming laptop should I buy?

    I want a higher end (not top) gaming Laptop (cant use PC, only laptop) with great screen (nits, ppi should be high) Ryzen processor only (not intel) and with atleast RTX 3060(or similar). I'd be playing games (want ot play RDR2 at ultra with 60fps) watching HD movies and some Video...
  37. zachrosarioo

    [SOLVED] Laptop Keyboard Typing Random Keys/Symbols

    I have a Lenovo laptop and recently the keyboard has been typing incorrect things. For example if I click a it types, a dsfjkl;\ . If I type q it types wruiop. The z key and the escape key are doing this as well. They also spam random keys such as scroll lock and enter. An external keyboard...
  38. Sozisalad

    Question My new lenovo legion 5 laptop stutters alot and i can't understand why

    Assassins creed origins benchmark My specs : -laptop Legion 5-15IMH05H -win 10 pro -Intel core i5 10300h 4 cores 8 thread 2.5 ghz turbo 4.5 ghz -Wd nvme m.2 256 ssd (main) -Wd 1tb hard 5200rpm -RTX 2060 115w -Ram double slot 16gb 2933 sodium -1080p ips 144 hz not gsync -230 watt power...
  39. Bellbill

    Question WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR bsod (with minidump), HELP!

    Hello, I own a Lenovo Y540 with i7-9750h, RTX 2060 and 16gb ram, 512gb SSD + external SSD (Samsung QVO 1tb). While I play I get the aforementioned BSOD and the minidump analysis is always the same (I'll put it at the end of the post). I'm playing with a mild undervolt (-200 core and -120 cache)...
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    [SOLVED] Lenovo Vantage would not start, just endlessly loops the logo animation

    This problem has been going on for a couple weeks now, with no solution in sight. I've tried reinstalling it (including the service) multiple times to no avail. I mostly need the software for the Conservation Mode, and without the app it isn't working at all. For reference my laptop in question...