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Enable F1-F12 keys without Fn on Lenovo Ideapad S400u

I just have bought a new Lenovo Ideapad S400u notebook, and it is not default F1-F12, it is default mute button, refresh, more brightness, less brightness...

I've downloaded "Lenovo Keyboard Slim Fn Switcher" or something like that, but it didn't work.

Then, how can I change Fn function to get my F1-F12 buttons? I'm running Windows 8.1.

How to access boot menu on a Lenovo G500s

I have a Lenovo G500s laptop which comes with FreeDOS installed. I want to install Windows, but I am not able to enter the boot menu so I can boot from a DVD.

I have tried keys like F1, F2, F9, F12, Delete, etc.

How can I get to the boot menu?

Disabling trackpad on Lenovo laptop

How do I disable my mouse trackpad on a Lenovo notebook running Windows 7?

Usually Lenovo installs with tools which allows you to do so (Ultranav). However, this laptop has a modified image installed specifically for my organization and the mouse is showing as a generic PS/2 driver.

How can I disable the trackpad? It is quite inconvenient.

Windows 8.1 update effectively disabled wireless networking

I was running Windows 8 on a Lenovo G780. After updating to Windows 8.1, WiFi does not work anymore - I always receive a "DNS server not responding" error. I have tried using public DNS servers from Google, and also restarting my router, but with no results. All other devices on my network are having no trouble at all.

I've tried updating the wireless driver, but the manufacturer's website claims that the Windows 8.1 driver should be updated with the update from Windows. So I can't find a wireless driver.

Anyone else having this error and does anyone have any ideas on how to fix it?

Here are the driver details:

Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter

• Provider: Microsoft
• Driver Date: 2013-05-31
• Driver Version: 6.30.223.102
• Digital Signer: Microsoft Windows

How to keep the function key locked on Lenovo E431?

For the Lenovo e431, how do you keep the function key locked. Right now, the default is when you press F1-F12, he multimedia controls are active. To get to the standard F1-F12, you have to hold down Fn+the function key. This used to available in bios, but for this laptop model, it no longer is available. You can press Fn+esc, and it locks it for that session, but when the computer reboots, this is reset back to the default. Is there a way so that the default is not the multimedia function keys, but just the standard, legacy function keys? Thanks.

I would like to change how the FN key affects function keys on Lenovo IdeaPad z500

So, the situation is the following. When I press the F1 button (for example), it mutes the notebook and in order to access the function keys I have to press FN.

However, I'm not happy with this so I'd like to change it "back" to how it should work.

There is no corresponding option in the BIOS menu.

Any help is appreciated!

Battery charge suddenly drops from about 25% to 6%

I own a Lenovo Y500 series laptop. The battery being an year old lasts only 1 hour. But the strange thing is that, when the charge comes down to 25-20 it drops to 6%(critical battery level) in a moment.

Please suggest some solution (other than replacing the battery).

P.S. : I do many battery saving things already, like lowering brightness, switching to power-saver mode, turning off 'aero' on windows, etc.

Removing the #1 house from the screen of Lenovo Thinkpad

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad (W541).

One my screen at all times is the #1 House icon.

How do I remove it?

Lenovo X1 Carbon key combination for [Insert], [Print Screen], etc

Lack of Insert key (required for Copy/Paste in many Linux programs) kills me. I once saw this list somewhere, but lost its reference.

Looking for key combination (probably Fn with something else) of: Insert, Print Screen, Sys Req, Scroll Lock, etc.

for Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon. Especially the Insert key.

Lenovo laptops: Difference between "Lenovo Dynamic Graphics" and "High Performance"

I recently purchased a Lenovo IdeaPad Y580, and I'm trying to figure out the difference between the different power modes: Power Saver, Balanced, High Performance, and Lenovo Dynamic Graphics.

The first three are self-explanatory--the various options such as maximum CPU/idling parameters are unique and different, but as far as I can tell the Lenovo Dynamic Graphics is exactly the same as High Performance. Does anyone know the difference between High Performance vs Lenovo Dynamic Graphics?

Only one other person asked this question, which went unanswered Lenovo Forums.

How to boot Lenovo X1 Carbon 2014 from a USB thumb drive

How can I boot Lenovo X1 Carbon 2014 from a USB thumb drive? It has Windows 8.1. And I have tried

1. Disable Secure Boot in the BIOS setting.
2. Create the bootable USB drive using Windows 7 USB/DVD download too (tool?).
3. Change the boot order to have the USB drive as #1.

http://www.howtogeek.com/175649/what-you-need-to-know-about-using-uefi-instead-of-the-bios/

but when I boot my laptop up, it does not boot from the USB drive. It always goes back to Windows 8.1.

Does anyone know how to get Lenovo X1 Carbon to boot from USB drive?

Why is HDD in a DVD-ROM slot slower on Lenovo 3000 laptop?

So I'm about to upgrade my laptop (Lenovo 3000 N100, 0768-49G), got my SATA HDD caddy for the DVD-ROM slot, but whenever I'm putting an HDD or SSD into it, the read speed falls to only 30 MByte/s, whereas the same drive put into the regular HDD slot scores over 130 MBytes/s (max. possible on this old PATA bus). I'm testing from a Live-CD using Ubuntu's "disk utility".

I've got the latest BIOS (Phoenix 2.06, 61ET37WW), it looks like some extremely cut version of the original bios - I can't change anything hardware related (like AHCI/IDE mode for the SATA controller), the only available settings are "quite boot", "enable modem" and "enable legacy usb".

So my question is: why is the SATA port in the DVD slot so much slower? Is there any way to get the same speed (130+ MB/s) on both ports so I can use SSD and HDD in parallel?

Thanks!

UPDATE 1 I may have found something relevant in dmesg:

[    1.390619] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0x18b0 irq 14
[    1.390626] ata2: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0x18b8 irq 15
[    1.556337] ata1.00: ATA-9: Samsung SSD 840 Series, DXT06B0Q, max UDMA/133
[    1.556345] ata1.00: 234441648 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
[    1.561011] ata2.00: ATA-8: WDC WD7500BPKT-00PK4T0, 01.01A01, max UDMA/133
[    1.561018] ata2.00: 1465149168 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
[    1.561027] ata2.00: limited to UDMA/33 due to 40-wire cable
[    1.564333] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133

what's that "40-wire cable"?

How do I safely partition a hard-drive to accept a GNU/Linux distribution in the presence of OneKey Recovery?

I am currently using a Lenovo Essentials G550 Laptop. When the laptop was sold by Lenovo, a proprietary recovery solution created by the same company was bundled with the laptop, taking the name of Lenovo OneKey Recovery. OKR uses software on-disk and a button adjacent to the power button to perform recovery and backup functions, including creating a series of CDs or DVDs which can be booted into to recover the machine factory defaults.

The problem comes in with the fact that, through examination with GParted, it is obvious that Lenovo has maxed out the entire disk - 3 primary partitions, and one extended partition containing one logical partition.

The partitioning scheme is almost exactly similar to this:

First Partition, Unnamed, Primary, NTFS, 200-300 MB, boot flag, almost certainly Master Boot Record Partition (no need to touch this really)

Second Partition, "C", "C:", and/or "OS Drive" (running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1), Primary, NTFS, approximately 187 GB, contains Windows installation and personal files.

Third Partition, Unnamed, Extended, most likely NTFS, approx. 30 GB: Logical Partition: "Lenovo", Logical, NTFS, approx. 30 GB, lba flag (which I take to mean it's bootable, which therefore could mean it contains the files necessary to boot after pressing the OKR button next to the power button) contains driver installation files and some sort of binary or hex file from OKR, which, when read, appears only to be a log. Partition mostly considered useless considering that restoration of driver installers is trivial and no real "recovery" data.

Fourth and final Partition, "LENOVO_PART", Primary, NTFS, 13-17 GB, hidden partition, contains actual recovery data for recovering Windows, and is most likely used to create and store backup images, which are then burned to CDs or DVDs.

The real dilemma I have here is, I was attempting to use GParted to shrink the C partition down, and modify the extended/logical partition setup so that I would have some unallocated space for Linux (one of my friends who is more experienced with the actual work of partitioning was operating GParted), and then do something to create new partitions for Linux. The C partition shrunk with no errors, but the re-sizing and moving around of partitions within the extended partitions subset would not really start, let alone complete, giving an error about not being able to work with the extended/logical partition's "constraints", whatever they are.

I would appreciate it if someone could direct as how to proceed from here - I have already created recovery disks, so that is not an issue, but if I could be given some tips on what to do, I would be thankful. I am reluctant, however to delete the recovery partitions, while possible, it would mean I would be unable to use my recovery disks, and could mean the bricking of my computer, however that specific side-effect is unlikely, as some users in the Lenovo Community forums have stated that they have removed OKR with no difficulty, but again, cannot use recovery disks afterward.

TL;DR: Lenovo maxes out the partition table and creates a frustrating situation with recovery partitions.

What does this mean - "Intel HD Graphics (WWAN or mSATA capable)"?

On the Lenovo online shop when customising a new laptop under "System Graphics" it offers an option of:

Intel HD Graphics (WWAN or mSATA capable)

1. I thought WWAN provides Internet access via a simcard, and mSATA connects a harddrive. What do these have to do with the System Graphics?
2. Is capable marketing-speak for "does not actually include either feature" or normal-speak for "provides both these things"?

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• Digging through the manual for the current E330 (AU) it shows an expansion slot for either a WWAN module OR an mSATA. Clearly, on this model at least, you'll need the relevant module there to get either feature. Still, doesn't explain why the graphics is dependent.

• When trying to customise the same model your screen choice dictates the addition of the WWAN module...

My Laptop Screen keeps flickering

I have a lenovo g530 and the screen keeps flickering on occasion. Sometimes it is worse than others, and sometimes it doesn't seem to do it at all. I was able to capture a video of it so you could see what is happening. I kinda wanted someone else's opinion before I open it up and check the monitor cable on the board.

• Video Link (in case you missed it above)