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Truely ingenius! I need this to host my big virtual machine files. Thanks.
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According to the Y500 Hardware Maintenance Manual http://download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles_pub/ideapad_y400y500_hmm_1st_edition_sep_2012_english.pdf 8GB Hynix HMT41GS6MFR8C-PB or 8GB Samsung M471B1G73BH0-CK0 memory modules are blessed by Lenovo.
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Code, can we re-install Windows 8 on "legacy mode"?
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lalihifi, which brand did you use? 2x8GB Corsair? Model? Timing?
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It would be hard to compare battery drain if HD4000 is disabled at hw level. Comparison on different laptops is more apple-to-orange comparison than apple to apple. If there is another ideapad model that would be basically identical to the Y500 without the 650m then testing on such a laptop would give good results. As for negligible drain between on-chip vs. PCI card graphics I think they should differ more than just negligible since there would be more power loss with external wiring. But for practical purposes since I would not use the 650m intensively, i.e., playing games, I would think that battery drain between the two would be negligible. I have read a bit since yesterday and it seems to me that I should unlock BIOS so that I can upgrade and experiment with non-white-listed components--a bigger SSD and more memory to start with. Any problems I should be aware of upgrading these items for the Y500?
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Hello Lenovo Community, I just got my Y500 from the recent doorbusters crazy event over at lenovo outlet. I would like your knowledge-riched advices here to configure this Y500 for development purposes. Here are the specs - i7 quad ivy bridge - 8GB - 650M graphics - ok battery life I would like to turn this into a dev box replacing my trusty mac book pro 3,1--old with 6gb mem and ssd--that had the nvidia graphics failed. What I would like to have is as described below. - Running mostly OSX, Linux, and Winslowze virtual machines Primary wishes: - 16GB or 32GB memory (if possible.). More is better since vm's just slurp memory as humans would at sporting events during Summers. What specific memory should I get? - Enable HD4000 and somehow disable or turn off the 650M from draining battery when not needed. Is this possible and how so? Nice to have wishes: - Hackintosh this Y500 with multiboot of course. Possible? How so? - How to go about cleaning the pre-loaded junks on the Y500 by Lenovo? Appreciate the community for sharing your knowledge. Pointers to blogs, FAQs, and forums so that I can get educated would be great. Many thanks.