TeeTwoEx

So after flashing the new BIOS I have been getting longer boots. The laptop seems to get stuck randomly at the LENOVO screen, then reboot itself normally.

I did the BIOS 2.07 flash mod, I did install successfully a new WIFI card and my connectivity problems went away.

I don't mind the longer boot time, I'm just wondering if it could be a sign of something else going on or if this should be concerning.

Anyone experiencing the same?

My hardware: Y510p Model #59370012

Swapped HDD for Samsung PRO SSD 256GB

" WIFI for Intel 7260 AC + Bluetooth

Yes I am experiencing the exact same issue as you, I also upgraded to the 7260 AC + Bluetooth. If you find a solution please let me know!!

I wanted to make a quick post regarding my recent impressions getting set up with a Samsung 840 evo 750gb, specifically the data migration from my initial system drive to the new ssd.

The laptop I was installing the SSD into is only able to accommodate a single internal drive. This provided a convenient excuse to purchase an external enclosure/docking station/usb3 hub.

After a bit of googling, I came to discover Samsung's Data Migration Tool for their SSD drives. With my new SSD docked in the external enclosure, I ran the migration tool, swapped out my internal drive, and booted without an issue. It was extremely simple.

Another item of note is that the usb3 speeds with the external drive dock were fantastic. After some reading, it was apparent that a number of external enclosures market usb3 support, but their internal components restrict making max use of it.

The entire migration process (~140gb) took around 20 minutes.

Have you had a chance to install samsung magician yet? It will allow you to enable "RAPID mode" which uses your ram as a buffer for reads/writes which can give you speeds anywhere between 1000 mb/s and 2000 mb/s

I see I just checked HWiNFO64 and under SSD it says "Drive Controller: Serial ATA 6Gb/s @ 3Gb/s" so it is definitely getting slowed down.

Thanks.

You can try installing Samsung magician as that may possible be able to enable RAPID mode for you which will increase your read/write speeds a good amount. I'm at about 1000 mb/s read/write using RAPID mode.

You know you can flash a bios mod and install any wifi card you want right? Then your laptop should be great.

http://forum.techinferno.com/lenovo-ibm/4668-lenovo-y410p-y510p-unlocked-bios-wlan-whitelist-mod-vbios-mod.html

I would advise against the MBP in any case as they are so much more expensive to repair and prone to so many issues