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Unfortunately, it's not just the drag and drop part. The actual app window is different and has a different response by asking to drop the name of the modified file after. So it's not just a matter of the bios file getting modified by the program, but something is not set up right. I stopped working on it and was getting my super slow desktop wifi up to speed. Damn asus pce-n53 was getting less than half the mbps of this laptop (50-60mbps), but now it's slightly better on ookla and much faster (wireless N) on lan speed (nice program to test speeds between router and device). http://totusoft.com/lanspeed/ I need to figure what I'm doing wrong here and see if I can get it work right. Maybe I'll set it all up on my desktop to modify the bios file and see if that works. I plan and doing a fresh install on laptop once/if, I get it all running.
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I used the following link off a youtube guide and it made .rom copy of my bios that is the same same 4.5mb as the original. It didn't work either. I hope I didn't compromise my laptop because I had to disable avast to run it. Damn Lenovo. I will remember all this bs just because they wanted to nickel and dime us on the wifi card. http://www.mediafire.com/download/55b9tnsewfn0i89/Universal+BIOS+Backup+ToolKit+2.0.zip I am going to start over. I just realized I did download an upgraded 2.07 BIOS from here, but I don't see where and how it gets used. Hopefully that is why this isn't working right. I am a terrible multi-tasker and should have done this when I was free in the evening lol.
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ok Ill try that next. thx!
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I got my new wifi adapter and will be installing today hopefully. So far I was able to make the bootable drive and do a back up of my bios, but when I run the bios fixer, it doesn't run like it does in the pictures. It makes a black dos command type window. It asks for the bios file so I drag and drop the back up copy and it says to enter the name of the modified backup bios. It's there I get stuck and I am not sure what to do. I was thinking maybe I used the wrong file or set the bios fixer utility incorrectly, but I'm not sure where I messed up. In the tutorial it makes a modified bios. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thx! Edit: Last week I updated the 2.02 bios to 2.04 directly from lenovo. Y500 Windows 8.1
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Thanks OP. Going to mess around with settings later as the fans have been kicking on more. Anyone know about undervolting the graphics card in a y500/750m.
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When I swapped my HD for a SDD, I thought I had it set up in UEFI mode, but it's not. My HD had gotten corrupted so I had to full clean install from a USB stick. Luckily the Windows ID was in the Bios and it worked, but it didn't set up in UEFI mode and though it's already fast, I read it's better to have it set up in UEFI mode. Anyone swap in SSD and get it run UEFI mode? Do you remember the settings used? TIA
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Thx OP. Plan to put in a new wifi card this week and maybe clean it up a bit.
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I just finished S2 of Daredevil and think that was the best super hero based show that I've seen. Binge S1 first if you can.
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Did you install the 7260, and how did it go? I ordered a used one and it should be here Monday.
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Thanks very much for all this information. I recently upgraded my modem, router, and pc wireless to AC. I knew that I could eventually upgrade the wifi on the 3 year old Y500, but didn't know all the steps. I found a cheap/ used intel 7260 that I hope will help improve my laptop. Will report back once I get going.
