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Has anyone used the bios linked at the bottom of https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Lenovo_Ideapad_Y480 ? Other than trying to install a new WLAN card, is there a way to tell if the "whitelist" is gone?

Do you know if this will work on the Y480 also?

I upgraded the mSATA SSD a year or so back and run my OS off of it. I will never go back to running my OS on a regular HDD.

I am so frustrated with Lenovo ... is there a listing of all the companies that do this? I'm starting to look for a new laptop and don't want to find myself limited by this stupid corporate moneymaking scheme.

I have been frustrated with trying to upgrade my Lenovo laptop - their use of a whitelist to limit hardware is frustrating now that I'm trying to update my WiFi card to dual band on my old Y480 laptop. Yes, you can try to get a modded BIOS to remove the problem; but that comes with risk also

I don't know if it fits on your budget, but I love having a reasonably sized SSD to run my OS from.

Interested, but really can't justify the cost of the upgrade.

I see mods for the 2.07 and the 8.01 BIOS version. When was the unmodified 8.01 issued? Even checking the Lenovo site, they still have only 2.07 (5DCM40WW) listed as the current BIOS.