Zacharybinx34

So it worked! Sweet. With the flash I did this does the 660M overclock right? Is there anything else I need to do?

Thanks so much!

LOL, ok... so after bricking this bad boy I just got my laptop fixed and returned back from Lenovo.

From Windows 8 X64 running DX Diagnostic tool, it says I have version

InsydeH20 Version 03.71.515DCN40WW (V2.07)

I downloaded [Y580][Y480]-'unlocked_BIOS'_660mGHzEdition_WhitelistMod, extracted it, and ran InsydeFlash.exe as admin and I receive the following error.

"The version of the rom file isn't newer than version of bios."

I hit OK and the program closes.

Now what?

Thanks for all your help thus far svl7. I'm a noob lol =)

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Damn, forgot to change this... you'll need to modifiy the platform file, first line in the 'common flash' section -> change RESSEN to RESSDIS and try again.

nevermind, found this.

Well looks like I'm mailing in to Lenovo to get it fixed =( unless someone else has an idea.

Now, when i get it back, will flashing this bios put me on the v8.0x firmware? How do I know which version to flash? 8.0, 8.01, 2.0x, etc.

I'm guessing since this bricked that means I was on the 2.0x bios?

Thanks!

Did you flash the same bios version as you already had on your machine?

crap, probably not. Any advice?

Edit:

Found another guy who did the same thing, trying your advice you gave him. Will report back.

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trying the fn +b method

the system did not turn on on it's own. I held it for about a minute or 2 and now it's just chain beeping from the PC speaker...

any advice?

Edit:

ok So I'm retarded even more so. It started beeping for a while, then I unplugged it, like a moron instead of waiting for it to reboot., now it won't turn on at all =( Did I brick it? is there any way to get it to turn back on?

Well I got it to flash successfully.. but now when I turn it on it just stays on and shows a black screen.... any ideas?

oh wow. Give me a sec, I see the retarded thing I did =/

And I told you the solution, but apparently you're not reading my posts.

http://forum.techinferno.com/lenovo-ibm/2260-lenovo-y580-y480-unlocked-bios-versions-10.html#post41861

Thanks for the help, but I did read that.

Here is the error I am getting from DOS from running this file. http://forum.techinferno.com/attachments/general-notebook-discussions/5935d1359986854-fpt_dos.zip

Reading HSFST Register... Flash Descriptor: valid

---Flash Devices Found---

EN25Q32B ID: 0x1c3016 .....

W25Q16BV ID: 0xEF4015.....

Error 104: the 2 SPI Flash Devices do not have compatible command sets.

Yes, following my instructions in the first post...

I did man... I told you the errors I got.

Read my post which you quoted, I said I consider my mod to be completely safe for daily use.

So any ideas for what those of us with Windows 8 x64 can do to install this?

No, flashing a vbios isn't dangerous, at least not this mod. What I meant is that pushing the vram modules so far is not healthy, they work at this speed, but they're not rated for it. It's nice for benchmarking but not recommendable for daily use. Of course in the end it's your system...

I am still not understanding you.

So you are saying this bios update should or should NOT be run daily safely?

With the stock vbios you can only overclock up to +135MHz on the core, with this mod you can go much further, plus the base clock is already raised to 1Ghz.

So is this dangerous to run? I mean obviously flashing a bios is, but I mean once it's working? Or can the system handle it easily without artifacting/overheating?

Has anyone else noticed this problem?

Not everyone will be able to clock that high on the vram, als I don't recommend such a high memory overclock for daily use.

Could you explain for me what this firmware replacement does for the GPU that software can't do?

Thanks!

Is that possible? considering I can't actually do anything as the PC restarts before it gets to the boot options or bios configuration.

hmm... yikes!

I have no idea then. Anyone else know?

Everything as explained in Page 1 for the Y580 (my previous BIOS version was 8.00), and nothing more!

Have you tried re-flashing outside of windows?

So I did everything as explained, and it the bios flash worked. I restarted the PC, changed a few things (nothing important, besides enabling the Intel Virtualization something (I can't remember the exact name)) and when I restarted again, the PC won't boot anymore: it just keeps restarting (turning on and off) before it even gets to the Lenovo screen. I tried removing the battery, without success.

Any hopes for me? Did I brick the BIOS? Should I just give it to tech support? It occurred to me that perhaps removing the CMOS Battery and rolling back the BIOS configurations would maybe work, but I couldn't find it. I read in someplace that it is below the touchpad, can anyone confirm if that's true? Thank you very much and I apologize for the desperation! haha

Yikes..

What steps did you do specifically? There are a few ways to go depending on your setup.

So by flashing this bios how is this different than putting the laptop into turbo mode or whatever Lenovo calls it in their power management app?

Did you have your anti-virus activated? If it was activated at the time you executed the .exe, you might want to disable your anti-virus before doing the backup. Hope it will help! =)

I disabled Windows Defender.

So here is where I am at now. I ran backup.bat from a adminstrator Command Prompt but I get the following error.

I couldn't run the backup application. Any ideas? Is it not compatible with Windows 8 X64?

Mic static when using the audio or specifically when using the microphone? If its static from the mic while using the system for other tasks, just mute it.

Try plugging in a mic and using it. The sound quality is terrible for those hearing you. Check the listen box to see what I am talking about. It's bad.

Has anyone found any drivers that aren't terrible and don't have mic static?

I have tried like 10 different drivers on Windows 7 X64 and Windows 8 X64 - nothing!

Are there any Vbios available for the y580? I've tried searching but I haven't had any luck, I was wondering if my search skill weren't up to par?

Thanks!!!

rofl, I'm new here, but what is a VBios?

Outstanding! I added a 2nd harddrive and replaced my BLURAY player.

Thanks!

This is great! So how much performance increase are we looking at here?