*sknerus_ Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I take a boot option and I don't see ma USB key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlmuser Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Well I have been trying to flash my bios so that I can change my wireless card to 7260 + bluetooth but to no avail. I think my usb drive isnt done properly. I got the EC part to flash not the bios though. So I have posted atleast 5 posts to be able to see the links but nobody has approved them yet. I have school work to catch up on and I am starting to really regret buying this laptop. It has gotten quite buggy lately with the wireless and then it started throttling to where it was using 100 percent of the processor and causing it to get hot just as I started it up. I have no idea why it did that starting up. It also wouldnt start up at all, it just went to the lenovo screen and stayed there and then I shut it down and pushed the power button and it wouldnt even start up at all. I thought it was the HD but it is fine. So it is becoming more and more buggy. Getting tired of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlmuser Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Again I was just cut off from the internet for some reason, dont know why since the phone didnt ring and no remote around me. It is getting worse and I am about to make this laptop the new style of frisbee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pifive Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hello guys. Having a Lenovo Y510P and looking to upgrade my wireless card for better performance while reading this great mod I am stuck in the step of dragging and dropping the backup bios into the BiosFixer. I grab the file and try to drop but it does not give me the options or do it. Is the BiosFixer tool has to be in the same folder as the backup? How can I make this possible so I can continue the flashing of the modified BIOS? Any help highly appreciated.Thanks Svl7 for the mod.Thanks TechInferno for the amazing vast information regarding our BIOS modification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitchre Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Is it possible to use the mPCI / PCI (not sure what kind of slot it uses) slot from the wlan card, and possible implement eGPU? I'd imagine that if you did that you could possibly use a desktop GPU, but I'm not the best when it comes to modifying a laptop's internal parts, so correct me if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*sknerus_ Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 So, dlmuser your "frisbee" is work normally or flying?? seriously, your 7260 is working but time to time disconnected connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlmuser Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Ok I am a noob at this and I just cannot get this to work. I have tried for the last week researching and trying different ways to backup my bios. Nothing is working. The supplied tool isnt working, my wireless card now is spotty and I am out of warranty. I tried skipping the backup step but the bios backup is required. Can you take me step by step of everything I need to do to get my wireless card to work. I got the 7260 wireless card. (1) - Create a backup of your own BIOS (now v3.05) by using this tool.Extract the files and run the included .bat file from an admin command prompt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AklemTech Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Just preemptively bought you a....uh... cheep beer! Hopefully it'll work without me messing something up. Will post back with results once I get past this post-wall.Done. Working perfectly! Thanks. Running on a intel 7260 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pifive Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Ok I am a noob at this and I just cannot get this to work. I have tried for the last week researching and trying different ways to backup my bios. Nothing is working. The supplied tool isnt working, my wireless card now is spotty and I am out of warranty. I tried skipping the backup step but the bios backup is required. Can you take me step by step of everything I need to do to get my wireless card to work. I got the 7260 wireless card. (1) - Create a backup of your own BIOS (now v3.05) by using this tool.Extract the files and run the included .bat file from an admin command prompt.You have to launch the CMD prompt via Run as administrator. Place the files to c:\ ... Once that you may need to navigate via dos your C drive. cd.. to exit folder and cd name to enter a folder. Once you have reached the folder of the file of the batch just type it and it will run. You will see when finish a .bin file created. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pifive Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 How can I create the backup I drop my backup BIOS but gives me an error like this"ERROR - invalid input file. Make sure it's a proper dump of BIOS version v2.04, v2.07 " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pifive Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Sorry for my triple post... BUT I manage to complete everything but the laptop is not recognizing the USB so I cannot boot via USB. And Yes Boot from USB is enabled in the BIOS. Anyone can tell me why I cannot boot from the USB neither is recognized in the BIOS? do i need to put the BOOT mode in Legacy or leave it in UEFI? Any help highly appreciated. I am very close to complete this.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pifive Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Well I freaking did it! After reading all 147 pages I manage to find all the solutions to the issues I encounter. I have now my modified BIOS on my y510p laptop with the new 7260HMW wireless AC card flying like an eagle. Thanks for SVL7 for the work done onto this. I have send you a small donation to show gratitude and for you to get some beers on my behalf for your great work. Thanks again and Thanks Tech Inferno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlmuser Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 run backup.bat from Admin command prompt.Thats the thing, when I run from admin the command prompt just flashes real quick and thats it. It does nothing else.Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlmuser Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Ok I had a noob attack again. I got it figured out, I came across this site http://www.thecosmosphere.com/how-to-remove-bios-wlan-whitelist-from-lenovo-y410py510p/ and got it fixed. I found this tool http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/9856-Universal-BIOS-Backup-Toolkitwhich got my bios copied properly. Now I am about to downgrade to 2.07 and see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlmuser Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Finally! It worked! I am totally ecstatic! Thank you to everyone especially svl7 for figuring this out for the community of Y510P purchasers. Lenovo is pretty rude for whitelisting our systems. Sorry for the multiple posts. I hope whoever else is looking for this mod that these posts will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohenjo Daro Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I have the same system as you, so did the BIOS flash work for you? I just got my 7260 today and want to flash my bios to get it to work.Yes it worked perfectly after removing BIOS flashback restriction, and following the procedure on the1st page. I haven't had the time to dive into the unlocked BIOS and try to mess with voltage to lower the temperature, but the laptop is sunning well with the v3.05 mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiberianMushroom Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Thank you SO MUCH for putting out this guide, as this guide was just amazing, and now my Y510p works like a charm! If I could add one suggestion is that this was my first time doing this; I would like to see the steps more descriptive as to what you exactly have to do, since this procedure took me about a day to do because i have to figure out everything myself. Other that, this guide saved my laptop for being a paper weight! Thanks so much! When I'm able, I'll buy you a beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emreh Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hi therePlease help.How should the flashbacks BIOS without entering the BIOS on my laptop?Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*sknerus_ Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I think its only this way to entering the BIOS to flashback it. But maybe I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjulkes Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Has anyone experienced any problems on ubuntu with this modded BIOS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emreh Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 My Laptop is protect with BIOS password and My password forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pifive Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hello guys!.. I am doing this for my friends laptop after last week ago I manage to do it to mine. He has the same laptop but upgraded the BIOS to 3.07 How can we downgrade the BIOS so this mod can work? Any reply highly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHawk Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Thanks so much for this guide. I can't wait to get started and finally upgrade my wireless card.I'm definitely going with the 7260 but just in case, does anyone have another suggestion?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROMAD Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I'm not sure what I did, but I attempted to under volt the processor by what I thought was a tiny amount (1 out of 1000). Now the laptop won't boot.I've tried unplugging, removing the battery and holding the power button in for a minute, but still nothing.Any suggestions on resetting the BIOS?Edit: After speaking with Lenovo and my laptop being (barely) under warranty, they said I would need to send it in for a motherboard replacement. I come from more of the desktop world, so I'm used to being able to do a CMOS reset to correct my mistakes. I didn't realize that a mistake on this laptop was so destructive. Lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHawk Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 it appears to not be letting me "run the included .bat file from an admin command prompt". When i run the bat file as administrator, the command prompt window opens for a split second and then it's gone and nothing happens..Does anybody know what to do?Solved: had to put the .bat file under "system 32" folder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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