Ideapad Z510 Wi-Fi whitelist

I've owned a Z510 for a little over a year now. I was not happy with it until I reinstalled Windows and left all the bloatware out. As soon as the warranty expired, I installed a SSD, a HDD caddy in the DVD drive bay and 16GB of ram. The one other thing I wanted to change, but couldn't is the wireless card thanks to Lenovo's brilliant idea of implementing a whitelist in the BIOS. It's ridiculous that 8 year old laptops came equipped with wireless cards capable of connecting to the 5GHz band yet this laptop does not, and to add insult to injury Lenovo will not allow you to change it. I would have never bought this laptop had I known that ahead of time.
Is there any hope that the Wi-Fi whitelist will ever be removed? I ask this fully expecting the answer to be "no" as this laptop has not been available for sale for quite a while now and I doubt Lenovo will continue to support it.

You are right I'm afraid, I think it highly unlikely. Since Lenovo seem to stop further bios development once a model has been withdrawn, unless critically necessary, and since in common with a lot of laptops these days, across brands, the bios whitelist is 'hardwired' into the eeprom and would need a user to physically reprogram that with expensive hardware, I can see little likelihood of it ever happening.
Why they put such a cheap WLAN card in a laptop, on a fast pci express 2.0 slot, in a well speced laptop, is another question that is beyond me. A desktop wireless card from 7 years ago and a 5 year old cheap HP laptop had both much faster better wifi for me. Plus the Z510 has no gigabit Lan either! in 2015!!
Best solution is to get a Usb wifi dongle and forget the internal one if you need a proper connection. Another question for me is can that pci express slot be used for anything else? If you get a chance, I'd be interested to know.

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Ideapad z510 problems

I purchased Lenovo Ideapad z510, and regardless it's poor battery performance I enjoy it a lot it's amazing, how ever I am having those issues and would highly appreciate some tips or help :
Whenever I charge the battery it never reach to 100% and when I take it off the charger and use the battery it keeps saying 99% even with no charger on, and does not show warning messages about low battery like 10 % remaning and 7% remaning .. like it used to do in the past and just shuts down..
I tried the battery gauge reset with the Lenovo's Enery Manager app but no luck!
My other question is there speceifc program that can check the fan status? I am afraid it might not be working proberly like before.
And my last question can I buy only specific parts of the keyboard? my cat removed two buttons of my keyboard and it is too expensive to replace the whole keyboard with the backlit because it's working perfectly fine!
Thank you.

I've bought mine Z510 recently and I have the same problem. When I contacted the helpdesk they told me I had to reinstall some hardware things. When I did that the same problem occured. The laptop goes out without a warning, according to the batterypicture in the taskbar I've got plenty power. And then the laptop goes out.
So has anyone of you found the solution? Because I'd rather solve it myself then send it for repairs, then my laptop is gone for weeks.
Thanx

Ideapad Z510 sent for WARRANTY 3 TIMES

Dear sir/madam,
My laptop is Lenovo Ideapad Z510. (From Malaysia)
After I used it for several months, the motherboard broke down.
There's no any "power sign" passed through the motherboard.
So, the service centre at Seremban replaced a motherboard for me.
After I got it back, same things happened again.
And again.
I replaced my motherboard "3 times"!!
Listen carefully, it's "3 TIMES".
And everytimes I get back my laptop, all the ports besides that come along with motherboard is RUSTY.
You guys replaced an old repaired motherboard??
And I need to replace motherboard again and again?
Are you guys kidding me??
Any solution or replace new laptop?! Can replaced a new laptop?!
I don't care care to pay some money again at least I don't want to experience this. I'm getting annoyed and angry!
I called to your SERVICE CENTRE. WENT over there. Called CUSTOMER HOTLINE. And whatever number you gave me, but you guys just keep replacing motherboard?! How many times do you want to replace? I'm a college student and need to use laptop everydays.
I bought your laptop because of innovation. But the more and more problems that occur just spoilt your company image.
S/N: YB0 ********
Case ID: D0415-027
Moderator note: serial number removed for member's protection.

Dad of Noel wrote:
Anyone can tell me how to prevent HDD cable from bad situation again?
I doubt it. However, you should submit a complaint to Apple (this is not the right place for it).
One time of repair could be explained as "unlucky" or mistake on production line. 3 times within 2 years can not say as sporadic or random mistake. Obviously, there is an systemic problem with Apple HDD cables
Actually, that's not obvious at all.
First, SATA cable issues are not specific to Apple. You can find, for instance, plenty of complaints on Toshiba forums. (Off-hand, it does seem to me that we didn't use to have so many problems with the old, parallel, ATA cables, but I can't be sure.)
Second, you could, for instance, have a small random manufacturing defect in a component which touches the cable. When the component warms up, that defect might damage the cable. This would explain the short life of the cables in your machine w/o the necessity of postulating a systemic issue. Of course, this is pure speculation, but it demonstrates the defect in your logic.
Third, the fact is that we, the consumers, demand ever more powerful products, in ever smaller sizes and comparatively lower prices. Apple, which is no different from any other major corp, is reacting by, among other measures, cutting corners on quality (as well as finding cheaper labour elsewhere). This is the reality which all of us have helped to bring about.
I know full well that this is cold comfort to you. But I'm afraid there is nothing else. For most of us, life is hard, bitter, and unfair.
If I were you, I'd make sure to keep all the documentation about the SATA cable problems, and, if it happened again, I'd complain once more to Apple, this time escalating it as far up the corporate food chain as I could.

IdeaPad Z510 States power supply to weak

Purcahsed a IdeaPad Z510 a week ago direct from lenovo. After a fresh reboot everytime it's on A/C power and i go to the desktop I recieve a dialog message telling me the power supply is insufficient and needs to be upgraded. I can either close the window or click buy and it takes me to the lenovo website. I think lenovo should be sending me a new power supply or computer. I am trying to contact them directly too, but it seems I have to pay to talk to someone with a brand new computer????

Hi all, I had the same problem and I received a replacemnent power supply. No change, the error message is still there. Do you have win 8.1 or win8? I do not remember if I had the error even before upgrading to win 8.1 I removed the energy manager and installed another version (from http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS037680), not for Z510. All works ok and there is no error message. Probably they just need to update the energy manager for win 8.1 for the Z510

IdeaPad Z510, changing the HDD, warranty and Windows 10

Hello, I own a Z510 and I'd like to replace the HDD with an hybrid HDD/SSD or a pure SSD, because its 1TB disk is a real bottleneck.But what happens to the OS? How can I reinstall it, if it's stored in a separate partition of the HDD? And what about WIndows 10? Will I be able to install it? And maybe reinstall it if I have to restore the system?

Hi Max,
There's a couple of ways to reinstall 8.1.
One way is to use cloning software although cloning from a platter drive to an SSD sometimes doesn't work too well, so before you do it, I would make a recovery drive.
How to make a recovery drive Make sure you copy the recovery partition onto this drive.
Make a full backup of your system before you do any of this onto an external hard drive from within Recovery.
You can also make a clean install of Windows using instructions here . Make sure you download the EXACT version of Windows that you have installed on your machine or the imbedded key won't work.
Your license key is imbedded in the bios and and installing the correct version will automatically detect the key and activate it.
If I were you, I would install an SSD, the performance is much better than a hybrid drive and getting the cache to work right on the hybrid might be a little hard to do.
Do your research, there are a lot of threads on this forum that have to do with reinstalling an OS, some ways work better than others.
Last, I don't work for Lenovo, I'm a volunteer as well as all the other moderators.
Regards,
Dave

Lenovo Ideapad z510 Low Battery Warning Problem

Hello,
I had this problem with my laptop lenovo z510, it's battery charges fast, and when it's unplugged then used it, it automatically turn offs without warning of low battery. It automatically turns off. What do you think its problem? Please help me. Thank you!
Mod Comment: Moved post for new problem. Edited subject to include model/issue.

Hi All,
Welcome to the Forums
As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with battery in your Lenovo Z510 laptop.
Try to reinstall the energy management and check for the issue.
Click here for the energy management for windows 7.
Click here for the energy management for windows 8.1.
Click here for the energy management for windows 8.
Hope this helps. Do post back if the issue persists.
Best regards,
Ashwin. S

¿Dónde está mi portátil IdeaPad z510?

Hola,
El pasado jueves 25/06/2015, Redyser recogió mi portátil para llevarlo a visonic para su reparación.
Según me dice la propia empresa, el viernes 26/06/2015 lo entregaron en las instalaciones visonic. Hoy día 01/07/2015 me dicen en visonic (tras facilitarles los datos que me solicitaban) que no pueden localizar mi portátil.
Estoy harto de llamar a visonic y que nadie me coja el teléfono. Vosotros confiáis en visonic como servicio técnico, haced que confiemos nosotros también y haced algo. Si no me solucionan el problema ellos, lo vais a hacer vosotros.
Ruego os pongáis en contacto con visocnic y me faciliteis algún tipo de información sobre mi portátil, al menos saber que no lo han perdido.
Gracias,
un saludo.

Gracias por pasarme tu informacion, escalaremos el caso y alguien te estara contactando.

Ideapad Z510 BIOS upgrade failure

The battery has been gone after 17 months of purchasing this laptop. I have tried to upgrade the BIOS, but the system says that the battery needs at least 30% charge. My laptop's battery does not work, so how can I upgrade the BIOS?Is there any way to upgrade the BIOS without battery? (Operating System: Windows 8.1)

hi drsaz,
After extracting the BIOS file (8DCN40WW V40), open the platform.ini with notepad and find this entry:
; Supports on DOS WIN SHELL flash.
[AC_Adapter]
Flag=1
BatteryCheck=1
BatteryBound=30
From there, set the BatteryCheck=1 to BatteryCheck=0 then save the platform.ini file. With this setting, the BIOS update utility will not check the battery during update.
Note:
The above procedure works when flashing the BIOS inside Windows while using a command prompt. I recommend you plug the AC adapter to an uninterruptible power supply as the system maybe damaged if a power loss occur while flashing the BIOS.
Alternatively, you can also flash the BIOS in DOS mode.
Article:
How to flash InsydeH2O EFI under DOS enviroment
Regards

Z510 automatically shuts down at 99% battery, when running on battery

My Lenovo IdeaPad Z510 shuts down after 30-40 minutes when running on battery, without any notification. The battery level displays 99% battery.I've tried various troubleshooting steps, including gauge reset, charging for 10 hours when shut down, charging couple of times in BIOS mode. The energy manager says battery health is "normal". Battery report says :DESIGN CAPACITY43,200 mWhFULL CHARGE CAPACITY48,000 mWh My laptop is under warranty, but service center has refused to replace battery because report says it's healthy. Kindly provide some solution.

If the battery says its health is fine, it seems to me like its an issue with the motherboard. I'm not really sure how you'd go about checking that though especially since the service center won't let you send your laptop in. Might have to wait for someone else who knows more about it than me, sorry .

Akkuanzeige Z510

Hallo,
ich habe eine Problem mit meinem Lenvovo IdeaPad Z510.
Mein Akku entlädt sich anfangs ganz normal bis zu etwa 25% Ladestand und springt dann sofort auf 6% und geht aus.
Ich hatte das Gerät schon dreimal in Reparatur, bekomme es aber jedes mal ohne Reparatur zurück mit der Antwort, dass die Hardware in Ordnung sei.
Hat vielleicht noch jemand dasselbe Problem und kann mir behilflich sein?
Cynthia

Hallo crazyfranzki,
danke für dein Feedback.
Also wenn die genannten Vorgehensweise bei dir nicht zum Erfolg führt, könntest du noch den Energy Manager de - / und neu - installieren.
Sollte auch dies nicht funktionieren, würde ich noch einmal einen Hardware-Reset durchführen:
1. Schalte das Notebook aus.
2. Trenne nun alle Geräte vom Notebook (Drucker, Scanner, Festplatten).
3. Entnehme auch, wenn eingesteckt, die Speicherkarte im Cardreader.
4. Ziehe das Stromkabel vom Gerät ab.
5. Nun halte den Einschaltknopf am Notebook für ca. zwanzig Sekunden gedrückt.
6. Als Nächstes stecke das Stromkabel wieder in das Gerät.
7. Jetzt kannst du das Notebook wieder einschalten.
Viel Erfolg und Gruß,
Marcel
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Lenovo z510 BIOS update stopped

Hi, Well, I decided to update my BIOS only to see that the update progress stopped at 8.Is there something that I can do? If I turn off my laptop what is going to happen? Will it break? Thank you. Edit: I forgot to mention that the update software I used is this: http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/ideapad-z-series-laptops/ideapad-z510-notebook/downloads/DS100474

If you are interested you could flash bios under dos
http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/246530-how-flash-your-bios-dos-using-usb-stick.html
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Motherboard z510 replacement

I bought a laptop lenovo IdeaPad z510 from Turkey I got to use the laptop for 3 day and he just shut off and he hasn't been working since then. The motherboard burned up. What should I do?

Hi Ddd123,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with system not powering on in your Lenovo z510 laptop.
As you have mentioned that the system is not powering on, please perform the static discharge by removing the external devices connected to the system, even remove the battery and adapter.
Shutdown the system and press and hold the power button for 30seconds. Now connect the adapter and battery and try to power on the system, check if the system power on also check with different adapter and different battery if available.
If the issue persist then the issue with the motherboard which needs to be replaced. Please visit the nearest service centre for further details.
Click here to open a link where you can select the country and get the exact contact support number. I’m sure they will be a great help.
Hope this helps! Do post us back for further queries.
Best regards,
Ashwin.S

Dolby Home Theater V4 changed to Dolby Digital Plus after Realtek Audio Driver update Windows 8.1

Hi,I'm now using Ideapad Z510. After upgraded to Windows 8.1. I'd went to the Lenovo website searching for new driver update.
But, after i install the "Realtek Audio Driver 6.0.1.7023", the "Dolby Home Theater V4" is not running(audio sound not playing through).And, the "Dolby Digital Plus" is running instead of "Dolby Home Theater V4".
Then, when I try to reinstall the older version "Realtek Audio Driver 6.0.1.6954" from Lenovo website, the "Dolby Home Theater V4" is running again.
Truly, the "Dolby Digital Plus"'s sound is crisper and louder than "Dolby Home Theater V4". But the sound of "Dolby Home Theater V4" has more bass and more function (like Graphic Equalizer, more Intelligent Equalizer etc.).
Is this an update or what?
What should I choose?The newer driver (for Windows 8.1) or older driver (for Dolby Home Theater V4)? Thanks. (confused now) @@

Hi all
Could you try out DAA or DHTLightweight from my link and just install the Dolby software without overriding your Realtek Driver? I am not sure whether would it work, but worth a try. I have tried on Y460, W520 and G560 with great experience.
If the older Dolby software does not work with your existing Realtek driver, you could install the DAA or DHTLightweight with their driver to overwrite and see how it goes.
Thank You
Peter
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The USB is not Working any more

Hello
I have Ideapad Z510 laptop and suddenly the USB port is refusing to identify any thing, and at the device manager it says (Windows cannot verify the digital signature for the drivers required for this device. A recent hardware or software change might have installed a file that is signed incorrectly or damaged, or that might be malicious software from an unknown source. (Code 52)
How can i fix this
Regards

Welcome to the Lenovo Community !
I would try going into Windows Device Manager and uninstall all the items listed under Universal Serial Bus Controllers. Once that is done reboot the computer and Windows will detect the USB and install the necessary drivers.
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Keyboad stops working after login

Hey guys! I have windows 8.1 installed on my Lenovo Ideapad Z510. Recently, I have been experiencing problems with the keyboard. I can type in my password and log in, but the keyboard stops working after that. It used to stop working and then fix itself after a few minutes, but it completely stopped working yesterday.
I have searched for solutions online and have tried almost everything from disabling filter keys to uninstalling the keyboard driver, but they did not make any difference.
Please let me know if you can think of a solution. Any comments would be greatly appreciated.

Try the on-screen keyboard and see if that works. I don't think this is your problem, but this morning after updating my Yoga from 8 to 8.1 my keyboard stopped working. But it has a touchscreen and then on-screen keyboard worked fine. I fixed the keyboard by moving the screen on the hinges. I have no idea what that did, but it fixed my problem.
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