Lenovo ideapad s400 switchable graphics problem..!

Simply the switchable graphic ia not working on my device. Is there anyone who solved this issue? I fed up with sending my laptop to service. They say ' you have no problem about graphic card ' The second graphic card has not been working since we bought the computer. ??? I will use that comp. for experimantel porpuses: ) Because it is useless with the onboard graphic card.

hi kuraysi,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
Just to check, if you boot in Safe Mode, are you able to load Windows? If booting to Safe Mode works, perform a clean boot and observe. This will isolate any possible 3rd party software that might be inteferring with the Windows startup.
If that doesn't work and Windows is hanging up on the loading screen then we're probably looking at a corrupted Windows file or a bad hardware. In this case, you may need to:
1. Reload the system via the OneKey Recovery (note that all ways on the OS partition will be wiped)
2. If reloading Windows doesn't work or the machine freezes up then you're prolly looking at a bad hardware (possibly the HDD).
Let me know how it goes.
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Lenovo ideapad s400 startup problem

i have lenovo ideapad s400 with windows7 was working good, but now its hanging Starting Windows please help

hi kuraysi,
Welcome to the Lenovo Forums.
Just to check, if you boot in Safe Mode, are you able to load Windows? If booting to Safe Mode works, perform a clean boot and observe. This will isolate any possible 3rd party software that might be inteferring with the Windows startup.
If that doesn't work and Windows is hanging up on the loading screen then we're probably looking at a corrupted Windows file or a bad hardware. In this case, you may need to:
1. Reload the system via the OneKey Recovery (note that all ways on the OS partition will be wiped)
2. If reloading Windows doesn't work or the machine freezes up then you're prolly looking at a bad hardware (possibly the HDD).
Let me know how it goes.
Regards
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W7/64-bit on W500 - Switchable Graphics problem

Hi,
Did a clean install Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) on my Thinkpad W500 (4062-3CG).
Having problem with "ThinkPad Switchable Graphics Driver for Windows 7".
ATI driver won't load, so default Intel chipset is used with poor graphics as a result.
I have also tried "Windows 7 BETA Drivers and Utilities" with no luck.
Yesterday the graphics worked for a short period of time, that was after remoting my Thinkpad with RDP? very strange. But after reboot graphics was back to non functional again.
Any ideas?
TIA
Johan

Did you apply Lenovo driver packages in any specific order? Don't really understand what I missed?
My plan was to do a "clean" W7/64 install and after that run ThinkVantage System Update 4.0 for latest drivers.
In my case ThinkVantage System Update 4.0 could not start without Access Help for Windows 7 installed, that was the first dependency problem.
However, after that ThinkVantage System Update 4.0 run successfully and everything works fine but the ThinkPad Switchable Graphics Driver for Windows 7.
The ThinkVantage System Update 4.0 applied latest updates for everything including the BIOS. When I try to run BIOS update separately for getting around the graphics problem it says BIOS version is OK and no update needed.
Tried to disable Switchable Graphics in BIOS-setup using Discrete but that does not fix my problem?

GX60 Switchable Graphics Problem

Hi, I bought a GX60 Notebook (with A10-4600M, HD7970 graphics), and installed a Win 8 Pro x64 copy I got from my Univ. I proceeded to install the drivers and it seems everything is working fine...
Well, it only seems so - when I open AMD Catalyst and click on "Switchable Graphics Application Settings", the window just disappears.
When I try to open "Configure Switchable Graphics" from tray, nothing happens.
What could be the problem?
Edit:
I have already tried AMD Catalyst 12.10 and 12.11

Well i get the window but only the configure button are reachable with a slider and slide to the far right of the screen . I guess the drivers are still a bit buggy , did u try the latest 12.11 beta drivers for guru3d forums?(im not allowed to post externals links so i cant link it to you)

Switchable Graphics problem Aspire E15 E5-551G-T629

Hello, I've got a Aspire E15 E5-551G-T629, and the switchable graphics dont seem to work. I've tried several drivers, googled for hours and tried several methods even had the PC in for service for this and some other things and they said all was OK after the service. However the AMD r7 M265 won't be used no matter what.
Any idea what I can do to make this work? Because currently my pc is running games worse than my 6 year old 400 dollar laptop. (Not that gaming is the main objective here, but I'd like to be able to use the full power of my pc when required)
Cheers in advance

Thanks for your reply, but I have gone through every setting and changed what I could change. Here is what I have done: - Changed windows power settings to always be maximum- made sure acer epower management was the same- changed global settings in Catalyst to always be maximum (including battery on all of those)- manually added the games that weren't working and set them to high performance- added the games that weren't working to the 3d settings profiles- updated the drivers- updated the BIOS ...and probably more that I am forgetting, since I have been researching and tweaking settings for three days now. There are some games that it will automatically pick up, but the two games that I play the most (and that are the reason I spent extra money for a dedicated card) will only run off of the Intel. The most aggravating thing was that when I purchased this computer, I had no idea that it even had two graphics cards. The website only listed the AMD, and my previous laptop only had a dedicated Radeon card so I thought it must be the same. Why would it not list two cards if it had two? So when I had problems initially I didn't realize it was because the game was running off integrated graphics, so I was looking into other things. By the time I discovered it was the laptop itself causing the problems it was too late to return it.

Radeon HD 6490m Switchable Graphics Problems

Hello.
My notebook has been really sluggish lately, especially when browsing the internet, gaming or photo editing. It started a few weeks ago... never had any problems before. I didn't install any new programs, updates or drivers, so I don't know what caused it.
I did a clean install of Windows 7-64bit last night and got all the drivers from HP support. It was still being sluggish, so I disabled hardware acceleration on Chrome and ie11 and that solved the problem on those two programs.. but the rest is still being slow (even the mouse pointer is lagging). So I'm thinking the problem has to do with the graphics card (?).It's a Radeon HD 6490m (switchable w/ Intel HD Graphics).
I have my power option set to High Performance and the switchable graphics set to High Performance GPU. Are there any other settings I could tweak? Or a compatible driver I could try?
Thanks

Hi @johnw80 ,
Thank you for visiting the HP Support Forums and Welcome. I have looked into your issue about your HP Pavilion dv7-6179us Entertainment Notebook and issues with performance lags. Thank you for all the information about what is happening and what you have done thus far. Something is slowing the Notebook down. Did you install some virus protection or a firewall? If you disable the virus software, are your speeds better.
Here is a document on improving your system.
Try seeing what is active in the task manager, ctrl +alt+ del see what is running.
If that does not help at the end of this document it shows you to do a hardware test. The final thing you should try is to reload the factory BIOS settings.
Here is a link to the HP Support Assistant if you need it. Just download and run the application and it will help with the software and drivers on your system at the time of purchase. It will make sure all your updates have been completed.
Please let me know.
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T400 switchable graphic problem

Dear Jhem,
The model of T400 I have is 2768-AA6.
I have some questions on the switchable graphic card function:
1.Under device manager are we suppose to see two GPU installed or just the active one? I can only see the active one. But most ppl around me who have T400 can see both two GPU. Is there anything wrong with my machine?
2. The automatic hot switchable function is not available at all. I remember the switchable function is that when we use battery the computer can choose integrated graphic card while when we use AC adaptor the computer can switch to discrete graphic automatically. However, no mater what power source I use to power up the computer, the integrated graphic card is selected. The only way I can use ATI graphic card is get into BIOS----->disable switchable function------->select discrete graphic card and then restart computer.
Are these common problem for T400? They make me very unhappy as the most attractive function of this model cannot be use at all.
Thanks a lot!

Anyone can help?
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Switchable Graphic Problem AMD & Windows 8.1- Solved

Follow the steps accurately
1. Open This Pc or My Computer and then go to Uninstall or change a program
2. As the list is displayed, you will see Intel Graphic Driver & AMD Catalyst install manager. You have to uninstall it both in express mode so that no other previous setting are available anymore.
3. First, uninstall Intel Graphics driver. If it asks for a restarting the pc than go for it.
4. As the list is displayed, you will see AMD Catalyst install manager, right click it and uninstall it in express mode. Uninstall all the AMD component. Restart your PC as it will ask you.
5. Go to This Pc or My Computer and then C Drive. Open Program Files & Program Files (x86) both of them if you are running 64-bit Os. In the search box write AMD and you will find some remaining files- delete them all.
6. Now you PC is free of previous drives and the remaining files. Although right click to Windows sign and go to Device Manager. You will see Display adapters and uninstall them both. This step is not necessary but just to be sure that your PC has no previously installed drivers.
7. Open your browser and download the latest Intel Graphics Driver for your PC. My driver was Win64_153322. Install it. If you install it correctly than you are half way through. Restart your PC if it requires.
8. Go to AMD web site and download the latest driver. To avoid complicacy best option is to download Autodetect. Because it will choose the best appropriate driver for your system. File name is amddriverdownloader.
9. Open the file amddriverdownloader and download the driver. Download will be completed and it will start automatically the installation. Install it in express mode. Restart your PC as it will ask you to do it.
10. Hopefully your driver problems will be solved. To check it go to device manager and see if the drivers are installed correctly. Turn on CCC and give it a try to play a game in High Performance. You will see the problem is solved.
This is how I solved my AMD graphics problem. I been suffering since I installed Windows 8.1 just after it was released and today 15 Jun 14 I solved the issue. I can play any game in High performance now.
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hey , can u help me ? i am having the same problem

About 2 scream!!! NOT SWITCHABLE GRAPHICS PROBLEM!!! Vid card seems 2 FAIL PERIOD!!!

I have the dv7-6135dx with the intel/radeon 6490 blah blah blah. You guys know the machine. Every time i try to find information regarding the bleeding ati card, all i can find is switchable graphics this switchable that, bios update for switcha....
When i disabled the dynamic in bios long ago, i lost ability to control screen brightness. Was very dim. Haven't tried it again.
When i plug in a monitor to HDMI port=nothing. Vga port works fine but i can not watch any video greater than 1.2 Gb without super skipping and digital breakup of the video (the million tiny boxes thing).
From ati site, auto thingy detected my card, gave me best driver, installed and when i open catalyst, it always says can not start because no ati device.
Before? I could watch 18gb hd vids with stunning performance. Now? Its dvd rips or choke and die.
Can SOMEBODY.... ANYBODY tell me what if any troubleshooting there is to see if the card is shot, or if there is a fix please? One that does NOT involve some gahrbajje about bleeding switchable bloody graphics?
Thanks in advance for any and all help in THIS matter.

Hey,
i don't know if this works, but for my TimelineX laptop it works:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ac … e_Graphics
I don't know if there is an "official" version, so I can just provide you with the link above. This script stops my radeon card when I boot. I only have as kernel parameter i915.modeset=1
and my intel card is always on.

Lenovo Ideapad u400 6470M driver problems Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit HELP

I bought this lenovo u400 like 2 years ago and i had no problems, but now my SSD went dead and i bought another, after the replacement i just installed the original windows 7 64 bit home premium, put my notebook's serial installed all the drivers, and when i install the Ati driver from Lenovo my pc gets stuck in a black screen with a white line on the top left of my screen, when i do FN+F8 while booting and start window's safe mode and i go to the device manager i see this ones: 6470M and Intel HD graphics family, when i disable intel hd graphics family my pc boots up normally but the resolution is 800x600 and the max is 1024x768, If i install the Intel 3000 HD my 6470m appears with a yellow triangle on the device manager, i've tried almost 30 different drivers from leshcat, hp, dell, lenovo and AMD's webpage, none of them work, and when i go to the CCC it just lists the intel 3000.
Sorry for my bad english, im from Argentina, Lenovo's support on argentina sucks, last time i've sent it it costed a lot of money, they scratched multiple parts on my laptop and didn't fix most of my problems, and i can't get the One Key backup anywhere, pls help, atleast AND IF ANYONE WITH A LENOVO U400 WITH WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM IS READING THIS AND HIS 6470M DRIVER IS WORKING, PLEASE CONTACT ME.
Lenovo, please, don't give me a crappy answer and most of times when that answer does not fix the problem then you give up and don't reply anymore. Im getting sick, i got this laptop for doing 3D modeling, video editing and multiple more and i just can't go and buy another, things are really expensive in Argentina.

welcome to the community.
i would recommend that you call Service to request a factory recovery dvd set.
phone #s here: http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/detail.page?DocID=PD008370
for Slovokia, specifically: +421 2 4974 8888 for Think-branded machines and 0800-197-462 for Idea-branded machines.
hope this helps a bit.
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Ideapad S400 Battery backup Problem

Hi,
I'm using S400 notebok,i'm having battery backup problem,I'm getting 2 hrs backup only,Shall i do battery gauge reset to improve backup hrs,If ok,Then how should i do it?
plz g've reply..
Sridhar Gundu

Hi Sridhar,
Welcome to Lenovo Community Forums!
I’m sorry to hear that there is battery backup issue in your S400 Laptop, I suggest you to change the power plan, reduce the brightness and then check if the issue persists also please let me know the OS (Operating System) installed in the computer.
Hope to hear back soon
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Lenovo IdeaPad V460 Wireless connection problem

Hi, this is my first post and one of my most frustrating problems, l have brought the laptop for nearly a year now and l notice a problem with my wireless connections, it was either windows resetting the wireless card or there are a problem with the card it self, l think, the problem is solved once l restart the computer but never lasted, can u tell me whats possibly wrong with step by step solution on how to solve this, thanks in advance

hey andrew5s,
try uninstalling the wireless driver for your unit, let windows install its generic driver.
test your wireless with the generic driver.
later go to : http://consumersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/DriversDownloads/drivers_list.aspx?CategoryID=287385
and install the wifi driver that is available here. test your connection again
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Lenovo ideapad s405 touchpad mouse problem

Hi to all
I bought this laptop a week ago and I installed windows 8 pro edition
I have a problem: when I press a button in the keyboard I can't move the touchpad (so I can't use,for example,games because I can't move the the view of the character)
What can I do? There aren't problems when I push CTRL or ALT or buttons that don't write something.Thanks

hi Razorbacktrack,
Your issue might be similar to this thread.
If your PC came with a Synaptics Touchpad, can you try to:
1. Go to the Control Panel (large icon view) then > click Mouse > Device Settings tab > Settings
2. Under the Synaptics Settings, go to Pointing > Sensitivity > Palmcheck and set the palm sensitivity to minimum and test the game.
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If you have an ELAN touchpad, try to:
3. Adjust the PalmTracking option under Additional Tab on the ELAN Smart Pad settings to the minimum (see spoiler)
4.If same problem, press WindowsKey+R then type appwiz.cpl. From the program list, uninstall lenovo pointing device, reboot.the PC and test (you can re-install this later by nagvigating to D:\Drivers\Touchpad).
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Let me know your findings.
Cheers
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T500 Windows 7 - Screen does not display - Switchable Graphics Problem

Hello,
I have a T500 and I recently upgraded to Win7. Evrething was fine until I tried to install the drivers for the graphic cards and went on in BIOS and selected to use the integrated graphic card option. After reboot everything turns on except for the display. The fan works, everything looks OK but the screed does not display anything. I even tried to boot directly from the Win7 disk and install a fresh copy (maybe it would have been a better idea to do that in the first place) but it's the same, nothing happens. I don't know what else to try.
Please help.
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UPDATE: I just came back after a visit to the apple service provider here in New Delhi. They have replaced the logic board on my macbook pro and guess what? the situation is still the same. No difference what so ever as far as the screen resolution is concerned. I can still see those black bars in the exact same places i.e. the right hand side as well as on the top of the screen. Even the size of the black bars are still the same.
I am so upset right now. After trying my best in order to solve this problem I went to the AASP with high hopes. I was very confident that after replacing the logic board this annoying problem would go away but unfortunately that's not the case. Even the Apple Engineer was clueless on how to solve this problem.
I think I'll call apple care and speak to the customer relations regarding a replacement.
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Lenovo Ideapad S400 no arranca despues de sacarle bateria

Hola, ¿cómo están? Necesito saber si tengo algún tipo de solución, el caso es el siguiente: estaba usando la computadora normalmente, estaba con un USB 3G luego le saqué la batería encendida, (ya lo había hecho una vez antes, y después al ponerla y encender sucede que no arrancó y la dejé descargar y al cargarla y encender de nuevo sí prendió) pero en esta oportunidad hice lo mismo pero igual no arrancó, entro en recuperación y le doy a la opción de (no recuerdo si restaurar o que decía restaurar o recuperar, algo así) sin perder los archivos.. Pero en el proceso se sale la batería por no cerrar bien el "interruptor" entonces cuando la enciendo dice "recuperación, el equipo debe repararse,
No se puede acceder a un dispositivo requerido o este no esta conectado. Código de error 0xc000000f deberá usar las herramientas de recuperación de su medio de instalación. Si carece de un medio de instalación (como un disco o un dispositivo USB) pongase en contacto con el administrador del sistema o fabricante del equipo
Presione entrar para intentarlo de nuevo, f8 para configuración de inicio y esc para la configuración de firmware uefi.
Si le doy a entre sale
Recuperación
El equipo debe repararse
No se puede cargar la aplicación o el sistema operativo porque falta un archivo necesario o este contiene errores
Archivo: \WINDOWS\system32\winload.efi
Código de error: 0xc0000185
Deberá usar... Etc. Y las mismas tres opciones abajo entrar, f8 y esc.
Cuando la compré trajo Windows 8 Single Language y siempre que me pedía actualización lo hacía.
Yo compre un dvd de windows 8 SL para ver si lo podía reinstalar, lo coloco con un lector externo, muestra el logo de windows pero nada, a la media hora sale algo en pantalla azul con un he tratado de hacer un ISO en USB en la computadora de mesa de mi hermano que tiene xp 32 bit con rufus y con ese USB sale lo mismo, logo de windows y pantalla e negro, si entro con la tecla novo y le doy a recovery ella dice loading files.. Hace como si quiere encender, logo de lenovo el circulo cargando pero a negro y después lo mismo que debe repararse..
Yo le eliminé el office ese que tenía que descargar para usar ya que no traía ni word ni nada, le instalé uno con un dvd de mi hermano, hace falta ese disco para algo??? Que puedo hacer??? Perdí todos los archivos del disco duro?? No tiene arreglo?? Ayuda, gracias. El USB que uso tiene 8GB. Hace falta mas capacidad?
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Hola CRJ08 que tal,
El código que mencionas se relaciona con el erro al arranque de Windows, puede ser ocasionado por el proceso de restauración se pasmo en pleno proceso.
Ya has intentado crear un USB de recuperación desde otro ordenador con Windows 8 e intentar repara?
Dices que cargar una imagen de Windows para re-instalar el sistema de cero pero has modificado algo en BIOS?, luego del Logo de Lenovo carga unos círculos en pantalla negra quiere decir que intenta acceder ala primera carga de Windows al decirte que necesita reparar no esta cargando la imagen de instalación, ten en cuenta que una instalación de cero elimina todo en C.
Una guía para una instalación de cero http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-Base-de-conocimientos/Instalaci%C3%B3n-de-Windows-8-1-de-cero/ta...
Botón Novo http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/C-D-E-P-S-Base-de-conocimientos/Bot%C3%B3n-Novo/ta-p/1791535
Conseguir una imagen oficial de Windows 8.1: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Windows-Base-de-conocimientos/Crear-medios-de-instalaci%C3%B3n-Windows-8...
Un saludo.
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