YOGA 2 PRO (13) Feedback

On December 1 I ordered a Yoga 2 Pro and it arrived a couple weeks later. The laptop definitely is nice to look at and is light weight. Unfortunately that's where the good feelings end. The system arrived with Windows 8.1 and I am starting to question the compatibility / testing of the hardware with the software.
To me the response time of such a high powered laptop (i7/4G/256SSD) seems sluggish and the OS/software is quirky. Examples of such include having to reboot or shut down every time I need to use the laptop. Many times the laptop will freeze or take 3 - 5 minutes to wake up. I think this is a configuration issue but multiple calls to Technical Support did not correct the problem. Tech support modified my power settings and even shut off all window upgrade notifications (odd). They suggested I do not update the drivers or window operating system (odd). Technical Support also modified the hard drive to continuosly operate for "9999 minutes" which I wonder how that will impact the long term operations of the hard drive. Eventually we restored the laptop to factory settings and that has not helped either. Interesting the laptop includes a one click restore which seems like a feature you should not need but then you realize it might be out of necessity!
The laptop also makes verbal notifications when it goes into sleep mode. At first I could not determine what was causing the notification but today I am now seeing multiple "yoga transition" icons appearing in my system tray. My laptop just went into sleep mode, it began sending warning signals, and by the time I was able to wake it up there were 16 yoga transitions icons in my system tray. I'm not sure why yoga transition is running because I did not take the laptop out of laptop mode. The extra processing may be the cause of the delayed response for wake up and the freezing of the laptop.
Both IE and Chrome seem to have challenges too and at times the wireless connection is quite slow. Also note Technical Support said there no way to hard wire to your router (wireless only) and no additional slot to upgrade RAM.
Part of my issue may be the laptop does not connect to a monitor very well. Since the purchase the laptop rarely leaves my desk and I do not use the convertible option so I connect to a monitor 99% of the time. I've been trying to get the basics working first. I connected to my monitor via a 1-Meter Micro HDMI to DVI-D cable. There seems to be a problem here which may be causing the freezing issue; just a hunch based on endless testing.
Has anyone else had any issues with this laptop?
It would be great to have some feedback. I also contacted Microsoft who made it immediately clear that Lenovo had screwed up the OS. Microsoft provided absolutely no help and said I needed to educate myself about how software licensing works.
For background... my usage at this point is basic email and web surfing. I've invested approximately 20 hours in trying to work out the kinks. Given the sluggishness and configuration quirks it seems like a poor choice so far.
January 9th Update - Contacted Lenovo Post Sale team today. The Post Sale team has issued an order for a new laptop to replace existing defective laptop. I will provide further updates when new laptop arrives.

@mrcmburns...
Please confirm that your driver is v17.0.1.5 by looking in Device Manager, if you would.
( http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/yoga-series/yoga-2-pro-lenovo/download... )
I ask because, in the course of doing some troubleshooting with a colleague recently, I updated my Y2P to the driver above and it has been rock-stable.
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Yoga 2 Pro poor performance in all modes

I have noticed that when I use my Yoga in laptop mode it functions very well, however in any other mode it acts differently, the videos won't stream without lagging, there is a delayed screen response after a touch, pages take a while to load up fully. Should I need an update or is this something inherent within my model?
It means that I have not been able to use the Yoga as I would have liked on a few occasions. I would appreciate any feedback, before I decide to call customer services / send the model off for a look over.
Thanks

Sounds like it could be DPTF throttling the CPU? Can you deactivate DPTF and see if that helps?
(See http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Windows-based-Tablets-and/Hey-Lenovo-what-s-up-with-DPTF-amp-Yoga-m... for more information.)
Yoga 2 Pro: i7, 256 gb SSD, 8gb RAM, Intel 7260 Dual Band AC + BT 4.0, manufactured 6/6/2014

Yoga 2 Pro vs Dell XPS 11

From what I can tell in the current marketplace, these two tablets are at the top of the heap and the only true competition for each other.
The Yoga 2 Pro and Dell XPS 11 each exceed the other in numerous metrics.
Here is a quick comparison:
1) Price - Yoga 2 Pro gives you an i5 with 128 gb SSD for $999. The XPS gives you only an i3 with an 80 gb SSD for that price.
2) Ports - XPS 11 wins this one with 2 USB 3.0 ports vs the Y2P 1 USB 3.2 andd 1 USB 2.0.
3) Screen - Y2P offers more real estate and higher PPI by 20 points than XPS 11.
4) Portability - XPS 11 is thinner, has a smaller footprint and is 1/2 pound lighter.
5) Keyboard - Y2P offers an excellent real keyboard. XPS offers a weird kind of flat, non-depressable surface that offers haptic feedback but apparently is hard to type fast on, especially if you have fingernails.
6) Active Digitizer - Easy win for XPS 11 here. Big fumble by Y2P.
7) Best for Business - Depends. Bigger better screen and better keyboard vs thinner, lighter, smaller footprint and a pen. Some Legacy programs such as Access with forms designed for desktops may be a bit small on the XPS.
8) Best Desktop Replacement - Have to give this to the Y2P based upon the larger screen.
9) Wifi - This one goes to the XPS11 as it offers dual channel AC.
So it's a tough call. What do you guys think? IMHO if the Y2P had included an active digiitizer this would have been a no-contest win for the Y2P.

To do a proper comparison, items that are purely personal preference pieces (size of display, keyboard style etc) should be left out. When this is done, it really is a no brainer. The XPS 11 is hands down the superior machine. This is not to say that one machine will be more compatible or a better match for a particular person based on those personal preference items or perceptions of them. Everyone has a different liking as to what is an ideal display size or keyboard style for them. That is also why many people use a docking station setup so they can use full size keyboards and large 27" screens while working in the office for 8 plus hours. Price difference between the 2 machines is not siginificant and not a consideration if the superior XPS 11 machine has additional value that justifies it to the owner That said, there are other significant core advantages associated with the XPS 11 not mentioned. The XPS 11 uses state of the art NBT Corning Gorilla glass. If you read up on what that means you will see why that is hugh and also why there is additional cost to manufacture with it. The Y2P uses the "U" series processor and not the lower voltage "Y" series used by the XPS 11. The "Y" series is better suited to small form factor ultrabooks and power efficiency. The XPS 11 has a higher display NITS rating of 400. This is at the top of its class and is extremely important for those that may use them in an outdoor mobile activity. The XPS 11 is constructed of carbon fiber and not of the cheaper and much weaker external plastic construction of the Y2P. At 11.6" and 2.5 pounds, the XPS 11 is closer to a comfortable large tablet usage size than a 13" and half pound heavier Y2P. Given the wireless AC standard, it is becoming poor corporate judgement to release a new ultrabook that does not support it. For Lenovo to release an ultrabook that does not support dual band wireless when dual band access points have been in homes for years is completely unacceptable. Same goes with no pen support when the machine is a convertible hybrid. The XPS 11 material comprising the flat keyboard suface grips better when face down than hard plastic buttons. The closer you look at the engineering, design considerations, materials used, the more it becomes clear as to which platform is better built and thought through. Dell has had the luxury of analyzing Lenovo's Yoga build history and has done an incredible job addressing the serious short comings in the Yoga series. That is a significant achievement since the Yoga is still a very good overall machine.

Yoga 2 Pro - Pentile matrix RGBW characteristics and display of yellow

The Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro utilizes a Samsung LCD panel with a Pentile Red-Green-Blue-White (RGBW) pixel matrix, as opposed to a standard Red-Green-Blue (RGB) matrix on more conventional LCD panels. The Pentile matrix uses a modified physical layout of the pixels, taking advantage of white sub-pixels to deliver a brighter display at lower power consumption levels
A drawback of this modified matrix is a lower color luminance than a standard RGB matrix. This is most noticeable when viewing yellows. Some yellows may appear greenish in hue.
OFFICIAL FIX
An updated system BIOS has been released that, in conjunction with a new version of Lenovo Energy Manager, adjusts pixel and backlight intensity to optimize yellow performance, regardless of the selected power mode.
Both updates must be installed for the changes to take effect. It is recommended the BIOS update be installed prior to installing the updated Energy Manager.
To download the updates:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=DS035004
Installation notes: Based on internal testing and customer feedback in the forum, it is possible in some cases that the system may not restart automatically after the BIOS flash completes. The screen will be black and the keyboard backlight will be on. If this occurs, press and hold the power button until the system shuts down, then press and release to restart. The energery manager must be updated for the yellow color correction, so there may be a pause on boot up, or when returning from sleep before the colors update.
This release has also been reported to reset the auto brightness feature (re-enable it). Please view this tip on how to disable adaptive brightness.
Previous work around:
On Yoga 2 Pro, this can be mitigated by switching to Performance Mode in Lenovo Energy Manager. To do this:
1) Swipe from the right edge of the display or touchpad to fly out the Charms bar
2) In the Search field, type “energy” then select “Energy Manager from the results
3) In Energy Manager, click the rocket icon to enable Performance mode
(Note: if this is the first time you have launched Energy Manager, swipe left through the introductory screens then tap OK to see the screen below)
Note: Ensure you have at least this version or above (should there is any)
Lenovo Energy Management for Yoga 2 Pro Laptop
Version: 1.0.1.51
Published date: 12/22/2014

Dear Lenovo, it is great that "Official FIX" solved yellow color issues for Windows users. Linux users however are still trying to use their hardware with its full potential. IMO Mr. Mark Hopkins (Lenovo Social Media Manager) shown little respect by closing long discussed forum thread about yellow color issue: http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Windows-based-Tablets-and/Re-Yoga-2-Pro-13-Yellow-Color-Issues/td-p/1270427/page/116 - If he did not do that you would receive a chance to get more information on how many users is really affected by the problem. Please stop your ignorance and at least provide specific information on what does Energy Management fix realy change and how can this be replicated on other operation systems. Thanks in advance,

Help! When will the next generation of Yoga 2 pro will be available????

After much research and user feedback it looks like the yellow issue has not been adequately resolved.
I was literally a click away from this purchase but cant justify a computer purchase as damaged goods.
Anyways....would the group know when are these models typically released? I guess I will need to wait or go with a Fujitsu/LG/Samsung as runner up which I really do not want to do.
thanks for reading

@hobbitz: you can upgrade to a SSD quite easily, all you need is a TX3 screw driver. Also there are models with a 256GB SSD available: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/yoga-laptop-series/yoga-laptop-2-13/
@jj28west: it is not a defect, it is just technology. The Yoga 2 Pro uses a RGBW pentile screen. To read more about it read the first two paragraphs over here: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Idea-Windows-based-Tablets-and/Yoga-2-Pro-Pentile-matrix-RGBW-character...
Yes the Yoga 2 Pro was released in October 2013, the BIOS update that fixes or improves the colors was released in mid November 2013.
If you are in doubt you can always grab the Yoga 2 13 which is almost the identical twin of the Yoga 2 Pro with a regular IPS panel.
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Running Android apps on Yoga 2 Pro in tablet mode

I've not been impressed with Windows Metro when using my Yoga 2 Pro in tablet mode, so I have installed BlueStacks (http://www.bluestacks.com/).
So far it's been pretty good, with the occasional glitch.
Anyone else tried it?
Neil

Im interested in knowing as well...... I think it is great to use bluestacks on this machine!
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Acrobat XI very sluggish on Yoga 3 Pro

I have noticed that Adobe Acrobat XI is very sluggish on the Yoga 3 Pro. Specifically laggy when zooming in and out, panning, scrolling, and full screen. This is especially apparent with full screen and quite annoying in tablet mode. However, using the Microsoft Reader app with the same PDF files does NOT experience this lag.
What I then discovered is that this has something to do with the Core M processor and it getting its power limited. If you change the power plan in OneKey Optimizer to High Performance (from Balanced, for example), Acrobat all of a sudden becomes quite snappy.
When in tablet mode, if you simply want to read a PDF file (and use Acrobat), you do not need "high performance", so to extend the unfortunately bad battery life of the Yoga 3 Pro, you would want to put it in Balanced or Power Saver -- this should still be sufficient to read PDF files, but it is not the case with Acrobat XI unfortunately.
I'm not sure which specific CPU limiting feature of the power plan is causing this issue in Acrobat, but I thought I would post this because I couldn't find anything on the internet on this issue.
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Yoga 2 Pro BIOS UI corrupted after clean install Win 8.1 Pro

Hi all.
First of all sorry for my bad English.
And here is my problem:
I just bought a new laptop "Yoga 2 Pro". Because I have a legal copy of Windows 8.1 Pro I decided to reinstall the system. Before re installing BIOS UI looked normal but after re installation of the operating system BIOS UI looks strange and can not use it. You can see it on the attached photos. I tried to reinstall the system a few times but immediately after installation BIOS UI looked like in the pictures. Interesting that after removing system from SSD, BIOS UI is starting to look normal and is fully functional. I even tried different versions of the operating system because I thought that the cause lies with the ISO file. The effect has always been the same.
Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this problem?
I will be grateful for any suggestions.

I did try removig the Lenovo energy management software, but that didn't work. I also then reinstalled and tried setting it to Performance mode. However, I didn't look for a Windows power mgmt solution.
What's weird is that after I powered down and used the Novo button to check the BIOS version (just to confirm what I said earlier), when I restarted Windows again I did not see the Hyper-V error message. I haven't restarted again, but will check again tomorrow morning when Windows starts again.

Problems with new Yoga 2 Pro (battery, fan noise, yellow, screen orientation, on-screen keyboard)

I purchased the Yoga Pro 2 on Thursday October 17. I love the computer for so many reasons, (especially since it replaces my 4 year old Compaq that was 6.5lbs!) however, I am also having a few issues with it.
It is the i7/8GB/256GB model from BestBuy. I am experiencing the same yellow issue as is mentioned by many on here. I didn't realize it, though, until reading these forums and then comparing to my old computer and my ipad and iPhone. A little disappointed, though it looks like Lenovo may be working on a solution.
But the real reason I originally came to look at this forum is because of 2 things: my fan and battery.
The fan (on the right side of the keyboard) is always on! I didn't expect this, and am wondering if mine is a lemon or if others are noticing the same thing. It's pretty noticeable, especially in a quiet room. I was showing off my new computer to a friend and the very first thing she said was that it was loud! She was using a MacBook pro, which wasn't making any noise at all.
The second thing is the battery... I am attaching 4 photos all taken within a few minutes of each other. If you cant see them, they are all of the battery meter on my screen. I am listing the time of day (to show how much time passed), percent remaining, and time remaining:
10:04 (88%) 306 hr 15 min
10:05 (88%) 8 hr 48 min
10:09 (86%) 4 hr 54 min
10:29 (81%) 5 hr 12 min
I feel like my computer just cant make up its mind!!
Another issue I had... I turned on my computer to show it to a friend (same friend who said it was noisy) and the screen image wouldn't flip when in any of the modes. This means I showed her the stand mode with an upside down image. Even in tablet mode I couldn't get it to flip. I turned the computer off and then on again, and luckily it decided to work, but it was frustrating, and I hope it's not something that becomes an issue.
Also, when I have the computer in tablet mode, the keyboard automatically pops up when I click somewhere to type... but this doesn't happen in stand mode or tent mode. Is this normal? I would have thought that the keyboard would appear in any of those modes, since the real keyboard is not accessible in any of them. And of course now that I am testing it out while writing this, none of the modes (including tablet) is having the keyboard come on screen. Of course, I know I can always choose the icon on the task bar to bring up the keyboard, but it would be nice if the computer did it automatically since it knows there is no other keyboard accessible in those modes. Is this an issue anybody else has had?
I really do enjoy using this computer, but some of these issues really need to get worked out if I am going to keep it. I'd love to hear if anyone is experiencing anything similar, and if there are any good fixes!

I just got a Lemontine Yoga 2 Pro i5/8GB/256GB from lenovo.com and the silver one from BestBuy in the same configuraiton. The silver one has no issues except for the crazy number of hours remaining on the battery which is fine, doesn't bother me. The fan noise is very quiet, and you can only hear it if you put your ear up to the vents in a quiet room.
Now the Clementine one...It was heating up pretty good. I put my ear to it on many occasions and can hear nothing at all, the fan is either missing LOL or doesn't work. I had an issue where I left the thing on for 4 hours, but sleep is configured after 5 hours. When I tried to use it, it showed me the screen brielfy, then blank. Tried hard reset, called Support, nothing. Support says its dead. Ok, an hour later, it turned on. I'm guessing it was too hot and was in some mode to protect itself, like a smartphone that is left out in the sun for some time, it won't power on till its cooled down.
I'm still in process of trying to get a hold of Lenovo to swap it, but since they no longer sell this configuration, I doubt they'll be able to get me a new one.
The silver one from BestBuy us solid though, love it, best in class in my opinion...actually got it from Future Shop sorry...from Canada, but they're essentially the same store.

Yoga 2 Pro sometimes does not recognize the touchpad

My Yoga 2 Pro (running WIndows 8.1) occasionally stops recognizing the trackpad. I have NOT disabled it with the F6 key. It usually comes back if I put it to sleep and wake it up or restart it, but sometimes I have to do this several times. The touchscreen and keyboard are unaffected. Changing it from laptop to tent to tablet mode and back do not have an effect. I can plug in a USB mouse and it works, but it does not bring back trackpad functionality. I've tried re-installing the driver, but that doesn't have any effect either. I have no idea why this keeps happening.

Try installing the generic driver. Look at my sig for a link called yoga patch details. It explains how to install the generic driver.

Yoga 2 Pro audio jack problem

Greetings,
Please know that I am not tech-savvy....at all! I have been researching this prpblem for about a week, and did find some posts here that are similar to my problem but the 'fix' didn't work I have owned my new Yoga 2 Pro 64 bit with Windows 8.1 (which I am not really enamored with) for two months. All was working fine until last week. I had been using the headset which had not given me any problems. But when, the next day, I plugged a larger speaker into the audiojack, as I'd done before with no problems, no sound came out. I realized that it was my laptop and not the speaker or the cable, and the speakers in the computer were workig fine.
Yesterday I plugged the headset jack in just to see if it would work, and suddenly it did--as did the larger speaker I plugged this Yoga 2 into. But there is no sound at all if there is nothing plugged into it, i.e. no headset or external speakers are plugged in and when I play something with sound, there is none.
Additionally, the screen warning comes on and goes off at random times, stating that I just unplugged an audio device, or that I just plugged in an audio device--neither of which I did at all..
What to do? I ran the test where I clicked on device manager, sound game etc, realtech etc, and it sai the driver is the correct one and does not need to be updated.
Thank you.
Judi

Greetings,
Please know that I am not tech-savvy....at all! I have been researching this prpblem for about a week, and did find some posts here that are similar to my problem but the 'fix' didn't work I have owned my new Yoga 2 Pro 64 bit with Windows 8.1 (which I am not really enamored with) for two months. All was working fine until last week. I had been using the headset which had not given me any problems. But when, the next day, I plugged a larger speaker into the audiojack, as I'd done before with no problems, no sound came out. I realized that it was my laptop and not the speaker or the cable, and the speakers in the computer were workig fine.
Yesterday I plugged the headset jack in just to see if it would work, and suddenly it did--as did the larger speaker I plugged this Yoga 2 into. But there is no sound at all if there is nothing plugged into it, i.e. no headset or external speakers are plugged in and when I play something with sound, there is none.
Additionally, the screen warning came on and went off at random times, stating that I just unplugged an audio device, or that I just plugged in an audio device--neither of which I did at all.. Now it does not come on at all, no matter whether I plug a device in or not.
What to do? I ran the test where I clicked on device manager, sound game etc, realtech etc, and it said the driver is the correct one and does not need to be updated.
Thank you for any advice you can offer.
Judi

Yoga 2 Pro stuck volume, missing cursor, onscreen keyboard unusable

I'm having several issues with a Yoga 2 Pro laptop running Windows 8.1 that's about a year old.
1) Volume is stuck at 0. I can raise the volume, but it automatically lowers back down to zero, as if the volume-down key is stuck. The volume indicator is always onscreen.
2) Cursor is missing, however I can still right click/left click. Also, the cursor will reappear when I uninstall the Synaptic touchpad drivers.
3) The onscreen touch keyboard is unusable. I can click on the icon and it pops up, but it immediatly goes back down.
4) Side screen charms won't stay on screen (example: pressing the F10 key or project screen the side menu pops in but immediately pops out, similar to the keyboard). Also if I swipe in from the right and try to use anything (devices, settings, etc.) it does not respond
5) Pressing the start key doesn't bring it to the start screen, but holding it down for a few seconds does.
The above problems still exist in safe mode.I'm thinking it's a hardware issue or a bad connection of some kind. I've tried:
1) Removing/reinstalling various drivers (touchpad, audio, graphics)
2) Disabling services (YMC comes up often when looking at trackpad problems, but this hasn't worked for me)
3) Uninstalled/reinstalled programs (Energy Management, Transitions, etc.)
4) Did a complete factory reset at one point, had no effect.
I've had the problem a couple times before, and one thing that DID work was to hold down the power button for ten seconds while the computer was off, then let it reboot. Unfortunately that solution is no longer working. The threads I've linked below have been the closest I've found to a problem like this, but neither of their solutions worked for me.
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Yoga-Flex-Laptops-and/Yoga-13-Volume-Control-Issues/td-p/976589
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Yoga-Flex-Laptops-and/Yoga-2-Pro-Problem-Volume-Touch-Touch-Keyboard-no...
Any help would be much appreciated! Definitely affecting my usability of this otherwise wonderful machine.

Update in case anyone else comes across a similar problem: I ended up sending my laptop into warranty, and it came back a week later working completely. No idea what the problem, cause, or fix was, although they didn't replace any major parts (battery, cable, cpu, fan, hard drive, keyboard, touch pad, display, memory, motherboard...going off the list they sent back, none of those were replaced), so I'm not sure what to think. Not even a factory reset. I'd love to know what the issue was, in case it comes up again but am happy that my laptop is once again functioning in either case!

Yoga 2 Pro PXE boot?

Looking to PXE boot a Yoga 2 Pro so I can create/restore images with Microsoft WDS. Since Yoga 2 Pro does not have a built-in Ethernet jack, does anyone know if it's possible to do this with a USB Ethernet adapter?
Would it have to be a Lenovo-branded apdater, or can any brand Belkin, TP-Link, etc) work?

How did you get this to work sir?? I have been trying for a solid week and it never see the Lenovo ethernet dongle as a boot option no matter what I choose in the BIOS. I have the X1 Carbon and it works as you would expect it to. But it NEVER works on the YOGA 2 PRO. CAn anyone help me?? The BIOS clearly has an option to boot the dongle thats made by LENOVO but the dongle never ever shows any lights no matter what port its in or regardless of the settings vchanged in the very small bios. I have wasted atleast 60 hrs + trying to figure out how to boot with it and it doesnt work at all. I had to end up making a bootable discover USB to help it find my wds server. Altough now when ever I attempt to drop an image to it it fails right at FINISHING up and finishes with a "corrupt installation file" error message. To make things more confusing is I can drop this same "Corrupt" image to our X1 carbons without a problem. Can anyone guess why??

Yoga 2 Pro no longer detects orientation/transitions and lid closing for sleeping

My Yoga 2 Pro used to detect orientation and transition with no problem and the Transition app would pop-up the notification for Tent mode or Tablet mode, etc.
Everything worked great... then, within last couple weeks, it stopped detecting closure of the lid to trigger sleep mode (though the screen would go black) and now I've also found that it has stopped detecting the different modes and will only operate in Laptop mode... no Tent mode, no Tablet mode, etc.
Now, to put it into sleep mode, I have to select it from the Start menu and then close the lid (it does detect reopening the lid and wakes up as usual).
Obviously not having the ability to use those other 3 modes kinda defeats the purpose and value of having a Yoga 2 Pro!
Suggestions welcome for research to aid in restoring this functionality...
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Go to Control Panel >> Device Manager
There is Sensor devices tab there.
Can you post a screenshot of how that is looking?
One thing that you can try.
Switch off your laptop.
Disconnect power supply
Press power button for 30 seconds.
Then turn on and test.
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Yoga 2 Pro keyboard light

Hi,
I have a Yoga 2 Pro for just a few days.
I noticed that the keyboard light is not workiing properly.
Sometimes it lights up, sometimes it does not.
Sometimes I can turn it on and off (fn + left space), sometimes I cannot.
Once it came on by itself, but when I pressed a key - a letter key - it turned off and I could not light it up again.
I noticed that when it does not work, if I change mode (from laptop to tent or tablet and back to laptop) most of the times I am able to take it on.
I am guessing this is a hardware problem.
Am I right?
Is there anything I can do to make sure it is a h/w failure before getting it to a service center?
Thanks
Costa

Simultaneously?
I'll give it a try...thx

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