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UPDATE! My computer froze during startup once again, but this time the screen did not die. Instead, a blue screen was displayed, and not the BSoD, just a plain blue screen.

Bump, still unable to use my computer. Don't know how to diagnose.

I have hooked up the laptop to a monitor in duplicate mode. Both screens went black at the same time, so the issue is deeper than I thought. I updated the thread title and original post. Does someone know how to change my primary graphics from 750M (1) to 750M (2)? This will let me know if the...

I believe I incorrectly identified the LCD connector as the problem- I let the screen shut off while a YouTube video was playing, and after a few seconds the sound became stuck, indicating the whole computer froze. I'm now not sure what the problem might be, and I will try observing what...

SHORT SUMMARY: My laptop screen dies and the computer freezes and must be forced off after being on for a few minutes. I need help diagnosing the issue. It is not a loose screen connection or the graphics drivers. I have had a Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 for a number of years, and starting yesterday...

After having my Lenovo Y500 laptop for a couple years, it somewhat recently started getting FPS lag while gaming or running other resource-heavy programs. I believe I found the issue, the CPU throttles due to heat. Right now, the lowest I can get it to go is (73 / 69 / 66 / 71°C) while running...

Bump. After trying to fix some other issues, I remembered this issue is still there. My CPU still runs at 70-80 Celsius when doing very few things. Temperatures reach upper 90's easily when gaming, causing throttling and FPS lag.

Update! (and bump) I think I've found the culprit. I downloaded RealTemp to monitor CPU speed load and temperature. Right now, even though I'm running only Skype, Chrome and RealTemp, cores are ~75C. While gaming, temperatures reach 95-100C. I know gaming laptops run hot but this seems very...

-3 month bump- Still experiencing the same problem, anyone know what might be the cause?

Bump?

Noob question, what is "AS"? And I've tried disabling SLI, the game is running on PhysX -> CPU.

While trying to play a TPS game, my frames per second drops considerably when there are more players and more projectiles. The game's recommended requirements are: CPU: Dual Core 2.4GHz Memory: 2GB Hard Disk: 2GB or higher Video Card: GeForce 8600GT, ATI X1650XT Direct X: DirectX 9C or Newer...