Recent content by pteradox

Actually, it's less than a year old. It's still under warranty. And the LED going out doesn't concern me, but the day after I posted this the laptop refused to turn on. The power button wasn't working at all. I separated it from the battery for a few hours and now it seems to be functioning...

Well you mentioned downloading torrents causing issues sometimes so it seems like it wouldn't be Chrome-exclusive. A network driver/adapter issue would definitely be more likely - in that case, if a simple driver reinstall doesn't work, then maybe you could invest in a cheap USB wireless adapter...

Linux doesn't run .exe files like Windows, nor will lots of Windows software (LoL, etc.) be compatible. However, there are plenty of files you can download, though you may want to consider actually installing instead of running from the pen drive since I'm not sure where the files would install...

Lenovo's IdeaPad series offers some decent choices ~$500 that can do what you want. I got mine for $420 with an Nvidia card that can run Civ V, Starcraft II, and even a bit of Skyrim at mid-level settings. MMOs vary, last I checked WoW was pretty light on your system at medium settings...

Windows often keeps logs of system errors and crashes - see if there's anything there that might help. Also, try a different operating system (maybe a small Linux install like Damn Small Linux) if you aren't afraid to partition your hard drive a bit, this can determine whether it is a hardware...

Today, the LED on the power button of my Lenovo Z570 laptop darkened from a white to a darkish gray/blue, then eventually cut off completely. Any reason why this might be? It isn't what I'd call a serious problem at all, of course. (To clarify, the button works as normal and I have no other...

I've found some pretty good value with Lenovo in terms of specs. However, you'll have to pray that nothing breaks or screws up because their customer support is a plague on the technological community. It took be a solid month to get a fix that eventually turned out just to be a faulty CPU...

The virus/malware "issue" on Windows is overblown by non-Windows users. Sure, it is the most dangerous system for viruses and malware, but you can install a couple of relatively non-intrusive programs to easily combat that. In my opinion, it really isn't worth it to spend $1500 on a gaming...

Just as a final update if anyone stumbles across this thread with a similar problem, it turned out to be a faulty CPU. After replacing the motherboard (again) and the CPU (at which point a new laptop would have cost them less), my issues are gone.

Well this sucks. After paying $20 in shipping and having it repaired under warranty (apparently they don't care what I do with the hard drive), I got it back 12 days later and the problem seems to have occurred again. They completely replaced the motherboard, so that doesn't seem to be the...

It definitely does seem to be a power issue, but if it was the battery then the AC would keep it on (it's almost always on AC) and if it was the AC adapter then the battery would hold the weight. I very much doubt it is both. Both my GPU and CPU are showing very low heat usage. Also, I ran...

Yeah, that might be an issue. After installing a new SSD and completely wiping old HDD I'm not sure how friendly service is going to be with me. Plus it's a lenovo and they aren't known for their customer support, or so I've heard. I know someone who is an electrical engineer and has lots of...

My BIOS is fairly limited, so there's not much to reset. The only non-default setting is the boot order which I very much doubt is suspect here. I did reset the VT to disabled. I'll put the CPU under some load and see. I checked Windows' logs and while it acknowledges an unexpected shutdown on...

Just an update on the CPU thing. The CPU seems to be running at a normal temperature. Furthermore, using the Linux utility cpuburn, I can stress test it and bring it to mid 70 degrees levels without it shutting down (probably higher as well). I also can hear and feel the heat which I never feel...