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Lenovo IdeaPad Y570
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Introduction
This page contains a summary how this laptop works with Linux.
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 specifications page.
| Name | Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-2310M processor (dual-core, 2.10 GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i3-2330M processor (dual-core, 2.20 GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i5-2410M processor (dual-core, 2.30 GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i5-2430M processor (dual-core, 2.40 GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i5-2450M processor (dual-core, 2.50 GHz, 3MB cache), Intel Core i7-2630QM processor (quad-core, 2.00 GHz, 6MB cache), Intel Core i7-2670QM processor (quad-core, 2.20 GHz, 6MB cache) |
| Screen | 15.6” 1366×768 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | Up to 750GB |
| SSD | Up to 64GB (as cache for HDD, but can be also used as single storage device) |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 3000 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 or Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | works | |
| Screen | works | |
| HDD | works | |
| Optical Drive | works | Blu-ray not tested |
| Graphics Chip | works | Intel HD3000 works out of the box, Nvidia Optiumus requires a little hack (s. below) |
| VGA Out | works | |
| HDMI Out | works | |
| Sound | works | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | works | |
| Headphone Jack | works | |
| Microphone Jack | works | |
| Ethernet | works | |
| Wireless | works | |
| Bluetooth | works | Must not be swiched off at boot time |
| USB | works | |
| ESATA | works | Combined connection with an USB port |
| Card Reader | works | |
| Webcam | works | |
| Touch Pad | works | |
| Suspend/Resume | works |
Notes
For Nvidia-Optimus see: https://github.com/Bumblebee-Project/bbswitch/blob/hack-lenovo/README.md
Summary
All in all this notebook works very well with Linux.
One little problem was the noise of the fans. It was not really disturbing but there is actually no way to control the fans under Linux. One workaround is to set the fan-speed-profile under Windows: This profile will be used under Linux as well.
The distribution that I used for testing, was Archlinux.
Discussion
As of Kernel 3.9.X, the switchable graphics problem is fixed. My Y570 is running Manjaro linux foawlessly. After the graphics drivers got sorted out it is performing quite nice with optimus. Fans are a little noisy but not too bad.
I have this laptop, specifically the model with Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.20 GHz, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD and dual graphics (Intel HD 3000 & NVidia Geforce GT555M) and under GNU/Linux works well, but not excellent because Optimus technology currently doesn't work good. The other weak point is the battery time of 3 hours, which in windows is around 4 hours of autonomy.
The model I use doesn't require to turn on bluetooth at boot time, but I can turn on or off bluetooth at any time!
Despite the two characteristics fail, is a good notebook to use Linux.
Note: I Use Linux 3.5 with KDE 4.8