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If that was the case with the T500, that's exceptional. My T520 and T530 have no problem spinning up their CPU fans in all sorts of configurations missing Lenov

by gkop 12y ago

If that was the case with the T500, that's exceptional. My T520 and T530 have no problem spinning up their CPU fans in all sorts of configurations missing Lenovo's utilities.

minot 12y ago
I have a Yoga Y 510 p. Windows barked at me after a few weeks of installing Windows 8.1 from scratch. It said I should get the latest version of the power utility from Lenovo. The power utility lets me spin up the fan which apparently can help get rid of dust. It also lets me select battery health mode as opposed to battery performance mode. When in battery health mode, the power supply does not charge the battery beyond about 60% and will not start charging before the power gets drained to about below 40%. As far as I know, the power utility is the only thing I installed from Lenovo. The graphics drivers from nVidia came directly through Windows Update. Should I be concerned? Should I uninstall the power management tools?
- throwawayaway 12y ago
  Windows told you to install a power utility from Lenovo? How would such a message come about? Do Lenovo pay Microsoft to put in error messages? Did it look for the answer to your problem online?
  - nandhp 12y ago
    I haven't used Windows much recently, but wouldn't it just be delivered as a driver through Windows Update?
    - cmdrfred 12y ago
      Driver updates have been a part of windows update since 7.
      - nandhp 12y ago
        Windows Update has offered driver updates since Windows 98.
        throwawayaway 12y ago
        that will install bare bones drivers and services, but not startup daemons, control panel software or anything that could give you a message telling you you need to install a power utility.
        minot 12y ago
        I can attest that the little white flag in my notification tray linked me to lenovo support website telling me to get the power management utility.
    - throwawayaway 12y ago
      which driver would tell you to install a power utility? how would that happen? what driver, could possibly get installed by windows update that would tell you to do that?

by gkop 12y ago

If that was the case with the T500, that's exceptional. My T520 and T530 have no problem spinning up their CPU fans in all sorts of configurations missing Lenovo's utilities.

minot 12y ago

I have a Yoga Y 510 p. Windows barked at me after a few weeks of installing Windows 8.1 from scratch. It said I should get the latest version of the power utility from Lenovo. The power utility lets me spin up the fan which apparently can help get rid of dust. It also lets me select battery health mode as opposed to battery performance mode. When in battery health mode, the power supply does not charge the battery beyond about 60% and will not start charging before the power gets drained to about below 40%. As far as I know, the power utility is the only thing I installed from Lenovo. The graphics drivers from nVidia came directly through Windows Update. Should I be concerned? Should I uninstall the power management tools?

throwawayaway 12y ago
Windows told you to install a power utility from Lenovo? How would such a message come about? Do Lenovo pay Microsoft to put in error messages? Did it look for the answer to your problem online?
- nandhp 12y ago
  I haven't used Windows much recently, but wouldn't it just be delivered as a driver through Windows Update?
  - cmdrfred 12y ago
    Driver updates have been a part of windows update since 7.
    - nandhp 12y ago
      Windows Update has offered driver updates since Windows 98.
      - throwawayaway 12y ago
        that will install bare bones drivers and services, but not startup daemons, control panel software or anything that could give you a message telling you you need to install a power utility.
        minot 12y ago
        I can attest that the little white flag in my notification tray linked me to lenovo support website telling me to get the power management utility.
  - throwawayaway 12y ago
    which driver would tell you to install a power utility? how would that happen? what driver, could possibly get installed by windows update that would tell you to do that?