Hi; I'm new to the forum & the toms hardware website in general. I desperately need help w an issue with my Lenovo Y50-70 laptop that I bought in Jan 2015.
The specs for my laptop are:
- 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ Processor (2.50GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
- Windows 8.1 64
- 15.6" FHD LED AntiGlare Backlight (1920x1080) Note: I've swapped the original screen for a better IPS pannel
- Integrated Intel HD graphics 4600
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 4GB
- 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM
The issue is that I cant get the laptop to use the full res of 2560x1440 when I connect it to my Asus PB278Q external 2k monitor. The screen resolution of 2560x1440 is not even shown as an option in Windows.
Now I've looked into if this laptop can actually support 2k, and supposedly it can support up to 4k. When I checked the graphics card specs via Nvidia website, it also says that it should be able to support 2560x1440.
I've tried uninstalling/installing/updating multiple releases of both the Intel & Nvidia drivers. I've checked Lenovo's website for any new drivers as well. I've tired setting the Nvidia control panel to always use the Nvidia card, but nothing works. I've also called Lenovo tech support & they can't figure it out either & only say that perhaps the laptop cant support 2k, but they're not sure either which is not a solution. Plus, when I look up the specs, it seems it should be able to; yet there are tons of posts online w many people having the same issue with the y50.
Does anyone have any thoughts? Anyone out there w a y50 like mine that has gotten the 2k/4k res to work or that knows for sure if it's capable or not?
More so, how can I even determine for sure if my Y50 is really capable of 2k or 4k? Why wouldn't it be able to handle 2560x1440 res if the video card is rated for that & above & if i'm connecting it using the proper cables?
I only have an HDMI out, and according the monitor specs, 2560x1440 can be achieved even through HDMI 1.4, Display port, and dvi. I even tried a $50 display port to HDMI adapter that's rated to 4k which also didn't work. No matter what i do, 2560x1440 is not an option under screen resolution... I'm so confused about if this is even a hardware or software issue & have no idea where to start?
PLEASE HELP, THANKS.
The specs for my laptop are:
- 4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ Processor (2.50GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
- Windows 8.1 64
- 15.6" FHD LED AntiGlare Backlight (1920x1080) Note: I've swapped the original screen for a better IPS pannel
- Integrated Intel HD graphics 4600
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 4GB
- 16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM
The issue is that I cant get the laptop to use the full res of 2560x1440 when I connect it to my Asus PB278Q external 2k monitor. The screen resolution of 2560x1440 is not even shown as an option in Windows.
Now I've looked into if this laptop can actually support 2k, and supposedly it can support up to 4k. When I checked the graphics card specs via Nvidia website, it also says that it should be able to support 2560x1440.
I've tried uninstalling/installing/updating multiple releases of both the Intel & Nvidia drivers. I've checked Lenovo's website for any new drivers as well. I've tired setting the Nvidia control panel to always use the Nvidia card, but nothing works. I've also called Lenovo tech support & they can't figure it out either & only say that perhaps the laptop cant support 2k, but they're not sure either which is not a solution. Plus, when I look up the specs, it seems it should be able to; yet there are tons of posts online w many people having the same issue with the y50.
Does anyone have any thoughts? Anyone out there w a y50 like mine that has gotten the 2k/4k res to work or that knows for sure if it's capable or not?
More so, how can I even determine for sure if my Y50 is really capable of 2k or 4k? Why wouldn't it be able to handle 2560x1440 res if the video card is rated for that & above & if i'm connecting it using the proper cables?
I only have an HDMI out, and according the monitor specs, 2560x1440 can be achieved even through HDMI 1.4, Display port, and dvi. I even tried a $50 display port to HDMI adapter that's rated to 4k which also didn't work. No matter what i do, 2560x1440 is not an option under screen resolution... I'm so confused about if this is even a hardware or software issue & have no idea where to start?
PLEASE HELP, THANKS.
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