Install New Monitor in Lenovo Y510p - Increase Resolution Capabilities
2014-07
Dion Pezzimenti
So I mistakenly blundered when purchasing my new laptop. I purchased a Lenovo Y510p that has a monitor capable of a resolution of 1366 x 768. I thought it like most of the other models has a resolution of 1920 x 1080. I have been researching just whether it is possible to upgrade resolutions and it seems possible, and also I couldn't find any concrete helpful post on the site already:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/66944-35-changing-laptop-screen-higher-resolution
Replacing an LCD screen in a laptop
So from what I can gather since the Y510p has a model available with 1080p then I should be able to upgrade my monitor. However I'm question the type of connections between the two monitors. I'm trying hard to resist tearing it apart unless I am going to be doing the swap.
However when I purchased from the manufacturer it said the 768p monitor was a HDXGA and from sites like the one below they are WUXGA (not sure if this is relevant to the type of connectors they have):
https://www.laptopscreen.com/English/model/IBM-Lenovo/IDEAPAD~Y510P~59370006/
So I think from what I've gathered and the research it seems possible. Though I'm not sure how to verify the connector types without any physical verification. When I look at the manufacturer site it makes no mention of the type of connector like the site that is selling the replacement monitor. It actually is conflicting it mentions that it typically does have the 1080p resolution. Any thoughts on the procedure?
Dion Pezzimenti
Ultimately I would say that it is possible. Although at this moment I hit a snag in the road, but I'm sure that is a cabling issue.
I purchased a screen capable of 1080p resolution from laptopscreens.com. The screen itself fit and the connector was the same. There were no issues. However when I turned on the laptop there were some issues with the display itself. I believe this is because the laptop came with a single channel LVDS cable instead of the dual channel model required for the higher resolutions.
As for now I had to revert to the screen with the 768p resolution. However I am trying to locate a dual channel LVDS cable to see if this provides with better results. If I am able to locate one I will update my answer up swapping the cables.
Zman771
I just replaced the LCD on my Lenovo T60 running windows 7. The LCD works just fine but windows is reporting the maximum resolution as 1024x768 when it should be 1280x1024. I've tried uninstalling both the video card and display from device manager as well as downloading the latest drivers from lenovo, but windows refuses to let me set the correct resolution. I even tried messing with the registry with no luck. Any ideas on how to fix this?
William Hilsum
Download a Linux Live CD such as Ubuntu, and see if you can make the resolution go any higher.
I replace and use hundreds of LCDs in laptops and I only had this issue once when I was shipped ones with the wrong resolution! It is possible that the same has happened.
If you are able to go to a higher resolution in Ubuntu or your live cd of choice, come back and I will try to help further.
caliban
The LCD is not feeding back the correct information (in this case, the native resolution) to the graphics card.
You got two options, and I am going to state the better one first :
- Identify the LCD manufacturer and model, find a corresponding driver (need not be from the same manufacturer - e.g Dell and Lenovo sometimes uses the same LCD panels), and force-install that driver if necessary. You might want to call whoever replaced your LCD for more information.
Alternatively, you can try force installing a driver for a monitor that you know have the same resolution as your current monitor, thereby tricking the graphics card to accept that information and output the native resolution.
- Use Powerstrip. It's not free, but it is used widely to set resolutions, as well as control the many options related to graphics.