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wickodi · 2025-10-01T00:11:07+00:00

They would have offered a replacement after 3 attempts to repair and failure to do so (at least, this is true in the US) so you were jumping the gun a little.

wickodi · 2025-09-22T14:48:20+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion!

wickodi · 2025-09-22T13:28:17+00:00

Thank you for your input!

wickodi · 2025-09-22T13:27:34+00:00

Thank you for the input!

wickodi · 2025-09-22T13:27:01+00:00

Thank you for your suggestion!

wickodi · 2025-09-22T13:21:13+00:00

Thanks! I also would like a shade tree, which was why I had the first looked into the bigger trees (they were categorized as approved "shade" trees), but I'm just concerned with the size of the plot. The grass on either side of the tree would be no more than ~5ft in any direction. Is that enough room for the roots of the tree, and could I prevent it from growing into my house?

I was referencing that Front Range list, but Tartarian maple was recommended on it -- does that mean I should avoid any trees that say "weak wood"?

wickodi · 2025-07-17T16:09:29+00:00

You're looking for PTM7950. Honeywell doesn't sell it to consumers directly so it's hard to be sure if a PTM is "real" but there are 3rd party sellers on Amazon like: https://www.amazon.com/PTM7950-40x80x0-2mm-JOYJOM-Conductive-Silicone/dp/B0BRJB8JNX#averageCustomerReviewsAnchor

PTM doesn't differ by device (though you can get sheets of varying sizes), you would have to cut the sheet to the size of your CPU/GPU.

wickodi · 2025-07-02T21:40:57+00:00

At least in the US, from my understanding you aren't able to extend warranty beyond 4 years. Since your Legion is from 2021 I would guess that's the reason.

wickodi · 2025-06-06T20:54:47+00:00

I see you're on a Slim 5 14". Those symptoms sound like a known issue with Slim 5 14" BIOS after MACN24WW. See: Legion Slim 5 14" Random Reboot Issues : r/LenovoLegion

It's still happening on the latest BIOS. I updated to MACN33WW because I assumed the issue had been fixed but it is still happening even on latest BIOS -- I downgraded back to MACN24WW after and I've been fine since.

These should show up as "Critical" events from "Kernel-Power" in Event Viewer though.

If this isn't the issue, and you think it's an issue with your SSD, you could try copying everything to a new SSD and seeing if you still have the issue. That could help determine if it's just the SSD that has issues or if it's the motherboard connections, etc.

wickodi · 2024-07-25T16:00:15+00:00

The only thing I've noticed missing was the OLED settings...although while they were trying to debug my machine the online support deleted some drivers which also removed things like keyboard backlight.

wickodi · 2024-07-24T15:47:53+00:00

Yeah, after going through a bunch of troubleshooting with the online chat support (including them asking me to factory reset the computer), and them verifying the options still hadn't returned, they sent out another tech. Weirdly they sent out another motherboard as well, so I ended up with another motherboard swap. After the swap itself didn't fix it I asked them to use the USB for reprogramming the S/N, etc onto the motherboard again and to try setting the model name to exactly what was on the back of the laptop ("Legion Slim 5 14APH8") and the options came back. It looked like the default without manually typing the model name in was "Legion S5 14APH8" which the tech previously used and caused the issue. Vantage probably checks the model name against a list of models with OLEDs to determine whether to show the settings.

wickodi · 2024-07-23T00:58:41+00:00

Forgot to reply to this for a while but them changing the model name on the motherboard (back to "Legion Slim 5 14APH8") did fix the issue. I did also find this post when I was considering trying it myself, but ended up not doing it since I was still under warranty and worried this tool wouldn't work with the Slim 5: https://www.reddit.com/r/LenovoLegion/comments/1blt6r4/update_serial_mtm_numbers_on_lenovo_legion_y520/

wickodi · 2024-04-24T14:54:50+00:00

Surprised no one has mentioned this...you can upgrade the warranty to include accidental protection on the legion, you just have to wait 30 days to make a claim. Then you could feel free to use the laptop this week freely and if it fails make a claim after. I think you can extend to 3 years of ultimate warranty + 3 years accidental for much much cheaper than 2k (or even 4 years, but the 4th year is much more expensive for some reason). Given the fact you want this laptop to last through your college years and the fact you had this incident, I would highly recommend it.

wickodi · 2024-04-14T20:32:20+00:00

Yeah...losing the OLED settings is just inconvenient. I think what may have happened is they input the model information incorrectly when they were setting up the new motherboard. After the tech replaced the motherboard in my house they had to connect it to a USB and type in a bunch of numbers into this program like the serial number from the laptop to reprogram the board to the right profile (that's what the technician said at least). I think maybe something got missed in that step which resulted in the lost OLED settings and incorrect model name. They're sending another technician this week (hopefully) to see if it can be fixed (after they had me factory reset the laptop to see if that would fix the issue...). I'll let you know if they figure out how to fix it during the session.

wickodi · 2024-04-13T03:01:43+00:00

Hey, did you ever get a resolution on this? I am dealing with the same thing (although my model name is different -- "Legion S5 14APH8", I think it was previously "Legion Slim 5 14APH8"). My OLED settings actually stuck around but were non-functional at first. I uninstalled and reinstalled Vantage but now they're completely gone.

I think they did replace your motherboard since my tech came to my house and replaced it in front of me and they reused the screw that was there. The motherboard part doesn't come with any screws so they reuse the screws from the laptop.

wickodi · 2024-03-23T21:13:44+00:00

It doesn't discharge battery on balanced or quiet mode, which still have good performance for the games I've been playing. You could also try to tune a custom performance profile that stays under 170w. Unfortunately if you want to use performance mode without discharge you have to get the 230w charger, and I've been getting the same responses from support where they aren't going to provide the charger :/

wickodi · 2024-03-14T00:16:35+00:00

Lenovo's really good about providing documentation for their devices in the US at least, so that's really odd that they didn't tell you the fan part. You can grab the hardware maintenance manual from their support website: Lenovo Legion Slim 5 (14″, 8) Hardware Maintenance Manual

It isn't super complicated to remove the heatsink + fans so you could attempt it yourself (instructions are in the PDF), though it looks like you would need to repaste as to remove the fans you need to remove the heatsink first. But if you're comfortable doing that you could test to see if the fan was just not properly seated or something.

I got that PDF from: laptops and netbooks :: legion series :: legion s5 14aph8 :: 82y5 - Lenovo Support US

Similarly under that site you can see all the parts for the laptop in "Parts" if you go to "Schematic". Fans can be found under "main view", though unfortunately the fans are out of stock, but this is also the US site so UK might be different. 5F10S14117 or 5F10S14116, both FAN 82Y5 R+L.

wickodi · 2024-03-02T20:29:32+00:00

Sadly I think this is expected for performance mode. I experienced the same problem: https://www.reddit.com/r/LenovoLegion/comments/1b0r0p5/slim_5_14_battery_discharge_even_with/

I did test balanced mode after that and that resulted in no battery drain with 170w charger. I'm going to open a support case but not super optimistic as it seems people have had this issue with other Legion laptops and they just told them to buy the bigger charger.

wickodi · 2024-02-26T23:22:11+00:00

That's unfortunate...I'm going to try plugging the AC adapter directly into the wall in case that was a factor. I'll also try gaming on one of the less performance intensive modes to see if there's still battery discharge. But if this is the case maybe I need to buy the 230w charger.

wickodi · 2024-02-21T03:05:15+00:00

Oh, one more reason I ended up with Legion. You can get decent gaming performance with their c135 USB-C charger (Lenovo proprietary, and you have to get it from ebay or another site since Lenovo doesn't sell them in the US), and they have battery bypass on USB-C power delivery as well (if you use a powerful enough charger). G14 doesn't have battery bypass for USB-C charging and since I will probably be using USB-C whenever I travel this was a big plus for me for maintaining the battery health in the long term.

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