Screen may flicker off and back on after Windows 10 upgrade - Lenovo Y50-70, Y50-70 Touch, Y70-70 Touch

Screen may flicker off and back on after Windows 10 upgrade - Lenovo Y50-70, Y50-70 Touch, Y70-70 Touch

Identify Your Device
To be sure this content applies to the device you need information on, please enter your serial number or select your product. or Browse Product

Screen may flicker off and back on after Windows 10 upgrade - Lenovo Y50-70, Y50-70 Touch, Y70-70 Touch

Symptom

Lenovo Y50-70, Y50-70 Touch, Y70-70 Touch screen randomly flickers with horizontal lines after Windows 10 upgrade.

Applicable Brands

Lenovo laptops

Applicable Systems

Lenovo Y50-70, Y50-70 Touch, Y70-70 Touch (BIOS version is older than 9ECN43WW)

Operating System

Windows 10

Solution

  1. Update BIOS to V3.03 9ECN43WW (or later version).
  2. Update the Intel VGA driver.
  3. Change the Panel Self-Refresh setting to disable in the Intel HD Graphics control panel (some versions do not have Panel Self-Refresh setting, skip this step.)

If the issue persists, a hardware defect is possible. Click Contact US and Lenovo technicians will offer further hardware troubleshooting.


Alias Id:IN20150909-001
Document ID:HT104147
Original Publish Date:02/29/2016
Last Modified Date:09/30/2024