General information about drivers and proprietary utilities for Lenovo G505 laptop
Lenovo G505 includes a large number of different chips. For their normal operation, you must install the appropriate drivers and utilities. Without them, the laptop will not be able to work at full capacity.
Here are links to full set drivers and utilities for Lenovo G505 for 32 and 64-bit editions operating systems Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 . If the operating system is not indicated after the links, then this or that driver or utility is suitable for Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows 8 and 8.1.
Installing Windows on Lenovo G505
Before proceeding directly to the drivers and utilities for Windows, you need to consider how to install it on a laptop.
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Drivers for Lenovo G505
AMD chipset driver set: /
Driver information: they are necessary for the full operation of various system devices. These include: USB ports, SMBus, memory controller and others. First you need to installUSBFilter, after SMBus and at will SATA drivers. Installation shouldn't be difficult.
AMD Graphics Driver:/ (Windows XP) / (32-bit) / (64-bit) (Windows Vista, 7 and Windows 8)
Driver information: they are designed for the full operation of the video card in a laptop. Any questions about video drivers you can state here: .
Conexant Sound Chip Driver: /
Driver information: they are necessary for the full operation of the sound. Together with them, a utility is installed to configure various sound effects and parameters. If you have any problems with the installation and operation of the sound driver, then contact for help here: .
Driver for network Atheros cards: /
Driver information: they are for laptop ethernet adapter. Without them, the wired network will not work and it will not be possible to access the Internet through it. Various issues regarding these drivers are discussed here: .
Driver information: they are needed for wireless wifi laptop adapter. Because in this model can be installed different adapters, then before you start installing the driver, you need to determine which wireless adapter you have installed. How to do this is described in the first post of the topic: . Then just put the one you want. You can refer to the same forum topic for solving problems with Wi-Fi.
Driver for Bluetooth adapter: / (Windows XP) / (Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8) / (for CSR adapters)
Driver information: these drivers are for laptop bluetooth adapter. Together with them, a program for working with Bluetooth is installed. Since the adapter itself is optional, before you start installing the driver, you need to determine whether it is in the laptop and whether it is turned on. To do this, you need to use the utilityReadyComm. You can download it from the links: / . If there is an opportunity to turn on Bluetooth - turn it on and install the driver. If not, then most likely, there is no adapter itself.
Complete set of drivers and necessary programs for Lenovo G505 for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
Information about drivers and utilities for Lenovo G505
Here are links to a complete set of drivers and utilities for all laptop modifications Lenovo G505. To reduce the size, all files are packed into 7-Zip archives. Their name contains information about the device, the operating system and its bitness, as well as the update time. If the name of the archive and next to the links do not indicate which operating system it is intended for, then this means that the archive contains driver versions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1. The version installed on your laptop Windows can be found in System properties which can be opened via Control Panel -> System.
Notebook Software Suite
Set of useful free programs can be downloaded from the links: / .More detailed information you can learn about the set of programs presented above in the article:.
Installing Windows on Lenovo G505
Before proceeding directly to the drivers, it makes sense to understand the issues of preparing and installing Windows on a laptop.
If you decide to reinstall the system, then first of all you need to do backups all important data from system partition another. This applies to both personal data, documents, images and other files, as well as the settings of some programs, which are often stored in folders. Users and Documents and Settings. In addition, it makes sense to make images of hidden partitions or everything hard drive by guide: . After finishing Reserve copy it is recommended to download the necessary drivers and utilities for the required operating system in advance. This is due to the fact that after installing Windows it will not always be possible to access the Internet due to the lack of drivers for network card, Wi-Fi or tethering.
Now let's move on to installing the system. It is detailed in the manuals:
In case of problems with Windows installation ask for help in the appropriate forum topic: , or .
Drivers for Lenovo G505 for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1
Below is a list of drivers and utilities. It is recommended that you install them in the order in which they are listed here. It is worth starting the installation with the drivers for the chipset.
Driver for chipset and other AMD system devices
Driver Description: this set of drivers is necessary for the normal operation of various system devices. These include USB ports, internal buses SMBus, memory controller, system bus controllers and other devices. First you need to install USBFilter, then SMBus and optional SATA drivers.
AMD Video Driver
Description of the driver and installation instructions: Video drivers are necessary for the full operation of the video card. If they are not installed, then there may be problems with the launch and operation of games, with slowing down the system interface and video. To install the driver for Windows XP, you must first disable discrete video in the BIOS. This is because Windows XP does not support switching graphics cards. The installation of video drivers is described in detail in the manual:. If you have any problems, you can refer to this forum thread: for help.
Conexant sound card driver
Driver description and installation information: the sound in the Lenovo G505 is handled by the chip Conexant, which without drivers can not fully work. That is why it is highly recommended to install them all the same. Installed with them special utility to adjust the sound. The installation procedure itself is quite simple and should not cause difficulties. You can express all questions about sound drivers in the topic:.
Atheros network card driver
The driver for the network card can be downloaded from the links: /
Driver information: they are necessary for the operation of the network card, with which the laptop connects to a wired network and accesses the Internet through it. Run to install drivers setup.exe. If you have any difficulties, then contact the forum for help:. Pay attention to the instructions in the first post of the topic.
Driver for laptop Wi-Fi adapter
Driver Description: depending on the configuration in the laptop Lenovo G505 can be found wireless adapters on chips Ralink, Atheros or Broadcom. Before installing the drivers, you need to determine which adapter you have installed according to the instructions in the first message of the topic:, and then install the desired driver. Installing these drivers is mandatory and should not be difficult. In addition to these drivers, it is recommended to install the utility Lenovo Energy Management ( / ).
Notebook Bluetooth adapter driver
General information on drivers and installation recommendations: Bluetooth adapters are installed in some modifications of this laptop Broadcom or Atheros. Before installing the driver and software for working with Bluetooth, you need to find out if the adapter itself is installed using the utilities ReadyComm( / ) and Lenovo Energy Management( / ) and whether it is enabled. You can determine the model of the installed adapter according to the instructions in the first message of the topic:. There are links to other driver versions in the same post.
Realtek card reader driver
The driver for the card reader can be downloaded from the links: /
Driver Description: it is necessary for the laptop to be able to fully work with memory cards. If these drivers are not installed, then the Device Manager will have several PCI memory controllers.
Webcam Driver
Description of the driver and how to install: these drivers are needed for the normal operation of the laptop webcam. In addition to the driver itself, it is recommended to install the utility Lenovo YouCam. It allows you to take photos, videos, apply various effects, record on a timer and when motion is detected. You can download it from the links: / . Instructions for determining the camera model and how to install drivers on it can be found in the first message of the topic:. A whole guide is devoted to installing drivers for the camera:.
Notebook touchpad driver
Information about the driver and its installation: it is necessary for full operation. additional features touch panel under the keyboard (multi-touch, various gestures, scroll bars, and so on). Along with it, a utility for configuring the touchpad is installed. The archive contains drivers for touchpads Cypress, Elantech and Synaptics. For installation the correct driver run the script install.bat. It will automatically detect the installed touchpad and start installing the correct driver.
Utility kit for Lenovo G505
- Lenovo Energy Management: /
- Lenovo ReadyComm: /
- Lenovo YouCam: /
- Lenovo OneKey Recovery: /
- Lenovo Veriface: /
- Lenovo SRS Audio: /
That's all. Thank you for your attention.
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Newbie
Brothers, help me out. I bought Lenovo G505 on A4, installed Windu7. The laptop is only four days old. Everything worked well and when connecting the tablet to the android some kind of failure occurred. The USB ports stopped working, neither 3.0 nor 2.0 plow. Reinstalling Windows didn't help. Booting the OS from the disk did not help (the system does not see the USB port). Everything is on in bios. The battery-battery was pulled out for 10 minutes, the battery was turned off on the BIOS, 2 times. Results "0". What is the reason and what to do about it?
The laptop was purchased partially on credit, there is no replacement in the store. The seller advises to take it in for repair under warranty, this is a machine that is not even a week old.
Newbie
I read reviews about this model: like here, for many, the computer slows down even in simple games. Other gta4 and watchdogs fly. Which is very strange. But even Payday2 does not really work for me. FPS stays around 10-20. In a review on this laptop I read about a bad video card, etc. That they work automatically in CrossFire and cannot be disabled. But really through AMD catalyst control center I can turn it off and on. It just doesn't change the essence of the matter. The Speccy program generally indicates to me that CrossFire disabled. I put latest drivers from the Lenovo website to the video card, but, unfortunately, this did not help at all. It is advised to update the BIOS, but I'm afraid that the warranty will be lost. In the same AMD catalyst control center I put all the sliders in the direction of performance, but it did not help either. I don't even know what to do. The laptop is not even a week old. Can exchange for another model, such as this one Acer E1-570G-53334G50Mnkk i5 3337U(1.8), 4096, 500, NV GT820M 1Gb. Actually, I originally wanted to take Acer, but, thinking that this one would be better, I took it. And, if exchanged, they may not be taken back because of the activated win8?
Specifications of my laptop:
AMD A10 5750M
Radeon HD 8650G + Radeon HD 8570 2Gb
RAM 4GB
Newbie
Clean. Now I've downloaded the recovery disk. Threw it on a flash drive, and rolled it onto a disk Acronis true image 13. So it accesses the disk only in Legacy mode. But when I start Acronis it says "No hard drive found". When transferred to UEFI, nothing loads at all. Although there is a UEFI partition on the disk. By the way, when I tried to install Win 8.1, I ran the system recovery mode and through diskpart through command line hard sees and performs the necessary operations with it
In general, I already sin on the motherboard.
I voiced the problem on another forum, so I’m there, in addition to installing the original
th (native) Win 8 did not advise anything. The only fact is that with this laptop there is no such disk in the kit ...
Newbie
Good afternoon! There is a problem.
There is a Lenovo G505.
Windows 8 was installed from the store. Updated to Windows 8.1 (via Internet).
Everything was OK.
Then I put 4 updates:
KB2962409 for Win 8.1 for x64 based systems,
KB2899189 MS Camera codec-pack for OS Win 8.1 for PC. based on x64,
KB2974008 for syst. safe IE FlashPlayer included with Win 8.1 for x64 based systems,
KB2969817 for Win 8.1 for x64-based systems.
Stopped working correctly network adapters: WiFi and LAN.
The system writes that both driver adapters are in order.
But when you try to connect through them to the network,
on DHCP adapters do not get the correct network settings.
I rolled back the system before installing 4 updates - the adapters did not work.
Updated LAN driver - Qualcomm Atheros AR8172/8176/8178 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller (NDIS 6.30)
from version 2.1.0.16 to 2.1.0.21 - no result. :-((
How to fix the situation?
Newbie
Specification of my G505S:
Processor APU AMD A8-4500M
HDD 1TB SSHD hybrid drive with 8GB NAND
AMD graphics card Radeon™ HD8500M with 2GB VRAM
RAM 6 GB DDR3L 1600 MHz, 2 SODIMM slots
Upon purchase, it came with DOS, so I installed windows 8.1. Over time, I began to notice brakes in games, in the work of other programs, and even in the browser. The drivers were all installed from the site, up to date. Then checked in AMD Catalyst™ processor frequency - surprised. It does not jump above 1.9, although the AMD mode is declared Turbo Core and accordingly the frequency can vary 1900 - 2800 MHz. Above 1900 does not rise, with a balanced power supply. If we set the maximum performance, we can get 2213 MHz and this is the ceiling. Still, in AMD Catalyst I did not find at all Turbo mode core. He is simply missing. I flashed the BIOS, reinstalled the OS - there is still no Turbo Core, as well as the declared 2800 MHz at maximum load. Is it just me? What to do? Carry to the SC while under warranty? Or a software problem? Tell me please.
Lenovo G505S, like any laptop, requires drivers installed in the operating system for its normal operation. In this article, we'll show you how to download them.
There are at least five ways to find drivers for this laptop. The first two that we will cover apply to others as well. laptop computers Lenovo, the rest are completely universal, that is, they are suitable for any device at all. So let's get started.
Method 1: Lenovo Support Page
The official website of the manufacturer is the first and often the only place where you should look for drivers. The advantages of this approach are obvious - security and compatibility of software and hardware. For Lenovo G505S, you need to do the following.
- The link above will take you to the Lenovo support page. In the block "View Products" choose an option "Laptops and Netbooks" by clicking on this inscription with the left mouse button (LMB).
- In the fields that appear, specify the series and specifically the model (subseries) of the laptop. For the device in question, these are G Series Laptops (IdeaPad) and G505s Laptop (Lenovo).
Note: AT model range Lenovo has a device with an almost identical designation to ours - G505. If you have it, just select this option from the list of available ones. The instructions below apply to him as well.
- After selection specific model laptop, you will be taken to its support page. Scrolling it down a little, up to the block "Best Downloads", click on the hyperlink "View all".
- You will be on a page with drivers and other software available for Lenovo G505S, but before you start downloading them, you need to decide on the version of the operating system. In the list of the same name, select Windows of the generation and bitness that is installed on your laptop by checking the box next to the corresponding item.
- Next, you can (but not necessarily) determine which software components will be available for download. If there are no checkboxes in this list, all items will be shown, and when they are checked, only the checked ones will be displayed.
Note: In component categories "Software and Utilities", as well as "Diagnostics" Recommended, but not mandatory, software is presented. These are Lenovo proprietary applications designed for fine tuning, checking and monitoring their devices. You can refuse them if you wish.
- Having decided on the categories of software, you can go directly to downloading drivers. Expand the list with the name of the components (for example, "Power Management") by clicking on the downward pointing triangle. Next, you need to press a similar button opposite the name of the driver itself - an icon button will appear below "Download", on which you should click LMB.
All other software components should be downloaded in the same way.
Important: If several items are presented in one category at once (for example, five items in the list « Network connections» ), you need to download each of them, as these are drivers for different modules.
- If you do not want to download each driver separately to your Lenovo G505S, you can first add them all to the so-called basket, and then download them as a single archive. To do this, next to each software component you need, click on the button in the form of a plus sign.
Once done, go to the section "My download list"(located under the system and components selection fields, at the top of the page).
In the list of software that appears, make sure that it contains all the components you have marked (unnecessary ones can be removed by unchecking them), and click on the button "Download".
Note: In rare cases, it is not possible to download the drivers in the archive from the Lenovo website - instead, it is suggested to download the Service Bridge utility. We will describe its work in more detail in the next method.
- Whichever way you download the drivers, you need to install them yourself, each separately. If an archive has been downloaded, first extract its contents to a separate folder.
Run the executable file (EXE) and install it on the laptop. This is a fairly simple procedure that is no different from installing any other program.
After installing all the downloaded drivers, be sure to restart the device. After following these simple, albeit a little confusing steps, your Lenovo G505S will be ready to go, as all of its hardware will be provided with the appropriate software components. We will look at other available options.
Method 2: Lenovo Web Service
Inexperienced users may not know which Windows version and what bit depth is installed on their laptop, how they may not know what specific Lenovo product they use. It is for such cases in the section technical support there is a special web service that can automatically determine the characteristics and parameters indicated above. Let's see how to use it.
Method 3: Universal Software
There are many programs that operate on a principle similar to the Lenovo web service. They scan the operating system and hardware and then provide the user with a list of drivers to install and/or update. Get to know the representatives this segment Software can be found in the following article:
If you find it difficult to choose suitable program, take a look at DriverMax or DriverPack Solution. They have the most extensive database of software and supported hardware components, so they can easily find drivers for computers, laptops and devices integrated into them. This software will also cope with Lenovo G505S, and the instructions written by us will help you.
Method 4: Hardware ID
Each device that requires a driver to work has its own unique designation - ID (equipment identifier). This is a kind of code name, and knowing it can be easily found. software, corresponding to a specific hardware component. More information about where to “get” the hardware ID for all the hardware components of the Lenovo G505S, and what to do with this information later, is described in a separate article on our website.
Method 5: Windows Device Manager
As part of the Windows operating system, regardless of its version, there is such a component as "Device Manager". With it, you can install and / or update drivers for almost any equipment. We also wrote about how to use this section of the OS. The algorithm of actions proposed in the article is also applicable to the hero of our today's article - Lenovo G505S.
Conclusion
On this, our article has come to its logical conclusion. We have told you five possible ways search drivers for laptop Lenovo G505S. After reviewing each of them, you will surely be able to choose the most suitable for yourself.
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