Reporting problems with the Lenovo Legion laptop.
Reporting problems with the Lenovo Legion laptop.
I own a Lenovo Legion Pro 5 with solid specifications: AMD Ryzen 77745HX, 32 GB DDR5 RAM, 2 TB storage, SKHynix_HFS001TEJ9X115N (953.87 GB) and HFM001TD3JX013N (953.87 GB). My ASUS G15 motherboard has failed repeatedly, so I opted to add extra storage for separating work and game files on different drives. I’m using an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU.
I’ve experienced several issues with this machine, which have been consistently frustrating. Whenever I power down, put it into sleep, or shut it off, performance drops sharply. My smooth 240fps in games like League of Legends often turns to barely 10 FPS when plugged in. I’ve updated drivers, adjusted power settings, and even reached out to tech support. The only workaround I’ve found is forcing the laptop off and on repeatedly.
Additionally, I’ve noticed my laptop sometimes “ghosting” – the keyboard stops responding while the trackpad still works. Initially thought it was a hardware fault, but after multiple internal repairs and replacements, the problem persists. They claim they can’t provide a new unit, yet they replace almost every component except the monitor. Since my warranty expired, I’m unable to get parts replaced and am exhausted from dealing with all this.
For clarity, I used an external keyboard and the ghosting issue disappeared completely. With all these problems, I’m wondering if adding another SSD could worsen these issues. I’m not very tech-savvy, so I suspect insufficient power might be the root cause, possibly preventing a second SSD installation from resolving the problem. I’ve searched many forums without success, so I’m hoping for some guidance here.
Check the GPU activity during low performance. It seems the system might be stuck using iGPU instead of dGPU. On my Legion machine, automatic switching between iGPU and dGPU didn’t work properly in hybrid mode—a Windows issue. I turned off iGPU in the BIOS to prevent this from happening again. Be aware that updating the BIOS could reset this setting, so you’ll need to reapply it later. Adding another SSD shouldn’t affect power-related problems.