Few days ago I purchased Lenovo SL500 laptop, and of course decided to install Windows 7 64bit on it. Everything went smoothly, almost all drivers were installed during OS installation except fingerprint driver and bluetooth driver. To install bluetooth driver I had to install Lenovo?s Access application, because that is the only way you can enable bluetooth device, once I did that OS recognized BT adapter and downloaded appropriate drivers.
Fingerprint reader was a different story. I managed to install Lenovo native application for managing fingerprints, but driver that came with it did not work with Windows 7. Not a problem, I googled it and found out that manufacturer of a fingerprint sensor has a BETA driver for Windows 7. Here are links for 32bit or 64bit version of the drivers and a link for supported devices.
But that is not all! Lenovo application will crash every time you start it! I lost almost an hour finding solution for this problem. And when I lost all hope of ever getting fingerprint to work I found this! The problem was splash screen that Lenovo fingerprint application tries to start!
UPDATE: All Lenovo drivers for Windows 7 BETA will be available here!
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And what do you think about Windows 7 x64? Is it fast?
I have been using Windows 7 64 bit on my personal and my bussines laptop. I must say that ist much faster than Vista SP1 64bit and very, very stable, althou its a BETA version.
Thanks
I have been running it too, doesnt seem all that faster. They just sped up the opening of windows. The rest of the add-ons are slow to start. Also the network manager still is terrible. I been in the biz for a long time and have been hoping that they OS’s would get faster not fancier/slower and larger. Is it so terrible to make it instant? I may have to go to puppy linux full time.
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Tengo una lenovo sl500 y le cambie el window vista al xp service pack 2… y corre fenomenal… solo hay una cosa, cuando me conecto a una conexion de internet inalambrico me aparece una ventana para instalar un driver del bluetooth… Porque me estara pasando esto?
I am not that good in Spanish.
Can you write it in English maybe?
Ok, here it goes!
English to Spanish Google way! : Cuando se activa la tarjeta inalmbrica, que encienda el Bluetooth tambin. Utilice la aplicacin Actualizacin del sistema para instalar controladores ms recientes para Bluetooth.
Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo
Hi !!!
I am Piter Kokoniz. Just want to tell, that your blog is really cool
And want to ask you: what was the reasson for you to start this blog?
Sorry for my bad english:)
Tnx!
Your Piter
Hi Peter.
To help others if they encounter same problems as me, to find my own solutions if I forget them, to kill time when I am on a bussines trip …
Well, there are many reasons why I started this.
Hello Marin. I too have just bought a SL500 and installed windows 7, though I’m having problems with the bluetooth services. I’ve installed Access Connections, but doesn’t seem to see a ‘connect to other devices’ tab/button, which I’d think should do the trick. Is it possible to elaborate how you installed the driver, so I can use it for my mobilephone?
Did you try Fn + F5 combination?
Hi Marin,
I have the same Problem as Sune, so I installed Access Connections –> there is no Bluetooth Enable Button and in the FN+F5 Menu the same. So I am not able to turn on Bluetooth. Is there another possibility to turn it on?
Best regards from Germany
All I installed is Access Connections, and Fn + F5 (after few seconds delay) shows up menu where I can enable/disable connections. Maybe you disabled bluetooth in BIOS?
If so, I do not know how to change the BIOS back.
After getting the SL500 and confirming that Vista was running slow and that I either could install Windows 7 or XP (by using the recovery CD) I downloaded 7, burned it to a DVD and installed. And that’s it.
And as well as Holurb describes I don’t have any menus popping up when pressing FN+F5. It seems strange.
(Too I have problems with using Lenovos own ThinkPad Fingerprint Service, but luckily I’ve found a way through using UPEKs Program and the drivers following with that. So if you have problems with this too Holurb, you might want to try this.)
If you don’t know a solution, then never mind.
I wanted to use Bluetooth for my phone, but I’ve figured just to use the SD-card reader instead, which works fine, and to makes me rid of installing a thousand Nokia connectivity programs and drivers.
Well, I just reinstalled both my laptops with Windows 7 x64 RC. Blue tooth device was installed on both of them without any extra tampering and Nokia PC syncs just nice with Outlook 2007. Even my fingerprint reader was automatically installed on SL500.
Nice. I’m changing to RC tonight aswell, so I just hope that’ll be as smooth.
I have a SL500 i have 2 unknown devices and my buttons on the left the sound/and blue think button don’t work. I”ve formatted 3 times and tried many of the beta drivers. Any help would be great~!
I think that you need to install System Interface driver, Power management driver and Hot Key driver. Here is the link: http://forums.lenovo.com/lnv/board/message?board.id=Beta_OS&thread.id=1015
Hi Marin,
I have SL500 too (2746-A78)
I just wanna ask one question. Where can i find Win7 32Bit drivers?
Hi Yako,
all currently available drivers can be found here -> http://skrati.net/fe8 .
Thnx for short link:)
I Just wondering; Why Lenovo didn’t publishing Win7 drivers on official site? We can find only Vista and Xp drivers on their web site.
I’m confusing…
Well Yako, as they explain it, official (non Beta) drivers will be available when Windows 7 is officialy downloadable by all, so nothing before 22.10.2009.
Hi,
I got a problem with Hotkey Drivers. When I try to install the hotkey driver (Win7 64) I always receive an error message (Runtime c++) and the installation aborted abnormal.
Does anybody got the same problems or a workaround for this issue?
Hi Rene,
to be honest I gave up on Lenovo ThinkVantage software until they release full version for Windows 7. Currently they have beta or RC versions and I do not have the time or will to battle with it. I highly recommend you to be patient until 22.10. when Windows 7 will be released to general public and Lenovo should release their suite of applications.
I agree with Marin, I’m just going to sit tight until the 22nd. I just restored my laptop because as much as I like Windows 7, so much stuff was not working on the 64-bit install I did. None of the side buttons, etc etc. Also, did anyone notice when they installed windows 7 that it wiped out the ServiceV003 partition? I installed on the SW_Preload partition but after Windows 7 started for the first time, that partition became C: and the 1.5 GB ServiceV003 partition was toast.
I found how to turn on the bluetooth in Access Connections. Firstly try to open using Fn + F5. If application did not open just open the folder you installed application and open file AcFnF5.exe
win7 was installed in my thinkpad sl500 several days ago.The most severe problem is Thermal Dissipation.The left of keybord and the Cooling holes is very high.A software shows the temprature of the cpu and gpu reach 70-80℃ often .Do yours have the same problem?
My laptop is running without power off for the past few days. HDD temperature is 39 ℃, CPU temperature is 45 ℃ and case temperature is 48 ℃. I used CPUID Hadrware Monitor application to test it.
hi every one
i have sl500. and using windows 7 beta . i install every drivers of bluetooth on my notebook but this device does not work yet. and this error tell me bluetooth not found !
plz help me ! how this device do work ?
Hello,
my first advice would be to install Windows 7 release version. After that, download ThinkVantage SystemUpdate 4.0 and use it to download all required drivers for SL500.
Hello,
I have installed the 64 bits Windows 7. All is working fine except that I have two unkown devices I did not identified what they are. They are identified as Bus PCI 13 function 2 and function 3. Do you have an idea what are those devices. Bluetooth, wifi, finger print reader,SD card reader usb are working fine. I did not test PCI express Card reader as I do not have one to connect
Hello gerard,
it seems that those two devices are PCI bus controlers. Did you try to install SystemUpdate 4.0 and run it?
I upgraded to 7 Ultima32 from Vista HomePrem32. Not clean install. I m very happy. Its like clean install. Perfect operation. There is no any driver conflict or something. Sl500 just needed download Nvidia Driver (170mb~).
Now i have one prblem. My fan is running non stop. 7/24, on battery or AC. doesn’t matter. Fan running forever.
Anybody has any idea?
no idea…but thanks for sharing…’cos i was gonna install win 7 x86 on my SL500…probably need to search for a solution before installing th os.
I cudn’t be getting proper driver for my lenevo SL500 thinkpad. pls do give sm suggestion
Mozete li mi pomoci i u vezi ovih dole problema.
Inace, instalirao sam Win 7 Ultimate, napravio update i napravio System Update 4.0 (ThinkVantage).
1. Driver Not Installed – Base System Device (PCI bus 13, device 0, function 2) – I found a thread recommending to install Ricoh multi-card driver, however, there is no such driver for SL500.
2. Driver Not Installed – Base System Device (PCI bus 13, device 0, function 3) – same issue as above.
Uglavnom mi sve radi osim Fn + F9 (to sam za sada uocio).
Hi Zare,
here (http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-70413.html) you can find all available drivers for SL500 notebook. Did you try Windows update? Fn + F9 is Eject Utility, I never used it myself so …
Did you try to uninstall ATK and HotKey drivers, restart and reinstall ATK and HotKey drivers?
I started the etup but eventully I had sign that ” no bluetooth device detected ” please tel me what to do??
Today’s date: 11-07-10
I just purchased a new Lenovo W510. It has a 64bit operating system, Windows 7.
All the programs on this computer are specifically built for a 64bit system. No problems.
IE 8 works fine. Fingerprint reader and password manager works fine.
IE8-64bit works fine. EXCEPT for the fingerprint reader and password manager which does not work.
Thanks Microsoft
Hi Harold,
so does fingerprint reader and password manager work or not? BTW, Microsoft is not responsible for writing drivers for Lenovo hardware. Lenovo should od it.
brother , i cant find battery installed.. it working gud but it says baterry not installed.. same SL 500 ..when cnvrtd from vista to 7
Hi rameez,
did you instal System Update utility and after that installed all required drivers and components?
hello
Is there someone who has SL500 camera working under windows 7 x64 ?
I contacted lenovo support but the latest driver provided is working only under windows Vista and unfortunately not under Win 7 x64 –> the camera is still not found under devices.
Hi Gerard,
Camera driver for x64 Windiws 7 is working perfect. Did you try to use System Update from Lenovo to download latest drivers?
Well, my integrated camera has also stopped work after upgrade to win 7 64-bit.
Neither manual instalation of drivers from levono website nor System Update from Lenovo works…
I`ve called Lenovo phone service and the service guy said, thant SL500 had been made for 32-bit Vista and the best way to upgrade to 64 bit Win 7 is to upgrade from Vista 32-bit to Vista 64-bit first and than to Win 7 64-bit. No comments…