Lenovo Legion Y520-15IKBA Repair

The Lenovo Legion Y520‑15IKBA is a 15.6-inch budget gaming laptop, offering mid-range performance for everyday gaming and productivity. This version of the Y520 model is powered by the 7th‑gen Intel Core i5-7300HQ , 8GB of DDR4 memory, a 1 TB HDD, and carries the AMD Radeon RX 560M (4GB GDDR5), making its performance decent for a gaming machine. This model was launched in 2017 for a retail price of $850.

Common failures for the Lenovo Legion Y520-15IKBA include failure to power on (often due to a motherboard IC failing to switch on the MOSFET), overheating, display issues, broken fan mechanisms, HDD detection failures (leading to "checking media" message), and battery charge retention problems. No product recalls by Lenovo have been issued for this device.

The Lenovo Legion Y520 has several variants all with different configurations of processor, memory, storage, and graphics cards but with the same case and footprint. Some Y520 models offer a slightly faster Intel Core 7th generation with NVIDIA graphics cards and up to 32GB of DDR4 memory. This specific model (Y520-15IKBA) shares the same model base, weight, and footprint as its siblings, so it is easy to mistake the Y520 model with other variants. The easiest way to identify your model is to flip the laptop upside-down and look for the model number next to the serial number. Another way to identify which laptop you may have is to access the Control Panel from Windows and open the System window to identify the type of processor, graphics card, and storage.

Windows 11

Intel Core i5-7300HQ 4c/4t 4 x 2.5 - 3.5 GHz, Kaby Lake

AMD Radeon RX 560 (Laptop) - 2048 MB VRAM, Core: 1200 MHz, RAM: 1500 MHz, GDDR5, 22.19.128.0 (Crimson 17.7) WHQL / Win10 64

DisplayPort 1.3/1.4 Ready, HDMI 2.0, AMD FreeSync, DirectX 12

8GB DDR4 (Upgradeable)

15.6 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 141 PPI, LG Philips LGD0533, IPS

Intel HM175

Seagate Mobile HDD 1TB ST1000LM035, 1024 GB, 5400 RPM

1x USB Type-A 2.0

2x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort

HDMI 1.4

Card reader - MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC

Ethernet - LAN 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s

Wi-Fi - 802.11ac

Bluetooth 4.1

Front camera - 720p

Combo audio/microphone jack

45 Wh, 135 W power supply, max 5.5 hour battery life.

Weight - About 2.5 kg ( 88.19 oz / 5.51 pounds)

Dimensions - 380 x 265 x 26 mm (14.96" x 10.43" x 1.02")

Lenovo Legion Y520-15IKBA This is the Lenovo's official product overview of this device.

Lenovo Legion Y520-15IKBA Guides and Manuals This webpage provides downloads to PDFs Lenovo has provided for this device.

Lenovo System Update: Update Drivers, BIOS, and Applications

Laptomedia.com This webpage provides an unbiased review and performance benchmarks for this device.

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