B570 is an entry level laptop released by Lenovo in 2011.



= Configurations =

There are models with i5, i3 and Pentium processors (models B800 and B950), HDDs between 500-750 GB, RAMs between 2-4 GB DDR3, Qualcomm Atheros or Intel Wi-Fi cards with some models not having Bluetooth 2.1 that comes with the others.

All models contain:
 * 15.6" WXGA (1366x768) resolution display
 * 12.7 mm high DVD±RW drive with dual layer support
 * 0.3 MP webcam fixed focus webcam
 * Egistec ES603 fingerprint sensor
 * Intel HM65 Express chipsets
 * full size keyboard with numeric keypads and cramped direction buttons placement
 * Realtek 6-in-1 card reader (support for SD, SDHC and xD Picture cards)
 * 3 USB 2.0 ports and 1 USB 2.0/eSATA combo port
 * Synaptics multitouch touchpad with two-buttons
 * 6-cell Li-ion batteries with a backup of about 2-3 hours when new
 * M.2 port for GPS/3G module or more commonly, an SSD
 * Realtek RTL8111E Gigabit Ethernet
 * Realtek ALC272 codec audio chips
 * VGA and HDMI ports
 * SATA II 3.0 Gb/s interface
 * two RAM slots



= General Issues =

 * The Atheros cards (model AR9285) generally have issues of disconnection with various workarounds required for smooth working
 * Previous Ubuntu versions would show black screen when booting into a live environment but recent  Ubuntu versions boot fine
 * Brightness keys won't work unless a special Intel backlight config file is created (as mentioned [[https://itsfoss.com/fix-brightness-ubuntu-1310/]])
 * UEFI is supported but buggy in its current implementation

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