[GSOD Fix?] Beta vBIOS update for G73JH

I never ever send my notebook away with my HDD. There is a clear warning that if you RMA, to solve the problem Asus will wipe your drive and reinstall the bloat and all.

But I was told on my unit they created a mirror image and installed on mine as they did with another unit to compare.

 

Ah thats a good idea.

 

so are they gunna release a vbios that works with 211?

 

right now the beta vbios works with 209 and up.

 

Ye, the only problem is that it does not fix GSOD

 

I wonder why they cant replicate the MSI vBIOS and make things right. maybe asus should hire an MSI engineer to fix it LOL

 

That question is starting to become the universe's most mysterious thing...besides women

 

I just came across this thread after someone referred me to look for "GSOD threads" in another posting I made...complaining about promptly returning my Asus notebook to Amazon:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...asus-g73jh-owners-lounge-572.html#post6656845

To not repeat myself, here was my complaint:

Amazon.com: Brian S Swiger's review of ASUS Republic of Gamers G73JH-A1 17-Inch G...

I wish I had found this thread though...and NEVER thought to flash the BIOS of the video card. I've NEVER had to do that...in any build I've done of a custom gaming PC over the years. I usually build my own...and figured I COULD NOT with a laptop. I guess, to me, a custom video BIOS should be for overclocking, NOT stability.

I did return the Asus laptop and am looking to build a laptop based on a Clevo 870cu. Throw in a i7 740QM, 120GB G Skill Phoenix Pro, 8GB of corsair memory and it should be good to go...all from NewEgg (except the base laptop).

Clevo W870CU Notebook Computer, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB Video Card

Still, glad folks are able to get this laptop up and running well. It's a great design (look and feel-wise) and the price for the components was second-to-none.

 

And in his last update Gary said he's now investigating why some units GSOD and some do not I think they should rather be focusing why MSI vbios works for every unit and their's does not. That might get them much nearer to the *real* 100% solution and not just another "tweaked" vbios that helps only to a miniscule degree.

Many people here are also posting their "finding" that overclocking GPU with the beta vbios makes their rigs stable. Obviously they don't know that oc'ing made G73 mostly stable for common gaming before the beta vbios as well.

 

While OCing does stabilize some units, I've found that this is not always the case. For example, my current unit works quite well on stock vBIOS and drivers. However, updating the drivers causes it to GSOD when under any sort of load. An older unit that I eventually ended up returning would work fine with the newest drivers and an overclock of 705/1100. That particular unit suffered from some rather unhealthy temperatures though.

As much as everyone would like to offer their two cents, its probably best to just wait and let Gary do his thing. The man's got his work cut out for him but he's been good thus far.

 

dont forget to press f9 in the logo to recover your os to manufacture defaults



are you supposed to do this after a bios reflash????

 

mm I udpate bios and vbios without recover with f9

arrg me too, but... new signature of g73´s monocle tea club!

 

Awh, how do I get me one of THEM?!

 

some youtube gsod action

YouTube - Asus G73JH Crash VSOD ATi 5870m Vertical Stripes of Death

edit - youtube is being stupid, I wanted to link a comment to this thread and a few others but I gets error

 

Hello , I've been lurking this for a few days now. My G73JH never had any *SOD but started doing so since I updated my old ATI stock driver to the 10.8. At first, when I updated, I noticed a reasonable increase in my FPSs during Crysis and Metro 2033 and as soon as I started playing these damn GSOD made their appearance.
I downgraded my Radeon driver back to the one that came in the DVD and I've been playing without any problems, besides the lower performance.
Sorry about my english, but I wanted to post this so I could help you guys with information.

 

This is how its suppose to be but unfortunately, some people gsod on stock drivers as well which came with dvd. This is why its hard to fix the issue for some people. If you want to try 10.8, try overclocking your gpu to 705/1100. If that doesn't work, try the vbios beta. If that doesn't work, roll back vbios and go back to stock drivers.

 

UPDATE: I would like people here to please respond here with the following information:

1) Do you GSOD? (Yes/No)
2) What is your GPU's Part Number? (Can be found by opening the access lid on the bottom, looks like 60-NY8VG1000-Cxx)

 

1) Yes
2 ) 60-ny8vg1000-c12

*updated the correct letters and numbers. Thanks Neno for pointing that out

 

This is not the GPU part number, (it is in the little white label in the GPU module), you have written the number from GREEN label in RAM slots

 

1) NO with vBios Beta and 10.7a // NO with stock vbios and 9.12-10.1 // YES with stock vBIOS and 10.5-10.6 ( after 1 month without GSOD with 10.6 and stock vbios GSOD started) for that reason currently I do not trust the vBios beta

2)60-NY8VG1000-C13


I go to ask asusxperts users with a g73 that show their GPU´s parts number Then I'll post it here

 

1) Do you GSOD? (Yes/No) YES (not counting default drivers)
2) What is your GPU's Part Number? 60-NY8VG1000-C12

What are you thinking up Chastity?

 

1) Do you GSOD? (Yes/No) No GSODs
2) What is your GPU's Part Number? 60-NY8VG1000-C02

(I'm waiting to see if there are C02 GPUs that GSOD. This is exciting )

 

1) Do you GSOD? (Yes/No) Yes GSODs
2) What is your GPU's Part Number? 60-NY8VG1000-C13

 

Cmon ppl, post more numbers, I wanna see a C12/C13 VGA that doesn't GSOD!

 

No GSODs. any driver.
p/n 60-NY8G1000-C02
Hope that helps.

 

ouch 0/2 for c02!

 

Does not suffer from GSOD.
Driver 10.8
p/n 60-NY8VG-1000-C13
TIM replaced with ICD7 and idles at 54C-maxed at 80C after 30 minutes of
Furmark Xtreme Burning Mode.
Ambient 26C.

 

Damn it Chas, I had the thing in bits a couple of hours before you posted this but ofcourse I did not write down this number. Was repasting and putting in the 940XM. Anyway, while we are at it. Because I intent to run the 940XM overclocked I decided to go for the best TIM I could get and according to several tests I have read I decided I get some Coollaboratory Liquid Pro. I could write a few pages about my experience but I haven’t got the time for that at the mo. All I'll say now is that I spend quite some time preparing the surfaces of both heatsinks. They were a mess to be honest.
Shame on you Asus and without a doubt this is a major cause of GSOD's and RMA's.
This Liquid Pro is weird stuff but I must say that it is pretty easy to apply. You only need a tiny drop because it spreads like nobody's business. Like a liquid really, so a tiny drop moistens the whole area no problem. I liked that bit. And after doing some tests I like it even more.
Before repasting running the Hairy donut test my GPU would level out at 101 degrees. After repasting it levels out at 82 degrees.
But what really impresses me is that I can run the 940XM with all 4 cores running at 3.33 GHz and the CPU levels out at about 76 degrees. That's pretty damn good I think.
I thought I would share my experience with all of you people.
Anyway Chas, to answer your questions:
1) Do you GSOD? No I don’t because I am running the MSI BIOS
2) What is your GPU's Part Number? GPU No: 60-NY8VG1000-C14

I hope this helps you in your Quest

iemie

 

GSOD - Yes
60-NY8VG1000-C13

 

GSOD - no, (rock solid)
60-NY8VG1000-C03

stock Vbios

 

An user from asusxperts (AbBei)

GSOD: YES
60-NY8VG1000-C13

(he have GSOD with C13 , beta vbios and 10.7a, I haven´t GSOD with C13, beta vbios and 10.7a xD)

 

I just ran furmark on my g72gx, never goes above 85 degrees celcius

 

GSOD = YES (but rarely with 10.8 drivers and 206 bios, I suspect if I update to 209, I'll be gsod free)
60-NY8VG1000-C13

Please keep up the good work.

 

stop being positive. its killing my vibe.

 

do you suffer from gsod with any other drivers? stock? 10.7?10.6? its very important it seems as 5 people said the c13's gsod.

edit -

Ok, I'll translate what I said then.. Damn it you guys better hurry up and fix this damn thing right now!!!! well, don't think this will speed up the process. xD

edit - c13 models are having gsod issues it seem... I hope its not hardware cause I don't want to rma.

 

another asusxperts user (Neviross)

GSOD = YES
60-NY8VG1000-C14

(he sent g73 to RMA and they changed GPU FAN (it didn´t work well)

 

I have a C13, no GSOD with 10.8...

I have also replaced the TIM myself...

 

One thing... someone tried to put g73 vBIOS on a MSI with 5870?

 

To make that GSOD too? lol

 

C12
No GSOD ,CATALYST 10.8 STOK vBios no gsod beta v bios no gsod ,211 Bios

 

What if it doesn´t fail?

Does anyone lend me a MSI with 5870?

 

Thx for the feedback, keep them coming even if you never GSOD

 

I have not had gsod with stock, 10.6, or 10.7 drivers. I guess that not all c13s suffer from gsod.

 

C14, stock vBIOS and 10.8 (or 10.1/10.7a), no GSODs.

http://s993.photobucket.com/albums/af54/dkumagai28/?action=view&current=8e2f5e81.jpg&newest=1

 

Another asusxperts user (fraicuco)

GSOD: NO with vbios beta + bios 209+10.7a (but white screen in win7 test) // YES with vbios BETA , 10.7a and 211 bios

60-NY8VG1000-C13

 

1. GSOD, Yes all driver and vbios combination. (Don't GSOD with MSI vbios)
2. 60-NY8VG1000-C13

 

Looks like C02's and C14's are good.
Hm.

 

This guy has a C14 and is using the MSI vBIOS, presumably because he had GSODs with the stock one.

 

I swear the g73 is like a woman, not a computer. Every day its something new.

 

something new to complain about..
even like "dear asus g73jh, open my browser"
and she says "NOOOO... *girls cry* you don't care about me and my problems!!!!!!"

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