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    ASUS G750JZ GTX880M vBIOS update (with link)

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by DRevan, Aug 12, 2014.

  1. DRevan

    DRevan Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hey!
    A new vBIOS is online in the Live Update for the GTX 880M.

    vBIOS comparison:
    New
    Version: 80.04.F4.00.07.(P2053-0002)
    Date: 04/17/14

    Factory default
    Version: 80.04.F4.00.02.(P2053-0002)
    Date: 03/04/14

    Release notes
    Optimize MS Hybrid

    Installation
    Method A
    Just run ASUS Live Update, it will show up as a recommended update.

    Method B
    In case the update does not show up on Live Update for some reason or if you just don't want to install Live Update, I have prepaired an alternative way to flash the vBIOS.

    Just download the .rar file from here (virus free): ASUS G750JZ vBIOS update
    After download extract the file, the password is "iloveasus".

    After you have extracted the content either run "install_new" or "install_old" depending on if you wan't to update to the new vBIOS or roll back to the old one.
    I have tested both, first I installed the new vBIOS, then I rolled back to the old one and now I am using the new one again, so both .bat files are working.

    Please note:
    Because of Optimus, the NVidia GPU is offline by default and nvflash can not write to the EEPROM because of this, so the NVidia card can not be accessed. In other words, before you run one of my .bat files, you need to force the NVidia GPU online, you can use any program for this. Under Win7 I use GPU-Z, because while that is open the NVidia GPU is kept online under Win7.

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    DRevan, Aug 12, 2014
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  2. CarstenDutch

    CarstenDutch Newbie

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    Thanks for informing about the new vbios, I'm going to check it out.

    edit: mine was already up to date i found out 80.04.F4.00.07.(P2053-0002)
     
    CarstenDutch, Aug 12, 2014
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  3. PredatoR_TR

    PredatoR_TR Notebook Evangelist

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    Thank you for the update. It seems there is Win 7 support now on G750JZ. I don't remember if there were official Win 7 drivers at Asus website before???
     
    PredatoR_TR, Aug 13, 2014
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  4. DRevan

    DRevan Notebook Virtuoso

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    No, there werent. I wanted to download the Win 7 drivers, but they have been removed ...

    update: Seems Win7 drivers are still available on some websites, I was able to find them on ASUS Japan.
     
    DRevan, Aug 13, 2014
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  5. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    I would go through nvflash in DOS if you are able as it's a more secure environment for firmware programming.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Aug 14, 2014
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