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    Express Gate on G73?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by dighost, May 19, 2010.

  1. dighost

    dighost Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I just purchased a G73 (BB) and cannot for the life of me figure out how to use Express Gate. The Express Gate software is installed, and I ran the repair executable just to be sure. According to the Express Gate manual all I have to do is push a button with the laptop off and it will activate. What am I missing?

    Thanks!

    p.s. I know this is probably bloat that I will not use, but it's bothering me not to be able to figure it out!
     
    dighost, May 19, 2010
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  2. <MarkS>

    <MarkS> Notebook Village Idiot

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    Which button are you pressing?

    If I remember right, it should be the Twin Turbo button (middle button, top left).
     
    <MarkS>, May 19, 2010
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  3. dighost

    dighost Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank You Sir!
     
    dighost, May 19, 2010
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  4. <MarkS>

    <MarkS> Notebook Village Idiot

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    Tried it...tested...it works (haven't tried it since I first got the G73) :)

    Now I know if I absolutely have to play Farmville fast I can boot to ExpressGate. Sometimes I just can't wait the 10 seconds to boot from my SSD hehe.
     
    <MarkS>, May 19, 2010
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  5. betaflame

    betaflame Notebook Evangelist

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    I removed expressgate when I dropped MSDNAA windows 7 pro on my machine. Is it actually useful or how fast does it actually come up?

    (I'm using a 128GB Indilinx SSD as primary)
     
    betaflame, May 19, 2010
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  6. rorage

    rorage Notebook Evangelist

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    oh that is the button! I thought it was the space button since it contains the express gate logo on it , quite misleading..
     
    rorage, May 19, 2010
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  7. Chango99

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    Yeah, the manual says its the button with that running man logo >.>
     
    Chango99, May 19, 2010
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  8. Kalim

    Kalim Ceiling Cat Is Watching U

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    The one and only time I tried ExpressGate, before removing it, I believe I did use the space bar because of the logo. I found it useless and would have preferred diagnostic tools instead.
     
    Kalim, May 20, 2010
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  9. <MarkS>

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    Comes up in about 5 seconds for me.

    Useful? To someone maybe. To me, I can't imagine ever using it since I can boot to full OS by waiting 5 more seconds.
     
    <MarkS>, May 20, 2010
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  10. rorage

    rorage Notebook Evangelist

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    I wouldn't recommend using express gate. (I tried it it sucks...)
    there are many Linux distributions that are made to be fast booting (no eye candy but still look cool and will do a lot more than your Express Gate)
    check puppy linux among others.
     
    rorage, May 23, 2010
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