G73SW and G53SW: Latest drivers and everything you need for a fresh install.

Can you upload that as a torrent please? My internet connection is so slow that it cannot be called broadband. It'll take ages for me and many tries before I'll be able to download it completely and i don't even have one day to spend at home (no broadband connection in school, only my mobile internet connection). Torrent is easier to download from, for me...

 

Sorry, my computer can't stay on for some reasons.

 

Updated with all new drivers: 8 october 2011




BIOS

205

hybrid SSD firmware

MomentusXT-ALL-SD28

Drivers

ATKPackage_Win7_64_Z v.1.0.0013
Audio R265
Bluetooth V6.2.5.600
Card reader V6.1.7600.10001
Intel Rapid Storage 10.6.0.1022
KEYBOARD_Filter_Win7_64_Z v.1.0.0.3
LAN v.7.0.48
Power4Gear v1.1.45
Splendid V1.02.0033
Touchpad_Synaptics_Win7_64_Z v.15.3.60
USB 3.0 v.3.3.22.0
NVIDIA 285.38
Intel INF update v.9.2.0.1030
intel Wireless_14.2.0.10_Ds64


Most have

Vuze 4.7.0.1_B01_DDJ (best torrent software)
7z920-x64 (open all compressed files)
DTLite v4.41.3 (mount image)
Firefox Setup 7.0.1 (sry added a french version)
FoxitReader v.502.0718 (the best pdf reader)
PowerPack v.342 (best free tweak software)
spywareblastersetup v.4.4 (passive defence)
install_flashplayer11x64_mssd_aih (java flashplayer)
jxpiinstall (java runtime environment)
Unlocker1.9.1-x64 (uninstall files "in use" or "you don't have permission")


open all videos with the player you want

K-Lite_Codec_Pack_64bit_530
K-Lite_Codec_Pack_780_Mega


click windows square-----type "msconfig"------click startup----- uncheak everything but keep

synaptics (syntpenh.exe)
realtek (ravcpl64.exe)
atk hotkey (hcontroluser.exe)
windows win 7 DDK driver (flxhcim.exe)


NOW YOU SHOULD RUN AT ~50 processes = FASTER

Enjoy!

 

I have a WindowsImageBackup witch i have made for the g73sw users. its 5.63 GB compressed. It can be used with the official windows 7 backup recovery under:

windows square
control panel
back up your computer
recover system settings or your computer
advanced recovery methods
use a system image
skip
restart

or

you press f8 when your computer boot before the windows logo
press enter on repair

or

windows square
control panel
back up your computer
create a system repair disc
use it to boot your computer
press f8 or esc before the windows logo

Then its can be used in all cases and all freewares have all the languages.
And you don't have to burn any disc, the image can be on a USB drive connected to a USB 2.0 port!!!
Its 16 Gb uncompressed so the hard drive need to be NTFS file system.
Its run at 50 processes !!! and everything work, you will just need to install the Bluetooth driver if you have bluetooth.
you will need to uninstall the intel wireless driver if you have the poor wireless realtek and install the realtek wireless driver.

 

System image 5.63 GB compressed
16 GB uncompressed

 

Updated with all new drivers

G73sw 2011-10-27 - 585M

BIOS

205

hybrid SSD firmware

MomentusXT-ALL-SD28

Drivers

ATKPackage_Win7_64_Z v.1.0.0014
Audio R266
Bluetooth V6.2.5.600
Card reader V6.1.7600.10001
Intel Rapid Storage 10.6.0.1022
KEYBOARD_Filter_Win7_64_Z v.1.0.0.3
LAN v.7.0.48
Power4Gear v1.1.47
Splendid V1.02.0033
Touchpad_Synaptics_Win7_64_Z v.15.3.60
USB 3.0 v.3.5.40
NVIDIA 285.62
Intel INF update v.9.2.0.1030
intel Wireless_14.2.0.10_Ds64


Most have

Vuze 4.7.0.1_B01_DDJ (best torrent software)
7z920-x64 (open all compressed files)
DTLite v4.41.3 (mount image)
Firefox Setup 7.0.1
FoxitReader510.1021 (the best pdf reader)
PowerPack v.342 (best free tweak software)
spywareblastersetup v.4.4 (passive defence)
install_flashplayer11x64_mssd_aih (java flashplayer)
jxpiinstall (java runtime environment)
Unlocker1.9.1-x64 (uninstall files "in use" or "you don't have permission")
FileZilla_3.5.1_win32-setup (ftp client)
mkvtoolnix-unicode-5.0.1-setup
spybotsd162



open all videos with the player you want

klcp_update_784_20111017
K-Lite_Codec_Pack_64bit_530
K-Lite_Codec_Pack_780_Mega


click windows square-----type "msconfig"------click startup----- uncheak everything but keep

synaptics (syntpenh.exe)
realtek (ravcpl64.exe)
atk hotkey (hcontroluser.exe)
windows win 7 DDK driver (flxhcim.exe)


NOW YOU SHOULD RUN AT ~50 processes = FASTER

Enjoy!

 

The windows hotfixes link directs me to asus web storage

 

Fixed. Will update this thread if I find time this weekend.

 

Hey, I just formatted and everything went fine until I got to the Bluetooth part. It tells me that no bluetooth device was found. I have a G53SW

 

Welcome to the club
After i fresh installed few months ago i couldnt make my BT work,got the same message,no bt device detected.
I gave up and hope it will work after my future formats.

 

Updated the whole thread, including Bluetooth for the G53SW.

 

New WiFi drivers,nice. WiFi works awful,hope new drivers bring improvements!
Thanks for updates Sarge!

 

this looks awesome! Just ordered a g53sw-xt1. Should following everything in this guide be the first thing I do once I receive my new laptop?

Also, the hot fixes in step 1 mention the g73, should I also dl them for the g53?

Sorry for the questions, but is reformatting the laptop as simple as booting from the windows iso?

Just realized the laptop I bought is the g53sx-xt1, not the SW. Guessing these drivers won't work w/ my laptop.

 

Awesome guide man.

I just saw that there's newer Synaptics touchpad drivers on station-drivers.com (15.3.25.0).
Synaptics drivers

 

I recently bought a refurbished G73SW from Newegg and I'm wanting to do a fresh install. It came with Win7 64-bit and in three partitions: a 17GB untitled partition which I assume is the ASUS recover partition, a 175GB OS (C: ) partitition, and a 507GB Data (D: ) partition. They are all formatted in NTFS. Here's a screenshot:



The computer didn't come with any recovery DVDs but it does have a product key so I assume I can do something like this thread describes: http://forum.notebookreview.com/win...-7-download-links-just-like-vista-before.html

Anyway, I'm not really sure how to go about formatting the drives or pretty much anything else in your "Preamble". Any help/walkthroughs would be nice. Thanks.

 

There you go: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...lk-through-doing-clean-windows-7-install.html. Enjoy, skip the part where it talks about the G73JH utilities to install though.

 

Thanks! After looking at that thread and a few others, it looks like a clean install is a good bit harder and complicated without the driver and recovery discs. I think I might just settle for uninstalling bloatware and updating drivers unless there's a pretty good reason to do a complete reinstall.

 

Hi.

Just wanted to thank sarge_ for this thread.

Really helped me.

Much appreciated.

This Forum is the best.

 

Creative isn't working for me, even with the fixed drivers. That patcher worked for my JH, but it fails every time I try to run it on this SW. It comes up saying it's blocked and to press any key to cancel.

I've also tried the THX driver on Asus' site, but naturally that doesn't work either. Am I missing something here?

 

Are you talking about the activator? Did you run it as administrator?

 

Yep. I tried running it in standard Windows, and safe mode, administrator and non-administrator. I even uninstalled Security Essentials. I uninstalled all sound related drivers and ran driver sweeper, before attempting any of this. (This is on a fresh install of Windows.)

I ended up settling on this, and it works perfectly: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/617424-creative-x-fi-mb-2-your-g73-realtek-hd-2-62-a.html

 

The installer will FAIL unless you delete the existing license files first.

 

Can this be stickied???

 

with my g73sw those modded sound driver hack do not work...

the chip Realtek ALC269 @ Intel Cougar Point PCH - High Definition Audio Controller [B-3] PCI

those mod seem to work only for those:
ALC880, ALC882, ALC883, ALC885, ALC887, ALC888, ALC889, ALC892, ALC861VC, ALC861VD.
ALC660, ALC662, ALC663, ALC665, ALC680.
ALC260, ALC262, ALC267, ALC268, ALC270, ALC272, ALC273, ALC670, ALC275.

here is a good site:
Google Traduction

the dev site:
Google Traduction

only the 2.65 mod work for me but THX PRO seem to not work but some dev say this work same if i have the message 'no supported hardware supported'
but i have new nice settings

SRS - Sonic Focus * - Dolby - DTS * - X-Fi MB (EAX * * - CMSS3D - Crystalizer - SVM - EQ) - THX ProStudio * *, ETC.

Win7 x64 Realtek 2.65 MOD [v2.0].

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but his newer crash for me:

Win7 x64 Realtek 2.66 MOD [v2.1].

MEGAUPLOAD - The leading online storage and file delivery service

can't wait to see is futur mod of the R267 i hope its will work flawless with the ALC269, maybe its my hardware. Can you explain me Chastity.

thank you!

 

You don't actually need modded drivers with the version of X-Fi I provided. You can just use the latest official drivers.

 

not working for me....
maybe an other BB cut in the sound chip ....
what is your chipset? ALC269?

 

Yeah, it didn't work for me either.

EDIT: This is an A1. Not BB.

 

where can i find window 7 64bit home premium without sp1? thanks

 

Why would you want it without SP1?

 

Hi guys,

I'm using the R2.67 drivers from realtek, and the creative file listed here...

6. Open the Creative Audio Control Panel. At the top of the window, Select device: Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2. Click Close.
7. Open the Creative Console Launcher. Click the blue note icon to the left of "ENTERTAINMENT MODE". Click 'Select audio device...'. Select Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2.
8. Use the Creative Console Launcher to configure the settings to your liking.

The settings at step 6 were not holding. I saw a few other people have posted on this, but I didn't find any help for it.

This is a fresh W7x64 install on a G73SW-3DE.

I have wiped our both the realtek drivers and creative and it's little .kga files and tried all over again... I can't get it working.
I originally tried this, and then some other older versions. When I first installed I kept getting an error... removed everything and tried again with the older.... no error, no sound. Removed all again and went back to what the sarge listed here. No error, got sound, but no creative listings. IE I only get the left/right mix adjustment... no basss/woofer etc.

EDIT: I also cannot install the Intel Rapid storage (IRST) driver... Fixed it. The machine was set in bios to IDE control.

 

Im still having problems with my g73..

Keeps freezing for no reason , the screen would lock up and i cant do anything.

 

PM me more information plz

 

Like my computer would just freeze and i wouldn't be able to do anything , cant type nor move the mouse.

I just reformatted yesterday and it seems to working fine for now..

This would happen when im watching shows and playing games.

The only problem i am having now is with the wifi , easily losing connection and doesnt connect properly while my other computers are fine.

I am running the latest driver.

Now i see one white pixel..

Didnt notice it before because i never took off that screen cover thing when i first got my laptop ..

Going to RMA my laptop for sure now.

 

Would someone mind uploading X-Fi MB2 modded (2.1) to a different host?
MegaUpload has since been seized by the FBI.
Thanks.

 

Yes, plz upload it to another host. RIP Megaupload ..

 

Yes please upload to Multiupload.

 

Got few problems with my G53SW-XA1, can someone help me?
1. FN-hotkeys are working, except from FN+UP \ FN+Left \ FN+Right \ FN+Down
Any fix for this? Tried reinstalling all software, but my AIMP just dont want to use them=(

2. Can someone upload bluetooth driver to any file server, cause this ftp isnt working=( Cant download from it.
Thanks

So many bugs with new notebook...this is the last time im buying something from this ty company=(

 

Will update the guide and fix the links in a bit.
Here is the latest Azurewave Bluetooth driver for G53SW (V7.4.0.103): http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Drivers/Bluetooth/Bluetooth_Azurewave_Win7_32_Z740103.zip

Regarding the arrow keys, it's most likely AIMP's problem. Configure it properly or use something else.

 

Thanks, bluetooth fixed)

 

Thanks! Big help

 

There were some requests for working Creative Drivers for G73SW.

Dont know if someone else need it, but since megaupload links no longer available - here it is.

XMB2-allsoundcard.rar


P.S.: The archive dated as 15-August-2011. I dont know where I got it from, here or any other forum and who did it.
Probably here because the filename matches the one I got.
link

It worked for me that August so I kept it for the next time I decide to do a fresh Win7 install.

 

Hello

I just reformatted my G73sw and started installing the drivers when I came across an error. The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver kept crashing so I tried to reinstall it. Now it doesn't install at all, I get an error message saying: "The setup program failed to install one or more devices drivers. Setup will now exit." And the installer exits.

Does anyone here know what could be the problem?

Here is an screenshot of the error:


Thanks

/dwalan

 

I have the same problem as listed above, I believe it has something to do with the new chipset INF's but I'm not sure, also can anybody post the x-fi 2.1 pack on a new site.

 

You will have to download the files for F6 Install from Intel's website. Once that is done, extract them. After that you'll have to go into device manager, open the drop down menu for IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers. From there right click on Intel series 6 Chipset (or something similar). Choose update driver software, click on the browser my computer option and go select the folder that you just extracted. Let windows work it's magic, restart. IRST should now install properly.

 

I dont know what you mean by F6, but I think your saying to download the zip packed drivers and perform a manual driver update? Correct? Okay I will try that also is the XMB2-allsoundcards posted above the right one or is there a newer one.

 

If you mean this zip file: Intel® Rapid Storage Technology F6 Driver Diskettes then yes, make sure to get the x64 version.

 

Uhh but do I have to do the diskette install seeing as it doesn't have a floppy drive or a RAID setup, it worked fine when I did a fresh install with the older drivers (Pre September) it seems that these new drivers dislike the RST software for some reason on the g73.

Should I have installed
This
or
This
As I installed the second one when it should of been the first I suspect or are they roughly the same?

 

You only need to extract and install via device manager like i described in my earlier post.

 

Ok, also is it possible to switch to the built in GMA on my G73SW-3DE or am I stuck with the discrete permenatly enabled?

 

First, regarding RST, sometimes when i do a chipset driver update, i need to reinstall RST altogether, F6 install files and the RST software.

Secondly, you are stuck using the GTX460m card for now, well there was someone who attempted a bios mod, but haven't heard from him in a while.