How to CLEAN INSTALL/Format my G73

i bought this last month, and i wanna format it... but it doesnt have windows 7 DVD so i ask here how to..

is there a guide how to format g73?? and how to save my windows 7 that im actually using....

thanks in advance and have a good day

 

Did you read the great big sticky?? It is definitely in there. :-D

 

is it the clean install walkthough??

im not really good at english, can you explain how i can use the existing windows 7(when i buy this g73 it has installed win7) to a clean format laptop

 

Just follow the steps
Here:
Clean Install Walkthrough

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/win...-7-download-links-just-like-vista-before.html


im looking at this but i cannot understand

how can i use the existing windows 7 in my laptop ? i mean the key of this windows 7, coz i dont wanna buy another windows 7

 

The license key is the code on the microsoft label on the bottom of your laptop.

 

thanks!! is it the long one????

can i ask a question

when i saw g73 here it stated somewhat like this G73JH-X1

whats the X1 does??

and how can i know what version i have.. btw i bought this at BESTBUY

 

Yes the long one. It will say "Product Key"
g73jh-x1=another version of g73jh
I think g73jh from best buy goes by g73jh-bst7.

 

@lee have you done complete clean install?

 

I did a clean install on the 2nd day of owning the laptop The first thing you should do is collect all the different drivers you will need. Hit the sticky if you need a newbie fresh install guide.

 

so i need to put all the installer of the DRIVE to a DVD or a USB?

this will include the Windows 7? in your sig?

what about those phonecall that people say?

sory for my noob Post guys....

 

I've done clean install on my current laptop which isn't a g73.
I bought one but still waiting for it to ship. When I get it, I'll do a clean install.

Like Chastity said, you need to collect all the needed drivers. Save them to a flash drive or a disk.
Driver package here: Driver Package Clean Install
Windows 7 OS Download Guide and use the "ISO Method" for clean install here: Legal Windows 7

 

THANKS btw whats the one people said about the phone call on the activation of Windows 7? that is EOM or Factory installed

 

Try this.... http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/539984-what-do-your-new-g73jh.html

... it may answer some of your questions.

You can use ABR to register also if you still have your factory install.

 

Sweet guide, ValkerieFire. I'll have to check that out now.

 

guys last question pls answer all

1. if im gonna use the at the btm part of the laptop product key.. is that okay?
or i need to call Microsoft
2. so i need a external hardrive to recover all my applications?
3.

 

pambozs too much questions
just do it
you don't need to call anyone just put the key from the back of the laptop when it asks you
and about the applications you can always install them again and again

then you can call microsoft and tell them that you have succesifully installed their OS

 

last thign is the best buy version of g73 same as the driver installer as the other g73??

 

what do you think
use your brain or you can just search google and see the differences

 

I did the same thing since I had an extra SSD that I wasn't using. I had to call the 1-800 number to register my license key though.

 

after waiting for 1 day.. i finally download chastity ISO, the universal and the Utility and driver ISO....

please guys correct me if im wrong..

first is to Burn those ISO to a DVD "EACH"
then all i need to do is to Follow the Walkthrough of KAlim?

also about the license i have a Factory Key.. under my g73 can i still use that on the same laptop? or do i need to call Microsoft?

 

Yes you can use the key - it's your key. If phone re-activation is required you will be prompted with the required information...the phone call is automated and painless. I survived it many times

 

hahaha then im i good to go?. coz this is my first time to reformat or clean install.. THANKS By the way

 

I found I only needed to do the Phone Activation once. My recent JH reinstall activated over the Internet nicely. So the first time you activate from a fresh install = phone activation. Afterward, it should work online.

 

how about the ABR program? is it good?

btw chasty on your Driver List ISO is that all the latest drivers?

guys im updating my ATI Catalyst... to 11.1 i uninstall ATI then my windows become smaller.. smaller resolution.. after that i install 11.1 and then when i right click and chose catalyst it end up saying cannot open catalyst.. so i panicked and go to SYSTEM RESTORE... help me guys

 

The Driver disc is a copy of the one supplied with the machine.

 

What driver version is installed for the display adapter (you can check in device manager)?

Did you install the full suite or just Catalyst Control Center (CCC)? Only the full suite has the driver, and rarely does one need the individual CCC installer download...

 

i uninstall ATI CATALYST INSTALL MANAGER on control panel. then suddenly my SCREEN GOES SMALL like 800 x 600 then the color blur.... after that i just chill and relax... restart and install this ATI Catalyst? Mobility Display Driver

after i install and restart... it remain the same(800x600) and the maximum resolution is like 1100x xxxx (forgot) after that i panicked and just System Resore

 

Yes, because you're just installing the CCC application, NOT the driver. As you've seen, CCC doesn't work without a compatible driver. And without the driver, Windows doesn't know the capabilities of the display adapter so you get standard VGA resolutions like 800x600 etc..

The driver is in the full suite download, so get off that "individual downloads" tab and go to the packages tab on the left and get the "Catalyst Software Suite"!

 

1. Catalyst Software Suite.. should be the one be installed not the one on my link?

2. so the method should be i uninstall ATI CATALYST INSTALL MANAGER on control panel
then restart and install CATALYST SOFTWARE SUITE?

 

You linked to the "individual downloads" tab, so if you installed the "Catalyst Control Center" download from there then you didn't install the driver. There's three tabs there - you linked to the middle one. Click the tab that says "AMD Catalyst Packages" and you'll see the "Catalyst Software Suite" download, which is the one you want.

No need to uninstall, just start the suite install. It will download the full suite then give you an option to install it. When you have a choice between "express" and "custom" install options, choose "Custom". Then you'll see a list of what it's going to install - make sure the driver is on that list and the little checkbox next to it is checked. It will probably show you already have CCC up-to-date. Note: I'm pretty sure choosing the "express" install will install the driver regardless, but in this case I recommend choosing "custom" just to make sure.

You'll know you have the driver installed when your display resolution goes back to native, CCC works again, and device manager reports driver version 8.812.0.0 for the display adapter.