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    Need help!!! GSOD On G73JH

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by xMueller, Sep 24, 2010.

  1. xMueller

    xMueller Newbie

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    A week or so ago I updated the drivers on my g73jh (the one from best buy, like X1 or something, 6GB of Ram, 1600x900 res). I went up to the newest drivers, which installed incorrectly, so I uninstalled and installed a few others ones until they actually worked (10.4) and now I get GSOD when I play cod4 or gta 4. I'm currently reformating my 16 gig flash drive (which takes FOREVER) to flash the vbios. Will the flash on a 209 bios work? Or should I just RMA it, since I'm pretty noob at this, and I could brick it?
     
    xMueller, Sep 24, 2010
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    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    I'm just gunna toss out an assumption and say you have spent absolutely 0 time looking through these forums for a solution.
     
    rschauby, Sep 24, 2010
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  3. xMueller

    xMueller Newbie

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    i've only spent about 3 hours today. I just need some opinions. thanks.
     
    xMueller, Sep 24, 2010
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    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    My personal opinion is that you should read the stickies.
     
    rschauby, Sep 24, 2010
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  5. Chastity

    Chastity Company Representative

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    My sigs will offer up a treasure of clues :)
     
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  6. xMueller

    xMueller Newbie

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    I have, and I just want to know if it's worth the risk of a vbios flash, or just to RMA it.
     
    xMueller, Sep 24, 2010
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    Kaelang Requires more Witcher.

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    They'll just flash it with the vbios anyways. At least if you try to do it yourself and you don't fail, you won't have to send it in. If you fail, you'll send it in anyways.
     
    Kaelang, Sep 24, 2010
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    Once you create the usb bootable, the flash is painless. Don't fret over it and just do it.
     
    Chastity, Sep 24, 2010
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  9. xMueller

    xMueller Newbie

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    yea, i'm currently doing the hp boot usb right now. So i just extract the vbios_g73jh.rar into my usb, restart, spam esc, and find my usb?
     
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    yeppers :)
     
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    One final question lol... Is it even necessary for me to install new ati drivers? If so, which ones.
     
    xMueller, Sep 24, 2010
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  12. Hasib1522

    Hasib1522 Notebook Evangelist

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    AFAIK, you need to be on Bios 211 and the new VBios + Ati 10.8 Mobility (not the desktop drivers).
     
    Hasib1522, Sep 24, 2010
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  13. austinlvfr

    austinlvfr Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm just repeating what he said.
     
    austinlvfr, Sep 24, 2010
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  14. xMueller

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    screw it then, i'll just take it in lol.
     
    xMueller, Sep 25, 2010
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    rschauby Superfluously Redundant

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    Kiss it goodbye, you may not see it for 6-8 weeks.
     
    rschauby, Sep 25, 2010
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    alladintherogue Notebook Consultant

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    ....ok I can't talk since I had some minor issues getting the 10.8 installed....BUT COME ON!!!!! you know how simple it is to update the three things ? It'll take an hour at most,and now I'm really pushing it
     
    alladintherogue, Sep 25, 2010
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  17. rick29

    rick29 Notebook Enthusiast

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    what everyone else said.
    just flash yourself if you brick it send it.
    saves you time if you flash it right..not hard =.=
    use winflash for vbios as you can reflash it until it says successful. either way works thru bootable usb or windows both has there risks
     
    rick29, Sep 25, 2010
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  18. Toxictaru

    Toxictaru Notebook Consultant

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    Don't use winflash :(

    Just follow the instructions posted in the GSOD sticky. Seriously, a monkey can do this update, it really isn't that hard. There are disclaimers on everything, but that literally is solely because while it is incredibly unlikely the happen, sometimes things just don't work. Regardless, like everyone has said, why not try to flash it anyway, if you were going to RMA it anyway, worst case is you brick it before you send it in....
     
    Toxictaru, Sep 25, 2010
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  19. ziddy123

    ziddy123 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Everyone has different opinions. IMO WinFlash is fine. It's actually my choice for flashing the vBios. I've already bricked mine using Dos Flash. But with WinFlash it will tell me if the flash failed. I can then create a different vBios or flash with the default and get a success. This means no bricked GPU.
     
    ziddy123, Sep 25, 2010
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