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    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by antisniperspy, Aug 10, 2010.

  1. Xellon

    Xellon Shinobi of the wind

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    only two people rated this thread?
     
    Xellon, Sep 1, 2010
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  2. Chastity

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    I rate this thread "Huge Leech of my Game Time" :D
     
    Chastity, Sep 1, 2010
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  3. antisniperspy

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    Thats because 95% of the thread is a waste. :)
     
    antisniperspy, Sep 1, 2010
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    How much you all want to bet that the G73jw with Nvidia will have perfect working vBios with perfect Powermizer downlclocking in 2D and 3D mode perfectly?

    Wouldn't surprise me since Asus is traditionally an Nvidia company. The G73jh is the first notebook from Asus with a ATi GPU good enough for me to consider.
     
    ziddy123, Sep 1, 2010
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  5. Splintah

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    Wouldn't be surprised. My g72gx has never had a single problem with its 260m gtx.
     
    Splintah, Sep 1, 2010
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    So should i go wiwth the 10.8 or wait for the new vbios? Heard a lot of people are having the same GSOD problem with stock vbios and 10.8
     
    Ex3beatnik, Sep 1, 2010
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  7. tijo

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    There's nothing wrong with trying 10.8 and reverting back if you GSOD.
     
    tijo, Sep 1, 2010
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  8. ProtoPC

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    That's what I did. Tried the 10.8's with/without new custom vbios and still got GSODs...so reverted back to 10.7a and Ziddy's vbios...more stable for me for some reason.
     
    ProtoPC, Sep 1, 2010
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  9. lord_neno

    lord_neno Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL (from G73 Honest Review from an Honest User (asusrog forums)


    + LOL:

     
    lord_neno, Sep 1, 2010
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  10. Gary Key

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    Update -
    Nothing new so far today on GSOD or the Missing Keystroke events, but I think we are getting close to a cure but more importantly an exact reason as to why they occur on some systems and not on others. I have been down several rabbit holes this week but thank you to those who have answered my questions, we greatly appreciate the help. :)
     
    Gary Key, Sep 1, 2010
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  11. Gary Key

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    Gary Key, Sep 1, 2010
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    I hope you mean you are getting closer to fix the vBIOS and not releasing some kind of hocus-pocus power management setting that might delay the GSOD :)

    Did you check why is MSI vBIOS working without GSOD?
     
    DRevan, Sep 1, 2010
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  13. Xelloss

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    Think we will get this week or next week sometime?
     
    Xelloss, Sep 1, 2010
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  14. Xellon

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    I'm like itching to get this thing at 100% I'm about to update to 209 as soon as I can find my flash card....
     
    Xellon, Sep 1, 2010
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    I dub this thread Time Sucking Vortex or TSV for short.
     
    Jody, Sep 1, 2010
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    I like that! :p
     
    Keith, Sep 1, 2010
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    Good to know. But incase it doesnt solve the issues, what can we expect as G73 owners?
     
    dark_nerd, Sep 2, 2010
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  18. sean473

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    but to be frank , this thread is not active as it used to be.. it seems like there's nothing to post..otherwise i used to be overloaded reading this thread.. hopfully a fix which solves both issues is out next week so i can enjoy my G73 when it comes :D
     
    sean473, Sep 2, 2010
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  19. smile_gerard

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    It was over loaded with rubbish and was a total waste of our lives. This is how it should be really.
     
    smile_gerard, Sep 2, 2010
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    I think this is a very good question, that deserves an answer. I mean, we did sorta pay like $1700 for this beast. We don't want to wind up with a $1700 paper weight ina year either when asus drops driver support for it, and all we have is ATI drivers left.
     
    ZigZag557, Sep 2, 2010
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  21. DRevan

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    From Brian@ASUS:

    "we are currently working on a beta vbios that has not had GSOD issues, should be out shortly either in beta or confirmed"
     
    DRevan, Sep 2, 2010
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    Oh sure, check resources behind my back... :p
     
    Chastity, Sep 2, 2010
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  23. Xellon

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    Please post if you have gsod or not (yes or no) and your gpu number in this thread. number should be similar to 60-NY8VG1000-Cxx. just open the bottom lid (only two screws). Just want to see some more results.
     
    Xellon, Sep 2, 2010
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  24. DCx

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    That would be nice. Because I'm going to keep RMAing my laptop, costing asus money, until I get a g73 that doesn't GSOD.
     
    DCx, Sep 2, 2010
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  25. Splintah

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    my g73 has been hard locking all day, even at the windows login screen
     
    Splintah, Sep 2, 2010
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  26. loskings

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    I have you tried the Win7 lockup fix? Look at my signature.
     
    loskings, Sep 2, 2010
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  27. Splintah

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    thx trying it out now
     
    Splintah, Sep 2, 2010
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  28. jaolhe2

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    I can't help it but these kind of comments form Gary or other Asus personnel don't seem so reassuring. This might very well mean that someone has just made some bizarre power settings like you guessed or tuned core clocks in official vbios to delay the onset of GSOD or flickering/artifacts that many times precede it.

    Rather than the comment 'we are working on a beta bios that has not had GSOD issues' I would like to hear something like: 'We found the reason behind the GSOD phenomenon (for example by closely examining the behaviour of MSI and Clevo vbioses) and made the simple fix that eradicates the problem (and should have been apparent from the release of the model)'.

    Listening to Gary's comments it seems they still do not know the real reason behind the crashes :(

    The beta vbios Brian mentioned might actually be the one we already have, it hasn't been officially released even as a beta yet...
     
    jaolhe2, Sep 2, 2010
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  29. loskings

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    Ok, let me know how it went.
     
    loskings, Sep 2, 2010
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  30. Splintah

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    so far so good
     
    Splintah, Sep 2, 2010
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    I don't wanna get anyone too excited, but I thought this might interest some of you.

    Please don't ask me for more information, because I honestly don't have any. I am not beta testing anything for them and I am not under any kind of NDA from Asus. This is simply something I found interesting in a private email I received. So what I'm posting here is quite literally all I know.

    I've been in touch with Gary himself for a while now, and he just turned me over to one of his co-workers who shall remain nameless.

    His co-worker emailed me today (if you want me to be more specific, I got the email Sept 2nd around noon, eastern time), and one line in particular caught my eye:

    Obviously, the fact that Asus is expecting to have it tomorrow doesn't necessarily mean we will have it tomorrow, but I still thought it was a positive sign. Hopefully this means good things for all of us.
     
    shadyn, Sep 2, 2010
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  32. Splintah

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    considering the chain of command, we will have it sometime next month
     
    Splintah, Sep 2, 2010
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  33. Gary Key

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    Update -
    1. New vBIOS coming next week
    2. New Synaptic drivers coming in about a week
     
    Gary Key, Sep 2, 2010
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  34. Masterashs

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    new alpha, beta or definitive?
     
    Masterashs, Sep 2, 2010
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  35. hakira

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    Yay updates?

    Did you ever pin down your power theory, or why it only seems to happen to some units?
     
    hakira, Sep 2, 2010
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  36. Jody

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    I'm doing the Snoopy dance!!!!! Please let there be two finger scrolling and no missed keys... Please let there be two finger scrolling and no missed keys...
     
    Jody, Sep 2, 2010
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  37. EuThiago

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    You guys are solving the Achilles' heel of a brilliant product.
    Even though SODs, that`s a respectable posture.

    Thank you.
     
    EuThiago, Sep 2, 2010
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  38. Xellon

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    u might want to update your drivers cause I'm using two finger scrolling right now.

    edit - unless u mean two scrolling available with asus symaptics.
     
    Xellon, Sep 3, 2010
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  39. Jody

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    That's what I meant. I'm sure I'm going to have to use these updated drivers to eliminate my missed keystroke problem. If it doesn't contain two finger scrolling, I can certainly live without it. The other Asus drivers I have tried never have that feature. If I can have a touchpad and not miss keystrokes, we'll call that close enough!
     
    Jody, Sep 3, 2010
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  40. Nyegaard

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    Two finger scrolling enabled shouldn't be too much to expect in a premium product though (here's hoping :D).
     
    Nyegaard, Sep 3, 2010
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    Any specific date? Final or Beta? Any info on the success rate or the changes made?
     
    dark_nerd, Sep 3, 2010
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    Nice! Hopefully the new vBIOS will actually do something :D Thumbs up m8!
     
    DRevan, Sep 3, 2010
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    Finger crossed.
     
    wagnard, Sep 3, 2010
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  44. DRevan

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    Whell, they get it today and since they need a few days to test it, I'm thinking around wednesday :cool: (Since they don't work on weekends)
     
    DRevan, Sep 3, 2010
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    Well, Gary has been on the forums for what, 3 weeks? That's not bad for 3 weeks of work.
     
    DCx, Sep 3, 2010
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  46. Gary Key

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    Update-
    vBIOS - If it passes qualification testing this morning, well it will be out late today. If not, next week.
     
    Gary Key, Sep 3, 2010
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    Gary,

    Can you offer any insight as to what the new VBios addresses. I think this will set some of our minds at ease. Based on a comment about power settings in a previous post, many are concerned that your team may not have identified the exact issue. Knowing what the Vbios changes may quell some of this.....Nothing too deep, just a sentance or 2 :)
     
    steve1ddd, Sep 3, 2010
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    Yeah, regardless I'd definitely like a changelog.
     
    aramis109, Sep 3, 2010
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  49. DRevan

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    Oh Sweat Jesus! Will this be linked here on NBR too or on Asus's website?
     
    DRevan, Sep 3, 2010
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  50. crashdude09

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    OMG NEW vbios im going to JIZZ XD
     
    crashdude09, Sep 3, 2010
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