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My KB lighting was fine after 206.

 

Appreciate it, thanks. No power at all though....I'd be happy if I could just get a light to come on

Thanks Quagmire.

 

Holy Crap, as I kept reading, it got worse for you, major sorrows Mark. I hope you get it squared away.

Q

 

Another thing I'm not upgrading or touching when I open my G73JH...
- The Bios

 

Thanks man....back at ya!

I did it to myself - I didn't really need to try to flash BIOS (and not sure why it failed) but I want my keyboard lights so this forces me to quit procrastinating and send it in. I'm just so afraid it will come back not working so well anymore. Out of my hands now though!

I'm packaging it for shipment right now.

On the bright side, I saved all the original packaging so I can ship it back triple boxed as it came, and I got to play BFBC2 through to the end.

 

Funny that Asus keeps suggesting it in their support calls...

That damn Win Flash utility crashed for me, even if I just exited out of it without doing anything. That should have been a red flag. Of all software crashes to worry about, a BIOS flash utility should be tops

 

God this is the one part I hate about updates for asus models when they come out..filled with erros and issues.

 

Did you get your G73 back yet quag? Dam I miss those videos from u lol

 

She's gone. RMA'd.

There's now a big empty hole on my desk (and in my heart) where my G73 used to be

We'll be together again soon...


I can't play games on a tracking number...

 

Dam Quag this sucks ur G73 crashing just saw ur youtube video. U going to sent it in again?

 

Hopefully it comes back soon, and Kicks A$$!

 

The G73JH is leaving on a Jet Plane....don't know when it'll be back again...
Oh Laptop.......I hate for you to go ....

 

Exactly! :yes:


Starting to sound like the makin's for a new country song!

 

I have just read through some thread about other G73JH owner's GPU temp and som got around 53c and 60c, I have got around 60c-61c, why so different?? is that mean my Thermal is worse then other?

 

It is not so different. You are fine.

 

Ugh, the BIOS flash built into the BIOS is VERY easy to use, copy the new bios to a USB stick, reboot into the BIOS, select the BIOS update option and locate the BIOS update on the USB stick. I really don't know why they still offer that WinFlash crap, considering the additional risk of the update getting interrupted by a Windows error.

 

No doubt, this is actually Computer Room 101, one only updates the BIOS if:

A) Addresses a specific issue/problem you're having
B) Needed for new component support
C) Known to improve performance

I didn't want to update 206 (I was told to by Asus), I don't update a BIOS unless it is clear what it does and "Firmware Update" doesn't mean diddly. At least 205 states a specific support reason.

Outstanding Mark, way to bring it back from the Abyss.

Thanks striker, also answered you on the tube. It's in a race against Mark I suppose, hey Mark, chime in when yours gets there

Q

 

I don't this is a problem with Asus or ATi. I believe it's TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Nvidia, VIA, ATi etc all outsource their manufacturing to TSMC.

You can read numerous articles where TSMC have openly told ATi and Nvidia that the 40nm architecture is unreliable and low yields.

I believe the differences in the temperatures are purely random from the unreliable TSMC 40nm manufacturing.

TSMC is not intel when it comes to manufacturing unfortunately.

 

Easy and slick, yes, but that's the one that bricked my machine!

And it did that really easy too!

 

Back from the abyss? It was dead as a paperweight when I boxed it up and shipped it!

Still, the lady at FedEx/Kinkos had to pry the box from my tear stained hands. "Let it go" she said... "It's time".

hehe


I still haven't got through Far Cry or even started Far Cry 2, and they both run fine on my desktop, so at least I have stuff to kill while I wait...

 

Whoops, I thought I read "I did it myself" (missed the "to") as you fixed it. idk man, my heart is just searching for some joy

Still, race ya

Q

 

Heh.

Estimated delivery: 3/30
I say it gets there 3/29. I'm in the same state - I can drive there in 4-5 hours

 

It's a race, my estimate is 3/30. My 1st RMA made it From FL to Oakland in 32hrs by air, but then it took 36hrs to get from Oakland to Union City which I swear they are walking it between those two points.

Hell, I would of told Asus I am driving it there, well, maybe not your case, but my 1st one I would have since I knew it would be replaced.

Someone please make me a vid, lol.

Q

 

Any specific types of vids you're looking for? Or just gaming vids in general, since the majority of yours seemed to focus on that area? I can't make any right now obviously, but I'll be making a few when I get mine, and you might inspire others.

 

This will be an INTERESTING race...wanna see who wins...but may you both win in the end!

 

Heh, not going to touch any driver/bios/installation crap for a while.

Hopefully mine will run fine :O

 

I'm rooting for Quag...haha just kidding! Hope both you guys get your laptops as quickly as possible.

 

My apologies, I was being facetious, but please join up in my G73JH All Video Gaming Thread if you're interested in making gaming vids. However, I may be passing the buck on that thread to anyone else that wants to run it or closing it, depending on my continued support for the G73.

Thanks, Q

 

Yeah, I could sense some non-seriousness in that statement lol But thanks for the link, I totally didn't know that thread existed. I'll definitely be taking a look.

 

Bah - Quag's going down!

LOL I hope we get our laptops back soon too!

 

lol, it's going to be like putting two turtles on the ground for a race when it goes Oakland to Union City. I'll be curious if yours takes the same path since mine is coming by air to CA.

 

Mine arrived in Oakland at 05:43 PDT

Go turtle!

My G73's getting more vacation time and travel than me...

 

Used the "easy flash" option in the bios to upgrade it to 206 even though it was running fine (on factory gfx drivers that is, 10.3 official now). Went just fine, perhaps a bit safer too without any software running at the same time.

I'd recommend flashing asap when u can lol so any possible problem that would occur while doing that is still covered by the warranty. Imagine needing to flash in 2 years and then it bricks.

 

And I'd recommend not flashing a bios unless you're addressing a specific problem that you need resolved. I don't mess with bios unless I have to, or it provides a definitive benefit.

 

If I decide in the future that I want to upgrade my A2 to a Blu-Ray, what's the best path for that? Where would I get the drive, and is it a big issue to slot it in there?

 

are those 10.3 preview drivers?

 

Mine arrived in Oakland 3:38 PDT, go Snapper, you can do it

Mark, you're just not going to believe me on this Oakland to Union City part are you At least now I know our turtles are racing on the same track.

I have a dollar that says they are both delivered by 10am PDT Tuesday in Freemont and it's only a matter of which one is signed for first. My 2nd trip back is taking the same times on the same days as my first.

Q

 

Departed FedEx location Oakland 15:55 PDT

They must walk the packages down to Fremont.

 

They walk it from Oakland to Union City, they throw it from Union City to Fremont

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Well, either mine hasn't updated yet or you truely have a day jump, wouldn't make sense as I was in Oakland first, but none of my experience with the G73 makes any sense. The first one didn't leave Oakland until after the weekend. Maybe CA takes care of their own first

I'll get that dollar ready along with the pots and pans I'll need to make some turtle soup

EDIT: Oh wait, does your 05:38 mean the 24hr clock, because mine would then be 15:38, yup, that's it. I haven't changed my new desktop clock to 24hr yet.


mmmmmmmmmmmm, turtle soup

 

What do the Top 3 Buttons on the Top Left Do?
I'm gonna do a clean install, will I need to re-install anything to make them work?

 

Toggle lights on laptop/turbo mode/display mode.

I'm using the Asus ROG mouse that came with the laptop, and it's set the sensitivity to some ridiculous value. I've changed the cursor settings and some in-game settings, but these are cheap fixes. Is there anyway to set the mouse back to default?
I have no idea what happened.

 

guysvim having trouble with bad compamy 2. settings are on medium, but anytime there are water effects or dirt explosions i get drastic frame drops. its pretty unbearable, and its pissing me off. i would expect this to happen with it on high bit not medium. the load times are breaking my balls aswell. any suggestions?

 

One of them is for lights, one is for Twin Turbo, and the last is for the Splendid video mode. Not sure about the drivers.

Edit: alaric_t already got it, ignore this post.

 

Do you have the mouse driver and software installed? It's available on the ASUS website for the G73, look under the Download tab and USB.

http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81

 

I haven't downloaded anything for the mouse. I'm using it as it came. But when I check for new drivers under it's options page, it says I'm up to date. (Last driver in 06..??)

Should I install the one you posted?

 

lol

All my times converted to 24-hour format.

Looks like yours arrived in Oakland 7 minutes after mine left Oakland....I have a head start! Go turtle go!


I get a lot of stuff online from California companies....ground transpo pretty fast, so must be a lot of trucks going up and down the state daily. The plane slowed you down

 

Who'd a thunk, truck beats plane

 

The truck had, what, a 6000 mile head start? And the plane stopped in Memphis for BBQ and blues or something...

 

Is it normal for the sound to sound like it's kind of......has a cloth over it or something? Not clear and sharp like the sound coming from my Gateway FX...

 

IT will allow you to assign the buttons and it seemed to help the dpi button (the button on top behind the wheel) function. The DPI is your sensitivity. It adjusts from 800 to 3200 DPI.