~Official G2S-A1 Owners Lounge~

My laptop just died due to the GPU problem for the second time. The first time Asus replaced the motherboard (after having it for 3 months) and then shipped it back with ~1 month left in my warranty. Admittedly I did not know the extent of this issue. Shockingly, the same thing happened again and now the Mobo is out of stock. My questions are:

1) Since Asus HAD to know what they were doing when they simply replaced the mobo and shipped it back to me instead of replacing the computer with another model like they seem to have done for at least one other on this forum, will I get anywhere by demanding this?
2) assuming I can get another Mobo, what are the best BIOS and drivers to use to try to keep this from happening again. I don't recall an update from Asus to keep the fans running constantly like HP did. What else can be done to prevent this meltdown, like maybe disabling the sleepmode and leaving the thing on like a desktop to try to prevent the heat-up cool-down cycles?
3) I'm not a businessman, but why are so many companies like HP, Dell, Asus that got burned still primarily using Nvidia. There is no way I would be using their products while still cleaning up the mess.

Thanks very much,
Chris

 

I contacted Intel and a representative said that the RAM limit (4GB) for the PM965 chipset, or indeed any chipset, can arbitrarily be set by the manufacturer. So I guess Asus might have had a say in that limit.

 

Does anybody have the camera working in Windows 7 x64? The driver seems to be installed fine (Chicony on this particular machine based on the hardware ID) but any application I run thinks the camera is in use by another application.

Thanks

 

Hey Yeah i have had the camera working on Windows 7 x64 Professional.
I used the drivers from the Asus G2Sg notebook (the vista x64 ones)
I have an another question. Will the G2S support the new Intel Turbo Memory 4gb?
Asus support says no, but i see that the main poster of this forum has 1Gb Turbo Memory....

As for the laptop itself. I have had the DVD Rom replaced once and the Main board replaced once. As the first post inticates....the Notebook does overheat. It generally happens during gaming. I will play and then BSOD and then i have to shut down. I know its overheating since i have used many tools to monitor the heat while playing (dual screen) and at one stage the GPU reached over 98 degrees Celcius. I have tried one of those stands that prop it up...didnt work so well (but helped slightly) then I also got one of those Xsoft (i think thats the name) cooling pads that distributes the heat over the pad...well that was a waste of money too. So far I'm not overly impressed by this unit but I will stick with iot sionce the next one up is too expensive for now. I have had the notebook about 2 and a half years now.

Please can anyone post details about Intel Turbo memory 4Gb. I have ordered one, but only got the ASUS mail today
Thanks.
Dave

 

Hey all I'm trying to replace the thermal paste on my G2S for the GPU and the CPU. And also blow out the insides while I am at it. I'm out of warranty and my GPU fails on me. The thing idles at 78 degrees and forget gaming I give the thing like 10 minutes tops before temps hit past 100 degrees and my GPU fails afterwords in which case the computer auto shutdowns. So anyway a few questions.

Can I replace the thermal paste of the GPU and the CPU without having to take off the whole underside of the laptop?

Can I remove the main fan without taking apart the whole laptop?

Is there a disassembly guide for our laptop? I saw a link to one on this site for the G1S but not the G2S.

Thanks for your help fellow G2S owners.

 

From wahti can gather, there is a warrenty sticker on the CPU an the whole bottom of the laptop has to come off to do the thermal paste. As for the GPU, its built onto the motherboard. So pretty much no chance getting thermal paste on there...

 

Dang I feared so. It seemed like there wasn't enough room for the CPU heatsink to come off without the whole bottom coming off. I thought applying thermal paste the GPU was possible though even if it is soldered in. A guy in the official asus g2s forums claims that he did it. Anyone else have any ideas?

 

Can anyone show me or give me a link on how to replace the RAM?
The one on the back, not under the keyboard. Thanks.

 

Greetings all, I'm hoping someone might know as google does not. My G2S-A1 finally started packing it in and the GPU is moments from being completely fried. I'm aware of the issues with it but it's been fine until now. (Sadly I bought my comp 2.5 years ago so no warranty left.)

Looking at the estore for Asus and the replacement Mobos are out of stock and have been for quite some time. Does anyone know if they ever restock? Is there a board from another line that's compatible as a replacement? I love my machine, but am more than a little pissed to spend $2400 for 30 months of life on this notebook! I practically live on this thing and am tech-savvy enough to replace the mobo myself if it comes to it, having done it before several times on an old compaq.

Any input would be great, thanks.

 

Oh, and blythkitz, check out this manual if you need a visual: Disassembly Manual

But really, it's just the memory cover panel on the underside you unscrew and lift out. Cheers.

 

Just an update in case it helps another, I tried the "bake your Mobo" trick... and damn if it doesn't seem to be working! Took 5hrs total, and I think I might have damaged a part of my brain I will need someday. (Or it might be the ale I'm celebrating with.)

The only problem, is since then my screen has been about 50% brightness. I'm fairly sure it's something mechanical I did during the reassembly as all profile levels are identical as prior to the problem. Perhaps a sticky lid close button? Anyone have an idea of where that is? lol

I'm going to save the search for tomorrow. I'm just happy my beloved beastie is once again able to play games/movies and keeping my lap warm. Cheers all.
hlid.

 

Thank you.

 

Hi guys

I recently installed Win7 64-bit on my G2SG, problem is the ATK0100 ACPI vista 64-bit driver doesn't seem to be compatible, is there a fix for this?

 

hello all
My beloved g2s b1 has died on me. I have had it RMA in the uk and now have a repair bill for 366 British pounds. My problem, like many other people on here is the motherboard. I am out of warranty by 6 weeks and i think through several emails between myself and asus, it has been suggested that i was just unlucky.
I strongly feel that a mobo should be built to last longer?
I was unable to get the 3 year warranty as it excluded those that live outside the USA. (although this has been changed to global now)
Does anyone have any suggestions or advise.
has anyone ever admitted there are defects with any components on the g2 models
such a shame.....

 

Well another g2s died today. Got the black screen when booting up although can still hear the explosion. Going to send it in for rma although its out of warranty now.
Hope it wont come to the same outcome as above but I will argue till im blue in the face that the gpu had an inherent fault.
Anyone else have any luck in getting their g2s repaired out of warranty for free?
I'm surprised more people havn't taken legal action after all, nvidia more or less confirmed the 8600m gt is faulty.....right?

 

For those who have tried Windows 7 64 bit, have any of you found a problem with the network card? I used the Windows 7 drivers and every time i wanted to copy from or to a network folder the laptop would freeze. I have since found a driver from the Atheros website btu i have to install it everytime i start the laptop up. I put the setup in my start up but cant seem to get it to install silently (you know, to do all the next next finish crap)
Please help if you can.
Thank you

 

Hi all

I have also just joined the high ranks of a dead g2s black screen, like everyone else I can also hear the explosion & I've tryed to connect to a monitor but nothin. I've just RMA'd it lets see what happens I'm in the uk also

 

Portugeeza1 youll get a reply that they want approx 352 gbp to fix the problem. What ever you do dont accept the repair as all they will do is stick in another refurbed motherboard with the same defective gpu.

Im getting to the point of taking legal action against them its incredible that Asus refuse to aknowledge the problem despite the ammount of people with dead laptops.

I am having an independent inspection carried out to confirm an inherent defect with the Nvidia card. If anyone is interested I will post the results here.

Potentially if the report finds that an inherent defect is present it will affect all g2s-a1 owner regardless if there laptop has failed or not. IFthats the case all us g2s-a1 owners have been sold defective equipment and my hope is that all of us petition Asus to refund or replace the laptop.
As individuals complaining Asus dont seem to care but hopefully as a group of people we might have more influence. There are already about 6-10 people with black screens on Asus own forums.


Also to help the case against Asus would be appreciated if any of you that have black screens could email me a rough discription of:

Laptop Model:
When bought:
When the problem occured:
Problem:
Laptop serial number:
your email address,
and details if you wish to disclose


email to [email protected]

 

HI Dappa69

I hope they dont try & charge me as I'm still in warranty, but as soon as they start to f me about, i'll send you the details & please do tell us the out come of the independent inspection. Oh I have a g2sc which is the euro version.

 

Portugeezer:

Youll be alright if your in warranty. It will go LetMeRepair who will probably replace the motherboard.
If you accept that then you'll have a working laptop but no idea how long it will last. I've been told a repair is not recommended because of the defect and that it will just fail again.

If you do get it repaired, I would get in writing that the replacement parts are are free from defect. That way youve got some comeback if it does then fail.

Check out nvidiadefect.com and google nvidia defect for more info

Also where did you buy it from? Youve got sales of goods act if you bought it from a uk store.

 

Dappa

Thanks for the information, I'm not going to do any thing yet till my laptop has gone to this LetMeRepair place. Do I take it Asus don't use Anovo any more?
I've also pm you with some extra questions.

 

Hey Guys,
Need some help here. I've been reading over these formus for the last couple of days about G2S-a1's. I have an G2S-A2. My question is. Does anyone know where I can find, again, what mother boards or CPU's can fit in this unit. I was reading it the other day and can't seem to find that thread. I'm getting lost in these forums and my searches really don't do what I figure they should do. I think my mobo is burnt as my son spilled water on the left side of the laptop and the water enter what looked like the speaker covering. Turns out it's just a fancy hole in the face plate. Any how on the mother board it says:

A7S Mainboard "Rev 2.1 p/n : 08G27AS0021W"

I'm very confused as you guys talk about having
"ASUS G2S-A2
Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2Ghz)
2GB DDR2 667 (1024MB x 2) Dual Channel...."

How do I tell what CPU it has? Is the CPU fused to the board or is it where the heatsink and fan sits on? Under the heat sink the chip there, which I think is the CPU says: 2.20/4M/800 INtel. two symbols then 06 another symbol.

Question 2.

Is there a better board I should be buying instead of the original?

Question 3.

If I can put in a bigger CPU or Mobo do I need to upgrade the power supply, or is that possible?


Hope I've put this in the correct thread.

Thanks guys,

Goodz

 

Just in case anyone is following. I received the report back from specialists and it confirms 100% that the nvidia 8600 gpu in the asus g2s-a1 is inherently faulty. So to all the g2s-a1 users if your laptops are still running or not, you were sold defective laptops.

 

Dappa, I have a G2S-A2 and my video card went kaput as well, showed vertical green bars. Long story short - it was just under warranty and ASUS tried to replace it with a G71x-RX05, a Bestbuy model with 1440x900 resolution. I told them if I wanted a crappy resolution, I wouldn't have spent all that money for a G2S. Then they sent a G2S-A1 with 1GB of memory, 160GB 5400rpm drive and a slower processor. I told them this was not satisfactory, and that it was as if I brought my Corvette to the shop and they gave me back a Chevette and acted like everything was fine. They finally sent a replacement G2S-A2, but I was still pissed and I unloaded on their survey. Then I figured it's time for an upgrade and pre-ordered a G73JH-A1 from GentechPC.com, except I may not see this baby until Spring or Summer of 2010... *sigh*

 

It is nice to hear they offered you replacements...unlike many others, including me. You might want to make another stink and just get the G71. Something is better than nothing, even if its less.. GL

 

Was thinking of the g73 too but then why should I continue to support a company that doesn't give a sh*t about its customers. You'd think its simple business practice that Asus would realize were gonna have a lot of unhappy customers with the nvidia defect, and so lets do something for them and reinforce their brand loyalty. I would probably happily pay some sort of fee to upgrade my laptop to a g73. But they way the customer service has handled the whole situation just begs belief.

I can honestly say without a doubt Asus has the worst customer service of any company Ive ever had to deal with. Nothing gets done there you just go round and round. I mean look at the very large thread on here about warranty repair its really letting the company down, especially as their aiming to be in the top 3 laptop manufactures at the end of this year.

Youda- which warranty centre did your laptop go to and when

 

Dappa, I agree with you. I got run around in circles after talking to many of their representatives. Even got the phone number of a 'manager' who never returned my call. It was sad. They claimed that as a whole the 8600M was not faulty, whether in an Asus or Dell, etc... I am not looking forward to another couple grand to replace this guy. Sadly, I will probably go for a desktop...with an Asus mobo. Heard they are dependable I can definately say that when someone asks for some help finding a gaming laptop Clevo/Sager gets my vote hands down every time.

 

I don't understand. Why would you support a company that doesn't care about it's customers? I've told them on a couple of ocasions, "I'll never buy another ASUS product again, after these stop to working." I know there are other products out there that are just as good or better. With all the BS with customer service WHY would you ever buy their products?

 

Many of their products are excellent, and yes, they do have some issues, just as with any company. You have to trade one thing for another when looking at products/companies, and sometimes Asus is the better pick.

 

Agree with generald some of Asus's products are just better quality or the best option. I was almost tempted to replace the g2s with the g73 even after all the crap Ive had which is still ongoing by the way.

But Clevo's new x8100 is looking like a better option than the g73 although probably a lot more money.

 

another one bites the dust
my G2s-A6 fried this time after the RMA that repaired a bad trace while still under warranty. I got it back and it lasted until just after my warranty ran out and then the cpu fried...
I am really disappointed with asus and their handling of this issue. I spent $2500+ on my machine with upgrades and all and feel i should be re-compensated somehow for my loyalty to their line. To bad they don't feel the same way...

does anybody know where i can find a dis-assembly guide for this machine? i got it back from my tech in parts and there seems to be some of them missing. I would like to determine what goes in the empty slot so i can confront them about it.

 

Are you in the US? If you are, you may have some recourse. In any case, you can contact any of the merchant on these forums that sell/service Asus products and they should be able to help out. By way of dissembling, I have seen only 1 or 2 guides that were not great. If you take a picture of the slot I feel confident someone here can id it. Please take a hi-res shot and link to it, blurry cam isn't to useful Sorry to hear about your issues, maybe time for a Clevo...

 

hey guys my screen keeps flickering and turning white and stuff
i think its just a looose connection. if i move the screen around a bit it stablizes at some point. or could it be the inverter? but it should go dimmer if its the inverter right?

anywaays anyone know how i can access the connection? where do i take it apart ..

thakns guys...

 

Mine Died on 07/28/2010

If im out of Warranty for at least 2 months, what would you suggest me to do ... ?

During the working time i noticed some "blue line artifacts" mostly on white pages.

Does it means my gpu was faulty in first hand or this was a driver issue ?

I dont know how work the 'Legal warranties' here in Canada, but i think even after the manufacturer warrantie ends, you would expect a 2500$ notebook to live a bit more than a straight 3 years .

Thanks for your advices

 

I would like to bump this thread a bit if I may.
I am a new owner of an ASUS G2S-A1.(just opened it up a few hours ago)
Now of course it has obviously failed, I knew that when I got it.(though I did not know that the PO had severed the end of the trackpad ribbon )
At the time it was cheap enough that it seemed like it might be fun. either a) I get it working for a little while. or b) I cannot get it working, plop the wifi n in my DV4 and part out the rest. Either way, hardware fun involved and minimal monetary loss.

Now, this thing must be possessed.. I have never actually used it... but it is making me want to actually fix and use it. I no longer want to part it out. As such, I have been poking about teh intarwebz for some info.
From what I have gathered, the only boards that are a simple direct swap are ones that will fail, basically what it shipped with to begin with.
Looking at things like the G2SG and G2SV(mentioned on page 65), they have non-8600(I cannot remember just what else exactly was trash) but the issue there-unless I am mistaken-is different LCD panels.. since the mobo drives panel directly a simple board swap is out.(unless ASUS did some incredibly unlikely work and made any newer boards compatible with the displays in the old ones. but yea, very very unlikely as far as I know.)
But, presuming the panel was the only hurdle, what about getting hold of one of the panels that was used with the board one wanted to swap in? Are the G2SG/V actually physically similar enough to drop into the A1 case? It looks like the G2SG has a different mini-PCIE layout.. though the rest looks the same. I have not seen the guts of the G2SV unfortunately.
The things I cannot check atm would be the holes for screws and such lining up properly.

I know these computers are old, but so far my total is $250cad, and I am willing to go a bit higher if it means playing with some hardware and making this doorstop work. Yes, I have tried baking it but it is almost totally dead and is currently still in the condition that it came in. OLED and a couple LEDs light up, fan comes on, no boot chime, no HDD activity. The PO baked it once and it worked for a bit but then it died again. He was too busy with life to continue screwing around with it and just bought a new computer.

Anyway, yea, I wanna make this sucker work, but I need the guys who know these machines inside and out.

Opinions?



*Edit

Ok, a bit of an update. It is working again! I was not baking it at a high enough temp. Was using 390; 430 did the trick.(I have a thermometer in the oven during baking)
The plastics did not like that though, clockbatt holder broke and seems to have shrunk(yey for epoxy) and most of the black plastic insulatory mabobs are shrivelled so I trimmed the protruding parts.

I still know it is going to fail though so I am reluctant to really use it because I do not want to have to bake it again.
If no suitable boards can be found and used then I am going to rig up some custom watercooling! I have been wanting to WC for at least a few years, perhaps now is the time.
Anyway, yea, that is the update. I still want to know about potential board swaps though.

 

Sounds like fun Oelmuvun. I went down that road to get other parts...I was told by multiple resellers and Asus themselves that this would not be possible, they would not sell them. Reasons ranged from "you must already own the laptop model in question to get a part for it, thus have a serial to match" to "we just cant get this part, it is unavailable". In my opinion, use it, abuse it, then throw it away. At any rate, good luck!

 

Hmm, well that is discouraging.

Oh well, my waterblock right at this moment is cooling after a little brazing session.
I went into the local PC shop and picked up a watercooling kit from six years ago(sitting on the shelf all this time waiting for someone to buy it ) and have modified the CPU block to fit into my lappy.

Now, I realize that older watercooling gear was not that great and if you have a choice you really should build one yourself using new parts but they simply do not make blocks like I need anymore. As such I had little choice; either buy an old unopened package or find someone with an ancient block they kept in their basement/closet.
In my case I happen to know that the local PC shop has a bunch of ancient stuff that has been sitting on the shelves that time has passed by. The only people who ever go in there and buy that stuff are totally crazy people like myself.. Actually, as far as I have heard I am only person who goes in there looking for cards with specific chipsets or stuff made a decade or more ago.. <_< >_>


I think at this point my only concerns are these:
a) this waterblock is aaannnncciient and I do not know if it has the capability to dissipate the heat from a loaded CPU, GPU and NB. Sure I can up the flow, but waterblocks can be maxed out. The surface area in contact with the water and the turbulence in the block are important factors, both need to be high for good cooling and both are very low in old blocks. :/

b)The heatpipes. They are very thin; heatpipes have limits as to how much thermal energy they can transfer(as does anything). I am mildly concerned that part of the cooling issue might not be the fins hitting their limits, but the heatpipe for the GPU and NB hitting their limits... This is probably not a big deal though since the fins attached to the heatpipe are not very impressive.. The heatpipe may be ok.

Now, due to the spread pattern of the thermal compound I know that the GPU is getting pretty good contact with the heatsink.. that or I am mixing that image up in my mind with the CPU's spread... Anyway, it should be ok; and if not then it is time to whip up a custom backplate because ASUS were too stupid to add one themselves. The CPU has one, why not the GPU&NB? The two of those have a higher TDP than the CPU itself and since this is a desktop replacement gaming computer.... /me slaps ASUS.


Yea, that is right, I am mounting this WB right where the fins are sitting. That way case modification is minimal(cut out only grill) and I will not have to prop the back up since there will no longer be any airflow concerns under the computer. I am going to try to attach the rest of the hardware to the back of the lid close to the hinges. Hopefully I can manage a clean mount.

On a side note. If I wanted to use modern blocks I would have to cut out parts of the bottom of the case and create a custom mounting bracket.(front and back for GPU&NB, front for CPU cause it has a rear already) I would also need a third block because the NB is a bit too far away for proper coverage. And of course the thing to prop up the rear.. That is a fair bit more work than I am doing using this method. I hope.
Also, good luck finding a block that would fit between the mounts around the CPU. hahaha



Heh. What a text wall. I bet that block was cool a while ago!
I will keep you guys updated though. :thumpsup:

 

Sorry for the delay, I have been busy and distracted lately. :/

Watercooled ASUS G2S-A1 now known as:
ASUS G2S-A1-WC


On with the fun!


Not really sure how to start this out exactly.. Perhaps a quick setup with some pics and stuff?
This is the G2S beside my HP DV4:



To cool this computer I wanted the waterblock to be internal with the barbs out the back. I wanted to mount it right on the heatpipes where the old heatsinks were and have the barbs poking out the back through a cut out vent. At first I was looking online but all these modern CPU, GFX and NB blocks are all too thick and all either have vertically mounted barbs or horizontally mounted ones that were sitting on top of the block. I needed a low profile block, less than half an inch! It was soon clear that I would need to look at old hardware. There was a block and a kit with that same block that looked like it would work well but sourcing one would be a problem. I happened to be in the local PC shop picking up some other ancient&specific crap soon after(I hear I am the only guy who does that there) and as luck would have it there was a different kit(3-4 actually) that had been sitting on a shelf since sometime in 2004 apparently.


At first I was looking at the VGA block since it had horizontally mounted in-line(with the rest of the block) barbs but after taking the pretty little shiny cover off it was both too thick and also not wide/long enough. So I started looking at the CPU block, it was thinner and wider/longer than the VGA block but the barbs were on the top vertically mounted. I would need to modify it! :evil:

So back during the night of the 17th and morning of the 18th I was scrambling to get this stuff done before a quick trip to a city.
I sliced off the overhanging portion of the base, drilled into the block from the side, removed the barbs with a torch, cut up cover pieces for the old barb holes then attached the barbs to the side of the block and covers to old holes. Drilled new mounting holes in the base of the block, cut up one of the brackets that the block came with so I could mount it to the heatpipes, leaktest and realmount.

Ooooo shiiiny...


Testfit


Gettin somewhere now.


Ripping the fins off the heatpipes and taking the crap off the surface of the pipes:



Trimmin dat plastic.


Here we have a much needed slimming lap.(I should have taken the bottom and the top down further, actually. It is rough but suuuper flat.. not that I am mounting it to a single flat surface here, but w/e) Followed by a for realz installation:




I had absolutely no time to test it at home; I had to take it with me and hope for the best.




Guess what?




You knew it was going to work!






However
The GPU is making reallyreally bad contact with it's heatsink and wile it idles and handles a light load okish it cannot handle any real stressing! I need to fab up a bracket&backplate for it and the NB then I should be golden.
Also remaining is mounting the WC gear on the back of the lid and getting new tubing. Mounting it on the back and powering it internally will make this thing actually portable. As for the tubing, this stuff has been sitting in a box for six years with a bunch of kinks in it.. New stuff is a must.


*****************************

Done:
WB mounting
Initial testing

To do:
Mount WC gear to lid
New tubing
New GPU&NB bracket

 

thats realy cool that you watercooled the g2. im new to this site but i have the same laptop as you the asus g2. im trying to sell it but i have no idea what it is worth. ive tried looking it up on ebay but none are listed.

 

I've checked all the pages but couldn't find a direct answer. Is it possible to fit 2 hdds on G2S-B2? I thought about using a small SDD for booting and a normal one for storage.

 

If it is anything like the A1, then no, unless you were to swap out your optical drive with an HDD and put a 2.5" SSD where your HDD was originally.

Having said that, if you wanted to crack open the computer you might be able to find some room for a 1.8" SSD. How you attach it is another matter though. I suppose one might run it off the eSATA connector (solder the wires to the mobo and cut the traces for the eSATA port itself near the connector but after your wires)

Actually, it would be easier to just tap power from the mobo and route those wires outside the case then use double sided tape to stick an SSD to your lid and use an eSATA->SATA cable to attach it. Of course that requires opening the notebook and soldering a couple things to the mobo and not everybody is comfortable with that.




Why not just get a bus powered USB enclosure and stick a big HDD in that then put your SSD inside the computer? That would be the most user friendly option.

 

Last night I upgraded my roommate's G2S-A1 cpu from the 2.2Ghz T7500 that it came with to a 2.6Ghz T9500.

So far it seems to be working great although the temps are running a little hot - about 67 C under load (and the GPU was in the mid 70's)

I didn't think about testing the old CPU before I replaced it, so I don't know if that's the same, better or worse.

The heatsink seemed to have some pretty deep scratches in it, and I should probably lap it, but I've never done that before. I did use Arctic Silver 5 though.

Anyway, does anyone know what the stock CPU temps were?

Has anyone else upgraded to a T9500?

 

Sorry for the delayed response as I thought automatically subscribed to the thread.

Yes, I thing the elegant solution would be to use an internal SSD for booting and an external USB drive/enclousure, would the performance of these drives/enclousures be worst than an internal one? Also, my current hdd seems ATA, can you confirm that G2S doesn't have SATA hdd?

Thanks in advance!

 

The G2S' HDD is SATA, not IDE/ATA/PATA(all the same thing basically).
The optical drive however, is not SATA.

USB would be way slower than the internal SATA bus, though if it is just for storage and archival it might not be incredibly terrible. It really depends on your usage.
Keep in mind that you do have an eSATA port, but it does not provide power itself; you would need another powersource like the USB ports or something. The eSATA port would be as fast as an internal drive because eSATA is just SATA with a different connector.

 

Thanks for your response, things are a lot clear now!

Another question: Did you managed to make Direct Console 2 working?

I'm asking because I use version 1.5 but it has a bug since Windows Live Messenger 2009, it doesn't show the nickname in OLED.

 

Its been a long time since i have posted here. As an OP of this thread and thread starter i Love(D) my Asus when i got it. Over time discovering heating issues with the display washed away my luv for the machine. I had to replace my motherboard with Asus Canada as i was visiting there, cause of the Headphone Jack Pin Problem (speakers quit working after unplugging the headphones).
My new motherboard lasted for about 1.5 years and...
Last week i heard a small humming sound from the underneath fan or something. I knew there is something wrong with my display card. I have been playing COD MW 2 online with moderate settings. I turned off my computer to restart it and Kapoom No Display....Black Screen. Computer is booting fine into windows....i can hear all the sounds the display card just wont present the display. I tried the external monitor but no luck. I am not going to spend 100 or so dollars on shipping the machine to Asus just to get a faulty display motherboard back for a PRICE.
I liked Asus Desktop Motherboards and still do. But i am going to voice it loud and clear that i personally will not by another Asus Laptop. Just for the fact that a known display card problem with G2S-A1 has been neglected and unacknowledged by a multi billion dollar company tells me to stay away from their laptops. Some of you would agree and some wont. I have been a desktop guy for a long time and luv gaming. I have ordered SAGER NP7130. Those of you who do not know might want to start reading these somewhat unpopular brands and probably give up minor blinks such as OLED and stuff for a slightly pale machine but a better built.

 

I agree with you, as I'm having minor heat issues (fan spinning sound too loud). Back in the day I bought this notebook, I researched a lot and I thought was a good deal as it had lots of features like a good gpu (except for the heating issue), bluetooth, wireless N, a great display resolution and good battery uptime for all the features it has.

I didn't understood what OLED was, only figured after I started to use it and if it's already here, would be good if it worked.

Mine didn't came with TV Tuner nor Remote control. The other thing I miss is a blu-ray drive.

Thanks for giving another option for gaming notebook

PS: Have you looked at my other posts? Is it possible to have 2 hdds on this notebook? What are the other possible mods (wifi, blu-ray, tv tuner, remote control) for it? I have an idea of using it as an HTPC

 

Well, Raikay I am with you. Mine died 2 weeks ago and I have been frantically trying to get through finals on my EEE. Thankfully I had been saving for this day and was able to build a nice desktop gaming rig. I am on the fence about another Asus laptop. On one hand I am sorely displeased with Asus, but then again they offer many of the options I look for in laptops. I may end up with a UL to replace the EEE in a couple months, who knows. I am outside any warranty (even the CC extension), but I may give Asus a call and see if they are acknowledging it yet. I can only assume more will start dropping, maybe we will get lucky with a class action or something, seeing money was apportioned by Nvidia to cover these issues...

Brief history of my G2S-B1: My first RMA was for my inverter going bad, second was for GPU temps in excess of 95C. Earlier this summer I replaced the CPU/GPU TIM with some Artic Silver Ceramique and was quite pleased with the results...until November when it died. I now have two more Asus components in my desktop, motherboard and CPU cooler. Maybe I will never learn...but count me out of an early Asus product development from now on. Well, I am still subscribed and will visit occasionally, but the thread is dead and so is my love for my B1...it served me well, made me some money, and now has left in a flurry of darkness.

Good luck to the survivors!

 

Good to see you that you are still active here Gengerald. I remember when you had just started posting on the forums and now look at the numbers of your posts. I see that you have helped people quiet a bit.

Its hard to convince people to go for a certain product when it comes to spending money on anything. I am not here to tell people to stay away from a certain brand but i will not hesitate from voicing my concerns and experience so others might get a better QA/QC insight on brand name laptop.

I have learned my lesson and will move on. I am just out of that old school thought about people praising my machine just based on the looks...airport/school/public hot spot....wow look at that laptop.....Aaaa An...not for me. I would rather have a hard rough plasticky looking thing yet better solid components inside.

fggs: yes i have seen some of your other posts. I see that you love to play with the machines I have opened G2S on multiple occasions....mostly to clean it as best as i could. Getting the dust/hair out with an air duster. I just dont see a spot where you can place a second hard disk. You might be able to upgrade the wifi though. Since it is not a soldered component.

Now for OLED & Direct Console you might wana look at this awesome thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/197824-asus-g1s-oled-display-i-have-found-way-set.html

 

Thanks for your response on this raikay. Yes, I do like to squeeze machine's potential as far as I can.

I've looked at this thread about OLED, I don't know if I'm interested in using LCDHype as the only thing I want is to have a watch and Messenger alerts when I'm on fullscreen.

I see ASUS updated Direct Console to version 2.x, but doesn't seem to work with our older notebooks. If that's true, ASUS lost a few more points with me, what's the point to have a "hardware" feature that doesn't follow program versions (Messenger etc)?