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    ASUS A42JV GT335M problem

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by yzyz89, Jun 13, 2010.

  1. yzyz89

    yzyz89 Newbie

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    Hi, i've purchased the above notebook recently.

    However, when i try to run warcraft 3 with the GT335M the game will start but the screen will keep flickering.

    When i switch to the intel onboard graphics it will run fine.

    Have updated the drivers from nvdia and updated directx as well..

    Any clues to how I can solve this problem?
     
    yzyz89, Jun 13, 2010
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Hi and welcome to the forums :)

    Quick question - does the flickering occur in other games as well? If not, try play with the in-game video settings and see if the flickering stops. I'd also change your screen's refresh rate and check to see if that helps.
     
    David, Jun 14, 2010
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  3. yzyz89

    yzyz89 Newbie

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    hi, i just tried running dragon age, but i get a black screen for the gt335m. it runs fine on my integrated just like warcraft.

    yes i have tweaked the different in game settings, like refresh rates and 32/16bit colour etc, but to no avail.
     
    yzyz89, Jun 14, 2010
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  4. jaxomoy

    jaxomoy Newbie

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    hi yzyz89,

    i got a friend who has the same notebook but can't get Starcraft 2 to work with GT335M... it goes to the intel onboard graphics.

    did u do anything manually to make it work while playing WC3?

    as with your flickering, i'd try setting my refresh rates to the same as your windows. if it's at say 60Hz, set the game at 60Hz too even tho there are higher setting selections. try :)
     
    jaxomoy, Aug 24, 2010
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  5. b.tuned

    b.tuned Notebook Enthusiast

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    hmm lemme know if ur friend finds a fix for sc2. I cant seem to get my gt335 working properly with my sc2 either
     
    b.tuned, Aug 24, 2010
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    wokan Newbie

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    Hi b.tuned,

    I am Jaxomoy friend and I have solved the Optimus switching problem.
    If you are using Asus A42JV or also known as K42JV (in European countries),
    basically, the factory Nvidia driver is at 197.xx version.

    My Steps:

    0. Create a restore point manually in case you need to rollback the driver.

    1. Download the latest driver for my model.

    Download the driver: WHQL Driver 64-bit 258.96 version on Win7/Vista 64-bit

    NVIDIA DRIVERS 258.96 WHQL


    2. Perform clean installation on the latest NVidia driver 258.96. Instruction
    on the link below. READ CAREFULLY.

    Board Message

    3. After installation, goto NVidia Control Panel and set to use the dedicated
    NVidia Graphic Processor for Starcraft2.

    Refer to below link for tutorial.

    YouTube - NVIDIA Optimus Driver Tutorial


    Important note:

    For Asus ULxx series that comes with GT335M, please
    use NVidia WHQL 257.21 instead rather than the 258.96.
     
    wokan, Aug 24, 2010
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  7. b.tuned

    b.tuned Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey thanks for the reply. Unfortunately my laptop is an n53jn so what you have posted doesnt seem to work properly for me. I will try again tonight to see if it works but it seems i may be stuck with whatever asus has given me right now. -.-''
     
    b.tuned, Aug 25, 2010
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  8. bcgomes

    bcgomes Newbie

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    Certain Asus series can't update directly from Ati or Nvidia. You shall try to update from Asus official website.
     
    bcgomes, Aug 28, 2010
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  9. wokan

    wokan Newbie

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    That is interesting..anyway bro b.tuned does solved his problem.

    He has downloaded the international version of Nvidia latest driver 258.96 rather than from NVidia download page that I recommended and everything fall into places.
     
    wokan, Aug 30, 2010
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  10. jamus28

    jamus28 Notebook Consultant

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    Do the nvidia packages include the latest intel HD drivers or should those be updated separately?
     
    jamus28, Aug 30, 2010
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  11. kizwan

    kizwan Lord Pringles

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    The Intel HD & NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M driver need to be updated separately.
     
    kizwan, Sep 3, 2010
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