ASUS G1S-A1 Dual Boot XP and Vista

Asus G1S:

Anyone doing a dual-boot with it?

I need Vista and XP on the same laptop.

Thanks!

 

Asus G1S:

For those who started with the default 5400 RPM Hard drive, then upgraded to a 7200 RPM hard drive, how much of a difference was there performance wise? Was it worth it?

I know RPM's themselves don't tell the fully story and aren't the be all end all, but I'm interested to know.

If you did upgrade, was installing the new HDD a pain?

 

Dual-Boot is possible. It's very easy to configure:

First you'll want to make 3 partitions. One for Vista (should be around 20GB), one for XP (should be around 10GB) and the third partition for storage.
Then you have to install Windows XP first and Vista afterwards. Windows Vista recognizes the Windows XP installation and rewrites the boot manager so you can choose which OS you want to boot at startup.

As for the HDD-replacement: It's very easy to replace. Just remove some screws, clip out the HDD...

 

Thanks ColdSoul,

Have you personally done a dual-boot on the G1S?

I'm concerned about drivers for XP since I doubt the G1S comes with XP drivers as it's a Vista machine.

 

I've heard that you need to slipstream the SATA driver so you can detect the hard drive in the xp install. Also you'll have to use a 3rd-party video driver for the 8600gt because asus has not supplied one.

 

No, i haven't done dual-boot on Vista yet, because i get my G1S at the end of this month. I've done dual-boot on my desktop and it worked without any problems.

As for the XP-drivers: I've posted a driver package for WindowsXP and it should work. My friend tried them and he had no problems at all.

Get it here:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=130219

Some of the drivers have a german description, ask if you have any questions...

 

ColdSoul, did your friend install it on a G1s? What video drivers did he use for the 8600gt?

 

Yes, that's right. The S-Ata drivers have to be slipstreamed into the XP installation-CD via nLite
You can find drivers for the 8600GT at LaptopVideo2Go
Just download the nVidia drivers and replace the original INF-file with the modded one.

 

These: http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=13253

I've already included them into the driver package.

As soon as i get my G1S i'll make a complete guide on how to install XP and the drivers on the G1S.

 

I just got my ASUS G1S-A1 in the mail this week. After testing it with my games, my decision to dual boot XP for games was reinforced. My under-spec'd desktop outperforms the same games with identical settings than my more powerful laptop. We'll see if XP makes the difference.

Kudos to ColdSoul for the info and for the driver pack. Your help has been great!

 

I have an asus g1s for 2 months yet. Only 5 hours after it comes I format the windows vista installation and put one partition with xp and other with linux because my athlon 64 3700 with a g-force 6600 and 1gb of ram was fastest than my new and flamant asus g1s.

Trust me, in this case Xp makes the diference.

Thank's for your driver pack Coldsoul. It makes a lot more easy the change
And so sorry for my english, i'm not a native speaker as you can see.

 

How did you guys get to install Vista after installing XP? When I tried to do it using the recovery CD, I ended up getting 2 options.

1. Restore on first partition
2. Restore on both partitions

If I have XP installed already, I can't use the first partition. Even if I have XP installed on the second partition and I choose to restore on the first partition, Vista does not detect XP. In the end I gave up and ended up going for XP alltogether.

 

I would greatly appreciate it if someone the the drivers up again.

 

Yes I would very much like to have that driver packet. The link is broken or since I am serving in Iraq I just cant open it. thank you

 

Apparently BIOS version 205 (The newest one) for the G1s fixes this problem...and allows you to install XP without the need of slipstreamed drivers. Don't take my word for it though.