Asus C90s Wifi Issue

Specs:

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Laptop Model: Asus C90s
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
BIOS Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version: 0902
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CPU: Intel Core 2 6600 @ 2.40 Ghz - Voltage 1.2
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT - 512MB DDR2
Driver Version - 185.20 - Un-Mod'd
RAM: 3GB Corsair
MATA - DVD-RAM - UJ-850S - v1.21
Lock Detected for this device.
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Windows XP Pro SP3 - Updated Regularly
Dot Net Versions - 1.1 / 2.0 SP2 / 3.0 SP2 / 3.5 SP1
Virus Scanner: Avast! / Firewall: Zone Alarm
Intel Wifi Driver - 12.2.0.x
Intel 4965AGN Wifi Card
Power saving for the wifi device IS disabled.
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Issue:

FN + F7 when pressed is for the turn laptop screen off, which I use over nite usually, however when I getup in the morning I find my wifi is dead and I have to reboot to get it back, anyone have a solution?

 

The C90S wifi is atrocious. I know mine cannot connect to a weak signal, but once connected I can return to remoter parts of house where signal is weaker. Maybe your signal became too weak?
Reinstall the drivers and software from intel's website if you use intel proset wireless then see if it happens again. Also update to the latest 1002 bios version and see if that helps.

 

Woah! theres a bios above 902? holy crap.. where have I been.. lol

Can you direct me to the bios? Btw I just formatted the day b4 I posted this an got all of what I believe to be the latest drivers. Though I am having some difficulty locating newer drivers for the SD card slot an some of intels other things.

Perhaps I should just post a list of all I'm using? I'm also not sure what you mean by the wifi proset.. I'm running the version I originally posted.

Looking forward to your response.

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Edit

I found the bios on asus site, is there any specific way to run the new one? is global the same as english? need some details so I don't mess this up,
its been along time since I've done this.. all I can remember is burning something to a cd an running it at boot.

 

Ken from gentechpc uploaded the easy to use iso file, this bios will also allow you to upgrade to the newer e7300,e7500 processors

http://www.gentechpc.com/Asus/C90S-Mod-BIOS.zip

Make sure your computer is at AC power before update the BIOS and do it at your own risk.
1: Download the ISO and burn using nero onto the CD.
2: Restart the computer with CD in the drive and press "ESC" once when you see the Asus logo.
3: Select boot from CD drive and press enter.
4: Computer will boot to A:\ prompt
5: Type UPDATE and press enter
6: BIOS flash will start and DON"T turn off or press any key or buttons on the laptop.
7: It'll go back to A: prompt when BIOS flash is finished.
8: restart the computer and press F2 to enter BIOS.
9: press F10 to save and exit BIOS.

Intel proset is the name of the card I have but I think mine is 3945 or something not the newer 4965 so perhaps yours is better. Flicking open the D door to see what the card is called would be easiest.

Hope this helps

edit: I do indeed have the 3945. Also both 3945 and 4965 are intel proset wireless cards. Only difference seems to be that 3945 lacks draft N support:a/b/g while yours supports a/g/n. Same drivers are used however.

 

Well I'd love to update the bios but I'm now trying to resolve why I'm burning blank cd-r's and getting repetitive cd-rw "power calibration" errors.

My specs are listed in my first post, I'm not sure what to do to fix the issue from this point for the wifi freezes or the blank burns/errors.

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Below is nero's log of the error, other programs have the same issue of course.

Be warned the log for nero is rather long..

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Windows XP 5.1
IA32
WinAspi: -

NT-SPTI used
Nero Version: 9.0.9.100
Internal Version: 9, 0, 9, 100

Recorder: <MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S>Version: 1.21 - HA 1 TA 0 - 9.0.9.100
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1
Drive buffer : 2048kB
Bus Type : default
CD-ROM: <MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S >Version: 1.21 - HA 1 TA 0 - 9.0.9.100
Adapter driver: <IDE> HA 1

=== Scsi-Device-Map ===
DiskPeripheral : ST9160823AS atapi Port 0 ID 0 DMA: On
CdRomPeripheral : MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S atapi Port 1 ID 0 DMA: On

=== CDRom-Device-Map ===
MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S D: CdRom0
=======================

AutoRun : 1
Excluded drive IDs:
WriteBufferSize: 83886080 (0) Byte
BUFE : 0
Physical memory : 2047MB (2097151kB)
Free physical memory: 2047MB (2097151kB)
Memory in use : 18 %
Uncached PFiles: 0x0
Use Inquiry : 1
Global Bus Type: default (0)
Check supported media : Disabled (0)

7.4.2009
CD Image
9:55:09 AM #1 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
LockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL

9:55:10 AM #2 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3233
MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S
Buffer underrun protection activated

9:55:10 AM #3 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1029
Removed 2 run-out blocks from end of track 1. Length: 902 -> 900.

9:55:10 AM #4 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 3563
Turn on Track-At-Once, using CD-R/RW media

9:55:10 AM #5 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1029
Removed 2 run-out blocks from end of track 1. Length: 902 -> 900.

9:55:10 AM #6 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1029
Removed 2 run-out blocks from end of track 1. Length: 902 -> 900.

9:55:10 AM #7 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 293
Medium type in the drive: Unknown
Lowest/Highest CLV write speed: 3x/536888276x
Recorder min/max supported write speed: 4x/9230188x

9:55:10 AM #8 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 312
Last possible write address on media: 359848 ( 79:59.73)
Last address to be written: 901 ( 0:14.01)

9:55:10 AM #9 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 324
Write in overburning mode: NO (enabled: CD)

9:55:10 AM #10 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 2951
Recorder: MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S;
CDRW code: 00 97 26 65; OSJ entry from: CMC Magnetics Corporation
ATIP Data:
Special Info [hex] 1: D1 00 C6, 2: 61 1A 41 (LI 97:26.65), 3: 4F 3B 4A (LO 79:59.74)
Additional Info [hex] 1: 02 4C B0, 2: 4A C8 36, 3: 00 00 00 (invalid)

9:55:10 AM #11 Text 0 File DlgWaitCD.cpp, Line 499
>>> Protocol of DlgWaitCD activities: <<<
=========================================

9:55:10 AM #12 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 756
Setup items (after recorder preparation)
0: TRM_DATA_MODE1 (2 - CD-ROM Mode 1, Joliet)
2 indices, index0 (150) not provided
original disc pos #0 + 902 (902) = #902/0:12.2
not relocatable, disc pos for caching/writing not required/not required
-> TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048, config 0, wanted index0 0 blocks, length 900 blocks [D: MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S]
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9:55:10 AM #13 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 958
Prepare [D: MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S] for write in TAO
DAO infos:
==========
MCN: ""
TOCType: 0x00; Session Closed, disc fixated
Tracks 1 to 1: Idx 0 Idx 1 Next Trk
1: TRM_DATA_MODE1, 2048/0x00, FilePos 0 307200 2154496, ISRC ""
DAO layout:
===========
___Start_|____Track_|_Idx_|_CtrlAdr_|_____Size_|______NWA_|_RecDep__________
-150 | lead-in | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
-150 | 1 | 0 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00
0 | 1 | 1 | 0x41 | 902 | 902 | 0x00
902 | lead-out | 1 | 0x41 | 0 | 0 | 0x00

9:55:10 AM #14 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 1029
Removed 2 run-out blocks from end of track 1. Length: 902 -> 900.

9:55:10 AM #15 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 240
SPTILockVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_LOCK_VOLUME

9:55:10 AM #16 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4362
Caching options: cache CDRom or Network-Yes, small files-No (<64KB)

9:55:10 AM #17 Phase 24 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Caching of files started

9:55:10 AM #18 Text 0 File Burncd.cpp, Line 4484
Cache writing successful.

9:55:10 AM #19 Phase 25 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Caching of files completed

9:55:10 AM #20 Phase 28 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Speed measurement started

9:55:10 AM #21 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2675
Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

9:55:10 AM #22 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 273
Pipe memory size 590400

9:55:10 AM #23 Phase 29 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1716
Speed measurement completed: 751.6x (112,750 KB/s)

9:55:10 AM #24 Phase 36 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Burn process started at 4x (600 KB/s)

9:55:10 AM #25 Text 0 File ThreadedTransferInterface.cpp, Line 2675
Verifying disc position of item 0 (not relocatable, no disc pos, no patch infos, orig at #0): write at #0

9:55:10 AM #26 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 22511
Set BUFE: Buffer underrun protection -> ON

9:55:10 AM #27 Text 0 File ThreadedTransfer.cpp, Line 273
Pipe memory size 83836800

9:55:19 AM #28 SPTI -1106 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 215
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1106)
CDB Data: 0x2A 00 00 00 01 E0 00 00 20 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x73
Sense Qual: 0x03
Sense Area: 0xF1 00 03 FF FF FF 6A 0A 00 00 15 12 73 03
Buffer x07960400: Len x10000
0xEE E8 DB 6A 00 D0 35 B1 64 D7 CB FD A9 AB 17 3B
0xCD 74 C7 77 06 0A A9 0B 74 86 D7 A2 C8 2E 0D 51
0x0A DC 9D 7B 56 9E 78 EB 01 6A 85 85 72 DB 6A 4D

9:55:19 AM #29 CDR -1106 File Writer.cpp, Line 306
Power calibration error
D: MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S

9:55:19 AM #30 CDR -201 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 325
Invalid write state
D: MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S

9:55:19 AM #31 TRANSFER -18 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 325
Could not perform EndTrack

9:55:19 AM #32 Text 0 File MMC.cpp, Line 17309
<MATADVD-RAM UJ-850S > start Close Track #2

9:55:19 AM #33 SPTI -1106 File SCSIPassThrough.cpp, Line 215
CdRom0: SCSIStatus(x02) WinError(0) NeroError(-1106)
CDB Data: 0x5B 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Sense Key: 0x03 (KEY_MEDIUM_ERROR)
Sense Code: 0x73
Sense Qual: 0x03
Sense Area: 0x70 00 03 00 00 00 00 0A 00 00 15 12 73 03

9:55:19 AM #34 CDR -1106 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 375
Power calibration error
D: MATA DVD-RAM UJ-850S

9:55:19 AM #35 TRANSFER -19 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 375
Could not perform Fixation

9:55:19 AM #36 Text 0 File WriterStatus.cpp, Line 384
falling back to disc fixation

9:55:19 AM #37 Text 0 File DVDPlusDualLayer.cpp, Line 1424
SetDriveCaps: Set LAST LBA of layer 1 to 0

9:55:19 AM #38 Phase 38 File dlgbrnst.cpp, Line 1767
Burn process failed at 4x (600 KB/s)

9:55:19 AM #39 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 287
SPTIDismountVolume - completed successfully for FSCTL_DISMOUNT_VOLUME

9:55:22 AM #40 Text 0 File Cdrdrv.cpp, Line 11444
DriveLocker: UnLockVolume completed

9:55:22 AM #41 Text 0 File SCSIPTICommands.cpp, Line 450
UnLockMCN - completed sucessfully for IOCTL_STORAGE_MCN_CONTROL


Existing drivers:

Registry Keys:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon\AllocateCDROMs : 0 (Security Option)

 

Could be the router, I just replace my Linksys router (2nd time) with Netgear, the router start to go bad and acting weired that I had to reboot several times in order to get connection, finally it will not connect no matter what I do so I just bought a new router and problem solved.

I am not saying it must be the cause of your wifi issue but you can give it a try.

 

Replacing things is nice when you have work and $ to do that.

I've been out of work "officially" for 3 years an going, what work i do on the side has died down to a point I've got no income at all anymore.
So while I appreciate the idea, its not an option. However when I do get the $ I will replace the router anyways an my cd drive too.

Which it seems I might have to make a seperate thread for the cd issue if ken doesn't have any ideas on that?
Thanks in advance to all who try to help ^.^

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Edit: I forgot to add just now, hey ken the wifi reconnects upon reboot just fine, its when i close the lid to the laptop or turn the screen off over nite I lose connection.
I could leave my screen on an not close the lid an wifi remains on forever, it only happens when I do those 2 things. (the lid close is a new thing btw).

 

why don't you just turn the laptop off during the night and boot back up every morning, that would solve the issue and the time lost would be next to nothing. Plus you would save $$ on the electricity bills

 

Utilities are included in my rent, i pay for it wither i use it all nite or not.

I suppose theres no solution to the cd drive at the least? anyone?

 

Try different media also try burn it at 2X speed.

 

I've tried burning my bios cd in 3 different pc's using different software, between memorex cd-r/rw & "color labratories" cd-r.

Regardless blank burns, also my cd drive still plays cds & dvds.
I should also note that I've burned at every available speed on each pc, always the same results.

Maybe theres another way to update the bios?

 

Make sure you're burning the BIOS as an ISO and use the lowest burning speed possible.

 

Yeah use nero and burn at 4x selecting it as an iso. If it is successful then you shouldn't be able to see anything on the disk in windows. So in effect it will seem like a blank burn but it isn't.

 

I've tried burning in nero at all available speeds, an another program the same speeds. All programs & utilities read the disc as empty.

If I reboot with the disc in, wither I change the boot to cd or use esc to boot from cd all I get is a black screen with a phrase like "please insert correct media type blah blah an hit enter" and if I hit enter a few times it repeats itself then boots into windows ignoring the cd entirely so it has to be blank.

 

hmm I am not sure why that is happening, I have used that very iso from ken to update my bios so it should work. Maybe the download got corrupted somehow, however unlikely that is to be.

Maybe send ken a pm as he is the expert on these iso's.