Asus G1 Review

Hi, how are you guys?
Great forum you got here.
I also recently purchased the g1 and have the same problem as SOcal.
It doesn't recognize the soundcard sometimes and says it might not be installed and as biddlemd suggested I checked the services and it was already started.

Also.. do you guys also have a problem connecting an external driver and hear a white noise (strange buzz)? I used to have the same problem with my other laptop like hearing a high pitched noise and everytime I moved a mouse it would have other noise coming through. The noise is not audible when nothing is connected or the headphone is connected. Only external speakers and the speakrs work fine with other audio devices.

Thanks so much in advance, guys!

god bless.

 

Just bought my G1 yesterday and already having a problem. Most of the center of the screen is not "clickable" with a mouse/touchpad. Even typing this message I had to scroll the box to the top of the screen so I could click in it to type. I am running Vista Home premium 32 bit.

Needless to say, highly aggravating. Everything else I love on the machine.

Lee

 

Hi!!!, I Bought my G1 next week and already having a problem. When I insert PCMCIA ( I have a PCTV Pinnacle Hybrid Pro Card ) wi-fi and Internet turn off...
I'm running Vista Home Premium 32 bit...
Thanks for your help...

Best Regards

 

hello. i want to buy this notebook. but i'm confused on one thing. on this page it says g1 can have a max ram of 2gb. but on intel's page it says mobile intel 945PM express chipset (which is the chipset of g1) can address up to 4 gb ram. so which one is correct?

 

technically all notebooks witht the core duo chipset are expandable to 4 gb. however, most companies do not have it enabled in the bios.

 

is it possible to enable it?

 

you would need the company to release a bios update to enable it..but as an end user, you cannot yourself enable it.

 

Would anyone please put some of the problems you've encountered with this laptop? I'm going to buy a laptop sometime this month and have thought about buying the G1 but I'm not completely sure since its my first laptop. I'm a little bit indecisive about whether I should this laptop or not :/

 

This may help you decide. Read the reviews on the G1 before deciding.

 

Who else has yet to receive a copy of vista home premium? I put my order with MSTUPVISTANA in January and haven't received anything back other then my order has been received. I called both Milestone (where it was purchased) and Asus. Milestone shuffled it off on Asus and told me to only deal with them and if I never get it they can't do anything (well customer protection act might have something to say about that). Asus said it was Microsoft’s fault and all I could do was wait. So 3 months later what should I do? I know Milestone staff frequent this forum and before they say anything, It was advertised on your site to receive an upgrade included in the sales price therefore it would be like selling a car with a 4cyl motor instead of the quoted v6.

 

Try the Vista upgrade thread. FYI I sent my upgrade order in around the same time. Still nothing. No biggie though. The longer I wait the better Vita'll be and I might actually upgrade then.

 

can you put xp on the g1?

 

Yes, the original G1 supports Windows XP as it initially came with Windows XP Media Center 2005 preinstalled. Asus' download site lists XP drivers for all the required hardware. Later revisions came with Vista preinstalled. For instance the G1S download page does not show any XP drivers available for download.

As long as it is one of the original G1 models, you should be fine. As far as installing XP on a G1S, you should check one of the G1S forums.

I hope that helps!

 

Anybody have a problem with direct cosole on g1 or g2 cause i have g2s and when i try to run it msg comes up with direct console device not exists please help

 

Please don't double (triple?) post. People will answer here if they have an answer.