Asus G1S Windows XP installation

I want to install Windows XP (32bit) on my Asus G1S because Vista is driving my crazy and i hope that Windows XP is gone bring peace to my laptop

I've already read that there are some issues with installing Windows XP on the G1S, but I've also read success stories so it IS possible to run XP smooth

So that's why I made this thread, to get information about what I need to do... (I'm already gone install xp tomorrow so now I'm busy putting documents and stuff on my external HDD )

And is it possible to get ALL things to work good in the "Device manager" ??

I hope you guys can give me some more information (I really want to install perfect, because that's why I close the Vista book )

And will things like TurboCache also work on XP?

Oh and yeah I got 4GB ram (2x2GB) and I have also seen a thread about conflicts witb 4GB ram and XP...



Thanks

 

it should be possible but may take a little work. first off, you'll have to slipstream some sata drivers into windows xp. you do this with a program called nLite (google it, free download) with nLite, you'll have to copy your xp cd to a folder, then select that folder in nLite. it will load the XP cd into memory and you'll be able to add the drivers on the drivers page ( you can select from many different options to customize in xp, but you'l mainly be worried about the drivers page) I dont know about the asus line of computers but for my dells, the driver that i needed for this was the intel matrix storage controller driver.

this should be all that you need to do in order to get windows installed. finding the device drivers is the tough part though. im sure there are some people in this forum that have done it that can offer more details

 

Thanks
I get my XP dvd in a few hours and will slipstream the drivers into xp like you said.


Are there any other guys, maybe people who got experience with installing XP on the G1S??

 

I've just installed XP on my new G1S. I used the guide at http://asusg1s.blogspot.com/2008/01/installing-windows-xp-sp2-on-asus-g1s.html

There's a small bug in the installation order suggested; when it comes to installing the sound driver, the guide suggests letting Windows connecting to the online update service, but that's before either the Ethernet or wireless network drivers have been installed, so it can't work.

So, I installed the network drivers first, but it still didn't find the "UAA Bus Driver" device. So I ignored it, carried on and installed the modem driver, and the mysterious "PCI device" no longer appears in Device Manager with a yellow ! next to it. I presume that the modem actually is that PCI device.

So far so good, then. I've finished installing all the drivers and have no unrecognised devices left. My G1S is brand new and needed the DMax webcam driver rather than the Chicony.

With BIOS version 300 you don't need a modified XP install disc, just go into the BIOS setup and change the IDE driver to Compatibility mode. Updating the BIOS from a USB stick is easy, if a little nerve wracking. Make sure your USB stick is in FAT32 format or it won't be recognised. (My Sandisk Cruzer Micro was in FAT format and didn't work, and as I didn't want to reformat it, I had to find another USB stick).

 

Thanks you
I DID a clean Windows XP Professional install and I had NO issues
MAN, what a difference in speed if you look at vista !!!!
I already played Crysis and I got a serious fps INCREASE

 

And that's where things went wrong. This isn't a bug in the order of driver installations, but a bug in Windows. Although Windows XP is better then Vista, it's still Windows. I made the same error in judgment and I'm about to install XP for the second time today. This probably is the only way to get the audio drivers working. I'll keep you posted how it works out for me.

See how happy sgtmatt1 is, I bet he followed the exact order of installation...

 

Hi all,

I fixed that bug in the blog. Thanks for pointing this out, AndyC. When re-installing the UUA driver, the system is not supposed to try to connect to the net - it should only re-install the existing driver.

Br,
/Tomi

 

Well, either way, my sound works fine - including the headphone jack, which I know some people have had problems with.

What I find most incredible is the amount of disc space saved. Vista and all the crap that Asus installed with it was occupying 24GB of my hard-earned disc space. XP takes just 4.

There's also the 8GB recovery partition, which I couldn't quite bring myself to erase - but I have a sector-level backup of it plus the the recovery DVD anyway. Why they couldn't just do what Dell did with my last PC, and include a proper Windows CD plus a machine-specific driver disc I don't know.

One question: does anyone know if 5.1 surround is supported in XP? There was a tool in Vista to test different output formats, including a Dolby Digital test, but the Realtek software for XP seems completely different and just supports some stupid echo effects.

 

I think there is a jynx on me. I tried to reinstall XP, but the install cd just wouldn't work for some reason. So I used System Restore to get back to the point right after the installation. Still no luck. I don't understand what's wrong. Maybe it's the XP cd I used cause it has SP3 beta slipstreamed in it as well, but that couldn't be the problem could it? I'll keep trying anyway, hope someone has a solution.

 

Btw: Did you try using the recovery dvd yet? Mine doesn't work anymore...

 

I haven't touched the recovery DVD - I've no reason to, given that XP works and I don't want Vista.

When you say it 'wouldn't work' - what's wrong exactly?

Have you updated to BIOS 300 and turned on 'compatibility' mode for the IDE controller?

 

My machine just doesn't boot from the recovery disk. Just goes straight to that pretty Windows XP screen (how much I've missed that). I've just updated to the BIOS 300 though, will give it another shot in a minute when I reboot again.

Finally got my sound drivers running. It probably was in the SP3 all along. Found the solution in this thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=154929

This guy just started unpacking the service pack .exe's in the installation file. If you just install the Realtek drivers, unpack kb888111xpsp2.exe and point Windows to the "commonfiles" folder you just unpacked, you'll be up and running within 3 seconds.

I'll message Simplex about this. It's good info for the blog.

 

Are you sure your machine is set to boot from the CD first? Otherwise it will skip to the HDD. An easy way to boot from ODD is to press ESC at the ASUS screen, and then select the ODD from the boot menu that appears.

 

Just discovered an issue - when I unplug the Ethernet jack, XP freezes solid and I have to power off. I see from the blog that I'm not the only one to experience this, but is there a fix?

Is everyone else using wireless exclusively?

 

I would suggest different Ethernet drivers...