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    Asus Vivobook V500CA

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by ScuderiaConchiglia, Jul 15, 2013.

  1. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    Not seeing much traffic here about this model. Any other V500CA users out there?

    Can we get a Owners Lounge started here?

    I am experiencing what I think are video driver issues. Seeing artifacts while scrolling in MS Word and other apps. Strange slowdowns on Facebook using IE10. Etc.

    Gary
     
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    Hey Gary,

    Do you get the abnormality when running on stock Windows driver as well?
     
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    I have not tried that. I assume under win 8, the process is the same as win 7. Uninstall the video display in device manager and tell it to delete the driver. Then reboot. Right?

    Gary
     
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    Yeah, that will work fine. Upon reboot, Windows will recognize "new hardware" and load the driver. You can also remove the driver via Control Panel (the Add/Remove/Change Programs list).
     
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    I noticed today if I have a Bluetooth speaker (either a Jambox or Logitech Headset) attached to the V500CS the System (NT Kernel & System) CPU usage stays at around 25%. Normally its at about 4%. That seems excessive. Wondering if anyone else is seeing this and if there is a Qualcomm Atheros driver update. I tried it with both the Jambox and the Logitech and the results are the same.

    Gary
     
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    ScuderiaConchiglia, Jul 30, 2013
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