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    G1S Booting Problem (After Forceware Install)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by m8907, Jul 19, 2007.

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    Hi, I just got a G1S about two days ago. I uninstalled the stock graphics drivers and wanted to boot into Safe Mode to install the new drivers (165.01 with modded INF). When I shut the computer down and booted it back up, I tried to boot into Safe Mode and it gets stuck trying to load disk.sys . Ever since then, I can't boot into any of the Safe Modes, can't boot using Last Known Good Configuration, or Boot Normally. When I use Normal or Last Known Good Configuration, it starts the little Windows loading bar with the progress bar moving from left to right, then about 15 seconds of that, it gets stuck and it doesn't move any farther, the whole computer just freezes basically.

    Until this, I have had no problems with the computer, and I've run some benchmarks and some small tests and nothing was wrong.What can I do?! I've tried sticking in the Recovery DVD but I don't know how to use it, nothing happens (as in it doesn't try to boot from the disk). Any possible solutions?!!
     
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    Lesson: Do not use modded drivers unless you're sure of what you're doing. :)

    On the recovery DVD:
    - use the recovery partition, much faster (~minutes rather than hours). Press F9 at ASUS splashscreen.

    To boot from DVD:
    - fast way, boots only once from DVD: press ESC once at ASUS splashscreen, select DVD from the popup menu.
    - boots always first from DVD: F2 at splashscreen to enter BIOS, select Boot Device Order, make DVD 1st boot device.
     
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    What I meant was that the boot from DVD doesn't work. It does the exact same thing as the other booting methods. It gets stuck at the Microsoft loading screen. Also, I haven't even installed the new drivers. All I did was uninstall the stock drivers that ASUS had put in. I was planning on booting with Safe Mode to install 165.01
     
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    Did you try HDD recovery?

    If so & it also doesn't work, your BIOS might have a problem. You could try resetting to defaults, and then overwriting the BIOS. Or some hardware problem has been trigerred... but that's less likely.
     
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    I've tried resetting the BIOS to manufacturer defaults. No luck there... I'm not sure about the recovery partition. Pressing F9 puts me into the Windows Boot Manager, where I select Windows Setup [EMS Enabled]. It then brings me to the same Windows loading bar and gets stuck. This is really frustrating me...
     
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    You could try wiping the boot sector -- perhaps somehow it was affected. You can use a bootable DOS CD (FreeDOS) and issue fdisk /mbr, or use fixmbr from the recovery console on an XP CD.

    But this is a wild idea, if the boot sector was affected you wouldn't get to the Windows loading bar...
     
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    I'm still in my in-store 14-day warranty. I'll probably bring it in the store and just get another one. Anyone got any other ideas before I bring it in though? Thanks for all the help though E.B.E.
     
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    Well, you could try other things as well before taking it to the store.

    To eliminate hardware problems you could try booting a linux Live CD (google knoppix or slax). If it works fine in Linux, then it's not hardware.

    To eliminate HDD boot issues you could completely wipe the HDD (using FDISK to delete all partitions, and then FDISK /MBR; or using a Linux utility such as qtParted).

    If you have another 2.5IN SATA HDD you could try installing Windows using the recovery DVDs on that one.

    You could still try overwriting the BIOS (if I understood correctly you just reset it to defaults).

    But it all depends on how much more time you want to put into this until you decide it's easier to just swap the notebook.
     
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    I think I'll try the FDISK method. I'm not too familiar with it, could you tell me how to use it?

    Also with the BIOS, I used the Easy Flash and downloaded the BIOS from the ASUS site and still no luck. Thanks
     
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    Download the base FreeDOS ISO, burn it on a CD. Boot the CD.

    X:> CD FREEDOS
    X:\FREEDOS> FDISK

    Delete all partitions (interface is self-explanatory).

    Close FDISK.
    X:\FREEDOS> FDISK /MBR

    CTRL ALT DEL to Reboot. Your HDD should be wiped clean (except partition table was not erased & rebuilt; for that you would need qtParted).
     
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