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    G1S VgaSave Windows XP

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by somber, Nov 29, 2007.

  1. somber

    somber Notebook Enthusiast

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    i cant install gpu drivers cuz XP is using VgaSave driver that i cant remove ;/
    when trying to install asus drivers or inf moded fresh ones i got message that there is no hardware that drivers can be aplayed to ...
    what did i do wrong while installing XP?
    i was using recovery CDs that came to me from asus - imposible to slipstream sata drivers into them but atleast its legal and for free ;]
    after instalation fist thing i instaled was inf update for intels chipset then acpi from asus and when it came to installing gpu i had this error that there is no hardware ;/
    i have no problems with audio modem wifi bt ... only gpu doesnt work ;/
    any sugestions how to force drivers instalation or how to remove this VgaSave??

    update... when i pull off one 2gb memmory module and leave only 2gb inside windows detects my gpu ... but still have no idea how to run int on 2x2gb modules and 3gb in system ...
     
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Many computers have issues with 4GB RAM. If you have updated the BIOS to latest, then you have run into hardware limitations and noone can help you there (except perhaps a different brand of RAM... but not even that is sure to work)

    As to VgaSave, if you reboot in safe mode you should be able to remove any driver.

    Also check drivercleanerpro.
     
    E.B.E., Nov 30, 2007
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  3. somber

    somber Notebook Enthusiast

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    hmm then 205 bios is reason why i cant have 3gb in XP ??
    i have tryed all posible switch combinations with PAE and DEP services and maxmem=2048 is not helping too so it looks like its something wrong with chipset addressing but in vista i have no problem when i have 2x2gb modules in... maybe ill try to downgrade bios... which one u recomend 204 203 ?
     
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  4. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Sorry I was misleading.

    You should have the latest BIOS, and only then you should proceed to identify other causes. Latest BIOS is fine.

    If it works fine in Vista, then it's an OS problem. Have you tried looking in the WinXP hotfixes database for this situation?
     
    E.B.E., Nov 30, 2007
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  5. somber

    somber Notebook Enthusiast

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    to be onest i have read alot of about resource conflict, its same situation as here http://forum.notebookreview.com/archive/index.php/t-144143.html but as i see this "intel blames micosoft and micrsoft blamesintel" and there is no cooperation between them to solve this situation... i just hoped that someone find solution to this acidentally, same problem i had with asus xp recovery cd's i had to reduce ram to 2gb, and to be onest that was last thing i figured up in act of desperacy ;]
     
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    somber Notebook Enthusiast

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    problem solved ;]
    i just used everst to se what is in laptop and findout that ich8 root port 3 and 4 was empty but still they needed resources so i just disabled them ;]
     
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    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    This solution is a good thing for me to remember and suggest in future instances, thanks for posting back.
     
    E.B.E., Dec 1, 2007
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    Dylanamus Notebook Enthusiast

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    What is "everst"? I want to see what's going on in my OS.
     
    Dylanamus, Dec 6, 2007
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