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    G50 + Synaptics Drivers...

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by aKeio, Jul 18, 2009.

  1. aKeio

    aKeio Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well it was a long known problem that on vista at least, the stock synaptics drivers were a cause of keyboard lag/dropped keys etc etc.

    The general consensus and remedy to the problem was the removal of the touchpad driver.

    Given that this problem is so old, has anybody determined a solution/workaround that DOESN'T require the removal of the touchpad drivers?
     
    aKeio, Jul 18, 2009
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  2. st0nedpenguin

    st0nedpenguin Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe a combo of a newer driver and a BIOS update resolved the issue for most users.
     
    st0nedpenguin, Jul 18, 2009
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    aKeio Notebook Enthusiast

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    I believe I've tried that but the issue stuck, but this 'newer driver' i have might not be the right one. Could somebody provide a link? Do I use the one found on the ASUS site? or the one straight from Synaptics
     
    aKeio, Jul 19, 2009
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    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Have you also updated your BIOS to the latest version?

    I don't remember which driver worked, you could try both the ASUS-released driver and the Synaptics-released driver.
     
    E.B.E., Jul 19, 2009
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    aKeio Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yeah I have updated the bios to the latest version... which I believe is the May version. Right now I'm running the Synaptics generics driver and I'm experienced a few dropped keys, not as much as before. but still dropped keys here and there.
     
    aKeio, Jul 20, 2009
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    ALLurGroceries, Jul 20, 2009
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    aKeio Notebook Enthusiast

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    That.. isn't the problem.
     
    aKeio, Jul 20, 2009
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    The BIOS and new ATK drivers fix the keys issue, the only 'lag' left after that is due to the above-mentioned registry key. Read the thread.

    Edit: Since you went offline here are all my posts that are relevant to your problem, in chronological order. Good luck.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=3900594&postcount=4
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=3949697&postcount=95
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=3950547&postcount=111
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=3950622&postcount=117
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=3974424&postcount=148

    Again, the final solution for most people seems to be the original post I linked to above. I hope you try it at least.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jul 20, 2009
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