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    G50 and Windows 7...

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by aKeio, Jul 16, 2009.

  1. aKeio

    aKeio Notebook Enthusiast

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    Was wondering if some of those brave people out there who are trying out builds of W7 have any issues with their laptops at all.

    I'm really looking forward to upgrading from vista -> W7 in the very near future.
     
    aKeio, Jul 16, 2009
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  2. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    Same here, I've already purchased the upgrade plan while it was at a good price. To my knowledge I believe it was either the direct console, overclocking function, or the OLED that wasn't working properly under Windows 7.
     
    Cheeseman, Jul 16, 2009
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  3. aKeio

    aKeio Notebook Enthusiast

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    OLED I can live without.. overclocking I could live without... direct console hmm.. i like my wifi toggle XD
     
    aKeio, Jul 16, 2009
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    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    Cheeseman, Jul 16, 2009
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    i have and it is sweet everything works that i installed lol
     
    Reaper05, Jul 16, 2009
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    The only issue I've had is that the touchpad won't turn off when I tell it to. Otherwise all the apps that worked in Vista work in 7.
     
    jacobxaviermason, Jul 17, 2009
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    mr_milo Notebook Consultant

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    I actually have a weird problem with Win7RC. For some reason every other time I start or reboot the laptop, the touchpad will not work. For some reason Win7 or maybe the bios doesn't recognize the touchpad (and sometimes the video card) and it (they) won't work. The video card defaults to standard (VGA?) mode but the touchpad is dead until I reboot and then it works fine.

    I have tried to reload and update drivers but nothing seems to help. :( Regardless of the problem I have purchased the Win7 Pro upgrade and hope that it doesn't have the same issue.
     
    mr_milo, Jul 17, 2009
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  8. nicknations

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    everything works with Win 7 including the OLED... all the hotkeys, direct console, etc... just takes time and a little research
     
    nicknations, Jul 17, 2009
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