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    I got my G1s-B1! Some questions...

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by starstreak, Oct 6, 2007.

  1. starstreak

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    I'm gonna install my Vista ultimate on it. Should I even consider dual booting WindowsXP like my old G1? This new laptop has 3GB, 1GB nand flash memory bultin(I hope) so Vista should get a big speed boot. And All the drivers are already there for vista for the vidcard and everything.
    Is there drivers for XP at all? Maybe I should skip that.
    I'll post up a review in a few days once I clean this off.
    Oh, should I install WinXp then install Vista? Or the other way around? Whats the best way?
     
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    Just install Vista Ult 64 and enjoy :) Thats what I did
     
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    If you truely want to dual boot, install XP first on the first partition and then Vista on the second. Whenver you restart your computer you get a prompt asking which OS to boot into. If you need drivers for your vid card, go to laptopvideo2go for all your Vista or XP video driver needs. Please read the guides and instructions if it is your first time going there.
     
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    OK forget dualboot. I just decided to install the V.Ultimate. I installed video driver 165.01. I got the following on 3dmark06
    3dmark score: 3710.

    Which seems a bit low as I see people hitting like 3900 not OC. Any ideas?
     
    starstreak, Oct 7, 2007
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    Bloatware... 3800 is the average for a stock G1s BTW... Also make sure you have very little programs running as that will slow it down as well.. AND most important leave it in High Performance Mode or the GPU won't help your score
     
    Theros123, Oct 7, 2007
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    165 isnt the newest lol, it's an old beta one

    go with 163.74 or 163.69
     
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    jcms- I don't even see those listed on laptopvideo2go. This vesion I'm using is the newest that I could find with modded .inf
    After a reboot I hit 3900 with the 1GB nand speedbooster turned off, and 3850 with it on.
     
    starstreak, Oct 7, 2007
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