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    M70v and Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by rfielder, Aug 18, 2010.

  1. rfielder

    rfielder Notebook Consultant

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    I have an M70v which has a 2.0Ghz Core2Duo CPU and 1440x900 display.

    I have installed Windows 7. However, ASUS does not seem to offer drivers for Windows 7 for this product.

    Am I missing something? Looking in the wrong place?

    Thanks in advance!
     
    rfielder, Aug 18, 2010
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  2. Turbogear

    Turbogear Notebook Deity

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    ASUS usually does not provide updated drivers for older models when a new operating system comes out, but maybe have a look at the M70Vn section here: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

    It could be that your notebook and M70Vn share the same hardware. Otherwise make a search for the missing drivers either on the ASUS website or on internet by providing the Hardware ID of the devices.
     
    Turbogear, Aug 18, 2010
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  3. Duct Tape Dude

    Duct Tape Dude Duct Tape Dude

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    You can usually use Vista drivers for Windows 7. One of Win7's main goals was to avoid the driver nightmare caused by the XP>>Vista transition again. That's also why Windows 7 is technically version 6.1.

    I used Vista drivers for my G50vt all through the Win7 Beta and before Asus officially released Win7 drivers.
     
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    da13371ama Notebook Consultant

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    yea, vista drivers should work.

    i use win7 on my m50sv and they are all vista drivers
     
    da13371ama, Aug 18, 2010
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    I had installed Windows 7 on my old M50Vm.
    Here is a list of the drivers that I collected for it:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/403545-asus-m50vm-win7-driver-collection.html

    In my experience some of the Vista drivers did not work very well, especially I had lot of trouble with the Vista Finger Scanner driver.
    What I never got to work completely was the Multimedia functions of the touchpad. ASUS never released a Win7 driver for the multimedia touchpad and with Vista drivers some of the functions did not work.
     
    Turbogear, Aug 18, 2010
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