NE1 have the recovery DVDs for the Asus N56VJ or N56VZ?

I need to reinstall Windows on a new HDD for my ASUS N56VJ but I don't have the recovery DVDs, and I'd like to install the Windows 7 version (bc I like it more than Windows 8), but I don't know if the N56VJ has a Windows 7 version?, I know the N56VZ was Windows 7 but I don't know if that will work with the N56VJ?, anyway if somebody could please upload these discs and send me a link to them that would be very helpful, I could also use the driver discs for these too.

Thanks!

 

I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 but for some reason the B&O Subwoofer doesn't work now, so I wanted to go back to Windows 8.1 but Windows 10 doesn't allow me to go back to 8.1,
and ASUS won't help me either b,c they say the N56VJ isn't compatible with Windows 10 (so they won't help me)

And I never liked Windows 8.1 b.c it wasn't compatible with some of the software I liked to use (mostly Womble Mpeg-VCR) even in compatibility mode, so I'd rather go back to Windows 7 (if that's possible).

Anyway that's why I need the recovery discs.

 

I updated all the drivers to Windows 10 and now the subwoofer works!

Only problem is now the CPU is running very hot (between 170F to 220F)
anyone know anything about this problem?

 

Oof! 220 F is bordering on the system shutting down, but I don't think any of that would be related to drivers. Is the inside of the system dirty (fans and/or heatsinks backed up with dust/debris)? It's possible that the thermal paste needs to be reapplied.

 

,I did open the laptop up and vacuum out the fan, it didn't help the day I did it
but today it's running cool, could it be the thermal paste melted (when it was running so hot
and it took a while for the thermal paste to get solid again?

I also removed some apps, I left notebook fan on it but removed speedfan (maybe they were conflicting?). and I removed a couple more apps like that too.

I also cut the CPU maximum state down to 70%
maybe now that it so running so cool I might move it up a bit (maybe 85% to 90%)?

Could booting the laptop from a USB drive (running Windows 7) have caused the CPU to run so hot in the first place?, that's when this problem first started.

 

Thermal compound doesn't really melt. Some compounds have a curing time, but that's different and applicable only to certain compounds when they are first applied (it's a "burn-in period," so to speak).

If you can't run the system at peak load without the CPU staying within 90-ish C/200-ish F, then there's either a problem with the laptop's design/cooling system, or something is inhibiting it (such as dust, obstructed vents, damaged copper pipes/heatsinks, the thermal compound needing replaced, etc.).

Since you cleaned it, I would say the next logical step is to access the heatsinks and check for any improper seating and/or damage to the copper pipes. If that all looks okay and everything seems clean, then you may need to reapply some thermal compound (I recommend Gelid GC Extreme).

 

It's running cool right now (even with the CPU maximum state up to 90%)

I also finally got the USB Drive with Windows 7 on it working (I downloaded the N56VM drivers
since they are for Windows 7 (there are no Windows 7 drivers for the N56VJ), the only Windows 8 Driver I used was the NVidia Driver for the N56VJ (which worked fine even with Windows 7) but all the rest were Windows 7 Drivers for the N56VM..

 

Hmm... I'm glad it seems to be okay now. Do keep an eye on the temps from time to time. I'd hate to think the thermal sensor is acting up.

Other than that, it sounds like you're sailing smooth now.