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    New Asus Bios repairs grainy screen issue for F3JP users

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by 4cefed4, Jul 18, 2007.

  1. 4cefed4

    4cefed4 Notebook Evangelist

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    When I purchased my computer in January the screen was fine, sometime while updating (I think to BIOS 207) I started getting a grainy screen. ASUS BIOS flash utility does not let you revert to an older BIOS, so I thought I was screwed. Well ASUS came out with 208 recently, and I am happy to say that updating to this new BIOS completely repaired my screen, looks better than new. :D Not sure if there are any F3JP users left in this forum, but figured I'd spread the news to others suffering.
     
    4cefed4, Jul 18, 2007
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Maybe useful for other users / in the future:

    You can easily force an older BIOS to be written using I think the /nodate command line switch.

    Or the DOS utility.
    Or the BIOS-based EasyFlash utility, if one is available for your notebook.
     
    E.B.E., Jul 19, 2007
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  3. Nrbelex

    Nrbelex Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    It's
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    Winflash /nodate
    in "run" under the start menu to be precise.

    ~ Brett
     
    Nrbelex, Jul 19, 2007
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  4. slowdive

    slowdive Notebook Consultant

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    You could free of grayness since May, when v2.08 was released :tongue:
    If you ever need to revert (in case 2.09 makes grayness return) just do what E.B.E wrote; use BIOS-based EasyFlash utility ( F4 during restart)
     
    slowdive, Jul 20, 2007
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