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    Purchased G1s - some questions

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by sagittarius, Aug 29, 2007.

  1. sagittarius

    sagittarius Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a couple of questions.

    -I have 4GB of Corsair ram ordered. My version came with pre-installed vista ultimate. Checking system properties I found that the version installed is 32 bit. There is a recovery DVD in the box; no vista DVD. What should I do to install the 64 bit version to access all the 4GB of RAM.

    - I have not installed any software os far and the system seems sluggish for such a powerful configuration. Vista experience index is 4.4. What do I need to do to bring the system to optimum performance?

    many thanks,
    Hesham
     
    sagittarius, Aug 29, 2007
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  2. Nathan P

    Nathan P Notebook Geek

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    You may be missing a driver or something, could you tell us which category is causing your 4.4? Mine got a 4.8.
     
    Nathan P, Aug 29, 2007
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    dhlee528 Notebook Enthusiast

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    as for vista x64 you can just get vista 64bit disk (order from MS or download image file and burn to a dvd) and use same cd key as 32bit
    it worked for me
     
    dhlee528, Aug 29, 2007
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    Dodoman Notebook Consultant

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    Remove all the bloatware which came with the laptop, and then re-run the test. It will go to 4.7/4.8.
     
    Dodoman, Aug 29, 2007
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    Yes, it should be from the bloatware. If you just turn everything you don't need off, and then run the index again you should move to about 4.7/4.8 which should be the RAM. The Graphics should be 5.9 and 5.5.

    This happend to me as well.
     
    icer412, Aug 29, 2007
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    The 32 version of vista home premium is OEM. So you cannot get the 64 bit. You can purchase a 64 OEM version of Vista (home, business, or Ultimate) or you can just purchase the full version 32 bit of home or business and get the 64 bit dvd from microsoft, or get the full version Ultimate which comes with both 32 bit and 64 bit.
     
    icer412, Aug 29, 2007
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  7. sagittarius

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    The PC came with Ultimate installed. not home premium. It is a different from the one sold in the US. However it is the 32 bit version of ultimate
     
    sagittarius, Aug 29, 2007
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    what qualifies as bloatware. which software should I remove. the ones that are related to asus??
     
    sagittarius, Aug 29, 2007
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    Do a quick search on g1s and bloatware.
     
    redzapper, Aug 29, 2007
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    Vista SP1 will be released this coming month so I suggest waiting for that before re-formating your HD. I am also waiting to update to Ultimate but I want a slipstreamed install, and MS says it will be released in early Sept.

    FifthE1ement
     
    FifthE1ement, Aug 29, 2007
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