Well, if you want the details, go this thread: Proportable?.
I now have back my Asus z70va but I need to update the drivers. Proportable replaced my HD with a slower but larger HD but did not install anything on it but Windows. I have all the drivers on CDs for the devices.
But I discovered the hard way that I need to update the drivers after I installed them from the CDs. My internet was working terribly and a tech support person at the university I am at for the summer pointed out that the driver for that internet card was way out of date. (2003!) It took him a while but he finally found where to get the newest driver which came out in May 2008.
So I realize I ought to do this for all of the devices in my laptop. The problem is I don't know which ones -- how to figure it out which ones to check, where to get the updates, etc. The reseller, Proportable, is useless as it has gone out of business long before my extended warranty is up. They weren't very helpful anyway to say the least.
So can anyone advise me as what drivers I need to update? I list the items that are in the device manager below. I presume that's inclusive but if not, will people let me know?
The Asus website has drivers but I can't tell which ones to update. For the bios they say not to update from their website but go to the reseller, which obviously I can't.
So here is a list of my devices and the date of their drivers:
Disk Drives:
HTS5491 0G9AT00 USB Driver provider Microsoft, Driver Date 7/1/2001 Version: 5.1.2535.0
ST9160821A -- Microsoft -- 7/1/2002 -- 5.1.2535.0
Display Adapter
ATI Mobility Radeon X700 -- ATI Technologies -- 5/12/2005 -- 6.14.10.6542 (<-- ASUS has both this and a more recent driver available for download on its site... I am not sure if that is OK to do.)
DVD/CD-Rom drive
TSSTcopr CD/DVDW TS-L532A
IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
Intel 82801FB/FBM Ultra ATA Storage Controllers - 266F -- 3/24/2004 -- 6.1.0.1004
Primary IDE Channel -- Microsoft -- 7/1/2001 -- 5.1.2600.2180
Ricoh Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter -- Ricoh -- 12/6/2004 -- 1.0.1.5
Ricoh Host Adapter -- Ricoh -- 4/18/2005 -- 1.0.3.3
Ricoh xD Picture Card Controller -- Ricoh -- 12/5/2004 1.0.1.5
Secondary IDE Channel -- Microsoft-- 7/1/2001 -- 5.1.2600.2180
IEEE 1394 Bus Host Controllers
OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller -- Microsoft -- 7/1/2001--5.1.25.35.0
Infrared Devices
SMSC IrCC -- SMSC -- 12/9/2004 -- 5.1.3600.7
There are more, of course. But I am a little tired of typing. I will add in a new post.
Updating drivers on a z70va?
Discussion in 'Asus' started by Justitia, Jul 10, 2008.