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    W3J Battery Mode not working

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Pomme, Oct 1, 2006.

  1. Pomme

    Pomme Notebook Consultant

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    OK,another problem has came up.

    So i tested my w3j for first time with battery mode... when i charged it, the battery light was orange, and its gone, so i assumed now its fully charged.

    however once i pull the adaptor, it would load windows but when its about to hit desktop, it auto-reboots... and it becomes a cycle until i re-plug my adaptor.

    the battery is not loose, because i plugged its locked in. and we know it has power since it can load windows, just won't go to desktop.
     
    Pomme, Oct 1, 2006
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  2. El Penetrator

    El Penetrator Notebook Geek

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    Try loading it in safe mode, does that work?
     
    El Penetrator, Oct 2, 2006
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  3. Japi

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    I had the same problem. I just uninstalled Catalyst 6.9 and put the original drivers from Asus and it works fine.
     
    Japi, Oct 2, 2006
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  4. Pomme

    Pomme Notebook Consultant

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    YUP thanks japi.. how come some people are able to use Cagalyst 6.9, some can't?


    what driver are you using now? anyone got recommedations?

    EDIT: lastly, how come when i go to www.ati.com, under windows xp -> notebook ati graphics -> driver updates, i download the Installation Verification Software and it says "unfortunately, this sofware update cannot be installed on you system. Please contact your notebook manufacturer for driver updates: ????
     
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    Yup thats why he said get them "from Asus"......


    Good luck

    Insane
     
    Insane, Oct 2, 2006
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  6. Pomme

    Pomme Notebook Consultant

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    ic, thanks for reply.. but i don't get it... an ATI card driver should be updated at ATI site. i just went to asus's site and the latest video driver they had for w3j was from april... then i went to video card drivers for EAX1600, and its this 200mb file..
     
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  7. El Penetrator

    El Penetrator Notebook Geek

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    Forget the ATI drivers, get the Omega ones from www.omegadrivers.net. Not only are they more stable, but they don't underclock you card like the default Asus configuraion does.
     
    El Penetrator, Oct 2, 2006
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  8. Pomme

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    ya that was first driver i installed, following the w3j out of box guide in this forum... but when i uninstalled ATI and went omega.... my gaame screens werent full screens they became cut off on the side... like 2 black bars on right and left side.
     
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    This has nothing to do with the drivers, which game are you playing? Go to www.widescreengamingforum.com and search for the game you want to play, I tried the fix for FEAR and it works perfectly on the whole screen on my W3J.
     
    El Penetrator, Oct 2, 2006
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  10. Pomme

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    nba live 2007... then i tested fullscreen on "Pinball Space Cadet" that came with windows.. that had the bars on side too..
     
    Pomme, Oct 2, 2006
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