ASUS N61JQ Driver Thread

Risco, I've got the same router as you. I get 150mbps. Is that what you are getting after your restore? I really like this router and the stock wireless card on the N61 has been very reliable. But I have always wondered if upgrading the wirless card would speed things up by better utilizing this router.

 

wooo this firmware is supposed to only "turn off the automatic standby timer that was designed into the drive" ( see the seagate's STXWoj specialist post) but thats boost the drive too... thanks for this

About BIOS 212 does anyone see any differnce between 210 and 212 ?

 

thats what i had done a while ago , every thing seems to work except for the shortcut Fn+F9 (which is supposed to disable the touchpad

 

does your Fn+F9 key work? does it disable the track pad?

 

Does anyone know what changes the new BIOS gives?

Couldn't find a changelog

 

This is the 212 BIOS Update log from asus support guy :

Product Model: N61Jq BIOS Kernel: Aptio4 Date: 2010/08/18
System BIOS : 212 VGA BIOS :NA EC BIOS : 202c1E0001
Item. Bug #. Root cause and change description Reference
1 Update CFD MRC to 1.30 and remove some redundant code for factory issue.
Note: Memory test is needed for this bios.

but if you look at this update log file you will see that they are supposed to already make the CFD MRC update to 1.30 in BIOS 208... asus nightmare... :

Product Model: N61Jq
System BIOS : 210
Item. Bug #. Root cause and change description Reference
1 Fix ASUSGPNV data loss when use aflash2 /down parameter or Ctrl-Alt-Del reset without use SWSMI to shutdown the system. AK-KVN0226
2 Update EC firmware to 202c1EF.EC
System BIOS : 209
1 Update VBIOS to solve customer issue.
System BIOS : 208
1 131 Update CFD MRC to 1.3
2 130 Fix using function fn+ESC that system will hang. AK-ALB0083
System BIOS : 207
1 Update EC firmware to 202C1AF.EC for fixing touch-pad can work after install ALL mode. LNS0017f
System BIOS : 206
1 According the ATI APNote to add a workaround for the BSOD 124 issue. AK-DKC5259
System BIOS : 205
1 113 Fix HDD password has no function when selecting SATA mode in IDE mode and enable fancystart after setting HDD passwords in Aptio setup menu AK-HCH0001k
2 Update EC firmware to 202C19F.EC LNS0017e
System BIOS : 204
1 109 Fix system can enter setup utility in s4 resume after setting HDD password. LNS0038

 

Added new audio driver.

 

Thanks for the updates steve, I appreciate it!

However a warning to others,

I installed the ELAN drivers (as well as the ATK update) and now I can't disable the touchpad, but all my other Fn+ keys work.

Also my SRS Sound enhancer tool shows that it's working but doesn't actually work like before...

So my advice is, if you don't have problems, I wouldn't update.

Anyone know how to fix mine?


PS: Also Steve, the new Audio driver does not say SRS on it, so should we still install it?

 

I can verify that Fn+F9 does not disable the touchpad for me either. I never used that feature, so I didn't notice; thanks for bringing it up. I'm not sure if it's the new ATK or the ELAN driver that killed it.

I never used the SRS features, though the SRS window does pop up when I double click the saturn-looking icon. Can you expand on what the feature is supposed to do, so I can test if mine is working? It may very well be a driver issue.

The filename for the newest audio driver I posted is "Audio_Realtek_SRS_Win7_32_Win7_64_z6016176.zip" (contains SRS in the filename). The zip also contains an SRS folder, so it should be a compatible driver, but no promises.

 

Thanks for the reply,

I fixed the Fn+F9 by rolling back my drivers, but the SRS problem is still around.

So when you double click the Saturn icon (SRS), it gives you options to change the quality of the sound coming from your speakers (or headphones).
Before I installed the new Realtek drivers it worked fine. What it does is makes the sound coming from your speakers much better sounding by processing it. I found it to be a nice upgrade from normal especially when listening to music and some movies.

In the middle of the SRS control panel there's a On/Off switch, so you can test the difference by playing a song, then clicking that button to hear a change.

I tried rolling back my driver, but it simply rollsbackto Microsoft drivers and does not solve the problem.

I've also tried installing the drivers from my Driver CD that came with the laptop (both installing the drivers and installing the SRS Control panel setup again) but it still does not work.

What happens now is that when I open up the SRS control panel, I now get "Advanced options" at the bottom, but there is no change to my sound when i test it.

Any help would be appreciated!

PS: I believe the issue to be with this new SRS Control Panel that was somehow installed when I updated my drivers (but i am not sure)

Happy testing

 

I tested the SRS effects, and it indeed changes the quality of the music when you click that blue button to turn it on/off.

I'm not sure why yours isn't working right. I looked in msconfig, and there is an SRS audio startup item:

C:\Windows\Installer\{E5CF6B9C-3ABE-43C9-9413-AD5FFC98F049}\NewShortcut5_21C7B668029A47458B27645FE6E4A715.exe

I think it creates a link in the startup folder (start menu) to "C:\Program Files\SRS Labs\SRS Premium Sound Control Panel\SRSPremiumPanel_64.exe", which is definitely running as a process on my system.

Maybe next time you uninstall the driver, make sure to manually delete that SRS folder?

 

Im Having BSOD's sometimes when im Exiting the game(done playing).but while im playing im not having BSOD's... (ATI - 10.8, Bios - 212)

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N61JQ-Jx014V(HD 5730,640GB HDD,blu-ray combo )

 

did you have the same problem with 210 BIOS ?

 

oooops... this is probably what I get for blindly installing drivers...I installed the latest hotkey driver from the main post and now none of the dedicated buttons (power mode, volume controls, play/pause) do anything, and the only fn keys that work are the dim,birghten, blackout, and sleep ones. anyone have any thoughts? how can I uninstall the driver? or do I need to? Before I installed it, it would randomly display the volume up imagery every time i rested my hands on the computer....just got this computer today, any thoughts?

 

You installed V1.0.0005, correct?

Can you verify the following:

1) Start => Run => msconfig

2) Click the "Startup" tab

3) Verify that "ATK Hotkey," "ATKOSD2," and "ATK Media" are all present and checked

If not, go to Control Panel => Uninstall a program => ATK Package to uninstall the driver, then reinstall.

As for the resting hands issue, it definitely sounds like a hardware problem. I would take it back to the store for a replacement.

 

Steve, the branch of touchpad drivers you are posting are incorrect. If you notice the Asus ones are on the 7.0.5. branch. For example the latest one is the 7.0.5.12 which now enables a new feature called smartarea setting. This should stop the mouse jumping when typing.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

 

I was just going for highest version number. The new feature is nice, and the driver date is actually newer than 7.0.7.0, AND it fixes Fn+F9 to disable the touchpad. Updated on the front page; thanks and repped.

 

Added new hotkey driver.

 

Thanks Risco.
I will try this one. The touchpad was also annoying me by making the cursor jump around. I used to disable it when typing on the keyboard.

 

Added new rapid storage technology driver.

 

broken link..

intel drivers pour Raid/Sata/Ata/Ahci download the first driver

 

Fixed (for now). Thanks for the heads up.

 

Added new LAN driver.

 

Thanks! One thing you might want to point out is that it messes up multi touch zoom on firefox ( only works if you disable the new feature )

Also for reference the newest Wireless drivers for Atheros cards are under WLAN section at their download site. The drivers have bug fixes specifically for Asus configurations.

 

Steve, catalyst 10.9 are due out in the next hour or so.

 

The Desktop version is already out.
This time AMD is very fast. Usually they release it in the last week of the month.

 

Apparently, the release notes for the desktop driver mentioned that the mobility version would be skipped this month (due to "unforeseen circumstances"). But it looks like they removed that note, so maybe it will just come a little late.

 

For the mean time, you can use these modified inf if you want.

Mobility 10.9 Modded INF Win7 64 - Guru3D.com Forums

 

Hi guys

From reading the N71JQ owners lounge, am I right in assuming a lot of the drivers posted here (apart from probably the BIOS) can also be used on the N71JQ?

Thanks

 

Yes that is correct.

 

Added ASUS-specific graphics driver (Catalyst 10.8?).

 

Steve the webcam driver you posted always makes my webcam upside down. I believe it is not for our camera, the latest one that works is the 205 drivers.

 

Either your or my camera is installed upside down; 207 works fine for me. Just change the Flip registry setting to fix it, or use whatever driver works best for you. Here is my post from before on the registry setting.

 

anyone know the difference between using the asus specfic gpu drivers and the normal ones?

 

As far as I can tell, they include an updated HDMI driver.

 

I never had ATI gpu before, and I know that Nvidia driver support is pretty good
With that in mind is the driver supprt for this machine any good ? It goes to my brother in law for college, and he's not that great with computers, so will ATI driver support couse him problems with updating and such ?

 

I have big problem with the USB 3.0 v.3.0.2.5 firmware/driver. After updating with the latest firmware, my USB 3.0 external drive can not work properly. It keeps detecting & disconnecting every 2-3 seconds continuously. I went back to the original driver from Asus, and it works fine. But what about the new firmware already installed ? Does it mean I can't go back to the old firmware now ? How do I know what firmware version I'm currently using ? What's your original firmware version ?

 

Depending on whether or not you have the latest driver installed, there might be a program folder called "Renesas Electronics." If you don't have the latest driver, it will be "NEC Electronics" or something similar. Inside, there should be a program called USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver. Run that, and it should tell you the current driver and firmware version. I think it should be possible to flash an older firmware, although the installer may not overwrite newer versions by default. You may have to look into using the command-line FWUpdate64.bat utility.

Not sure on the original firmware version.

 

New drivers are out for rapid storage, they are marked beta but what is interesting is the installer is signed by Asus?

intel drivers pour Raid/Sata/Ata/Ahci

 

Just to let you all know, I am not using the ASUS SRS utility any more.
Very recently SRS Labs has released a new utility which I found to be much better.
In my openion it offers a far better sound quality than the original ASUS SRS utility.
Actually I never liked the sound produced when I had the original ASUS SRS utility enabled. I usually had it disabled all the time.

Here is the link to the new utility:
SRS Labs :: SRS HD Audio Lab

The downside is that it is not for free. It costs $29.99, but SRS Labs offer 1 month free trial.
The other small thing that I disliked is that this tool does not offer the feature to minimize to tray automatically at startup. This is the first public version of the tool. Hopefully, they will implement it in future updates.

I have been trying it for three weeks now and loved the improved sound quality it offered.
I finally bought it yesterday. Becuase of the exchange rate, in euros it only cost me €23.5.

 

WARNING:

Intel Rapid Storage Technology V9.6.5.1001 is tooooo slowwwww with momentus XT...

 

WARNING:

Intel Rapid Storage Technology V9.6.5.1001 is tooooo slowwwww with momentus XT or SSD drive with my 32Bit system and there is some warning about 10.x.x.xxx and some screen freezing... give your feedback please

 

Mine is doing the same thing.. how did you solve it?

 

hey guys, got redirected here by Turbogear
I got n71jq and I guess I need to upgrade few drivers, I upgraded to newest bios to fix fan issue and it went through no problem.
Could you guys tell me which drivers I should upgrade ? And I never had ati gpu before, so I see you posted ati catalyst and then asus-specific graphics driver, anyone care to explain what's the differnce ?

 

Any of the drivers with the exception of BIOS should work on the N71JQ. That said, you should probably only update devices for which you have issues; I like to update everything, but sometimes it causes problems.

The ASUS-specific ATI driver includes an HDMI audio driver that has not been packaged in the recent few Mobility Catalyst (generic driver) drivers. If you choose to install the generic drivers (which are generally updated once a month, as opposed to once in a blue moon for the ASUS-specific) and wish to have the latest HDMI driver version, you can install it manually using the desktop driver package (only for the HDMI audio device). I posted earlier in this thread on how to do that.

It's generally a good idea to keep video drivers up to date. While new versions can introduce problems, they often bring performance improvements and fix bugs.

 

Added new Wireless Console 3 version.

 

There is also a new version (v1.1.40) of Power4Gear Hybrid available.

Here: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.-Support-

 

Added to the first post; thanks!

 

i update the bios to v212 and windows 7 says i need to activate windows and when i try to do it the windows says product key on the back side of the notebook is invaild

 

You are killing me Mike! You seem to be really tech savy. Have you thought of trying oh I don't know maybe reverting to the old one!
Exactly how many other people in this thread do you think are using momentus XT or SSD with 32bits?......give your feedback please..... We are not Men we are devo...... DEVO!