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    Official C90/C90S/C91/C80 Owners Lounge

    Discussion in 'ASUS Reviews and Owners' Lounges' started by FrostFire, Jun 26, 2007.

  1. kickace

    kickace Notebook Deity

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    ordered from btotech today at 3am, selected overnight and rush order:

    was told it would ship tomorrow, have it by thursday :) and he said if it doesn't ship tomorrow, i'll get refunded the rush order $29
     
  2. vinceboiii

    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    mine should be here 2morrow :]
     
  3. OBXterra

    OBXterra Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just got mine a couple of hours ago. OS (Vista Ultimate) was installed by the vendor (Cyberpower). Nothing from the ASUS disks was installed. Rath or er than bloat it up, is there a list or reccomendation on what should or should not be installed?

    Only prob so far is the WIFI card, I cheaped out on the Intel 3945, and simply cannot get it to pickup the IP from my WIFI. Has a static IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xx (Prefered) subnet 255.255.0.0. Connects bute cannot get it release or renew. Have it hard wired for now.

    Any help appreciated.
     
  4. AlexOnFyre

    AlexOnFyre Needs to get back to work NBR Reviewer

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    ohhhhh no.....Cyber Power is awful, just pray your computer never has any problems, because they aren't about to help you with it. But congratz (the 4965 card is awesome though.
     
  5. OBXterra

    OBXterra Notebook Enthusiast

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    Got it, bad driver, updated it now I'm on WIFI.

    I'll keep trying, can't find the references to freeware temp and HD utilities, can you point me there?
     
  6. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    OOOh cyberpower big mistake. Have heard nothing but bad things about them. Though some did get decent computers they still have problems and those were the lucky people. (This is personally along with forum people). Good luck I have heard the customer service is horrible. Advice is download latest drivers from intel for the card. I can't help too much without more specific information. Like do you have a security set up? Whats your router and isp and do you know how to log into your router setup and isp setup?
     
  7. evannnn67

    evannnn67 Notebook Guru

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    so I called newegg today, and told them i was going out of town on friday, so i needed to have my parts by thursday (thats when my c90 is expected in...hey, white lie, right? :p) I was fully expecting to pay for a shipping upgrade...and the lady just randomly goes, okay, i've upgraded you to free next day shipping. I LOVE NEWEGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    anyway, my c90 is in philly right now...seriously considering driving up there tomorrow, im dying in anticipation ^_^
     
  8. OBXterra

    OBXterra Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks Forerunner, looks like we post a few seconds apart. Do you have links to the other utilities to check temps and hdd?
     
  9. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nice evann. My c90 went from cali to texas then to orlando and from there I will get it thursday. C90 road trip anyone?
     
  10. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Speefan, everest, nhc.
     
  11. rgrant

    rgrant Notebook Guru

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    The UPS tracker says that my package is at the local center, but I don't think they'll send it out for delivery tonight. Does anyone know if they let you just drive over there and pick it up? (OBX's drive to philly comment made me think of this)
     
  12. kickace

    kickace Notebook Deity

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    i would just call and ask, better call soon though cuz they close at 7pm
     
  13. AlexOnFyre

    AlexOnFyre Needs to get back to work NBR Reviewer

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    Yea, you can pick it up, but you need to get there before it closes!
     
  14. rgrant

    rgrant Notebook Guru

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    :( I missed them, one more day to wait :( I can make it... But I am going to cry myself to sleep.
     
  15. vinceboiii

    vinceboiii Animals are friends, not food.

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    MINE COMES 2morrow but im already crying ! =[ jk ;P
     
  16. AlexOnFyre

    AlexOnFyre Needs to get back to work NBR Reviewer

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    just let it all out man...it's cool
     
  17. illuminus

    illuminus Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone know for sure yet whether the C90S will work with the e6750/e6850 processors? And where can I get a spare battery for the C90S separately?
     
  18. AlexOnFyre

    AlexOnFyre Needs to get back to work NBR Reviewer

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    They won't without hacking, and any of the resellers will sell you an extra battery, whenever.
     
  19. Elithx

    Elithx Notebook Consultant

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    EDIT: moved to a new thread
     
  20. RGS

    RGS Notebook Consultant

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    So, the ultimate question for me: Does it work in dual channel mode for corsair ram? I bought 2 gig in 1 gig pieces...
     
  21. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    ^ Yes they do thats the setup I have running.
     
  22. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Also how come none of the reviews you guys made is under the official notebook news and reviews section? We need to spread the good word of the c90.
     
  23. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    They are behind on editing the reviews right now thats probably why.
     
  24. goldo

    goldo Newbie

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    Hi all, thanks for all the info on the c90s in these forums. This is my first post, but I enjoyed reading everything.

    I just had to vent here for a second.

    I pre-ordered a completely assembled c90s from Gentech on June 27 with 3Gb of ram, 250GB 5400 rpm hard drive, e6700 processor. I patiently waited even though I could have canceled and gotten the laptop faster from other places. When talking to Ken, he mentioned that the order was just delayed because they are doing more extensive testing in normal mode and gaming mode etc. So I was comfortable with that.

    I just received the laptop today, only to have it immediately blue screen and reboot when entering gaming mode......usually within about 5 seconds without doing anything else after switching. I haven't had time to investigate further, but after all the build up, and wait, I was very frustrated to say the least....especially after coming from Gentech fully assembled.
     
  25. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    There are still some major bugs to be worked out. Supposidly there are incompatabilities with certain ram and cpu issues( I believe). Im sorry to say, but you may want to rma.
     
  26. Cancer777

    Cancer777 Notebook Evangelist

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    ... okey that is discouraging ...

    are you sure nothing got loose during shipping??? I mean after all the testing how could it still crashed?? from what I gather Gentech test the configuration and ships them only when they are working...
     
  27. goldo

    goldo Newbie

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    Yeah, I think I will probably need to RMA. I just think Gentech should have caught these incompatibility issues before shipping. Especially since I was specifically told that the system would be tested in gaming mode.... everyone makes mistakes I guess. We'll see what Gentech says. I haven't gotten a hold of anyone yet.
     
  28. goldo

    goldo Newbie

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    Something could be loose. I will need to check through it better later. Hopefully that is the issue.
     
  29. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    Damn. Everyone should prey is only something loose. But my rma only took 4 days, including the weekend.
     
  30. Cancer777

    Cancer777 Notebook Evangelist

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    I know I am ... rma is going to be to expensive for me.... I can believe im thinking this but im on the verge of cancelling my order and getting something else...
     
  31. Patrick

    Patrick Formerly beat spamers with stiks

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    Who did you buy from?
     
  32. goldo

    goldo Newbie

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    Well, I just looked over the laptop. It didn't seem like anything was loose. Next, I am going to try pulling out the ram and seeing if that is bad.

    Also, I just got off the phone with Ken from Gentech, and he informed me that they probably did not check gaming mode before shipping. As I mentioned previously he told me that part of the reason the unit was shipping late was that they were checking each unit in normal, gaming, and overclock mode if applicable. That, of course, is not the case. He said a few days ago they found a problem in the bios which affects some systems and causes this problem. They are currently holding all c90s orders from shipping until this bios update is complete....hopefully next week.

    I know that the system is still good without the gaming mode and everything. At least it is useable. I'm just disappointed that Gentech let this problem, that took me less than 5 minutes to find, on a $2000 purchase, slide through the cracks. Especially since gaming mode was a known problem for other people, including Gentech. I wonder what kind of test the other resellers are doing in comparison, probably worse :)

    In any case, generally speaking, this laptop sure seems to have some issues.
     
  33. Cancer777

    Cancer777 Notebook Evangelist

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    Forget that... I have my tracking number now so its official im gettting a c90... (shipped on august 1 from Gentech)

    Im going to stay positive that I wont have any issues ill let you guys knowone i get it... though im still looking at one -one and a half weeks of shipping since Im on southamerica (ordered through a local courier service)

    hopefully if I get any issues theyll be software related and can be fix with bios patches...

    Edit -> i havent shipped the trakcking number just shows that a label has been created... still i gues its best to get aproblem free system... though its getting annoying
     
  34. designerfx

    designerfx Notebook Guru

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    good luck! :) you'll be fine.

    Does anyone have links/driver suggestions for esata? I tried it tonight, to no avail. Had an enclosure for IDE internal to (both avail) usb/esata external...had no luck so far with the drivers off asus's support.

    nvm...thing seems to onyl support esata if its sata on the inside
     
  35. Sypher

    Sypher Notebook Guru

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    Hey everyone, new to the forum. I am planning on getting a C90 within the next couple weeks. I am confused about the parts that are stock on this machine though. When I go around to order it, what do I need to get separate?

    I know that the CPU, RAM, HD, and OS needs to be ordered separately. However, do I need to tell my shop I'm ordering from that I want the 8600GT and DVD combo drive with it? Or do I need to buy those separately too?
    Any info would be useful

    Thanks
     
  36. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sypher Notebook Guru

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    I'm buying from a local computer shop in my city. They are an authorized Asus dealer, and my plan was that I'm going to be installing the CPU, RAM, and HD myself.. and the gfx card if needed
     
  38. WhiteEightBall

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    Hmm. Goldo, that's interesting. I'm going to have to try gaming mode. I still haven't done seriously extensive research on the problem I reported about on overclock mode yet. It takes my C90 a little over an hour though to reboot. I'll check out gaming mode tomorrow and do some testing on overclock mode to see what's going on.

    I hope the (really) new bios comes out soon.
     
  39. Grim_Defeat

    Grim_Defeat Notebook Enthusiast

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    I don't know wheteher I should buy a C90s are they still really buggy. I was going to buy mine from Gen Tech but I don't want to buy a laptop if i have to fix it right away.
     
  40. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    no they usually work fine. The problem was RAM incompatibility but Ken from gentech knows what to use.
     
  41. Geared2play.com

    Geared2play.com Company Representative

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    Nothing buggy about them when you buy from a reliable vendor. If you buy as components to save a buck then there is a chance you may kick your self later
     
  42. theZoid

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    Most of what you hear about other than maybe ram are Vista rooted probs
     
  43. GenTechPC

    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    one other common issue is the wireless card, when using on AC mode it works fine, but when unplug and switch to battery mode the wireless stops working, it's the wireless card, now we test every wireless card on AC and battery mode.
     
  44. foxStick

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    Rats. Is this something we have to talk to our vendor about or directly to asus (or perhaps intel)?
     
  45. GenTechPC

    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    You will have to talk to your vendor since Asus does not provide the wireless card with C90S.
    Also you must ask your vendor to test it with C90S on battery mode, because if they send you another card it might still have the same problem.
     
  46. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    what is the ASUS C80?
     
  47. The Forerunner

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    Think it was the 17 inch model.
     
  48. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    so there are no 17inch ASUS Barebones taht may come out in 2008?
     
  49. WarTowels

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    I placed an order from GenTech for the Asus C90S, but it's currently on hold after I found out the 8600 GT GDDR3 is being discontinued.

    I'm not longer sure about my purchase because after more research it seems like that will be the best card the laptop is going to take because NVIDIA will move to MXM III type cards.

    This is a bit upsetting as I thought I had finally found the perfect laptop... that could get the 8700/8800 cards.

    Thoughts anyone, suggestions?

    EDIT: I just got off the phone with NVIDIA, and they said the Go 8800 512 card was available in MXM II. When I asked if he knew of any specific retailers he said I should contact ASUS about any specific questions.

    EDIT2: Just got off the phone with Asus, the tech said that the 8800 is not available yet, but confirmed that it WILL be MXM II, and the C90S WILL support it via a Bio's update.

    So I think I'm going to go with the C90S, and upgrade to the 8800 when it becomes available.

    -Towels
     
  50. Lights

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    I've been looking for the C80 model myself, I haven't heard any news on it but if someone does please let us know.
     
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