Can of air. Gets it out just fine.
I got my V6j back from Asus today. The service was better than I could ask for. They gave my a free Vista compatible DVD program (which I wanted, even though I didn't ask for it), and did everything I asked. They replaced the serial number sticker, gave me a new CD driver (haven't tested if this one is better yet), and replaced the motherboard. As of now, the battery has 0% wear, and far more than double the battery life. I am running it down right now to check what happens. If its fixed, after 0% battery life, it will still have 0% wear. Other wise, it will have 5% wear or so. We will see, but I am so far very pleased, and glad to have my own computer back.
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
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Good to hear! Hope it runs great for you now Caleb!
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
Well, I just finished the first full discharge, so I am about to find out what happens. I also just had to re validate Windows, what a pain in the butt (because of the new motherboard).
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
Well, after my first discharge (to 7% my battery says it has 3% wear. I will see what it says in the morning, after it has fully charged and been restarted again. But, so far I am not hopeful.
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Yep, sounds like the good ol' wear problem.
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
I can't really believe this, but my battery wear is back to 1% after a second discharge. I am running the battery down again, but it seems that it might be fixed.
On a side note though, Vista is running like crap now. I don't know what happened, but the internet especially is terrible. I know its just this computer, I have tried others on my connection. I hope I can fix it. -
I am at a stage where I need to know more about my battery situation. How do I read battery wear?
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Check NHC or run Everest, it should tell you the %.
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OK, what are NHC and Everest?
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they are programs....nhc stands for notebook hardware control. google it.
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Once you get NHC, just go to the battery panel.
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OK, NHC says the battery I have been using since late September has 6% wear. Is that amount good?
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That's decent, 6% for 10 months isn't bad.
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Hah! Although my bad battery shows 2% wear, it shows its capacity, instead of 60-something-thousand like the other battery, as ". . ."!!!
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Yes, I suspect those bad V6V batteries are very screwy in their firmware. That's why the capacity isn't read properly.
For a non-intrusive, lightweight solution for reading temps and battery status, also with nice graphs, if you're using WinXP, I recommend Mobile Meter.
Edit: here is a link to the program it's been discontinued by its developer and it's not so easy to find.
http://www.cs.rit.edu/~rjy2985/mobmeter.html
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Has anyone said anything about how pretty the V6 series was lately? Because it is true.
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Well, I don't think anybody did, but here it is.
The V6 series is the most beautiful notebook series ever designed.
And I mean it, too.
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
I second the motion!
I agree. I missed having my V6. It works well, it is built well, and it looks incredible.
Side note, has anyone found a way to get MobileMeter working in Vista, I really hate NHC and I want to find my battery wear. -
Other than running it in compatibility mode, I have no other ideas.
Another option is RMClock with No Management (I think it works in Vista).
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
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But I beg to differ with the "Best EoL notebook ever" in the thread title; I like the W3 a bit better, because of widescreen and better graphics. Its all personal opinions though, so no offense to any one. -
I like the W3J as well. Although it has a GPU, in my opinion it doesn't look quite as nice as the V6. But it has a smaller screen, which is a + for portability. If there will be a reasonable successor by the time I will want a next notebook, I'll definitely buy it.
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I upgraded by V6J to Vista Ultimate but now my dvd drive doesn't work. Any one a fix for this? Also the Microsoft Calendar program shows an error on start up...
Any suggestions on these 2 problems?
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
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I saw many DVD problems (not reading properly, not being detected) reported with the G1S and Vista. Generally the solution is to disable UAC (user access control).
What error does the Calendar show on startup? It's difficult to give a solution to your problem if you only describe it in such a vague fashion "it gives an error". -
When I check on the drive from the device manager it displays this message:
Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
I have tried everything...uninstalling and having vista detect it...same problem.
When I click on My Computer the drive doesn't show up at all. Will not play...not working.
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Did you try disabling UAC as per my previous post?
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Yes, I tried that and still no dvd drive.
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
Which model DVD drive is it? Mine is fine on the default Microsoft driver.
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Unrelated to the above: I opened my V6J yesterday to clean up the dust. It was a breeze. 6 screws and the bottom access panel comes off, 3 screws and the fan comes off, offering access to the fan slot and blades for easy cleaning.
Also, the CPU and both RAM slots are there as well, so upgrading RAM and CPU (to Merom Core 2 Duo) is very easy. Of course, we should wait with the CPU until our warranty expires.
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Yes, I did that when I upgraded my ram to 2 gigs. Tons of dust!
Any way, the drive is Mat****a dvd-ram uj-832s ata
Would love to be able to use it!
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That is the same drive I have, and stock Vista did fine. You can't do anything with it?
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Nope...so much for Vista Ultimate being so great...
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
Have you installed all of the different Asus drivers? Maybe there is a catch due to the lack of one of them.
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Hi Caleb, how's your battery going? Did replacing the charging circuitry do the trick? Mine has already around 10% wear from two discharges that I had to let get down to 30%...
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Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)
Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available.
When I click the check for solutions nothing is found.
Under Driver details I have this:
C:\Windows\system32\drivers\cdrbsdrv.sys
C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\cdrom.sys
C:\Windows\system32\pfc.sys
Could someone check to see what they have?
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Update on DVD problem. Searched microsoft and found the solution. Needed to edit the registry. Did that...rebooted and there was the drive.
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Maybe useful if you post the precise fix (or a link to it).
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Did anybody knows how to undervolt my V6v? Wich values should I use from the voltage options in NHC? Also, the display on V6VA in Europe was built on IPS technology like the one in the US?
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CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer
Undervolting for the V6v would be the same as for any recent laptop. People like programs such as NHC (Notebook Hardware Control). Google for it, and there is a full guide on the forums somewhere, search for it.
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It's on the Guides forum (the undervolting guide)
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Hello fellow-V6j owners...
I've had mine for a little over a year and still really enjoy it. I have a colleague who would like to get something similar (ie similar form factor and with decent specs). I haven't been keeping up on all of the Asus models, so I look here for some help. What would be the closest equivalent to the V6j that is available now?
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From what I have read, there really isn't anything that Asus has released that follows the greatness of the V6 notebook, but any of the new V or W models come close. I would recommend either the V1S for 15.4'' or V2S for 14.1''.
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Did anyone knows where to buy an V6VA new or in very good conditions? I also post it in BTS section.Thank You!
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http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=152719&page=2 -
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I just checked again NHC's reading of battery wear, and it showed 0% wear, whereas on 06-20-2007 it showed 6% wear!
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that is odd. Mainly the battery would increase in wear rather than decrease. Has anyone every tried putting their battery into the freezer and seeing what happens to the battery wear?
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Yes, I find it odd too.
The 6% wear had made sense to me, because I had used the battery a lot at an astrology convention last Spring. The change back to 0% wear makes no sense to me.
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MY battery wear is at 10% after 2 years, not bad considering I use the batter quite often. I'd say about 50-60 discharges so far.
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