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    ~Asus F9S Chilling Lounge~

    Discussion in 'ASUS Reviews and Owners' Lounges' started by omni, Nov 15, 2007.

  1. migz

    migz Newbie

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    Has anybody tried Windows 7 on one of these bad boys?

    Vista just doesnt seem to cut it. Especially with all that bloatware prepackaged from ASUS. I wonder why they don't supply the standalone Vista ASUS OEM disc.

    I have been using Windows 7 on my desktop and its like Vista on steroids.

    Anybody tried using 7 on the F9S, if so how are the drivers?
     
    migz, Jun 27, 2009
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  2. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    You can use the recovery disk you have to make a clean Vista install, see the Info BoothFAQ. Basically on recent models, after a recovery from the DVD, you will be asked to insert the drivers&utils CD and then you can selectively install only those drivers&utils that you want.
     
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  3. migz

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    Wow thats a great post, the Info Booth FAQ.

    Thanks so much. I'll reinstall using the DVD.

    Another quick question, I tried operating a recovery from the DVD I get this huge "ERROR" sign and it says "cannot load imagex0 from SRC WIM file".

    It works from the recovery partition, but I was hoping to completely wipe out the factory HDD and set my own partitions (therefore erasing the recovery partition) and getting rid of the bloatware.
     
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  4. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    It's likely the recovery disk cannot be read (is it scratched?)

    Some other possible steps:
    Backup your data.

    Try deleting all partitions except the recovery partition, and then making a big partition in their place. Then try running recovery.

    Otherwise, if you have a spare HDD I would suggest trying to recover from the disks on the HDD. If it works then it's a problem with the current partition setup on the HDD. You can try wiping it then (at the cost of losing the recovery partition)
     
    E.B.E., Jul 5, 2009
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  5. Boostin

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    Is it possible to add the F9S/F9Sg disassembly guide(s) to the info booth?
     
    Boostin, Apr 27, 2010
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