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So 3gb will be recognized?

 

which stick of GB would this be?(new egg link if possible)

 

i would also like to know i plannedo n getting 4Gb with mine so i can just upgrade to 62 bit os next year, but if it doesnt work

 

No updates have been released yet, check asus.com for updates.

One of the Asus "bloatware" tools turns it off. I turned it off then uninstalled the app that controls it. Can't remember the name of it, sorry.

Asus posted new drivers for the 8600M GT on their site. Asus is decent at keeping up with newest drivers, and the ones they have work well for me in several new games.

 

Hello I just bought the G1S and already having problems. THe green side lights keep blinking even with no programs on. Also when I boot up the computer it says CMOS time and date not set and tells me to press f2 to setup and f1 to proceed. Whenever I restart or put my computer on standby the time and date resets.....does anyone know how to fix this?

 

Just ordered my G1S!, thanks everyone for all their help and knowledge about it!

 

Well, this is not really bloatware so i wouldnt delete it


find and click on "ASUS Direct Console"

There you will have 2 options that you can adjust
ASUS Direct Flash
ASUS Direct Messenger


Both have on and off options




Ive played around with the side lights extensively and i think the lights are more vram influenced than dx9/10.
I think cpu load plays a fair bit too

 

i would prefer turning off the flashlights,saving the battery power

 

They blink soooo slowwwly though. I wish it were faster. Like a rapid blinking then fading out then fading in rapid blinking, etc. That would give more of a feeling of speed. Or at least we should be able to customise the speed and frequency of the flashes.

 

if the light was constant, that would be much better

 

So when most of you got your G1s what's the first thing you all did? Installed your own Windows or OSs? Or did you just stick with Vista and get ride of some of the bloatware? I was under the impression Vista wasn't 'great' for games ...

 

Even 4GB will be recognized.

 

This the tricky part, try avoid brand names such as Kingston, because you never know which module they use on that batch.

So far only Micron module works, but the first Micron module we tested does not work so we special order a different Micron module, both Micron looks identical even the numbers on the chip.

 

My plan was to repartition so there is only one large one, and install XP on it. However due to time constraints I've left Vista on, and everything I need is working, so I am happy. I did uninstall a lot of the crap it came with though, but spent much more time installing and downloading stuff I do want.

 

What's the bloatware like isn't like super bloat is it? I rather not loose too much performance in games because of it.

 

Micron is the best, its like the NF4 DFI board all over again. It only liked "good" ram if you tried to put cheap stuff in it, it didnt boot (untill much later when they had multiple bios for it that let it run with other ram types)

 

mryerse, how would you go about reinstalling XP on the G1S? I've tried, but it didn't detect any hard disks during windows setup. Also, will the drivers for the G1S at Asus' site work under XP?

 

Ok maybe im just being stupid but I dont see the new driver for the 8600m gt on the asus site the only one I see is this...

VGA - Version V7.15.11.0119 2007/05/17 update

this is not for the 8600m gt though this is for integrated graphics I believe, so could someone give me a link to where there seeing the newest drivers on the asus site for this card?

 

Check this guide out.
http://apcmag.com/5485/dualbooting_vista_and_xp

I think your problem is that there is only one partition so resize your vista partition and boot your xp disk again.

 

Does anyone know if its true you can customize the direct messanger too display thing other then the time? Such as Msn contacts signing on ect?

 

It has two partitions with lots of extra space on both; I just can't get to the screen that shows the partitions because windows setup says it doesn't detect and hard disks and forces me to restart.

 

They split the 160 gig 50/50 then?

 

Anyone had any luck nuking Vista completely and running XP only? I read that the best way to go about this was to get the Intel Chipset and Wireless drivers from the Intel site - and use the G1 drivers/ programs for everything else.

Anyone done this? Does everything work using this method?

(Otherwise I'll probably just nuke the recovery partition and install a copy of Vista Ultimate on my G1S when it arrives (in country - hopefully have it tomorrow!!))

 

Nuking Vista will nuke DX10, and consequently the 8600M's main point.

 

I'm aware of that - however at this point there are no DX 10 games that I want to play.

 

In case you missed the edit to my post about first impressions on page 15.

Uninstall Asus Splendid and go to zero gamma, 50% brightness, and 50% contrast in nVidia CPnl if you want a GREAT IMPROVEMENT in clarity of text, being able to see fill-in boxes on webpages, and color saturation. That leaves nVidia CPnl, Power Mgmt, and Mobility Ctr as controlling the screen. With Splendid (published by Macrovision, so it's an add-on), my screen lost settings even in a simple launch of Splendid.... without touching settings... so I uninstalled it and PRESTO, text is sharp and easy to read, looks like a Vaio notebook screen now.

 

http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

has the latest drivers. Use the Download box in the upper left, input G1S and All. Click on G1S in the results screen.

Note that you can limit the list, once displayed, to Vista 32-bit (but all the current list is for 32-bit Vista). Some of the 32-bit Vista drivers work with Vista 64-bit, and others don't.... Vista will tell you. Some 32-bit drivers, like Asus Live Update, will load under 64-bit, but do nothing when you launch them.

Unfortunately, the current Vista 32-bit graphics driver update will not work with 64-bit Vista.

 

I just purchase my G1s at a local computer fair!
after conversion, its about $2250

i'm quite shocked by all the bloatwares too...
which is better? for me to reinstall vista all over again or just uninstall those bloatwares one by one?

 

Im going for the first way, since I just ordered the acedemic vista premium last night. It has the x64 vista on it wich I plan to run.

Eather should work, in XP if you uninstall programs it usually leaves some small stuff behind like registry entries. I think vista is supposed to be diffrent tho.

 

when i get mine im just gonna uninstall the ones i dont like, then ill tour my c: drive to delete anything left behind, then ill delete cookies and stuff.

 

This my first notebook Asus G1s A1.
I have some quetions for all
1. Whats mean Bloatware??
2. Good or not good if im upgrade to Vista Ultimate 64 bit??
3. How to make My G1s More better than now??

Thank u



ASUS G1s A1
C2D 7500 2.20 SANTA ROSA
2.00 GB RAM
160 GB HDD Seagate Momentus 7200.2, 7200 rpm SATA 300
Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT

 

N one more...
What the best PC game...?

 

depends on what type you like?

 

1. bloatwarre is all the extra software that comes with the laptop (eg. norton 60 day trial)
2. 32bit is fine (some programs don't work on 64bit)
3. Get rid of the crap software you don't need

 

What?
Why would you advice to avoid kingston? they are not any better then any other major brand but also they do not manufacture the actual wafers neither do most brands. you can hit or miss with micron just as well with any other. The point it if you want a quality module and you want advanced replacement option directly from the manufacturer not just the vendor GO with kingston.

 

simon says: tetris 3d

 

I haven't plaied it but seems trailer of the game, it's Spilter Cell Double Agent I'm waiting for the G1S to play it cuz my pc can't run it
How old is the this ati video card and with what nvidia would you compare it with? ATI X300 SE

 

Kingston is hit and miss on picky mobo's it was like this with some DFI boards back in the day.

They are a good generic brand ram for running stock speeds. Definitly stay way from them for any kind of overclocking tho.

There is a good chance that future bios will allow kingston ram to work well with the chipset/mobo.

 

Can anyone please post a picture on the desktop, so that i can see what the 1680 x 1050 resultion looks like.

Thanks

 

Anyone elses G1s take forever to shut down and start up?? mine sits at configuring updates for a while....

 

can anyone tell me more about the backpack that the g1s comes with? im going to college in a couple weeks and need to know if it'll be big enough for a couple textbooks and the laptop. if not, im planning on buying the north face surge.

 

Backpack can hold your laptop and maybe two textbooks and a folder. I am also look at the north face surge but 109 dollar =\

 

So it's impossible for an individual like myself to obtian this RAM?

 

I think new PC's are slow to start up and shut down at first. After a week or so, it should speed up.

I am not positive though. Anyone else back me up? Or am I just wrong?

 

Time shouldnt change unless its running some sort of auto update program and each time your running the machine its installing updates it downloaded.

In most cases they slowdown over time because people tend to isntall to much stuff on there machines and its all running in the background.

 

Come... the backpack onclude in the package Targus backpack
Very nice Backpack for me ^_^

 

My G1s should be here today!!!!

I can hardly wait!

Please don't let there be problems, please!

 

look in the sticky on the main asus section. there is actually a video of the g1 and it shows the res pretty good

 

Someone asked about the VGA drivers on Asus website... those are for the 8600M GT. Asus calls them VGA, but they include nvidia's latest release for this card, which is hopefully going to be updated soon.