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    G1S-A1 driver questions

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by iGreen, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. iGreen

    iGreen Notebook Guru

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    Hey guys, I recently bought the asus G1S-A1, and I was wondering what drivers to install.
    Thanks
     
    iGreen, Dec 12, 2007
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    Maybe the latest nvidia drivers from laptop video to go.
     
    Sahin, Dec 12, 2007
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  3. iGreen

    iGreen Notebook Guru

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    Ok, thanks. I updated that. Should I update the bios driver? or any audio driver?
    Thanks
     
    iGreen, Dec 13, 2007
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    Nrbelex Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Have you gone through the drivers page on the Asus website? Update anything that's got a newer version than your installed version.

    ~ Brett
     
    Nrbelex, Dec 13, 2007
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  5. iGreen

    iGreen Notebook Guru

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    Thanks Brett, but how do I check what version i currently have?
     
    iGreen, Dec 13, 2007
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    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Device manager. Properties on each device.

    I will actually suggest being a bit more moderate and only updating important drivers. Like if you keep bluetooth off 99% of the time, you won't care you have an older driver. Or you perhaps use the SD card reader once a month.

    In this way you will keep a balance between updated drivers and junk accumulating in the Windows system folders and registry.
     
    E.B.E., Dec 13, 2007
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  7. iGreen

    iGreen Notebook Guru

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    Thanks E.B.E. I've decided to update the audio, camera, and BIOS drivers. Do you think that is a good choice?
    By the way, I was looking at your thread on updating the BIOS. Do you know if the G1S-A1 has EasyFlash?
    Thanks a lot! :)
     
    iGreen, Dec 13, 2007
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  8. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    I don't know if it has it, but I also gave an easy way to check (just enter BIOS and look for the option basically)

    I suggest the following drivers for update:
    - Chipset if it exists
    - GPU
    - Audio
    - WLAN
    - BT if you use it regularly
    - camera if you use it regularly

    BIOS is not a driver. For when to update, look at my guide.
     
    E.B.E., Dec 14, 2007
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    sgtmatt1 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just install all drivers from the asus download page...
    And for you GPU go to laptopvideo2go
     
    sgtmatt1, Dec 14, 2007
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  10. E.B.E.

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    You should've checked my reasons for not installing updates indiscriminately before posting...
     
    E.B.E., Dec 14, 2007
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  11. iGreen

    iGreen Notebook Guru

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    Thanks E.B.E. I updated some drivers and the bios and some things seem to be working smoother now. Thanks =]
     
    iGreen, Dec 15, 2007
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  12. E.B.E.

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    You're welcome.
     
    E.B.E., Dec 16, 2007
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    CFUtd Notebook Enthusiast

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    I´ve installed Xp on my G1S-A1, not without a few problems I must say, but I seem to have gotten it to work kinda smoothly as of now. I used the drivers who someone posted a pack of in vip.asusforums.com (or whatever the URL was). I know those drivers were enthusiast drivers, and not released by ASUS themselves, but this was a few months ago so I´d like to update a few of them. Anyone know where to find new versions?
     
    CFUtd, Dec 18, 2007
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