How to Fix Your GSOD Blues

[gecis]

Nevermind, fixed it

Hey guys, tried updating my vBIOS today, but when I type in "VFlash" it says the command is invalid... I am using chastity's OD vBIOS anybody know whats wrong?

Can you please tell me how you fixed it? Because I'm having the same issue here. Thanks!

[Chastity]

if you are using my package, then run updateod.bat to flash vBIOS.

[justiNOPE]

chastity, I was wondering what version of the ati drivers you recommend using atm?

thanks a ton for all your hard work, I just bought a g73 and this thread specifically has been a huge help. in the process of a making a bootable vbios cd atm

[Zealock]

Finally did it;

vbios + bios 211 + 10.8

still having artifacts (tested with mafia 2 demo)... well RMA time

[Chastity]

Finally did it;

vbios + bios 211 + 10.8

still having artifacts (tested with mafia 2 demo)... well RMA time

What kind of artifacts? I would wait for 10.10 before RMA.

[Chastity]

chastity, I was wondering what version of the ati drivers you recommend using atm?

thanks a ton for all your hard work, I just bought a g73 and this thread specifically has been a huge help. in the process of a making a bootable vbios cd atm

Popular votes put it pretty even with 10.7a vs 10.8. Some are using a modded 10.9a package. I'm using 10.8 myself.

[kenjisan]

This solution is to fix the GSOD problem that has been reported. It is provided as is and will only be supported by yours truly until officially released on our support site. If you are not comfortable flashing the vBIOS on the G73Jh and have a GSOD issue with drivers other than those at the ASUS support site then I highly suggest you contact our Service group to arrange a RMA. Although every precaution has been taken to ensure the safety of this flash, there is always the possibility of a failed flash due to power outage, hardware modifications to the unit, or simply bad luck.

That said there are three compressed folders within the downloaded file - 93vbiosa. The fine people at HP produced an excellent USB Disk Tool that allows you to create a bootable USB Flash Drive and this program is located in the HPUSBDisk.rar folder. In order to create a bootable drive you will also need the required DOS files and the great personnel at Microsoft provided the files in the Win98boot.rar folder. Extract both folders to your hard drive and open the HP USB Disk tool and follow the instructions to create a clean bootable flash drive. Additional instructions on how to do this are easily available via Google. After creating the bootable flash drive (FAT32 is the safest option) then you will want to extract the three files listed below to this drive.

For those of you who already have a bootable USB Flash Drive then you will want to extract the atiflash.exe, BR3852.001, and Vflash.bat files to this drive. Now you are ready to wave bye bye to the GSOD blues.

1. Insert your bootable USB flash drive with the 93vBIOSa.rar contents extracted on to it.
2. Reboot and quickly start tapping the ESC key to enter the boot menu. Select your USB stick and press enter, the unit will boot off the USB drive now.
3. Once you have booted off the USB drive, simply type VFlash and you should see a flash completion screen in a couple of seconds. Remove the flash drive and power down the system.
4. Wait ten seconds and then power up the system and enter Windows, hopefully without any GSOD problems.
5. I highly recommend BIOS 0211 or above with this fix as the vBIOS was certified on BIOS 0211.
6. Although they are rarely mentioned, a big thanks to the beta testers (Chasity, etc) and our engineers/product managers in Taiwan for their dedicated attention on this matter.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact me. If this fix proves successful for you then it would be nice to hear it but more importantly if it did not work then we need you to PM me.

Sincerely,
Gary


Updates-
1. AtiFlash.exe updated for users having issues with previous version.
2. This vBIOS works with driver sets 10.1~10.8 and should work with future releases unless the driver base code is changed again.
3. Updated Download Site - 93vBIOSa.rar

Can someone explain Step 3 abit further? How do we type VFlash? Would something be opened for us to type in?

[Zealock]

What kind of artifacts? I would wait for 10.10 before RMA.

YouTube - Movie

Just made a video to show you, also getting artifacts in SC2/WOW.I thought I fixed it last month, removing my external hard drive and playing with voltage would fix it... but somehow it came back (that's why I tried 211+vbios).

I can run furmark 20m+ without any problems at 102c max temp, some games aren't affected.

Thanks!

edit: artifacts with 10.1 too

[<MarkS>]

Can someone explain Step 3 abit further? How do we type VFlash? Would something be opened for us to type in?

You'll be booted to DOS, so you'll get the old standard DOS command prompt:

C:\>

Just type!


Geez I feel old when there's so many youngsters that don't know what DOS is or have never seen it.

[Chastity]

DOS. The other white meat.