G60VX Owners Lounge

[CitizenPanda]

What PLL number do you use?

Same as the G51.

[VulturesRow]

Hey guys,

I just bought this laptop today, largely in part due to the positive reviews of it in these forums. Pricepoint was just right for my budget and thus far Im pretty happy. Anyhow I have some questions:

1) What software did you uninstall? Is any of the ASUS bloatware worth keeping?
2) What drivers are you using for the video card? I dont overclock or anything like that but I do want to try it at some point and just get more technically savvy in general.
3) I saw reference in another G60 thread to a "hole mod". I couldnt find anything via google that detailed this mod for this particular Asus model. Can someone point me in the right direction?
4) How hard is it going to be add the hard drive from my old laptop to this one?
5) Any Windows 7 tips while Im asking questions?

Please feel free to add anything you think I should know about this laptop or recommended accessories. Thanks and I look forward to chatting with you all.

Cheers,
Chris

[CitizenPanda]

Hey guys,

I just bought this laptop today, largely in part due to the positive reviews of it in these forums. Pricepoint was just right for my budget and thus far Im pretty happy. Anyhow I have some questions:

1) What software did you uninstall? Is any of the ASUS bloatware worth keeping?
2) What drivers are you using for the video card? I dont overclock or anything like that but I do want to try it at some point and just get more technically savvy in general.
3) I saw reference in another G60 thread to a "hole mod". I couldnt find anything via google that detailed this mod for this particular Asus model. Can someone point me in the right direction?
4) How hard is it going to be add the hard drive from my old laptop to this one?
5) Any Windows 7 tips while Im asking questions?

Please feel free to add anything you think I should know about this laptop or recommended accessories. Thanks and I look forward to chatting with you all.

Cheers,
Chris

1) There is no Asus bloatware. You can uninstall the other stuff.
2) 186.82
3) See "grab copper and drill" thread
4) Not
5) It's Vista Service Pack 3. No big whoop.

[VulturesRow]

Ok how do you guys keep the finish looking nice, especially around the keyboard and touchpad? It seems to pick up the slightest hint of oil from fingertips. Recommendations?

[CitizenPanda]

Ok how do you guys keep the finish looking nice, especially around the keyboard and touchpad? It seems to pick up the slightest hint of oil from fingertips. Recommendations?

Don't touch the Laptop...

Wear Gloves...

[VulturesRow]

CP,

Very funny. As for the second hard drive, do you have to take the optical drive out or is there internal room for another chassis+HDD?

Also, for the driver updated, I couldnt find the one you recommended on the NVIDIA site. I was able to download a .cab file for the drivers. Im assuming you point Windows 7 at that .cab file when you upgrade the drivers via device management?

[CitizenPanda]

CP,

Very funny. As for the second hard drive, do you have to take the optical drive out or is there internal room for another chassis+HDD?

Also, for the driver updated, I couldnt find the one you recommended on the NVIDIA site. I was able to download a .cab file for the drivers. Im assuming you point Windows 7 at that .cab file when you upgrade the drivers via device management?

Big empty space for the 2nd HD when you open it up. No need for a cage, you can use some foam and mounting tape to keep the HD in place.

186.82 - http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/top...-64bit-nvidia/

Uninstall old drivers, driver clean, install new drivers.

[VulturesRow]

Big empty space for the 2nd HD when you open it up. No need for a cage, you can use some foam and mounting tape to keep the HD in place.

186.82 - http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/top...-64bit-nvidia/

Uninstall old drivers, driver clean, install new drivers.

Thanks for the link. Does it matter whether you uninstall via the Control Panel > Uninstall path or through device manager? For cleaning the drivers do you use Driver Sweeper or Driver Cleaner Pro? These appear to be the two programs of choice. Thanks for all the answers to these basic questions.

[CitizenPanda]

Thanks for the link. Does it matter whether you uninstall via the Control Panel > Uninstall path or through device manager? For cleaning the drivers do you use Driver Sweeper or Driver Cleaner Pro? These appear to be the two programs of choice. Thanks for all the answers to these basic questions.

Control Panel (Programs)- you need to uninstall all Nvidia drivers, inclduing PHysx. Device manager if the uninstall doesn't take.

Either cleaning program works.

[VulturesRow]

Control Panel (Programs)- you need to uninstall all Nvidia drivers, inclduing PHysx. Device manager if the uninstall doesn't take.

Either cleaning program works.

CP,

Thanks for the assistance, new drivers are installed. I just got my hard drive out of my old laptop. Im pretty familiar with cracking open laptops since I disassembled my toshiba multiple times but how much "stuff" is going to have to come out to get my hard drive in there? Also, Im assuming you are talking about a certain type of mounting tape for the hard drive since I dont think your garden variety double sided tape is going to last too long in the innards of a hot running laptop. Also where would you put the foam? Thanks for the patience with all the pedestrian questions.