G60VX Owners Lounge

[Fledder]

What you need to do is boot from the Windows 7 DVD that came in the box with the G60. You can do that by repeatedly pressing the "ESC" key upon powering up the laptop. Eventually you will come to a menu asking which device you want to boot from. Select your CD/DVD drive. ( Make sure your Windows 7 disc in the drive )You will then get a prompt to "press any key" to install Windows. Do that.

After Windows finishes installing, pop in the drivers/apps disc that came in the box and install it. If you are unsure as to what you should install on the drivers/apps disc, it may be best to install everything. If you do install everything, the computer will be like it was after you first turned it on. (Software wise)

Pressing [ESC] is the only way to install via dvd or cd (if you haven't changed the boot order in the bios).
The problem is that when I use the system recovery dvd it places an image on either the new SSD or on the "old" hdd. I think it installs on the "old" hdd (although I am not sure about it). The reason I do not know is because the system does not start up correctly. Here I think the problem is that the Master boot record is on the wrong hdd, since it is not made on the SSD because the recovery dvd only recovers the OS and not the MBR.

Currently I have installed windows 7 on the SSD by using a official installation DVD. Now the MBR is on the SSD. I will try to run the recovery DVD again and pray that it recovers on the SSD since this is drive 0 in the bios.

If it works it means that:
- The recovery DVD installs on drive 0 (zero, set in bios)
- When a hdd is replaced, or extra hdd is inserted on which the OS should be "recovered" one should first make a MBR on this harddisk. (most probably this can be done easier than the way I did)

Fingers crossed.. there we go

[se7in]

try disconnecting the main hd?

[Fledder]

try disconnecting the main hd?

Have thought about it when I opened up my system. But this will not solve the problem of the MBR. Restoring the system at this moment.

Soon I can post if it worked out or not.

[Fledder]

It works, so when having a G60V and you replace the hdd or add an hd you should take into account the following points:

- The recovery DVD installs on drive 0, meaning if you add an extra hdd and you want to "install" windows on this drive using the recovery dvd (supplied with the labtop) then you have to change the hdd order in the bios.
- When a hdd is replaced, or extra hdd is inserted on which windows should be "installed/recovered" one should first make a MBR on this harddisk. (most probably this can be done easier than the way I did (see earlier post)).

Mabye this is just common knowledge.. but this was all new for me

[vincey2kr1]

Asus just posted a new bios version 205! anyone know what new in it??

[IKAS V]

Try it and tell us!

[crimsonoa]

Can you upgrade this to 6 or 8GB of ram?

[Forge]

Yes and yes.

[Derek1387]

One know anything about the new bios update? Where do I get it and how do I install it?

[crimsonoa]

Thanks Forge for the response. Maybe I will upgrade not sure yet.

I just bought G60vx as it is a Christmas gift from my wife so I don't even have it opened yet (not allowed).

I already bought a Intel 160gb ssd drive for it. Looking for a t9900 cpu, I have one on backorder from hp. Have no clue if and when they will get one.

Looking for the 2nd hdd bracket (everyone is OOS)

Sony BD-5730S-01 6X Blu-ray SATA Slim which I can find and buy.

Trying to find the T9900 for $400 or under seems impossible!

From what I see in pictures online the cooling in this sucks. Anyway, time to figure out a better way to cool it.

-Paul