Downloading Asus g73 Driver form Asus live update removed my graphics card?

[Cylphid]

Ok but before I do that something keeps popping out when I turn on my Laptop. Everytime I turn it on something pops up and says "You have not created a backup copy of your factory state
Windows. We strongly recommend that you make it now. Prepare black DVD+Rs or DVD-Rs."
Should I back it up first without installing the latest Asus G53sx drivers and latest NVIDIA Drivers?

That back up can come in handy if you ever want to restore your machine to factory specs etc. I'd update the drivers first, then back it up. This saves you the $50 you have to pay asus for a restore disc should you ever need one.

[mikezzz2012]

Ok so I have to update the drivers first, and then Back it up am I right? And how long do you think that will take? An hour?

[Cylphid]

It's not a "have to", but there are some decent bug fixes, in the ATK drivers at least. It would save you the trouble of updating them after a restore.

Time - I download them all to a flash drive, extract them and install and I doubt it takes even 30 minutes start to finish. That's with an SSD and me walking away from the laptop occasionally.....

[mikezzz2012]

@cylphid ok,but if I download the drivers and also the NVIDIA drivers before I back it up will it like, overload or something? I plan to put it in a DVD+R, 4.7 gb or something =)

[Cylphid]

@cylphid ok,but if I download the drivers and also the NVIDIA drivers before I back it up will it like, overload or something? I plan to put it in a DVD+R, 4.7 gb or something =)

Nope, download the new>uninstall the old>install new>delete the setup packages you downloaded.

It's a good idea to save those drivers to a flash drive - saves you the trouble of redownloading them if you need them later.

[mikezzz2012]

ok this may seem like a lame question but what are the "set up packages"?

[Cylphid]

ok this may seem like a lame question but what are the "set up packages"?

Questions are never lame.

When you download the drivers, it leaves a list of packages, usually in your downloads folder.

When you install a package, windows copies the needed files to their proper locations in the operating system. After that's finished, those drivers you downloaded can be deleted from the downloads folder.

They're referred to by several different names is all, drivers/setup packages/.exes and so on.

[mikezzz2012]

Hey guys so I recently finished downloading the Asus drivers now do I extract and install it in the DOWNLOADS folder? Or do I have to transfer it to some specific folder or drive? If yes, please specify please

[MrDJ]

please read the forum rules and stop cross posting in the same thread about the same thing Should I back up my files first or should I download New Asus drivers and Nvidia drivers before I back it up?

we are trying to advise here but its impossible with the 2 threads going

[mikezzz2012]

Just wanna post this again.Hi Im so sorry about that sometimes I post twice coz sometimes people dont reply. My bad. I wont do it again. Im sorry.