G46 shuts down when trying to restart/ doesn't recover from sleep mode

[panosbob]

Hey, so im having this issue with G46.

Whenever im trying to restart it , either manually or because windows updates might have requested it
the laptop just shuts down.

Also whenever i close the lid or set it to sleep mode manually i cant seem to be able to recover it, i need to force shut it down by holding the power button and then turn it on again.

It's kind of frustrating because i always need to be carefull not to close the lid off.

It's on Windows 8 OS.

Any ideas to whats causing this problem ? Is it software or hardware issue?
I am seriously thinking of installing win 7 ,
im just not sure about the procedure with the usb install of win 7 and about the drivers.

[Shawnnepc]

panosbob wrote:
Hey, so im having this issue with G46.

Whenever im trying to restart it , either manually or because windows updates might have requested it
the laptop just shuts down.

Also whenever i close the lid or set it to sleep mode manually i cant seem to be able to recover it, i need to force shut it down by holding the power button and then turn it on again.

It's kind of frustrating because i always need to be carefull not to close the lid off.

It's on Windows 8 OS.

Any ideas to whats causing this problem ? Is it software or hardware issue?
I am seriously thinking of installing win 7 ,
im just not sure about the procedure with the usb install of win 7 and about the drivers.

Try the following steps to see if these help:

Go to Control Panel > Power Options

Select 'Choose what the power buttons do'

Click 'Change settings that are currently unavailable'

uncheck 'Turn on fast startup'

I've seen that cause some of the issues you are having

You can also try running the System File Checker to see if Windows corruption isn't the cause of your sleep issues. Please look at Option two from the following guide : http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/3047-sfc-scannow-command-run-windows-8-a.html

Also, welcome to the ROG community!

[Zygomorphic]

If you choose to install Windows 7, I can help you with the USB component of it. Just download the Windows 7 USB Install tool from Microsoft:
http://images2.store.microsoft.com/prod/clustera/framework/w7udt/1.0/en-us/Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe

Now get the ISO image and a 4 GB USB drive. Follow the instructions in the program (it's easy) and you should be set. Please note that the 4 GB drive will be almost completely full, and it does format it, so make sure to back it up! 🙂

[Zygomorphic]

Here is the support page for your laptop, you can download most of the drivers from here - a lot of Windows 7 drivers run on Windows 8, so I would assume that the converse is true:
http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=G46VW&p=3&s=470&os=36&hashedid=BTxc55PmS2Xf13rx

If you install Windows 7, see how many drivers that it can install automatically. Microsoft has done a great job of collecting many drivers for a lot of computer hardware so that Windows can install it automatically. Anything that doesn't properly install you can try updating from the ASUS support page, or else posting here and we can help you find an alternate source.

[panosbob]

Hey thanx for the replies.
I tried to install win 7 from a usb stick with ntfs format and i am getting an error when i am trying to select the disk wich i am gonna install the OS.
" Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk is of the GPT partition style.
I have "Launch CSM Enabled & Secure Boot Control Disabled.

Any ideas? Sorry if this have been reposted.

[Zygomorphic]

That can be due to the EFI/GPT mode. You need to format the disk in the Windows installer to use the MBR format. Then, you can create the partitions as desired, and install to them.

[panosbob]

Oh lord, i've done something very stupid... I tried to delete the partition with the OS and create it back again but still cant instal win7
And now i cant even reset the laptop to its original state cause it doesnt recognise the partition...
I guess my only option now is to find a way to install win7.

[gypsymoth]

If you haven't swapped out the hard drive, nor deleted the recovery partition, you can do a factory recover by pressing while booting up. Of course, you'd end up with Windows 8 again, but maybe the fresh install will fix the problem you had.

[panosbob]

I cannot do a factory reset because even if i have the recovery partition i deleted and recreated the OS partition. I guess the only way now is to format the whole disk into MBR format...allthough i am not quite sure on how to do that, i mean i kow how to format but not sure about the MBR thingy

[gypsymoth]

panosbob wrote:
I cannot do a factory reset because even if i have the recovery partition i deleted and recreated the OS partition. I guess the only way now is to format the whole disk into MBR format...allthough i am not quite sure on how to do that, i mean i kow how to format but not sure about the MBR thingy

My guess is that as long as you have the recovery partition, you can do a factory reset. Because it's BIOS/ROM thing. It will completely wipe your hard disk and use the recovery partition to reconstruct it.