G73/74/53 Series Driver and Application Reference

[Chastity]

[This thread is a work in progress]

Installation Discs

Asus Driver and Application Disc for G73JH MD5: 8C6C99D11B1CD3BDBDFFE9411A209D23
Asus Driver and Application Disc for G73JW MD5: 055193A34E8F9D6A8541EF3342891C01
Asus Driver and Application Disc for G73SW MD5: EC5579E8DFE28218F58D13AF6A331C9B
Asus Driver and Application Disc for G53JW MD5: 62D3B69FB64F9E91F63E5D3E04C47322
Asus Driver and Application Disc for G74SX MD5: BDFA22EC2E263F3DC9324277166573EA

Windows 7 Universal Installation DVD - Download MD5: B0320171563A7782B5DA2CC250878095
(use license number on laptop sticker to activate Home Premium)

Utilities

Driver Sweeper 3.2.0 (10/10/11)
ATI Crap Cleaner
Windows 7 SP1 for x64
D3DOverrider from RivaTuner (for those who want Triple Buffering support w/o having to install all of RivaTuner
GPU-Z Asus Edition 0.5.4 (06/29/11)
CPU-Z Asus Edition 1.57.2
ThrottleStop 3.00.1

Packages

G73 Series Keyboard / Trackpad Fix NEW!

Seagate ST9500420AS 500GB HDD v5 Firmware NEW!
Copy files to bootable Flash drive and run included .bat
MD5 Checksum: 6D81752AD6284E80FAB2D0CC7090012B
SHA-1 Checksum: AB7B90FA6F387AC8CA9F5295D61C3AE7015F0D86

Seagate Momentus XT Firmware SD25 Windows Installer MD5: BACB6813036B3568D1B053F524AAC8BB

Momentus XT SD26 Update pack for Bootable USB users MD5: 46314CA89F84B49E432FA524768662DA

SD28 Firmware Updater for Windows

C++ and Silverlight Redistributables (07/26/11)

DirectX Updates

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028560 "An update is available for Windows 7 and for Windows Server 2008 R2 which provides new functionality and performance improvements for the graphics platform"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975243 "The DirectX Diagnostics Tool incorrectly reports DirectX 11 devices as DirectX 10.1 devices on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2"

Latest DirectX Redist Package (June 2010)

BIOS

Latest Official : 213 - mirror [JH]
G73JhAS.213.zip
MD5 Checksum: 0EA6AB2FA570F45767776D46E9FA4FB6
SHA-1 Checksum: C11AB28D52B601D557320CFB90211F079379C384

203 [G73JW]
205 [G73JW]

211 for G53JW

G74SX BIOS 202 mirror
MD5: 1D7A47510E1ABA9A0BC3A94BBCAE1A63

G74SX BIOS 203
MD5: FE8C7BD4C9D0F3690EAEEB3B1C5A209D

To flash: Easiest method is to place ROM file on a formatted USB flashdrive (FAT/FAT32) and use EZ-Flash BIOS utility, accessed by hitting F2 during laptop POST / Startup

Betas:

v93 VBIOS for HD5870M [JH] to fix GSOD issue need bootable usb flashdrive see instructions in sticky of this forum

Modded v93 vBIOS with lower timings for battery life (updated)
MD5 Checksum: 49e9cafccd83f36a71641c8194b68c07

Core Drivers:
Intel Chipset INF for Series 5 v9.2.0.1025 (this version was compiled as a self-installer that does a full install. Just use default settings and let her run.)
Intel RST SATA Drivers 10.6.0.1002 WHQL (06/30/11)
Intel RST SATA 10.1.0.1008 ----- Intel RAID and AHCI with GUI 10.0.0.1046
Added older SATA driver packs to give options for possible stability issues and/or wake on sleep/hibernate

Intel Management Engine Components (I prefer to use the Microsoft Drivers, since I do not use this for anything)
Intel TurboBoost Technology Monitor (2.0) & Driver : Use the version on the Driver Disc through the Asus Installer Application. Only known way of installing the driver portion. Web download versions reports error on installation.

Video System:

[JH] AMD Catalyst WHQL : 11.09 (08/17/11)
AMD Media Codec Mobility 11.09 Win 7
AMD Hydravision Mobility 11.09 Win 7

Beta : Updated beta: 11.10 Preview 3 (10/24/11)

See AMD’s site for complete add-on list for Catalyst Mobility.

[JW/SW/SX] Nvidia Notebook Drivers 285.62 WHQL (10/24/11)

Modded INF version for those who need it: Verde 285.62 WHQL ModINF when available (10/24/11)

[JW/SW/SX] Modified 285.38 Beta Updated INF Driver Pack (for those who cannot use the Verde notebook pack from NVIDIA)

[JH/JW] Color Profile for Hannstar 1080p Panel

Audio System:

Realtek Audio driver v2.63 (07/20/11)
Realtek HDMI Driver v2.61 (06/03/11)


[JH] Creative Audigy HD MB package 1.0 (easiest to install if you use version on Driver CD)
[JH] Creative Audigy HD MB Windows 7 Compatibility Update (install this after main suite is already installed) On Win 7 x64 system, run included FixAMD64.exe in /Driver directory after update is installed.
[JW] Creative THX 1.00 package (as above + THX and EAX 5.0 support) License imbedded for JW hardware.
[SW] Creative THX MUI 1.02 Package

Alternatives:
[JH] Creative X-Fi MB 1.1 package (30-day trial) Updated for Win 7, and supports Crystalizer and updated Alchemy. Requires licensing of $19.95 to continue to use.
[JH] Creative X-Fi MB 1.2 package (05/07/11)

Workaround for broken headphone detector

[JRd1st]

People, if you have issues or questions please either start a thread or post them is an appropriate one that already exists. 😄

Chastity wants to keep this one for new drivers/apps news.

Thank you. 🙂

[TripleZero]

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/GPU124AMDCat1110PreDriverV3.aspx


Anyone that is getting BF3 needs to install these for best performance.

[JRd1st]

For those with the Synaptic touchpad; this driver reportedly provides smoother performance.

http://drivers.synaptics.com/Synaptics_v15_2_20_C_XP64_Vista64_Win7-64_Signed_Marketing_SGS94_UI-Scr...

I'm not saying it cures any glitchy problems, just that I was told "the touchpad works much better. I haven’t had erratic cursor problems so far" - Ramusters



ALSO - there's a nVidia 285.62 WHQL http://www.geforce.com/News/articles/nvidia-geforce-285-62-whql-drivers-released

nVidia 460m Cards Supported
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.01% = Section070, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_203D1043
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.02% = Section072, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_20401043
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.04% = Section076, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_20421043
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.05% = Section078, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_20431043
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.06% = Section080, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_20441043
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.07% = Section082, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_20451043
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.08% = Section082, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_20461043
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.09% = Section083, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_20471043
%NVIDIA_DEV.0DD1.10% = Section084, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0DD1&SUBSYS_20481043

nVidia 560m Cards Supported
%NVIDIA_DEV.1251.01% = Section066, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1251&SUBSYS_13B71043
%NVIDIA_DEV.1251.02% = Section066, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1251&SUBSYS_204A1043
%NVIDIA_DEV.1251.03% = Section085, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1251&SUBSYS_204B1043
%NVIDIA_DEV.1251.04% = Section085, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_1251&SUBSYS_21001043

And there's another Atheros Wifi driver ftp://ftp.asus.com.tw/pub/ASUS/nb/Drivers/WLAN/WLAN_Atheros_Win7_64_Z921459.zip

[Cypz]

Latest Power4Gear version 1.1.47 (2011-10-11)

http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=P4GHybrid&p=3&os=30

:cool:

[TheOriginalTO]

Cypz wrote:
Latest Power4Gear version 1.1.47 (2011-10-11)

http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=P4GHybrid&p=3&os=30

:cool:

That is for SW G series only.. look at the bottom of the OP

/edit NvM.. going to check it out. Apologies.

[sennevdb]

Does anyone know if I can get Asus Rotation Desktop anywhere? I'm thinking of installing a vanilla Windows 7 Professional, but it won't contain said app and I don't seem to be able to find a download for it... And if I do want to find one, this seems to be the perfect thread for it.

[Retired]

I have a problem to connect to http://pcaudio.ath.cx/, anyone knows what's going on there?

I could offer webspace if the host has problems to hold the current load of downloads.

[fuzon1337]

I am also having problems with downloading the content from that site and open it :S I hope it will be available soon.
(http://pcaudio.ath.cx/stuff/G73_KBTP_Fix.zip)

[Retired]

Is there a new changelog for the ATK Package 1.0.0.00014 (10/25/11) ?

[Retired]

HI ALL
HEP ME I USER asus g73jh rbbx05 turbo boost not working