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

[Chastity]

alfalfalaffa wrote:
I just got a new G53SW Gaming laptop with 8gb of ram, the Nvidia GeForce 460M with 1.5gb, and with a quad core i7 processor. This is actually the second G53SW I have had as I replaced my first one due to performance issues, and I have the same performance issues on my new g53sw. In about 70% of the games I play I experience sudden recurring drops in frame rate that can drop the frame rate from 40 fps to 10 fps in an instant. I have made very sure that I have eliminated all background processes however the problem seems to be very consistent. Since this is actually my second computer with the same issues I though maybe this could be a driver/bios issue, but I am pretty new to powerful gaming laptops so I am not 100% sure of what to do about it, or if drivers are even the problem to begin with. I got all my latest drivers off of Asus' own website at http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=G53SW&p=3. Any help would be more than greatly appreciated I am pretty desperate here.

See here for solution:

http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?3322-Sandybridge-Throttle-Issue-and-Workaround

[Retired]

Hey folks. I uninstalled the Creative Audigy software suite due to the constant freezing I was experiencing resulting from its conflicts with other programs (most notably Steam and Skype). I'd like to reinstall it, however, to see if it will work with my recent configuration. When running the setup, however, I receive this error message - "Setup is unable to detect a supported product on your system. Setup will not exit." What gives?

By the way, anyone know if it's possible to enable the SD card slot as a boot option via the most recent bios (v13, I believe). I'd like to update the vBios as per the instructions in this thread:

http://www.asusrog.com/forums/showthread.php?774-G73jh-vBios-update-tutorial-for-GSOD-matter

Can I do it with a Cd, DVD, or SD card... or is the USB flash drive mandatory? Thanks in advance,

- extremely disappointed G73JH owner.

[omega939]

Chastity,

Will there be (in the near future) an updated bios for g74 with added memory settings? Just like what alienware have in its laptop bios. As this will give more performance boost.

thanks

[Retired]

Anyone have a mirror for "Seagate ST9500420AS 500GB HDD v5 Firmware" ? The server it's hosted on seems to be down.

[Val]

cHaOserveR wrote:
Anyone have a mirror for "Seagate ST9500420AS 500GB HDD v5 Firmware" ? The server it's hosted on seems to be down.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/547122-seagate-st9500420as-firmware-updat...
There are instructions + link to DELL site where you can find firmware.

[jorlanm]

I havent been on the drivers page in a while...Whats the SD26 Seagate Momentous XT firmware do?

[MatG]

Hi there, just became the owner of a G74SX and i have just reinstalled Win7 after af complete defragmentation.

Before i did that there was an utilty named: ASUS GameFast, and i like to install it again.
I just can't find on the Driver and Utility disk and its not on ASUS download site. Can't find it anywhere??

Can someone help me?

Thx 🙂

[jorlanm]

SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT SD28 Firmware is out...

[Chastity]

jorlanm wrote:
SEAGATE MOMENTUS XT SD28 Firmware is out...

No links?

[jorlanm]

my bad, heres the link...

http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=215451&NewLang=en

both windows environment and iso version...

Hopes it gives a bit better boost...