G73Jh GSOD Vbios Update

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Thanks to Gary key we now have a GSOD fix for the G73 Vbios update. Follow these instructions.

This solution is to fix the GSOD problem that has been reported. It is provided as is and will only be supported by yours truly until officially released on our support site. If you are not comfortable flashing the vBIOS on the G73Jh and have a GSOD issue with drivers other than those at the ASUS support site then I highly suggest you contact our Service group to arrange a RMA. Although every precaution has been taken to ensure the safety of this flash, there is always the possibility of a failed flash due to power outage, hardware modifications to the unit, or simply bad luck.

That said there are three compressed folders within the downloaded file - 93vBIOSa.rar. The fine people at HP produced an excellent USB Disk Tool that allows you to create a bootable USB Flash Drive and this program is located in the HPUSBDisk.rar folder. In order to create a bootable drive you will also need the required DOS files and the great personnel at Microsoft provided the files in the Win98boot.rar folder. Extract both folders to your hard drive and open the HP USB Disk tool and follow the instructions to create a clean bootable flash drive. Additional instructions on how to do this are easily available via Google. After creating the bootable flash drive (FAT32 is the safest option) then you will want to extract the three files listed below to this drive.

For those of you who already have a bootable USB Flash Drive then you will want to extract the atiflash.exe, BR3852.001, and Vflash.bat files to this drive. Now you are ready to wave bye bye to the GSOD blues.

1. Insert your bootable USB flash drive with the 93vBIOS.rar contents extracted on to it.
2. Reboot and quickly start tapping the Delete key to enter the BIOS. You will want to navigate to the Boot section of the BIOS and then change the Hard Drive boot settings on Option 1 to your Flash drive. Exit the BIOS while saving the settings and the unit should boot of the USB drive now.
3. Once you have booted off the USB drive, simply type VFlash and you should see a flash completion screen in a couple of seconds. Remove the flash drive and power down the system.
4. Wait ten seconds and then power up the system and enter Windows, hopefully without any GSOD problems.
5. I highly recommend BIOS 0211 or above with this fix as the vBIOS was certified on BIOS 0211.
6. Although they are rarely mentioned, a big thanks to the beta testers (Chasity, etc) and our engineers/product managers in Taiwan for their dedicated attention on this matter.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact me. If this fix proves successful for you then it would be nice to hear it but more importantly if it did not work then post it here.

we have created a video for you to follow step by step on updating your VBios


Updates-
1. AtiFlash.exe updated for users having issues with previous version.
2. This vBIOS works with driver sets 10.1~10.8 and should work with future releases unless the driver base code is changed again.
3. Updated Download Site - http://www.mediafire.com/file/xjc63t...l/93vBIOSa.rar

Another update-
Thanks to Chastity, there is now an unofficial overdrive version that allows your G73jh to take advantage of ati overdrive! Thanks Chastity! (note-the overdrive update is not supported by ASUS and overclocking your G73 beyond its limit may void warranty. update at your own risk!)

Chastity wrote:

http://donotblame.us/stuff/93vBIOS_OD.rar

MD5 Checksum: 1B8342E01A80267FEAFC8EE8BD99CE72
SHA-1 Checksum: 5C84D94C3ECBAB4FC443A0296AF39A1FF4E16B38

I wanted to add that there is an updated version with improved battery life settings

http://donotblame.us/stuff/fix_od2.rar
MD5 Checksum: 62675869EDFFA9026900E7938E9AA20C
SHA-1 Checksum: BDB632A597AC0E86EC11B8582638201F3E78770C

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Nah i tired that with your bios and with ziddy's but it doesn't seem as if the laptop is actually booting. When teh hardrives are in it doesn't show activity that it is actually booting? So maybe my main bios not vbios is dead? is there any way to recover that ?

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I'm having the same problem but just a blinking cursor at top. I went over it like 20 times same thing just a blinking bar at start up on the flash drive. I put a F in the volume label space while making it a boot drive and that didn't work ether. Im still stuck. I downloaded the files from brian@asus thread and followed the instructions it looks like my file were smaller in numeric size than ones i see on his screen. but i redownloaded them and still same in size.ill try puting a E in the volume label for now

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Good to know the error doesn't brick the the laptop. I also want to know what to do if this happens though, so when the time comes I can make sure it doesn't happen.

Also, can I remake my bootable flash drive after I already made it? Also should I update my BIOS, or is it unnecessary?

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Thank you very much it worked it's only been 24hrs but i was playing about 4-5 hours straight in cod:waw so we'll see once i play an directx10 or 11 game. but other then that it hasn't got the GSOD. thanks again.....-=peace=-

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So do I only need to do these Bios Firmware update if I have to upgrade my drivers, or will ASUS provide a driver that is compatible with the new games? From reading these post look like flashing the firmware is dangerous.

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Hello everyone,

I bought an ASUS G73JH one month ago, In these days I've been having a problem every time I open more than 2 PDF files, play any game or even working with AutoCAD 3D, the computer's screen turns black however everything is turned on (keyboard, HDD, etc.) What should I do? My laptop has BIOS 209 preinstalled. Moreover, I would like to know which is the safest way to update it to the BIOS 211? Would this vBIOS update fix my problem? Or should I send my laptop to the RMA? Which I would prefer to avoid because I've read that it takes many months and not always with the desirable results.

Thank you in advance.

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Hi there,

Does this vBios update void the laptop’s warranty?:eek: How can I downgrade to the original vBios of the laptop?:(

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after you fixed the gsod how do u update the bios to 0211

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Iamcac wrote:
after you fixed the gsod how do u update the bios to 0211

Brian@asus is saying that the 209 bios is the one to use. I'm using the 211 myself but here is a link on the how to http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/492354-all-g73jh-problems-solutions-here....

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Greetings i need some advice because i have already end up not having any other idea.. the bios its to update, also the vbios ... i run Battlefield bad comapany 2 by steam, team speak and xfire before and i was having the vertical lines or what ever name is abut also was very slow ... then i wipe out the computer start from starch ... the issue is while playing battle field the image halt and also the computer... i did look in another forums that says they have audio problems so i do have the default windows audio driver... still its giving me every day a willing to put it on fire!! (>_<) ... P.S mine have one dead dot around the 1st week of ussage but not big deal i just need to play... so please help...