Nvidia Display Driver 381.65 will NOT Install or Work on ASUS notebook.

[MacLeod]

See here:

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4448/kw/4448


NVIDIA Display Driver 381.65 will not install on Asus notebook/brightness control not working on Asus notebook.
Answer ID 4448 Updated 04/08/2017 04:31 AM
NVIDIA DISPLAY DRIVER 381.65 WILL NOT INSTALL ON ASUS NOTEBOOK/BRIGHTNESS CONTROL NOT WORKING AFTER INSTALLING 381.65 ON ASUS NOTEBOOK.
We have identified a brightness control / blackscreen issue with the latest Game Ready driver (381.65) on the following platforms.
Asus Notebook models:
G752VS
G752VM
GL502VS
GL502VM
GL702VM
G701VI
GL702VSK
GL502VML
GL702VMK
G752VSK
GL502VSK
GL502VMK
G701VIK
GX800VHK
GL502VMZ
G752VY
G752VT
G752VL
GX700VO
GL502VY
G701VO
GL702VT
Our team is actively working to solve this issue and hope to have a fix ready with the next Game Ready driver release. Until then, gamers using a system listed above are encouraged to avoid using driver version 381.65.



HOTFIX:

GeForce Hotfix Driver 381.78!!!

NOTE: The GeForce Hot Fix driver version 381.78 addresses the following 381.65 driver issue:

-Fixes Windows 10 Creators Update booting to a black screen on certain notebooks


381.78 = https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4453/kw/4448/related/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xN...

[SirOxy]

Hello community, I have a Asus Rog G752VS (with gtx 1070 Micron), my laptop was working just fine until I forced installation of the nvidia driver 381.65 by modified inf file , which was a fail for my system after installation. I made a clean installation to the previous driver, but i was having brightness flickering when i was on battlefield 1 loading screen, lagging and fps going up and down like crazy. I noticed my VRam was stuck at 4007Mhz while gaming and even opening something (my computer, google chrome) my Vram jumps at 4007Mhz.

I tried reinstalling the windows + BIOS downgrade and upgrade again + VBios reinstall.

At this point im stuck and i dont know what to do. Please give me an advice.

Will a new bios update from the manufacture or a new vbios will fix my problem?

[Sheltem]

SirOxy wrote:
Hello community, I have a Asus Rog G752VS (with gtx 1070 Micron), my laptop was working just fine until I forced installation of the nvidia driver 381.65 by modified inf file , which was a fail for my system after installation. I made a clean installation to the previous driver, but i was having brightness flickering when i was on battlefield 1 loading screen, lagging and fps going up and down like crazy. I noticed my VRam was stuck at 4007Mhz while gaming and even opening something (my computer, google chrome) my Vram jumps at 4007Mhz.

I tried reinstalling the windows + BIOS downgrade and upgrade again + VBios reinstall.

At this point im stuck and i dont know what to do. Please give me an advice.

Will a new bios update from the manufacture or a new vbios will fix my problem?

This sounds very much like a graphics card failure to me. Could you please open the ROG Gaming Center, change the profile (Standard to Extreme or vice versa), apply, change back, apply and recheck the memory clock?

From what you described it seems like a hardware issue.

[SirOxy]

Sheltem wrote:
This sounds very much like a graphics card failure to me. Could you please open the ROG Gaming Center, change the profile (Standard to Extreme or vice versa), apply, change back, apply and recheck the memory clock?

From what you described it seems like a hardware issue.

doesn't change a thing doing it, after every restart it goes back to extreme mode.

Could this be due to Micron Gtx 1070?

[mkz168]

SirOxy wrote:
doesn't change a thing doing it, after every restart it goes back to extreme mode.

Could this be due to Micron Gtx 1070?

I'll do a clean install to get rid of EX-Mode, which makes gaming lagging as hell... don't use any asus programs besides the hot key.


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[SirOxy]

mkz168 wrote:
I'll do a clean install to get rid of EX-Mode, which makes gaming lagging as hell... don't use any asus programs besides the hot key.


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I removed my ssd and the hdd, and used a brand new hdd that i installed windows on with nvidia driver 378.92. I installeld battlefield 1 and the problem was still there, same issue. Nothing else was installed.

[Sheltem]

SirOxy wrote:
I removed my ssd and the hdd, and used a brand new hdd that i installed windows on with nvidia driver 378.92. I installeld battlefield 1 and the problem was still there, same issue. Nothing else was installed.

Almost guaranteed to be a hardware issue, since all bios/vbios can change is how the card is initialized; voltages and clocks will still be controlled by the OS (and ROG will apply its turbo gear profile).

I'd say it's clear you will have to RMA the laptop.

[MacLeod]

SirOxy wrote:
doesn't change a thing doing it, after every restart it goes back to extreme mode.

Could this be due to Micron Gtx 1070?

I wanted to point out a small fact about Gaming Center. See here: https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1031609/


"FAQ

Question:
Why does G752VS return to Extreme mode (overclocking) after restarting system?
I manually set G752VS’s CPU at Standard mode, however, after restarting the system, CPU will return to Extreme model.

Answer:
For ASUS unit which CPU supports overclock, when your notebook connects to AC adapter, it would change to Extreme mode.

However, if your notebook is supplied only by the battery, it will change to Standard mode."



What this means is, by default, Extreme mode will always be applied during startup/restart...etc...if the system is powered while plugged into the power adadpter. It will startup in Standard mode if it is NOT plugged into the power adapter...by default.

Unfortunately, Gaming Center just does NOT save chnages to the settings for the overclock modes...except during the same session of running Windows. So, once restarted, the system will revert to its default settings.

Thus, Gaming Center doesn't "save" the overclock settings after restart...unless you use the above method.

[SirOxy]

MacLeod wrote:
I wanted to point out a small fact about Gaming Center. See here: https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1031609/


"FAQ

Question:
Why does G752VS return to Extreme mode (overclocking) after restarting system?
I manually set G752VS’s CPU at Standard mode, however, after restarting the system, CPU will return to Extreme model.

Answer:
For ASUS unit which CPU supports overclock, when your notebook connects to AC adapter, it would change to Extreme mode.

However, if your notebook is supplied only by the battery, it will change to Standard mode."



What this means is, by default, Extreme mode will always be applied during startup/restart...etc...if the system is powered while plugged into the power adadpter. It will startup in Standard mode if it is NOT plugged into the power adapter...by default.

Unfortunately, Gaming Center just does NOT save chnages to the settings for the overclock modes...except during the same session of running Windows. So, once restarted, the system will revert to its default settings.

Thus, Gaming Center doesn't "save" the overclock settings after restart...unless you use the above method.

I never overclocked my laptop, and even without game center and new instalation of windows my laptop suffer from the same issues. Brightness flickering durin bf1 loading screen, vram used in idle 4007mhz just by open chrome or any other program, fps variations and small freezes during gameplay.

[fxman4u]

Just want to mention, that the same problems (driver refusing to install + brightness control problems) also exist in Windows 7.

I installed Win7 on the G752VS successfully, with the exception of the damn Nvidia driver problems. I wrote a complete guide about it and want to publish it in this forum, but for some reason I cannot create new threads. I would be very grateful, if some admin could finally give my account permission to do that. Thanx.

[Sheltem]

fxman4u wrote:
for some reason I cannot create new threads.

If I recall the FAQs correctly, you should get that permission once you make 5 posts.