NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Asus Forums › Asus Notebooks › X1600 Grainness issue update from Intel
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

X1600 Grainness issue update from Intel - Page 6

post #101 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:43am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by robohgedhang
Ken, do you think the soon-to-be-released W3J BIOS will also support Merom for W3J? Or is it just addressing the graininess issue?

It will also support Merom.
Reply
Reply
post #102 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:45am
Grrrrrreeeeeeaaaaaaatttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!! At last!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply
Reply
post #103 of 447
9/28/06 at 5:37am
I wonder how long it will be before there is a bios fix for the A6Ja? I'm assuming that it has the issue being X1600 based although I can't say I've noticed anything. Maybe I'm in for a pleasant image quality surprise
Reply
Reply
post #104 of 447
9/28/06 at 9:40am
Quote:
Originally Posted by GenTechPC
the NB BIOS is still 0901 and I confirmed that while I update it from 0901 to 1101 since there isn't any "new hardware found" after I boot to Windows, you'll only get "new hardware found" if you have BIOS version older than 0901.

I'll run 3Dmark tonight with new VGA BIOS to see if there is any performance drop but I don't think it will.

I had an older Bios, but I didn't get a new hardware found message. Everything seems to be working fine for me.

Krista
Reply
Reply
post #105 of 447
9/28/06 at 12:14pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Krista
I had an older Bios, but I didn't get a new hardware found message. Everything seems to be working fine for me.

Krista


After flashing did you go into the bios and hit F10 to save everything? I got tons of hardware found messages after flashing by following Ken's instructions completely. No driver installs needed though.
Reply
Reply
post #106 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:52pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by hyperluminous
After flashing did you go into the bios and hit F10 to save everything? I got tons of hardware found messages after flashing by following Ken's instructions completely. No driver installs needed though.
well i followed ken's instructions step by step but didnt come across any new hardware found messages. Its probably something to do with the fact that i am running omega drivers instead of the ati catalyst !!
Reply
Reply
post #107 of 447
9/28/06 at 2:59pm
Thread Starter 
W3J Beta BIOS:

http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/images/N...W3JAS_209A.zip
Reply
Reply
post #108 of 447
9/28/06 at 3:58pm
Thanks Ken I'll give that a try tonight.
Reply
Reply
post #109 of 447
9/28/06 at 4:02pm
hey guys, im not sure if this is part of the grainnes issue or not, but i've had this problem with the toolbars in some of my programs ever since I first got the laptop. If you look at the toolbars, they are a different shade of colour., theres a photo below to show an example.

on the top of the toolbar, the "file", "view", "edit", "help" etc buttons are all white instead of the grey. The pic is a bit small so its hard to see, but its more obvious on notepad in the screenshot.

All the video and win xp drivers are up to date. I haven't tried the new beta bios drivers yet. thanks!

Reply
Reply
post #110 of 447
9/28/06 at 4:36pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by GenTechPC
Hello Ken..... I tried the Beta BIOS and...what can I say.... The graininess is GONE!!!!! Sorry, just can't help it...

Thanks a bunch Ken!!!
Reply
Reply
post #111 of 447
9/28/06 at 5:18pm
Hi Ken, Thanks a lot for the help!!!!

Can you tell me if the vista instalation problem in W3J is solved?

Best Regards,
Manuel Barbosa
Reply
Reply
post #112 of 447
9/28/06 at 6:09pm
finally!! its so much better now. THIS is the laptop i paid for!
graininess is gone on my W3J, no probs with bios so far.
Reply
Reply
post #113 of 447
9/28/06 at 6:17pm
Just tried the new 209a beta bios on my W3J and it does fix the grainness issue!!!!!!!
Reply
Reply
post #114 of 447
9/28/06 at 7:25pm
Thank You!
Reply
Reply
post #115 of 447
9/28/06 at 9:39pm
a huge thanks to ken, hyperluminous and every1 that was invlolved in getting this issue resolved
Reply
Reply
post #116 of 447
9/28/06 at 9:40pm
Thread Starter 
congradulations guys.
Let me know if there is any bugs in the beta BIOS.
Reply
Reply
post #117 of 447
9/28/06 at 9:41pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mbsb0812
Hi Ken, Thanks a lot for the help!!!!

Can you tell me if the vista instalation problem in W3J is solved?

Best Regards,
Manuel Barbosa

I haven't got a chance to test it with Vista beta, I'll test it sometimes in the future.
Reply
Reply
post #118 of 447
9/28/06 at 10:09pm
ah, the grainyness is indeed gone.
only one thing besides the grainyness that i notice - the logo in the corner on startup has changed from the centrino logo to just an intel symbol. i've heard that you lose the centrino logo if you stop using the intel wireless and other such things(not sure if thats true or not), but maybe this is because its a beta? anyway, definitely not a big deal.
Reply
Reply
post #119 of 447
9/28/06 at 11:57pm
Yes, maybe Ken can tell ASUS about the change of Intel logo? That's the only 'bug' in this beta BIOS I think...

And Ken, judging from the number (209), I reckon the 208 (which is not out yet) should be the first one to include Merom support?
Reply
Reply
post #120 of 447
9/29/06 at 1:12am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hayzee
hey guys, im not sure if this is part of the grainnes issue or not, but i've had this problem with the toolbars in some of my programs ever since I first got the laptop. If you look at the toolbars, they are a different shade of colour., theres a photo below to show an example.

on the top of the toolbar, the "file", "view", "edit", "help" etc buttons are all white instead of the grey. The pic is a bit small so its hard to see, but its more obvious on notepad in the screenshot.

All the video and win xp drivers are up to date. I haven't tried the new beta bios drivers yet. thanks!

It's your Windows Appearance settings, You can change the color back by going to Display Properties>Appearance>Advanced and change color settings for "Item>Menu".
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Asus Notebooks
NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Asus Forums › Asus Notebooks › X1600 Grainness issue update from Intel