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post #201 of 447
10/20/06 at 5:47am
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Originally Posted by adept
Ken I gota tell you... I just flashed the bio's on my z96j and im damn happy to report all issues of grainness are gone. Thank's for all your hard work and support... you will always have my bussiness for that.

Congradulations.
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post #202 of 447
10/20/06 at 9:48am
Hi Ken, still no news about the final BIOS?
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post #203 of 447
10/20/06 at 3:27pm
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Originally Posted by GenTechPC
I request the BIOS fix for V1J and F3JA, but I was told by Asus North America that we probably won't receive the BIOS from them since it's not a North America model, but I'll let you guys know the status of it.
Ken, help help, we need your help !

I tried twice to contact technical support of ASUS France.
I sent them a descrption of the problem, with a link to this thread, telling them
- the issue is recognized by ASUS
- and ASUS is able to solve it
since ASUS did solve it for some laptops models in the US.

Unfortunately, I got an answer on "how to flash the BIOS" !

I replied that it was NOT my question, and redevelopping all arguments to ask from ASUS a new BIOS.

A second time, almost the same answer on how to flash BIOS (and moreover, even the explanation is not correct....)

So, if you are not able to receive by yourself the new BIOS from ASUS, could you please give us the coordinates of people you are in contact with in ASUS, and a summarize of arguments you developped to convince them that
1 - it's a bug
2 - they must solve it
3 - they can solve it.
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post #204 of 447
10/25/06 at 6:18pm
Hi Ken,

I bought a V1J too and I have the same problem of grain screen.
Could you contact again Asus for a bios update for the V1J please !

Thank you.
chandyperry
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post #205 of 447
10/25/06 at 9:27pm
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I did called Asus NA today, they haven't hear anything from Taiwan, I'll let you guys know as soon as I hear from them, sorry guys but right now, I just have nothing to update.
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post #206 of 447
10/26/06 at 12:03pm
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Originally Posted by GenTechPC
I did called Asus NA today, they haven't hear anything from Taiwan, I'll let you guys know as soon as I hear from them, sorry guys but right now, I just have nothing to update.
Yes, Ken, you have something to add !

As I said in my previous post (just above), please help us providing :
- the coordinates of people you are in contact with in ASUS,
- and a summarize of arguments you developped to convince them that
1 - it's a bug
2 - they must solve it
3 - they can solve it.

Thank's
Laurent
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post #207 of 447
10/26/06 at 4:40pm
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Originally Posted by Laurent Grenet
Yes, Ken, you have something to add !

As I said in my previous post (just above), please help us providing :
- the coordinates of people you are in contact with in ASUS,
- and a summarize of arguments you developped to convince them that
1 - it's a bug
2 - they must solve it
3 - they can solve it.

Thank's
Laurent

1 - it's a bug : I told them already and they know it.
2 - they must solve it : They will and they are working on it.
3 - they can solve it. : Yes just add the new VGA BIOS into the original BIOS just like what they did to W3J and S/Z96J.

I just don't know the status of it, but if I hear anything from them I'll let you know.
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post #208 of 447
10/26/06 at 10:56pm
Hi guys, I'm also an owner of this V1J, the glossy WXGA screen version one. And yes, it's grainy and the colors are terrible.

My retailer has warned me about this when I purchased it, but they promised that ASUS will fix (at least) the grainness problem.

However while I'm browsing to find a solution to this, I find reviews on V1Js with non glossy WSXGA+ screens (ooh if only I could find one). They say the screen is fantastic. Does it mean that those lappies are not affected by this grainness issue? Is it the panel that cannot be driven by X1600? Because I tested the VGA out on a flat panel, it's not grainy at all, and the sharp colors make me shocked on how terrible V1J screen is.


...and I used to be an owner of Fujitsu N3510, a lappie with one of the best screens around... now I miss my old lappie that heated itself to death T_T
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post #209 of 447
10/27/06 at 12:07am
Well, at least the BIOS fix helped. Now to make sure this thing survives....(sup Ken, sent the HD...)
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post #210 of 447
10/27/06 at 1:20am
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Originally Posted by Bhatman
Well, at least the BIOS fix helped. Now to make sure this thing survives....(sup Ken, sent the HD...)
Hey beta BIOS out alr? Send me one lor...
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post #211 of 447
10/27/06 at 1:50am
Sorry for the noob ignorance. I've downloaded the file for the s/z96j. When I double click it, it says windows cannot open this file. I don't have nero, does that have anything to do with it? What do I have to do to make this work? I'm not experienced with this at all, and only very clear step by step will help me. PMing me is alright if someone wants to help me out. I have the s96j and would like to fix my graininess issue, but alas, I am lost. Again I apologize for my ignorance.
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post #212 of 447
10/27/06 at 2:03am
Can you find Winflash?
In my lappie it's located here: C:\Program Files\ASUS\WinFlash\winflash.exe

Use it to do on-the-fly BIOS flash ^^
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post #213 of 447
10/27/06 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by redbeard
Sorry for the noob ignorance. I've downloaded the file for the s/z96j. When I double click it, it says windows cannot open this file. I don't have nero, does that have anything to do with it? What do I have to do to make this work? I'm not experienced with this at all, and only very clear step by step will help me. PMing me is alright if someone wants to help me out. I have the s96j and would like to fix my graininess issue, but alas, I am lost. Again I apologize for my ignorance.
you should have a program called WinFlash, which will update your BIOS. Start WinFlash, select the file, and click Flash BIOS. that's it!
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post #214 of 447
10/27/06 at 3:16am
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I don't remember seeing S96J/Z96J drivers disk comes with WinFlash, but you can download it here:

ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/A..._XP_060612.zip

And then download the ROM file of the beta BIOS:
http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/images/N...us/96J1101.ROM
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post #215 of 447
10/27/06 at 11:50am
I have a V1J with the non glossy the 1680x1050 res and I have the same problem ;o(

I have an other problem and maybe you could give me some help. Then fan is always in action. It turns on just after I press the power on button and it never stops. Is it normal ? Can I do something to fix this problem. The temp of my proc is 50°C after 2 hours. I try NHC but it's the same thing.

Thanks a lot for your help
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post #216 of 447
10/27/06 at 10:40pm
It worked perfectly, and now screen looks great. Thanks so much lightisbright, Djembe, and Ken. I'm a greenhorn to this stuff and would not have been able to get it right without your help. Kudos to all of you, and thanks for your willingness to help out a computer illiterate. You guys rock, and now my s96j screen rocks too!
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post #217 of 447
10/30/06 at 8:30am
Hi guys, I'm also an owner of this F3JA, the glossy WXGA screen version one. And yes, it's grainy and the colors are terrible.

Do you have some news from Asucks for the bios ??

Thanks a lot for your job Ken !!!
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post #218 of 447
10/30/06 at 4:22pm
any one with and asus contact could they ask them to get the bios update for the v1j out thanks
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post #219 of 447
10/31/06 at 8:53pm
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V1J and F3JA Beta BIOS is here, sorry I don't have the unit to test so please do it at your own risk, let me know if there is any problems with it.

1: download WinFlash: ftp://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/A..._XP_060612.zip

2: Download beta BIOS:
F3JA (for F3JA ONLY): http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/images/N...us/F3JA206.zip

V1J (for V1J ONLY): http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/images/N...Asus/V1Jas.zip

3: Flash BIOS using WinFlash

4: Restart the computer and go to BIOS, save the settings and exit.

5: Post at this thread and let others know if it works.
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post #220 of 447
10/31/06 at 9:17pm
Cool, I hope those BIOSes fix the graininess in F3Ja & V1J. Do you think those BIOSes include support for Merom also?
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