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post #81 of 447
9/26/06 at 3:32pm
I hope that the bios for W3J will be avaiable soon. I'm a asus client for years and it's the first time that i have problems with a laptop.

I bought the W3J with a "Vista Ready" label on it and I found that the vista betas cannot be installed because the Bios had some bug... Then i found that the image sucks because the Bios had some bug also and finally i found that the Meron cpu will work only with a Bios update!

Too long waiting for a Bios update... (3 months...)

Better luck for S96j owners....

Regards to all
Manuel barbosa
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post #82 of 447
9/26/06 at 7:18pm
Still amazed by the screen quality of my S96J here....wow....
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post #83 of 447
9/26/06 at 7:21pm
W00t, just upgraded to 2gigs of RAM, works well.

Beta Bios is good.
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post #84 of 447
9/26/06 at 8:59pm
Ken, I wish everyone had service like this, I am definitely going to consider your company when I buy my next laptop. Sadly I have an Acer 8204 so the bios fix is not for me, but I am going to bother Acer all I can.

I find this reflects extremely well on Asus as the company doesn't just dazzle with specs and prices, but also takes after-sales support seriously. Some manufacturers are not interested in driver updates after the initial sales...
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post #85 of 447
9/26/06 at 11:45pm
usapatriot, better upgrade your sig of the price of adding that gig of ram!
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post #86 of 447
9/27/06 at 1:43am
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Originally Posted by orthorim2
Ken, I wish everyone had service like this, I am definitely going to consider your company when I buy my next laptop. Sadly I have an Acer 8204 so the bios fix is not for me, but I am going to bother Acer all I can.

I find this reflects extremely well on Asus as the company doesn't just dazzle with specs and prices, but also takes after-sales support seriously. Some manufacturers are not interested in driver updates after the initial sales...

Just curious, does your TM8204 has a VGA BIOS version inside the NB BIOS just like Asus notebooks? if it does, what version is it?

As far as I know, Acer doesn't make their notebooks anymore, it's a manufacture in Taiwan make it for them and I don't remember the name of the company, Acer will probably have to request the BIOS update from the maker and I am sure they will do it since Asus can do it.
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post #87 of 447
9/27/06 at 2:09am
Hello Ken, any news on W3J's BIOS update for the graininess issue?
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post #88 of 447
9/27/06 at 2:12am
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Originally Posted by robohgedhang
Hello Ken, any news on W3J's BIOS update for the graininess issue?

They are working on it and as soon as I have it I'll let you guys know, should be within couple of days.
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post #89 of 447
9/27/06 at 2:19am
Thanks heaps, Ken.
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post #90 of 447
9/27/06 at 8:03am
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Originally Posted by jointhedarkside
usapatriot, better upgrade your sig of the price of adding that gig of ram!

hehe, it was $104.99 after the RAM price hike, otherwise it would have been on $74.99
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post #91 of 447
9/27/06 at 3:23pm
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Originally Posted by GenTechPC
Just curious, does your TM8204 has a VGA BIOS version inside the NB BIOS just like Asus notebooks? if it does, what version is it?

As far as I know, Acer doesn't make their notebooks anymore, it's a manufacture in Taiwan make it for them and I don't remember the name of the company, Acer will probably have to request the BIOS update from the maker and I am sure they will do it since Asus can do it.
I believe Acer's ODM is Wistron
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Originally Posted by Wistron's corporate info page
Formerly the DMS (Design, Manufacturing & Services) operations of Acer Inc. Wistron DMS operations within Acer Inc began in 1981.
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post #92 of 447
9/27/06 at 3:59pm
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Originally Posted by Djembe
I believe Acer's ODM is Wistron

Thanks.
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post #93 of 447
9/27/06 at 10:51pm
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Originally Posted by GenTechPC
Just curious, does your TM8204 has a VGA BIOS version inside the NB BIOS just like Asus notebooks? if it does, what version is it?

Is there a tool that shows the VGA BIOS? I didn't see it in System Information or Acer's sys information tool, or CPUz. However, I can see the VGA BIOS version when I go into the BIOS settings at startup:

BIOS: v1.3319
VGA BIOS: ATi 009.012.001.013.020345

Would anyone care to share their number from the Asus laptops that have the issue fixed? That would be interesting.

I posted this info on all Acer support sites I know of.
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post #94 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:07am
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Originally Posted by orthorim2
Is there a tool that shows the VGA BIOS? I didn't see it in System Information or Acer's sys information tool, or CPUz. However, I can see the VGA BIOS version when I go into the BIOS settings at startup: BIOS: v1.3319 VGA BIOS: ATi 009.012.001.013.020345 Would anyone care to share their number from the Asus laptops that have the issue fixed? That would be interesting. I posted this info on all Acer support sites I know of.
Z96J Old BIOS (graininess) VGA BIOS: 009.012.001.014 A050504.008 New VGA BIOS: 009.012.001.014 A050504.009 W3J VGA BIOS (graininess): 009.012.001.012 A05404.004
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post #95 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:25am
Hi Ken, do you mean that W3J's VGA BIOS is 009.012.001.012 A050504.004? I see that the graininess-free VGA BIOS should be the one with 009 in the last three digits?

BTW, how to check the VGA BIOS version in W3J?
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post #96 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:26am
so does the above post imply that any x1600 will be able to use the one fix, or should i wait for one specifically designed for the w3j? i wouldn't want to jump the gun on this in my excitement and accidentally mess up the video bios...
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post #97 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:33am
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Originally Posted by robohgedhang
Hi Ken, do you mean that W3J's VGA BIOS is 009.012.001.012 A050504.004? I see that the graininess-free VGA BIOS should be the one with 009 in the last three digits?

BTW, how to check the VGA BIOS version in W3J?

Yes 004 on W3J si the old BIOS with graininess issue and 009 is the graininess-free version for Z96J/S96J.
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post #98 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:34am
No, we W3J owners have to wait for W3J's specific BIOS update, since the VGA BIOS is embedded in the system BIOS...
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post #99 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:36am
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Originally Posted by lord roddington
so does the above post imply that any x1600 will be able to use the one fix, or should i wait for one specifically designed for the w3j? i wouldn't want to jump the gun on this in my excitement and accidentally mess up the video bios...
the BIOS 1101 is only for Z96J/S96J, it will not work on any other notebooks. W2JB is the first model that has graininess-free BIOS and now S96J/Z96J, they are working on W3J and shouldn't be too long. I received the beta BIOS for W2JB on 09/18/06 and Z96J/S96J on 09/25/06.
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post #100 of 447
9/28/06 at 1:41am
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?
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