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The Unofficial Asus Z71V Support Thread

post #1 of 162
3/29/05 at 4:41pm
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This is a gathering of topics to assist owners and future owners of Asus Z71V laptop. If you have any particuarly finding you believe will be helpful for people, please post it in here.

Thanks,
--SPK


Asus Z71V Poll: http://notebookforums.com/showthread...ight=z71v+poll

Asus Z71V Official Support Site

nVidia GO GeForce 6000 Info Sites



Asus Z71V Pictures and Discussions

Additional Resources & Information:


User Reviews & Info:
Where To Buy:
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Official NVIDIA GO 6600 Website
http://www.nvidia.com/page/go_6600.html

Memory Interface 128-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GBps) 11.2 GBps
Fill Rate (pixels/sec.) 3 billion
Vertices/Second 300 million
RAMDACs 400 MHz



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nVidia GO 6600 GPU Performance Test
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*Note:
* All test based upon Asus Z71V nVidia GO 6600
* Asus Z71V STOCK SETTING IS: 250/500
* Toshiba used GO 6600 TC, which is slower
than one used in Asus Z71V

nVidia Driver v71.13
* Asus Stocked Video Driver
3D Mark 2005: 1720 (250/500 Stocked Setting)
3dMark 2005 2018 (275/563)

nVidia 80.40 Beta Leaked
* AA OFF, Resolution 1024x768
3DMark05: 1821 (250/500 stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2121 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2236 (300/600 OC Setting)

* AA 2x, Resolution 1024x768
3DMark05: 1813 (250/500 stocked setting)
3DMark05: 1975 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2072 (300/600 OC Setting)

* AA 4x, Resolution 1024x768
3DMark05: 1523 (250/500 stocked setting)
3DMark05: 1733 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 1817 (300/600 OC Setting)


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OLDER VERSION OF NVIDIA DRIVERS
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Using XtremeG nVidia Driver v71.84
3D Mark 2005: 1780 (Stocked Setting)
3D Mark 2005: 1970 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

By CMYK (his Asus Z71v - Driver: v76.44)
3DMark05: 1787 (Stocked Setting)

nVidia 77.30
3DMark05: 1813 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300 Core / 500 Memory)

nvidia 77.50
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2060 (300/500 OC Setting)

nVidia 77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2055 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2120 (290/575 OC Setting)

Using XG 77.62-HD Type 2 nVidia Driver v77.62
3DMark05: 1820 (Stocked Setting)
3DMark05: 2074 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2169 (290/575 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2215 (300/600 OC Setting)

nVidia 77.72 Official WHQL Release
3DMark05: 1820 (stocked setting)
3DMark05: 2069 (300/500 OC Setting)
3DMark05: 2223 (300/600 OC Setting)

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WHERE TO GET NVIDIA DRIVERS
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* forums.guru3d.com
* www.laptopvideo2go.com/forums/
* www.nvidia.com
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How To Install
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1) Download the nvidia driver
2) Extract it to a directory

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3a) download the latest INF file from http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/ and save it
to the same directory you had extracted earlier.

-OR-

3b) Use the NVAM.INF file that came with the original Asus Z71V display driver. You could download
it from http://support.asus.com and extract out the NVAM.INF from there.
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4) Right click on the desktop and go to properties. This will take you
to the display control panel.
5) Click on the settings tab
6) Click on Advanced button
7) Click on Adapter tab
8) Click on Properties button
9) Click on Driver tab
10) Click on Update Driver button
11) Click on "No, Not this time" when asked "Can Windows Connect To Windows Update..."
12) Click on "Install from a list or specific location"
13) Click on "Don't Search, I will choose the driver to install"
14) Click on "Have Disk"
15) Browse to the location where you had saved the INF file earlier
16) Select the video card from the list, in Asus Z71V case it is nVidia GeForce Go 6600
17) Continue with install...

*USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!*
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post #2 of 162
3/29/05 at 5:44pm
How you kick so much ass Smilepak, I may never know Thanks

Is the optical drive the same in the 71v as the 71a?
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post #3 of 162
3/30/05 at 2:35am
Fantastic resource, Smilepak!!! Thanks on behalf of all the future Z71V owners.
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post #4 of 162
3/30/05 at 2:53am
sweet! What a great idea, now just hope we didn't jinx it....

Thanks smilepak!
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post #5 of 162
4/4/05 at 2:36pm
Thread Starter 
FAQ Site: http://taiwan.asus.com.tw/support/fa...ModelName=Z71V
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post #6 of 162
4/4/05 at 2:45pm
Great findings there smilepak
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post #7 of 162
4/4/05 at 2:58pm
You are awesome. I am ordering my Asus Z71V today and it will be my first laptop. What a way to break into gaming notebooks huh?

this site rules

Can we have a mod sticky this?
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post #8 of 162
4/4/05 at 8:14pm
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Updated.
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post #9 of 162
4/4/05 at 8:48pm
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Updated again...this should be a pretty comprehensive list for ya'll
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post #10 of 162
4/4/05 at 8:53pm
*Subscribed*

Just placed an order for my Asus Z71V at Xmeld.
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post #11 of 162
4/4/05 at 9:54pm
For clarification, it's listed on Discount Laptops as Chembook 2371v with Asus Z71V in parenthesis. Or on the front page, just click #1 on the Recent Release list.
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post #12 of 162
4/5/05 at 3:39pm
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Something to think about....

Toshiba Tecra S2 w/nVidia Go Geforce 6600 128MB...

Aquamark: 36,584
3DMark05: 1548
3DMark03: 5134
3DMark01: 13,984

Asus Z71V w/nVidia Go Geforce 6600 128MB (Geared2Play.com numbers)

3dMark 2003 = 4436
3dMark 2005 = 1728

Benchmark & Figures OVERCLOCKED:
3dMark 2003 (290/573) = 5338
3dMark 2005 (290/573) = 2140

3dMark 2003 (275/563) = 5120
3dMark 2005 (275/563) = 2018

Asus Z71V w/nVidia Go Geforce 6600 128MB (olli3 numbers)

Anyway I just done a test with 3dmark03. A few programs running in background and using stock drivers.

250/400 (Default)=4431. Laptop warmth: low not much heat
300/500 =4998. Laptop warmth: low, very slight touch pad warmth
300/600 =5286. Laptop warmth: Low again, slight touch pad warmth
300/700 =5510. Laptop warmth: low, again very slight touch pad warmth. Only the back got warm.

nVidia Go Geforce 6600 128MB (Clicky To Source)

3DMark03 => 5076
3DMark05 => 1930

Toshiba Satellite M40 w/nVidia GO Gefore 6600 128MB

3D Mark 2005 => 2052

http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=73668

http://img209.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img2...ardinfo1hv.jpg
http://img209.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img2...nckmark0iq.jpg


To Compared to ATI X700


Acer Travelmare 8104 w/ATI X700 128MB
http://notebookforums.com/showthread...618#post661618

3D Mark 2005 => 2269


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post #13 of 162
4/5/05 at 6:24pm
Thread Starter 
FYI...

The current OMEGA driver for nVidia is using a very old version of the nVidia driver. It is using Forceware 61.77, while the latest version from nVidia is 71.84. If you are planning to use a mod version of nVidia driver, you could use http://www.dhzeropoint.net/ which uses the 71.84 nVidia driver.

This "might" give you a little better performance in terms between the Omega Driver vs using DHZeroPoint, as the older driver from Omega might not have proper support for nVidia GO Geforce 6600.

By the way, they are working on a Tweak enhancement for the nVidia GO 6800 version as well
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post #14 of 162
4/5/05 at 8:25pm
Thread Starter 
Available Accessories Option:

Accessories for Z71V: http://www.proportable.com/detail.aspx?ID=101

Product Name: Z7 2nd Hard Drive Kit
Product ID: 90-N9Q1SH110
Price: $35.00

Product Name: Z7 Series 2nd 6-Cell Battery for Optical Drive
Product ID: 90-N9Q1B3100
Price: $100.00
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post #15 of 162
4/7/05 at 8:49pm
So I just finished updating Windows, with Service pack 2 and all of the recommended updates, and installing all of the software that came with the z71v. On this boot I installed some of the Asus apps, the Nero suite, and ASUSDVD. Now when I restart my computer I am getting an svchost error and windows is shutting it down. I am also no having problems connecting with the wireless connection (not sure if these problems are related). The wireless was working perfectly before and I was getting no svchost error. Could one of the programs I installed be causing these problems?
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post #16 of 162
4/8/05 at 5:15pm
smilepak, the amaxit link in "where to buy" isnt a z71v

i actually cant even find the z71v at that site
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post #17 of 162
4/8/05 at 6:24pm
There is just sooooooo much information here - how do you get time to find it all? I can't even find time to LOOK at it all! Do you not sleep? (maybe you don't - you review says you had the lappy in bed with you & your wife was asleep beside you! :-)
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post #18 of 162
4/8/05 at 10:50pm
Has anyone flashed their BIOS to v0205? If so, did you have problems that it fixed, and did it do anthing else such as improver performance or screw up other things?
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post #19 of 162
4/8/05 at 10:59pm
I noticed that MobileMeter says that the fanse come on a 55C. Mine are constantly on low, and at a temperature of 57-59C. What is everybody elses temperatures? I would like the fans to go off sometimes...
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post #20 of 162
4/9/05 at 1:01am
So I've been playing with my z71v for a couple of days now. It has now died. I was watching a DVD and everything started getting jumpy and the computer went to a blue screen of death. I restarted my computer and now it is giving me a read disk error and won't start up. I tried everything I could with my limited computer knowledge and finally decided to try and reinstall windows. When I tried to boot straight to the dvd drive it won't let me even try because the computer isn't recognizing that any of the drives exist... including the harddrive. The harddrive sounds weird too... like its reading and clicking over and over in a set pattern.... Does anyone have any ideas or thoughts of what might be wrong or what I can do? The laptop was awesome and I was really happy until this happened.
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