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Well in that case, download the official windows 7 iso's (http://tinyurl.com/6ceveb8) using a separate (friend's?) PC and either 1.use an uninfected USB at least 4GB and use...

Ok im not understanding this...

If its a new rig, why dont you just do a complete format of the HDD, install OS, then reinstall bloatware (if you want).
I dont know what all this talk of BIOS...

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any updates?

Thank you for the news! :D

Just an update though, with the method i mentioned above, im going at about 4 days w/o any issues whatsoever. I dont know if its just luck or what but ive been fortunate...

None of the solutions helped. I even did the Hard drive fix.

So what are the odds of this being a hardware issue? Seems like a good amount of people have these touchpad issues.

edit: I actually...

I have 1.1GB of ram after boot. But that's because Ive disabled certain programs to run on startup. But having 1.5gb of memory being used is normal..especially for 64bit OS. I have almost double the...

I was wondering...can you somehow 'rollback' or reinstall BIOS and vBIOS to a previous version? Or will it not let you?

I live in north carolina. Shipping was like $14 or $16..i cant recall as I ordered other things as well. No tax btw. :)

im not 100% sure about the gpu upgrade but i highly doubt it. The first...

Well personally i think the g73 will last a while..maybe 4-5 years. You can upgrade the following;
-Optical Drive
-HDD's
-Wifi Card
-CPU
-Memory (up to 16gb of RAM)
-LCD Screen

thats pretty...

yup. exact same link. I still have it saved on my bookmarks and i check it once in a while..dont know why really lol just a habit i guess. Im gonna write a review in about a week or two.

also the...

Nope sorry man not covered by ADW. :( SUcks for the both of us...but we are still covered by Neweggs warranty, but only for 90 days.

Anyway for the rubber feet I just went and got something...

Is there a reason why we are instructed to put our USB stick on the front left slot as opposed to the other ones?

sure give me the instructions

Hey man welcome. Im new here as well, and I actually got my recertified g73 from newegg. I was fortunate enough to basically have no real issues with mine. The laptop itself came with no damages, not...

I got the laptop recertified so i dont have an install cd... :(

***Anyway, I think im done trying to figure this out. Ive just looked into Express Gate some more and it seems like something I...

Yea i dont need it nor do i plan to use it, but i couldnt find anything to disable it in the BIOS either. On top of that, its not showing up on the uninstall programs list...
I turned my laptop on...

Thanks alot for that Travelor. I really appreciate your tips!

Thanks for leading me in the right direction Daedalus. :) I was able to located the driver list for g73's on support.asus. Unfortunately, I cant find anything on Express Gate. I did find the ATK...

Hello all. First off, i would like to welcome myself to the G73 community. I know there has been some issues with these laptops but fortunately ive been one of the few who actually had no significant...

Yup figured that out right after. Thanks anyway though! :)

Now ive got BIOS 209 and vBIOS 211. Time to install the new ATI 10.11! Thank you Brian!!!

edit: on a side note ive got a few q's

1....

Another noob q:

Everything is good to go...Now how do i turn/make my bootable USB (used in this process) back to normal?

Here is the HP Usb boot tutorial from http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/492354-all-g73jh-problems-solutions-here.html



Basically just do that prior to everything in the...

Thank you!