02-22-2012 12:48 AM - last edited on 03-06-2024 10:13 PM by ROGBot
02-22-2012 01:08 AM
02-22-2012 02:44 AM
BrodyBoy wrote:
It's an appealing idea to try and consolidate, but I'm not sure that a listing of the drivers already provided on the product support pages is worth all your trouble. (That's not a criticism.....I do understand your reason for sticking to the "approved" drivers.)
In fact, it could end up in more confusion, because many owners may see another list of drivers and still ask whether this or that one applies to their model/configuration, or whether some other/newer one might be better. At least, with the product support pages, they can be assured that they are already looking at the latest drivers for their exact model.
To make the thread a reliable alternative to the product pages, it would have to have separate sections for virtually every G-series model and configuration released in recent years. That's a lot of models, and a lot of different driver packages. and it seems it would inevitably fall behind here and there.....prompting owners who only want the Asus-released drivers to check the product pages anyway.
Just my two cents....:)
[/HR]
EDIT: One more thought. Since the point would be to easily reference the Asus drivers releases, maybe another approach could be a BIG NOTICE on the "newer" drivers threads. Directions on where to find the "official" releases (a surprising number of owners don't seem to know about those model support pages), and a brief explanation of the difference & why Asus releases seem "older," would actually clear up a lot of confusion, I think.
02-22-2012 08:37 AM
MarshallR@ASUS wrote:
I know there are complaints about our drivers page as people prefer the very straight list created in our "Important & Useful Threads" subforum, so I have started to create this:
But then I wondered: does this solve the issue? Why copy something on the site that already works in the forum? In addition, this list is only for people of Windows 7 x64 - can ROG appear to 'ignore' those who use the 32-bit OS'?
Most of the list is direct download links from the ASUS site - these can just as easily be pulled from the product pages. One main criticism is that they are not the most up-to-date versions, but that's because they are fail qualification in some area. For example: every Nvidia driver since 267 on the site has had an S3 bug with the 560M. This may not affect MOST people, but we work on the basis of having something that aims to work 100% with 95% of the performance, rather than working at 100% performance for everyone except those who hibernate.
So please provide your ideas and feedback. Thanks 🙂
02-22-2012 11:49 AM
03-02-2012 01:45 AM
AQUASTEVAE wrote:
i think that a company the size of asus, should be able to keep up a drivers database. you should list the older drivers that you know have no problems for everybody, but should also list the latest drivers, with a short description of each. i don't understand why that is too much to ask, because other companies do it. with my old hp, i never had a problem going to get drivers that worked, off of their drivers page. never! asus's site, should have a drivers page for each model (that uses different drivers), and they should keep it up to date. they should also put some time and energy into writing BETTER drivers for their products. because it appears to their customers, that they put little to no attention into making sure that they write quality drivers. this is not rocket science. it's just a matter of showing the customer that they care enough to put some resources into taking care of them AFTER THE SALE.
Symho wrote:
Sorry Marshall, i don't understand why Asus don't update our drivers!
May you explain another time?
Thanks!
02-22-2012 11:52 AM
Symho wrote:
Sorry Marshall, i don't understand why Asus don't update our drivers!
May you explain another time?
Thanks!
Most of the list is direct download links from the ASUS site - these can just as easily be
pulled from the product pages. One main criticism is that they are not the most up-to-date versions,
but that's because they are fail qualification in some area.
02-22-2012 12:19 PM
BrodyBoy wrote:
@Symho: With all due respect, you've made your complaint more than clear.....many times. No matter how often you berate Asus for not updating the product support pages as frequently as you'd like, they are not going to do it. They do it their way, and Marshall explained the reasoning:
That seems pretty clear to me. Whether you or I agree with it, or like it, that's apparently the way Asus chooses to handle product page updates. We're all free to choose whether we want to use those drivers, or seek alternatives from other sources.
02-22-2012 02:16 PM
MarshallR@ASUS wrote:
For example: every Nvidia driver since 267 on the site has had an S3 bug with the 560M. This may not affect MOST people, but we work on the basis of having something that aims to work 100% with 95% of the performance, rather than working at 100% performance for everyone except those who hibernate.
02-22-2012 07:17 PM