Around RM 140. Anything above and customers will have a better option.

Yes my young padawan, you must procure the mouse

That is his standard reply, meh. I think they couldn't get a good deal with DHL.

Where did you get the new vbios?!!? As far as I know there is no official vbios from Asus. All the vbios floating around the net for the G73 are modded, MSI or Clevo vbios that removes functionality one way or the other. Did you apply the ICD7 yourself or did you get the service center to do it?

Chastity from NBR even had problems with her re-paste. After reading several threads where user's attempted to do a re-paste they screwed up the laptop even further particularly the keyboard. It's easy to obtain a replacement keyboard in the US but not down here in Malaysia. I'm just wondering if it's worth all the trouble just to re-paste the TIM when it could all be a timing issue with the Vrams that can be resolved from an updated vbios.

This post has been edited by Viperion: Aug 11 2010, 07:02 PM

I might be making a video guide with nerodante80 once my order of IC Diamond 7 comes from USA. Order placed today and I ordered two extra units. Any G73JH owners in KL who wants one can PM me and we can arrange something. However after reading the quote below I might just get Asus service center to apply it. Not sure yet but I will make the decision once I receive my items.

@evern, when you sent your unit in the Asus service center how long did it take for them to apply the TIM for you? Did you even get the chance to see them apply the TIM on your GPU?

If it's not original then it is the steam version. Uninstall the creative audio driver or disable Bass Boost in the creative settings. If you want to use Bass Boost, make sure to turn on CMSS-3D or steam will crash your laptop every time

Watch out in my signature for the IC Diamond 7 Carat. Only two for sale I'm planning to either get the service center to apply it or get my friend who is an E&E guy to help apply the TIM with nerodante80 if he is able to assist. If we are going to DIY, we will record the whole procedure and post it here to assist other owners who wants to attempt it in the future

New Bios version out at Asus site, v211

Full Change Log For Bios 211:
To support WiMax device for Wireless Console 3.
- The wireless LED will not be changed after WiMax device is turned on or off via Wireless Console 3 interface.
- Wireless Console 3 will see WiMax but not BT and the system has BT but not WiMax device.
- Locked USB interface or BT device in BIOS Setup utility and boot to OS, Wireless Console still have Bluetooth icon but Bluetooth device is still present in device manager.
- Wireless Console will still show BT/WiMax icon after locking all USB ports.
- To update thermal policy for VGA TSD issue.

Just Flashed to Bios v211 without any problems. WARNING! Fans are significantly louder than before! I couldn't hear my fans before but now I can actually hear them spinning. To early to report thermal readings just yet

Imagine if he declared the actual price mate, you will be buggered. He did that for me too but didn't do much good down here in Malaysia with the exemption we enjoy down here

No they won't but he declares it as PC repair and charges at USD 300 It is more believable if it was a repaired/refurbished work

OMG, he is using the Force Mind Trick again, LMAO!

This post has been edited by Viperion: Aug 13 2010, 06:40 AM

Use any flash drive but follow these steps EXACTLY:

1.) Plug in the flash drive to the bottom left USB port.

2.) Backup all data on the flash drive.

3.) Format the flash drive to FAT32 with default allocation. IMPORTANT! DO NOT MISS THIS STEP!

4.) Download the latest bios from Asus support site and extract the bios into the freshly formatted FAT32 flash drive.

5.) Reboot the system and once you see the Asus logo press F2 to enter your bios.

6.) Under the Bios go to advance and start Ezflash.

Optional Step: Some people advice to turn off all lights including the blue bar under the monitor to avoid losing your keyboard lights. I can't confirm it works or not but I turned my off just in case. I still have my KB lights after the flash to 211

7.) In Ezflash you will see the bios in the right panel. Press enter twice and a screen will pop up requesting to update with Yes Or No. Press Enter for YES and pray like hell

8.) After successful flash laptop will shutdown.

9.) Enjoy your updated Laptop.

Congratulations mate. I'm using comgateway now for my Intel 6200 card and IC Diamond TIM They are a Singapore based company, that's ironic for you

It does work. I'm using Eset "Ahem" version on my G73JH without any problems

This post has been edited by Viperion: Aug 13 2010, 02:22 PM

@Jeffrey > You updated your bios yet?

Are you running stock or updated ATI drivers?

So far all high end games runs on my rig without any problems except when I update to the latest catalyst 10.7. I've just installed catalyst 10.7a but I haven't tested it yet. I only had 3 GSOD on 10.7 but that was running stock clocks at 700/1000. If I use AMDGPU tool to overclock to 705/1100 the GSOD will not happen. Please do note 10.7/10.7a increases idle temps by about 5~10 degrees. I used to idle at 55~60c now I'm idling at 60~66c

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Added on August 13, 2010, 5:50 pmNo don't change vbios as it's not worth the hassle. Also it's official now at NBR and confirmed by an Asus rep that updating a non-Asus vbios voids your warranty. Also there is a risk you could brick your laptop. It's not a big deal flashing the vbios but if you are not sure how to do it you might end up with a 10K doorstop

I've given you another solution, use AMD GPU Clock Tool and set you clocks to 705/1100 and you should be able to run all games. Only problem is you need to set the clock speeds manually everytime you restart your laptop. If you are confident and want to have it automatically done then update to the vbios in NBR. I will advice to use ziddy's vbios or smilegerard. Other vbios out there will disable HDMI & VGA

This post has been edited by Viperion: Aug 13 2010, 05:50 PM

I'm an experienced IT technician and have 14 years under my belt and I've got to warn you to be extremely cautious. It might not be a big deal for those who updated without issues but I have seen cases when people follow instruction exactly they still manage to brick whatever they were updating. My advice is to do a little research, find the most trustworthy source for a successful update and follow the instruction posted exactly. Oh and of course don't forget to pray with all your might

I'm still on the stock vbios mate. If you want a modded vbios the best bet is to check the link below and follow the instructions EXACTLY!

Ziddy's Vbios v3

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Added on August 13, 2010, 6:30 pm@evern > Just noticed your question here

If you get a failed message whenever flashing from windows, DO NOT REBOOT your unit or you WILL BRICK IT!

If you get a failed message, keep using the Winflash program and try flashing back the original stock bios until you get a flashed successful result. It's always advisable to flash in DOS mode than windows because the windows environment is not stable and sometimes causes errors during flashing. Sorry for the late reply

This post has been edited by Viperion: Aug 13 2010, 06:30 PM

Good to hear Thanks for the information too, this just confirms that most G73JH has the GSOD problem. Going to re-paste my GPU once my TIM arrives & hopefully it will resolve some of the problems

Yes, but I cannot confirm as I have not attempted to flash my vbios yet. I'm still on the fence but I will decide after I replace my thermal compound to IC Diamond. I'm not really having issues with GSODs as I don't have much time to game but when I do it rarely GSODs on me. Even if it does, I turn on AMD GPU Clock tool, hit 705/1100 and set clock and all the GSOD vanishes

I reckon Asus will come out with an official vbios soon as NBR is heating up with replies from an official Asus Technical Manager acknowledging the issue and promising a solution from both ATI & Asus is in the works. After my TIM repaste and if I still get GSODs without an official solution from Asus I will flash my vbios as a last resort

It's confirmed a vBios issue. The crappy RAM module is causing timing issues hence the reason why we are getting GSOD. If the clevo vBios resolves the issue that just show with a little tweaking of the timing/clocks/voltages we can get a stable 5870 GPU. The problem is ATI issued out a notice to all notebook manufacturers and ASUS was the last to heed the warning. They thought they could ignore the warning and it wouldn't happen to their flagship model. They thought wrong

This post has been edited by Viperion: Aug 14 2010, 08:16 PM

Uhmmm, there isn't any program to make the graphic look good. I adviced Kaizoku to download AMD GPU Clock Tool they make his 5870 GPU stable because he couldn't run a game and was getting GSODs. The graphic card in our systems in combination with the RAM is causing problems with the reference ATI drivers. If you update any of the latest ATI drivers your system will hang and you will get a Gray or Black screen. You will need to shut off the power to your notebook and then restart. The only way to improve graphic quality is to use the latest ATI drivers as it improves the drivers adding functionality and bug fixes. The trade off is your system will get unstable and it might hang. To resolve this check my previous posts on the solution when using latest ATI drivers

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Added on August 14, 2010, 8:24 pmI thought I would have escaped the problem but I was wrong. What's even scary is that's it evident on Kaizoku unit adI bet that was just manufactured last month. The only way this is going to be resolved is for a new stable vBios from Asus like the one for MSI & Clevo for this situation to be resolved. Even with a new batch unless they change the whole production floor you will still get the same batch as us

This post has been edited by Viperion: Aug 14 2010, 08:24 PM

No worries & you're welcome. I will post a solution once it is released You could also try VLC to play Blu-Ray. However you need the ATI 10.7 drivers to use UVD with VLC but that should make playback smoother and nicer The trade off is you need to use AMD GPU Tool to overclock for a stable GPU. Don't worry about GSODs, if your unit doesn't GSOD after running above 15 minutes from start up it shouldn't if you are running normal task. Just remember to overclock your GPU before running games to make it stable.

There is ahem2 blu-ray in the market? Man, I haven't bought any ahem2 for more than ten years, LMAO!

This post has been edited by Viperion: Aug 15 2010, 12:07 AM