Didn't check the difference, most likely just the white wallpaper...

Is the Optimus OFF ?

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 10 2010, 07:21 PM

There should be one icon on the system tray for nvidia, when you hover it, it should list what program using the nVidia...

No, check under "View", there should have enable notification something...

Then just uninstall it

If 3D settings ?

If under 3D settings, got enable notification ?

black intake, red exhaust..

U2 only can cover 2 spot while NC2000 would cover almost all surface except battery part...

haven't test the U2 under air-con, but NC2000/NC1000 the surface is cold like ice

Don't have U2...

Nope, if use the recovery disc, every driver is installed, no need to install again..

Nope, its taken from the recovery partition..

Just like when you just bought...
Unless the virus spread to recovery partition, shouldn't have virus...

Base system device usually is card reader,
As for PCI Simple Communications Controller, it should be Intel Management driver...
try this link if Asus web don't have it..
link
As for touchpad, is it elantech or synaptics ?

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Dec 11 2010, 12:53 PM

Reinstalled the nvidia driver ?

Try shutdown the notebook, unplug the battery, and hold the power button for couple seconds, then start it again and see can detect nvidia or not...

Haven't tried the 260.99, so far my friend still using 258.96
As for the cause, there might be a clue if you could remember the bsod error code..

If not mistaken it will ask you to burn start from no 1...

Nope...

It is dual core, its because hyper threading that its appears as quad core in task manager
2 physical cores + 2 logical cores...