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[Ziani]

This is soo annoying...am getting ready for my clean install with retail OS ...creating my recovery disks just in case I need them and its not working. It mounts the recovery partition and creates 5 iso's but errors when burning to disk...have tried many disks.
Any ideas?

Don't worry guys, think I have sorted it. I burned the iso files separately as the Asus recovery software gave me an option to save them then after the recovery partition was mounted and copied so at least I have them for back up. I presume after I have deleted and formatted partition/drive that if I ever want to restore back to shop factory settings these would do that even though I had deleted the recovery partition?

Thanks

 

[seavixen32]

I can confirm that now you have your Asus recovery software on DVDs, you will be able to restore your computer back to the factory state should you want to and the restore will include a rebuild of the Asus recovery partition.

The main benefit of keeping the recovery partition is that a restore from it is a lot quicker than a restore from your recovery DVDs.

 

[Ziani]

I can confirm that now you have your Asus recovery software on DVDs, you will be able to restore your computer back to the factory state should you want to and the restore will include a rebuild of the Asus recovery partition.

The main benefit of keeping the recovery partition is that a restore from it is a lot quicker than a restore from your recovery DVDs.

Thank you Seavixen for confirming

 

[theog]

Always best to make the OEM Recovery Disks.

 

[Ziani]

Hello again....well I have done it and although went well have a little problem..see here > http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/183699-universal-serial-bus-usb-controller.html#post1556629

Thanks

 

[theog]

Hiya,

I am using Asus OEM Windows 7 Home and am thinking on getting Windows 7 pro. If I replace this with the new OS will I have to install certain Asus software as well or will the new OS install everything?

Thanks

Hello again....well I have done it and although went well have a little problem..see here > http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/183699-universal-serial-bus-usb-controller.html#post1556629

Thanks

Check on the Asus website for your model.

 

[Ziani]

Hiya,

I am using Asus OEM Windows 7 Home and am thinking on getting Windows 7 pro. If I replace this with the new OS will I have to install certain Asus software as well or will the new OS install everything?

Thanks

Hello again....well I have done it and although went well have a little problem..see here > http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/183699-universal-serial-bus-usb-controller.html#post1556629

Thanks

Check on the Asus website for your model.

I have but cannot seem to locate the correct driver

Also I have 6 buttons down the side ie mute, volume etc now that don't work and am not sure which utility download I need....meaning what would they be called?

 

[stormy13]

Yours come with USB3? If so that is likely the one you need as for USB2/1.1 it will just use the native Windows USB driver. Asus has 3 of them listed for that model,

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download N73SV

just go with the latest one.

Edit: That sounds like it could be the "Keyboard Device Filter Utility", which is under Others.

 

[Ziani]

Yours come with USB3? If so that is likely the one you need as for USB2/1.1 it will just use the native Windows USB driver. Asus has 3 of them listed for that model,

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download N73SV

just go with the latest one.

Edit: That sounds like it could be the "Keyboard Device Filter Utility", which is under Others.

aww thanks so much...I did try the latest from the site but it did not find it when I tried to update...it shows in my device manager that I need to install it, will try again

 

[gregrocker]

Have you also checked optional Windows Updates for newer drivers for your hardware? Most drivers not in the installer are delivered by Updates in Win7.

 

[mjf]

Yours come with USB3? If so that is likely the one you need as for USB2/1.1 it will just use the native Windows USB driver. Asus has 3 of them listed for that model,

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download N73SV

just go with the latest one.

Edit: That sounds like it could be the "Keyboard Device Filter Utility", which is under Others.

aww thanks so much...I did try the latest from the site but it did not find it when I tried to update...it shows in my device manager that I need to install it, will try again

You are best and probably will need to use the ASUS usb3 drivers. 2 of them have the same date so I'm wondering if the version numbers may refer to your specific model configuration. Check the manual/documentation.

 

[Ziani]

Yours come with USB3? If so that is likely the one you need as for USB2/1.1 it will just use the native Windows USB driver. Asus has 3 of them listed for that model,

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download N73SV

just go with the latest one.

Edit: That sounds like it could be the "Keyboard Device Filter Utility", which is under Others.

aww thanks so much...I did try the latest from the site but it did not find it when I tried to update...it shows in my device manager that I need to install it, will try again

You are best and probably will need to use the ASUS usb3 drivers. 2 of them have the same date so I'm wondering if the version numbers may refer to your specific model configuration. Check the manual/documentation.

I have sorted USB problem.....did not realise I actually had to install the software thought it would just find the drivers like the other devices...oh well live and learn.

Still cannot find what I need to get these buttons working...does not appear to be the "keyboard Device Filter Utility" which I installed...not sure what that is suppose to do.

Thanks guys

 

[stormy13]

If you haven't try both the Touchpad and ATK driver.

On most if not all of Asus' motherboards the ATK driver is what they use for software monitoring of the motherboard (temperatures, voltages, etc), and is only a couple of hundred kb. In the case of your laptop it is just over 8 MB and shows as including the ATK driver as well as hotkey utilities, so it could well be that is the one you need.

 

[Ziani]

If you haven't try both the Touchpad and ATK driver.

On most if not all of Asus' motherboards the ATK driver is what they use for software monitoring of the motherboard (temperatures, voltages, etc), and is only a couple of hundred kb. In the case of your laptop it is just over 8 MB and shows as including the ATK driver as well as hotkey utilities, so it could well be that is the one you need.

Yep....ATK Driver....was thinking about trying that next

Thanks