Comments on: Asus G71GX-RX05 got no may have game?

Though the entry-level gaming laptop shows promise, it'll take a BIOS fix to get it running smoothly.

[monkeyfun14]

"Turns out Asus is aware of the problem and has been busily working on a fix. Some hiccup in the BIOS is causing the drop out and the manufacturer will be issuing a new BIOS version on or about July 9."

Considering flashing the bios can be risky and some don't know how to do this unfortunately many won't see the solution fixed.

[joshua.goldman]

Actually, Asus laptops handle everything with its update utility so there's little worry of it being risky.

[Holystrengthq]

Yop it will be a download from the website so, no1 should have a problem with update to their bios and if so, best gaming laptop for the price on the market.

[duanel32]

Great laptop and waiting very patiently for the bios fix. I hope it works. But if the bios currently flakes out at 81 degrees Celsius, just out of curiosity, what would the GTX260 normally sit at while gaming? Is there a larger overall airflow issue with the position of the 260 card in the laptop or is it just a case of poor bios software being deployed trying to be quick to market?

[jakeallan]

my dell inspiron 9300 with a nvidia 6800 graphics card got so hot it was burning my legs! a laptop cooling fan is the answer. The ASUS G71 worked fine right out of the box. no problems. I didn't read reviews until the next day. bios problem. asides a cool laptop operates better and longer than a hot one.

[Holystrengthq]

The update is out if any1 needs to download it, thing is U have to have a USB flash drive to install it to the bios. Heres a link to the update.

http://dlsvr.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/G7...-ASUS-1201.zip

Just unzip the file, save it to USB flash drive then restart PC hit F2 to access the bios menu go to advance > start easy flash from there on the oppsite side should be C drive and the USB stick, go the USB stick find the save and install the bios and your system is good to go!!!

[Loneaxe]

Use the Asus Live Update wil update the bios all you have to do is open it from the systray and click update let it install restart Poof all fixed

[jakeallan]

I checked the live update everyday until it was available downloaded the update. I always believed a high end graphics cards needed extra cooling. I use the. antec run cool run quiet. cooling fan,