** LATE BUT IN FASHION: SAMSUNG G700 GAMING LAPTOP ARRIVING TOMORROW! **
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I re-installed the O/S and left a load of the Samsung junk off, I put the page file on my SSD boot drive.
As for AMD drivers, just download the latest AMD drivers for Windows 7, 12.3 or google for 12.4 beta as these are the ones i'm using. They work for both desktop and laptops, seems one version fits all...
Hopefully you get it sorted, must admit I found the base install provided was full of a lot of rubbish and was a little un-responsive at times... Installing an SSD and putting a clean O/S install soon resolved it all..
Just got a SSD installed very fast and smooth for OS. BTW can we do an upgrade on our GPU ? Anyone benchmark using 3dmark2011 got 3179 if i remember correctly maybe we should compile the score so that we will know if our systems are performing as they should ? Cheers !
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I tried it yesterday and ideed it doesn't work. I'm pretty sure I used the drivers from the Samsung links in this thread. What I can't remember is if there was an optional windows update to update them.
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a) do you mean the modeshift dial? You need the modeshift software
b) did you install it of the samsung website as I think it's more up to date than the CD version. Once installed there is an option to turn off services in game mode (service / limit services). This will stop a lot of things installing in game mode (inc. windows updates) as it disables W7 services to improve performance. It's best to leave this option off during initial install at least.
c) change the pagefile size or disable it all together?
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Sounds possible but I'm not sure anyone here has done it yet.
Downloading 3DMark11 now let's bench!
I found 12.3 Mobility on Rage3D, strange how you can't get them directly from AMD?!
Still having trouble with dials & ModeShift though - any thoughts?
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are you trying it install it from the samsung support webpage? Is the problem installing it or after it's installed?
Downloaded from Samsung website yeah, this is after install.
When switching to the 'game' toggle I get a 'xxxx has stopped responding'
When opening the ModeShift software I can't click anything else on screen not even ctrl+alt+delete works, have to turn the wheel for it to unfreeze.
UAC is disabled
When switching to the 'game' toggle I get a 'xxxx has stopped responding'
When opening the ModeShift software I can't click anything else on screen not even ctrl+alt+delete works, have to turn the wheel for it to unfreeze.
UAC is disabled
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I'm sure you have already, but maybe a remove/reinstall.
Have you install all the chipset drivers etc. from the Samsung Webby?
Have you install all the chipset drivers etc. from the Samsung Webby?
Yeah installed everything, only thing left in device manager was an unknown device, apparently a Realtek Smart Card Reader/PCI Device? I put in the driver CD & Windows found it on there.
I'll uninstall/re-install again tonight - UAC might have been enabled when I installed it, or Flash might not have been installed, so could have screwed it up.
I'll uninstall/re-install again tonight - UAC might have been enabled when I installed it, or Flash might not have been installed, so could have screwed it up.
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Ok good luck, maybe you can run a system restore to before it was installed and try again.
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3DMARK2011 score = 3194
This is what I did before I installed an SSD. Out of the box with both hdd's still in I got Easy Software Manager to update all drivers to current versions, except graphics. I then used the Samsung Recovery tool, which nags you every time you boot into windows, to create a backup of drivers on the second hdd. The backup it creates also create an EXE file to reinstall the drivers. I then installed the ssd, installed windows, let windows update itself as much as it could. Then I ran the EXE that the recovery backup created and proceeded to install ALL non junk drivers/programs directly using that app. It was a piece of cake to get everything installed and miss out any spam programs. I then installed the 12.3 catalyst on its own, then installed tri def and power dvd.
I then optimized windows for the ssd, including deleting the proprietry partition on the 8gb ssd, creating an ntfs part on it, formatting it and creating a 7gb pagefile on it instead of on the boot drive. I tried 7.5gb but it kept giving "you low on disk space on drive P:", and I couldn't be bothered finding out if this could be disabled.
The key to this was Easy Software Manager, made reinstalling drivers very straight forward. Unfortunately you can't seem to reinstall the Samsung recovery software itself, as you lose the recovery partition it needs when you install the ssd, so unfortunately you can't make a new backup of all your drivers. I am just going to keep the one it did make and use that whenever I need to reinstall windows, and update drivers to current versions once it is installed.
I then optimized windows for the ssd, including deleting the proprietry partition on the 8gb ssd, creating an ntfs part on it, formatting it and creating a 7gb pagefile on it instead of on the boot drive. I tried 7.5gb but it kept giving "you low on disk space on drive P:", and I couldn't be bothered finding out if this could be disabled.
The key to this was Easy Software Manager, made reinstalling drivers very straight forward. Unfortunately you can't seem to reinstall the Samsung recovery software itself, as you lose the recovery partition it needs when you install the ssd, so unfortunately you can't make a new backup of all your drivers. I am just going to keep the one it did make and use that whenever I need to reinstall windows, and update drivers to current versions once it is installed.
Hope you get it sorted, otherwise you’ll not get to enjoy your new toy as much until it is.
I downloaded everything from Samsung, then AMD’s website as I found a link via google for BETA 12.4 CATS and installed the whole lot over a fresh install of Windows 7.
Once I’d done this, everything did work, however I do have UAC disabled same as you do. I’ve also disabled the internal soundcard as I’ve got a USB headset that I felt sounded much better. Laptops really don’t have good sound IMO. Its ok but my USB headset is leaps and bounds better for games etc..
I placed the page file on the SSD I boot from – but I guess you could really disable it with 8GB of ram available.
I do use http://ninite.com/ to install all my apps, it installs flash, shockwave, firefox and all apps I use without me doing an lot, its pretty much fire and forget, once completed all the apps you use are installed, including plugins and no toolbars..
Quite handy and speeds the process up quite a lot.
I have asked this in a different forum:
I am not actually a serious gamer - I do a lot of video / design work so need a top range nVidia graphics card. I really like the look and spec of this laptop, however am a little concerned that the backlit keyboard seems to be fixed to all one colour when in "balanced" mode (white), but then when you want the graphics card & cpu performance you go to "game" mode and the WASD keys turn red and the touch pad/Windows Key are disabled. Are the modes, key colours, touchpad enable/disable configurable? I want the max graphics and cpu performance when doing work not games - so I don't really want red game keys, and a turned off touch pad. Anyone know? Or am I trying to fit a square peg in a round hole - is this a gaming rig really meant for gamers only?
I am not actually a serious gamer - I do a lot of video / design work so need a top range nVidia graphics card. I really like the look and spec of this laptop, however am a little concerned that the backlit keyboard seems to be fixed to all one colour when in "balanced" mode (white), but then when you want the graphics card & cpu performance you go to "game" mode and the WASD keys turn red and the touch pad/Windows Key are disabled. Are the modes, key colours, touchpad enable/disable configurable? I want the max graphics and cpu performance when doing work not games - so I don't really want red game keys, and a turned off touch pad. Anyone know? Or am I trying to fit a square peg in a round hole - is this a gaming rig really meant for gamers only?
Hmmm
It’s a good question about the lights, I’ve got mine on my desk at work and I too can’t figure out how to disable the red keys WSAD and highlight the performance lights, seems it is geared towards gaming..
I’ve not had my Samsung long, so I’m still working out quite a bit of what it does, I’ll have a fiddle around and see what I can find out..
I do know, this machine is a total killer for gaming, never did I think I’d see a laptop make gaming look so good, quite astonishing.
It’s a good question about the lights, I’ve got mine on my desk at work and I too can’t figure out how to disable the red keys WSAD and highlight the performance lights, seems it is geared towards gaming..
I’ve not had my Samsung long, so I’m still working out quite a bit of what it does, I’ll have a fiddle around and see what I can find out..
I do know, this machine is a total killer for gaming, never did I think I’d see a laptop make gaming look so good, quite astonishing.
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I haven't seen any settings that allow you to configure the keyboard colour, but it's definetly software driven so there must be an API. I guess one of the Samsung forums might get you a clue if you can get one of the devs to talk, but it probably would require the modeshift software to be tweaked and I can't see them releasing the source code for that...