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[hemmerling] The Notebook "ASUS K95VB"

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Hardware

The Notebooks "ASUS K95VB-YZ075H" & "ASUS A96VB-YZ034H"

CPU

The Graphics Card "nVIDIA GeForce GT740M"

The Ethernet Controller "Realtek PCIe GBE"

The Wireless Adapter "Qualcomm Atheros AR9485WB-EG"

The BlueTooth Adapter "Qualcomm Atheros AR3012 Bluetooth 4.0"

The Asus Webcam

The Asus Webcam Driver

ASUS Lifeframe

The Aptio BIOS, UEFI & CSM

HDMI to VGA&DVI Conversion ( to convert Computer with Monitor )

HDMI to DVI Conversion ( to convert Computer with DVI Monitor )

HDMI to VGA Conversion, with Audio ( to convert Computer with VGA Monitor )

Backpacks and Messenger Bags

Accu / Battery

Power Supply

SATA Extension Cable 7+15 Sata Male to Female Data and Power Extender ( for Harddisk Testing outside the Notebook Device )

Cooling Fan for the Motherboard, no CPU Cooler !

Howtos & Tips

Special Keys for Emergency Shutdown and BIOS Entry

How to boot DVD/CD Media & by Network

Suggested BIOS settings

Instructions how to boot from BD Player

  1. Insert the DVD/CD media in the BD player.
  2. Do an emergency shutdown.
  3. Enter the BIOS while rebooting.
  4. Select the BIOS item “Save & Exit / Boot Override / UEFI: MATSHITABD-CMB UJ160” and press enter.

Linux

I failed to add BIOS Boot Options, manually :-(

BIOS Update & Rest of CMOS NVRAM

Useful BIOS Settings for BIOS Updates

Working Solution for BIOS Update of "K95VB"

  1. Download the newest BIOS for “K95VB”.
      • “BIOS & FIRMWARE - Version 209. 2014/11/05. BIOS 209” - The download “K95VBAS209.zip” contains the file “K95VBAS.209”.
  2. Unzip the file and copy it on the root level of an USB stick formatted in FAT32 format.
  3. Power-up your “K95VB” notebook, press “F2” during startup, and enter the BIOS user interface of the UEFI BIOS.
  4. CURSOR-RIGHT to select “Advanced”.
  5. Press RETURN on the first item from top of the screen “Start Easy Flash”.
    • You are always in “Secure Mode” ( written in yellow script at the top of the “Easy Flash” screen. How to get rid of the “Secure Mode”? ).
    • Error message, if the notebook accu is not inserted, i.e. if the notebook is just powered by 230V power supply:
      Initialize...
      Please plug-in Battery and Battery capacity needs more then 20%!!
      System doesn't permit to flash BIOS !!, Please press Power Button to shutdown.
      
  6. Use CURSOR-DOWN, CURSOR-UP to select the USB file system in the file system list ( “FS0”, “FS1, “FS2”, “FS3”, “FS4”, “FS5”,..), e.g. “FS0”.
  7. CURSOR-RIGHT to select the proper file in the filelist and dirctory list.
  8. Select the proper file, e.g. “K95VBAS.209”.
  9. Press RETURN to select the file.
    • Error message, if the selected new BIOS is not newer that the current BIOS:
      Warning!!
      Build Date is too Old!!
      Please Press Enter to Return!!
      
  10. Window message “Do you want to update BIOS?”. Press CURSOR-LEFT to select “Yes”. Press RETURN.
  11. There is a validation check:
    Wait for a moment BIOS under Validating!!
    
  12. In case of improperly modified BIOS, the software aborts with the message:
    Invalid BIOS file!!
    Return to Easy Flash page!!
    

Not suitable ASUS Tools and Methods

  1. ASUS Windows BIOS Flash Utility”.
      • “Drivers & Tool”, select “Windows 8 64-Bit” - “BIOS-Utilities - Windows BIOS Flash Utility” ( “WinFlash_Win7_8_VER2420.zip” ).
    • The installer “Setup.exe” tries to install an MSI file “data/409.msi”. On Win10Pro however, the MSI files refuses to install by the error message “Sorry, this program only supports ASUS notebook!” :-(.
  2. ASUS Live Update”.
  3. ASUS EasyUpdate”.
    • ASUS Support "EasyUpdate" - Select “Windows 8 64bit - Software and Utility - Version V3.00.08. 2013/07/15” - “Easy Update 2” ( “Easyupdate2_Win8_64_VER30008.zip” ).
    • The BIOS update tool requrires files in the format “BIOS(.cap)” and “BIOS(.rom)” :-(. Consequently, the BIOS update tool refuses to load the downloaded K95VB BIOS “Das Modell des BIOS-Image stimmt nicht mit dem aktuellen BIOS-ROM überein”.
  4. MyASUS”.
    • Microsoft Store "MyASUS" - This site works with Microsoft Edge browser only. However by this, there is a direct button “Get in Store app”, which lets you install the tool on a Win10 computer.
    • However on Win10Pro, if I start the Microsoft App, it starts, but after a while, it dissappears, i.e. it crashes :-(.
  5. AI Suite 3 (EZ Update)”.
    • No download offer for my ASUS hardware.

Not suitable AMI Tools and Methods

How to clear the NVRAM of the "K95VB" BIOS

There is a CMOS Battery which keeps NVRAM
BIOS Update
The AMI BIOS Menus on ASUS notebooks don't have Item "PCI" with the option to clear the NVRAM
You can't flash a modified BIOS, due to BIOS Checksum Test
  1. The BIOS version number “209”, starting at $00079ff0+0d.
  2. The BIOS date from “09/30/2014”, starting at $00079a10+02.
There is no Sequence of Keypresses to reset the NVRAM

Downloads for MSDOS

Resources

Windows

Windows Power Management: Disable Power Managment for Games, howto?

"Windows 7" needs CSM

The Ethernet Controller "Realtek PCIe GBE"

The USB 3.0 Controller

Unsupported Devices with "Windows 7"

Upgrade from "Windows 8" to "Windows 8 Pro" works fine

How to reinstall Windows in case of a Harddisk replacement on K95VB

Working Instructions
German Windows 8 Activation Instructions by the Customer Service Center of ASUSTek Computer Inc.

How I setup my System with ( German ) Windows 8 to boot from Harddisk1

Hardware

Preparation

  1. Boot a Linux from DVD and delete all partitions - Just to be shure to start from scratch.
  2. Boot a “Windows 8” or “Windows 8 Pro” installation DVD.
  3. Delete all partitions on harddisk0 ( where Windows 8 was preinstalled, originally ).
  4. Delete all partitions on harddisk1.
  5. Create the Windows partition on harddisk1.
    • For every fresh drive, where Windows wants to install, it creates the extra partition “MSR ( reserviert )”.
    • On the first drive where you setup a Windows partition, the partitions “System” and “Wiederherstellung” are also created - but just there. So you can´t setup 2 independant Windows installations on a computer with 2 drives where you can´t disconnect the drives easily ( and have the BIOS option to boot from any drive, as known from desktop computer motherboards ).
    • Solution: Deattach harddisk1 for Windows installation on harddisk0. See below.

The preinstalled "Windows 8" on Harddisk1

Windows 8 + Linux Setup

Windows 8 Setup on Harddisk1
Linux Setup on Harddisk1, second Partition ( on a Win8 System )
Debian Linux Setup on Harddisk1, second Partition ( on a Win10 System )
Debian Linux Re-Installation on Harddisk1, second Partition ( on a Win10 System )
Installation #1: Windows 8 Setup on Harddisk0 after Booting without Hardddisk1, on 3T, 3GB/s Drive
Installation #2: Windows 8 Setup on Harddisk0 after Booting with Hardddisk1 installed, on 3T, 3GB/s Drive
Installation #3: Again Windows 8 Setup on Harddisk0 after Booting without Hardddisk1, on 3T, 3GB/s Drive
Windows 8 Setup on Harddisk0, on 4T, 6GB/s Drive
Windows 8 Setup on Harddisk0, on another 3GB/s Drive

How to setup my System to boot from harddisk0

How I setup my System with Linux to boot from harddisk0

How I setup my System with ( German ) Windows 8 to boot from harddisk0

Preparation

Installation

Partition Structure, when started with empty Drive

  1. Drive 0, Partition 1: “Wiederherstellung” - 300.0 MB.
  2. Drive 0, Partition 2: “System” - 100.0 MB.
  3. Drive 0, Partition 3: “MSR (reserviert)” - 1280.0 MB.
  4. Drive 0, Partition 4: “Primär” - 349.5 MB.
  5. Drive 0, Partition 5: “Primär” - 823296 MB.
  6. Drive 0, Partition 6: “Primär” - 823296 MB.
  7. Drive 0, Partition 7: “Primär” - 823296 MB.
  8. Rest: 33299 MB.

Partition Structure, when started with Harddisk0 to be booted by the Bootloader of Harddisk1. Double Boot Option for Harddisk0: By Windows Bootloader of Harddisk1, or by BIOS Boot Option Priority directly

  1. Drive 0, Partition 1: “MSR (reserviert)” - 1280.0 MB.
  2. Drive 0, Partition 2: “Wiederherstellung” - 300.0 MB.
  3. Drive 0, Partition 3: “System” - 100.0 MB.
  4. Drive 0, Partition 4: “Primär” - 349.5 MB.
  5. Drive 0, Partition 5: “Primär” - 823296 MB.
  6. Drive 0, Partition 6: “Primär” - 823296 MB.
  7. Drive 0, Partition 7: “Primär” - 823296 MB.
  8. Rest: 33299 MB.

Linux Installations with some other Harddisks

Hitachi N13508 E182115 T, Type TS7SAD500, 500 GB

Western Digital WD3200BEVT, 320 GB

Seagate Momentus 5400.6, 250.1 GB

Debian Linux Installation

BIOS Settings

Debian 12 Installation Configuration

Resources

Vendors

Resources

Using 6GB/s SATA drives with 3GB/s controllers

BIOS Boot Options - How to delete superfluous Options

BIOS Update

Disassembly

Generic Windows Keys for Windows Installation, in case of a Harddisk Replacement

Reviews

General


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