ASUS K55VM full reinstallation of Windows 7 and drivers

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Hi everyone,

First, I'm sorry for my bad English. If I make mistakes, please forgive me :)

I'm actually reinstalling Windows 7 on my laptop and I'm having some issues.

First, let me explain you the situation. I have a laptop like this one : https://www.asus.com/fr/Notebooks/K55VM/HelpDesk_Warranty/ (couldn't manage to get the English version ^^)

Every thing have been working very fine during 3-4 years and suddenly my laptop didn't want to start. More precisely, no matter in which mode I started Windows (it was Home Premium 64 bits), I had a BSOD (don't remember the error code but a system file was damaged).
The first idea I had was to reinstall Windows thanks to the save I made in a CD. Unfortunately, it has only removed everything that was on my computer (including Linux Ubuntu 15.04) and the restoration failed (don't worry I made a save ;) )

So I decided to clean it all up. I downloaded Windows 7 Professional 64 bits, cleaned the disk up, re-partitioned it and reinstalled it. Edit : I converted my HD from GPT to MBR with the DOS's tool Diskpart because Windows wouldn't install otherwise. I didn't install anything in UEFI mode.
Up to the moment I had not yet reinstall the drivers, I had no issue (I think it is important to mention it).

In parallel, I've reinstalled Ubuntu 15.04 in dual boot (not in UEFI). I'm actually writing you from it and it works perfectly well.

Step by step, I reinstalled the drivers on Windows (http://www.asus.com/fr/support/Download/3/386/0/3/oEV4AqhtsyxoQXaF/30/). Everything went goods, except for two of them : Atheros Wireless Lan Driver and Application and another one that I don't remember. So when I was tempting to install the Atheros driver, he told me that he couldn't detect the device ("the device is not present" if I translate it good).

And know, I'm having incessantly BSOD. It occures each time I go on the Internet, or a certain while after opening the file browser, of instantly when I'm launching Daemon Tools, etc. And there so more many ways to do so. I can't even go on Windows now because I know I would have a BSOD in less than 5 minutes.

Please, I really need help ! Is there a good way to install drivers (did I do it wrong ??) ? Is there a specific order to install them ? I tried to restore the system to the date I had only the Wi-Fi driver (the Intel one, not the Atheros), but it failed and it has removed all my restoration points... So I could always make a full re-installation if needed.

I don't want to influence you, but my guess is that there is a problem with the network card and I think that this is what provokes all BSOD.

I need to highlight that I had disassembled my laptop (last year) in order to clean the ventilation. When I reassembled it, I have noticed that I forgot to plug the little cable to the network card (so I had no Internet) so I plugged it back. Then everything worked very well during 7-10 months until the first BSOD I had... But, again, everything works perfectly on Ubuntu, so it's really weird that I have this problem on Windows...

Thanks a lot !!! :)
 
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Thank you for your answer. But actually my laptop can start. It manage to go on the screen where there is the desktop. I can run applications, games, etc. But I wiil have BSOD randomly. It could be after 30 minutes like in a while just after starting Chrome. It was at the very beginning where it couldn't start and then I put the CD etc.

Ah wait ! I read again the link you posted and now I understand quite well ! I read on some topics that the problem is motherboard related.

So everything I need is to go on the BIOS and deactivate the secure boot ? Because I deactivated updates through the Terminal but finally it has reactivated itself, I don't know why. Furthermore, deactivating updates could be dangerous because I won't have important ones, will I ? And in your topic, you said that "Asus has now issued a workaround to get PCs booting up again", what is this solution then ?

I'm wondering myself if this problem does not exist on Windows 10. If I'm sure it doesn't, I will install it. Because I don't want to reinstall 7 for the 4th time, this would be a waste of time, specially 'cause I have my exams right now ^^
 
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Listen carefully:
Unless you turn automatic updates OFF, the same problem will re-occur! The same incompatible updates will install AGAIN.
A. Load only "critical updates" manually.
B. Check manufacturer for list of incompatible updates.
 
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Reset the power profiles.
Choose which settings are correct for your system.

A. When these power saver features are enabled, it causes a bunch of problems.
B. Windows shuts down your system to sleep, hibernate, standby, etc..etc...
C. After shutting down system to "save power" the system malfunctions when you try to wake it up again...and locks up, freezes, etc...
It locks the mouse, it locks the keyboard, it shuts off the display, and locks out the hard drive, it shuts off USB devices, etc...etc...
D. This will cause you to pull your hair out, and go to the funny farm...(those nice young men in their pretty white coats)
E. Make it stop, please make it stop.
F. Shut off all these "features" and USE your computer for a change):

Click Start, Click Control Panel,
Look at the top of the window, in the path bar you see “control panel >”
Click on “>” (in the path bar) now click on “all control panel options.”
(This will open up all the hidden controls available)
Click Power Options
click on the arrow to “show other plans”
Check the Box that says "high performance"
Click (in high performance) "change plan settings"
Turn off display: set to NEVER
Put the computer to sleep: set to NEVER
Click: Change advanced plan settings
Scroll down the list: Click on the + signs to expand the choices for each item on the list.
Require a password on wake up: set to NO
Hard disk: turn off the hard disk: set to NEVER
Wireless adapter settings:
Sleep: set to NEVER
Allow Hybrid sleep: set to NEVER
Hibernate after: set to NEVER
Allow wake timers: set to disable
USB settings:
USB selective suspend setting: set to NEVER
Power Buttons and lid:
Power button action: Setting: set to shut down
Sleep Button Action: set to: do nothing
PCI Express:
Link State Power Management, Setting: OFF
Processor Power Management: Minimum state (set to) 7%

System Cooling Policy: setting: Active
Maximum State (set to) 100%
Display
Turn off display after: setting: NEVER (turning off display automatically can cause freezing also)
Turn off the monitor power manually, when you want it off. Don’t use the auto monitor turn off.
Multimedia Settings:
When Sharing Media: Setting: Prevent idling to sleep
When Playing Video: Setting: Optimize Video
Click APPLY
Click OK

Open the bios set up and make sure "cool and quiet" is OFF. (AMD)
If there is a power saver or a "quiet mode" in the bios, shut it off...
There may be a performance setting in the bios setup you have...make sure it's cranked up to max.
in the bios, see that the allocation for video, if available, is maxed.

Now open the hardware manager profiles...
click start
click computer
click system properties
click device manager
double click on mice and other pointing devices
right click on HID compliant mouse
left click on properties
click on the power management tab
UN-check the box that says: "allow the computer to turn off this device to save power." (there is now NO check mark in this box)
click OK

Now repeat this procedure for all mice, monitors, keyboards, and ALL USB ports on the device manager list.

You must open ALL the devices one at a time, as above, and turn off the power saver, for each device.

NOW turn all the security back ON. NOW open your security antivirus. Make sure the antivirus is set to "gaming mode." Or "multimedia mode."
This prevents the security updating from interrupting your game / multimedia priority.
IF the security does not have "gaming mode" or "multimedia mode" get different security.
IF you are using "free" security downloaded from the internet, get rid of it NOW.
Use ONLY professional all in one security. DO NOT load multiple mismatched security programs, which conflict with each other.
DO NOT load free tools into your system such as: "driver sweeper" or any of that "free" goofy stuff.

 
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What does it have to do with power profiles ?

I always disable the energy saving related options. So my computer does not go to sleep mode and the screen won't never be disabled.

But I don't understand why you wan't me to do that. How would that solve my problem ??

Moreover, I didn't do the update KB3133977. So my computer couldn't be concerned by the starting issue. Only 3 updates are installed. I admit that the first BSOD has appeared after some rebooting, allowing some "dangerous" updates to be installed. So the problem is perhaps related to those 3 updates.

Thank you for your answer !
 
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Abba_94220

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Does anyone have a solution ? I still have this problem and I don't know what to do. And it's worse. Now it crashes when it displays the desktop at the start so I can't do anything...
 
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