Windows 8.1 RTM experience on Vivotab Smart

[Ray Adams]

Hello

Lets talk about Win8.1 RTM here.

I have upgraded yesterday, but first attempt was unsuccessful. Stuck on 81% and I was forced to restart tablet. After that any attempt to install 8.1 failed, so I decided to restore tablet by reseting it. After reset 8.1 installed without any problem.
Downloaded and updated new drives v4.0.

Now the problems:

1. Heating. After 10 minutes back side near NFC became to hot and as a result, unresponsive touch screen Especially in bottom right cornet. If tap there, you can see that your click stuck. For testing you use Multi Touch test application (its free).

2. Pressing power button or Windows key, turns on tables but with 3-5 seconds delay

3. Display drivers crashes when you unlock tablet.

4. As a result of 3. background on Start menu resets to simple color event though I set to use same wallpaper as desktop.

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I understand that this is ASUS issues, not Win8.1 because I have Win8.1 Pro installed on my home computer and everything works excellent.

 

[Reg2net]

hello.where you downloaded new drivers v4?
in the main website of asus i can only download drivers package v1.

 

[Ray Adams]

Use ASUS Update

 

[Ray Adams]

It seems that new display driver is a main cause of all problems with Win8.1 on our VivoTab
And I think this is the last time I bought something from ASUS. This company is going to worse and worse

 

[Lurchorama]

I used these and they worked like a charm
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/EeePAD/ME400C/ME400CL_DriverPackage_V200_Customer.rar

 

[Ray Adams]

With 8.1 release?

 

[Lurchorama]

Yup

 

[Lurchorama]

Mind you; my 8.0 had a factory reset just before.....

 

[Ray Adams]

And how old drivers works with 8.1? Everything okay?

 

[Ray Adams]

Just found that this is for CL version with 3G modem. I don't know will it works with C version of tablet or not

 

[Lurchorama]

Not a prob.

 

[Ray Adams]

Just reinstalled old drivers. Will report later how good they are with 8.1

 

[derptank]

Thanks for the report.
Keep us up to date!

 

[fightinggamerz]

I've updated to 8.1 and the only issue right now is the video driver. The driver version is 9.14.3.1168, but i'm unsuccessful in downgrading to 9.14.3.1117 which is listed in the ME400CL_2.00 driver update notes. Windows just auto updates to the latest driver version even if you use the driver package. If anyone hasn't updated to 8.1, please tell me the Intel GMA driver version. Hopefully, Asus gives us some updated driver or I'm going to have to revert back to factory.

Youtube videos don't run smoothly anymore.

 

[Ray Adams]

First disable automatic installs of updates
Second install derives

Now I can say that old drivers work well. But the problem with heating still remains and as a result, unresponsive touch screen. Especially in right bottom corner of screen. ��

 

[fightinggamerz]

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/Eee...0_Customer.rar
Did you install the driver package mentioned above?
Thanks for the help

First disable automatic installs of updates
Second install derives

Now I can say that old drivers work well. But the problem with heating still remains and as a result, unresponsive touch screen. Especially in right bottom corner of screen. ��

 

[Ray Adams]

Nope. I installed package intended for my model of vivotab smart. Downloaded from asus web site.

 

[Polkka]

Power button delay and Graphics driver problem after Windows 8.1.... hurry up asus!

 

[herho]

Unfortunately, yes. Opposite of improved performance...

 

[Ray Adams]

Second day with old drivers. Everything is okay.