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twitchyzero · 12-29-2011, 02:28 PM

i have a eee pc 1000 with Win 7 x86 upgraded (custom OS that's lite ~2.75GB fresh install)

my function buttons are not working (except for screen brightness)..neither are the profile/screen off/scree resolution toggle buttons.

My ACPI drivers are dated. I look around online and it says I should install a hotkey service utility for the Eee PC 1005 to get the function keys working on win 7. I get the error that ACPI drivers are not installed and that touchpad drivers are missing so i uninstalled that.

All the resources online points me to download the ACPI drivers from Asus FTP servers as they are no longer under my product's support page...but even I can't access the FTP server no longer.

I noticed my BIOS is outdated...I am curious to know if updating it will help my case at all? It's sort of last resort for me seeing so many widespread reports of people bricking their netbooks/laptops after bios upgrade.

already wasted many hours trying to get this shit to work..agh! thanks.

12-29-2011, 02:28 PM	#1
twitchyzero I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 22,249 Thanked 10,019 Times in 3,979 Posts Failed 882 Times in 422 Posts	Netbook: Installed Win 7, BIOS Upgrade Needed? i have a eee pc 1000 with Win 7 x86 upgraded (custom OS that's lite ~2.75GB fresh install) my function buttons are not working (except for screen brightness)..neither are the profile/screen off/scree resolution toggle buttons. My ACPI drivers are dated. I look around online and it says I should install a hotkey service utility for the Eee PC 1005 to get the function keys working on win 7. I get the error that ACPI drivers are not installed and that touchpad drivers are missing so i uninstalled that. All the resources online points me to download the ACPI drivers from Asus FTP servers as they are no longer under my product's support page...but even I can't access the FTP server no longer. I noticed my BIOS is outdated...I am curious to know if updating it will help my case at all? It's sort of last resort for me seeing so many widespread reports of people bricking their netbooks/laptops after bios upgrade. already wasted many hours trying to get this shit to work..agh! thanks.