Laptop only has W8 Drivers

lyndonguitar · Feb 17, 2013

I bought a laptop earlier (asus k55vj), I installed Windows 7 on it, but found out that the drivers are only for Windows 8. I don't have windows 8 as of the moment and I don't plan on getting it.

How do I at least install some of the functionalities?? (Internet, Sound, Touchpad, etc), Will windows 8 drivers work just fine for windows 7? any help?

lyndonguitar · Feb 17, 2013

lyndonguitar said:
I bought a laptop earlier (asus k55vj), I installed Windows 7 on it, but found out that the drivers are only for Windows 8. I don't have windows 8 as of the moment and I don't plan on getting it.

How do I at least install some of the functionalities?? (Internet, Sound, Touchpad, etc), Will windows 8 drivers work just fine for windows 7? any help?

EDIT: I browsed the cd drivers and I found that some of it are still compatible with windows 7 64bit. however, some are for windows 8 only

EDIT2: oops I quoted instead of editing, sorry

zsolt_93 · Feb 17, 2013

Install drivers not from ASUS site or cd but from Intel/Broadcom or Atheros/Realtek/Synaptics/nVidia individually and for windows 7 .. You will find them all.

Drone · Feb 17, 2013

lyndonguitar said:
EDIT: I browsed the cd drivers and I found that some of it are still compatible with windows 7 64bit. however, some are for windows 8 only

Yes, ethernet/wifi are mostly OS exclusive. However it's not hard to find the needed drivers for Windows 7. Either search on Asus site for other laptops with similar configurations (if they don't have windows 7 for your model) or goto individual sites of all the vendors.

For example it's really easy to find realtek sound because its the same for everything.

lyndonguitar · Feb 17, 2013

ok thanks guys, I installed most if not all of the drivers now. whew! I thought i'll be forced to use Windows 8!

System Name	X6 \| Lyndon-ROG
Processor	Intel Core i7-8700k \| Intel Core i7 6700HQ
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 \| Asus ROG-GL552VX
Cooling	Deepcool Captain 240EX
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LED \| 8 GB
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 4GB
Storage	SSDs: 500GB, HDDs: 2TB, 2TB, 3TB \| SSD: 250GB, HDD: 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung 49" CHG90 3840x1080@144Hz, Panasonic 32" HDTV, \| 15.6"1080p
Case	Cougar Panzer Max
Audio Device(s)	HyperX Cloud II \| Corsair Gaming H1500 7.1 \| ROCCAT Kave 5.1 \| Edifier M3200
Power Supply	EVGA 750GQ
Mouse	Logitech G403 \| Razer Deathadder Chroma \| Logitech G302 \| Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 5
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Red
Software	Windows 10

System Name	X6 \| Lyndon-ROG
Processor	Intel Core i7-8700k \| Intel Core i7 6700HQ
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 \| Asus ROG-GL552VX
Cooling	Deepcool Captain 240EX
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LED \| 8 GB
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 4GB
Storage	SSDs: 500GB, HDDs: 2TB, 2TB, 3TB \| SSD: 250GB, HDD: 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung 49" CHG90 3840x1080@144Hz, Panasonic 32" HDTV, \| 15.6"1080p
Case	Cougar Panzer Max
Audio Device(s)	HyperX Cloud II \| Corsair Gaming H1500 7.1 \| ROCCAT Kave 5.1 \| Edifier M3200
Power Supply	EVGA 750GQ
Mouse	Logitech G403 \| Razer Deathadder Chroma \| Logitech G302 \| Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 5
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Red
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Intel Core i5 4570
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3
Cooling	Stock
Memory	8GB Kingston ValueRAM CL9 1333MHz DDR3
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GeForce GTS450OC-1GL
Storage	1TB WD Black + 1.5TB WD Black + Kingston V300 120GB
Display(s)	T200HD
Case	Delux MZ401
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Enermax NAXN 500W
Software	Windows 8 Pro x64

System Name	X6 \| Lyndon-ROG
Processor	Intel Core i7-8700k \| Intel Core i7 6700HQ
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 5 \| Asus ROG-GL552VX
Cooling	Deepcool Captain 240EX
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LED \| 8 GB
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA GTX 1080 8 GB GDDR5X \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M 4GB
Storage	SSDs: 500GB, HDDs: 2TB, 2TB, 3TB \| SSD: 250GB, HDD: 1TB
Display(s)	Samsung 49" CHG90 3840x1080@144Hz, Panasonic 32" HDTV, \| 15.6"1080p
Case	Cougar Panzer Max
Audio Device(s)	HyperX Cloud II \| Corsair Gaming H1500 7.1 \| ROCCAT Kave 5.1 \| Edifier M3200
Power Supply	EVGA 750GQ
Mouse	Logitech G403 \| Razer Deathadder Chroma \| Logitech G302 \| Mad Catz Cyborg R.A.T. 5
Keyboard	Corsair Vengeance K70 Cherry MX Red
Software	Windows 10

Laptop only has W8 Drivers

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