ASUS NB Windows Win 7 64 bit Hidden Partition SOP

SOP for Win7 64 bit Hidden Partition

Preparation:Please logon SIP server, and go to the folder shown in the picture below to download the Win7 Tool CD v9.0 image. http://sip.asus.com/document/DownloadDocumentFile.aspx?file_id=88107

[If MB didn’t be replaced, please jump to Rebuilding Win7 hidden partition directly]

Check Marker: Please follow below Repair guide for Windows Vista and windows 7 notebooks to check the Marker key on new MB. If the Marker is correct, then please do following steps.

Instruction:1. Unzip BT.zip file, and copy BT.exe utility to a bootable USB dongle.

2. Boot up to DOS mode with the dongle.3. Type the command in DOS prompt bt /w 27 XXWhere XX is Win7 SKU code, please refer to the following table to choose the code based on the Win7 version you intend to install.

Basic Premium Professional Ultimate

32Bit 64Bit 32Bit 64Bit 32Bit 64Bit 32Bit 64Bit

[51] [52] [53] [56] [57] [58] [59] [5A]

Example. if you want to install Win7 Home Premium (64 bit), please use the command: bt /w 27 56

4. Then finally update the system with latest BIOS.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rebuilding Win7 hidden partition:

Step1:Find a notebook that has Windows operating system, boot up Windows, and unzip the attached 64Driverpqa.zip compressed file into “C:\”.

Step2:Insert the correct model Driver CD of the targeted NB, under C:\64Driverpqa enter Driver64.bat, and this will create a driver64.pqa file to the folder C:\New_PQA.

NOTE: ODD drive must be set as “e:\”, if not please configure it in control panel other wise error will be expected.

Step3:Copy driver64.pqa file into an external HDD or burn the driver64.pqa file into an empty disc.Step4:Insert and boot up the system by Tool CD v9.0Step5:When DOS box prompt appears, please type command “ascreatehidden” and input the partition size 17GB (17,000MB).

Step6:After formatting, take out Tool CD and put Win7 RCD in, and copy ASUS.SWM and ASUS2.SWM & ASUS3.SWM files to “S:\” (Hidden drive).

Step7:Remove Win7 RCD, copy driver64.pqa (either from external HDD or disc containing the driver64.pqa) file into C:\fac directory. Also copy Patch64_Win7.wim, Addon64_Win7.wim, ChkSW.wim into C:\fac directory. Patch64_Win7.wim, Addon64_Win7.wim, ChkSW.wim can be downloaded from SIP.

Step7.1 (Important) Please add the PQA/WIM according attached PQA list. Different RCD needs to add different PQA/WIM files. (For WIM file, you don’t need to change its file name)

Incorporating specified pre-load applications into hidden partition:

1) Download pre-load PQA/WIM files from SIP:

Download pqa/wim files from directory respectively: 2) Remember to rename PQA files copying to c:\fac (you don’t need to rename

WIM files)3) Copy all WIM/renamed PQA files to c:\fac directoryImportant : The preload PQA/WIM file has its SKU# ( ex: xxxx_C.pqa ,where C is SKU#) you have to use the same SKU# of Win7 RCD for building hidden partition

Step8:Unzip SN.zip file, and open SN.ini with notepad and change the OS code to the current one. For example: the RCD is EN/SP/GER/FRN/IT/DU/POT /TC/GK/HE and the version is Home Premium 64bit , then its OS code is VL. ( Please refer attached Win7 os

code_20100127-release 1.doc to get the correct OS code ) Change the OS code to VL. ---- OSSN= VL Then copy the SN.ini into C:\ASUSLOG

Unzip OS.zip file, and copy “os.tag” into C:\fac directory.

Or Under the directory of C:\fac, create a file of “os.tag” by the following command.Under the directory of C:\fac, create a file of “os.tag” by the following command.Enter copy con os.tag, press Enter twice then press “Ctrl + Z”Then press Enter to complete.Step9:Please press “Exit” to reboot the system and start to install the OSStep10:When screen show “Pass”, it is finished. Press power button to shut down your system.

Step11:Copy SLPAudit to a bootable USB device, and boot from it, then run SLPAudit.exe to check the return code [(1) correct/(0, 255) wrong].

If the return code is 1, that means all steps success.If the return code is 0 or 255, please review all steps and check if missed anything.