MSI GT70 202US upgraded to win 8.1. Lots of issues

hi,
i recently upgraded my msi gt70 202us from win 7 to win 8.1 to increase the performance on BF4.
i am facing alot of problems. i just hate this lan card. bigfoot killer networks has the most unreliable hardware and drivers. i cant get the software or the drivers to install. upon trying to install the latest version Bigfoot Networks Killer Network Manager 6.1.0.603 (64Bit) i am getting an error saying
"Your hardware is not supported on this version of windows. The installer cannot continue"
although this version is compatible with win 8.1 as said on the website.
I am trying to just install the drivers and that is not working either.
I tried installing the earlier version, that didnt help either.
and i cannot get the keyboard backlight to work or the eject cd tray option. can someone please help me with this.
and on additional note i would like to update the bios aswell. can someone please help me with that too. I havent updated my bios ever, but i have upgraded from win 7 to 8.1. as i read somewhere upgrading the bios on my model which came with win 7 is not suitable. is there a safe way to update bios.

Quote from: James D on 24-December-13, 03:10:50
If your laptop came with Windows 7 then you should install Windows 7 BIOS only. However if you want all keys work then install Firmware for Windows 8.
Again, James, you are wrong.
Re-read your sentence again (if you can understand your own sentences).....
They do NOT need to install the Firmware (or EC firmware) in order for it to work in Windows 8. They need to stay with the Windows 7 EC firmware that originally came installed on their laptop. SCM and everything else work just fine under Windows 8 (and 8.1.....if it works at all) using the EC firmware for Windows 7. How do I know this? I have a Windows 7 based GT70 with everything working fine in Windows 8. Not only this, but it's been said over and over and over. Apparently still hasn't sunk in yet though for some people.
Its ok, these things can get very confusing for some people.

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How did you go about installing Windows?
It looks like the first time you used some software that ended up cloning it from the HDD to the SSD. That's a no-no in general, and I'd never trust it to work well.
Then the next time, you say you restored it. But you don't say if that was from the SSD/HDD or from recovery media that you had generated.
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yes, double post and also in wrong section was removed.
here is the reply:
Quote from: Froggy Gremlin
CPU-Z reads 900? That is correct for 1800. DDR=Double Data Rate, 2X900=1800. Probably produce too much excessive heat anyway even if the BIOS was unlocked and the VGA and CPU were OC'd.
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or exalmple the RAM. it should be 1866MHz but in CPU-Z it shows that it works only on 900 MHz which is almost 50% of what it should be
900 means 1800 as Froggy said
I can unlocked the BIOS and you can play with memory timings and speed. But your ram is already running in near top shape.
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But unfortunatily my bios is locked and I cannot do anything for ram cpu and gpu.also I need to overclock gpu & cpu and get maximum performance using this laptop
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have you done EC reset? https://forum-en.msi.com/faq/article/how-to-reset-the-ec-embedded-controller
can you try to plug the HDMI into your dell screen[insteal of sharp TV] to check if the same issue will hapends?
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image with GPU-Z htt_p://www.tec4u.gr/img/N760 FT 4GD_OC.jpg
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System Bus 4 : PCIe 1.00 x1 2.5Gbps
System Bus 5 : PCIe 1.00 x1 2.5Gbps
System Bus 6 : PCIe 1.00 x1 2.5Gbps
System Bus 7 : PCIe 1.00 x1 2.5Gbps
System Bus 8 : PCI66
System Bus 255 : PCI
Expansion Slot(s)
PCIEX16_1 (1h) : PCIe 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half Available
PCIEX1_1 (2h) : PCIe 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half Used
PCIEX16_2 (3h) : PCIe 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half Available
PCI1 (4h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half Available
PCIEX16_3 (5h) : PCIe 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half Available
PCI2 (6h) : PCI 32-bit +3.3V Shared PME Half Available

MSI GT70 - which ones are required drivers and apps? Which ones are optional?

I have MSI GT70 0ND but I suppose lots of things will overlap with other GT70 even GT60 owners (Windows 8 x64). So which onces are needed and what are they? I will post some that I know, then ask you about the rest:
http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GT70-0ND.html#/?div=Driver&os=Win8%2064
DRIVERS
Realtek HD Audio - is this the orange sound icon for additional effects? If Yes, then I will use it
Intel(R) Chipset - main driver, download
Intel N2230 Bluetooth 4.0 - is this the bluetooth driver?
Realtek Card Reader - is this for adding memory cards in the slot, thus the driver for it?
NVIDIA Geforce GT670M/670MX/675M Graphic Card - best is from Nvidia site, latest
(Beta) NVIDIA Geforce/Quadro Graphic Card - this is for some other video cards, I dont need that right?
Intel HD Graphics Family_Intel Ivy Bridge - now what is this? Does any1 know, so that I decide if I will use it?
Synaptics Touchpad - that's my touchpad
Intel N2230 Wireless LAN
Qualcomm WLAN Killer N1202+ Bluetooth - Is this like the above case with video graphics, just need to choose 1 of them for Bigfoot killer, or both? Which one should I choose?
Intel Rapid Storage Technology - no idea what this is for and if I need to install it... so what is it?
Intel Management Engine - what is this?
Camera - it's clear duh
Intel USB 3.0 driver - for my USB 3.0 ports?
Radio Switch - what is this?
Intel RAID - and this? do I need it? I don't do enhancenements with software.. so
UTILITY
Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 Blu-ray patch - so I need this to play BluRay?
SCM
SCM (Only for Windows 8 upgraded from Windows 7.) - I know this is screen contrl manager but do I really need it? Can't I do - disable.enable wifi, bluetooth etc from Win8 without it? I think I won't use it
NVidia VGA OC - this I would need only if I am to overclock my videocard, right? (which I won't do). So is my 675MX using the 4GB since total memory when you see specs shows 1664MB and I think it is dedicated?
Keyboard LED Manager - that's for the lights of the keyboard, ofc I would use that
THX AP
THX EQ - I see it is for the sound but is it something needed, what does it do?
If you could answer about those so that I know which ones I will exclude, would be great

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SCM
SCM (Only for Windows 8 upgraded from Windows 7.) - I know this is screen contrl manager but do I really need it? Can't I do - disable.enable wifi, bluetooth etc from Win8 without it? I think I won't use it
Well, you don't know what SCM is. It's the System Control Manager. It is the most important tool at all. It is required for the system to work properly no hotkey will work without. Even e.g. enabling/disabling WLAN wouldn't work.
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Radio Switch - what is this?
Bluetooth won't work in Windows 8 without the Radio Switch. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/hh450832(v=vs.85).aspx
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Intel N2230 Bluetooth 4.0 - is this the bluetooth driver?
Yes.
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Intel USB 3.0 driver - for my USB 3.0 ports?
Yes.
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Realtek Card Reader - is this for adding memory cards in the slot, thus the driver for it?
Yes.
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NVIDIA Geforce GT670M/670MX/675M Graphic Card - best is from Nvidia site, latest
(Beta) NVIDIA Geforce/Quadro Graphic Card - this is for some other video cards, I dont need that right?
Yes, use the Nvidia latest if possible.
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Intel N2230 Wireless LAN
Qualcomm WLAN Killer N1202+ Bluetooth - Is this like the above case with video graphics, just need to choose 1 of them for Bigfoot killer, or both? Which one should I choose?
The Intel lan driver is for the Intel lan, Qualcomm WLAN Killer N1202+ Bluetooth is for the additional Killer NIC.
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Intel Rapid Storage Technology - no idea what this is for and if I need to install it... so what is it?
Yes you need it, http://www.intel.de/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/rapid-storage-technology.html
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Intel Management Engine - what is this?
ME controls Intel hardware, such as chip sets, storage, and other components. There will be an unknown device if you won't install ME.
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Intel RAID - and this? do I need it? I don't do enhancenements with software.. so
You need it if your notebook came with the optional Super Raid and before installing Win8.
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Intel HD Graphics Family_Intel Ivy Bridge - now what is this? Does any1 know, so that I decide if I will use it?
It's the driver for the cpu's integrated gpu which is used for non-3D applications instead of the GeForce.
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NVidia VGA OC - this I would need only if I am to overclock my videocard, right?
This is used to utilize the gpu's boost via the turbo button if using SCM as well. It doesn't allow any manual overclocking.
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Cyberlink PowerDVD 10 Blu-ray patch - so I need this to play BluRay?
Yes.
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THX AP
THX EQ - I see it is for the sound but is it something needed, what does it do?
It adds the advanced THX True Studio Pro to enhance sound.

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