Asus G53JW (A1 & 3DE) Owners' Lounge

The major flaw in the design is that it uses thick plastic to keep strength across the surface rather than using another material. so all the components of the laptop are stowed inside a bit of depth in order to be accessed. This is only a problem for the pin, but a minor hassle for other connectors.

 

I meant power pin .. I remember someone suggesting a 90 connector for it but cant remember where

 

CNT-LC53

 

im about to buy an asus g53jw-a1 with the specs listed below

i wanted some feedback from people who have actually played sc2 on this model and wondered how well it ran on med/high settings (1366x768) res or higher and how well the thermals are.

15.6” FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen
- Intel® Core™ i7-740QM, 1.73-2.93GHz, (45nm, 6MB L3 cache) - Standard
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460M 1,536MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- 8,192MB (8GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (4x2GB)
- Standard Finish
- Standard White ASUS Logo Backlight
- Standard White Backlit Keyboard
- Standard Matching Color WASD Keys
- Combo Dual Layer SuperMulti 8X DVDRW Drive w/ Software-
- - 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)
- Internal 5-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/ xD-P)
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- Asus G Series Matching Backpack made by Targus
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Asus G Series Gaming Mouse
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Pre-Installed + Drivers & Utilities Disk

 

Thanks mate.

 

Hello everyone,

I picked up a G53jw-a1 with SSD from Powernotebooks back in January and I had a non-working touchpad which I finally fixed by accessing the touchpad connector and re-seating a loose connection. However, before doing so I performed a clean install of the OS and all the drivers with the included Asus Drivers CD thinking the touchpad had some kind of driver issue.

Here's my problem:

After doing the clean install of the OS and all the drivers, my sound quality and volume has become significantly deteriorated. It's both lower in volume and tinnier as if not all of the speaker(s) are working properly.

What can I do? I've boosted the volume using the Realtek mixer to amplify the volume but it's still weak compared to the sound quality I got before.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

Just an update for who's interested.
I bricked my ASUS g53jw-a1 a month ago updating the bios by extracting it to a temp folder on my hard disk.
I received a new G53jw unit yesterday and I updated sucessfully the 209 bios to the 210 bios by extracting it to a FAT32 usb pen drive and using EasyFlash in BIOS.
So for everyone, update your bios through a USB pen drive and not from Hard Disk. It worked for me.
Hope this helps somebody

 

Can some1 tell me how to clean fingerprints on the lid ?
Water don't work :O

 

Use micro fibre cloth with lens cleaning spray (I use the same spray to clean the screen which is given by my optician)

 

I`m with my g53jw-xn1 about one week.

I love this note very cool!

the unpack YouTube - Asus G53JW

BR

 

Just got my G53jw-xn1 today...hopefully no problems!!

 

I just unboxed my g53! i was kinda bummed when i saw that the backpack. i thought i was going to receive this ASUS ROG G73 Backpack but i guess that is for the g73.. i got the green rog g1 backpack. o well...its all about the laptop anyways!

 

I ordered mine from powernotebooks and I got the g73 backpack.

 

aww....OK I am depressed now. I ordered through exoticPC. Do you think if I contact them I will be able to trade for g73 bag? Yes I want it that bad!

 

why is that xoticpc is giving 45$ backpack and power-notebooks 65$.. this is not fair.. which one is default one with g53..(the one promoted by asus for g53)?

 

Since playing around with my new lappy since yesterday i find myself glad i made the buy....but i have found something strange. whenever i unplug it to run on battery power, the screen turns off and i have to hit power button to turn back on. and when it goes to desktop, the theme has changed....is there a setting to change this??

 

...I figured it out

 

@rabina
I also got the G73 backpack (ordered from gentechpc). You should contact xotic about your order it should come with the G73 bags.

 

Actually G53's are coming with both, some come with the Black Backpack as seen with the G73's and some are coming with the Green one. We have seen both and it varies. Unfortunately ASUS is providing both with the G53 at this time.

 

Does registering for the accidental damage warranty also register for the 2 year parts and labor coverage?

 

@Justin
That seems not right? Think the green bag is smaller?

@blackjack
Yep think so based on the email I received. You must register within 60 days and some retailers don't carry the ADW such as Best Buy.

 

Hi guys i ordered my g53 from xoticpc on november 26th and got my laptop on december 25th.. I forgot to register my computer with asus.. What can i do now? Is there any way that i can register for the warranty? ;-( please help me guys

 

Not sure if you are talking about Accidental Damage Warranty but it must be register within 60 days, but you can still try call Asus to register by phone.

 

@Darksieg The laptop fits in the bag fine, I guess ASUS must have had some extra Green Bags and started integrating those with the G53's. We are seeing both in the shipments we have on hand.

 

@Justin
If u have both then atleast u can inform the purchaser abt this and ask if she/he has a preference.. coz some users just hate the look of green bag

 

Just let windows update...now im experiencing lag and freezing. Anybody know of a problem with any updates?

 

Greetings All,

I am expecting delivery of my g53 this Wednesday.

ASUS G53JW-A1
Intel Core i7-740QM 1.73GHz Processor with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz
6MB Cache 6GB DDR3 1333MHz SDRAM 750GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
15.6" FHD LED Backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M Graphics with 1.5GB GDDR5 Video Memory
2-Year Limited Global Warranty, 1-Year Accidental Damage Warranty
backpack + mouse etc....

I have been reading about the bloatware it comes with and have pretty much decided to do a fresh Win7 install when it I get it.

Should I bother to create restore disks beforehand?
Is the Asus Restore tool any good?
I have Norton Ghost (Symantec) v12 for Vista/Win7 which can create a compressed system image to a network drive or hard drive.

Kinda on the fence about the value of having a "factory" image to restore from. The only thing I can think of is for future resale b/c I will never use it.

Also WRT the g53 weight, I thought you all could use a laugh, my old laptop is a Dell Latitude CSx(i got for free). It weighs 7 lbs! Pentium III
500 Mhz, 513MB Ram, 80gb HDD nicknamed "Weezy" due to its anemic cpu fan that runs while doing something as simple as watching a You Tube video!

Eric

 

Unfortunately we don't sell all systems custom, so allot of the time we ship the box sealed on a stock model. I understand not liking the look of the green one.

 

@Justin
Well that explains it. Too bad for those who got the green one

@Eric
Grats on your purchase. You'll definitely love your new pc and how fast it is

 

thanks ken.. The 2 year global warranty comes out of box and the Registration is only for ADW right?

 

I just ordered my g53jw-a1 and would like to know off hand exactly what I need to do to it right out the box, like fresh OS install, bios/vbios, how to OC the cpu/gpu? if anyone could compile a quick list on links that would be very helpful

 

Hello,

I would like to know if it is possible to set up the keyboard led to stay on all time after the boot until the star of windows?

now it turn on when I press the power, after turn off in the boot proccess, and just when the windows start it turn on again.

other question is, the led`s keyboard will work on linux?

tkz in advance.

BR

 

Ok...i vaguely remember reading something in these many pages about a problem with the back light stop working after some updates....i now find myself having the same problem. Is that a driver problem?

 

Try to reinstall ATK driver.

 

@blackjack
Also try adjusting the keyboard lights (Fn + F3 or F4 )

 

Yes the 2 year Global Warranty is standard and you only need to register ADW.

 

Reinstalling the ATK drivers worked perfectly....now i can see again

 

I finally decided on the G53JW-A1. Send my order through B&H and got a great deal with free shipping and $100 Asus rebate.

I also ordered a OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD (199.99 on amazon) which should be here by Friday. I was looking at the Intel SSD but the 120GB is more then I wanted to spend. I know most people recommend the Intel, I hope I have a good experience with the OCZ.


^_^_^

 

Ugh, when will the g53sw come out...

I'd at least like to know why they haven't said anything on it, probably to get people to buy the more expensive g73sw first.

 

Scratch that earlier post...I just rebooted and now the backlight is out again. I re-installed the driver again and attempted to adjust the brightness using F4 and its still not working....

 

@blackjack
Be sure to turn it on by pressing the button on your upper left panel then adjust it with fn +f4

 

I am buying an A1. I want to load it with Windows 7 pro, any issues I should be aware of?

 

Thanks ken much appreciated...

 

I loaded Win 7 Pro on my XA1 without any issues. FWIW, I did a complete wipe, to include removing all partitions on the HDD, and added an SSD.

 

Thanks for the reply, that's encouraging

 

I ran SC2 in 1920x1080 on max settings and it may get a little choppy when the map first loads and if you have a screen full of units, but otherwise it's pretty smooth. My friend damn near crapped his pants when I showed him how well it was running on a laptop.

 

...im not a retard

And after i reinstalled atk for the the 5th time its working regularly

 

Well, mine was custom, and I received the green bag. You guys should add a preference choice of backpacks in the customization option on the laptops.

Anyways, after a while, the green bag doesn't look so bad. It has grown on me, but I shipped it back to xotic pc today. =p I talked with one of the sales rep that helped me while I was purchasing my laptop, and he was able to set up an exchange for me. The exchange is being processed as an RMA. The only downside is that I have to pay for shipping...both ways. O well I'd rather have the black bag anyways..

anuragsodhi, have you received ur g53 yet? If so, which bag did you get?

 

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My order is only two days into production but if you want I'll let you know what bag I get when it arrives

 

Has anyone played crysis2 demo in your g53? How's the performance?