Just got my A1, i'm slightly confused about the Svideo-RCA cable that was included
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It's useless with this computer.
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After a long waiting, I recieved my dear M50VM-B1
****, its fast !
And the sound it's much better than my sister's vaio ... Luved it.
Can't wait 'til I get home to play with my little baby.
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Weird. I just ran wPrime benchmarks and noticed that my clocked core speed is 1596.2Mhz..Should it be higher than that?
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Yeah, I'm plugged in. Is that why?
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no, usually if you aren't plugged in to a power socket the CPU lowers its frequency to save power
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Thanks Blizzie, being new to vista i didn't know that vista had built in power schemes
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xilocient, it is normal for the CPU frequency to adjust to the load. It's been normal ever since the Pentium Ms.
That's how laptops work.
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Does anyone know how much difference there is in terms of battery life
between a1 and b1? I heard from somewhere that t9400 consumes 35w
whereas p8400 consumes only 25w. The 10w difference seems huge, but
how much more minutes/hours would I get from a1? I don't play much games
(will only play when connected to ac adaptor) and I just need it for college
work so I need good 4hours from 9cell batt. Even 20minutes is a huge
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Does anyone have any other views about TYPING on the M50VM ... how does it feel for extending periods of typing (I am a programmer), are the keys mushy or very clicky ?
Would the V1V be better - it's a business machine, they're supposed to have better keyboards.
And also what about the keyboard placement, it's not centered, how does that affect things ?
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http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=252283
Currently I don't think there is an official fix for this bug. I, amongst other users, have tried the things suggested in the thread, but to no avail.
In terms of keyboard quality, I am pretty satisfied with the key's action. They obviously lack the depth that you'd get from a desktop keyboard but they're still solid.
When I got this laptop I thought the added numpad would be a bonus, but it just ended up really messing up my typing habits. Now I have to turn off numlock to even access the De/Home/End/PgUp/PgDn keys. This might take some getting used to.
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Now, there is clearly a relationship between the amount of power drawn and the heat output, although it's not an equality.
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hey guys, im not sure exactly sure if there is something wrong with my
m50vm-a1.
i got it about 3 days ago, and then installed all the recommended windows vista updates (about 25 of them).
the problem is that now every time I shut down the laptop or boot it up and during the windows screen, where it usually says Welcome, it will say "Configuring Updates 2 of 3" or "Configuring Updates 3 of 3".
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Does the Asus m50vm come with the windows installation cd? And if not, how much bloatware does it come with (I would prefer none)?
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Yeaaaaaa m50vm-b1 just came in
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It comes with asus utilities, office 2007 trial and Norton. Its easy to reformat to a clean install of vista by using the recovery DVD and hard restarting it when it asks for the asus disk with the extras.
I haven't been able to get all the utilities to work again (in particular power 4gear extreme) but the install of vista SP1 works fine. If you uinstall vista this way, there's also no activation -
you can download a xp version of any power gear from the asus website and it should work
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ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..
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hey guys, i uninstalled the asus security application (can't remember the exact name) because it was really annoying me. Almost every website that i visited, this window would pop up and would prompt me to remember password/login info. After i deleted it, the fingerprint login thing disappeared. Is there a download for the asus security program? or will it be on one of the disks that came with my notebook?
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By the way the security manager app is pretty configurable. Once you reinstall it go to your Programs menu, select Asus Security Center/My Identity. You can disable single-sign on and e-wallet if you don't want to use them. -
HELP!
When I try to sign up my b1 for ADW, it keeps saying that my serial does not work with ADW! Do I need to contact ASUS or anything?
Also, do I have to mail in that Notebook Warranty CArd that comes with it? I'm wondering because inside there is a "ASUS Notebook Product Warranty Registration Card" That supposedly has to be mailed to them. -
I would contact ASUS and/or the reseller and ask about this. I don't know what documents are required, since I'm in Europe and we don't have ADW here
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hi there , i hav some problem with my M50VM. My Built in mic volume is too low .. i try to record it but it seems i hav to shout loud and near to the mic onli i can recond the sound. the sound that i hav recorded is low the volume .. anyone face this problem ? any solution to slove this problem ?
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Hi. I'm soon gonan be an owner of a m50vm-B1. I live in Europ and I ordered it from USA. The electric sockets are different here. so i would like to buy a new cabel that goes from teh AC adapter to the wall. I tryed to look up pictures of the adapter but didn't find any exact ones... so guys could u help me and tell me which one is the right one...
This
http://www.oomipood.ee/index.php?t=k_ki&i=CABLE-712
or
http://www.oomipood.ee/index.php?t=k_ki&i=CABLE-701
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Just got my M50VM-B1 this morning! So far everything is good but I did notice a small amount of flashlighting at the bottom of the screen which doesn't bother me that much. Haven't played around with it enough yet to notice any and other defects. Price was awesome for what I got. Should be great for college!
Now I'm contemplating if I should install Vista64 or not... Thoughts?
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Yep, I confirm that's the cable that you need.
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Well ... Sorry if this question had been already answered (and for my bad english too).
So, here`s my problem: I was trying to install ubuntu on my M50vm-B1 but it didn`t work out. So, I turned it down and rebooted it. But when it goes to vista again, the lcd was too dark. I tried fn+f6 but it goes only to the half and stops ... It`s strange ...
Can someone help me ?
Thanks xD
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Sorry ! Just realized that the light sensor just turned on again xP
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Hey to all those with the m50vm... do you peel off the stickers? (HD VISION, Specs sticker, that one with the features on the right)
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taigech said: ↑Hey to all those with the m50vm... do you peel off the stickers? (HD VISION, Specs sticker, that one with the features on the right)Click to expand...
A question to those who've successfully installed Vista64 on the M50VM. After an attempt to install Vista64 on my new M50VM-B1 I kept getting a huge red "ERROR" (literally the word took up over 1/2 the screen) message every boot that said something about not being able to load/find "recovery.dat" and windows refused to load any further. After lots of tinkering I'm sure the problem is that the recovery partition needs to be deleted to install Vista64 as it causes some sort of conflict. Anyone else experience a similar phenomenon? Not looking forward to backing up that partition so I can delete it without any worries! -
M50VM-Fan said: ↑Hmmmm.. well this has me perplexed... I did a reboot and still I cannot get my Asus to get in via "N" even my old (in the basement) laptop get's in on "N" even if it is far far away...
which driver version are you using in the MV50VM ?Click to expand...
I would try turning off everything in your house that uses wireless G so that your laptop is the only one that uses wifi and try setting the router to G/N only and then N only and try to connect, and also play around with the channels that your router wifi is using.
how exactly are you connecting to the network? are you using the Asus utility, i did a clean install of vista and just use the built in networking,
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There is any difference between the models M50VM-X1 / M50VM-A1 / M50VM-B1 in therms of gaming?
As far i can see they got the same GPU card but different CPU's. Just the -X1 have less HD and probably the -A1 got better battery life?
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mark076h said: ↑I am using the Vista 32 bit drivers, and it also works in express gate
I would try turning off everything in your house that uses wireless G so that your laptop is the only one that uses wifi and try setting the router to G/N only and then N only and try to connect, and also play around with the channels that your router wifi is using.
how exactly are you connecting to the network? are you using the Asus utility, i did a clean install of vista and just use the built in networking,
are you going into the network and sharing center and viewing your connection status and looking at the data rate if you are connected with N it will read something above 54MbpsClick to expand...
I check on the Dlink DIR-655 and it shows two pc's my old pc at "N" level and my Asus at "G" level.
on the wireless tab in DLINK-DIR-655. So I know that I can get "N" ... just not on this Asus....
Can you give me the spec's of the driver (Vista) that shows up in your device listing in windows?
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M50VM-Fan said: ↑I check on the Dlink DIR-655 and it shows two pc's my old pc at "N" level and my Asus at "G" level.
on the wireless tab in DLINK-DIR-655. So I know that I can get "N" ... just not on this Asus....
Can you give me the spec's of the driver (Vista) that shows up in your device listing in windows?
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did you try anything i said?
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Chris Redfield said: ↑There is any difference between the models M50VM-X1 / M50VM-A1 / M50VM-B1 in therms of gaming?
As far i can see they got the same GPU card but different CPU's. Just the -X1 have less HD and probably the -A1 got better battery life?
Thx in advanceClick to expand...
Is that X1 the BestBuy version? If so, also take into account the difference in warranty and support (A1 & A2 have 2 year + 1 accidental, serviced by ASUS, and come with case and mouse; X1 is 1year serviced by BestBuy, no accessories).
Cryton said:A question to those who've successfully installed Vista64 on the M50VM. After an attempt to install Vista64 on my new M50VM-B1 I kept getting a huge red "ERROR" (literally the word took up over 1/2 the screen) message every boot that said something about not being able to load/find "recovery.dat" and windows refused to load any further. After lots of tinkering I'm sure the problem is that the recovery partition needs to be deleted to install Vista64 as it causes some sort of conflict. Anyone else experience a similar phenomenon? Not looking forward to backing up that partition so I can delete it without any worries!Click to expand... -
E.B.E. said: ↑Well, it depends on the game. Some will max out the CPU, but for most, the GPU is the bottleneck.
Is that X1 the BestBuy version? If so, also take into account the difference in warranty and support (A1 & A2 have 2 year + 1 accidental, serviced by ASUS, and come with case and mouse; X1 is 1year serviced by BestBuy, no accessories).Click to expand...
Not is the M50VM-X1 version from newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220340
Just thinking that like crysis is should play the same with all three models on high and probably shaders and shadows at medium/low; or i'm wrong? also TF2 should play on high without problem (notice today is the update from TF2 meet the sandwich). -
mark076h said: ↑I am using the drivers that came on the driver CD
did you try anything i said?
How do you know your other laptop is at N speed?Click to expand...
As for the "N" option, I just got off the phone with support... and they seem to have heard of this issue and its being worked by the folks in taiwan.
so seems to be a real issue.... funny your not having this issue.
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M50VM-Fan said: ↑I can check via the router.
As for the "N" option, I just got off the phone with support... and they seem to have heard of this issue and its being worked by the folks in taiwan.
so seems to be a real issue.... funny your not having this issue.
would love to know your setup...
Yes I did try what you stated... changes nothing for me...Click to expand...
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Anyone have the B-2? Opinions on whether the 1680 is worth it or not for gaming? I've used 1680 for so long, but the B-1 seems like a better deal really
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Cryton said: ↑A question to those who've successfully installed Vista64 on the M50VM. After an attempt to install Vista64 on my new M50VM-B1 I kept getting a huge red "ERROR" (literally the word took up over 1/2 the screen) message every boot that said something about not being able to load/find "recovery.dat" and windows refused to load any further. After lots of tinkering I'm sure the problem is that the recovery partition needs to be deleted to install Vista64 as it causes some sort of conflict. Anyone else experience a similar phenomenon? Not looking forward to backing up that partition so I can delete it without any worries!Click to expand...
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Funblur said: ↑I installed Vista x64 to my M50VM-B1 with no problems, but then I'm not sure my experience is relevant to yours as I deleted all the existing partitions during the install, including the recovery partition. Didn't bother to back it up, I assume between the x86 and Vista-64 OEM install media I have and the recovery disc that came with the laptop I would have been able to get Vista 32 on the system again if anything went horribly wrong. Everything went perfectly fine, though.Click to expand...
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727stretch said: ↑M50VM Fan: I have the M50VM-B1, and also a D-Link DIR-655 router. I am connected at 130.0 Mbps via wireless-N. So it's definitely not the router model in general. Why don't you try using the Asus Wireless console utility to connect? Do you have the latest DIR-655 firmware installed? Just a couple suggestions.
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727, Thank you for the reply... it's nice to know that others are making it work...so now I simply have to figure out what I am doing wrong. the " Asus Wireless console utility " utility does not offer me any "real" options to change from "G" mode to "N" mode and I did install " Wireless_Console2_VT_080526.zip " version. All it gives me is to turn wireless or bluetooth on or off.
As for my Dlink DIR-655 I am using 1.11 version as I hear that 1.20 has issues.
Can you tell me which version your using? Driver for Asus and version for DLink?
Thank you
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M50VM-Fan said: ↑727, Thank you for the reply... it's nice to know that others are making it work...so now I simply have to figure out what I am doing wrong. the " Asus Wireless console utility " utility does not offer me any "real" options to change from "G" mode to "N" mode and I did install " Wireless_Console2_VT_080526.zip " version. All it gives me is to turn wireless or bluetooth on or off.
As for my Dlink DIR-655 I am using 1.11 version as I hear that 1.20 has issues.
Can you tell me which version your using? Driver for Asus and version for DLink?
Thank you
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Maybe someone know how to help... When I plug on usb external HDD or insert new cd into CD-ROM, my system freezes for few seconds (playing movie freeze, mouse stops) and from spekers you can hear strong noise (when there is a music playing - music stops and strong noise occurs). I have no idea what is wrong :/ I'm using windows XP sp3...
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I am looking to replace my Asus notebook with another gaming notebook. I really like the way the ASUS M50VM-B1 is configured--much better than the F3E which Asus considers their gaming notebook.
I am ready to buy, but before unlocking the purse strings I would like some comfort food.
Everything about this notebook SCREAMS gaming. Am I wrong? If so, what am I missing?
And, if I am wrong, which model would you suggest?
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troublemaker said: ↑Maybe someone know how to help... When I plug on usb external HDD or insert new cd into CD-ROM, my system freezes for few seconds (playing movie freeze, mouse stops) and from spekers you can hear strong noise (when there is a music playing - music stops and strong noise occurs). I have no idea what is wrong :/ I'm using windows XP sp3...Click to expand...
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