I'm really getting to like this laptop. It seems to run much more quiet than before.
but it's a shame that some inofficial site offers this bios update and asus does not!
in conclusion I'll never buy again a notebook based on good hardware...
and I won't buy any asus products anymore...
nevertheless I hope linux battery performance will be improved.
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hi
i've the same notebook, version x56ta (zm-80, hd3650,3gb, amd puma)
i want to know if someone has tried to install win7 x64 with all drivers working fine...
specially regarding vga drivers, hd3200 and hd3650, does vista 64's drivers works good?
i've tried but win7 doesn't more recognize hd3650 after catalyst 9.2 installed
(by default both vga are recognized by win7, but i can't switch because ccc isn't installed)
have i got to install before south-bridge driver and after 9.2 catalyst driver?
and for windows XP is it the same problem?
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did someone upgraded ram to 4gb? (with x64 os)
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I don't know what you are up to do with your laptop but upgrading from 3 to 4 gb ram won't affect the laptop's general performance. of course some applications and simultanious use of many applications will benefit from your ram upgrade.
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Is anyone having any issues still? I'm running Vista x64 Business, with the Catalyst off the ASUS CD (I think they are 8.5), though I've tried the 9.2 Catalyst as well.
My laptop gives me hell any time I try to boot up on battery power. It always crashes 3-4 times, and then is fine. I get errors like PAGE_FAULT_IN_NON_PAGED_AREA and messages about unrecoverable hardware errors, but often there isn't even an error and it just goes black and resets.
Additionally, when running on the 3200, if I standby the laptop, it will come back up with no fan speed issue, but it will hard reset with no error just several minutes later.
One thing I don't have installed is Power4Gear. Is anyone else having any issues, or do you have any suggestions? I really don't want to RMA the laptop, and I still think software is to blame.
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houndeyex: what BIOS version are you using? Have you tried the searching for a newer BIOS version from the Asus website?
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It fails with version v3.5 in single CPU mode and does a hard reset in single CPU mode. However, in the experimental multi-cpu mode it seems to work, along with the old version, 3.4. ? Can anyone confirm this on their laptops with Memtest86 version 3.5 single CPU? http://www.memtest86.com/
I took a video of it here for proof. I have BIOS 207.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znGq5RbOgtg
Additionally, here's a shot of the memory settings it picks up. These look wrong to me. I thought this was at least 400mhz RAM? Again, can anyone confirm what I'm getting? This was in multi-cpu mode on version 3.5.
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Hello everyone,
I updated my firmware. The fan issue is GONE.. yay.. but I'm having issues with getting catalyst 9.2 working with my 3650 card (working off of the 3200 only right now) . How do you "Force" it to be loaded. Can someone tell me step by step how to do this? Please.
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did you reinstall vista after the bios update?
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Hi,
wow, thanks for the blazing reply. Unfortunately after installing 9.2 on top of 8.12 and installing the southbridge drivers I still cannot see the card... I can't believe this is such a pain in the . How can a company make their customers lives so miserable. Unbelievable!
Well, can I ask anyone for some guidance...
Thank you all!
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I have this thread on subscribe, so I get emails when new stuff happens. I'd recommend that to everyone who wants to stay posted -
1) install from the Asus CD I have no idea what they have there but it installs both cards.
2) 9.2 Southbridge. If you do the Catalyst first it might not work (did not for me)
3) Catalyst 9.2. and it all works.
NOTE: do this after the m51ta 207 firmware update. I did it before and the upon switching between card I got the blue screen. Now it works like a charm BUT why do we need to go through this rubbish to get our notebooks up to date!!
Thank you and good luck,
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i've installed succesfully ati 9.3
for puma platform, you have to do these things:
1)uninstall previous drivers
2)download from ati.amd website, the southbridgbe driver of the corresponding version (9.3 for me) on ati-integrated chipset or something similar windows menù
3)install sb-driver
4)don't reboot
5)install the 9.3 catalyst drivers, remember before to modded it with mobility modder utility.
6)reboot
In this way i've powerXpress working fine also with latest driver version.
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I have followed all instructions but it seems that the drivers for the 3650 are staying the same. They are listed in the device manager as 7/11/2008. But the 3200 is listed as 2/25/2009. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, SIK.
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I don't know if there is really any benefit to this, since it seems like other things like PowerPlay go away. Also, I'm not sure if works with the newer drivers. I think the last time I did it was with 8.12 or something. -
I have tried 9.2 and 9.3 no joy.
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Has anyone managed to get a lower power consumption when using linux so far?
Battery still won't last for more than one hour, which is pretty weak!
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Has anyone ever noticed the high pitched squeal when using headphones before? I have just dealt with it so far, but today I noticed if you open up "Sounds" in the control panel and go to the "Recording" tab... the noise stops. I have no idea why, all I can assume is that something in the recording panel is messing with it.
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I do use them sometimes, but it doesn't matter if there's things plugged into them or not. It also doesn't matter if it's plugged into the wall or on battery power. I did see that issue with the M50 after I did some Googling.
The fact that I can get the sound to stop just by looking at the Recording tab bugs me. I think it has to be a software issue, I just don't know how to stop it permanently. -
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Yeah, I got the latest ones dated March '09. No luck there. Does this happen to anyone else's M51Ta?
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Hi!
I am contemplating whether to buy this notebook or not. At this price, it seems to be very compelling. I have read through all 39 pages of this thread and gone with you through the up and downs.
I know all the issues and only have a couple of questions left which I hope one or some of you guys will hopefully answer.
1. Are both major problems fixed now (lcd AND fan issue)?
2. Does this thing ever turn off its fan? I had a Asus notebook before and it was loud as hell which was just completely unacceptable in the library. I don't care about the fan volume in full load but can't stand loud notebooks while idle or using OpenOffice.
3. Does this thing turn (as) hot (as my former Asus notebook did - which is: terribly hot)?
4. How long does the battery last while using office without WLAN activated?
5. Does this notebook have a 1280-resolution or the 1440 as stated on newegg?
6. Does the keyboard lag still exist?
7. Is the numeric keypad a good or bad thing? I just don't know whether I can get accustomed to the off set keyboard...
8. Would you know recommend it, with the newest 207 bios?
I know this is an awful lot of question. But I'd really appreciate you guys answering at least some of them!
Thank you very much in advance,
-Alex
PS: Ooooooh I almost forgot! The most important question: how's the build quality in this one? My other Asus had its hinges literally breaking apart. And on the photos, the hinges look a lot like the ones of my Asus A8Js... Didn't one of you guys have that notebook before, too? How do the two compare? -
#1 Fan issue Yes, LCD no
#2 Yes it does, while normal surfing mine turns off 3-4 min and turns on for about 1-2 minutes. I don't find the fan to be noisy when surfing, you will hear it but most like a low hum
#3 I'm not so much in gaming but mine stays cool when playing games like EVE
#4 About 2,5-3 hours with normal office work
#5 Mine is 1280. I suppose the X2's are 1440
#6 I'm a slow writer so i havn't encountered that issue ;o)
#7 You will never regret it. I cannot be without that
#8 Absolutely. This laptop is really nice one.
#9 It's plastic but does not feel like cheap. Hinges are good and sturdy
By the way, the LCD issue is really no issue and appears only with the discrete graphics card. By setting the "turn off the display" in P4G to never, that issue never occurs on my laptop. You can always get back the screen by turning to the other card with short keys. I hope this answered most of your questions. -
Thank you for the reply and answering all my questions.
It seems you are really content with your aus M51Ta. I am still not sure whether to really get it or not. I had such a bad experience with those darn hinges which pretty much look the same as these.
As things are right now, I'd rather buy a Samsung R505 Aura RM-72 Deelano, even though it is more expansive than the Asus M51TA just because it looks sturdier.
If you pick up the M51TA while the lid is open, does it shake a whole lot? Are there any "screaky" noises? Does the base unit band under light to medium pressure?
Sorry to be so annoying about it but I don't want to pay 600Euros for something that fails on me AGAIN.
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It does not shake if you just pick it up but if you shake the laptop it will shake a little. You can't demand so much of a plastic construction really. It also crackles a little when squeezing it at the left side, not so that bothers me. But I would of course not drop it to the floor to see if it holds. That is to much for this one i think.
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Thanks. I might be over-cautious and timid but unfortunately this does not seem like the right notebook for me. Enough of la-la-construction for me. I'd rather stick to the slower Samsung that will hopefully be sturdier.
Thank you a whole lot anyway!
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No problem, good luck with your new computer.
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i have a short question about the fn keys and the pop up interface diagramms.
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Yes, I think you can disable the graphics by uninstalling ATKOSD2. Then you should either get no graphics at all, or get simpler graphics in the corner of the screen. If you get the latter, I am not sure you can disable them.
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thank you i will try that.
some applications and games crashes when i switch the volume or whatever ingame with the fn keys because of the popup graphics, thats kind of annoying.
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Somebody tried changing Core 2 Duo (ie T9600) to Core 2 Quad QX9300? It is possible that it could not work?
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He probably posted on the wrong thread. M51Ta uses AMD's puma platform.
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Hello!
Sorry if it's a wrong thread, but I cann't find any other about Asus M51.
I need advice. I'm buying M51. We (in Croatia) have two options:
1. AMD Turion X2 (ZM82) + HD3650 (link: http://www.notebookshop.com.hr/product.asp?id=3139 )
2. Intel Core 2 Duo (P8400) + HD3470 (link: http://www.telebit.hr/default.aspx?SifPro=515604371 )
I'm not a gamer (I play only ISS PE soccer and Football manager sometimes), so i really want multimedia laptop.
Which is, in my case, better solution and why?
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I just created a "website" in order to help people to improve linux compatibilty.
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The M51-series ASUS notebooks are a bit outdated at this point, why don't you have a look at newer models? I am not sure which would best fit your multimedia requirements because they are a bit vague. You can fill in the FAQ and get suggestions (even outside the ASUS world, if you don't make it a requirement that the notebook is an ASUS) -
Has anyone managed to get the powerxpress gpu switching to work with the new drivers? Since catalyst 9.5, gpu switching seems broken. A balloon will pop up notifying you of the switch, but nothing really happens.
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has anyone tried using windows 7 so far? any good / bad experiences? how is the driver support?
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