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    Asus N53SV & N53SN SandyBridge Owner Thread

    Discussion in 'ASUS Reviews and Owners' Lounges' started by nama8137, Mar 19, 2011.

  1. tsmz6

    tsmz6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok then sorry about the dumb question but I'm a laptop newbie LOL thought it was like in a desktop :/
     
    tsmz6, Sep 3, 2011
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    Nonsense. You have the same thing in Linux, plus HP dv7 doesn't have this problem in Windows.

    So, basically, you've got: We don't know what it is and didn't bother to investigate. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your understanding! :D
     
    nebulus, Sep 3, 2011
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  3. Archdean

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    No surprise here, this is the second response from ASUS re: my memory slot question, as you can see she has no idea in hell what she is talking about nor what is the location of the memory slot or how to get at them!!

    """"

    Dear valued customer,

    Thank you for contacting ASUS Customer Service.

    Sorry for the late reply.

    There are 2 different colour for 4 memory slots. Each colour for each channel. Please distinguish whether the 2 slot are for one channel according to the colour of slot.
    If you would like to use dual channel, we suggest to use same memory for each channel (same brand, same model, same memory chip) for best stability and compatibility.
    Besides, due to this the laptop support 4 memory slots, 2 slots at the bottom side, another 2 slot at the top side and behind the keyboard.
    You must remove the keyboard, if you would like to change it. It is hard for end users, so we suggest to take the laptop to service centre to change or add memory."""""

    Great product/ but customer service is beyond lacking!!!
     
    Archdean, Sep 3, 2011
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  4. ankhazam

    ankhazam Notebook Consultant

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    Hey there Lads,
    followed by the 214 release for N53SV, we N53SN users got the 208 BIOS ;) same changelog: tuner, USBKeyboard and LAN
     
    ankhazam, Sep 4, 2011
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  5. inafking

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    have any of you guys done a proper cleaning to your laptops yet? i feel that the air and the surface is getting a lot hotter than it used to be. some advices for the clean-up would be nice :)
     
    inafking, Sep 4, 2011
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  6. ankhazam

    ankhazam Notebook Consultant

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    L2search... under the keyboard is the vent intake which you can vacuum or use compressed air to clean
     
    ankhazam, Sep 4, 2011
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  7. jasperchan

    jasperchan Notebook Geek

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    I just got my N53-SN, and i'm assuming that there's a ton of bloatware to get rid of. Which ones are they, and how do I uninstall them? Right now, when i start up the comp, there's windows live essentials, asus live update, intel turboboost, etc. And here's my list of installed programs:

    http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6620/installedprograms.png

    Also I live in Canada, and the keyboard seems to be messed up. I'm using the US settings, because the sorbian standard switches the y and z keys and the Canadian Multilingual standard gives me "è" instead of an apostrophe. Should I just stick to the US version?
     
    jasperchan, Sep 4, 2011
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  8. ankhazam

    ankhazam Notebook Consultant

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    Best way: Format your drive and make a nice clean install from bloatware free MS Windows 7 ISO :)
     
    ankhazam, Sep 4, 2011
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  9. jasperchan

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    where do i get this bloatware free version?
     
    jasperchan, Sep 4, 2011
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  10. saiyeek

    saiyeek Newbie

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    Can anybody tell me, what is the compatible replacement screen for 1920x1080 resolution N53sv-xv1 scree?
     
    saiyeek, Sep 4, 2011
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  11. Dental

    Dental Notebook Enthusiast

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    Windows 7 Professional incl. SP1 (x64) – DVD
    (English) http://msft.digitalrivercontent.net/win/X17-24281.iso
    And now read here, this is a way to use different versions of Windows 7 from one DVD or .ISO image. Than you can use the DVD for your Home Premium.
    Tweak Allows Installing Any Win7 Version from One DVD - HotHardware
    Also read this and see for yourself what you need:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/380681-asus-utility-bloatware-guide.html#post4838868
     
    Dental, Sep 4, 2011
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  12. ewok666

    ewok666 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone noticed this: Chrome kills two finger touchpad scrolling in Windows Explorer.

    When I install Chrome and run it after a while I can no longer scroll IN WINDOWS EXPLORER using two fingers on the touch pad. Scrolling works just fine in Chrome however.....

    When I shut down Chrome the problem goes away and scrolling works again. I had a quick search and i t seems this has come up before but was reported fixed at some stage. BTW, this is a standard Win7 64 bit installation with the Asus DVD/drivers/utilities on top.
     
    ewok666, Sep 5, 2011
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  13. jasperchan

    jasperchan Notebook Geek

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    seems like everytime i scroll in an internet window, or open a folder, or do anything, there's a short but irregular disk sound coming from the left side of the laptop... did I get a lemon?
     
    jasperchan, Sep 5, 2011
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  14. ankhazam

    ankhazam Notebook Consultant

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    Works here fine :)
     
    ankhazam, Sep 5, 2011
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  15. jasperchan

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    Also, my keypad stopped working with the extra functions after i uninstalled some programs (even though I kept the ETD Ware)....
     
    jasperchan, Sep 5, 2011
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  16. ankhazam

    ankhazam Notebook Consultant

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    Well You need to install some drivers from:
    Asus N53SN downloads like for example the ATK keyboard filter :)
     
    ankhazam, Sep 5, 2011
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  17. jasperchan

    jasperchan Notebook Geek

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    I'm a noob. "install some drivers from [insert vague link]" won't help me, lol. At any rate, the computer automatically restarted after i postponed it about 10 times, and ran 28377 updates, and now i have the keypad functions back. don't know what other things happened to my comp with all those updates tho...
     
    jasperchan, Sep 5, 2011
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  18. jasperchan

    jasperchan Notebook Geek

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    for starters, the laptop now thinks it's tuesday (it's monday)??
     
    jasperchan, Sep 5, 2011
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  19. Yazzinit

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    Click the bottom right corner (time and date) and change the day
     
    Yazzinit, Sep 5, 2011
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  20. jasperchan

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    i just bought 8GB of ram (2x4gb). Is that all the SN-XV1 can handle, or can I go up to 16gb? The specs say 4 slots of sth, but only max 8gb ram... do people ever buy 4 sticks of 2gb ram??
     
    jasperchan, Sep 5, 2011
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  21. ankhazam

    ankhazam Notebook Consultant

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    check if You have 4 slots, if yes then You should probably be able to got for 16. I got 4x4
     
    ankhazam, Sep 5, 2011
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  22. Yazzinit

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    Yazzinit, Sep 5, 2011
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  23. ankhazam

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    Yeah, but be aware that it requires a QuadCore CPU :)
     
    ankhazam, Sep 5, 2011
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  24. jasperchan

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    how do i check if mine is quadcore? My specs say it's only expandable to 8gb, but then it says there are 4 memory slots.
     
    jasperchan, Sep 5, 2011
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  25. jasperchan

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    here are my specs:

    [​IMG]

    i should add that in the bottom window, slot 1 and 3 show the 2gb DDR3 ram, while 2 and 4 are empty.
     
    jasperchan, Sep 5, 2011
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  26. Yazzinit

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    Yazzinit, Sep 5, 2011
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  27. ewok666

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    I looked at another N53SV yesterday. Same thing. These weren't bought together and are not from the same place either. Ah well, I can live with the extra feet ;-)
     
    ewok666, Sep 5, 2011
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  28. ewok666

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    In Windows Explorer? Keep running chrome for a while and let me know. I spoke to someone just last night and confirmed the problem (two finger scroll dies) but didn't know what was causing it.
     
    ewok666, Sep 5, 2011
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  29. startrooper

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    It seems that the latest intel vga driver at asus's site is buggy, at least for me.
    When I connected the VGA to the tv I got BSOD. Didn't know first what to do, but found out the problem was an intel file. So tried to downgrade driver and no BSOD since.
    Just a heads up...

    p.s
    If you wish to know, problem was with file 'igdkmd64.sys'.
     
    startrooper, Sep 7, 2011
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  30. JoshyEee

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    just wondering about the tuner, Mine has a cover over it, so i assume its not there, or does the cover just need to be removed?
     
    JoshyEee, Sep 7, 2011
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  31. ankhazam

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    Just use the one automatically found on intel.com

    Cover = no tuner inside
     
    ankhazam, Sep 8, 2011
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  32. Dumitru91

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    How can i fix intel my wifi adapter , it tells me "intel my wifi technology: adapter not found"?
     
    Dumitru91, Sep 8, 2011
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  33. ankhazam

    ankhazam Notebook Consultant

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    Hardware switch on right side of the notebook?
     
    ankhazam, Sep 8, 2011
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  34. Dumitru91

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    yes i have
     
    Dumitru91, Sep 8, 2011
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  35. Killerftw

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    Still no solution for keyboard, anyone Help? xD

    And If I want to upgrade ram, wats the best, I got 6gb now n53sn i7 quad core.. I want the model name so I go shop tell him listen biatch gimme this and buy it and work xD
     
    Killerftw, Sep 8, 2011
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  36. Yazzinit

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    Yazzinit, Sep 8, 2011
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  37. joaolliveira

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    Has anyone overclocked GT550m yet? Witch are the values?
     
    joaolliveira, Sep 9, 2011
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  38. Killerftw

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    It can be OVERCLOCKED? how! xD
     
    Killerftw, Sep 10, 2011
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  39. joaolliveira

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    XD....my english is not the best...
     
    joaolliveira, Sep 10, 2011
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  40. startrooper

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    Yeah but the one on Asus's site is newer, and I'm an update freak :eek:
    lesson learned...

    other topic:
    Does a memory upgrade increase games' performance? framerate, not loading time...
    10x
     
    startrooper, Sep 10, 2011
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  41. chinonozu

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    here's some proper usage of the n53sn
     

    Attached Files:

    chinonozu, Sep 11, 2011
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  42. illquid

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    I got my N53SN last week. Have been spending time setting it up. Hit a bit of a brick wall with one issue regarding USB 3.0, it just won't work with my USB 3.0 hard drive.

    Has anyone managed to get USB 3.0 working on their machines? If so, on the device manager, is the host controller "Fresco Logic"? Also if I click on properties through device manager, when I have something plugged in, the location spits out some weird thing with hashes in it, although I guess it's not an issue as it still works with anything USB 2.0 that I've plugged in and it still says that.

    I'm trying to identify if its the laptop or my hard drive that's the issue. So if anyone's gotten their USB 3.0 to work with the same host controller and weird location thing, maybe it's not the laptop.
     
    illquid, Sep 12, 2011
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  43. startrooper

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    I don't have any USB 3.0 device so can't check but try this driver update:
    FRESCO LOGIC
    Installed and working on USB 2 for me.
     
    startrooper, Sep 12, 2011
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  44. illquid

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    Thanks, startrooper. I already updated the host controller driver from the official Asus page, and it didn't help. The port reads USB 2.0s absolutely fine, but it won't even let my USB 3.0 drive work as a USB 2.0 let alone in hi speed mode.

    Can you stick a USB 2 into your slot and bring up properties through device manager and see what the "location" bit reads?
     
    illquid, Sep 12, 2011
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  45. startrooper

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    This driver is much newer and not from Asus's site, give it a try.

    Which "location" are you reffering?
     
    startrooper, Sep 12, 2011
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  46. illquid

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    if you hit up device manager, and then the bottom where all the USBs are, right click >> properties, its on the bottom of the pop-up box.
     
    illquid, Sep 12, 2011
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  47. startrooper

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    Did you try the driver?

    hmm I think it says: Port_#0002.Hub_#0001
    but under Fresco Controller it says: PCI Slot 3 (PCI bus 4, device 0, function 0)
     
    startrooper, Sep 12, 2011
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  48. illquid

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    ok, it spits out that weird thing as well for me. I'm gonna try that driver when I get home, followed by updating the bios. Then I guess, try and buy/find another usb 3.0 device to see if its the laptop or my hard drive. Surely someone's got a USB 3.0 working on it?
     
    illquid, Sep 12, 2011
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    I tried updating bios and updating the host controller driver. Both didn't solve it, hopefully someone with a USB 3 drive can help me verify a few things.
     
    illquid, Sep 12, 2011
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  50. Oliviakrk

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    I have linux, so I don't know if that helps:

    lspci | grep USB
    00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
    00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
    04:00.0 USB Controller: Fresco Logic FL1000G USB 3.0 Host Controller (rev 04)

    So it is recognized as Fresco. I have SATA HDD(Momentus) in external enclosure with usb 3.0. When I connect it to my 3.0 port speed is max 80MB/s.
     
    Oliviakrk, Sep 12, 2011
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