Asus UX32vd owners lounge.

Every panel is different (even if it's the same model) so you would either need to calibrate it manually or get your own calibrator.

 

Really? I thought the same models were manufactured with the same standard calibration.
Is there any easy way to calibrate the laptop screen without having to buy a professional calibration device (ex. using software)? Even knowing that it really is the most effective solution... the display is very bluish and bright.

 

You can't, because no one has your screen in physical obsession.
If someone has created such file then perhaps he/she can post it for you but it is going to be somewhat different.

 

Not only are they different from the factory they will all drift at different rates too.

 

In short, brightness/contrast/refresh rates can vary slightly from one panel to another.

 

Ever find those screws? I broke one and I am in need.

 

Ok, I'd like to know if you guys know more now. My freshly installed computer needs about 5 minutes to start up. If it comes out of sleep mode I get the blue screen of death and then a driver_power_state_failure error. A USB-IF_xHCl USB HOst Controller shows up as not properly installed, yet when I want to update the drivers I get the message that it's up to date. I read this story with this computer a few times on the net, yet it's difficult to distill the relevant info with a mobile phone. So, has there been a solution for this yet? Up until a few days ago my computer was working properly, now it's a mess

 

I just purchased this replacement battery and it's acting strange:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KM6N2GG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I popped it in, charged it until it was 100%, and then I worked off of it for a couple of hours. At around 57% the system just shut off spontaneously. I plugged it in and charged it for a few hours... and the charge indicator light on the cable remained red.

1. When I boot the system back up to Windows 7 it still shows the charge at 57% and it doesn't budge no matter how long I charge it for.

2. When I boot into Ubuntu the system shows the same charge level.

3. When I look at the battery stats in Everest in Win7 the charge doesn't move either.

4. I've already got the latest 2.14 firmware so I don't know what else I can do to fix this issue...

Should I send the battery back? Should I unplug the system and let it run dry again?

 

Hmmm... I think I figured it out.

My ASUS UX32VD does not have user-accessible power management in the BIOS. When I first got the battery I just put it in, turned on the computer, and started using it. I guess the BIOS had no baseline on the new battery so it wasn't able to predict when the battery would go kaput. It also had no way of knowing when the battery would be fully charged.

The battery reports to the system:

battery
present: yes
rechargeable: yes
state: charging
energy: ?? Wh
energy-empty: 0 Wh
energy-full: 47.234 Wh
energy-full-design: 48.248 Wh
energy-rate: 19.203 W
voltage: 7.4 V
time to full: ?? minutes
percentage: ??%
capacity: 97.8984%
technology: lithium-ion

So the BIOS knows the battery's energy-full, the energy-rate, and the voltage. It also knows how fast it tells the computer to charge the battery. So if it knew the battery was empty, it could calculate how much energy the battery *should* have, based on how long it has been charging and the rate at which the computer has been charging the battery.

But the battery started off as not empty.

The BIOS, from a blank slate, does NOT know the current energy of the battery in Wh, and Voltage is at best an inaccurate measure of battery energy left. The current energy of the battery is entirely an extrapolation of the BIOS based on historical data it has of the battery, so for a new battery, there is none.

What I ended up doing was leaving the computer on and unplugged until the battery completely died (like before). But THIS TIME I opened up the laptop again, unplugged the battery, booted up the computer a couple of times attached only to the power plug (to hopefully clear the battery history), and then plugged the battery back in.

Right now it seems to be working. It shows a percentage and a countdown time for when the battery will be fully charged. And the number is changing.

When I unplug the laptop I expect it to now be able to accurately extrapolate when the battery is nearing empty the shut off the computer accordingly.

 

I spoke too soon. The battery still does not work. It charged back up to 100% and then it died again way before hitting 0%. And when it died it refused to charge back up.

The battery says that it was made and assembled in China. The original Asus batteries had Korean cells.

 

Just wanted to add some things that drove me nuts and needed be documented on the web about he Asus UX32VD-DS72 with raid0 128x2 msata SSD. Just found little on this model so wanted to help if I could.

1- To configure raid you need to set it in BIOS but you also need to access the raid bios tool. Use CTRL + I at boot. I do believe you need to turn off secure boot in bios and have CSM on. This will allow you to choose raid 0 and 1 as well as repair broken raids. If you see both a 256 and 128 drive listed then you have a broken raid. Delete and rebuild it and you will see only a 256. I also believe this is needed if you upgrade your msata drives.

2- if you BSOD after maxing out the ram. I found that the RAM socket on this model is slightly loose. I could reproduce the BSOD by tapping on the bottom around the ram area. I believe that the heavier ram (more chips) was just enough to make this issue apparent. If you use tissue paper above and below the ram to gently sandwich it between the board and the cover your issue could be solved.

Thanks for reading and hope this helps someone...
-Andy Ridnour (saridnour)

 

Hi guys, been a while since I chimed in here. Anyone know if it's possible to disable the "Function keys" and have the appropriate Fn key take action by default? For example, to increase screen brightness I just want to press F6 rather than Fn+F6. I looked through the bios, and couldn't find anything. I believe I'm on Bios 214, the newest.

 

No I don't believe you can swap them, it's embedded into the keyboard controller and I don't think asus have exposed it.

 

Are there any other noteboook video cards that would fit in this beast for an upgrade? Currently running the NVidia 620m.

Edit: lol I just realized I'm pretty sure the CPU/GPU are soldered on the motherboard.

 

Yes they are soldered on this model so no upgrades.

 

This product is not intended for any upgrades thus why both CPU & GPU are soldered, the other reason is to keep thickness thinner.

 

I lost my power adapter for my UX32VD and need to buy a new one. I found some old references in this thread to a couple of options, that had working but not very well fitting adapters/tips, but searhing this behemoth thread is close to impossible, so there might be some better options.

What are the best options for power adapters? Buying an original from Asus is not an option, as they do not ship to my current location.

 

If you can't find identical item from your region, I guess you can buy a similarly spec'd transformer, then cut the connectors then solder it onto the new AC adapter, use heat-shrink to secure the connecting point.

 

If anybody is watching this, I'm up ****'s creek... I did 214 BIOS update now there are NO drives in boot options and even the ASUS logo don't show. If anybody can tell me what's the PATH in boot order, I need to add it manually (I think). I'm sweating freaking bullets guys... any other ideas???

 

What OS do you have on the system? Win8.x or Win7?

 

Well, I was on Win7 when I did the flash, but then it nuked ALL boot parameters and I could not find the right way to enter the PATH to OS. After that, I put in an un-initialized drive and UBS with Win8 and it worked (so far). It just had NO boot option after the flash (WIERD). Only other problem is a LOT of missing devices in device manager. I'm scared to death of Win update because I got the boot loop 'could not complete', so I had to do it all AGAIN. What a pain... Anyway, how to get the right drivers?

 

I would go back to your original bios if I were you.

 

Hello: I want to have a 5.1 channel output in my UX32A.
I cant use HDMI
Is the jack capable to exit digital output with this :

http://www.audioquest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/detail15.jpg

Thanks

 

If your jack outputs an optical signal (red light) from the headphone jack then yes.

 

I have the Toslink adapter but no red light came from the adaptador

: Is UX32a capabble of this ?

Thanks !

 

If it's not there then sadly not.

 

Can someone post his NoteBook FanControl config? I bought this laptop not long ago and noticed right away that fancontrol and custom config does a lot good but i believe someone have tweaked it better that the UX32VD config which comes with the program. Its good but not good as it could be.

Is the Heat Sink attached with 5 screws only so i dont need to take Fans etc off to change the paste.

Any idea why 3Dmark11 shows my GPU GT710M http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/9873604

EDIT: Red whole topic. Got some good tips to use this computer. One thing i would need from you. I bought this computer used and one screw in bottom is pretty bad shape so i would need to buy new one. Do you know which type is it? In asus site is it possible to order screws but would need to know excatly which one is it.

 

I've got a UX32VD-R4002V - the old one from 2012 with a GeForce GT 620M and a MiniVGA port, but without DisplayPort.
I'd like to buy a new monitor, preferrably with a resolution of 2560x1440px. Problem is: I don't know which maximum resolution I can output over HDMI.
I went and asked Asus, but they also don't know. They even told me "1920x1080", which I know is wrong because I've been using my old monitor with 1920x1200 for like three years. They also told me the HDMI version is 1.4, but they weren't sure.
So I was hoping one of you guys had the same laptop, is using it with a big fat monitor over HDMI and can tell me which resolutions are possible.
Looking forward to any replies. Thanks.

 

I have UX32VD.
I used to use my iSSD as a second storage partition. Now it died.
Until a few hours ago, I was running windows 10 preview. Here follows what I have done and my problem
1 - Removed the HDD and replace by SSD Saumsung EVO 850.
2 - Tryed to do a clean install of windows 10, it ends in an infinit loop and never reaches the installation menu.
3 - Tryed windows 7, the same problem.
4 - Tryed Ubuntu, it runned, showed several errors due to iSSD failure but installed and runs normally and very fast.
5 - Tryed to put the HDD with win 10 back, windows won't start.
My problem is the following, I don't want to be stuck with ubuntu, I think that I have not been able to install win due to the iSSD that is reconized by the bios that is already on version 214, the last one available on Asus website.

On ubuntu, sometimes iSSD is recognized sometimes not. But never I am able to edit partition or whatever.
If anyone can give me a hint on how to solve this problem. I have also contacted ASUS, but as my laptop is no longer under warranty I am hopeless on their solution.

Thanks for help.

 

Okay, a local computer store let me connect the laptop to some monitors.
Turns out, it really is HDMI 1.4. With some configuration I can output 2560x1440@50hz, even 4k is no problem. I'm happy. Thought I'd let you know, maybe this information is helpful to somebody.

 

Hi "ilben77" - I have been using the ux32vd since 2013 but developed EXACTLY the problem you have described a few days back. I cannot find any solutions online - atleast so far. Tried all kinds on things including "factory reset" - nothing helps. Boot times are long, and the computer freezes after 2 mins... unlocks thereafter and works fine. It gets really hot though...

Tumbled upon your dated question - were you able to solve the problem? Your reply would help me immensely.

Thanks in advance,
-A

 

Hi - I am having a similar problem starting last week. Were you able to find a solution to your problem from 2 yrs back. Your reply will help me immensely. Thanks in advance!

 

Hi everybody, I'm here because I need some help...
I have an UX32VD bought a couple of years ago. It has two 256Gb mSata SSDs (SanDisk X100, 3.3 volts) mounted on a proprietary controller (a 2.5" SATA card) with two slots, named Port 0 and Port 1, and configured in RAID.
A few days ago it stopped booting, and now it goes straight to the BIOS screen when powered on.
An indipendent repair lab told me one of the SSD was faulty and proposed me to put a new one, but they wanted to charge me too high a price, so I'm trying to find a solution on my own.
Here are my findings until now: the BIOS sees only one SSD, the one in Port 0, and if I swap them I can see the serial number change, so whichever SSD is in Port 0 slot can be seen by the system.
I can access the adapter configuration menu, tried to activate the two avvailable options (delete raid volumes and reset raid) but nothing happened.
This makes me think that it isn't the SSD to be faulty but maybe the controller/raid adapter.
It seems that I can buy a replacement (its part number is 60-NPOHD1301-C01), but before placing the order I'd like to hear an opinion from someone more knowledgeable than me.
And there's more: a normal mechanic 2.5" drive put in place of the adapter cannot be seen: maybe the host sata port gives only 3.3 volts? Anyone can confirm this?
Thank you in advance for any help you can give, and please forgive my English as it isn't my mother language!
Cheers
Stefano

 

If it can read either drive in one port but not on the other I would suspect the adapter too.

 

Thank you very much Meaker, have a good day!
I'll update this thread if I solve the issue

 

Anyone who has updated their Zenbook to Windows 10?

 

Good luck.

Machines that are happy with 8 should be pretty happy with 10 as far as I have seen, take a backup and give it a go

 

I am waiting for an answer to this too.

I had LCD burnout (replaced by ASUS under warranty) in January 2013, during update of the Intel HD 4000 driver. Since then, I have completely avoided any update of this driver (whereas, driver updates for NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M have been no problem). I am waiting to hear if updating to Windows 10 (in my case from Windows 7) is likely to cause this problem again. I sincerely hope not!

An additional comment: I just found this discussion in notebookreview.com that I somehow overlooked earlier: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/ux32vd-driver-corrupts-video-hardware.695093/#post-8924532 . Reading through all the posts in this section (actually, on the third page: http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/ux32vd-driver-corrupts-video-hardware.695093/page-3), it seems that opening one's UX32VD in safe mode (F8), presumably with networking, can allow update of the Intel HD 4000 driver without incident--if so, perhaps upgrading to Windows 10 should be done in safe mode.

 

I NOW HAVE AN ANSWER (re the question from sebbetheman about updating a UX32VD to W10): I INSTALLED WINDOWS 10 on my UX32VD yesterday evening (08/05/2015)--within hours of receiving notification from Microsoft that it was ready for upgrade.

I was very impressed with the sophistication of the installation (from a user viewpoint). In the event (despite my plans, re my previous post), I was not able to use safe mode--the installation process rapidly took over complete control, and did not respond to repeated F8's on my first reboot, so I decided to leave well alone after that. The system gave quite a lot of information during the installation: eg, I knew when the drivers were being downloaded and when they were being installed--but not which specific ones in what order. The driver installations (including that of Intel HD 4000) passed without incident ( as did the entire process), and I now have a wonderful new system with a very current Intel HD 4000 driver.

What particularly impressed me was that ( unlike previous installations of new versions of Windows) the installation kept me very informed throughout, and seemed to carry over virtually all of my settings from Windows 7, so that, following completion of the W10 installation, and immediately then installing the free "Classic Shell" (see "HowtoGeek.com article) to "fix" the start menu issue and after a few other minor basic tweaks, I very soon had a highly functional but greatly improved (and very "snappy") system (essentially with the feel of "Windows 7"--except that it was now Windows 13)--with (apparently) all my previously installed programs up and running as before and with the same settings. Very impressive!

So far, then, a minimal learning curve. In fairness I have avoided looking at the "apps" stuff (the "classic shell" removed all reference to them, but it would be easy to add that back)--I didn't need apps before (except on my phone--one of the many reasons I stayed with W7 and avoided upgrading to W8), so I am leaving an investigation of those for a "very rainy day." Prior to my current Android (Moto X gen 1) smartphone, I had a Windows Phone 7, so I plan to see if I can run any of my old W7 (paid for and therefore still legitimate) apps on W13--I am highly familiar with those--plus some of them were quite useful; but I have no idea (a) if that is technically possible or (b) if techbnically possible, how they would look in a W10 high-resolution environment. But this is definitely a low-priority issue.

I'm very relieved that I did not screw up my machine. I also have a college-loaned W7 laptop (a Dell Latitude E6410)--a solid machine, but with very much inferior graphics and relatively slow, so I would not have been thrilled to have been stuck with only that for my fall teaching.

Anyway, I'd be very interested to hear of any other UX32VD upgrade experiences!!

 

Hi all

I have UX32VD laptop which consists of two 128GB mSata SSDs (SanDisk X100). They are mounted on a 2.5" SATA card and configured as RAID in bios. I am trying to replace this ssd with a new Samsung 850 Pro 1TB. I have tried to change every setting I can in bios but this just will not be detected by the computer. The SSD works in other laptops but not in this one. Any ideas?

 

I believe the slot is configured for the adapter card since it's a non standard way of doing things. You may want to return it and go for a larger mSATA drive instead.

 

I bit further testing and tried another ssd which is 250GB this time and it got picked up by bios just fine. Now I am confused why its picking this one but not my 850 pro 1TB? Could it be due to the capacity?

 

1TB HDDs have been around some time so I would be surprised at that, it could be a weird fluke of hardware conflict due to that non standard nature, did you try the 850 pro again after you got the 250GB working?

 

Yup and didn't work. I've tested my 1TB ssd in another older laptop and a computer and it works fine on both. I am just thinking if I need to get into raid setup menu and change anything. I didn't have to change anything for it to detect the 250GB ssd. Plus it doesnt even go in the raid menu I have tried crtl + I many many times.

 

I'm on either my second or third i7 motherboard and I have a question: After gaming should I let the computer cool down before shutting it off?

The last one that failed, the computer had worked normally all day. I finished off the day with some gaming and the next morning, the computer was very slow for maybe an hour (kindly allowing me to finish up a job) and then went down completely. It runs at just under 90 degrees when gaming, about 52 or so idling as measured with NoteBook FanControl.

 

If it's not scolding hot then cooling down slowly will cause less damage than rapid cooling.

 

I'm talking 88 degrees when gaming and letting it cool to say 55 before shutting it down, which takes a minute or two.

 

It's thermal expansion and contraction which is the killer.

 

I think it's possible that not letting it continue active cooling by powering off while really hot could potentially cause damage as internal temperatures in the chip could rapidly climb quickly with the sudden absence of active cooling. However since we don't have a fan directly on the motherboard chip and heat is being taken out through metal conduction I don't know if what I said above has an important effect.