M51Sn: Review & Owners' Lounge

[jlasa06]

i went to the ASUS DRIVERS download page for the m51sn, i went to latest column and got the latest BIOS download, and inside was a .305 file? what do i do with that?

i also download a Camera_Chicony driver which i dont really know what it does but i clicked on 2ksetup and i got some error saying reading hardware from INI file failed or something along those terms.

any help please

[E.B.E.]

BIOS, see link in my signature. Driver seems to be the wrong version. 2K means windows 2000/and possibly XP. If you're using Vista, that's no good.

[TLW]

Okay, since you guys all sound like experts, I am going to ask you a couple of questions.

1) Is it safe to overclock my graphics card to 525/1050/451
temps are running at 38C for Temp1 using speedfan and Cores at 68C while assasin's creed paint and a few other programs are running?

2) When playing video games, this stupid little box sometimes pops up and starts displaying chinese or japanese characters as I hit keys on the keyboard. Here is a screenie:

How do I get rid of this thing, it's super annoying.

Thanks for your input!

[David]

Okay, since you guys all sound like experts, I am going to ask you a couple of questions.

1) Is it safe to overclock my graphics card to 525/1050/451
temps are running at 38C for Temp1 using speedfan and Cores at 68C while assasin's creed paint and a few other programs are running?

2) When playing video games, this stupid little box sometimes pops up and starts displaying chinese or japanese characters as I hit keys on the keyboard.

How do I get rid of this thing, it's super annoying.

Thanks for your input!

1. As long as your game is runs stable and without any artifacts, then your overclock should be fine. 68C is also a good temp when gaming.

2. You activated the language bar by pressing crtl + space. You can disable it in your "text services and input languages" in your control control panel.

[TLW]

Thanks Emporium! Much gratitude.

[jlasa06]

Im looking to get a laptop cooler as im using this laptop as my desktop in college next year so i want to make sure nothing goes wrong. what laptop cooler out there is the best made for the ASUS M51sn? i know some are better depending on the location of the fans and i wanted to get opinions from people who probably already have one for their laptop..

[ktee614]

If you have SP3 then you'll need KB835221 hotfix before install audio driver:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/835221

How do I apply the hot fix Ken?
I have downloaded the hot fix and it gave me 20 folders with differernt languages. I chose the english one. What do I do next?

[GenTechPC]

How do I apply the hot fix Ken?
I have downloaded the hot fix and it gave me 20 folders with differernt languages. I chose the english one. What do I do next?

Try download it form file front:

http://files.filefront.com/KB835221e.../fileinfo.html

[E.B.E.]

Or there should be an EXE or MSI file in the US folder, start that one and it should install the hotfix.

[Gandalf_Sr]

Great thread! My M51Sn arrives from NewEgg tomorrow with the T8300 CPU and 4 Gigs RAM. A few quick questions if I may...

1) How much longer do you get with the 9 cell vs the standard 6 cell battery?
2) I'm considering going up to Windows Vista Ultimate.
-a) Are there any big issues upgrading?
-b) Is the performance any better?
-c) Are all the drivers available?
-d) Is there a guide showing where to get Vista 64 bit drivers drivers?

Thanks