Asus N53SV & N53SN SandyBridge Owner Thread

[dk00111]

"Power up mobile devices in less time and using lower energy consumption, even with the notebook turned off. USB Charger+ features a powered USB port with a direct connection to the notebook’s battery to make sure devices are recharged in a fraction of the time a traditional USB port would require, so you’re always charged up and in peak performance. "

Doesn't this imply that there's a hardware side to it too though? If so, the driver won't make much of a difference.

[jmv2009]

It seems that it's chipset functionality, not add-on hardware. That said, the power circuitry and all parts feeding the usb needs to be able to supply the 2+ Amperes.

Gigabyte, ASUS and MSI deliver driver software to allow iPad charging from the PC -- Engadget

!!!Not taking responsibility here for burnt out motherboards/gadgets/abnormal reboots!!!

[codral]

Hey guys, I've been having problems with HDMI cables on this machine, have tried a few and just received a 9 metre, $10 one from china... Anyway, it didn't work, it seemed really hit and miss, until I remembered that my old one only worked if i jammed it right in.

I couldn't jam this one in any further, so what I did was grab a stanley knife and shave the rubber off around the end of the cable. This revealed about 2mm more cable and was enough to easily penetrate the hdmi port to the required level.

So yeh, if it's a cheap cable, give it a shot, the HDMI port on these things seems to be too shallow.

[jmv2009]

Hey guys, I've been having problems with HDMI cables on this machine, have tried a few and just received a 9 metre, $10 one from china... Anyway, it didn't work, it seemed really hit and miss, until I remembered that my old one only worked if i jammed it right in.

I couldn't jam this one in any further, so what I did was grab a stanley knife and shave the rubber off around the end of the cable. This revealed about 2mm more cable and was enough to easily penetrate the hdmi port to the required level.

So yeh, if it's a cheap cable, give it a shot, the HDMI port on these things seems to be too shallow.

I bet if they checked, it would not be physically HDMI compliant.

[jmv2009]

32 GB, 4 x 8 GB 1333 sodimm "CnMemory". 60 E each @ media markt germany, so far so good.

Now have to upgrade windows

Memtest86+ so far so good. Overnight run coming up

[dk00111]

Hey guys, I've been having problems with HDMI cables on this machine, have tried a few and just received a 9 metre, $10 one from china... Anyway, it didn't work, it seemed really hit and miss, until I remembered that my old one only worked if i jammed it right in.

I couldn't jam this one in any further, so what I did was grab a stanley knife and shave the rubber off around the end of the cable. This revealed about 2mm more cable and was enough to easily penetrate the hdmi port to the required level.

So yeh, if it's a cheap cable, give it a shot, the HDMI port on these things seems to be too shallow.

I made a post a while back on here showing about how much I had to shave off to make it work. I bought a new HDMI a while back and it works perfectly without any shortening necessary. Unless they've changed since I last bought them, these should work with the laptop.

[kosmin]

Guys, do you use Asus Live Update utility? Ever seen it working, finding un update or something? I have v2.5.9 and it seems it's doing nothing. Is there any new version or should I just uninstall it?

Thanks

[jmv2009]

Crucial can do math, but is bad on facts.

[nebulus]

Guys, do you use Asus Live Update utility? Ever seen it working, finding un update or something? I have v2.5.9 and it seems it's doing nothing. Is there any new version or should I just uninstall it?

Thanks

No, I don't use it. I've seen it work once... sort of. You can always check the ASUS website or get the info about the updates here.

Just uninstall it.

You may also want to check Asus Utility and Bloatware Guide.

[startrooper]

Bios update successful! used a 1gb FAT usb, EZ flash in bios.
AES enabled in bios...