Asus N53SV & N53SN SandyBridge Owner Thread

[Laths]

I tried changing the language settings for keyboard, didn`t work too. It seems It can`t fixable for me. It could be a regional thing.

[jasperchan]

I did a clean install with a windows 7 iso. Now my built-in mic doesn't seem to work. It's listed under my audio devices (there are 2 for some reason), and both are enabled. Am I still missing a driver?

[shumilica]

I tried changing the language settings for keyboard, didn`t work too. It seems It can`t fixable for me. It could be a regional thing.

Damn... I received the keyboard today. It's also not compatible... I don't understand why it's not compatible. It has the same dimensions, same pins everything but it doesn't have the same keystrokes...

Laths did you speak with the seller, does he accept a return?

So who knows for sure which keyboards from which laptops are compatible?

[liniuxs]

Hey guys
Happy to join here, I found this thread, before I bought my Asus N53SV on Christmas and I found a lot good information here.

So now I have more than 5 months this laptop and I am very happy overall, just webcam is very bad, but I not using anyway. Few weeks ago fan start making noise then its cold in room. I open and check the fan axis, looks like is loose a bit, that's why is making noise, after 5 minutes its stop being noise and start less or more working normally. I can still hear a bit noise of loose axis, but that's ok. But is annoying because every morning it makes terrible sound and I laptop was using just 2-4 hours per day.

So anyway I decided to change the fan, because sooner or later I need to do. Its was not easy to find this fan, but I did check Asusparts which here you was posting and looks like I founded. I did contact to them ask that CPU Thermal Module Assy comes with fan and heatsink or just heatsink, they said it "should be complete thermal module". So just make sure I want you ask if it comes with heatsink and fan?
Thank you.

[shumilica]

Ok, so about keyboard, i made more research and i think i can say that the keyboards that have the ribbon bended in the right are compatible, and the ones bended in the left are not i'm talking about the keyboards that are looking and have the same layout as our laptop but for different models... Is this true?

I did a clean install with a windows 7 iso. Now my built-in mic doesn't seem to work. It's listed under my audio devices (there are 2 for some reason), and both are enabled. Am I still missing a driver?

Did you install the audio driver?

[shumilica]

Sorry to post again, but do you think this keyboard is compatible?
New ASUS G72 G73 UX50 K52 Keyboard Arabic BRONZE FRAME BRONZE Backlit | eBay

I'm 99% sure it's compatible, but I would like to have your opinion also...

[madlof]

Hi guys, I have a N53SM-SX095V.

Just bought an upgrade to 16GB RAM for it through crucial, their checker said I had 4 SODIMMs. Same for a local check I did on the machine.

Now, with everything telling me I have four slots, imagine my what when I open the RAM door to find two slots, and no sign of the other two. Anyone know where they could be?

Cripes.

[Dantei]

All i5 CPU version are equipped with only 2 DIMM slots. i7 has 4 DIMM slots. Never believe online-checkers, they seem to lie or just get general info according to laptop model, not submodel.

[madlof]

That's really weird, the labels on the board (next to the two DIMMs) also say Slots 1-4 (with two not to be seen) and Belarc advisor is reporting a second set of DIMMs.

Shouldn't be an issue though, Crucial do ~guarantee compatibility~, so it's their fault. Refund time~

[skamranj]

That's really weird, the labels on the board (next to the two DIMMs) also say Slots 1-4 (with two not to be seen) and Belarc advisor is reporting a second set of DIMMs.

Shouldn't be an issue though, Crucial do ~guarantee compatibility~, so it's their fault. Refund time~

Actually if you remove the 2 DIMMS installed, you will find the additional DIMM slots underneath. Did you try that?