ASUS U24E Review and Owners Lounge

ALLurGroceries · 11-11-2011, 05:27 PM

ASUS U24E REVIEW AND OWNERS LOUNGE
11.6" Standard Voltage Sandy Bridge Ultraportable
Technical specifications

Table of contents

1.) Unboxing pics & video review by frychiko (you are here)
2.) Review
3.) More technical info & Linux stuff

Unboxing Pics

Please see the gallery of all images from this review: U24E - Imgur

Video review by frychiko

ALLurGroceries · 11-11-2011, 05:27 PM

NOTEBOOK REVIEW

First off, a hat-tip to frychiko for posting the first known info about this laptop (whose post was later picked up by Engadget), and also a big thanks to Ken at GenTech for getting a unit in my hands for this review before the model has even been announced in the USA!

In this review I make a number of references and comparisons to the U20A which I owned previously. Here is a thread with info about it: ASUS U20A Owner's Lounge

Table of contents

- Technical specifications
- Chassis, build quality, and overall feel
- Ports and connections
- Screen and hinges
- Speakers, webcam and built-in microphone
- Keyboard
- Touchpad and mouse buttons
- CPU, RAM, and motherboard
- Benchmark results
- Temperatures, heat, and noise
- Battery life and AC adapter
- Wireless performance
- Verdict and conclusion

Technical Specifications (USA)

Model U24E-XH71
i7 2620M @ 2.7 GHz (3.4 GHz turbo), 4MB cache, 35W TDP
Intel HD 3000 graphics @ 650MHz to 1.3GHz
4GB DDR3 SDRAM Hynix 2Rx8 PC10600S 9-11-F3 (HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 N0 AA)
500GB 5400RPM WD Scorpio Blue HDD WD5000BPVT-80HXZT3 firmware rev 01.01A01
11.6" AUO205C LED backlit LCD @ 1366x768 (glossy/glare-type)
Gigabit Ethernet Realtek RTL8111/8168B
AzureWave AW-NB037H Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n plus Bluetooth 3.0+HS combo card
2x USB 3.0 + 1x USB 2.0 Charger+
5 in 1 card reader (SD/MMC/XD/MS/MS Pro Duo Plus)
HDMI, VGA outputs
0.3MP webcam
Integrated microphone
1/8" Microphone in, 1/8" Headphone/Line out
3W stereo speakers (1.5W per side)
Elan Multitouch Touchpad
Chicklet keyboard
6-cell 10.8V 5200mAh 56Wh battery P/N: A32-U24
65W AC adapter, right angle connector, 3-prong
Kensington lock port
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
1 year international warranty
1 year accidental warranty covering 1 incident
30 day zero bright dot LCD warranty
3.31 lbs (with 6 cell battery)
11.6" x 8.5" x 1.09" (W x D x H)

Known variants (please let us know if you find a new one):
U24E-XS71, USA, i7-2640M, 4GB, 500GB, W7 Pro
U24E-PX2430, Japan, i5-2430M, 4GB, 750GB, W7 HP
U24E-PX120V, Hong Kong, i5-2450M, 4GB, 500GB, W7 HP
U24E-PX002V, Poland, i3-2330M, 4GB, 500GB, W7 HP
U24E-PX024V, Poland, i3-2330M, 4GB, 500GB, W7 HP, Red color
U24E-PX071V, Poland, i5-2450M, 4GB, 500GB, W7 HP
U24E-PX053D, Indonesia, i3-2350M, 4GB, 500GB, FreeDOS

For more technical and Linux-related info, see the next post below this review.

Chassis, build quality, and overall feel

This new U24E from ASUS is a portable powerhouse packing a standard voltage second generation i7. The exact opposite of an "Ultrabook" in practice, this little beast has real ports and real power, and this time ASUS took all the right design cues and ran with them.

The fit and finish of this new ASUS U-series laptop far surpasses previous generations. The U24E features a brushed aluminum lid and palmrest and has a very slim 0.75-inch profile. Even the touchpad and the deck area around the keyboard have a brushed finish to match. ASUS has done very well here aesthetically, having obviously learned from past design mistakes. The finish is not a fingerprint magnet. The screen bezel is brushed plastic, which is a very welcome change from the atrocious glossy bezels of the past, and the hinges feel extremely sturdy. There is a bare minimum of plastic flexing on the case. The only flex I have been able to get is from twisting at opposite sides of the chassis, and squeezing the right hand side of the palmrest. The deck and underside are plastic, but they have a nice shiny metallic looking finish so it doesn't come off looking cheap.

Ports and connections

On the right-hand side, from front to back: Card reader, headphone jack, microphone jack, two USB 3.0 ports, Kensington lock port, and gigabit Ethernet port with the same type of compact jack that the Eee Seashell series has.

On the left: One USB 2.0 port, full sized HDMI port, VGA port, vent area, and DC jack.

Screen and hinges

The screen is an AUO205C (glossy/glare-type). It is not a particularly great screen, but it certainly isn't offensive and it is reasonably bright.

Compared to the ASUS U20A, this screen has better viewing angles, more brightness, and more even color temperature. Viewing angles are relatively good; inversion doesn't start until wide horizontal angles, while the vertical viewing range is more narrow. You could easily watch a movie with two friends on this screen, but you wouldn't, because it's tiny.

The backlighting is reasonably uniform, but it appears to be edge-lit, so it is not perfect. Black levels are not great, yet aren't as badly washed out as the following photo makes them out to be.

I am not a photographer or graphic artist, so regretfully I cannot post any measurements or well-informed comments about its color reproduction. This is the same screen used in the Eee 1101HA and Acer Aspire One 751, according to frychiko.

The hinges on my unit are extremely sturdy feeling, without making the lid impossible to open. There is a tab at the center of the lid that allows it to be opened quite easily. The lid tilts back pretty far, maybe close to a 200 degree angle, but definitely not flat to 180.

Also, there is an option in the BIOS to resume when the lid is opened (enabled by default). This is an option I have not seen before on an ASUS.

Speakers, webcam, and built-in microphone

Speakers on an 11.6" laptop are never going to be great, but the U24E has ones that are at least loud enough for watching videos and chatting with VoIP. The audio reproduction isn't that great past midrange, but they thankfully don't break up and distort too easily. There is some sympathetic vibration that is noticeable with certain frequencies, but this is probably unavoidable in such a small chassis.

The webcam at 0.3MP, is unremarkable, and surprisingly doesn't have a status indicator light. Its picture quality is only average and the framerate is barely usable for video chat. This is a step down from the U20A which had a 1.3MP webcam with a very good framerate. On the plus side, it doesn't turn greenish-yellow or drop its (already low) framerate in low-light conditions.

The built-in mic is located to the left of the webcam, and I have had no problems with it. The external microphone input works as expected and so does the headphone/line out, there is no buzzing or noise.

Keyboard

As is the norm for ASUS laptops now, this model features a chicklet (or "island-style") keyboard with plenty of spacing between the keys. Key travel is on the shallow side, due to the form factor, but accuracy does not suffer and I have not lost a single keystroke. There is zero flex due to the keyboard now being mounted from the inside of the chassis through the deck (or "top chassis"), as opposed to the previous layout where the keyboard had a large plastic bezel and sat on top of the chassis. The keyboard is extremely similar to the previous 12" U-series, and feels a bit more confident than the U20A keyboard, but less stiff than the newer Seashell EeePCs such as the 1015PEM. Since I owned the U20A for over a year, I am extremely comfortable on this keyboard. The only complaints I have regard the cramped right shift key and lack of backlighting. After I have some time to disassemble the unit, I will try a U20A keyboard inside this chassis, to see if a backlit keyboard mod is a possibility (update: no luck with the mod).

Touchpad and mouse buttons

The touchpad is made by Elantech, and it has a brushed finish just like the case and palmrest area. I like the feel better than the glossy touchpad surface of the ASUS U20A or the bumpy-textured finishes of the ASUS UL20A and the Lenovo X220. Even after prolonged use the touchpad surface doesn't wear out the joints in my finger.

The Elantech driver has tapping and gestures enabled by default. I had to disable the zooming feature because I ended up zooming instead of two-finger scrolling sometimes. Edge scrolling is not a feature in this Elantech driver package. If you have used an Elan touchpad before, the scrolling and gestures aren't terribly smooth or accurate compared to a Synaptics. This is mostly due to lower quality driver software. I disabled tapping as a personal preference. In Linux (after 3.2-rc kernels) the touchpad is a joy to use; scrolling is buttery smooth and combined with the brushed feel, it's really quite nice.

The hard plastic touchpad button bar is not very noisy like some other ASUS notebooks with an excessively loud snapping sound, although they aren't silent like some of the B-series or G-series. They don't take too much force to use but have a stiff tactile response. Unfortunately the buttons have a shiny chrome finish instead of being brushed to match the rest of the chassis. This is the one area that still shows fingerprints. I would rather have seen either brushed metal buttons in the style of the G51 series, or rubber buttons like the G73 (stiff) or B-series (soft). Note that you can press both sides of the button bar at the same time, if you like to use a simulated 3rd button click in Linux.

Note: there is some protective plastic on the mouse button so it looks a bit odd.

CPU, RAM, and motherboard

The CPU is an i7-2620M at 2.7 GHz (3.4 GHz turbo) with a TDP of 35W, which features 4MB of cache and VT-x, VT-d, AES-NI, AVX, and Intel HD 3000 graphics at 650MHz-1.3GHz.

One drawback is that the system only comes configured with one memory module, and it therefore runs in single channel mode. It does have another memory slot, so adding another stick of RAM is a no-brainer. The back panel comes off very easily with a single screw. All of the parts you would want to replace are right there. Note that the HDD has a right-angle adapter for the connector. After 3 screws it pulls straight up and out.

Benchmark results

First are the results with the 1x4GB stock configuration (single channel mode). Further down the page are results with an added 4GB stick (dual channel).

PCMark Vantage x64 (v1.0.2.0): 7129 PCMarks

PCMark 7 (v1.0.4): 2350 PCMarks

Super PI 1.1e to 1M digits: 11 seconds

Super PI 1.1e to 32M digits: 11 minutes 9 seconds

wPrime single thread (v1.55):
32M: 36.289s
1024M: 1171.731s

wPrime 4 threads (v1.55):
32M: 15.471s
1024M: 484.348s

SiSoft Sandra Lite 2010.SP1a (2010.4.16.36):
Aggregate Arithmetic Performance: 45.87GOPS, 17.03MOPS/MHz, 1310.66MOPS/W
Dhrystone iSSE4.2: 53.84GIPS, 19.99MIPS/MHz, 1538.29MIPS/W
Whetstone iSSE3: 38GFLOPS, 14.07MFLOPS/MHz, 1083.03MFLOPS/W
Aggregate Memory Performance: 9.4GB/s

PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0 (1025):
PassMark Rating: 1240.4
CPU Mark: 4303.4
2D Graphics Mark: 429.1
3D Graphics Mark: 253.3
Memory Mark: 1395.8
Disk Mark: 531.8

NovaBench 3.0.4:
NovaBench Score: 595
RAM: 128
CPU: 421
Graphics: 19
Hardware: 27

Windows Experience Index (WEI):
Base score: 4.7
Processor: 7.1
Memory: 5.9
Graphics: 4.7
Gaming Graphics: 6.2
Primary hard disk: 5.9

HardInfo:
Blowfish: 3.78s
CryptoHash: 375.02 MiB/s
Fibonacci: 1.94s
N-Queens 4.68s
FFT: 0.93s
Raytracing: 3.44s

The above results are with the stock 1x4GB configuration (single channel). The following results are with another 4GB stick, now in dual channel mode with 2x4GB.

PCMark Vantage x64 (v1.0.2.0): 8255 PCMarks

PCMark 7 (v1.0.4): 2603 PCMarks

Super PI 1.1e to 32M digits: 10 minutes 31 seconds

SiSoft Sandra Lite 2010.SP1a (2010.4.16.36):
Aggregate Arithmetic Performance: 46GOPS, 17.08MOPS/MHz, 1314.37MOPS/W
Dhrystone iSSE4.2: 54GIPS, 20.04MIPS/MHz, 1542.83MIPS/W
Whetstone iSSE3: 38GFLOPS, 14.11MFLOPS/MHz, 1085.94MFLOPS/W
Aggregate Memory Performance: 18.52GB/s

PassMark PerformanceTest 7.0 (1025):
PassMark Rating: 1487.0
CPU Mark: 4364.3
2D Graphics Mark: 437.0
3D Graphics Mark: 372.9
Memory Mark: 2207.1
Disk Mark: 627.3

NovaBench 3.0.4:
NovaBench Score: 670
RAM: 196
CPU: 414
Graphics: 32
Hardware: 28

WEI:
Base score: 4.7
Memory: 7.5

HardInfo:
Blowfish: 3.63s
CryptoHash: 389.93 MiB/s
Fibonacci: 1.94s
N-Queens 4.65s
FFT: 0.92s
Raytracing: 3.42s

Temperatures, heat, and noise

This machine runs quietly on battery; the fan turns off when there is low CPU usage. Even at full-blast, the fan doesn't squeal or give an annoying high-pitched whine like some other small notebooks. In normal usage the fan is only occasionally audible. Surprisingly, the 5400RPM WD Scorpio Blue hard drive makes more noise.

Idle temp - High Performance Mode - 38-43C
Load temp - High Performance Mode - 59-62C

Battery life and AC adapter

The AC adapter is rated at 65W, 19V at 3.42A. In the USA it comes with a 3-prong plug. Maximum power draw measured at the wall with a Kill-A-Watt meter is 61W, and while charging the battery, exactly 70W.

The 5200mAh, 56Wh, 6-cell battery sticks out from beneath the laptop by a few centimeters, angling the unit forward. This is good for typing on a flat surface, but makes the system a bit back-heavy when using it on your lap. Time to a full charge from fully drained is 2 hours.

In my testing on Quiet Office mode in Power4Gear, it has an estimated 6 hours of battery life.

On medium brightness in Quiet Office mode, the reported power draw is 8.6W:

On full brightness in High Performance mode, 9.8W:

Using Battery Saver mode, 6.567W:

Wireless performance

Atheros AR9285 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0 are both on the AzureWave AW-NB037H half-height mini PCIe combo card. This is a 2-antenna card, and one antenna is shared between Wi-Fi diversity and Bluetooth. The two antennas are housed in a plastic section at the top of the lid.

Under Linux 3.2-rc1, an iperf benchmark yields 74 Mbps in the next room over from the AP.

Verdict and conclusion

The U24E packs a serious punch in a small package. If you were looking at Ultrabooks like I was, but had reservations about their lack of power and ports, not to mention non-removable batteries and severely limited upgrade options, this could be your perfect match. It's small and light enough to not be a bother, but has very good battery life and excellent performance due to its full-voltage i7 CPU. Its components are easy to access and there is no risk of voiding the warranty to do a simple upgrade. It includes Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, which makes it a great choice for mobile power users and business travelers.

ALLurGroceries · 11-11-2011, 05:27 PM

TECHNICAL INFO & LINUX

Table of contents

- SATA III/6Gbps Drive Compatibility
- BIOS Setup Menu (F2) and Boot Menu (ESC)
- Pic of the motherboard
- Documentation
- Linux notes
- lspci
- lsusb
- Detailed lspci
- dmidecode
- upower --dump
- aplay -l

SATA III/6Gbps Drive Compatibility

There is a problem with the U24E that prevents SATA III drives from being detected and working correctly. Only SATA II/3Gbps SSDs should work correctly. Some SSDs have issues and need to be set to IDE mode instead of AHCI. Here is a list of the known problems.

Confirmed NOT working:
Corsair Force 3 CSSD-F240GB3-BK [source] [source]
Kingston HyperX SH100S3 [source]
OCZ Solid3 [source]
Crucial M4 CT256M4SSD2 (Controller: Marvel 9174 BLD2) [source]
Intel 510 series SSDSC2MH120A2 [source]
OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-120G [source]
Seagate Momentus XT ST750LX003 [source]

Works at 3Gbps only
Hitachi 7K3000 6Gbps HDD [source]

Works after reboot or switching to IDE mode only
Corsair Force CCSD-F60GB2-A [source]
G.Skill Phoenix Evo (Controller: SandForce SF-1222) [source] [source]
Sandisk Ultra (Controller: SandForce SF-1222) [source]
SF-1222 based SSDs (speculative) [source]

Confirmed working
Samsung 470 Series (Controller: Samsung S3C29MAX01) [source] [source]
Intel 320 300 Go SSDSA2CW300G3K5 (Controller: Intel PC29AS21BA0) [source] [source]
Kingston SSDNow V 100 (Controller: Toshiba T6UG1XBG) [source]

BIOS Setup Menu (F2) and Boot Menu (ESC)

The BIOS menus are disabled out of the box. To enable them, complete the initial windows first start setup, and click on the 'Options' button on the 'Instant On' sidebar gadget. Click OK, and then toggle the Instant On setting to Disabled. Upon rebooting the BIOS menus will be enabled. You can also take the hard drive out and boot straight to the BIOS setup, but without turning off Instant On, everything will be grayed out and no settings can be changed (user mode).

Pic of the motherboard

The backlit keyboard mod attempt was unsuccessful. For details see this post. I did get a good pic of the board though:

Here are complete disassembly pics by davidricardo86

Documentation

U24E Driver and Support Page
U24E User Manual - English (PDF)
U24E User Manual - Japanese (PDF)
U24E User Manual - Simplified Chinese (PDF)
U24E User Manual - Traditional Chinese (PDF)
WD Scorpio Blue
WD Scorpio Blue Specsheet (PDF)
Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
Intel® 6 Series Chipset/Intel® C200 Series Chipset: Datasheet
Intel® Core? i7-2620M Processor (4M Cache, 2.70 GHz)
Intel® Core? i5-2430M Processor (3M Cache, 2.40 GHz)
Intel® Core? i3-2330M Processor (3M Cache, 2.20 GHz)
2nd Generation Intel® Core? Mobile Processor Datasheet, Vol. 1
2nd Generation Intel® Core? Mobile Processor Datasheet, Vol 2
AzureWave AW-NB037H Specsheet (PDF)
ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042 SuperSpeed USB Host Controller

Linux notes (Debian Sid)

Working so far: Everything!
-Touchpad (see note below)
-Suspend and resume (see note below)
-Bluetooth
-Ethernet
-Wi-Fi
-Webcam
-Speakers & sound
-Microphone
-Brightness adjustment
-Volume hotkeys
-All other hotkeys
-SD card reader (with rts5139 staging driver, enabled in my .config posted below)

Power consumption ranges from around 7.4W to 11.5W using the ondemand governor, and with the usual grub tweaks for Sandy Bridge. These options go in /etc/default/grub for grub2, at the end of the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT line. After editing that file run sudo update-grub. Here is an example from my grub config:

Code:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1 i915.i915_enable_fbc=1 i915.lvds_downclock=1"

You must use a 3.2-rcX kernel or later for the touchpad to work correctly. On 3.1 and earlier mainline kernels it is recognized as a generic Logitech PS/2 mouse, with tapping enabled and no gestures. It is the same type of issue I saw on the U20A, where the driver doesn't recognize the "version magic".

If you want to get the touchpad working, build or use a 3.2-rcX kernel or newer. Here is my .config: config-3.2-rc1.txt

Suspend will crash without first removing the xhci_hcd and ehci_hcd modules. I created a file called /etc/pm/config.d/usb3-suspend to do this automatically:

Code:

SUSPEND_MODULES="xhci_hcd ehci_hcd"

The above suspend fix will not work if the kernel you use has the USB3 modules built right into the kernel (instead of as modules). To find out, you can try:

Code:

sudo modprobe -r xhci_hcd
sudo modprobe -r ehci_hcd

If those modules actually unload without errors, try suspending. You can then load them back manually (same commands without the -r) and use the same pm.d suspend tweak as I did.

If you use a kernel that has these drivers built in to the kernel (instead of as loadable modules), see this post: [SOLVED] Cannot suspend or hibernate Asus N61J Laptop - Ubuntu Forums

Update: frychiko has posted Ubuntu-specific fixes for the U24E.

lspci

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 05)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 05)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev b5)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev b5)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev b5)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 4 (rev b5)
00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 6 (rev b5)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation HM65 Express Chipset Family LPC Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family 6 port SATA AHCI Controller (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 05)
02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
05:00.0 USB Controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042 SuperSpeed USB Host Controller
06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 06)

lsusb

Code:

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:a014 Alcor Micro Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:0139 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

Detailed lspci

Code:

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge DRAM Controller [8086:0104] (rev 09)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- 

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Sandy Bridge Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0126] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR-  [disabled]
	Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
		Address: 00000000  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 2
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Capabilities: [a4] PCI Advanced Features
		AFCap: TP+ FLR+
		AFCtrl: FLR-
		AFStatus: TP-

00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Cougar Point HECI Controller #1 [8086:1c3a] (rev 04)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- Reset- FastB2B-
		PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
	Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
			ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #1, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <1us, L1 <16us
			ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x0, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		SltCap:	AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
			Slot #0, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
		SltCtl:	Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
			Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
		SltSta:	Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet- Interlock-
			Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState-
		RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
		RootCap: CRSVisible-
		RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
		Address: fee002f8  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 2 [8086:1c12] (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- Reset- FastB2B-
		PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
	Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
			ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #2, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <16us
			ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
		SltCap:	AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
			Slot #1, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
		SltCtl:	Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
			Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
		SltSta:	Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock-
			Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState+
		RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
		RootCap: CRSVisible-
		RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
		Address: fee00318  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 3 [8086:1c14] (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- Reset- FastB2B-
		PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
	Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
			ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #3, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <1us, L1 <16us
			ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L0s L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x0, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
		SltCap:	AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug+ Surprise+
			Slot #2, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
		SltCtl:	Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet+ CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
			Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
		SltSta:	Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet- Interlock-
			Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState-
		RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
		RootCap: CRSVisible-
		RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
		Address: fee00338  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 4 [8086:1c16] (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- Reset- FastB2B-
		PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
	Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
			ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #4, Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <16us
			ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
		SltCap:	AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
			Slot #3, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
		SltCtl:	Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
			Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
		SltSta:	Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock-
			Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState+
		RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
		RootCap: CRSVisible-
		RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
		Address: fee00358  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Cougar Point PCI Express Root Port 6 [8086:1c1a] (rev b5) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- Reset- FastB2B-
		PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
	Capabilities: [40] Express (v2) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
		DevCap:	MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
			ExtTag- RBE+ FLReset-
		DevCtl:	Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
			RlxdOrd- ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
			MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes
		DevSta:	CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
		LnkCap:	Port #6, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <16us
			ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
		LnkCtl:	ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+
			ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
		LnkSta:	Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive+ BWMgmt+ ABWMgmt-
		SltCap:	AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surprise-
			Slot #5, PowerLimit 10.000W; Interlock- NoCompl+
		SltCtl:	Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
			Control: AttnInd Unknown, PwrInd Unknown, Power- Interlock-
		SltSta:	Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet+ Interlock-
			Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState+
		RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
		RootCap: CRSVisible-
		RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
		DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range BC, TimeoutDis+ ARIFwd-
		DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis- ARIFwd-
		LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
			 Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
			 Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
		LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB
	Capabilities: [80] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit-
		Address: fee00378  Data: 0000
	Capabilities: [90] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 2
		Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
		Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
	Kernel driver in use: pcieport

00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Cougar Point USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 [8086:1c26] (rev 05) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- 

00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Cougar Point 6 port SATA AHCI Controller [8086:1c03] (rev 05) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- 
	Kernel driver in use: ath9k

05:00.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Device [1b21:1042] (prog-if 30)
	Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:102b]
	Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR-

dmidecode

Code:

# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.6 present.
76 structures occupying 2648 bytes.
Table at 0x000E9A40.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
	Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
	Version: 202
	Release Date: 09/22/2011
	Address: 0xF0000
	Runtime Size: 64 kB
	ROM Size: 2048 kB
	Characteristics:
		PCI is supported
		BIOS is upgradeable
		BIOS shadowing is allowed
		Boot from CD is supported
		Selectable boot is supported
		EDD is supported
		5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		3.5"/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
		Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
		8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
		Serial services are supported (int 14h)
		Printer services are supported (int 17h)
		ACPI is supported
		USB legacy is supported
		BIOS boot specification is supported
		Targeted content distribution is supported
	BIOS Revision: 4.6

Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 15 bytes
Base Board Information
	Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
	Product Name: U24E
	Version: 1.0       
	Serial Number: (removed)
	Asset Tag: (removed)
	Features:
		Board is a hosting board
		Board is replaceable
	Location In Chassis: MIDDLE              
	Chassis Handle: 0x0003
	Type: Motherboard
	Contained Object Handles: 0

Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 21 bytes
Chassis Information
	Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
	Type: Laptop
	Lock: Not Present
	Version: 1.0       
	Serial Number: (removed)
	Asset Tag: No Asset Tag
	Boot-up State: Safe
	Power Supply State: Safe
	Thermal State: Safe
	Security Status: None
	OEM Information: 0x00000000
	Height: Unspecified
	Number Of Power Cords: 1
	Contained Elements: 0

Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 42 bytes
Processor Information
	Socket Designation: CPU 1
	Type: Central Processor
	Family: 
	Manufacturer: Intel            
	ID: A7 06 02 00 FF FB EB BF
	Version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @ 2.70GHz       
	Voltage: 0.0 V
	External Clock: 100 MHz
	Max Speed: 4000 MHz
	Current Speed: 2700 MHz
	Status: Populated, Enabled
	Upgrade: Other
	L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
	L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
	L3 Cache Handle: 0x0007
	Serial Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
	Asset Tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
	Part Number: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
	Core Count: 2
	Core Enabled: 1
	Thread Count: 2
	Characteristics:
		64-bit capable

Handle 0x0005, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: L1-Cache
	Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
	Operational Mode: Write Back
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 32 KB
	Maximum Size: 32 KB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Other
	Installed SRAM Type: Other
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: None
	System Type: Unified
	Associativity: 8-way Set-associative

Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: L2-Cache
	Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
	Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 256 KB
	Maximum Size: 256 KB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Other
	Installed SRAM Type: Other
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: None
	System Type: Unified
	Associativity: 8-way Set-associative

Handle 0x0007, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
	Socket Designation: L3-Cache
	Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 3
	Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
	Location: Internal
	Installed Size: 4096 KB
	Maximum Size: 4096 KB
	Supported SRAM Types:
		Other
	Installed SRAM Type: Other
	Speed: Unknown
	Error Correction Type: None
	System Type: Unified
	Associativity: 16-way Set-associative

Handle 0x0008, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1A1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: PS2Mouse
	External Connector Type: PS/2
	Port Type: Mouse Port

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1A1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: Keyboard
	External Connector Type: PS/2
	Port Type: Keyboard Port

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1A2A
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: Serial Port
	External Connector Type: DB-9 male
	Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible

Handle 0x000B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1A2B
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: Video
	External Connector Type: DB-15 female
	Port Type: Video Port

Handle 0x000C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J3A2
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: HDMI
	External Connector Type: Other
	Port Type: Video Port

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J3A3
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: USB1
	External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
	Port Type: USB

Handle 0x000E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J3A3
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: USB2
	External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
	Port Type: USB

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J3A3
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: USB3
	External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
	Port Type: USB

Handle 0x0010, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J3A3
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: USB4
	External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
	Port Type: USB

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J4A1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: USB5
	External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
	Port Type: USB

Handle 0x0012, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J4A1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: USB6
	External Connector Type: Access Bus (USB)
	Port Type: USB

Handle 0x0013, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J4A1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: LAN
	External Connector Type: RJ-45
	Port Type: Network Port

Handle 0x0014, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J5A1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: Motherboard DP
	External Connector Type: Other
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0015, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J8J1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: SATA Port 0 Direct Connect
	External Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle
	Port Type: SATA

Handle 0x0016, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J7J1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: eSATA Port 4
	External Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle
	Port Type: SATA

Handle 0x0017, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J6J1
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: eSATA Port 3
	External Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle
	Port Type: SATA

Handle 0x0018, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1F2
	Internal Connector Type: None
	External Reference Designator: AC IN
	External Connector Type: Other
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0019, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J5B1 - PCH JTAG
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x001A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J9A1 - TPM/PORT 80
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x001B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J9E4 - HDA 2X8 Header
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x001C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J9E7 - HDA 8Pin Header
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x001D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J8F1 - HDA HDMI
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x001E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J9E3 - Scan Matrix Keyboard
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x001F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J8E1 - SPI Program
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0020, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J9E5 - LPC Hot Docking
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0021, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J9G2 - LPC SIDE BAND
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0022, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J8F2 - LPC Slot
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0023, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J8H3 - PCH XDP
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0024, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J7G1 - SATA Port 2
	Internal Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: SATA

Handle 0x0025, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J7G2 - SATA Port 1
	Internal Connector Type: SAS/SATA Plug Receptacle
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: SATA

Handle 0x0026, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J6H1 - SATA Power
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0027, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J5J1 - FP Header
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0028, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J4H1 - ATX Power
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0029, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1J3 - AVMC
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x002A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1H1 - BATT B
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x002B, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1H2 - BATT A
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x002C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J2G1 - CPU Fan
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x002D, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J1D3 - XDP
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x002E, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J4V1 - Memory Slot 1
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x002F, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J4V2 - Memory Slot 2
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0030, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
	Internal Reference Designator: J4C1 - FAN PWR
	Internal Connector Type: Other
	External Reference Designator: Not Specified
	External Connector Type: None
	Port Type: Other

Handle 0x0031, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
	Designation: J5C1
	Type: x16 
	Current Usage: Available
	Length: Long
	Characteristics:
		3.3 V is provided
		Opening is shared
		PME signal is supported

Handle 0x0032, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
	Designation: J6C2
	Type: x1 PCI Express
	Current Usage: Available
	Length: Short
	ID: 1
	Characteristics:
		3.3 V is provided
		Opening is shared
		PME signal is supported

Handle 0x0033, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
	Designation: J6D2
	Type: x1 PCI Express
	Current Usage: In Use
	Length: Short
	ID: 2
	Characteristics:
		3.3 V is provided
		Opening is shared
		PME signal is supported

Handle 0x0034, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
	Designation: J7C1
	Type: x1 PCI Express
	Current Usage: Available
	Length: Short
	ID: 3
	Characteristics:
		3.3 V is provided
		Opening is shared
		PME signal is supported

Handle 0x0035, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
	Designation: J7D2
	Type: x1 PCI Express
	Current Usage: In Use
	Length: Short
	ID: 4
	Characteristics:
		3.3 V is provided
		Opening is shared
		PME signal is supported

Handle 0x0036, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
	Designation: J6C1
	Type: x1 PCI Express
	Current Usage: Available
	Length: Short
	ID: 5
	Characteristics:
		3.3 V is provided
		Opening is shared
		PME signal is supported

Handle 0x0037, DMI type 9, 17 bytes
System Slot Information
	Designation: J8C2
	Type: 32-bit 
	Current Usage: In Use
	Length: Long
	Characteristics:
		3.3 V is provided
		Opening is shared
		PME signal is supported

Handle 0x003C, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
	Type: Video
	Status: Enabled
	Description:    To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Handle 0x003D, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
	Type: Ethernet
	Status: Disabled
	Description: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Handle 0x003E, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
	Type: Sound
	Status: Enabled
	Description:    To Be Filled By O.E.M.

Handle 0x003F, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
	String 1: dJxt2cTdQXQqO
	String 2: r0-F7IAIT88+q
	String 3: xkZtJEfTe1q0l

Handle 0x0040, DMI type 12, 5 bytes
System Configuration Options
	Option 1: DSN:                                
	Option 2: DSN:FA04E16A4045                    
	Option 3: DSN:5404A61E40AF                    
	Option 4: SMI:00B2CA

Handle 0x0042, DMI type 18, 23 bytes
32-bit Memory Error Information
	Type: OK
	Granularity: Unknown
	Operation: Unknown
	Vendor Syndrome: Unknown
	Memory Array Address: Unknown
	Device Address: Unknown
	Resolution: Unknown

Handle 0x0045, DMI type 18, 23 bytes
32-bit Memory Error Information
	Type: OK
	Granularity: Unknown
	Operation: Unknown
	Vendor Syndrome: Unknown
	Memory Array Address: Unknown
	Device Address: Unknown
	Resolution: Unknown

Handle 0x0048, DMI type 18, 23 bytes
32-bit Memory Error Information
	Type: OK
	Granularity: Unknown
	Operation: Unknown
	Vendor Syndrome: Unknown
	Memory Array Address: Unknown
	Device Address: Unknown
	Resolution: Unknown

Handle 0x004A, DMI type 21, 7 bytes
Built-in Pointing Device
	Type: Touch Pad
	Interface: PS/2
	Buttons: 2

Handle 0x004B, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
	Status: No errors detected

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
	Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
	Product Name: U24E
	Version: 1.0       
	Serial Number: (removed)   
	UUID: (removed)
	Wake-up Type: Power Switch
	SKU Number: 0
	Family: U

Handle 0x0041, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
	Location: System Board Or Motherboard
	Use: System Memory
	Error Correction Type: None
	Maximum Capacity: 16 GB
	Error Information Handle: 0x0042
	Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x0043, DMI type 17, 28 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x0041
	Error Information Handle: 0x0045
	Total Width: Unknown
	Data Width: Unknown
	Size: No Module Installed
	Form Factor: DIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: ChannelA-DIMM0
	Bank Locator: BANK 0
	Type: Unknown
	Type Detail: None
	Speed: Unknown
	Manufacturer: [Empty]
	Serial Number: [Empty]
	Asset Tag: (removed)
	Part Number: [Empty]

Handle 0x0044, DMI type 17, 28 bytes
Memory Device
	Array Handle: 0x0041
	Error Information Handle: No Error
	Total Width: 64 bits
	Data Width: 64 bits
	Size: 4096 MB
	Form Factor: SODIMM
	Set: None
	Locator: ChannelB-DIMM0
	Bank Locator: BANK 2
	Type: 
	Type Detail: Synchronous
	Speed: 1333 MHz (0.8 ns)
	Manufacturer: Hynix/Hyundai
	Serial Number: (removed)
	Asset Tag: (removed)
	Part Number: HMT351S6CFR8C-H9  

Handle 0x0046, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x000FFFFFFFF
	Range Size: 4 GB
	Physical Device Handle: 0x0044
	Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x0047
	Partition Row Position: Unknown
	Interleave Position: 1
	Interleaved Data Depth: 1

Handle 0x0047, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
	Starting Address: 0x00000000000
	Ending Address: 0x000FFFFFFFF
	Range Size: 4 GB
	Physical Array Handle: 0x0041
	Partition Width: 0

Handle 0x004C, DMI type 129, 8 bytes
OEM-specific Type
	Header and Data:
		81 08 4C 00 01 01 02 00
	Strings:
		Intel_ASF
		Intel_ASF_001

Handle 0x004D, DMI type 130, 20 bytes
OEM-specific Type
	Header and Data:
		82 14 4D 00 24 41 4D 54 00 00 00 00 00 A5 2F 02
		00 00 00 00

Handle 0x004E, DMI type 131, 64 bytes
OEM-specific Type
	Header and Data:
		83 40 4E 00 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
		F8 00 49 1C 00 00 00 00 01 20 00 00 00 00 07 00
		B3 04 0A 00 00 00 00 00 C8 00 FF FF 00 00 00 00
		00 00 00 00 F6 01 00 00 76 50 72 6F 00 00 00 00

Handle 0x004F, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
	Installable Languages: 1
		eng
	Currently Installed Language: eng

Handle 0x0050, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table

upower --dump

Code:

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/line_power_AC0
  native-path:          /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/ACPI0003:00/power_supply/AC0
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Sat Nov 12 04:30:59 2011 (547 seconds ago)
  has history:          no
  has statistics:       no
  line-power
    online:             no

Device: /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/battery_BAT0
  native-path:          /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0A08:00/PNP0C0A:00/power_supply/BAT0
  vendor:               U24E
  model:                U24--52
  power supply:         yes
  updated:              Sat Nov 12 04:40:05 2011 (1 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  battery
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               discharging
    energy:              44.748 Wh
    energy-empty:        0 Wh
    energy-full:         56.199 Wh
    energy-full-design:  57.2 Wh
    energy-rate:         7.997 W
    voltage:             11.678 V
    time to empty:       5.6 hours
    percentage:          79.6242%
    capacity:            98.25%
    technology:          lithium-ion
  History (charge):
    1321090805	79.624	discharging
    1321090775	79.761	discharging
    1321090745	79.918	discharging
    1321090715	80.094	discharging
  History (rate):
    1321090805	7.997	discharging
    1321090775	8.569	discharging
    1321090745	9.592	discharging
    1321090715	11.715	discharging

Daemon:
  daemon-version:  0.9.14
  can-suspend:     yes
  can-hibernate    no
  on-battery:      yes
  on-low-battery:  no
  lid-is-closed:   no
  lid-is-present:  yes
  is-docked:       no

aplay -L

Code:

default
    Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
pulse
    Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server
front:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    Front speakers
surround40:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Analog
    7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers
iec958:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, ALC269VB Digital
    IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=0
    HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 0
    HDMI Audio Output

GenTechPC · 11-11-2011, 07:00 PM

Congratulations ALLurGroceries to be the very first owner of U24E outside of Japan.

frychiko · 11-11-2011, 10:14 PM

ALLurGroceries: Awesome! Appreciate the info. Where did you buy this? and how much did it cost?

ALLurGroceries · 11-11-2011, 10:27 PM

frychiko, right after I saw your post, I asked around, and Ken from GenTech managed to get his hands on one for me to review here. Since technically this model hasn't even been announced in the USA, I am not sure about retail pricing or availability. Maybe Ken or one of the other retailers on the forum will be able to post more info sometime soon about that.

Right now I am at the beginning of writing my review, I will post more raw info as I can in the posts above, so stay tuned and please feel free to ask me any specific questions you have.

I will be loading Linux onto this puppy (on to the factory D: data partition) as soon as I have assessed windows battery life.

BTW the keyboard is awesome, and as far as I can tell, is the same size as the U20A. I will try to get to the connector at some point later to see if a backlight mod is possible with the U20A keyboard.

lee_what2004 · 11-11-2011, 10:38 PM

ALLurGroceries: How about the touchpad? Is it Synaptics ?

ALLurGroceries · 11-11-2011, 10:46 PM

The touchpad is Elantech, and it's got a brushed finish just like the case and palmrest area. I like the feel quite a lot better, compared to the glossy touchpad surface of my U20A, and the textured/bumpy finishes of the UL20A and even the Lenovo X220.

It has tapping and gestures enabled by default, I had to disable the zooming feature because I ended up zooming instead of two-finger scrolling sometimes. If you have used an Elan touchpad before, the scrolling and gestures aren't very smooth or terribly accurate. I disabled tapping as a personal preference.

The touchpad buttons are not very noisy like some other ASUS notebooks with the excessively loud snap/click sound. They don't take too much force to use, but unfortunately the buttons are shiny plastic instead of brushed.

I look forward to using Linux on this becuase the touchpad driver is much better than in windows.

Vileplume · 11-12-2011, 09:25 AM

Have you tried OC the cpu yet?

With that low maxtemp without OC it should work pretty smoothly i think

(If its OCable)

frychiko · 11-12-2011, 10:21 AM

My U24E arrived this morning but just got around to setting it up. As I mentioned, this one has a Core i5.

Thanks for the Linux tips, I am mostly using Ubuntu on my computers so that will be helpful. Also, great review there too.

You mentioned the touchpad didn't work? Single scrolling worked for me out of the box (on Ubuntu 11.10) but I selected the two-fingered scrolling option in the mouse settings which I prefer, and that worked too. Are you talking about more gestures or something? EDIT: either way, the trackpad is unusable for me under Ubuntu since the trackpad keeps dying every few seconds, randomly.

Card reader works for me out of the box. Is there some other setting you enabled for it? I didn't understand some of the stuff in that post regarding the card reader.

Ditto with audio and brightness hotkeys, working.

I can also confirm going into standby hangs. Will try that fix of yours, and also the Sandy Bridge fixes!