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Asus K53SD
Introduction
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Specifications
For full specifications see the Asus K53SD specifications page.
| Name | Asus K53SD |
| Processor | Intel Core i7 2670QM Processor Intel Core i5 2450M Processor Intel Core i3 2350M Processor Intel Pentium Dual-Core B960 Processor |
| Screen | 15.6” 1366×768 Widescreen |
| RAM | Up to 8GB |
| HDD | Up to 750GB |
| Optical Drive | DVD+-RW Blu-ray |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce 610M Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
| Network | 10/100/1000 Ethernet 802.11 b/g/n |
Linux Compatibility
| Device | Compatibility | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Works | |
| Screen | Works | |
| HDD | Works | |
| Optical Drive | Works | |
| Graphics Chip | Works* | *Seems to have resolution issues when installing Intel and NVIDIA propietary drivers. |
| VGA Out | Works | |
| HDMI Out | Works | |
| Sound | Works | |
| Bulti-in Microphone | Works | |
| Headphone Jack | Works | |
| Microphone Jack | Not tested | |
| Ethernet | Works | |
| Wireless | Works | |
| Bluetooth | N/A | |
| Modem | N/A | |
| USB | Works | |
| Card Reader | Works | |
| Webcam | Works | |
| Touch Pad | Works | |
| Suspend/Resume | Works |
Notes
Works out of the box with Fedora 16/17 but with 17 it has some issues:
* Brightness control is disabled (kernel issue)
* Power off gives kernel panic
Gaming:
As far as I've tested, 3D games work fine even with the nouveau drivers. Tested with:
* Warzone 2100 (1920×1080 Full Screen, Maximum detail, Nouveau)
* Amnesia (1920×1080 Full Screen, Medium detail, Nouveau)
Summary
Works fine with Linux, it appears to need some tweaking in the kernel.
Discussion
well..i bought asus k53sd sx809d ..installed win7..and now i am trying to instal ubuntu, to my surprise i am not able to instal! whenever i boot up in ubuntu..after selecting to instal ubuntu inside windows..and then press continue..it asks me to take out the installation media..and press enter..but then windows is booted(obviously) i tried both 64bit and 32 bit..i am new to this.. kindly help me :(
I appreciate your advise and will try this when I get some time.
Please look up the word derogatory - http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Aderogotory&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8.
“So Quit yapping that Nvidia is not working” - no one was 'yapping', it is being noted for those who use nvidia/intel drivers.
SERIOUSLY, please grow up, this kind of attitude is not needed when assisting people, proper respect and dignity can be given to others just as you yourself would hopefully appreciate.
Thank You.
Works fine with Ubuntu You Don't need your Nvidia because anyways even if you are running games with wine full graphics cannot be got
so what you need to do is to forget Nvidia and use your inbuilt Intel HD 3000 (It Is Nearly 2GB) So all games which will work will work with it.
So Quit yapping that Nvidia is not working
type this in terminal to get Intel working
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xorg-edgers/ppa
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo reboot
sudo apt-get install mesa-utils
sudo reboot