ASUSTeK Computer Inc. is a Taiwanese company specializing in manufacturing hardware such as motherboards, video cards, optical discs and portable computers.
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How does Motherboard and CPU affect RAM choice?
I am seeking advice on which memory to use with my motherboard and CPU. Below are my components and some relevant information extracted from their official websites.
NOTE: Although this is a very ...
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Asus UEFI/BIOS options - How to boot from DVD?
I just bought a new PC and the default installed OS is Windows 8. I want to install Windows 7 but when I go into the boot options screen I only have one option:
Windows Boot Manager
I can't find my ...
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If USB is not listed in BIOS as a boot option, does that mean the machine can't boot from USB?
I just purchased an Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A-DH51 with Windows 8. I want to wipe the drive and do a clean install but USB is not listed as a boot option in the BIOS. Does this mean it is not possible?
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How do I enable hot plug / hot swap with a Marvell eSATA port in an ASUS P8P67 LE mainboard?
I just built a new PC with an ASUS P8P67 LE motherboard. This board has two Marvell SATA ports, one of them is a regular SATA port and the other one is a back e-SATA port (colored in red).
My e-SATA ...
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Fn key combinations don't work on Asus laptop on windows 8
Only 5 out of 12 function keys combinations work. The volume manager doesn't work and the disable/enable touch pad which I used A LOT doesn't work and it's killing me.
Does anybody found a solution ...
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Will an SSD speed up an Atom-based netbook?
I have an Asus EEE PC 1000H, which I bought for its light weight and great battery life. However, it is painfully slow. Judging by the constant flickering of the HDD light, disk I/O looks like a ...
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Can I mix different RAM modules in PC?
I have 4 RAM slots on the motherboard P5K. At the moment I have two 1GB RAM modules and two 2GB RAM modules. Everything is working fine.
Can I buy one 4GB module and put it instead of the 1GB ...
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Asus N55SF build-in screen not working after Windows update
Today Windows 8 (genuine version) performed a Windows update. At the time my laptop was plugged into an external Samsung TV via HDMI. After the installation of the update it asked me to reboot the ...
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swapping i5-430m for an i7-640m in asus k52jc [closed]
I'm looking at having to replace the motherboard as it appears to have an intermittent error as I have replaced the RAM and HDD for an SSD but it still has an issue where it will occasionally will ...
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Asus K75D windows 8, install windows 7
I've just booted a brand new Asus K75DE notebook which comes with Windows 8 pre-installed. I was amazed when the serial key was not sticked to the bottom of the laptop, and after some research I found ...
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How to enable hardware virtualization on Asus motherboard
I have motherboard model: Asus MB P9Z68-V LX; LGA1155, Intel Z68 and processor Intel Core
i7-2600 3.40GHz LGA1155 BOX. As I search on Internet hardware virtualization should be possible with these ...
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Intel Rapid Storage / Smart Response SSD caching issue
Background
Recently built my own PC. It works! Almost.
It's been a while since getting into the guts of these things, so I'm familiar but may be missing something simple.
FYI, I don't care about ...
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Windows 8 migrate from hdd to ssd [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Free way to clone HDD to SSD?
Recently I bought an Asus u32vj and decided to change from its hdd to a smaller capacity ssd. The problem is I can't figure out how to ...
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Asus Formula I AHCI / Crucial CT256M4SD1 SSD boot issue
I have an Asus Formula I, the BIOS version is the latest 1402. I have 2 CD-Drive and 2 Regular Drives attached to the SATA ports.
Now I've bought the Crucial CT256M4SD1 and want to use it as boot ...
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SATA Drive Order Scrambled on Reboot; Windows 7 / Asus P5Q MB
I've noticed that the drive order (when viewing through computer management) on my Windows 7 box is not consistent between reboots. More often than not, the drive order is maintained across a reboot, ...
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Intel SRT / RST gives “no boot device” error after two reboots
Background
Per this thread on SuperUser, I've done the following in setting up a new system:
Installed components
Updated motherboard firmware
Ensured SSD firmware was up to date
Created a RAID1 ...
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How to enable Nvidia Optimus in Asus Notebook(Gt520m)?
I have recently purchased Asus K43sj. It has NVIDIA GeForce GT 520M 1GB DDR3.Problem is that it does not have optimus. Battery life is 4+ hours while surfing. But if I could enable Optimus I could ...
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Can I restore Windows 8/install Windows 7 from BIOS?
I recently got an ASUS K55A series laptop with Windows 8 on it, and have been trying to load Windows 7 on it for days to no avail, and recently I discovered how to get my Windows 7 install DVD to boot ...
