ASUS G50VT-X5 Question (Motherboard)

Hey everyone! First post here, and I just have a quick question.

I have an Asus G50VT-X5 with what I think to be a bad motherboard. Laptop suddenly died while playing Tribes: Ascend, and it would no longer cut on or show any signs of life. When you plug the AC adapter in, the adapter light just clicks off and goes into safe mode. Usually a tell-tell sign of a bad mobo.

Anyway, I found a motherboard out of a G50VT-X1 I believe for a good price. Will it work just the same? I looked at the part numbers, they are different. But the motherboard looks EXACTLY the same in every way.

The part number off of the motherboard I'm looking at is:
60-NSZMB1100-A01

My part number differs. It ends in an A02. Are the motherboards in a G50VT and a G50VT-X5 that different?


Thanks!

[EDIT] I just looked at my motherboards P/N number. It is 08G2A05GV20J
Upon looking, it looks like the X1 is the same thing?

Upon looking at further specs and pictures, these do look identical. the only big difference I've noticed is the copper backing plate for the GPU attached to the motherboard. And upon researching that more, it looks like its just a simple swap. The screw holes in the motherboard are in the same spot. I suppose I could just take the copper backing off of my old motherboard and replace it on the one that I buy. Any other differences??

 

Have you tried a different AC adapter?

Your DC jack could also be shorting, either of those two problems would cost you less to fix than a new mobo.

I think the G50VT and G50VT-X* boards are nearly identical and should work for a swap.

 

Yep I tried another AC Adapter. Sadly it didn't fix it (Wouldn't be that easy for me, nooo. -_- )

I didn't check the DC Jack though, how to I go about checking if it is the problem?

Thanks!!


Also the motherboard I found was out of a G50V, not a VT. But still, these look the same outside of the copper backing plate.

 

It still might be compatible, the only real differences were the GPU and CPUs offered between those models.

You can test the dc jack for continuity with a multimeter.

 

Well I tested continuity. I think I did it right. Followed the pin coming out of the back of the adapter with the red, touched black to one of the solders beside of it. Nothing. And I also tried just hooking the bare motherboard to the ac adapter. Same thing, the ac adapter still cuts off. I can't decide if it's the Mobo or if I'm testing the continuity wrong

 

There should be 4 or so pins on your dc jack, the two at the sides are grounds. One of them is in the middle of the connector, you would need to get on the underside of the board unless you remove the jack. If you want to test the board you can do it that way, but if you are just testing the jack, touch the tip with one probe, and you can probably reach the sleeve of the connector without touching the tip with the other.

 

I have the Mobo completely removed. I touched the red probe to only the pin inside of the dc jack port. I then stuck the black probe on the outer metal sleeve of the dc jack. No beeps at all. When I turn it over and put the red probe where the pin would be soldered to the motherboard, then put the black probe on a few select Mobo chips, it beeps. Only on a few chips though.

What gets me is the way the pc died. I was just playing the game, and it just abruptly shuts completely off even though I was connected with the ac adapter and battery. I tried it with just battery and that was a fail too. I just remembered that about an hour before all that happened, it gave me a BSOD and completely froze twice (no buttons worked or mouse with stuttering) too. It had never done anything like that.

 

Yeah that sounds like a different problem besides the DC jack, too bad.

 

Gah, well I suppose I better order that motherboard. I just hope nothing else is ruined as well. I had another laptop and just remembered that those BSOD's and the freezing happened on it... not this one. :confused2: So thats a good sign. Im guessing the mobo has taken a dirt nap then.

 

I'm willing to say that what happened is almost a common experience to the ASUS G50VT-X5's. My ASUS G50VT-X5 cut out on me exactly the way you described it and I found a few people who experienced the same thing on the ASUS forums. Luckily it was still within warranty period and the motherboard was replaced.

*I could tell it was the motherboard since there were no lights on when connected to battery/AC and if you connect the AC adapter to the wall first and then to the laptop, the green LED would turn off.