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    Asus g53sx INITIAL charging how many hours?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by mikezzz2012, Jun 30, 2012.

  1. mikezzz2012

    mikezzz2012 Notebook Geek

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    Hello everybody. This is my first gaming laptop the Asus g53sx (Yeah I know its 2 years old but its what was given as a gift to me but still I am grateful) and I just opened it and I want to charge it. Anyway, how many hours is the INITIAL/FIRST time charging should be? I would really appreciate your help guys. Thanks!

    Also since this laptop is 2010, should I use the 2 Driver cd's Driver and utility version 2.0 and version 1 that comes with the box? Or should I completely ignore it and go straight to asus website and download the latest drivers?
     
    mikezzz2012, Jun 30, 2012
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  2. fenryr423

    fenryr423 Notebook Evangelist

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    asus live update will take care of most things for you... i always used the most recent drivers off the nvidia website for my GPU
     
    fenryr423, Jun 30, 2012
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  3. Incontro

    Incontro Notebook Evangelist

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    Just start charging it until it shows full?

    Pretty much all notebooks nowadays stop charging automatically when the battery reaches full capacity.
     
    Incontro, Jun 30, 2012
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  4. Heihachi_1337

    Heihachi_1337 Notebook Deity

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    As others in these forums have stated, Asus Live Update is not really recommended by any means.

    I would strongly suggest going directly to the Asus website for support and downloading the latest drivers manually. The Asus website seems to be a bit more reliable. ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Drivers and Download G53SX

    OP may also want to try the drivers from the Asus website first to make sure that everything works properly before downloading the latest nVidia drivers.
    When installing the nVidia drivers, be sure to select the Custom installation and check the box to "Perform a Clean Installation". ;)
     
    Heihachi_1337, Jun 30, 2012
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  5. tijo

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    I'll say it again because it needs to be said, do not use ALU, even Asus acknowledged it wasn't very good. Get your drivers from Asus' website and get the video drivers directly from nVidia's website.
     
    tijo, Jun 30, 2012
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    I see, thanks Heihachi and Tijo i appreciate it
     
    mikezzz2012, Jun 30, 2012
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    Hey guys =) so I recently finished downloading the Asus drivers now do I extract and install it in the DOWNLOADS folder? Or do I have to transfer it to some specific folder or drive? If yes, please specify please
     
    mikezzz2012, Jul 1, 2012
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