G51 and Quads: Final Verdict

i have same g60vx motherboard in my g51 , without the a12 and cpuz report as revision 1 motherboard.

also want to know if takes quad, maybe someone with g51vx-a1 can post there motherboard revision and cpuz.

trying to convince my friend with msi gt627 with q9000 to borrow hes cpu to test :/

 

I am also hoping to get a Q9000 that I bought and hope to work in G51VX

 

Has anyone tried a different power adapter? I noticed that the power adapter on the G51VX-A1 model's specs are 19.5V 7.7A 150W as opposed to the G51VX-RX05 which specs are 19V 6.3A 120W. This difference could be with the extra voltage! I'm going to try it and let you all know. I sent my laptop in for repair, it is an RX05. I then sent a Damage 51-A1 board in for repair to replace my board, the engineer told me that the A1 board which has the numbers NV3MB1300 looks as though it was missing some capicitors as opposed to the 51-RX05 which has the numbers NV3MB1200-A01. I'm not sure if a previous attempt was made to fix the damaged board is the reason for the missing components. The engineer stated that the missing components were obvious. He stated that he has a working board for me, but i'm not sure which board it is, either the NV3MB1200 or the NV3MB1300. I will keep you posted!

 

cool, keep me in touch, also have g60vx a1 board in mine.

 

Ok, just found out today that my repair/working motherboard is the NV3MB1200-A01. My Quad core board that came out of a damaged G51vx-a1 is not repairable, bummer. Just for reference, the mobo that came out of the A1 is NV3MB1300. There is were the difference lies as far as motherboard revision is concerned. I'm going to attempt to install a quad on NV3MB1200-A01, and try the power adapter mentioned earlier. But I believe that this will be futile effort on my part. I'm going to send the NV3MB1300 to asus for repair.

 

Ok so here is the run down on my motherboard repair. The egineer took the parts from the NV3MB1300 which is the quad core board, and repaired the NV3MB1200 board that's is working. This proves that their is no difference between the boards. I now have a known dual-core board that is working and was repaired using a known quad-core boards parts! The difference has got to be in the power adapter! Everyone spread the word, revive the post, it has been verified that the boards are identical. Parts from the quad core board repaired my dual core board! FACT! The power adapter for the G51vx-A1 has a higher output power (150w) than the G51vx-RX05 (120w) fact!

 

Ok so here is the run down on my motherboard repair. The egineer took the parts from the NV3MB1300 which is the quad core board, and repaired the NV3MB1200 board that's is working. This proves that their is no difference between the boards. I now have a known dual-core board that is working and was repaired using a known quad-core boards parts! The difference has got to be in the power adapter! Everyone spread the word, revive the post, it has been verified that the boards are identical. Parts from the quad core board repaired my dual core board! FACT! The power adapter for the G51vx-A1 has a higher output power (150w) than the G51vx-RX05 (120w) fact!

 

yeah just waiting you to fire up q9100(seems cheap and better bang for buck than a Q9000) , see if it works, g51vx will own with a quadie at 2.6ghz or so.


To support it, need well and enough Power(your adapter need with 130W~150W) to boot up (boot up currency/Power)

from the q9100 cpu i am tempted to buy.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Intel-C...58?pt=CPUs&hash=item19c1dee022#ht_7767wt_1270

 

i too have a a03 board. looking into if a quad will work.

my board didn't have a mb1300-type part number.

it had 69n0e0m12a03-01 part number.

oh and about the power thing. you can change the power adapter but the battery is still the same and in theory should put out the same power.

 

indeed the battery power output still the same and the the mobo will only use the needed 120w if i am not wrong anyway i also have a rev mobo and waiting for a miracle to happen ^^

 

hmm noting till now?
i hope this will work so i upgrade to a quad to get more juice from this lappy.

 

Hi gents, I'm sorry i haven't posted back, been busy with work and buying a house etc. My laptop is back from the repair depot with a fresh 90 day warranty. It works flawless and runs cool. I may still have to get my GTX260M reballed, other than that its flawless. I haven't tested the Quads yet on my laptop. I'm going to purchase on next month to test my theory. The only mod that I was successful in doing was the full hd mod! It was simple, on one of my other parts, I posted the part number for the LVDS cable that supports dual signal. I will keep you posted regarding the Quad test, unless somebody has one that I can test. Keep in touch!

 

Please, please, test it with the Quad processor. I also have got G51VX-RX05 and I would like to put a Q9000 inside of it.

 

i heard somewhere that the A1's had a blue PCB, while the RX05's had a green PCB. can anyone confirm/deny this?

 

i know rxo5 shipped with hynix ram(green ram pcb) and a1 shipped with nanya ram stick which is blue/purle looking, mine came with blue ones.

 

mine also had the blue nanya ram sticks.

what i've wondered, and most manufacturers do this, is i bought my G51vx-rx05 toward the end of it's shelf life. most of the times when a line comes out the makers will make different boards, but after those get used up, then tend to put out one revision that ends up going in all of the end ones.

i've wondered if towards the end of the G51vx-rx05's shelf life if Asus didn't just have a big stack of A1 boards and start filling all the orders with them, or make a separate revision (A03) to fill the last orders.

definitely need a quad to test out.

 

No, both boards are identical. I believe the difference is with some type of voltage regulator or lockout type chip. I sent 2 of the G51 motherboards in for repair, one was a dual-core board which is the NV3MB1200-A01 and the other was a water damage quad-core board. It's number was NV3MB1300. The technician at Computer Parts, Service, and Repair stated that both boards were physically and electrically identical. They even took parts from the quad-core board and added them to the dual-core board, to get it back working. What parts they swapped, i'm not sure, but my laptop works flawless! If my theory is correct, I might be able to get the quad to work due to 2 factors, 1. My board is an early revision which is NV3MB1200-A01, the buzz is that this one SHOULD run a quad. 2. Parts from a known quad-core board were used to repair my dual-core board, and now I might have the golden ticket. It was an earlier belief of mine that a bigger power adapter is needed, i.e. a 130w adapter. I quickly abandoned this idea due to the fact that this doesn't change the battery voltage. Does anyone know if the g51vx-a1 came with a 6 cell or 9 cell battery. I upgraded to a 9 cell with my laptop when I bought it. So there are several factors to consider. So i'm going to go foward with my testing. The i7 in my opinion for what I do with my laptop isn't worth me upgrading because a capable T9900 or a Quad can run todays games. The CPU doesn't determine the performance of a game that much, that all relies on the GPU. I will have my results soon. BTW i'm about to blog about how I solved the heat problem for my G51vx in a new thread. If you get a chance, check it out.

 

Maybe not i7, but Q9000 will be good option for G51VX-RX05. Maybe somebody from this thread or from another can send you a quad processor to test your theory ? I do not own any quad core so I can not send you one

 

Hi Gents, I'm back! Sorry I've been away so long, but Me and the Wife were preparing for a new baby! I did not get a chance to test the theory. My laptop was damaged due to a household accident. I purchased another G51 this time it is the G51vx-X1A. It had a damaged motherboard, so I sent it off for repair. The board could not be repaired, so I resent them my quad core board, and wholla, This time they were able to fix my quad core board, I was like what was so different this time, last time it couldn't be fixed! So there are differences with the 2 boards. I believe that the case is that some boards offer more power as opposed to others. In Asus case, they actually made 2 different boards, and probably substitued when the dual core boards were in short supply. This will explain why some could get a quad to work and some couldn't!

 

Hi,

I know this post has not been updated recently but I'm giving it a shot. I have a Best Busy Asus G51vx and I tried to put a T9900 in it. Albeit BIOS recognized it, Windows failed to boot with several BSOD in a row. At some point the Asus BIOS critical repaier kicked in and flashed a safe version of the BIOS. After doing that it ran a checksum on the BIOS and 4 out of 5 times even that was failing. Mounted the original P7350 and it worked fine. I'm really disappointed because it looks like everyone was able to put at least a T9900 on it. If you guys have any suggestions, it'd be great.

Thanks!

 

The chip could be bad, or you could stick to the P series CPUs.

 

Hi,
I have an Asus G70SG-A3 and was wondering if the motherboard will support the qx9300 as well? You can't find anything on this laptop.

 

Estimados , en que quedo el tema de la intalacion de un Quad QX9300 en el asus G51vx , hasta el momento pude instalar las ram de 4 quedando con 8 gb

 

Estiamdos adjunto imagen nuevamente

 

Hi, this is mainly an English speaking forum.

Nice that you got the quad and 8 gigs going though.

 

estimates, the RAM goes up to 8 GB but the CPU remains attached when you start the windows image?

 

Hello.

I also have a G51VX, and i want to buy a QX9300.

axl1987222333: which motherboard do you have?

Mine is:

PN: 60-NV3MB1200-A01G60VX (0207A) 100046200
PT: N0AS0921MB0035089 69N0E0M12A02P-01

Thanks.