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    Asus M51Sn

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by scooberdoober, Jan 20, 2008.

  1. jvmoore1

    jvmoore1 Newbie

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    well my laptop came in the mail yesterday!!!!
    thanks ken!

    one thing someone might help me with...the fingerprint reader says i need to activate something in the bios (tmp i believe)...when i look under the security settings the option to enable is not where the manual says it should

    anyone have any ideas?
     
    jvmoore1, Mar 14, 2008
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  2. GenTechPC

    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    glad you received your laptop. :)

    You don't need to activate in BIOS, you just need to click All Programs>Asus Security Center>My Identity and then click Register Finger Prints.
     
    GenTechPC, Mar 15, 2008
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  3. Asus_M51Sn

    Asus_M51Sn Newbie

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    i can't find the "Asus Security Center" under the All Programs...
     
    Asus_M51Sn, Mar 15, 2008
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  4. scooberdoober

    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    Are you "jvmoore1"? :confused:
     
    scooberdoober, Mar 16, 2008
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  5. GenTechPC

    GenTechPC Company Representative

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    Did you clean install Windows? just insert the drivers CD and install the fingerprint software and driver, it should work.
     
    GenTechPC, Mar 16, 2008
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  6. Cheeseman

    Cheeseman Eats alot of Cheese

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    I'm really looking into buying this laptop, but I have a stick of 2GB DDR2-667 laying around so I wanted to upgrade it to 4GB. Looking around the ASUS site though I couldn't find any Vista 64 drivers for this notebook as it is required to upgrade to a 64 bit OS to be able to benefit from the 4GB of RAM. Am I missing something here? Has ASUS not released these drivers yet?
     
    Cheeseman, Mar 16, 2008
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  7. GenTechPC

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    The drivers DVD works for both vista 32 and 64.
     
    GenTechPC, Mar 16, 2008
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  8. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Be aware that 64bit is still somewhat issuey, though (e.g. drivers may take a performance hit because they were not properly optimized, there may be more bugs etc.)
     
    E.B.E., Mar 17, 2008
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  9. Asus_M51Sn

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    okay worked great thanks
     
    Asus_M51Sn, Mar 26, 2008
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  10. deadmanwins

    deadmanwins Notebook Consultant

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    Which is one of the selling points for the M50Sv series. The touchpad is a little farther to the right. :)
     
    deadmanwins, Mar 26, 2008
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  11. scooberdoober

    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    Yeah, the did it right on the M50Sv, but not on the M51Sn unfortunately. How could the same company do such a stupid thing? :confused:
     
    scooberdoober, Mar 26, 2008
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  12. deadmanwins

    deadmanwins Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah, I'm not sure why either.

    Say, how does your penguin know my IP? Is there anything I can do to prevent it?
     
    deadmanwins, Mar 26, 2008
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  13. scooberdoober

    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    It only reflects the info back to you and no one else. It's all done on your system. It's just showing what your system broadcasts to websites you visit. It's just a little fun gimmick. You're at no risk from it at all.
     
    scooberdoober, Mar 26, 2008
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  14. Whoracle

    Whoracle Notebook Enthusiast

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    I hate to drag up old posts, but does anyone know where I could find a replacement battery for the M51Sn?

    I've found a few sites (with sketchy design, IMO), and most are out of stock. Other sites that sell them don't have a complete list of compatibility for the batteries.

    Thanks ;)
     
    Whoracle, Apr 13, 2008
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  15. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    ASUS eStore (in the US)
     
    E.B.E., Apr 13, 2008
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  16. Whoracle

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    I've checked, nothing for the M51Sn =/
     
    Whoracle, Apr 13, 2008
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  17. scooberdoober

    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    You can get them at GenTech PC, both 6 cell and 9 cell, here's the link.

    http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=SFNT

    They have a good reputation here, and I'm sure they will take good care of you.
     
    scooberdoober, Apr 14, 2008
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  18. fatalerrorvxd

    fatalerrorvxd Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you play first person shooters you'll know why. Its exactly where i need it to be. If i want to write a paper, i can turn it off and on if i feel its getting in the way when i'm doing typing.
     
    fatalerrorvxd, Apr 14, 2008
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  19. scooberdoober

    scooberdoober Penguins FTW!

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    You play FPS with a touch pad?

    lmao! :D
     
    scooberdoober, Apr 14, 2008
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  20. 1lapuser

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    Hey guys I just got this laptop today after alot of research...

    It is a good laptop in general ... but one thing is bothering me so much.

    The webcam's framerate is about 2-3fps max while using LifeFrame3. So it shows a ghosting affect when recording video. Is anyone having the same issue, meaning that it is a very **** camera, or is it just my particular laptop?

    Thanks in advance for any replies.
     
    1lapuser, Jun 15, 2008
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