Ivy Bridge Zenbook with FHD IPS screen UX21A UX31A UX32A UX32VD

Yeah I saw that table too, and it's surely because the disk is so new.

I have an external USB DVD/CD reader so it's no worries. I'll burn a bootable disc and look into the power options of the Hitachi.

 

Probably a bit too early yet, but has anyone tried installing Ubuntu on their UX32VD-DB71?

 

Seconded.. this could tell a lot about hardware/software limitations (and it can be run without modifying your computer!)

http://releases.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent

This will be the first thing I do if Newegg ever gets the 31A.

 

I used Drive Image XML to make a backup image of my SSD Win 7 install, 20 GB shrank down to 7 GB.

Now at least I can mess around and not worry about having to reinstall everything from scratch

 

I've been wary of this model and struck it of my list. There are more than a few mentions of Ubuntu not playing nice with switchable graphics in the Ubuntu forums.

I'm sticking with the UX31A-DB71, personally.

 

Newegg does have a 7mm model - I just got one of them and have it in my UX32VD (on which I am writing this): Newegg.com - Crucial M4 CT512M4SSD1 2.5" 512GB SATA III MLC 7mm Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

I also have the Corsair Vengeance 8Gb RAM: Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Laptop Memory Model CMSX8GX3M1A1600C10

I'm not even bothering to use the 32Gb SSD that came with the device; I see no need for it with a 500Gb SSD ...

 

Can someone help us clear up if there is a min-Display port?

 

No degrading of signal? Thanks.

 

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You may want to setup a task to backup some of your files into that area as an option.

My Documents or if you have a few important files, etc, etc...

Basically just treat it as a 32 GB thumb drive that's always attached to your PC.

 

Not a bad idea. I do, however, back up to a NAS drive I have, and then I make a double backup to google drive. Both require network access, though, so this could be a good 3rd option.

I haven't actually tried it, but it doesn't look quite the same. Very similar, but slightly different. Coupled with the manual saying "mini VGA", I'm betting it isn't mini displayport on the UX32VD.

 

An update on the Sandisk i100 Windows 7 install experience.

I think I've solved the Hitachi HDD quick sleep issue!

The problem seems to be related to the APM settings of the hard disk. I solved it by installing CrystalDiskInfo 5.0.0, selecting the Hitachi drive > Settings > Advanced settins > APM/AAM and turning off the APM feature.

I've tested it in Photoshop as earlier - the issues are gone. Also leaving it for a minute and returning doesn't make it spin up again - it's already spinning.

So, this will have to be incorporated into the guide.

I still have some testing to do though, I'm not sure if the disk will be able to sleep normally now or if it will spin constantly. It's much better than how it was earlier though.

 

Have you even read the message board?

 

Ran into an issue, after installing the ASUS Virtual touch driver (or something named like that) it started causing Windows to lock up. Restoring with Drive XML and will try again without that.

 

That's a nice thing about buying a PC from Microsoft..all the tweaks and good stuff to make it fast are still there but all the bloatware has been removed. Makes reinstalling unnecessary.

 

You were right! I didn't realize you could just disable zooming only. I did that and adjusted the sensitive spot and now it's great! Thanks

 

Just tried booting Fedora 17 from a live USB. It failed to boot completely - dropped to a char mode prompt.

 

OK, Drive XML restored in <30 min, hopped back in and yeah, it seemed to be that driver that did me in.

Everything seems fine now.

Need to make a new image, call it golden and archive that to DVD(s).

 

Hi UltrabookFanBoy, when you have a driver failure, do you consider using System Restore and just restoring the system back to the point before the wrong driver install?

 

So what is going on right here?

Zenbook Prime UX31A 初期不良？ - YouTube

 

Hi ux32vdssd, you created a nice config! Could you measure the your boot time from pressing the Power button to HDD/SSD light going out, meaning everything has loaded? You know what i mean, it just blinks afterwards sometimes, not constantly loading services, etc. Thanks!

 

looks like something is looping but without more specifics at what you did or what we are looking at, who knows?

 

Already disabled sys restore, also it was an odd issue, Windows explorer crashed each time you opened the Start menu... Figured it was best to just restore the image I made .... Nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure

 

Question for the UX32VD people. I received mine yesterday and I have a couple questions / concerns.

First, I know this device has two fans, yet I have never heard the second fan turn on. The only one I hear is the left fan. I have even ran Diablo 3 and furmark on here to heat up the GPU and the second (right) fan never spins up.

Second, I have an issue with fan noise. The left fan will be completely off and the laptop is silent. Then it will spin up and be very obvious, sometimes it will run for a few seconds, other times it's minutes on end. There is no variation in it's speed or sound levels even while under heavy loads. There was a point when the fan was running at a lower rpm and appeared to be variable but that behavior has since stopped and replaced with just an on / off state.

 

My UX31A display also came set at 40Hz refresh rate. Switched it to 60Hz.

I really want to remove a lot of these Asus programs, are any of them useful?

 

Nice to get some input about the fan on the stock Windows 7 install. I've noticed the exact same behavior but with only the right fan spinning. This is with Windows 7 installed on the integrated SSD, and all drivers installed.

The fan sometimes spins up to an audible level and dies right after - a second later. Sometimes after running intensive tasks it continues running the fans on high rpm until the CPU is cooled down to way under normal levels (down to even 30c or so on the CPU!). One time it even got stuck on max rpm and wouldn't stop until I rebooted the laptop.

Asus need to fix the BIOS asap. The fan behavior is not coded right. I'll email them on monday.

The guide for installing Windows 7 on the integrated 32GB iSSD is now up! Check the thread on the main Asus subforum.

It's not updated with a driver installation guide though, I'll try to write that soon. Also keep in mind that it's the first version of the guide so it might have some sections that will be rewritten.

 

For those of us who wandered in from Google and didn't know this place had other threads, a direct link http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...indows-7-integrated-32gb-ssd.html#post8642587

 

Asus Zenbook UX32VD Teardown, SSD Upgrade, Ram Upgrade, Gaming Benchmark, and Review - YouTube

For those that want to see gaming performance and a teardown of the UX32VD. Not sure if its been posted before though.

 

Is it just the 32VD with this or does the 31A have this problem too?

 

Awesome, thanks for this!

 

Sigh I'm not trying to deal with fan bull on a brand new laptop. If this is the case I'm going to return it ASAP. Why would they release a laptop that has these issues?

 

no is not flush in my ux31a

 

On my 32VD with original Asus install of Windows 64bit I keep getting random Application crashes with error:

Appcrash Kernelbase

This happened when I had 4 Gb of Ram and is still happening now with 10GB.

Winows explorer seems to be the mail culprit but when it crashes Photoshop CS6 usually goes with it with the same error.

Any suggestions ??

 

I get my UX32VD I hope I don't get a lemon. Anyone here have their UX32VD and no problems.

 

Thanks for checking! How much of the card is jutting out? More than 0.5 inches/1cm?

 

I had issues with stability as well (even with original install, but not that bad), just wipe the device clean, reinstall, don't install the Virtual Touch driver from Asus.

First though, run the backup utility to burn recovery .ISOs

 

What brand & model memory are you using?

 

Received my UX32VD-DB71 from amazon yesterday. My samsung 830 256GB SSD and 8GB corsair vengeance will be here soon and I'm going do a fresh install of windows at that time.

Initial Observations:

The screen is beautiful, absolutely no dead or stuck pixels and super bright. There is some light bleeding noticeable only on black backgrounds with the brightness on max, but I can live with this. Perhaps my eyes are just good, but I feel no need to turn on scaling, I prefer smaller icons and text anyways. I did change the refresh rate from 40hz to 60hz and it looks so much better. Would they have it at 40hz to save battery? Is that possible?

The keyboard feels very nice, I notice no flex with normal to slightly hard typing. I saw the German unboxing video with the flex and I can confirm that the guy was pressing stupid hard to cause the amount of flex. You will not run into that under normal typing conditions. The front of the laptop is a little sharp on my palm and I do hit the touchpad when typing.

With some minor settings tweaks in ELAN, the trackpad is quite responsive and the multi-touch works well. 3 finger swipes right and left work well for browser forward/back, 3-finger sweep up brings up the aero task switcher and 3 finger down shows the desktop. I turned off the inertia scroll setting and increased the scrolling speed and its perfect. Some people have mentioned that they wish they could disable the touchpad while typing, however, it is annoying for using things like the holding the space bar for the hand tool while scrolling with the pad in photoshop. A better solution might be to change the touchpad area size in the settings.

I'm actually really impressed with the audio quality and how loud the speakers can get. Way better than my XPS m1210 was with the "premium audio."

After an initial charge, I've put about 4.5 hours of surfing, youtube, pandora, netflix at medium-high brightness and about 13 hours of sleep and I still have about an hour left.

I haven't installed any major games, benchmark programs or software since I'll be starting from scratch when my SSD drive arrives so I don't have any numbers yet.

So far with the stock installed OS, it runs cool and I haven't really heard the fans at all (again, no benchmarks or gaming yet) but it is summer and I don't have an AC

The webcam looks good and doesn't seem too noisy in low light. Perhaps I'm missing it, but I don't seem to see a dedicated fn key to enable/disable the bluetooth.

If I can think of anything else, I'll be sure to mention it. And when I get my ssd/ram I'll post up benchmarks. Any games requests?

 

Someone will need to do a PROPER HDD and Ram replacement video for the UX32VD.
This one is scary: not to disconnect the battery when opening the machine... You can easily short the motherboard, and that's it then. First thing to do after removing the backplate is disconnect the battery. This guy takes the ram out (and we can assume he puts it back) while the mobo is under standby power. Scary. He does not use a magnetic screwdriver, if he drops a screw to the wrong place, the machine is bricked (shorting).
Also, you gotta be very careful with the battery, as on both sides it has the speakers attached, and their cables run to the mobo. Really small wires, easy to tear them if you don't know what you are doing. If you just move the battery to get access to the HDD bay screws, it is fine not to disconnect these speaker wires, but be careful.
Also the guy says in the video that i5 CPUs have no hyperthreading. This is true in Desktop world but not in the Mobile world. Mobile i5's do have HT. Mobile i7's have bigger cache, higher speed, otherwise not much difference.
This guy is more of an actor than a pro.
One can do a lot of damage by misinforming newbies.
His synthetic SSD benchmark is worthless, show us a boot time, or heavy application startup, something we can think with.

Rule #1 for working in a computer: Disconnect all power sources (battery, adapter, wall socket) from the machine, and then press the Power button AGAIN to short out all stored charge from the capacitors. THEN you can get to work. Pro's recommend even using a Electro Static Discharge bracelet, connected to a main metal part of the machine you are working on. Safe idea when your carpet or clothes, or chair can charge you up electrically.

(Funny story: at an office, a PC often rebooted when a USB drive was connected to it. It took me a while to realize, that the plastic floor charged up the workers, and the USB drive even made a tiny spark upon plugging in, as the whole charge was finally released through the computer! Now they have to touch a metallic heater in the room first, and then plug in the USB drive! )

 

Thanks, the 8GB I installed is Patriot Memory Signature DDR3 8GB 1600MHz SODIMM (PC3 12800) PSD38G16002S & it gives a windows experience mark of 7.2

However I was getting the same errors even before upgrading the memory so doubt its the culprit.

Questions about reinstalling Windows7:

1, As I have no external DvD Writer can I burn the recovery iso images to files and then use a usb utility to boot & install?

2,Does the reinstalled OS image contain all the necessary Asus drivers & what about the ASUS bloatware??

 

Been lurking around this thread for a while and finally have a question to ask. It says on Asus's Zenbook site that the 620m is Kepler based with 1GB GDDR5 but everywhere else says that the GPU is Fermi based with GDDR3 memory. Anyone care to clear this up? And one more thing: how hard is it to remove the antistatic foil surrounding the RAM? I'm getting mixed opinions on that.

 

So, I'm actually thinking about this laptop again (the UX32VD). BUT, I'd like some completely objective input first.

First of all, will these two things work correctly with it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231481


Second, is swapping out the HDD and RAM a pain for this? I mess around with desktop hardware often (built many gaming rigs, etc.), but I'm not as comfortable with laptops and their...tininess.

Third, any legitimate complaints about this laptop? Anything from heat issues, to build quality, to component defects?

Fourth, if I can get a Clevo P150EM (Sager NP9150) for almost exactly $1 less (yes, $1) than the UX32VD (plus the SSD and RAM), should I go for it? I know the P150EM has quite a reputation with build quality, and the backlit keyboard and superior internals (CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.) impress me quite a bit.

Thanks in advance for any input on this issue! I'm VERY likely to be buying from XoticPC.

 

half of the sd sticks, i was planning on using a 64 gb like a ssd drive but it sticks out a lot

 

Just thinking out loud here, is it possible to take the ADATA ssd from my ux31e and replace the u100 in the ux32vd and have the best of both world's ?

 

Its fermi.

 

Ubuntu users:

There's been a new wiki page started for the Zenbook Prime. I'm not sure if this applies to the UX32s or just the UX31s, but it would be appreciated if you could contribute the results of any tests you have a chance to run. Cheers!

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AsusZenbookPrime

 

never have i even been this frustrated about buying a laptop. THe ux32 i have that is set to arrive on monday has a 1080p screen upgradeable ram etc but appears to have a lot of issues. The samsung series 9 13 has a not so great screen and non upgradeable ram but the reviews appear to be positive. UGH

 

Battlefield 2: Bad Company? That's just a fun game, and while I'm sure we can run it on Max, I'd interested to hear what settings / performance we can expect if you don't mind.

Just my 2 cents, but I'd suggest not to let the early confusion get to you. People are flying blind, and this is brand new hardware. Exactly why this site is so great.

I love my ASUS G73 gaming laptop. But out of the box it had bloatware, needed updated drivers, etc. Hell, at one point the laptop got squrilly out of the blue. Reading here I found the video card bios needed an update, something I would have NEVER thought of on my own.

You can be concerned. Freak out if you want. But I've had better luck with ASUS than nearly any other brand. Motherboards, video cards, laptops, networking. They seem to have their together. And with a little time and the folks here to help... I choose to believe this will be a great purchase.

 

Hi, I'm interested in reinstalling the laptop, but not too confident with opening it up and replacing RAM etc.
Would be great if there is a guide for:
- Ram replacement
- Reinstaling Windows 7 and drivers since not sure what I need on top of the Windows 7.

 

Someone with the ux32vd, let us know if the right top corner of your track pad is very stiff and flush with the bezel. However, the left top is much softer, and is slightly below the bezel. Need to know if this normal or a defect.

 

Anybody? Getting buried back there real quick.