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    M6Ne : Problems I encountered so far.

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by damao, Jul 9, 2004.

  1. damao

    damao Newbie

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    Ok I just bought the M6Ne from a local retail store. Here are the problems I've seen so far:

    1. Dead pixel, only 1 though. Luckily it's on the right side of the screen.

    2. The ESC key is not so responsive.

    3. The center of keyboard is very solid, however the right side of the keyboard is kind of shaky. Especially the PGDOWN and PGUP buttons, and some others around it. The ENTER key feels weak; it seems that the distance between the key and the layer underneath it is longer than the rest ( I am sure there is a term for it, but I don't know what it is [ :D])

    4. Rebooting problem. When I tried to open several browsers at the same time, or do multiple tasks, it reboots on its own. It's very very annoying. I suspect that it may be the RAM compatability issue, but I am no expert, so I already brought the computer to the retailer.

    So far, I am not very pleased with the product. But I am looking forward to getting it back and give it few more tries. If anybody else has experienced the same problems or others, please feel free to post it here.

    One more thing, what do you think of that rebooting problem? What might be the cause of it?


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    damao, Jul 9, 2004
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  2. mega386

    mega386 Newbie

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    i just got my m6ne the other day and i have the same rebooting problem. i can tell you what it is. HEAT!!. that damn cpu fan rarely turns, im trying to find a way to make it stay on constantly. as of yet no luck. mine runs at about 54C just using internet explorer. get the asus probe off their site, it has a temp guage. anyways i put some thermal paste on my cpu and seemed to help a little bit. good luck.

    system specs
    15.4" wxga
    64mb mobility radeon 9700
    1GB pc2700 ram
    60GB HD
    1.7Ghz Dothan CPU (745)
     
    mega386, Jul 10, 2004
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  3. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't really notice my fan that much either, maybe once an hour when web surfing etc. My CPU heat sits between 45-55C which I think is quite ok. I would be lucky to get my old desktop to stay below 60C and that had a 92cm fan on it ! So I would be surprised if 55C was causing major stability problems. Thus I think damao maybe right with the Ram diagnosis. I think someone reported a similar stability problem with their M5 which was sent with the wrong speed ram.

    Good luck with the problems and post more comments/answers if you can !
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    Underpantman, Jul 11, 2004
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