Posts by ewerx

I opened a ticket on the Asus website and I haven't got a reply for over 5 days. I guess I should just call them on the phone, but the problem is I am generally at work during their open hours and I can't make a LD call from...

Ok, so my problem has gotten WAY WAY worse now. My battery is ALWAYS at 0% now!!! When I unplug the AC adapter from the laptop, it turns off *instantly*. Basically the same as not having any battery at all! I called my reseller and...

Ok, just to clarify.... has anyone here who had this problem actually got it fixed yet? If so, what was the final solution? I assume no matter what, I'll need a new battery. But do I also need to replace the mainboard, or the AC...

Damn this thread is long. Here's my addition: - Got Asus Z71V on May 31 - Used almost always with AC adapter, only a few short periods on battery (no more than 1 hour at a time). Everything was fine, until... - August 21-27, I took...

I have Intel PRO/2915. I haven't installed Kubuntu yet, but I tried booting from the LiveCD. My card was automatically detected and connected to my wireless network without any intervention from me. Pretty sweet. Good idea to try the...

Quote: Originally Posted by smilepak Notebook Temperture Monitor - MobileMeter http://dssc3031.ece.cmu.edu/~tamaru...terreadme-e.htm This link seems to be broken. Can anyone point me to where I can get a...

Hi, I am just wondering if anyone has found a way to do either of these things on Z71V: 1) make the email quick access button (first one to the right of the power button) open Gmail in a browser instead. That's my primary email,...

Anyone know a way to get the new mail status light to work with Gmail Notifier?

I know there are already a billion reviews of this laptop here already, but why not another? Specs: - Pentium M 750 (1.86ghz) 533Mhz FSB - Kingston DDR2 PC-4200/533Mhz, 512MB x 2 (dual channel, total 1GB) - Seagate Momentus 80GB...

I ordered my Z71V today! - Pentium M 750 1.86Ghz - 1GB Kingston PC2-4200 (512MB x2) - Seagate Momentus 80GB IDE 5400RPM - DVD-RW Drive (I actually wanted the combo but it was n/a so I upgraded) - Intel PRO Wireless 2200...