Recent content by Varwulf

I couldn't have said it better myself, really. I do like ASUS for their components, but out of the two ASUS machines I've owned, one (the one we're discussing) overheated and died a horrible, untimely death. The other, though still running fine, came with a load of driver issues and bloatware...

Yeah, I've read some of the details about this laptop too and though it was discouraging, I was fairly convinced I saved it when it ran fine for 2 weeks after replacing the cooling system. Oh well, I've pretty much been convinced it's dead, and unfortunately this has put a bad taste in my mouth...

Yeah, even with GParted booting, it still shuts down in the middle of GParted's procedure. I really don't get what's going on. I cannot say for sure if the battery is low on charge (I let it run without being plugged in, just on battery, and it ran fine. I plugged in the AC adapter just to...

Pauli, no need to apologize at all! Your tips and advice has been more than appreciated. I cannot hardly expect you to give me 100% of your time and attention, I am sure you have family and friends who are far more deserving :) Though I cannot argue at all with your sentiment regarding...

Well, now the darn thing only boots to the "Reboot and Select proper Boot device" screen then shuts down immediately. I know that Windows Updates aren't perfect, but I've never had one completely destroy a machine before. It's impossible to utilize the "fix windows update" solution you...

Well, I ended up following the advice (removing the battery for a bit, powering back up, etc). I managed to get back to Windows just fine, apart from the battery icon on the taskbar showing a red warning, saying the battery was bad/should be replaced. I ignored it since it was on AC power and...

Greetings, I have an old Asus K52J that overheated and shut down some weeks back. After replacing the worn out fan and eventually the heat sink unit and copper tubing, I finally had it back up and running perfectly for several hours after being down for a few weeks. It was running perfectly...