Trash picked, i5-powered, NEVER USED DOA ASUS laptop repair
When I spotted this ASUS in the dumpster, I figured I'd grab it to rip the CPU and display modules out of it for spares. I never actually expected it to work. let alone be suffering from such a simple fault.
It's not uncommon for newer laptops like this to appear in the trash, but I've never before seen one that hasn't suffered liquid/mechanical damage to such an extent that it's simply not worth renovating - let alone one that never saw the unforgiving fingers of an end-user. What I think happened to this one is that it was DOA from the factory or it ceased working when the extra RAM module was installed, and it was kept around for spares while other identical machines were still being serviced during the 2-year warranty.
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When I spotted this ASUS in the dumpster, I figured I’d grab it to rip the CPU and display modules out of it for spares. I never actually expected it to work. let alone be suffering from such a simple fault.
It’s not uncommon for newer laptops like this to appear in the trash, but I’ve never before seen one that hasn’t suffered liquid/mechanical damage to such an extent that it’s simply not worth renovating – let alone one that never saw the unforgiving fingers of an end-user. What I think happened to this one is that it was DOA from the factory or it ceased working when the extra RAM module was installed, and it was kept around for spares while other identical machines were still being serviced during the 2-year warranty.
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To the extent possible under law, I have waived all copyright and related or neighbouring rights to this work, according to the Creative Commons CC0 affirmer. This means that anyone is free to use this content in any manner they see fit, without my objection. However, the video may still contain copyrighted content (images, video, audio, software, etc.) that does not belong to me. WHILE I DO NOT RESERVE THE RIGHTS OF ANY PART OF THIS VIDEO, THE COPYRIGHT OF THIRD-PARTY CONTENT STILL BELONGS TO ITS RESPECTIVE OWNERS. THE COPYRIGHT OF THIRD-PARTY CONTENT IS NOT WAIVED. THE VIDEO IS PROVIDED AS-IS, AND I DO NOT PROVIDE ANY GUARANTEE OF ITS QUALITY.
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My MacBook Pro mid 2012 has that exact processor, only problem with it is that the onboard graphics doesn't support hdmi, but I noticed that one has hdmi and nvidia graphics so it must be a lot better.
This happened to my old laptop when I got new RAM's but instead of being a twat and throw it away. I actually took the time to test things out and found out that one RAM stick was corrupt.
So did you use the laptop, or did you scrap it for parts anyway?
wish people were stupid in my area, lucky if you find a soda can in the trash
Intel 3XXX i5 "must be a second gen CPU"
NVIDIA Graphics sticker on the pal rest "Must just have integrated graphics"
What are you talking about?! ๐
I need 1 i5 leptop ๐ to use it at my home . Do you have 1 more to give away???
maybe stolen..
rich people : "It's not turning on!Throw it in the garbage"
congrats on 7K subs
I used to have a K55VD. Pretty much identical only difference is it came with an i3 and windows 8
hard drives are supposed to make those noises.. it even says on some drives "rattling is normal" …
the i5-3210 is a 3rd gen chip not a 2nd gen chip
YOU will be held responsible for every time YOU used the name of JESUS CHRIST as a curse word. You better look into that.
That was Windows 7 Home Premium and it said it right in front of you 3 different times THAT IS NOT VISTA. NOT VISTA.
I found an old Compaq laptop 2/3 yrs ago in a dumpster behind a pawnshop, it had win xp on it with a 60gb HDD and 512 MB stick. it did work, to old to really be useful to me, but it was fun to mess with.
if you hate it i will take it
this guy is a dickhead !!
Dude, look how much crap came installed on this machine! That's the reason why, when i got my notebook i did a new clean installation of windows on it!
laptop repair is somewhat overvalued business – a guy would dump it than pay what they ask
Hah – I bought a K55VD i5 2.6GHz back when they came out and upgraded it straight away with 16GB RAM, a 120GB SSD and I swapped the optical bay drive for a 1TB HDD. What a piece of crap it was though. The amount of part replacements it's had over the years is disgraceful, and considering the RRP, the build quality was a little lacklustre. It may have been one of the cheaper laptops I've owned but I probably wouldn't buy an ASUS again. Hindsight, I wish I got a HP EliteBook 2570p instead back then.
This is my exact laptop! Been going strong for 4 years with a ram upgrade!
lucky bastard
lucky find ๐
OMG you removed the stickers ?????? lol
That happened to my old Emachines laptop
Asus has the least number of crapware of all manufacturers. Acer is the worst.
I so jealous still using a shit Dell i3 with 4gb RAM…
you sound like the most wise person to fix computers ever
that laptop is in better condition than mine lol
So much shit preinstalled ? Arrgh.
The first thing I do when buying a brand new pc.
Uninstall all that crap.