i bought this used 2nd hand from a friend last week. he bought it in Aussie on june. so its like 6 months old. (another 18 months warranty) condition still great 9.5/10

btw can i send to Asus at Imbi to fix it? or DIY it myself?

yup pls post up some links for us to share2

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gamin...g-your-g73.html
http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gamin...experience.html
http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gamin...here-first.html

Here are the 3 main threads on repasting.



This a rough video on the disassembly of your G73.

What i'll do if i were you, go through the BTO video. Then, ask around, like NBR forums on how to repaste properly. Then, take it nice and slow on taking apart your G73.

If you are really uncomfortable of doing it, i think, you have to RMA it.

how long it will take if i take it to Asus at imbi? coz i just had the gc temp overheat...my proc is still good temps.

i will ask 1st and if it take long time i guess i have to repaste it myself...btw is warranty void if i disassemble it?

I think you have to ask them, and make sure they know what are they doing.

Well, if you take apart your laptop, and didnt actually ruined anything, how would they know you disassemble it. It's a pretty gray area.

i would think at least 5 working days.
Cause when i called up Asus to ask how long it would take to change my wifi card, the guy told me 3 working days

The notebook kept hang when I watched YouTube's vids. After several times of force shut down, it will appear blue screen. After that, I changed one of the RAM out of the module and it ran smoothly. For sure, this is the prob.

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Added on December 26, 2010, 10:53 pmYea. You can as long as you have confirmed that that particular hardware failed on you.

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Dec 26 2010, 10:53 PM

hm jeffery, do you know which number to call up in malaysia? cause last time i called the only answer i could get from the guy is... bring to service centre, take 3 working days. =\

ok after reading all the guide i think i have the guts to repaste my self...now just have to find suitable time to do it...

thx cheesenium...

depends on them, u can complain dvd player making weird noises. Cleaning i'm not sure but it should be free. My asus 3 years old already.

Actually, I'm not really sure as Ken Lee helped me to settle it and the Asus guy called me.

No worries, and good luck for it.

Would appreciate if you can post how you do it and the results after that.

Agree. If possible, make a vid about it.

eh btw cheesenium, ur temp 50+ idle is when u charging or not? becoz i just tested with charge on, my idle temp is 72c went up to 98c when gaming and when not charging idle temp is 60c and max load at 78c - 80c when gaming. hurmmm...but i think still its a bit high...so repaste it is

Wait, do you mean did i put the battery on the laptop?

My battery is always full, and pretty much used as a backup power supply. Always attached to the laptop.

I think i can look into the effects of having the battery on or not.

yea battery is always attached. i mean did u put the charger on while gaming? can u test it with battery only and with the charger on...it gives effect on the temp...increase quit a lot.

thanks for that tips jeffrey. btw, anyone know IMBI asus contact number? as i dont really have the guts to change the wifi card myself -- perhaps ill ask them to do. that would be free right ? and how many times we can ask the official MALAYSIA asus service center to do this replacement/re-paste etc without any charge?

and one more thing, for the RMA, is it only i have 1 time opportunitites can RMA back to asus and after that i need to pay for that.
im not sure about this, thats why i'd ask.

thanks for helps

I always put the charger on, as playing with it , i think the battery will drain very fast.

Actually it is pretty simple. I just change mine to intel 6200N and it takes less than 5 min to do it. Unless you going to add 1 more antenna with the 6300N then it is different story.

next job: going to swap the optical drive with 3rd harddisk...

This post has been edited by Adin: Dec 27 2010, 02:02 PM

yea i sort of wished the g53 was as easy to dismantle as the G73...

adin where did you get your card? i can't find one in JB....

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Added on December 27, 2010, 3:53 pmhm just got off the ASUS call centre, apparently we're not allowed to dismantle the G53jw by ourselves? Even if there is no warranty void sticker? hm... i guess i'll fix my wifi card in sydney....

@cheesenium is the service centre convient in sydney?

This post has been edited by DoubleU: Dec 27 2010, 03:53 PM

@doubleU,

No, it's not convenient at all.

It's far and located on a road that have traffic congestion daily.