how do i activate hdmi? from the option only have vga

i facing problem with my hdmi. not sure it's the hardware problem or software. I tried on TV-A, which work just fine, only after i install the latest intel and nvidia driver from asus website.
Then i tried it again on other tv, TV-B, which i fail.

After many trial and failure after failure, I concluded 2 possibility.
1. My laptop will only detect HDMI after receiving signal from tv. The problem with TV-B, is that it will only switch to HDMI input after receiving signal from laptop. So it's a deadlock.
2. I screw up my hdmi port.

I hope there is a way to force HDMI output.

Maybe you can try this.

1. Install latest driver from Asus website, update Intel graphic first, then only Nvidia (the call center girl told me this)
2. After plugin the HDMI, set the tv to get input from the lappy, then restart the lappy while HDMI still in.

Good luck

hahaha....
I think i may had the same problem when i'm testing my hdmi.
I'm using 2 diff cable. So how do we know which is which?

how do i set the shortcut button, such as media to do other stuff for me?

and...
power off vs hibernate... fight!

I use HP before, lost trust in it after 3 time have 2 change power adapter in 3 years, 1 time change battery.
For me the quality is bad.
I like the service center though, love the free coffee.

I had an Asus Laptop, using it for 5 years, no problem at all. Battery still perform.
My Hp, after 2 year, batt can only last 30 mins.

damn... now i regret getting n53sn early on. Should wait for another revise version.

hahahah... you're right...
actually when i unboxing my lappy, I was happy to see a sticker "New Revision, certified design".

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Added on May 5, 2011, 5:05 pmbtw, yesterday i plug my lappy through hdmi,

during the display of the desktop only, no program are running during that time, the Optimus light is WHITE (graphic on internal GPU), only when running other program it would turn to BLUE.
Is there anyway we can set it to all-the-time BLUE?

This post has been edited by matmon: May 5 2011, 05:05 PM

I want to reformat my lappy,
would appreciate it if anyone could make a complete list of driver.b

Maybe you're transferring many small sized <100Mb file. Try transferring big file such as >1gb movie, then you can see much stable speed.

Its like you drinking 100's 10ml of drink per glass vs 10's 150ml per glass. even though you can drink 1500ml in a minutes, the time to pickup and put down the glass also should be taken into account.

anyone tried 3d vision?