IceCool Palm Rest
By virtue of innovative structural design, the ASUS K50ID features the IceCool Palm Rest which cleverly positions heat-producing components away from the palm rest. This ensures the maximum computing comfort, even after prolonged hours.
Chocolate Keyboard
The ASUS K50ID features an ergonomically designed Chocolate keyboard, one which has concave key-caps that conform perfectly to the fingers. Positioned to the right of the keyboard is a full numeric keypad for effortless number input
True-to-life Graphics
Not only stylish, the ASUS K50ID is also a capable entertainer while on-the-move. It features a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GT320 graphics card for true-to-life graphics for games, videos and movies.
Crystal Clear Sound
A gorgeous 15-inch high definition LED display with a 16:9 aspect ratio adorns the ASUS K50ID for crisper visuals and brightness. Complementing this visual spectacle is SRS Premium Sound and Altec Lansing speakers, providing rich audio quality to match the moving pictures. Finally, with HDMI support, hooking up with other HDMI-capable consumer products, such as consoles and entertainment systems is simply effortless.
3rd party spec and/or corretions:
Universal Unique ID: 001DDFA8-B302DF81-38B8E0CB-4E846E9E
Chipset:
MCP79 (Mobile Variant)
Nvidia Nforce 730i chipset - North Bridge and South Bridge
Memory:
nVIDIA nForce 730i (MCP79)
Supported FSB Speeds, FSB800, FSB1066
Supported Memory Types, DDR2-533 SDRAM, DDR2-667 SDRAM, DDR2-800 SDRAM, DDR3-800 SDRAM, DDR3-1066 SDRAM
System will run DDR3-1333 memory if the memory supports down
clocking. which is awesome as you still get the low latency and can always transfer the DDR3-1333 memory to a newer system when upgrade time comes around! ~Info courtesy of Eric at crucial.com technical support!
* Maximum Memory Capacity: 16777216 MB (Four Slots Only)
- 8GB only on on 2 slot systems
* Currently Installed Memory: 4096 MB
* Available Memory Slots: N.A.
* Total Memory Slots: 2
* Dual Channel Support: N.A.
* CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
* CPU Family: Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4400@2.20GHz
* Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4400 @ 2.20GHz
* CPU Speed: 2200 MHz
BIOS INFO
AMI Bios, AMI BIOS /ACPI 2.0, Rom size 1024K, OEM Rom hole protection, Slic 2.1, SLP Info
Offset 000FE860 Valid Address Range 000FC000 - 000FFFFF SLP OEM String ASUS_FLASH,
Bios Errors
Correct CPU Socket: Socket P
Listed Socket Info: Socket 478, upgrade Socket 423 <-These values are wrong, These are left overs that
were missed when the 730i chipset was re-engineered to operate with a Socket P CPU and a faster memory
bus. Asus has yet to correct this data, as well as listing release notes for their bios updates e.g. no way to know what each bios update addresses or fixes.
Memory: No DMI data listed in bios to report max amount or type of memory, Again Asus has yet to add or update this info since chipset re-tool for this board.
Specifications
Processor & Cache Memory
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8800/P8700/P7450/T6670/T6570/T5900: 2.66 GHz - 2.2 GHz,
Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4400 : 2.2 GHz
Intel® Celeron® Processor T3100 : 1.9 GHz
Operating System
Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic
Chipset
NVIDIA MCP79D Nforce 730i
Main Memory
DDR3 1066 MHz SDRAM, 2 x SODIMM socket for expansion up to 8GB SDRAM
*Due to the 32-bit operation system's limitation, only 3GB will show up with a 4GB memory. The 64-bit operating system will not have this issue. For more information, please check Microsoft's support site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946003
Display
15.6" HD (1366x768) LED backlit,Color-Shine (Glare-type),Asus Splendid Video Intelligent Technology
Video Graphics & Memory
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT320M , 1GB VRAM
Hard Drive 2.5" 9.5mm SATA
500GB,
320GB,
250GB,
Optical Drive
DVD Super Multi Blu-Ray DVD Combo(Optional)
Card Reader 3 in 1 card reader, SD,MMC,MS
Video Camera 0.3 Mega Pixel web camera
Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN Integrated 802.11 b/g/n
Built-in Bluetooth™ V2.1+EDR (optional)
LED Status Indicator HDD activity
Power-on/Suspend
Battery Charging/full/low
Wireless on status indicator
Interface
1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
3 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
Hot Keys Function Keys:
Fn+F1 Suspend switch
Fn+F2 WLAN switch
Fn+F3 Access to the E-mail
Fn+F4 Access to the Internet
Fn+F5 Brightness down
Fn+F6 Brightness up
Fn+F7 LCD on/off
Fn+F8 LCD/CRT switch display
Fn+F9 TouchPad Lock
Fn+F10 Volume on/mute
Fn+F11 Volume down
Fn+F12 Volume up
Fn+Ins Numeric Key Pad on/off
Fn+Del Scroll Lock on/off
Fn+Space Power 4Gear
Fn+C Splendid
Audio
Built-in Intel® High Definition audio compliant audio chip <-Nvidia on some models
Built-in speaker and microphone
Built-in stereo speakers
Altec Lansing® speakers
SRS Premium Sound
Keyboard
ASUS 348mm keyboard integrated Numeric keypad
19mm full size key pitch
Battery Pack & Life
6 cells: 4400 mAh
AC Adapter
Output: 19 V DC, 4.74 A, 90W
Input: 100-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz universal
Dimension & Weight 37.0 x 25.6 x 3.1~3.55 cm (W x D x H)
2.6 kg (with 6 cell battery)
Supplied Accessories
Optical Mouse (optional) WTF!?!
Multimedia Software
ASUSDVD 6-in-1
Virus & Tool Software Trend Micro Internet Security 2009/2010
ASUS Utility ASUS Net 4 switch
Asus Power4Gear Hybrid <-useful
Asus Live Update <-??? not sure if it even works ???
Asus Multi-Frame <-Crap
Asus NB Probe + <-Crap
ASUS Life Frame 3 <-Crap
ASUS Wireless Console <-Crap
Asus Data Security Management(ADSM) <-Optional
Virtual Camera <-Optional
ASUS Splendid <-useful
Asus Screen Saver <-Crap
Fancy Start <-useful
Warranty & e-support
2-year limited global hardware warranty
*different by country
1-year battery pack warranty
On-line problem resolution through web interface (BIOS, Driver update)
OS (Microsoft Windows Vista) install/uninstall consultation
Bundled software install/uninstall consultation
ASUS software supporting
Here's the restore discs, I know there are alot of people that need these! Modded bios roms and drivers to be added soon! Also 64bit drivers only for the moment as the asus site is very slow at time, plus the upload time to our server takes time. I will try to get to the 32bit drivers this week or the next as time permits! thx for everyone's patience!
ASUS K50ID-X1 LAPTOP RESTORE DISCS:
Attention these discs are keyed to the specific systems bios that they are intended to be used with. They will not work on any other system.
Please do not reverse engineer these discs doing so is illegal, and we are not responsible for your actions. These disc images are provided
for individuals that were shafted out of getting the discs when buying a K50ID-X1 laptop after ASUS changed the included contents for this laptop.
64bit Restore disc MD5
32bit Restore disc MD5
ASUS Driver disc MD5
Torrents:
ASUS 64bit Restore disc ISO torrent
ASUS 32bit Restore disc ISO torrent
Restore Disc parts
We are experiencing some problems with the two restore disc iso's, So here's
the restore discs in parts/volumes, With recovery volumes just in case!
64bit restore disc parts
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rec1 Rec2
32bit restore disc parts
1 2 3 4 5 6 Rec1 Rec2
Manual:
e5164_k40_k50_user_manual.zip
EMI:
Cer_CCC_K40_K50_K60.zip
Doc_FCC_K50I.zip
Doc_CE_K50I.zip
Cer_CB_K40_K50_K60_M6.zip
OEM BIOS ROMS:
K50IDAS213.zip
K50IDAS211.zip
K50IDAS209.zip
K50IDAS207.zip
K50IDAS205.zip
Slic Dump:
K50ID Slic Dump.rar
FLASH UTILITIES:
Winflash_WIN7_32_WIN7_64_V2290.zip
Winflash_XP_32_2290.zip
AFLASH2_080605.zip
Chipset Drivers:
Chipset_nVidia_MCP_WIN7_64_Z512600171.zip
Chipset_nVidia_MCP_Series_WIN7_64_512600170.zip
Keyboard:
ATKPackage_XP32_Vista_Win7_100001.zip
KBFilter_WIN7_64_1003.zip