ASUS K55VD
| Hardware | PCI/USB ID | Working? |
|---|---|---|
| Bluetooth | Yes | |
| Webcam | Yes | |
| Touchpad | Yes | |
| GPU (Intel) | 8086:0166 | Yes |
| GPU (NVIDIA)1 | 10de:1058 | No |
| Ethernet | 10ec:8168 | Untested |
| Audio | 8086:1e20 | Yes |
| Wireless | 168c:0032 | Yes |
| Express Card Reader | 10ec:5289 | Untested |
Installation
By default, the MTRR size is not set correctly and the MDS bug is present. To set the MTRR size correctly and avoid memory loss, add to the kernel parameters.
To mitigate MDS, add mds=full,nosmt. The nosmt option disables simultaneous multi-threading so if the decrease in performance is too much, use mds=full instead.
Firmware
BIOS update
BIOS updates are only done manually:
- Download the latest BIOS image
- Plug a USB drive and format it to FAT32
- Find the USB drive's name with
- Install
- Format the USB drive to FAT32
- Copy file to the USB drive
- Restart the PC and open BIOS with
- Get to the Advanced menu
- Select Start Easy Flash
- Select the with arrow keys and enter.
UEFI Shell
Few ASUS laptops (and also K55VD) provide an option called Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device. It is not accessible by default but can be accessible by following the given instructions at Unified Extensible Firmware Interface#Launching UEFI Shell
Function keys
| Key | Visible?1 | Marked?2 | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes | Yes | ||
Fn+F3 | Yes | No | XF86Mail |
| Yes | No | ||
| Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes3 | Yes | Super+P | |
| Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes | Yes | XF86AudioMute | |
| Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes | No | XF86Phone | |
| Yes | Yes | ||
| Yes | Yes | ||
Fn+NumPadReturn | Yes | Yes | |
- The key is visible to and similar tools.
- The physical key has a symbol on it, which describes its function.
- Redirects to for some reason.
gollark: Time to pretend to be an altruist to secure rewards from other altruists!
gollark: But I think you underestimate the range of available activities.
gollark: If they really get so bored that they don't want to live, they can die or something.
gollark: Obviously also abolish aging...
gollark: We should ABOLISH (unwanted) DEATH.
See also
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