ASUS N53JN - ArchWiki

# ASUS N53JN

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Device | Status | Modules
Intel | Working | xf86-video-intel
Nvidia | Partially Working | bumblebee
Ethernet | Working | atl1c
Wireless | Working | ath9k
Audio | Working | snd_hda_intel
Touchpad | Working |
Camera | Working | uvcvideo
USB 3.0 | Working | xhci_hcd
eSATA | Working |
Card Reader | Working |
Function Keys | Working |
Suspend | Working, look bellow |

## Hardware

CPU: Intel Core i5 450M, 2.4GHz

Mainboard: Intel HM55

RAM: 4096 MB, 2x 2048 MByte DDR3

Display: 15,6" HD LED (1366x768)

Graphics adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GT 335M - 1024 MB and Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller

Soundcard: integrated Intel HDA

Network: Atheros Gigabit Ethernet Controller, Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network

Hard disk: Seagate Momentus 500GB 5400rpm SATA

Webcam: IMC Networks

Touchpad: Elantech

## Configuration

### CPU

Works out of the box.

Follow the CPU frequency scaling guide to enable speed-stepping. Processor has Intel Turbo Boost which works out of the box, but you can't see the frequncies above 2.4GHz in /proc/cpuinfo. To see the actual frequency use i7z.

### Video

#### Intel

Follow these guides: Xorg and Intel

No problems detected. VGA out and HDMI working.

#### Nvidia

The official proprietary nvidia drivers for linux do not support Nvidia Optimus yet, but there is a workaround in the form of bumblebee. It enables the use of Nvidia graphic card via virtualgl. Just follow the instructions for setting up bumblebee in our wiki. Please note that this laptop has software switch that turns Nvidia graphics card off. You can turn it on using acpi_call.

##### Switching graphic cards

Look at ASUS N82JV page.

### Audio

Follow the official documentation: ALSA and PulseAudio

In order to make integrated speakers work add to `/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf`:

    options snd-hda-intel index=0 model=auto

And to `/etc/modprobe.d/sound.conf` add:

    alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
    alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel

### Touchpad

Follow the Synaptics guide.

### Webcam

Working, but the picture is refreshing slowly.

### Suspend

The USB unbind hook is no longer necessary as of Linux 3.5.

The laptop still hangs if you disable nVidia GPU and try to suspend! However, a workaround that works with ASUS N82JV consists in blacklisting nouveau. That still allows the user to power the card off in that laptop.

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