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This page contains information about installing the latest ASUS K53 K53SD driver downloads using the ASUS Driver Update Tool.
ASUS K53 K53SD drivers are tiny programs that enable your Laptop hardware to communicate with your operating system software. Maintaining updated ASUS K53 K53SD software prevents crashes and maximizes hardware and system performance. Using outdated or corrupt ASUS K53 K53SD drivers can lead to system errors, crashes, and hardware or computer failure. Moreover, installing the wrong ASUS drivers can make these problems worse.
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A complete set of drivers and proprietary utilities for laptops Asus K53SD and K53SM For Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 And Windows 8.
General information about drivers and utilities for Asus K53SD and K53SM
For full Windows experience on laptops Asus K53SD and K53SM you need to install the appropriate drivers and utilities. How to do this is described in detail in the material: . It shows in detail what, in what order and how to install it so that Windows works normally.
The drivers themselves and utilities for Asus K53SD and K53SM you can download from the links on this page. They are constantly updated as new versions are released. The update date is often indicated in the file name. To reduce size, all files were packed into 7-Zip archives. When running them, you need to specify where to unpack the contents. It should also be noted that different editions of Windows require different drivers. If the operating system is not indicated on the right next to the links, this means that the driver is suitable for Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The bit depth may also be indicated next to the links. If it is not specified, then the driver is suitable for both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x86-64) operating systems. The installed version of Windows and its bit depth can be found in System properties (Control Panel -> System).
If you suddenly have a problem with the installation and operation of this or that driver, then we kindly ask immediately Report this in the driver forum thread. To search for the desired topic, use. Pay special attention to the first messages of topics.
Software package for Asus K53SD and K53SM
You can download a set of necessary free programs for your laptop from the following links: /.
Installing Windows on Asus K53SD and K53SM
Before moving directly to the drivers and utilities, let’s figure out how to install the operating system on a laptop.
Installation procedure Windows XP on a laptop is described here: . If you suddenly have problems installing Windows XP with SATA driver integration, then try another method: . This method is simpler, but the performance of the hard drive in mode IDE will be lower. Then you will have to integrate SATA drivers into the already installed Windows XP and switch the hard drive operating mode to AHCI in the BIOS. Various problems with installing Windows XP are discussed in this forum thread: .
Installation Windows Vista And Windows 7 somewhat simpler. It is shown in detail in the materials: and. If you have any problems with the installation, please contact here: and.
About installation Windows 8 described separately in the articles: and. If you have any questions, please contact this forum topic: .
Drivers and utilities for Asus K53SD and K53SM
When the operating system is already installed, you can proceed to installing drivers and utilities. The installation should begin with the driver for the chipset.
Driver for Intel chipset
Driver information: this driver is necessary for the normal operation of various system devices such as ports USB, internal tires SMBus, memory controller, other system interfaces and so on. Its installation is mandatory. To start the installation, run setup.exe in the unpacked archive. If in BIOS option AHCI is enabled, then you can also set Intel Rapid Storage. During installation it updates drivers SATA(AHCI), and also installs a utility for monitoring the status of the hard drive. To install you need to run IRST.exe.
Driver for Intel Management Engine Interface and Turbo Boost
Description of drivers and how to install them: you need to install first Intel Management Engine Interface Driver. The installation itself is standard and should not cause any difficulties. If your laptop is equipped with a processor Core i5 or Core i7, then you need to additionally install drivers for Intel Turbo Boost. They are designed for full operation of dynamic processor overclocking technology. Intel Turbo Boost. To install the driver, unpack the archive and run TurboBoostSetup.exe.
USB 3.0 driver
Driver information: it is designed for correct operation of the port USB 3.0. Need to install.
Driver for Intel and nVidia video cards
You can download the driver for the Intel video chip using the following links:/ (Windows XP) / (Windows 7, Windows 8 and Vista)
Drivers for nVidia video card:/ (32-bit) / (64-bit) (Windows 7, Windows 8 and Vista)
Driver for Realtek sound chip
Description of the driver and its installation: it is designed for normal sound operation in a laptop. Its installation is mandatory. Along with it, a program for setting up the sound is installed, and additional settings appear in the system. If you have any problems with sound drivers, please contact us here: . Be sure to read the first message of the topic.
Driver for Atheros network card
Information about the driver and how to install: they are needed for the laptop network card. Without them, the laptop will not be able to connect to the network and access the Internet. To install the driver you need to run Setup.exe in the folder with the unpacked driver. More detailed information can be found in the first message of the topic: .
Driver for Wi-Fi adapter
Driver installation and description: it is needed to fully work with wireless networks. Without Wi-Fi drivers, connecting to a wireless network will be problematic. Depending on the configuration in these laptops, you can find adapters based on manufactured chips Atheros, Broadcom or Intel. They require different drivers. Before installation, you need to determine which adapter you have using the manual in the first message of the topic: . Only after this we install the required driver.
Driver for laptop Bluetooth adapter
Links to driver and application for Bluetooth adapter:/ (Windows XP) / (Windows 7, Vista and Windows 8) ( Broadcom) / (Windows XP) / (Windows 7, Vista and Windows 8) ( Atheros) / (Intel)
General information on drivers and installation recommendations: depending on the configuration in these laptops you can find Bluetooth adapters based on chips Broadcom, Atheros or Intel. Before you start installing the driver and program for working with Bluetooth, you need to find out whether the adapter itself is in the laptop and whether it is turned on. To do this you will need a utility Wireless Console( / ). Using this utility we turn on Bluetooth. If it is not in that utility, then most likely your laptop does not have Bluetooth. Next you need to determine its model according to the manual in the first message of the topic: and then install the required driver.
Driver for Alcor card reader
You can download the driver for the card reader using the following links: /
Description and how to install: This driver is required for full operation of the memory card reader. It doesn't work without drivers. Card reader without installed drivers Device Manager usually shown as multiple Main system devices. Need to install. Fortunately, the installation is quite standard and should not cause any difficulties.
Webcam driver
Driver for touchpad (touchpad under the keyboard)
Description of the driver and its installation process: Driver data is needed for the normal operation of additional touchpad functions (multi-touch, various gestures, scroll bars, etc.). A utility for configuring the touchpad is installed along with the driver. Determining which touchpad you have is quite simple: open device Manager, in input devices, find the touchpad. Then in its properties look for the parameter Equipment ID. For touchpads Elantech the line looks like ACPI/ETD..., and for touchpads Synaptics - ACPI/SYN...
A set of proprietary utilities for Asus laptops
Additional set of utilities: /
Description of Asus utilities and installation recommendations: for the correct operation of additional buttons, keyboard shortcuts with Fn, displays on the screen, for full operation with the webcam, for managing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters, for setting up power profiles, and so on, you need to install these utilities. Installation of utilities from the main set is mandatory. You will find more information about them here: . Problems with the installation and operation of utilities are discussed in this forum topic: .
That's all.
If you have any questions, please read first and then the corresponding forum topic. You can find it using .
For Bluetooth, download the driver Bluetooth_Atheros_Win7_64_Z740115 (172 MB), for Wi-Fi operation - WLAN_Atheros_Win7_64_Z920458(15.8 mb). For Lan you will need to download drivers LAN_Atheros_Win7_64_Z2088- 5.1 MB. As you can see, all my chips are from Atheros (some include Broadcom and Intel).
For USB 3.0 to work (USB on the left side of the laptop) you need a driver USB3_Asmedia_Win7_64_Z11440(3.42 MB)
Download drivers for the touchpad from Synaptics - Touchpad_Synaptics_Win7_64_Z153170(43.7 MB)
Additional drivers for the system as a whole: Card_Reader_Alcor_Win7_64_Z12011708443(8MB, card reader), Audio_Realtek_Win7_64_Z6016482(97.7 MB, sound drivers), Chipset_Intel_INFUpdate_Win7_64_Z9201021(2.53 MB, chipset drivers), ATKPackage_Win7_64_Z100015(for operation of additional buttons on the keyboard), MEI_Intel_Win7_32_Win7_64_Z7001144.
When the drivers are all downloaded, it’s time to start searching for the utilities that are installed by default on our laptop. Fortunately, they are present in the same place as the drivers. Open the Utilities and Miscellaneous tabs and find the following:
TurboBoost_Monitor_Win7_64_z21230— TurboBoost technology monitor (automatic processor overclocking).
Splendid_Video_K53SD_Win7_64_Z1020040— a utility for switching between monitor modes using the fn+S buttons.
Power4Gear_Hybrid_Win7_64_Z1150— a utility for advanced settings of power plans and switching between them using the fn+space buttons (the running man icon on the key).
InstantOn_Win7_64_Z2110— a utility for quickly waking up from sleep mode.
FaceLogon_Win7_64_Z100013— user identification using the built-in video camera.
To avoid having to look for spare parts to repair mobile devices, install drivers specifically for your model.
I still haven’t found a couple of software - SonicFocus for working with sound and a utility for working with the camera (launched using the fn+V buttons).
When downloading, select the link Global— Global, try to download the latest driver version.
Once you have finished downloading the package of drivers and utilities, you can reinstall Windows with peace of mind.
