2020 Asus Laptop Found in the Dumpster
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2024
- Join me as we take a look at this broken Asus D509 Vivobook notebook, which I found in my local dumpster. No, it is not staged or faked. I've managed to get it working and it's been my dedicated Windows 10 computer ever since. Enjoy!
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A very heavy cat sat on it when the owner wouldn't pay attention to them.
@@reluttr2 hahaha thats an awesome theory 😂 we actually have a big old fat cat cat roaming our building 😂
I am so glad you gave this laptop a new life! This just proves so many laptops in waste still have the potential to still be used for years to come!
@@OffcialAbdulPlays I’ll definitely plan on using it for a long time, as long as it doesn’t fail catastrophically or something 🤟
Just rebuilt my own laptop 5 days ago. You are now making me think i should go dumpster dive at my local Currys PC shop and rebuild another 😂
Haha, you should definitely try your luck 🤟😂 Go for it!
Never throw out parts until you have the replacements in hand.
@@goclunker Hey, thanks for commenting! Right, but I wasn’t going to be replacing that lcd, and it was irreparable, so it went in the trash.
@@schvabek I've rebuilt many laptops that were deemed junk and sold them. It's good money.
@@goclunker I used to repair and resell MacBooks (2008-2012 generation) for a few years. I guess I could sell this one for a little bit of a profit, but I haven’t been reselling for years, and I’d rather just keep it lol
Thanks for rescuing that laptop. May it provide years of service.
As someone who used to edit on Windows and has migrated to MacOS, third party software like DaVinci (have not tried it yet) and CapCut (my software of choice) provide similar experiences across different OSs
Not me CRYING at the very end of this video... 😭 everything looked and felt so cozy and happy in the very last scene!
Fun fact- when I got the notification of your upload, I was LITERALLY cleaning a vintage solid wood coffee table I found on the side of the road a few blocks away from my house on garbage day! Took a break to watch THIS!!!
One hundred percent, I believe you that the laptop was legit found in a dumpster and not staged (with the exception of the re-enactment of course lol). I've only climbed into a dumpster once, but it was a friend's family who had a bin in their driveway while doing renos... I asked permission to take some vintage Levi's and Wrangler jeans from the bin, and they said YES! 😁
Thank you for wearing GLOVES for this project- definitely a great move! Especially for something found in the trash lol
Wow- I had NO IDEA how this video was going to develop, but it was most certainly an incredible roller-coaster that I never would have been able to predict! This may very well be my FAVORITE upload you've ever posted on this channel!
When you had the "half-laptop" (halftop? LOL) set up and running at your desk, it reminded me of a Commodore 64 where the computer is inside the keyboard and connected to a monitor... LMAO! But far more sleek! 😊
Regarding Davinci Resolve, I think it works on both PC and Mac! I've never used it, but have heard amazing things about it. If ever you needed to edit between PC and Mac on the same software, perhaps you could look into whether the projects can be edited interchangeably between either system?
Regarding your question about being able to tell the difference between the editing on your Mac vs your "dumpster PC"... I wouldn't have known if you hadn't told us! Although I will say, I did notice a nice cozy warmth in the color grading in this video, which was easy on the eyes and enjoyable to watch 😊
Congratulations on this incredible project! 😃
@@thethriftyfawn Hey, Thrifty, so nice to hear from you! Good to hear you’re still thrifting! 🤟 Glad a posted the video just in time for your break 😁
I wasn’t really indenting to have this cosy atmosphere, I mean I personally find it cosy, it is my home after all, and I’m glad you feel the same way!
Unfortunately, the minute I saw that thing in the dumpster, I knew people were going to call bullshit on it, but that’s unfortunately because the whole genre has been ruined. Even thrifting to some extent.
Anyway, so glad you liked it!! ❤️
@@schvabek Well they can think what they want- at the end of the day it takes a certain type of person to rescue something in need of TLC that was abandoned, and to actually DO what it takes to get the job done for the best possible outcome! 😃
Not only that but realistically- anyone who has ever picked up some free stuff on the side of the road or from the trash, more often than not- they are not equipped or have a free arm/hand to film it. Especially if the piece is dirty, or large and heavy lol
Don't expect the fan to always spin. Most laptops will only run their fans only when they are hot enough while some will spin the fan for a few seconds at boot up. Fan not spinning when you turn it on doesn't 100% mean the laptop is actually running or not
@@Mirra2003-f9s Yep, I realised that when it turned on without fan spin 😁 Most older laptops I work on spin upon startup, but I guess newer ones have more sophisticated fan control. Cheers!
@@schvabek modern laptops are far more efficient so that's why it runs when under heavy load
@@rchltmedia Hey, that’s probably true 🤟
That's quite crazy! I still have a 2017 Asus laptop as my spare computer for vacation.
@@ErixsonGaming Right? 😂 My main computer is also a 2017 laptop, so I couldn’t believe someone would just throw away a new laptop, but there it was.
That is crazy.
Even in broken condition surely people realise something like that is worth something.
@@lemagreengreen Right? I mean, perhaps it was a rich kid or something lol
Nice find and nice conversion. From broken laptop to Just "lap" i guess. I found a school laptop, a dell latitude 3300 in a box of junk in an alley. Fully working i just needed to reinstall windows 10 so i wasnt on education edition lol. I need to replace the thermal paste as it will overheat if i play any games on it. It smells like a smoker
@@WeatherMan2005 Hey, man, thanks so much! Nice find on your part! Always nice to hear that people still get use out of old hardware. Cheers!
😊 super dass das Gerät noch eine Zukunft hat auch wenn andere es weggeschmissen haben. So kann man es doch noch toll gebrauchen und wenn dir das reicht. Ich wäre auch zufrieden mit so einem Gerät.
Hey, danke for commenting! ❤️Yeah, even though this thing isn’t particularly high-end, I’d say it still deserves to live and perform, and I’m always happy giving hardware a second chance in life 🤟 Cheers!
i really hate people dumping things that still works. that laptop had ryzen and the previous owner just, dump it. disgraceful.
@@rchltmedia Yeah, my thoughts exactly, but I don’t really know what the situation was there. Probably a rich kid or something 😂
Probably I’ll be doing the same if I find a laptop in a dumpster.
@@wilfredoventuramoreno6544 yummy dumpster finds ❤️🤟
I found a asus laptop from 2014 for free in a mass dump event (people leave tons of useless stuff outside on their porch for the trash company or for thieves to take ) and its perfectly clean working just no charger and im typing the comment on it right now!
Hey, that’s awesome! 🤟 I always like seeing these “thrash events”, but it’s just not something that happens here where I live. Where are you from?
power button extension for a desktop, they usually come with splitters to run the original, but you will wanna chop them in half and solder onto the power button and LED, just run them out the hinge hole, then you just plug the power button in and run it to the top of your desk.
it's more effort but it would feel more complete and hidden as a solution.'
also depending on your laptop you can order an eDP to HDMI output, so you can get dual monitors on any laptop.
of course you'll be limited by your laptop's bios how high the resolution can be, but it's technically possible.
@@JessicaFEREM Hey, thanks so much for advice! Yeah, since I’ll be moving sometimes soon, I don’t think I’ll mess around with that, and it’s not too hard to reach down there for a power button. Cheers!
That pad is where the dedicated GPU would go if this model shipped with one. This one obviously didn’t.
@@EvilTurkeySlices Hey, thanks for commenting! Yeah, that’s what I figured too.
It's like the GeForce GTX/RTX x80 series, some these used to share their GPU with the Titans (like the GTX 780 and the first GTX Titan) but partially deactivated and with less, often half of the VRAM; so GTX 780s often used the same PCB but due to 3 instead of 6 GB VRAM the pads are only populated on the GPU side and the top side (where you'll often find the backplate) pads are empty.
Maybe someone like Dosdude1 could do something, he's incredible and even upgraded the soldered storage of a Apple Silicon Mac and also soldered CPUs and RAM of Intel Macs!
@@kuchenblechmafiagmbh1381 Hey, thanks so much for the info! That makes sense. Dosdude is great, and it would make for a fun project, but I don’t think I’m up for it lol 😂
Im happy for you! Take a good care of that hidden gem :))
@@sillycado Thanks man! ❤️ I will 🤟 Take care yourself!
i would use superglue on that piece of plastic that fell of on the bottom and forget it
a good usb hub and you will forget the pc
a shame it was not a r7, great save
@@betag24cn Hey, I did glue it with superglue eventually 🤟 And yeah, I got a hub installed and it works great! Cheers!
3:50 that's correct, that's where thee GPU goes, but many laptop models have a version with GPU and a version without. The board itself is the same, just without the GPU and the smaller components around it
I've had that very same laptop for quite some time (actually the 3200u but I'm yet to find a real or significant difference between the models) and it's served me well over the years :)) It originally came with an hdd but when I upgraded to ssd it made such a huge difference! I also use it for very light gaming (l4d). The only thing that is kind of disappointing is that puny heatsink. I really wish it could be somehow upgraded (I've seen the i3 10005g of the same laptop model and even though the mobo is extremely similar, it does have a pipe + heatsink attached to the fan) Also, no microsoft, I'm not going to "upgrade" to windows 11.
@@lostskull7467 Hey, that’s awesome, glad to hear it’s running well! I’ve also been thinking to maybe upgrade the fan or something, but I’ll probably just keep it this way and just watch out for the temps. Thank so much for watching and commenting! 🤟
Regarding “the trash”, are there no electronics recycling places near you?
@@lachlanlau There are, I mainly took this stuff to see wether any of it is worth repairing/keeping (and I’m super curious about that HDD). I’ll eventually recycle most of it probably.
Cool video!! Thanks !
@@neurobioboy Hey, thank you for watching! 🤟
Bro is from Croatia🔥
@@mihael7729 Jesam 😂🤘
Cool
@@schnitzelsamy Thanks! ❤️🤟
I understand man. Kinda same case for me too. 😅
@@pb_y43 old junk ❤️🤟
Google made his own airdrop stuff, and latest version of windows integrate another version of it, but it's made for Android, not sure if works with iphone
Yeah, I tried a couple of apps/websites, but it just didn’t work properly. Not a huge deal, but I do use it quite often to move files wirelessly.
I had a 2015 Asus laptop I got for free when family was cleaning out a garage and even tho the battery was dead it lasted a year and it was actually really fast
Well, have had a very mixed bag experience with my 2019 Rog Strix Scar II. A lot of 'Other Devices' in Device Manager in WIndows 11 on it. I'm typing this on a 2014 Asus X550. Workhorse.
@@bugviewgopro Hey, thanks for your input! Windows started giving me Windows 11 updates but I’d rather leave it on 10, I have no experience with Win11. Cheers! 🤟
You need to update the chipset drivers, happened to me too.
@@Justgreen89925 Good call! I’ve updated mine to the newest one from Asus’s website
@@Justgreen89925 Did that, visited Intel site and downloaded drivers. Still half dozen references in other devices. Tried a few times
Always be careful with "fan spin" as some turn on all the time and others dont and only sure way is hook up a monitor before you start and i always inspect and change the paste/pads on the CPU and GPU just as when i get a S/H engine, i swap the thermostat too and flush the block as both computers and engines, you dont know what the last owner did or didnt!!
@@xx3868 Hey, thanks a lot for advice! Yeah, I’m used on seeing the fan spin, I guess newer laptops have more sophisticated fan control. Cheers!
Nah, you did a great job, very logical approach and for someone who doesant do this much, 10/10, no criticism from me and you got it working quickly!! I can add the monitor is very helpful too as if you get a picture then blank it tells you that board is likely ok and CPU too if power lights still on ect but GPU might be toast in its layers inside so sometime picture on and not when you turn board on. Might be a hot reflow might cure a couple bad solder balls and good for months or even years , but usually GPU problems are most time permanent as the balls or layers are worn or over heated as you dont know what last owner did. Not cost effective to replace GPU as S/H ones are dicey and cost and unless its high end, you move on and salvage parts for another one. Most boards now CPU and GPU BGA so upgrades ect not really and they want you buy new one and why Apple is so rich.. "genius Bar" yeah!!..sigh...
@@xx3868 Thanks so much! Yeah, I was worried this thing might have a GPU/CPU problem, and even though I did get a couple of computers/consoles working temporarily just by heating/reflowing the graphics chip, it’s never a permanent solution. This thing didn’t have dedicated graphics, which in case of repairability is better, I guess. Thank again for commenting and cheers!
Bruh im from croatia and i realise what you typed
@@Macak2013 Ej majstore! 🤟😂
Very poor heatsink ventilation architecture.
@@SaiyedR I agree. It seems to be running fine for now, but I’m not impressed with the thermal solution on this thing.
@@schvabek I am in this laptop repair field of all kind of laptop, i saw many laptops with poor heatsink but some very low budget laptop don't even have a fan😒
Сшвабек решил стать настоящим добытчиком и тащит все домой.
Еще и в перчатОЧКАх
Я сейчас буду кипятком сцать: ебанные анус(асусэ поставили охлад для атомов/селиронов на кукурузен. Тут надо теплотрубку хотя бы(а лучше 2). Потому ему и выбоосили похоже - грелся, тротлил и снижал поизвлдительность
@@ro1934 Хлам ❤️ А перчатки тут только чтобы люди на меня не орали, а так я голыми руками вовсе не против в железе копаться 😂
@@ro1934ну мне вроде тоже показалось, что кулер какой то маленький, но комп не нагревался вовсе во время работы, я специально за температурой следил 🤷♂️
@@schvabekпроизводительность должна быть выше, чем у интела в твоем маке. Память в двуканале? И чем выше частота, тем выше производительность.
Ты себе залутал железо для моноблока самодельного или минисервака
@@schvabek мб еще теплопакет занижен (и производительность тоже считай). У меня ноут с рязанью 2200б и на нев в 1080р на макс настройках первый крайзис в60 кадров летит. Память в 2666 двуканале
Nice
Thanks, man, appreciated 🤟
Lmao @wife.
@@goclunker She’s an angel 😢❤️
@@goclunker You meant when she was taking the footage from the window, right? I thought that was funny and cute, and definitely laughed at the sneaky and shaky footage LOL 😊
@@thethriftyfawn of coarse! @schvabek got caught red handed digging through the dumpster🤣😂
Wtf is that heat sink
Yeah, it’s quite small (if that’s what you had in mind). But the computer never overheated, so I guess it works fine enough 🤷♂️
I think he meant that it looks quite odd, with those fins. I have taken apart my fair share of laptops and have never ran across one like that. Looks like the heatsink for the southbridge chip back in the old LGA775 socket days.
@@guaiqueritech huh, I guess 🤷♂️😅 To me it just looked kinda small (without any heat pipes), but I know modern notebooks have sweet f-all for cooling, so I wasn’t too surprised. Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciated! 🤟🤟
Cheap computer heatsink. This is usually how they look
bruh the dell E6430 laptop I'm watching this video on I personally pulled out from a dumpster I am currently running Ubuntu Linux on it also not the first perfect working laptop or pc I've pulled from trash stores often throw away display items and often they will work if the cord is cut just solder on a new one its really not very hard.
cool
@@antoni9682 Hey, man, thanks! 🤟
@@schvabek of course i also subbed bro, the bent frame means that a kid raged at it
@@antoni9682 Man, that’s awesome, thanks! Yep, my thoughts exactly 😂
@@schvabek yeh 😂😂
Thanks for rescuing that laptop. May it provide years of service.
As someone who used to edit on Windows and has migrated to MacOS, third party software like DaVinci (have not tried it yet) and CapCut (my software of choice) provide similar experiences across different OSs
@@guaiqueritech Hey, thanks so much for commenting! If nothing catastrophic happens to it, I’ll use it for years to come for sure!
I’ve never used anything other than iMovie and Finalcut, and I was amazed how far the free software market has evolved on Windows. Just awesome. And it’s nice to know I wouldn’t be completely lost on a Windows machine, if I needed to use that for some reason. Cheers! 🤟