Asus K53SV Repair

The K53SV is a laptop released by Asus in 2011. It has a 15.6-inch (39.6 cm) screen with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels. This is powered by an Intel Pentium or Core i3/i5/i7 processor inside along with an Nvidia graphics card. You can identify this laptop by looking on the bottom for a sticker containing the model number “K53SV.” See this Asus support article for more information on how to find the model number.

The K53SV is fairly simple to repair or upgrade. The battery is external and can be removed from the bottom case by unlocking a few latches. Similarly, the memory and hard drive are located under a hatch on the bottom case which can be removed by loosening two screws. The laptop has two slots for memory and can accommodate up to 8 GB total. The hard drive from the factory is also a standard 2.5-inch SATA drive, so you can replace it if it fails or upgrade it to a much faster SSD. Venturing deeper into the laptop is more difficult, but you can follow the guides here or on YouTube for more information.

Processor

• Intel Pentium B450 or B950
• Intel Core i3 2310M or 2330M
• Intel Core i5 2410M or 2410QM or 2430M
• Intel Core i7 2630QM or 2670QM

Memory

• Up to 8 GB total
• Two SO-DIMM slots
• DDR3 at 1333 MHz

Storage

• 2.5-inch SATA hard drive
• 320 GB, 500 GB, 640 GB, or 750 GB
• Blu-ray drive or DVD drive

Graphics

• Nvidia GeForce GT 540M
• 1 GB or 2 GB of DDR3 VRAM

Display

• 15.6 inches (39.6 cm) on the diagonal
• 1366x768 pixels
• Glossy

Connections

• Three USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI port
• VGA video port
• Gigabit Ethernet port
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• 3.5 mm microphone jack

Wireless

• 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi
• (Optional) Bluetooth 3.0

Asus K53SV official product page

Asus K53SV manual download

Asus K53SV review by NotebookCheck

Asus K53SV review by Laptop Mag