Laptop from a Dumpster - can I restore it?

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Hi everyone thank your time, In this video I restore ASUS K52J Laptop that was found in a dumpster. I did not believe that this laptop will work but the laptop turns to be okay, it's rare something like this. But I have one more thing that I got together with the laptop, but that is going to be in another video.
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@maurosantos666 17 дней назад

Very satisfying to see another machine saved form destruction.

@firefoxclub 17 дней назад

These trash laptop have better specs than my current laptop

@mehdiiiiiii 17 дней назад

Have*

@user-kw7fy1jw8c 17 дней назад

Same

@noproblem3500 17 дней назад

Poor thing you are

@FR4M3Sharma 17 дней назад

Atleast you have a working laptop.

@sagar_.sanchaniya670 16 дней назад

Same

@nikolaszisoudis8408 17 дней назад

I abaolutely love dumpster driving. I am dumpster diver myself. Kepp up the great work!

@iRedMCYT 16 дней назад

The case is too much broken This video is the most relaxing tech video I’ve watched… I think ever.

@watercannonscollaboration2281 17 дней назад

18:48 that flicker might be because the display brightness is adjusted with PWM on those lowered brightness levels. Great to see the whole process to get this laptop running again

@BigDrewski1000 16 дней назад

True. It could also be a low quality display too tho. A good number of displays weren't exactly the best back then. Lol

@niezzayt3809 2 дня назад

The flicker could also because of camera. Like it is possible to not seeing any Flicker in person, but only visible from camera recording

@ravn-zx5vz 17 дней назад

this is Asus x52. i have the same but with lower specs. i5 and 513 video card. it works perfectly fine today with windows 10

@drcyb3r 17 часов назад

Back in school I was dumpster diving with a good friend after school. That was about 5 years ago. You were able to find such good stuff, like MacBooks, modern phones or decent PCs. Today there are too many people dumpster diving here in Germany (even if it is illegal, but no one really cares). If you find a nice PC it was taken apart already and everything good is long gone. But you sometimes still find nice stuff like Bose bluetooth speakers (I have found two already).

@kalangototal 12 дней назад

Finding something like this here, in Brazil, would be the same as finding gold thrown in the trash. Here we generally take what we can and fix it, and generally, it comes in the worst possible state, and without working, and we try to keep it working until the machine can no longer handle it. currently, my setup is a samsung np270e5e intel celeron 847, DDR3 8GB and it was also possible to fix it, it's not complete, it's basically just the case and the motherboard, but I was able to fix it and it's working fine. Excellent work with the restoration of this equipment, good job.

@user-pm6ho4fq1d 17 дней назад

your restoration always make me relaxed

@leangxd 16 дней назад

Hello brother, good yo see you again Good video Really nice restoration

@ajwadh_ahmed 17 дней назад

your all restoration videos makes me satisfied

@Helifax19 16 дней назад

From Dumpster to Glory! Marvelous work!

@derricknyakundi1985 17 дней назад

Very professional. Nice work @Cat and Andrew

@sumilj.2962 17 дней назад

Very nice work my man!

@omarfmarquezs 17 дней назад

Absolutamente un gran trabajo Andrew, tu canal es increíble como siempre, aprendí mucho sobre restauración de equipos contigo.

@baldomar9070 17 дней назад

I love these videos of yours Andrew, I really enjoy them

@VIDSInsight 13 дней назад

Nice video, Andrew! Your computer passion and the soundtrack music is a good combo!👍

@SuperOldrocker 17 дней назад

You’re simply the best

@sebastian19745 17 дней назад

I have a similar laptop (Compal NCL60) that came with Core I3-380M CPU and 4G of DDR3 RAM when I bought it around 2011. After upgrades, and yearly cleaning, I had to retire it because its keyboard started to fail. With its final configuration (Core I5, 8G DDR3 RAM), it performed very well with Windows 7 Pro x64 until last year when its keyboard failed. Sadly, I can not find a suitable keyboard and to use it with a USB keyboard makes no sense, so I retired it until I would repair it. Even being old, first gen Core CPU, HM55 chipset, integrated Intel graphics, performed wery well; I was able to browse the internet, watch RU-vid, play old-ish games. I am glad you save it.

@michaelthompson9798 17 дней назад

Coming in clutch Andrew using an Nvidia cloth to clean an AMD Radeon GPU based laptop 💻 😅😂🤣😅🤣🤣! Awesome video once again my good sir 😇🥰🤩👍

@dezhocob 17 дней назад

Yay! Another CAA video! Thank you for saving that laptop from the trash!

@adiposerex5150 17 дней назад

Great work. Very neat, clean, and careful.

@Janika1982 17 дней назад

Great job,nice laptop!👌

@kalangototal 12 дней назад

Another fact that I didn't know about this machine is that it has the pch mounted on the housing, so that it works as a heatsink for it, it's something very interesting, since in many machines here, the pch is simply left unprotected and it will overheat over time, accelerating the end of its useful life. Of course this is not always the case, some are in fact designed to work this way, but for me, it would be interesting at least, for manufacturers to have such concern with these critical components, even though the current new generation of machines are completely disposable.

@josedeoliveira6946 17 дней назад

Perfeito, nota 10. Ficou top demais 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

@markomarkovic6401 17 дней назад

Fantastic !

@Homemade-Blurb День назад

This ain't a trash. This is a treasure for many like me and us. Don't know why it was hacked and kept as trash. i7 processor with graphic card 😮 GTA 5 quite possible.

@j.lietka9406 17 дней назад

Nice find!

@elgonza7165 17 дней назад

Yes New Video!!! These Trash Laptop Asus Is Great!!! But The Alienware Mouse is Epic!!! Saludos Desde ARG!!!

@josefhajek8007 17 дней назад

very talented Andrew :)

@netsab 17 дней назад

I had same pb with an old pc with no official oem gpu drivers for windows 10, seems to be a lack of compatibilty with Win 10. Old device restoration is kind of gambing, but it's part of the game, and that's why we love it!

@jozsefizsak 17 дней назад

That was fun.

@spoidy65654 17 дней назад

Hi bro i am ur big fan from srilanka. Can u pls upload a video about old graphics cards

@andrewszombie 15 дней назад

My first gaming laptop ah memories! Alot of the issues you mentioned I had aswell with this device. For the brightness issue: this laptop is certified to work with Windows 7 and use Drivers from that era. You might be able to fix that issue by going here and select Windows 7 64 bit and downloading ATI Graphics driver some older GPUs have functions that are only available when you use the "OEM driver".

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 13 дней назад

I've tried but the display is the problem, anyway at max brightens work fine

@TheSpotify95 16 дней назад

7:40 I am amazed as to how that laptop CPU & GPU combo is still alive, with that amount of dust. Quite often, with such extreme overheating, the CPU/GPU actually fry themselves and the laptop becomes totally dead. You got lucky there, I am amazed the CPU/GPU were still working.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 15 дней назад

This is rare bro :D I got surprised when I saw that the ATI is still alive :D

@TheSpotify95 11 дней назад

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Yeah I was surprised as well, most of the time when I see videos about laptop with that much dust (all of the heat fins are blocked) it's because the owner has brought it in for repair as it doesn't turn on. That means dead CPU or dead GPU (or both)! You got really lucky with that one... :D

@brine_cocks 17 дней назад

Another thing you could do to improve it is put a AXE3000H (intel AX210 chip) wifi card in. I did this with a very similar Asus X52F and it works great. Otherwise, great work restoring a good old laptop!

@mr.technologysilva8856 13 дней назад

I keep finding i7 4790 systems, i found an i7 3770, an nvidia gt650, lots of radeon cards, an nvidia quadro, some old optiplex system with a pentium 4, unfortunately that one was water damaged tho, but i took the motherboard, a gpu, ram, and a hdd i got in a box of hdds that i had got for free, and built a pc with it all. It works great, i psired it with a CRT that i found in the trash and restored, along with an old keyboard, put it next to my bed, and now i can browse the web from my bed without chargung my laptop, or running power cords, its just always there

@t2yber 17 дней назад

5:56 you are so real for that

@scottstamm7022 17 дней назад

What do you do with all these laptops? Sell them?

@laurencejohnson4106 15 дней назад

An excellent restoration!👍👍 I also restore older computers and I find that they perform much better with a Linux OS., installed, I usually install Linux Mint Mate or Zorin OS., on 64 bit systems and LMDE 6 on 32 bit systems, I'm also trying Sparky Linux Mate on a spare computer and it works well so far. Support for Windows 10 ends on October 14, 2025 and masses of computers will not be able to run Windows 11 unless a work around is used.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 13 дней назад

With 10 support end, all is going to be upside down, the 11 is still too bad :D Linux is far better than 11

@laurencejohnson4106 13 дней назад

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Yes, I concur and In my opinion, Linux is the way to go and I have been using Linux Mint Mate as my daily driver for many years now.

@uhn100 14 дней назад

That was a stunning repair from a dumpster excellent Andrew could you tell me the name of the music you play during repair I really like it thank you for sharing this video best regards Andy Allen.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 13 дней назад

Thank youu bro, here is the link from the song ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B9kmcigMv-M.html

@uhn100 13 дней назад

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew Thank you so much for the Link Andy Allen.

@semexdaniel9578 15 дней назад

The hardware transformer is here again

@shocknaw 17 дней назад

it appears you did restore it

@jenthodemonie 11 дней назад

I have the bigger brother of this laptop, an Asus K72Jr, very nice laptop, with an ssd and 8 gigs of ram, it’s my daily driver. Also your display is not broken, it’s a driver issue amd never fixed and it’s present from windows 8 onwards.

@christianbergener 12 дней назад

I got 3 notebooks for free: Dell Vostro 1510, HP Elitebook 8440p and Lenovo L 420. All notebooks are running, very few things to do. I keep them for substitute.

@EastAngliaUK 17 дней назад

good laptop nice i7

@nothingtodo5987 17 дней назад

removable ram, removable cpu, removable fan cover, removable fan blade. just like my compaq cq42. 🥳

@jamesbond9294 2 дня назад

Nice video how do clean the touch pad with lot of wear safely

@TheSpotify95 16 дней назад

I have no idea how you managed to recover this from the dead. I mean, good job, most people (myself included) would have just parted the laptop out and scrapped the rest.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 13 дней назад

Mostly I fail to recover bro :D dumpster/trash pickups mostly are for parts and recycle, only 10 maybe 20% are fixable

@agentkruger 2 дня назад

GJ✨✨

@deathtrap1976 17 дней назад

l had to do something like this with my ASUS A53SJ and after spending 130€ on screen, keyboard, SSD, battery and charger IS working like a charm 😊

@ArthurReming 7 дней назад

I don't know if you noticed, but the cpu can be upgraded/replaced (it's socketed)

@VamanNeurekar 17 дней назад

One laptop's parts fit into the other's body like Transformers robots!

@idelstream2941 17 дней назад

cool

@damian9303 13 дней назад

Are you able to recycle the bare components for use in a different project or must they be harvested for their raw materials?

@abjol 17 дней назад

Nice video. What song are you using in this video?😀

@user-zx4tg2zv6v 12 дней назад

요즘 윈도우11 사용 중인데, 윈도우11이 IDLE 상태에서 윈도우10 보다 더 나은 것 같아요. 8기가면 11도 좋은 선택지가 됐을거 같은데 아쉽네요;; 😓

@dictionarsis 16 дней назад

Better off is back.

@andodigital1 16 дней назад

Typical fault in UK for trash laptops and good for me quick cleaning , replace thermal paste , somtimes Lcd replace ,gluing and sale 🤣

@gabydewilde 17 дней назад

do you get a new battery for it or could one possibly disassemble the old one?

@satsujinskazues7929 17 дней назад

can u try the portable egpu??

@VamanNeurekar 17 дней назад

New video!!

@pbehera281 17 дней назад

How u remove the fan blade. I have never able to do that..

@user-ci8zu1wx2z 12 дней назад

It would blow getting it put back together only to realize TouchPad wasn't connected. I've done it😊

@user-sx8wg8wp4m 8 дней назад

hi, you need to look for a suitable video card driver and the backlight will work fine

@navascajoshua9366 13 дней назад

Hi do u know how to fix when install graphics driver on msi laptop i will got blue screen of death

@whatteverr 17 дней назад

Toshiba/Asus's old laptop's frame is strong rather than modern laptop's brand's. also about keyboard. Really impressive, nowadays laptop's frame most of low grade plastic made & keyboard unfunctional after 2/3 years of use.

@mrdancer3855 12 дней назад

I am doing spray paint for my laptop but some crathes and stamp for lcd rubbers what I do please what I coat

@yuanchoy2 17 дней назад

❤❤

@ozdenakbas 17 дней назад

I think broken hinch to commom for this modal because I saw same problem two times

@Duraputer 17 дней назад

I believe that is a first gen quad core i7. You actually might be able to upgrade to 16gb or ram even though the specs say the maximum is 8gb. I was able to do that with a dell e6410 with a quad core upgrade.

@sebastian19745 17 дней назад

That depends on the chipset, usually the max memory is 8G. Mine, with 2x8G it would not boot and with one 8G memory it only finds 4G, depending on the RAM stick, the chipset is HM55.

@Zenefor 17 дней назад

linux mint xfce or atlasos on some of those low end laptops

@sebastian19745 17 дней назад

Why? It still kicks with Windows, its first Gen Core CPU is way better than many think. I have a similar laptop that with Core I5 was usable until last year ( with Windows 7, 8.1 and 10) when its keyboard started to fail.That is not a low end laptop, it was actually high end when it was launched. I used it with slackware with KDE for one year and I must say that it was overkill, not once I saw the memory being used above 30% and the CPU was mostly idle or at max 40-50%, similar performance to Windows 7. And yes, I have at least 10 tabs open in Opera.

@Zenefor 17 дней назад

If it's windows, then it would be good for retro games, otherwise it would be a great redundant project laptop if it had linux, like 24/7 security etc.

@TheNoblePotatoKing 17 дней назад

If there's similar content creator like you in my country also they sell the restorated devices = unlimited money

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 15 дней назад

Not all things can be sold bro, some devices are at very end of life, even after restoring the chance of something getting wrong in future are much bigger. Not fair to take someone's money and sell something that you don't know how far will last. For some stuff, yes it's okay to be sold but not all :D

@georgedonie2450 9 дней назад

Trust me...i have the same laptop the same specs...the amd gpu will become alive with every reflow haha. I buyed the X52JT/K52JT in 2019 with i3 330M and Amd 6370m gpu...with windows the amd gpu works very strange...sometimes the brightness can't be changed sometimes maked some artifacts....every time i stressed the gpu windows crashed and the gpu died...10 times i did reflows until i realise that this laptop will never work with windows BUT will work with Linux....after i installed Ubuntu in my case this laptop never overheated, never crashed and even works these days

@marcinkot2663 17 дней назад

Civilization 4 ❤

@Vuknovic_04 15 дней назад

Just use the automatic amd driver installer, it will install the latest amd drivers and even the latest control centar

@andrewszombie 15 дней назад

I've had this laptop and the brightness only works with the driver from ASUS OEM site.

@mustafasyed-ms 7 дней назад

Have you ever tried to install Linux, it is much better for this old laptop example (ZORIN OS, KDE Neon) my personal favourite.☺️

@DIPPY16 17 дней назад

That looks very similar to my Asus X5DIN

@user-ci8zu1wx2z 12 дней назад

If screen doesn't work , hook it up to a hdmi monitor and use it as a server

@chiraggaikwad15 17 дней назад

Hi bro can you please give me some advice I actually have Lenovo IdeaPad Chromebook flex 3i it's a 360° foldable laptop actually I dropped it badly and the upper part with display is damaged the motherboard is also damaged and it needs to be replaced but I live in India and there is no Chromebook part available and I have visited the Lenovo service center but they are not accepting it because they are telling it is open and giving unwanted reasons and also it is out of warranty what should I do ?

@ItChannel420 6 дней назад

Find the same model on eaby for cheep and swap working parts into your device

@puguanmanalili7275 15 дней назад

Please restore a Compaq CQ40

@BrunodeSouzaLino 17 дней назад

I don't know. That Kapton tape on the CPU and GPU looks like something which was added later, probably by the previous user. I don't remember ever seeing a bare die CPU or GPU with tape around the die. Thermal paste is not conductive anymore.

@milktoast56 12 дней назад

I've seen the kapton tape around the die on a few laptops before

@wathekghenimi9133 7 дней назад

You can ship these laptops to impoverished African countries, for example, to assist students in need. There are likely charity groups dedicated to this type of initiative.

@friendsplay4146 17 дней назад

I found pc with gpu in trash

@Fred_le_lorrain 17 дней назад

Maybe it's possible to upgrade the cpu by a better one? This laptop can replace a raspberry for 3D printing with klipper or for laser cut.

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 13 дней назад

Yes it's possible to upgrade the CPU but not worth, this i7 is good for office use

@KorAllRBare 17 дней назад

If that CPU socket can take higher performing CPU's, it would be interesting to see what CPU the Bios can recognise after it's been updated, might get lucky and even place some later I7 or I9 even 🤪 APU 👁👍

@sebastian19745 17 дней назад

No, the CPU is first gen Core and it takes from Pentium to Core I7 first gen. Only second gen Core CPUs could have been upgraded to 3rd gen Core but that depends on the BIOS if recognize it.

@KorAllRBare 17 дней назад

@@sebastian19745 Damn..

@danielktdoranie 17 дней назад

Are you using antistatic brushes? Ever consider using an ultrasonic cleaner?

@teetadajungtakoon971 4 дня назад

Omg I thought it was a same model like as my old ASUS laptop That time i still using AMD E-450 with 4gb single ddr3 1333mhz ram and wd blue 320gb hdd 😂

@grannateTY 14 дней назад

I think people throws their stuff but not becouse they are old , becouse are a BIT damaged on anything on keyboard charger or battery

@MirceaD28 13 дней назад

Imagine is Andrew is allowed to enter in e-waste center.....

@The_GamoN 16 дней назад

I have 20 liters of isopropyl alcohol😅

@bassam1985 17 дней назад

SEND!! xD

@user-cm9uj9yw8e 7 дней назад

Him: 8gb ram is enough for basic stuff Me with 6gb ram: 😐😶😶

@luck86646 17 дней назад

is very god

@benaires07 10 дней назад

And those parts can be ORDERED on Ebay for little or NOTHING!!! I do this all of the time!!! lol.

@MrRoySebastian 16 дней назад

What about you didn't even upgrade for last version processor?? What happens if I put Core i7, dual 640M latest processor. With the RAM, if it can up to (16 GB + 16 GB = 32 GB Max). It Laptop won't happen even didn't not crash it?! That I suggest recommending answers! 🤔

@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew 13 дней назад

Not worth in this case bro, I reduce the repair cost to the minimum, enough for office use. If the laptop was 3rd or 4th gen then it's okay for upgrades

@MrRoySebastian 13 дней назад

@@ComputersAndTechAndAndrew oh, Okey! Thanks man! 👌🏻

@londonjavid4499 17 дней назад

U should have installed linux mint for a faster os experience & take advantage of older hardware. Windows 10 is overweight & bloated. Mint is lean & better suited.

@TheNoblePotatoKing 17 дней назад

there's a modified version of windows 10 even windows 11 on internet...basically tweaked and debloated, its suitable for low spec laptops/pc