fyi:

seems most spare parts are available at http://www.asusparts.eu/en/partfinder/As...

power off can be enforced holding power button for 10 secs.

also check battery / ac adapter?

for the wifi connector see

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/...

a bit complicated, but it's possible to upgrade to 802.11ac!

I actually did this recently cause I often got bluescreen with my 32vd.

First I thought the whole device was damaged beyond repair.

After a fresh install (Win 7) I simply disabled IDE/ATA Controller Channel 1 .

Considering how cheap SSDs got, thats not a big loss and works fine ever since.

Except this, I've to admit I'm surprised how sturdy this device is :)