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Y'see Tom - while you were posting your problem, good ol' Intel Dude was posting a no cost solution right above you!
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It's amazing what can be accomplished with a little patience....

It's a shame, @minisuper... If you spent some time reading past threads in this forum, you could've learned how to easily resolve your issues at no cost to yourself while avoiding "2 weeks of hell". ...

Check out http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?33059-Updated-to-BIOS-223-and-now-im-STUCK-in-Bios-Setup-SOLVED where a user resolved an issue identical to yours.

If you cannot
1) ENABLE...

http://www.sevenforums.com/bsod-help-support/211855-bsod-dxgmms1-sys.html and http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/ff558949(v=vs.85).aspx indicate several things you could try to...

What's up, doc? It looks like you ended up with a borked BIOS like others that flashed the 223 version, although you are in a worse situation that will not allow changing the necessary BIOS...

1) Are you using the proper power cord from power adapter to the outlet for your country, so the connection is properly grounded?

2) If so, is the outlet you are using for electrical power...

Check out http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?35059-Black-Screen&country=&status=. Try the CTRL+HOME Crisis BIOS Recovery procedure. If that fails, you may need to reprogram your laptop's...

http://www.service.asus.com/ states:

Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) Guarantee

A bright dot refers to a pixel with a defect in its ability to display the correct color output. Notebooks with one or...

Check out the last 4 pages of http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?29307-Another-Briked-G75/page. Folks in this thread have encountered a similar issue after saving changes to BIOS version 223. ...

Since your laptop is only a week old, @Xbcxbc's other option is the one you want to follow. You can contact your retailer and exchange your defective laptop for a new one (or get a refund).

If...

WOW! That's pretty diabolical by your ex. Better not turn your back or you might get krammed... Oops! Too late!

I was going to recommend you PM @Dreamonic on this forum. He posted a good...

That's a nice, polite, politically-correct way to put it. I say their comment about SSD's is total BS...

Unfortunately, unless you have a reseller with some pull to stand behind you, the ASUS RMA nightmares are far too common. It's probably best to withhold judgment until you actually receive and test...

This observation indicates the "horizontal lines on dark backgrounds" problem is most likely the LVDS cable itself or it's connection, or the laptop display. It indicates it is UNlikely to be caused...

Since you recently reported some sound from the speakers, it may be possible the headphone jack has a bent internal clip, causing it to behave as if headphones are ALWAYS inserted and disabling the...

That's not good you experience the tingling only when plugged in. If your outlet is not properly grounded, it has the potential to damage your laptop and YOU. We don't want to see you written up in...

Your issue sounds similar to that reported in http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?20249-Weird-faint-screen-lines-over-everything-on-G75WV-BBK5 and...

In the screen resolution Dialog, you can choose which of the monitors will be your "Main" display and contain the desktop. Try switching ths to your external monitor. Personally, I don't do this...

If I were in your situation, I'd press F2 at startup to enter the BIOS and see if the blinking power button issue persists there. This would indicate it is not an OS or software issue. I would...

The internal clip in the Audio jack may be broken or bent, causing only one channel to be heard. See http://forum.notebookreview.com/5879478-post337.html for more information.

PM cl-Albert, the ASUS Customer Loyalty rep on this forum, to see if he can assist you.

1) What type of mouse are you using?

2) Did you install software for this mouse?

3) If you remove the mouse and any installed mouse software, can you reproduce this issue?

4) If you...

I think the retailers are more concerned about customers taking advantage of the "five finger discount" on the laptop batteries...