Asus EeeBook X205T Frequently Asked Questions

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Asus EeeBook X205T is newly launched compact travel friendly device. I have already written a detailed review on this. You can read it in my post pros and cons of Asus EeeBook 205. In this post I am giving you some of the useful information which is directly answered by the ASUS product support team. Let us start the questions and answers on Asus EeeBook X205T.

Asus EeeBook X205T Frequently Asked Questions

Question: Is this device supports USB booting? If yes, how to enable USB booting?
Answer: In USB Storage, there has to be a UEFI applicable OS or UEFI Shell , and Security Boot in BIOS SETUP has to switch to disabled.
Question: How to reinstall the Windows 8.1 in Asus EeeBook X205T in case of OS gets corrupted because of Virus or some disc failure?
Answer: When turn on the computer, Press F9 to enter recovery OS mode or start OS recovery in Windows.
Question: Is Asus EeeBook X205T compatible with Ubuntu Linux?
Not Guaranteed.
Question: How to install applications directly in to microSD card in Asus EeeBook X205T?
Answer: When installed, if the .exe program ask you to choose the designated installing address and you can choose the address in Micro SD card. If not, than it has to be installed in build-in eMMC.

Just to recap, Asus Eeebook X205T sports 11.6 inch screen with resolution of 1366 x 768 Pixels and powered by 1.33 GHz with Turbo Boost Upto 1.83 GHz 4th Gen Atom Quad Core with 2GB of RAM. It has 32GB internal storage and supports microSD card upto 128GB. The Eeebook 205 runs on Windows 8.1. For connectivity it has Bluetooth, WiFi, 2 USB ports and micro HDMI port.

Update: My Asus EeeBook X205 got updated to Windows 10 home edition. I have been using this from past 10 days and I have not faced any issues. All the features are working good. The performance is better than before. I will share a dedicated post on how to update Asus EeeBook X205T to Windows 10 in my next post.

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48 responses to “Asus EeeBook X205T Frequently Asked Questions”

February 17, 2015

Payaswini

Can I connect external hard disk to this Asus Eeebook? Will it get Windows 10 update?

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1. February 17, 2015
  
  Aniruddh
  
  Hi,
  
  Yes. You can connect external hard disc to this device. Regarding Windows 10 update, there is no official communication yet.
  
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August 23, 2015

nicholas

my computer (x205t) turned off the wifi and I can not find the control to turn it on or off

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1. August 23, 2015
  
  Aniruddh
  
  Hi Nicholas,
  Even my Asus Eeebook 205TA has the same problem. It doesn’t even shows the wifi settings. So far, whenever i face this issue, i do restart the Eeebook. Restarting fixes this error in my case. Most of the time, there was a system updates. So you can also try restarting your Eeebook.
  
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2. November 10, 2015
  
  Moe Swe Aung
  
  my computer (x205t) turned off the wifi and I can not find the control to turn it on or off
  
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  1. November 10, 2015
    
    Aniruddh
    
    Hi Moe,
    
    Just restart your computer. It will show Wifi icon in the task bar.
    
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August 25, 2015

Terre

Hi-

My X205T won’t read my micro SD card. Do you know a solution? I have tried looking on the Asus website and couldn’t find anything. Thanks! Terre

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1. August 25, 2015
  
  Aniruddh
  
  Hi Terre,
  
  Have you tried formatting the microSD card. Sometimes, it helps. Also check with other microSD card. Mine is working.
  
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  1. August 25, 2015
    
    Terre
    
    Hi Aniruddh-
    
    My sd card works in my Asus Memo but not in the X205T. The card does not even show up as external media when I check. I used a usb thumbdrive yesterday and that worked fine. Is there a driver I have to download so the X205T reads the sd card? I am running Windows 8. Thanks!
    
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August 31, 2015

Emanuel

Hi, i have a problem, i tried to upgrade SO to Windows 10 and when starts apear error 0xc0000225, i cant boot from an usb, and F9 doesnt work, another option to boot from pendrive than the one that you mention?

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August 31, 2015

Emanuel

help, i tried to update to windows 10, downloading the installer from internet, but the problem is that when the windows restarts the first time, crashed and now i cant reboot i dont know why, there is another way to boot from the recovery, or usb?

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1. September 1, 2015
  
  Aniruddh
  
  Hi Emanuel,
  
  Please ensure that, minimum 5GB free space in your Eeebook internal storage. Then start the upgrade process. While performing upgrade process, it asked for 8GB of free storage which I have selected a hard disk via USB. The external USB works just as swap storage. Whole process took almost 2 hours in my Eeebook.
  
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September 3, 2015

Terre

Hi Aniruddh-

My original SD card was a SanDisk 16 gb. I recently purchased a Kingston 32 gb. When I first put it into the reader, the new card didn’t work. I took it out and inserted it back into the reader and the computer now recognizes the SD card. Thank you!

I have another question: do you ever get a message with a yellow triangle/exclamation point that says “your computer is running low on memory. To prevent data loss, close the following programs….”. Is it stating that I have too many programs open and that’s why the memory is low? I like to multitask….. LOL Thanks!

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September 13, 2015

huvilmar

Buy a Asus X205T not activate Windows 8 and fails the officce 365

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October 9, 2015

Aubert

Bonjour, j’ai acheter un Asus X205T il y a moins d’une semaine, j’ai voulu me connecter à un réseau wifi, le premier jour ca a marcher et depuis ca ne marche plus. Je ne comprend pas pourquoi

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December 21, 2015

Tony Man

I have a ASUS X205T and is upgraded to Win 10 from Win 8.1 and is working well.
I want to be able to boot from USB key – my BIOS version is 205 and the GOP ver. 7.2.1006, where can I get the latest version of BIOS that supports USB booting……..Thanks

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February 10, 2016

Chris

Hi, I downloaded and installed Windows 10, but forgot my password. I was not prompted to create a disk of any sort. Is there a way of retrieving my password? TIA

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February 10, 2016

awesomist7790

hey there
my eeebook is asking for 12 gb free space for win 10 installation which is impossible in this netbook can i install in external sd card without losing the genuine windows.
please help me out with this

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1. February 10, 2016
  
  Aniruddh
  
  Yes. You can. Actually when I have upgraded, I have used my external hard disc. It asks for it.
  
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February 25, 2016

David

I have restarted the computer but upon restarting the computer will not turn on. X205t. I’ve tried holding down the power button many times. I can see the green power light turn on but the screen stays black. I don’t even see the Asus boot screen and can’t even boot to the bios when rapidly pressing f2 upon booting. Only way I can tell it is on is by the green light. Please help

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June 18, 2016

Sowmya

My Asus Eee book X205TA is not detecting any removable media connected to it. Can u please help me to fix this problem?

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1. June 18, 2016
  
  Aniruddh
  
  Hi Sowmya,
  
  Have you updated your EeeBook to latest Windows 10?
  
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June 22, 2016

xavier

i load a win10 for reinstall from usb drive in uefi mode……….in the process of installation i can´t find the hard this of the asus eeebook x205ta.
thx

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1. June 22, 2016
  
  xavier
  
  can´t find the hard disk
  
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July 16, 2016

Gwyn

How do I use the @ key!? On the eee book the 2 key also has ” and @.

I cannot get @ to work!

Thanks

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1. July 17, 2016
  
  Aniruddh
  
  Hi Gwyn,
  
  You need to change the keyboard layout. Then it will work.
  
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July 28, 2016

payam

I forgot my admin password. How do I reset Windows password؟

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July 31, 2016

Ryan

I am using extensively asus eeebook x205ta with win 10 and 64GB sd card .Query can I add an external hdd using micro hdd port and how?

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August 22, 2016

Croix

I plugged in a 32 GB micro SD card into my asus x205t but I can’t take it out! What do I do?

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August 29, 2016

Nicole

Is there a way to get passed the boot menu my x205t got the Windows 10 update and only goes to the boot menu now

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September 9, 2016

Maria

Hi, Anirudh
i love my new e-book Asus X205T. Could you please advise what sd card is better to use for memory extension. There are 256GB micro sd cards available. Will it work in my e-book ok? And which brand works better? Thank you

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October 2, 2016

Harke

Recently I got an update from Window10. During a restart it took a long time and I decide to puss the power button for 10 sec. The screen became black and the power is still on and does not respond to anything. Can not turn the power off by holding the power button. I let the battery drain and hope I can continue.
Maybe I should get prepared to disassemble the notebook and unplug and replug the battery.
Please provide some help if you can.

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October 11, 2016

Faisal

I recently bought Asus E200HA mini laptop with win10 pre installed.. I have purchased a 64 GB SD card as well. I’m trying to install softwares into the SD card. I have changed the settings in the storage column to “save to SD card”. Whereas after installation, the external drive has vanished from the “MY PC/COMPUTER”.. the PC is not detecting the drive. Following which I re-checked the storage settings and the “save to SD card” is not appearing.
I have restarted many times but in vain…. :(
Please help ….

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November 10, 2016

UBER

I just bought an Asus X205TA of ebay that someone was having an issue with. It looks like people are not able to boot Windows 10 from a USB. Here’s what I did to fix this problem.
1. I used a 8gb sandisk cruzer edge USB to download Bios 212 from the Asus website here
https://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/ASUS_EeeBook_X205TA/HelpDesk_Download/
2. I updated the bios by putting the file on the USB unzipped and entering the bios pressing F2. Under advanced I selected Start Easy Flash and updated the Bios from USB.
3. After the bios was updated I downloaded the Microsoft media creation tool and created a Windows 10 32bit USB. Make sure to select 32 bit once the tool is downloaded I couldn’t get 64bit to work
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10/
4. Plug the USB into your Asus X205T and restart some people have trouble powering these off all you need to do is hold the button for a long time and it will eventually shut down sometimes you need to unplug everything including the charger. Press F2 on restart and change these settings in the Bios
– under Advanced set USB Controller to EHCI
– under Advanced set Network Stack Configuration
-Network Stack Enabled
-Ipv4 Support Disabled
-Ipv6 support Disabled
-PXE boot wait time 3
-Media detect count 3
– under boot select the USB drive for Boot Option #1
– you may need to restart the bios to get the USB to show in the boot option
5. Save changes and exit the bios then tap F10 while It reboots not sure if tapping F10 does anything but that’s what I did and Windows 10 32bit USB booted to Install. I was able to clear the drive partitions and Install a Clean Win 10 32bit.
During the Install the keyboard and track pad did not work I had to use USB plug in mouse and keyboard. After Installing the Chipset driver from the Asus website all keyboard and mouse functions came back.
I restored Default Bios settings after the install and everything is working properly I hope this helps.

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1. November 10, 2016
  
  UBER
  
  Security Boot also needs to be disabled
  
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2. March 4, 2018
  
  arvind
  
  bios version 212 is not available, not 202 is there, please tell me where is the update, in 202 ,, there is no csm support or legacy bios support
  
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3. April 10, 2018
  
  arvind
  
  worked fine, but another question sir
  
  I had a all in one version of windows 8.1 iso image and burned to a dvd
  
  and tried to boot to asus x205t
  
  through the above said settings
  
  but the laptop is able to detect the dvd of windows 8.1 all in one version
  
  and also displays the message
  
  press any key to boot from cd or dvd
  
  but after that
  
  it is not booting
  
  I want your help
  
  to boot from dvd of asus x205t
  
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January 3, 2017

Manmohan

Can i install Windows 7 in asus x205t using usb flash drive

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March 13, 2017

Ale

I have downloaded files but I’ve been unable to install them, it keeps saying installation unable to complete. I need help

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March 23, 2017

Manoj

Hi,
I recently purchase Asus EeeBook X205T and I want to change my os to win 7 , It was not showing any boot options for external device, i am trying from bootble pen-drive but it was not booting.pleas help me how to change my “OS” using pendrive.

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November 2, 2017

khan

I can upgrade win 10 cannot install properly then I recovery fogett administrator password give me solution

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March 4, 2018

arvind

I am using this x205t , please tell the instructions step by step to boot windows os

since the bios doesn’t have legacy, and csm support,

I am unable to install os

please tell me.

from pen drive partition either mbr or gpt , and steps in bios to boot

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