The majority of those affected have reported seeing a Bios warning code of 53 on screen, which indicates a memory initialisation failure.
Others smelled smoke and found burn marks on the products, while one user on social media platform Reddit reported an actual fire being sparked.
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Asus acknowledged the issue in a statement on its website and warmed the fault could "affect units manufactured in 2021" with a specific part and serial number.
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Customers can also type in their serial number on
Asus's website to see if their model could be faulty.
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"The issue potentially affects units manufactured in 2021 with the part number 90MB18E0-MVAAY0 and serial numbers starting with MA, MB, or MC."