Posts by Eunix

How long does eMachines/GW usually take. I am sending mine in for the overheating/shutdown problem, Media slots not working and sound and network don't work sometime on boot up ( M6811 ) I have put it off and thought I fixed the...

Ripping the heatsing off and regreasing will only help for a little while. Even with Artic Silver 5 the problem will eventually come back. I have avoided putting this puppy in that nice RMA box and will not do something drastic like...

You don't have to remove all four screws. Only the two in the middle along the back edge. There are only two screws holding the front panel down. It is amazing how fast the chip heats up. The systems will only stay on for a few...

Now that I have resolved my Cold Boot / Shutdown problem - On to upgrading the memory on my machine:... Where I live there is primarily Comp-USA and Microcenter (where I would buy memory from) and some trusted smaller mom and pop...

I had / have the following problems with my m6811:(1) Immediate shutdown on boot up.(2) Screen Flicker(3) Media Reader not working.I could deal with the media reader but not the screen flicker or the unpredictable shutdown on reboot. ...

By Whom? ------------------------------------- Previous Message ------------------------------------- I heard Gateway's being bought out. M. __________________ M60

Thanks Thunder. I had hoped that maybe GWs QC would have required ARIMA to send them better quality product. Whats driving me crazy, is that I can not get a definitive answer on the shutdown problem. I fix enough of theses things...

Since there are only a few laptop makers and most of the people OEM them, I think the major difference is in the Quality Control for the "remarketer". If GW orders the same machine as eMachines (with different logos and...

Have any of you who have purchased the Gateway 7510GX had the same problems that us m6811 owners have had? I did not have the hindge crack problem but the fan shutting down, screen flicker and media reader have all been headaches. I...

I just wanted to find out if you got a replacement machine or if they fixed the problem. I had been running smoothly until last week when the power cut out 3 times. I called emachines and did NOT have a pleasant experience. The tech...