Posts by inkblot78

Would the uj-825-b work as well? It's the 4X version of the DVD drive? I found it at http://www.pcalchemy.com/product_inf...products_id/44. Any brave souls out there willing to try it out and report?

Post your results when you get the processor (if you don't mind). I for one thought that the processor was soddered to the Mobo. If I can upgrade this thing, I'll be happier than...[insert analogy here]

One of the main reasons that I purchased a Gateway was because I could take it to a store for any warranty work/repairs. So now I'm going to have to send my PC off to some place and pay. This totally blows. They should compensate...

I put in a 7200 RPM HD and put Windows XP Pro, and since I did, the AV control planel on my M505x is acting goofy, in particular, the wheel doesn't work. With WinDVD 4, it only fast forwards and rewinds at 20X any ideas on whats...

They might let you open up another one and see if it has bad pixels, then exchange it, BUT, keep in mind, that when I did it, the one that they opened had bad pixel too. Also, they may make you return it and pay the restocking fee. ...

If its one M505 to another, you can just pop the drive out and put it in the new system. I've transfered my 7200 rpm Hitachi to 3 M505X's in the past 3 days and it didn't even hiccup.

I just exchanged my m505X yesterday cause it had some cosmetic damage on the case when I first opened it and got a new one that had a dead pixel (m505x number 2), and then when I went to exchange it again (I had to hassle with them over...

I SCRATCHED MY M505!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I put my M505 in the bag I carry it in, its got a padded pouch and stuff, and when I pulled it out, it had a HUGE scratch on the top! Anybody know anyway that I can mimimize or rectify...

I'm having a strange issue with my 505X... it takes it a REALLY long time to install anything off a CD. I installed Easy Media Creator 7 and it took 20 minutes or so...

Yeah, its at 95-100%. I hope its not broken. All the other LED's work...Does it only power on when its charging and stay off when full?