NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Gateway Notebook Forums › Gateway Notebooks › FAQ/Mod/Upgrade/Support Thread: GATEWAY P-6831 FX\ P-171S/X/XL FX
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

FAQ/Mod/Upgrade/Support Thread: GATEWAY P-6831 FX\ P-171S/X/XL FX - Page 8

post #141 of 165
7/11/08 at 4:24pm
I did not find a guide yet, but basically all the screrws on the bottom of the laptop would be a good start, I can't remember how many i did from the top side.

You would think you would hear it rattlling around in there'
and then again, your lucky it did not go up in smoke
Reply
Reply
post #142 of 165
7/11/08 at 4:24pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by templish View Post
Join just to talk to you Dave P - are you in Toronto, cause I would like to upgrade my screen and would pay you to do it for me + fine tune ... are you interested. Also can you take some pics of your laptop just cause I would love to see the difference.

Temp.
Ottawa
Reply
Reply
post #143 of 165
7/11/08 at 5:14pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
I did not find a guide yet, but basically all the screrws on the bottom of the laptop would be a good start, I can't remember how many i did from the top side.

You would think you would hear it rattlling around in htere'
and then again, your lucky it did not go up in smake
You are saying that you pulled youre FX apart? Would be nice if you could check it and write a "mini guide" about it, because there are a lot of ppl who wan't to take it apart for different reasons...1 of the meven killed his laptop:O
I was shaking the laptop, first I heard a rattling, but later it stopped...btw what does this word mean: "smake" ?

Damm, I don't want to pull my laptop apart becaus of small thing like that But it seems I will have to...
Again, please if u did pull it apart, please write a guide, a lot of people would need it. (That screws are the easy part, I can get out all teh screws but I don't know which thing I need to remove)
Reply
Reply
post #144 of 165
7/11/08 at 5:18pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by DRevan View Post
Hello there!
I was changing the CPU in my 6831FX and as if you know there are 2 spirals (or springs, I don't know the actual word) at the CPU. The problem is that the last time I checked, both was gone! I actually don't know how...I was able to find 1 of it in the free HDD space, but I can't find the other one.
Because of this I would like to remove the whole back of the laptop to check inside. Can anyone please tell me how can I do this (maybe a guide?) ? It is really important! Thank you!

If your talking about this assembly in the picture, there is only the one spring loaded screw on the end (opposite the fins) the four around the CPU are removeable, for a total of 5 screws on the assenbly
LL
Reply
Reply
post #145 of 165
7/11/08 at 6:03pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
If your talking about this assembly in the picture, there is only the one spring loaded screw on the end (opposite the fins) the four around the CPU are removeable, for a total of 5 screws on the assenbly
Yes, there is a screw with a spring on the end, but there are 2 other springs at the CPU, at the positiopns marked as "2" and "3"...1 of these springs falled in the laptop and thats why I have to take the whole back off to get this spring out.
Reply
Reply
post #146 of 165
7/11/08 at 6:12pm
so you are now missing two of the four retention springs for the CPU heatsink ?
Reply
Reply
post #147 of 165
7/11/08 at 6:18pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by dave-p View Post
so you are now missing two of the four retention springs for the CPU heatsink ?

I had 2 and yes, I am missing 1. The 1 I am missing probably falled somewhere deep inside the laptop, thats why I need to take it apart. So I could really use any guide how to do this
Reply
Reply
post #148 of 165
7/27/08 at 8:04pm
Just off topic of the missing spring loaded screws... Anybody successfully oc`ed 8800gts via software? I mean using RivaTuner or so. I am using RivaTuner v2.09 and even though it detects the clocks correctly I do not see difference in FPS after modifying it. Anybody?
Tnx,
LtR
Reply
Reply
post #149 of 165
11/23/08 at 8:10am

Wuxga Lp171wu1 Tl A1

Quote:
Originally Posted by -LuckTR- View Post
The same here. I have just installed the PHILIPS LP171WU1 17" WUXGA LCD SCREEN. First I have incorrectlly removed the GW inverter without noticing that the actual video connector is different from the LG`s one. Therefore I had installed back the GW`s one and removed the LG`s one from it`s bracket(1 screw total). From there it was a breeze. 7 levels of brightness and amazing picture comparing to the original screen...all for only $189...
What is the full part # for the Phillips LCD I noticed some are marked like this:
" LP171WU1 TL A1" or

What do the TL A1 letters designate? If I would go for a WXGA+ for the P-6080
which model LG Phillips would fit?

thanks
Reply
Reply
post #150 of 165
11/24/08 at 10:12am
Ehhhh... Did someone disassembled the entire notebook to reach the videocard? Mine is getting very hot here, but I've found so difficult to disassemble everything...
Reply
Reply
post #151 of 165
12/3/08 at 1:44am
I tried once, but it became very scarey and I stopped.

try cleaning the fans out
Reply
Reply
post #152 of 165
1/4/09 at 8:53pm
I'm not sure if someone already posted here, but I need help.
I have gateway 6860 FX laptop.
And i was wondering if there is any software i can use to adjust the fan controls. Because sometimes when i play cod4 it takes it a long time to turn on, sometimes it doesn't even turn on.
I was hoping there was a program that will enable me to let the fans run at 100% when I want them to.
I don't want to damage my computer by overheating. Please help.
Reply
Reply
post #153 of 165
7/22/09 at 10:30am
Anyone know if I can upgrade with a T7400. Its a Merom cpu - not Merom-2048, but I assume the only difference is the Merom-2048 has less cache.
Reply
Reply
post #154 of 165
7/23/09 at 6:22pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by mattsup94 View Post
I'm not sure if someone already posted here, but I need help.
I have gateway 6860 FX laptop.
And i was wondering if there is any software i can use to adjust the fan controls. Because sometimes when i play cod4 it takes it a long time to turn on, sometimes it doesn't even turn on.
I was hoping there was a program that will enable me to let the fans run at 100% when I want them to.
I don't want to damage my computer by overheating. Please help.
Unfortunatly there isnt any available software that will allow fan control on the FX series. Gateway has pretty much locked us out completely in the BIOS so we're out of luck there.

On the Upside the cooling is pretty good in the 6860. I'm running an x9000CPU and i get idle temps of 32/34 degrees and under gaming/benchmarking/stress i only get up to the mid 60's. On the GPU side i havent gotten over 74 degrees unless i'm running a hard core stress program (and you dont use those alot)

Quote:
Originally Posted by amoeba View Post
Anyone know if I can upgrade with a T7400. Its a Merom cpu - not Merom-2048, but I assume the only difference is the Merom-2048 has less cache.
Yes you can use a t7400, but why was that your choice over say a t8300/t9300 or something similiar?
Reply
Reply
post #155 of 165
8/18/09 at 8:59pm

Hi!

This is my first post. I just replaced the T7250 in my daughter's computer with a T9500 CPU.

Is there any way to change the voltage to the CPU? Can't see any way in BIOS.

Thanks for all the info.

Mike Ledbetter
Reply
Reply
post #156 of 165
8/19/09 at 5:23am
You can give RMClock a try.

cheers ...
Reply
Reply
post #157 of 165
12/1/09 at 12:22am

Gateway Model P-7085u Question

So I recently bought one of the new Seagate Momentus 500GB 7200rpm harddrives and realized my laptop may not support a drive of this size. Does anyone have any ideas on how to "make it work"?

Here are the specs on my computer.


Name: Gateway P-7805u
Screen Size: 17 inches
Resolution: 1440x900
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo, P8400, 2.26 GHz
GPU: Nvidia 9800M GTS, 1GB
Memory: 4GB DDR3, PC-8500
Hard Drive: 320GB, 7200 RPM
Video Interface: HDMI, VGA (D-Sub)
Optical Drive: DVD-RW
Media Reader: 5-in-1
Audio: Integrated HD Audio
Microphone: Integrated
Webcam: Integrated
Internet Connection Types: Modem, Wireless, LAN
Reply
Reply
post #158 of 165
12/1/09 at 5:19am
That size should work with the P-78 series. Have you tried also update the BIOS to the newest as stated in the sticky here?

cheers ...
Reply
Reply
post #159 of 165
12/2/09 at 10:38pm
Yeah I got it to work, Just had to activate the drive and give it a drive letter, brain fart.

Now on to another subject, As of today 12/01/09 any recomedations as to an upgraded screen and blu ray drive? Links would be very much appreciated.
Reply
Reply
post #160 of 165
12/3/09 at 6:57am
All you need is to browse the stickies in this Section ;-)

cheers ...
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Gateway Notebooks
NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Gateway Notebook Forums › Gateway Notebooks › FAQ/Mod/Upgrade/Support Thread: GATEWAY P-6831 FX\ P-171S/X/XL FX