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First P-6831FX with Blu Ray Drive Upgrade

post #1 of 20
2/28/08 at 3:41am
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Hello all,

I just wanted to confirm that the P-6831FX supports this Blu Ray Drive (Optiarc BD rom BC-5500a ATA) Installation is easy, just remove your stock drive/bezel and replace with this drive.

Blu Ray movies look sweet on the FX's LCD
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post #2 of 20
2/28/08 at 6:24am
pics Brian, pics ! cool

cheers ...
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post #3 of 20
2/28/08 at 1:15pm
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Thanks Ghn. I didnt have time to take pics of the install but I can take pics of the drive installed and pics of some Blu ray movies on the FX when I get a chance. Stay tuned : )
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post #4 of 20
3/4/08 at 1:37pm
Does the screen need to be upgraded to get the full affect? I have the same one you do. My dvd drive is shot and I need to get a new one anyway.
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post #5 of 20
3/5/08 at 2:31am
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Well to get the full 1080P resolution i suppose u need the 1920x1200lcd but the stock 1440x900 LCD still looks great IMO with the 720 res.
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post #6 of 20
4/13/08 at 12:59pm
will that also work with P-171XL FX edition ? if so were can I get one and how much do they go for ?

p.s Im in u.s






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Originally Posted by Bryan'sM505x View Post
Hello all,

I just wanted to confirm that the P-6831FX supports this Blu Ray Drive (Optiarc BD rom BC-5500a ATA) Installation is easy, just remove your stock drive/bezel and replace with this drive.

Blu Ray movies look sweet on the FX's LCD
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post #7 of 20
4/14/08 at 4:20pm
Cheapest way to get one is on ebay. I personally have the Panasonic UJ-110 drive.
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post #8 of 20
4/16/08 at 3:01am
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Yes, this upgrade should work for all Gateway FX notebooks I'm curious when Gateway will add the Blue Ray Drive to their FX line since some of us already did the upgrade...
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post #9 of 20
4/17/08 at 11:24am
@SpinItch, @Brian
- guys, do u think that i can pack this blu-ray dingy in my oldie m6805 with no issue?

cheers ...
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post #10 of 20
4/17/08 at 12:56pm
dude can u tell me were u got yours ?
I cant find any on ebay - how much did u pay for it ?


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Yes, this upgrade should work for all Gateway FX notebooks I'm curious when Gateway will add the Blue Ray Drive to their FX line since some of us already did the upgrade...
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post #11 of 20
4/17/08 at 1:03pm
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@SpinItch, @Brian
- guys, do u think that i can pack this blu-ray dingy in my oldie m6805 with no issue?

cheers ...
You would need to have anydvd to remove the hdcp requirement since the 9600 isn't hdcp compliant. The only issue would be if the 9600 and the amd 64 cpu would be able to run the movie without lag. Have you tried downloading 1080p movie trailers from apple.com to see if they run lag free?
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post #12 of 20
4/17/08 at 1:11pm
gotcha - that is a brilliant tip for checking if one's system is blu-ray capable!

SpinItch, u r the man!

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post #13 of 20
4/17/08 at 1:12pm
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dude can u tell me were u got yours ?
I cant find any on ebay - how much did u pay for it ?
just see one on ebay.com item # 160228963159

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post #14 of 20
4/17/08 at 1:21pm
Will this one work with FX ???

http://www.xpcgear.com/bc5500a.html


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just see one on ebay.com item # 160228963159

cheers ...
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post #15 of 20
4/17/08 at 1:34pm
i dont know, telling u the truth.

@SpinItch,@Brian ..
would u gentlemen mind give us all the measurement specs of the optical drive? this is seeming the big missing things when chasing down replacment optical drives

cheers ...
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post #16 of 20
4/17/08 at 2:34pm
Looks like it's a standard 9.5mm slim ATA drive. Only thing you would have to do is to swap over the mounting bracket and the face plate from your stock drive.

Here is the cyberlink test for HD capability but like I said, there are ways to get around it like the HDCP part.

http://www.cyberlink.com/english/sup.../diagnosis.jsp
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post #17 of 20
4/17/08 at 5:10pm
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Will this one work with FX ???

http://www.xpcgear.com/bc5500a.html
Yes it will, that is what I have in my 6831!! Ordered from the same company, very professional!!
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post #18 of 20
4/17/08 at 8:03pm
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http://www.xpcgear.com/bc5500a.html

this is the same drive I have on my laptop! The standard 9.5MM Slim ATA drive will work. All you need now is a Cyperlink Blue Ray software playback and your good to go!
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post #19 of 20
10/3/08 at 4:05am
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Just to update everyone. This Blu Ray Drive also works on the M-6864FX laptop. So in theory this should work on all M Series Gateway's as well. If I have time.. I might right up a upgrade thread for this if there is enough interest.
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post #20 of 20
10/3/08 at 11:32am
^^ please do

cheers ...
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