Gateway FX laptop Series Thread *mods and upgrades*

[johnksss]

Originally Posted by shiarua

Oh, so it comes with 32-bit OS disc? Im planning to get the laptop through Best Buy, since I work in Geek Squad (dont laugh...lol), and I can get my employee discount on it. Maybe you just don't get the option with other Gateway laptops. I mean, as far as I have seen when I set up new Gateway laptops for customers, the only disc I see in the box is the 32-bit OS disc, since 64-bit isn't that popular yet. But yea, in any case I play on doing a complete reformat of the computer out of the box. Too much **** comes on them. I feel bad giving customers a machine with a bunch of trial crap on it lol.

yeah, well just to go run back and tell (the man) them, that we are modding them already....lmao!!

i know for sure that the 6860fx comes with this disk, but from what i hear... it's the only one. and im looking at mine right now.

[shiarua]

But you'll void the warranty....nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!


Oh wait, you voided the warranty before you bought the computer <.<

[johnksss]

lol

[Xecuter2]

I just quit geeksquad lol. ADH with emp pricing was kinda nice though, 3 years fully covered and I get a free battery and ac adapter which makes it worth it right there. If you need to repair it, just swap the stuff back, no way they will know or care. If I send it in I will send it without any hdds anyway so the only thing that matters is the CPU, and I would bet money that they would not even notice that it was changed. Best be safe than sorry though, just in case the guy repairing it decides to "replace it", I don't trust our service centers..

[johnksss]

Originally Posted by Xecuter2

I just quit geeksquad lol. ADH with emp pricing was kinda nice though, 3 years fully covered and I get a free battery and ac adapter which makes it worth it right there. If you need to repair it, just swap the stuff back, no way they will know or care. If I send it in I will send it without any hdds anyway so the only thing that matters is the CPU, and I would bet money that they would not even notice that it was changed. Best be safe than sorry though, just in case the guy repairing it decides to "replace it", I don't trust our service centers..

yeah, i was being funny for the most part..lol

but your gonna love that gateway im sure!

[shiarua]

Originally Posted by Xecuter2

I just quit geeksquad lol. ADH with emp pricing was kinda nice though, 3 years fully covered and I get a free battery and ac adapter which makes it worth it right there. If you need to repair it, just swap the stuff back, no way they will know or care. If I send it in I will send it without any hdds anyway so the only thing that matters is the CPU, and I would bet money that they would not even notice that it was changed. Best be safe than sorry though, just in case the guy repairing it decides to "replace it", I don't trust our service centers..

How come you quit? lol

[shifty22123]

Man...This thread is alive. Over 30K views and only 520 posts

Good job guys

[Gauvenator]

Originally Posted by shiarua

How come you quit? lol

He was scared of being flamed

[shiarua]

Flame on, my friend..flame on I can take it

[Xecuter2]

I quit for a few reasons that I will list, management, my services manager did what he could to save money and make himself look good, in turn, I was forced many times to work alone for a few shifts 4-6 hrs. This becomes extremely stressful when there are customers around me all day so I have to talk to all of them, and since I was alone I could not get any repairs done. People started to get pissed off rather quickly, and we had only 5 employees working there altogether. I also wanted free time since it is the summer and in turn I was getting near 40 hrs a week at times which I can not make work while I am going to school. Overall I would say the scheduling is what pissed e off the most, because I was forced into being alone and they would do stupid stuff like make me close then open the next day at 7. This happens at other stores as well apparently which is sad. They pay decent for a part time job around here so I was alright with that but for what its worth I would not do it, all the stress every time you are there is terrible, but if there are 3 people there at all times it is alright. Lastly, they would schedule us 4-6 hr shifts to avoid us taking a lunch, for whatever reason, which makes no sense to me. I forgot to mention that there is a lot of douchbaggery with other employees in the store, they are young and very... not mature.. when compared to all of the geeksquad members at our store, and that got rather annoying, reliving highschool BS again almost, except I don't put up with that garbage.