Gateway FX laptop Series Thread *mods and upgrades*

[shifty22123]

Ok...Raid with these babies are fast I tell ya.



With same overclock as 32bit I got 9896 with Vista x64

http://service.futuremark.com/result...eResultType=14

[ArmageddonAsh]

any one know if Gateway will be releasing th P series in the UK

[BxAlbo1]

FINALLY GOT THIS BABY!!

Wow this thing is a work of art. Did any of you notice the obscene amount of bloatware preinstalled on this thing?

You can add me to list. Im gonna run 3dMark06 once i get this clean install out of the way.


And as for these models coming to the UK, I wouldnt be surprised if they do eventually. I'm guessing you guys are gonna have to wait a bit however.
Heres a link. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01...gts_notebook/1

[shifty22123]

Originally Posted by BxAlbo1

FINALLY GOT THIS BABY!!

Wow this thing is a work of art. Did any of you notice the obscene amount of bloatware preinstalled on this thing?

You can add me to list. Im gonna run 3dMark06 once i get this clean install out of the way.


And as for these models coming to the UK, I wouldnt be surprised if they do eventually. I'm guessing you guys are gonna have to wait a bit however.
Heres a link. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01...gts_notebook/1

I didn't even see what it came with. Once I got it I popped in the new cpu, ram and hard drive and installed Vista all over on my first startup

[ArmageddonAsh]

Originally Posted by BxAlbo1

FINALLY GOT THIS BABY!!

Wow this thing is a work of art. Did any of you notice the obscene amount of bloatware preinstalled on this thing?

You can add me to list. Im gonna run 3dMark06 once i get this clean install out of the way.


And as for these models coming to the UK, I wouldnt be surprised if they do eventually. I'm guessing you guys are gonna have to wait a bit however.
Heres a link. http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/01...gts_notebook/1

i god i really hope they do release the P series in the UK as i want either the Gateway® P-171S FX Edition or the Gateway® P-171X FX Edition

[BxAlbo1]

BSOD!

WHYY?!!

I swear i have the worst luck.

[shifty22123]

Originally Posted by BxAlbo1

BSOD!

WHYY?!!

I swear i have the worst luck.

Have you re-installed vista yet?

Added you to the list btw. Will edit your entry as your upgrades come in

[BxAlbo1]

Originally Posted by shifty22123

Have you re-installed vista yet?

Added you to the list btw. Will edit your entry as your upgrades come in

Yes i have, i downloaded the modified nvidia driver 169.09 and recovered the rest of the drivers from the gateway cd. this is the info for my bsod...

DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL

STOP: 0x000000D1 (0x00000078, 0x00000002, 0x00000000, 0x8E4351F2)

fwpkclnt.sys - Address 8E4351F2 base at 8E431000, Datesamp 4549b2f6


I read somewhere that this is a error that happens when in the process of installing zonealarm.

EDIT: just did a system restore and so far so good! i hope this thing doesnt go haywire again because i'd hate having to return it after going through the hassle of settung it up.

[shifty22123]

Wierd...I just did a windows update so that windows downloaded and installed the correct drivers for me and then had the 169.69 driver running for vista X86

[BxAlbo1]

Originally Posted by shifty22123

Wierd...I just did a windows update so that windows downloaded and installed the correct drivers for me and then had the 169.69 driver running for vista X86

Yea i made a backup of the gateway drivers and apps before reinstalling the OS. i did update a few drivers afterwards using Windows update. Btw where did you get 169.69? I couldnt find it on www.laptopvideo2go.com

Is it worth it atm to upgrade from 169.09?