Any manual for dismantling the P6831?

So I've had my P6831fx for a while now and I want to as5 it. I have a fetish for low temps! (not really but yea)

I know DELL has their manuals online but does gateway do that also? I've seen some user made picture/instructions but those are about swapping ram which is on the outside but cpu and gpu are on the inside which is completely different.

Anyways, if anyone has a manual to link me do tell! *keeps as5 in my sheath*

 

I haven't seen a manual that details a full disassemble. However, here is a thread that does show some partial disassembly:

http://www.notebookforums.com/thread212385.html

 

Thanks, I see a cpu upgrade section. However I'm also interested in messing with the gpu (as5), are there any guides on that?

 

putting AS on the GPU is a whole different story. The main problem is that the GPU is attached to the heatsink using some sort of foam as thermal transfer material. If you remove the foam, the heatsink would not touch the GPU at all!!! I don't know why they did not just design it similar to the CPU TIM.

Here's a pic when I upgraded to a T9300. notice the thick white foamy material on the upper left

 

That foam material is a thermal pad, and that isn't on the GPU but on the northbridge. The GPU is on the right side of the laptop when flipped over, you have to disassemble the whole laptop to get to it.

 

Anybody know how to disassemble the entire laptop to get to the gpu? I don't even know where to start! o.o

 

Maybe you shouldn't in that case.

 

my bad. yeah it's not the gpu. the GPU is not easily accessible on the 6831 and probably not worth the time and effort to dismantle the whole laptop just to replace the TIM

 

I may have sounded like I have no clue what I'm doing, but I have taken apart quite a few DELL laptops to apply the as5, and they all work pretty similarly. Pry off the section above the keyboard, then work your way in. However with the gateway, the construction is totally different, at least for me. But judging by what I've been hearing, I suppose it's more work than needed.

But hey, I dismantled my friend's DELL vostro 1500 because the casing had a little gap from me not assembling it together correctly the first time. So I figure if I'd go through all that hassle just for a small gap that doesn't even affect functionality, it probably wouldn't hurt to put some as5 on it. Though I'm not going to /wrist myself over this, the heat dissipation is very good on this laptop.

 

I think its more important to disassemble it because no one has done it yet. I plan on buying one tomorrow (who would have figured, they put them on sale in the middle of the week, and exactly on my payday no less!) and I will do a disassembly/breakdown and try to take detailed photos of the procedure and all of the parts.

 

Alright win32asmguy, we'll be counting on you. Many other people have said they'll do pics but haven't gotten around to it.

 

i wrote a guide of applying silver 5 on thinkpad 2 years ago, maybe it will help:
http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=24621

 

I've applied as5 to a variety of DELL laptops as mentioned in a previous post. But thanks for the link, perhaps it'll help those who are interested but don't know what the process is like.

My situation is about taking the P6831 apart to get to the gpu heatsink and less so doing the as5 part. Looking at my laptop, there is no clear indication where I begin prying. And a chainsaw is not a valid option. =p

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=224832&highlight=GPU+of+P-6831FX

Not sure if that will help, but people have been sucessful with opening up a P-6831FX.