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    Device Manager, System and Bios report different professors, P6831FX

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by zephiris, Jun 5, 2008.

  1. zephiris

    zephiris Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I have been reading these forums for the past few weeks and decided to buy a gateway p6831fx from bestbuy today. After using it for a few hours, I have noticed a funny discrepancy.

    I know this computer is supposed to come with a T5540 professor, and it says that under the device manager, but in system, in the bios, and pretty much everywhere else, it says I have a T5550 professor. Did I just really lucky? And how do I confirm what professor I have and make my computer report it consistently? Thanks!
     
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Use CPU-Z to confirm your CPU ( http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php)

    Though based on the fact that all these places are reading T5550, I am going to say you probably just got lucky and Gateway was out of the T5540's!
     
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  3. iaTa

    iaTa Do Not Feed

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    Yeah you got lucky, Gateway packed a more experienced professor inside your laptop free of charge. He even has a bigger beard.
     
    iaTa, Jun 5, 2008
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  4. zephiris

    zephiris Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I ran cpu
     
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    zephiris Notebook Enthusiast

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    So I ran cpuz and it says i have a t5550 ^^

    Now, one quick question, how do i make the device manager correctly recognize the processor?

    And one last question: when I was looking at the motherboard under cpuz, it says i have a gm965. I thought my model should be using a pm965?
     
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    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    The newer P6831FX were released with the T5550. If you do a search on some threads, you will find out that some buyers got those models.

    How much did it cost you anyway?
     
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    zephiris Notebook Enthusiast

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    It cost me $1,100. I was about to buy the 6860 when the sales lady said she saw a 6831 in the back room; it wasn't even listed on their inventory. So, I quickly snatched it up for $1000 plus tax=1100
     
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    Why didn't you buy 6860?
     
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    zephiris Notebook Enthusiast

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    Because I don't have that much money? lol... Plus the 6831 was a full $250 cheaper, and the only diff is 1 gb of ram and some hd space, insignificant to me.
     
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    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Good buy :)
     
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    Man, I got ripped off by gateway with my 172S FX!!! All I got was a processor in mine. hehe
     
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    zephiris Notebook Enthusiast

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    My condolences to the above...


    So I dug around a little more and I guess there are no downloadable drivers for the intel processors. Should I just leave the device manager to display it as an incorrect t5540 then? After all, pretty much every application I use sees it correctly as a t5550. Just want to confirm that it's insignificant, thanks.
     
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  13. Maxprime1

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    You could look at the cpu or maybe the ID sticker on the cpu if you really want to know what you have. I think your going to find out you do have a t5500.
     
    Maxprime1, Jun 6, 2008
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    On my 6860 CPU-Z identifies my processor as a T5600 rather than a T5550. From what I can tell they are virtually the same processor - something a bit different in the stepping.
     
    PBC84, Jun 6, 2008
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