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    Gateway P-6831FX Questions

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Pentad, Feb 17, 2008.

  1. Pentad

    Pentad Newbie

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    Hello all,

    I am thinking about purchasing the Gateway P-6831FX from BB. I wanted to ask a few questions to those who either own one or might know:

    1. What is the total amount of memory this notebook will hold? I know it comes with 3 Gig but can you swap out the 1 Gig stick with a 2 Gig stick for a total of 4 gig of memory?

    2. I would like to swap the CPU pretty quick. I was looking on Newegg for an upgrade CPU (T7400 or T7600) but wasn't exactly sure the socket type. Does it use the Socket M socket? Does it use any Merom CPU with a FSB 667?

    3. Can I put two hard drives in the notebook and configure it as a Raid 0 configuration?


    Thanks!
    -P
     
    Pentad, Feb 17, 2008
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  2. allbald

    allbald Notebook Evangelist

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    1) yes you can swap.

    2) Anything socket P will be good. The T7500, 7700, T8100, T8300, T7900, T9300, T9500, X9000 and X7900.

    3) Yes its raid'able.
     
    allbald, Feb 17, 2008
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  3. amdfanboy2

    amdfanboy2 Newbie

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    I just bought it, and I was wondering if it matters if the newer cpu I buy has 65nm instead of 45nm???

    Also my cpu started overheating, and I am hoping its just the cpu that needs replaced. It is still under warranty so I might try sending it back to have gateway look at it first.
     
    amdfanboy2, Jul 17, 2008
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  4. royk50

    royk50 times being what they are

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    fanboy,

    45nm cpu are cooler and use less power
    what temps you get on your cpu (use cpuid hwmonitor) ?
     
    royk50, Jul 17, 2008
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