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    No More Crashes with the P-7811 FX Laptop

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by TipTip, Sep 5, 2008.

  1. TipTip

    TipTip Notebook Evangelist

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    To all Gateway lovers

    AnandTech have done a review on " gaming laptops"
    ( http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3396&p=1)

    in it it mentioned that the P-7811 FX had crashed several times and due to this the Sager Np9262 won the competition


    Until .................


    they updated the graphics drivers to the hacked 177.92 Vista 64-bit drivers at LaptopVideo2Go.com:

    http://laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=20271

    and after this, they said the following:

    "P-7811 FX, this is definitely the gaming laptop I would recommend for most people."

    Congtratz

    tiptip
     
    TipTip, Sep 5, 2008
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  2. MedievalZeus

    MedievalZeus Notebook Consultant

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    So I guess we should install those drivers then? =X
     
    MedievalZeus, Sep 5, 2008
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  3. jericcarino

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    wow this rocks! hopefully this also fixes issues with heat.
     
    jericcarino, Sep 5, 2008
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  4. seanno

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    Good find on that review and update. Anandtech gives much more in depth detail than most other pulications reviews I've read. It reiterates what I think most of us in the Gateway forum know. The Gateway FX series is the best gaming laptop for price conscious people.
    Seanno
     
    seanno, Sep 5, 2008
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  5. wtburnette

    wtburnette Notebook Consultant

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    wtburnette, Sep 5, 2008
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  6. MedievalZeus

    MedievalZeus Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah but a driver like this deserves it's own thread! :)
     
    MedievalZeus, Sep 5, 2008
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  7. Schmoof

    Schmoof Notebook Enthusiast

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    I concur with their findings...

    I am using the L2G 177.92's under XP x86 and Vista x64 and they work great.
     
    Schmoof, Sep 5, 2008
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  8. wtburnette

    wtburnette Notebook Consultant

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    Good to see someone has tested it as working... ;)
     
    wtburnette, Sep 5, 2008
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  9. Solitaryman

    Solitaryman Notebook Guru

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    Unfortunately the lockup issue isnt just the drivers, at least not for everybody. My second P-7811 was locking up using three different drivers including the ones they mentioned. Even after a clean os install.
     
    Solitaryman, Sep 5, 2008
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  10. MedievalZeus

    MedievalZeus Notebook Consultant

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    So I still have the factory driver.. should I update to this one?
     
    MedievalZeus, Sep 5, 2008
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  11. TipTip

    TipTip Notebook Evangelist

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    yes, because anandtech tested it and it solved the lock up problems.

    any + Rep
     
    TipTip, Sep 6, 2008
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  12. wtburnette

    wtburnette Notebook Consultant

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    The only thing I can say is replace it again. With a number of people here who have 7811's with no issues, there have to be good ones out there.

    Sorry if I haven't noticed, but do you have any issues? If so, yes by all means update the driver. If you don't have any issues, I would leave it alone. Of course, newer drivers often have better performance, so you have to take that into consideration as well.
     
    wtburnette, Sep 6, 2008
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  13. agent14

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    Well I've had mine for 4 days now and I have 0 lockups so far.
     
    agent14, Sep 6, 2008
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  14. Dragon_Myr

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    I've been using the stock 175 driver without any lockups or issues thus far.
     
    Dragon_Myr, Sep 6, 2008
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  15. Jakamo5

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    The lockups are probably application dependent based on what the GPU is doing. It's my guess that future driver updates will see less and less of them.
     
    Jakamo5, Sep 8, 2008
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