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    p-6831fx piss me off

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Morningsup, May 19, 2008.

  1. Morningsup

    Morningsup Notebook Consultant

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    ok so i was a happy guy when i bought the p-6831fx laptop from bestbuy today, i loaded up team fortress 2 and CS:S and both played smoothly, installed some anti spyware/ anti virus program, soon i got BSoD like a hour later, it keep freezing, didn't let me install aim, it didn't let me do a clean vista install it kept freezing so overall i'm not too impress with this laptop :mad:

    now gonna return it

    sorry just venting :mad: :mad: :(
     
    Morningsup, May 19, 2008
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  2. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    try to reset the RAM?
     
    Nirvana, May 19, 2008
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  3. Morningsup

    Morningsup Notebook Consultant

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    doesnt that void warranty?
     
    Morningsup, May 19, 2008
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  4. Nirvana

    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    no, if you call Gateway tech support this is actually what they are gonna tell you to do, reposition RAM and hard drive.
     
    Nirvana, May 19, 2008
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  5. gilo

    gilo Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Inform Gateway/BB about your issue and get an approval to return it just in case you can't solve it yourself .

    Try the above suggestions as well as monitoring the temps . It could be just a software issue with Vista , I'd try to restore to factory settings ( recovery ) and then see if you keep getting the bsod .
     
    gilo, May 19, 2008
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  6. Lithus

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    Just return it and buy another one.
     
    Lithus, May 19, 2008
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    Good advice from Gilo, IMO. With a new machine under warranty, you shouldn't be expected to cope with much going wrong. Frankly, I wouldn't expend much effort trying to fix it, being impatient as I am. I expect new "stuff" to work properly. Were the machine my own, I'd take it back if reseating the RAM didn't solve the problem. Good luck.
     
    bmwrob, May 19, 2008
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  8. Divine_Madcat

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    So, let me gret this straight...

    The machine only acts weird after installing software that you only refer to as "stuff", and you begin by blaming Gateway? Did you ever stop to think that it may be the POS Vista and your software acting up, rather than a (probably) perfectly functional machine? Of course not... rational thought is such a rarity these days..
     
    Divine_Madcat, May 19, 2008
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  9. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Oh the irony.

    So, let me get this straight...

    The machine only acts weird after installing software that you only refer to as "stuff", and you begin by blaming Vista? Did you ever stop to think that it may be the software acting up, rather than a (probably) perfectly functional machine? Of course not... rational thought is such a rarity these days..
     
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  10. Johnksss

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    nice catch
    :D i was wondering what vista had to do with a clean install not installing right??

    easy enough for you to find out.
    reboot laptop and hit f8 for for vista menu
    hit esc key
    tab once
    run windows memory diagnostic
    and let us know what it turns up.
     
    Johnksss, May 19, 2008
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