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    upgrading M6850FX

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Diablo, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. Diablo

    Diablo Metalhead

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    how easy is it to upgrade the processor on the gateway M-6850fx?
     
    Diablo, Jun 19, 2008
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    JDELUNA Notebook Deity

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    If it is similar to its big brother the P-6860FX, it will take 5 minutes. Yet I am not exactly sure as I only have the P-6860FX at the moment. God Bless :)
     
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  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    He made a typo, his sig states 6860, he accidentally typed 6850, which is not a laptop model.
    It is fairly simple.
    Gateway actually designed the notebook for ease of access and upgradeability. Just flip the laptop over and remove the plastic cover over the processor. Then remove the screws on the heatsink.
    Then slowly rotate the heatsink back and forth a few degrees, so you break the bond between the cpu and the heatsink.
    If you pull straight up, you may damage/destroy your current cpu.

    Then put the new cpu in, apply thermal compound, like arctic silver 5,
    and then screw the heatsink and cover back on.

    It is a very simple process.
    Just make sure that you update the Bios before upgrading the cpu, in order to insure stability and support for the faster processor.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jun 19, 2008
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  4. Diablo

    Diablo Metalhead

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    actually k-tron. i didnt make a typo in my sig or my question. i posted the question before i went to best buy today and looked at both. i asked their GM
    what they could do for me being in the military and got the 6860 for 1250 (1325 with tax)
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8790828&type=product&id=1205537513321 for the 6850
    http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8780198&type=product&id=1204332501169 for the 6860
     
    Diablo, Jun 20, 2008
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    silencer1012 Newbie

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    i have also purchased a m6850fx laptop and would like to hear the answer to this question... i would also ask if there is a processor that is recomended for such a computer.
     
    silencer1012, Aug 10, 2008
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  6. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    It should be fairly easy if the heat-sink is accessible just by removing the memory bay cover (D)....(and compare it with the bottom view of the P6860-FX (which has an easily accessible heat-sink)

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    If it is, I guess you could go upto any Penryn, but I am not sure since it does not share the same BIOS with the P6860-FX (which supports upto Penryn XE).
    You can check out the various models that share the same BIOS and see if any of them supports a Penryn or call up Gateway and clarify your doubts.
     
    Andy, Aug 10, 2008
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