This Thread Is Dedicated To All Gateway FX Series Laptop Owners For Support And Also A Few Tips And Tricks As We Get Them
Base Specs:
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit or 64-bit)
Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor (PM965 chipset = socket P @ 667mhz or 800mhz) and (PM45 chipset = Socket P with 800mhz or 1066mhz)
3072 or 4096MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM or 4096MB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
250GB/320GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive w/ 8MB cache2
17.0" Ultrabright TFT Active Matrix (1440 x 900 - 1920 x 1200 max. resolution)
FX Design with Copper Core Accent
Intel® PM965 Chipset and NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8800GTS with 512MB of GDDR3 discrete video memory or PM45 Chipset with NVIDIA GeForce 9800GTS with 1024MB of GDDR3
8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM featuring Labelflash™Technology3
Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Web Cam
MSRP; $1,299 - $1,799 (Prices May Differ From Stores And Online Retailers)
Gateway Support Documents:
Gateway P-17 Series
Gateway P-63 Series
Gateway P-68 Series
Gateway P-73 Series
Gateway P-78 Series
Drivers:
P-6831
P-6860 - Also used for P-6831 64-bit drivers
P-171S FX
P-171X FX
P-172XL FX
P-7811 FX
Video Card Drivers
32-Bit
64-Bit
Tips & Tricks:
Reassigning the Hot-Keys
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlMo bilePCHotStartButtons1]
"ApplicationPath"=""C:Program FilesWindows Media Playerwmplayer.exe""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlMo bilePCHotStartButtons2]
"ApplicationPath"=""C:Program FilesWindows Media Playerwmplayer.exe""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlMo bilePCHotStartButtons3]
"ApplicationPath"=""C:Program FilesCyberLinkPowerDVDPowerDVD.exe""
Overclocking the GPU:
Use Nvidia System Tools To Overclock
OR
Use nTune To Overclock
Overclocking the CPU:
Not Possible Unless You Have A Intel Extreme Chip
Undervolting The CPU
Guide
Upgrade Guides
Guide 1
Guide 2
Gateway User Guides
Hardware Upgrade options:
CPU Option: Any Socket P Mobile Cpu Will Work. (Will List All Members Setup To The Bottom)
Ram Options: Any DDR2 667MHz Will Work.
Hard Drive option: Going Raid With The OEM Hard Drive You Will Need Something Like The Stock Western Digital (Serial ATA 150 8MB cache).
For The Best Performance I Recommend 2 x 200GB 7200RPM 16MB Serial ATA 300 Drives.
Members Setups:
If You Have This Laptop. Post Your Specs And 3Dmark06 Score (I'll Add It To This Post)
(1) Freak: Gateway P-173 XL FX / 2x 200GB 7200RPM Raid0 / 4GB 667MHz Ram / Intel C2D X9000 @ 3GHz / 8800m GTS / Vista Ultimate (64-bit) SP1 - 3Dmark06 = 9738
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