Upgrade your Gateway FX P-Series Laptop with a “Blu-Ray Drive”

This Upgrade Applies to All or Most models starting from Gateway P-Series FX 6831 and P-171  S -X -XL series editions

Im using the P-6831 FX edition as a example since all Gateway FX Laptops have the same chassis

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**Please Note This Upgrade does not Apply to the GateWay P-Series FX 7805-7811 Series (DVD-Drive Interface is SATA) **

**Gateway P-Series FX 7805-7811 can use this Guide but the Blu-Ray drive has to be SATA interface Check Pic Below **

You can easily find Blu-ray Drives at Ebay or Other Vendors at price ranges between $100.00 to $200.00 depending on your taste of brand or if you want a player or burner

Also NewEgg Sells Blu-ray Burners and players too

*** Thanks for the Links ***  (Jerry Berkel)

NewEgg Sony Blu-ray Slim-Drive (Sony Optiarc Black BC-5500H-01)

NewEgg Sony Blu-ray slim-Drive Burner (Sony SATA Blu-ray Burner BD-5730S-01)

Here are Links to some Blu-ray Drive Sellers on Ebay

Battery918

FishSeller

EEShops

Kingfisher_Laptops_inc

Here are some common models of SATA drives  below

*Tray Loading Sony Optiarc BC-5500S_ SATA Blu-ray*

**(Very Rare) Slot Loading Sony NEC Optiarc BC-5600S-01 _SATA  Blu-ray**

*LG Blu-Ray Slim tray loading GBW-T10N 4X SATA Blu Ray Writer*

*Panasonic Slot Loading SATA UJ-135_SATA Blu-Ray *

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*GateWay P-series 6831FX and P-171  S -X -XL series editions Use a PATA interface Check Pic Below*

Just Remember….before you start……

P-series 6831FX and P-171  S -X -XL series editions Use a *PATA interface*

P-series FX 7805-7811 series editions Use a *SATA interface*

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Ok lets start..!!!

Step 1A

Box Arrived at Door in Fedex package “One” (Sony Blu-Ray-DVD-RW model number BC-5500A)

Step 1b

Open Box Inspect you New Blu-ray drive for any Defects (Pic Shows Front view of Drive bezel)

Step 1C

Check the Model number and Specs of your Blu-ray drive.Make sure its the right one ..

(Pic shows model number and date made and where it came from)

Step 1D

Tools are Important  Im using tools that i purchased at a local [Harbor freight]store

1 Flathead 1/8

1 phillips #0

Precision tool from Home Depot or Lowe are good

If you are really Working on your laptop i would get a good high quality set

Wiha make the best ones..:)

Step 1E

The “Laptop” Gateway FX P-6831 (Pic shows the right-side view where the DVD drive is located)

Step 1F

The “DVD Drive” (Pic shows the DVD-drive that we are going to swap with a Blu-ray drive)

Step 2A

Bottom of the Gateway FX Laptop

Step 2B

Battery removel

When working on anything with your laptop always take out your battery..

Step 3A-3B-3C

“Hidden Screw” On the Bottom right side of your laptop  there is a Rubber tab under this tab is the screw that needs to be taken out so you can “swap out” you Old DVD-drive with a New Blu-Ray drive (Pic shows where it is located)

When you have located this Rubber tab all you have to do is take you flat head screw driver and “Pop” the rubber tab this will expose your screw Make sure you keep the rubber tab on the side for later

Step 4A-4B

Unscrew the screw and keep it on the side for later

Step 4C-4D-4E

With a FlatHead Screw driver use it to push the Bracket that hold the DVD-drive (Pics 4C-4D)

Drive will pop out about half a inch just use your hand to pull the DVD-drive out (Pic 4E)

Step 5A-5B-5C

Inspect the Backend of your DVD-Drive for any defect or damage (Pic 5A show PATA interface of DVD-Drive)

Take the Bracket of the Old DVD-Drive and Swap it with your New Blu-ray drive (Pic s 5B and 5C show Bracket and two small screws)

Step 5D-5E

Place both your DVD-Drive and Blu-Ray Drive and “stack them” together just double check to see if they are the right size

(Pics 5D and 5E show both drives)

Step 6A-6B-7A-7B

“Bezel removel” One of the harder parts when swapping out drives in your laptop

The easiest way to do this is start from the end of your drive and use left hand with your index finger to pry ‘gently” the bezel and use your right hand as you hold the base of the drive.You should be able to loosen one end of the bezel and the rest of it should come off

Swap out the bezel from your Old drive and place it on your New Blu-ray drive

(Pics 6A and 6B show bezel removel and swap of both drives Pics 7A-7B show backend and front of DVD drive bezel)

Step 8A-8B-8C

Reverse everything you have done and enjoy

Just a few pics of the inside optics of the DVD drive and Blu-Ray drives

Check out the you tube Video of the Gateway FX P-Series Upgrade

Software for Blu-Ray playback

Power DVD 9.0

BD Advisor

Nvidia  Notebook Drivers WHQL recommanded

Blu-Ray Links and Useful Info

How To’s Blu-ray

Blu-Ray.Com

What is Blu-Ray??

Blu-Ray Advisor

Blu-Ray specs

Blu-ray Wiki