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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST 17" chassis manufacturers

    Updated to latest models
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Need help opening Laptop

    Have you tried contacting PCS support? They provided me the information on how to open up my Defiance IX. I haven't had a go yet!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My New Defiance IX

    Running the Sound Blaster Atlas app and selecting a Gaming profile does seem to boost the sound quite a bit. Still a bit lightweight but I can't compare it directly to the Vortex as it's broken still!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My New Defiance IX

    Thanks, I had no idea that downloads section existed! I assumed everything was installed...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My New Defiance IX

    I can't find any such app installed, and it doesn't have SoundBlaster hardware. It says "Tuned by Sound Blaster X Pro-Gaming" on the case, but the sound hardware seems to be NVIDIA High Definition Audio.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST How to clean your laptop

    The worst I had to deal with was diesel fumes combined with cardboard dust in a delivery depot. I once peeled an inch thick mat of the stuff off a motherboard, and you could see an inverse of the shape of the chips and riser cards on the underside of it. I'm currently looking into the process...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Defiance IX 17.3" dismantling

    Any tips on how to dismantle and clean a 17.3" Defiance IX laptop? I'm not sure how to take the bottom off it. I had no problems with the Vortex IV so I know the basics, it's a question of which screws to remove and what direction to push or pull the cover!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My New Defiance IX

    The Vortex IV was super easy to open. The Defiance IX has a lot more screws, and it isn't as obvious what part of the underside to remove in what order, there's a strip across the back that looks like it should come off first. I loosened the screws yesterday and had a go at loosening the cover...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My New Defiance IX

    I'd just like to re-state how happy I am with how quiet the machine is. There is some fan noise when doing intense graphics or other processing, but it's not the hovercraft that the old Vortex IV was!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My New Defiance IX

    The speakers are significantly worse than the Vortex IV. Maybe it's because the Vortex was a heavier machine, the mass gave the sound a bit more weight and resonance.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can't access a folder on USB HDD

    Now the USB SATA drive is running super fast. No idea why it was taking so long earlier, it was copying at like 200K per second, now it's 50M per second.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can't access a folder on USB HDD

    This is hilarious! I plugged the drive back into the old machine, but the screen won't work now! It boots up so I can see it on the network, I can open the share, but now I can't access the Pictures directory because the old machine user doesn't own it any more! And I can't change the owner...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can't access a folder on USB HDD

    That worked, once I figured out how to set the user. It's super slow though! Says it's going to take 15 hours, as compared to 3:45 when the drive was in the old machine. I think I'll put it back in and do it over the wifi!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My New Defiance IX

    Ooh, it's Fn-F1! Thanks a lot!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST My New Defiance IX

    I ordered a Defiance IX on the 12th of January, and it was delivered on the 21st. Not bad! Here are the important specs, and the thread where I posted them: I changed the OS for Windows 10 and the first SSD for a Samsung 970 Evo Plus after placing the order which was really simple using the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can't access a folder on USB HDD

    It works on all the other folders, and they were all created with the same user on the old laptop. I think the user on the new laptop is different because it was created with Windows 10 so it's named after my Microsoft account rather than just a user called "Phil". I think it's because the...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Can't access a folder on USB HDD

    I've connected the HDD from my old dying laptop into my new one using a cheap USB to SATA adapter. Everything seemed ok at first except one of the directories gives me this every time I click on it: I click Continue, but it just does nothing. It's a very big folder with a lot of files and...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Just ordered a Defiance IX

    I particularly like the keyboard layout, that \ key is in exactly the right location which is rare for a laptop and important for a programmer.
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Just ordered a Defiance IX

    Dispatched! Arriving tomorrow!
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Just ordered a Defiance IX

    Awaiting dispatch! 🥳
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