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    PCSPECIALIST Blue screen or hang playing StarCraft 2

    Hi, I bought my laptop almost 5 years to the day! Its an Optimus IV. It's currently running Windows 10 Pro. I started playing StarCraft 2 this week. I can launch the game, but when it starts loading the first level, the laptop will either blue screen or hang completely, forcing me to hold the...
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    PCSPECIALIST Opening an Optimus IV

    Hi, My 15.6 Optimus IV (Clevo W350ET) is sick. I've upgraded to windows 10 and noticed a few ailments. Actually they seem more like hardware problems but I thought I'd mention the OS first. Recently I heard crackling from the speakers. It's not common and only happened a few times. But that's...
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    PCSPECIALIST Webcam driver - Bison

    Hi, I had some issues with my USB ports recently. The drivers got messed up. The fix was to completely uninstall a lot of stuff from Device Manager and reinstall with drivers from clevo. As part of this uninstall process, I had to delete the software/drivers, because without this it would...
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    PCSPECIALIST Battery needs replacing

    Hi, I bought a laptop 2 years ago and today Windows has told me that I should consider replacing my battery. I have an Optimus Series (15.6"). How do I know what battery I need, and where do I get a replacement? According to my order, the battery is: "Optimus Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery...
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    PCSPECIALIST Newb question re: Optimus

    Quick one, If my "VGA" button is Orange, does that mean I'm on Intel graphics? Or am I using the dedicated Geforce 660m? Thanks.
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    PCSPECIALIST THX activation question

    Hi, When I click on the icon to activate THX, is that a single use activation key or can I use it again? The reason I ask is that I have Windows 7 but will be wiping the laptop to put Windows 8 on. Also, I'll possibly be wiping it again to go back to Windows 7 if I don't really like Win8. I'd...
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    PCSPECIALIST USB 3.0 ports

    Hi, I have the Optimus IV which states that it has 3xUSB3 + 1xUSB2 ports. I have a USB3 hard drive, but when I plug it in, only one port doesnt say "This device can perform faster if plugged into a USB3.0 port". So here's my question. Is the information on the PCS site wrong, or are 2 of my...
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    PCSPECIALIST First laptop

    Hi, I had previous laptops off my job, but I just ordered my first personal one. I probably could have done with a cheap <£500 laptop but I decided to splash out on an Optimus IV for about £1000. I'll be using it for mostly browsing (:shifty:) but also for some app development and games like...
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