Additional information ...................................................................................................................................... 133
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Display ............................................................................................................................................. 110
Display anomalies ......................................................................................................... 110
Symptom .................................................................................................... 111
Quick check ................................................................................................. 111
Dead pixel ..................................................................................................................... 113
No video (internal) ........................................................................................................ 113
No video (external) ....................................................................................................... 114
DisplayPort/VGA ........................................................................................................... 114
HDMI .............................................................................................................................. 114
Touch screen ................................................................................................................. 116
I/O devices ....................................................................................................................................... 117
Keyboard ....................................................................................................................... 117
Keyboard pointing stick ................................................................................................ 118
Keyboard backlight ....................................................................................................... 118
TouchPad ....................................................................................................................... 119
USB ................................................................................................................................ 121
Smart card reader ......................................................................................................... 122
Thunderbolt (TB) ........................................................................................................... 124
Storage ............................................................................................................................................ 125
Read-write error ........................................................................................................... 127
Slow performance ......................................................................................................... 127
Blue screen (BSOD) error .............................................................................................. 127
Noisy hard drive ............................................................................................................ 128
Mechanical ....................................................................................................................................... 129
Fan error message - 90B .............................................................................................. 129
Noise (sound) ................................................................................................................ 130
Fan runs constantly ...................................................................................................... 131
Thermal shutdown (hot) ............................................................................................... 132
Stuck power button ...................................................................................................... 132
Acronyms ......................................................................................................................................... 133