6 Troubleshooting guide ................................................................................................................................. 63
Resources ............................................................................................................................................................. 64
General troubleshooting steps ............................................................................................................................ 64
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Bottom cover ..................................................................................................................................... 29
Solid-state drive (M.2) ....................................................................................................................... 31
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................... 33
Memory module ................................................................................................................................ 35
RTC battery ........................................................................................................................................ 37
Thermal module ................................................................................................................................ 38
Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 41
Fingerprint reader board ................................................................................................................... 42
LED board .......................................................................................................................................... 43
TouchPad ........................................................................................................................................... 44
Display cable ..................................................................................................................................... 45
System board .................................................................................................................................... 46
I/O support bracket ........................................................................................................................... 49
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................ 50
Keyboard ........................................................................................................................................... 51
Display assembly ............................................................................................................................... 53
Top cover ........................................................................................................................................... 62
Identify the issue ............................................................................................................................... 65
1. Understand the issue .................................................................................................. 65
Boot up sequence ......................................................................................... 65
Failure classification ..................................................................................... 65
Analyze the issue ............................................................................................................................... 68
HP Thermal Monitor ..................................................................................... 72
messages ........................................................................................................................ 73