Storage, display and peripheral troubleshooting

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Diagnose storage issues such as drive not detected, slow performance, unusual noises from HDDs, read or write failures, corrupted files, SMART-related concerns, RAID issues and full-capacity conditions.
Troubleshoot boot and storage access symptoms by verifying power and data connections, interface configuration, drive health, partition or file system state and boot order where relevant.

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Diagnose video path issues involving GPU, display cable, adapter, port, monitor settings, refresh rate and multi-display configuration.

Troubleshoot peripheral faults affecting keyboards, mice, webcams, speakers, external drives and other USB or interface-connected devices by checking drivers, permissions, ports, power and pairing where applicable.

Select corrective actions such as reseating cables, replacing failed media, updating drivers, calibrating or configuring displays, testing with known-good peripherals and isolating whether the fault follows the device or the host.

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