You can also do a low tech way by changing your desktop's background color to black, white, red, green blue and yellow, checking screen each time you change colors. This is of course not fool proof especially if you have tons of icons on your desktop but it's a good 'backup' check if you don't have Internet access to download file or whatever case may be.

If you do find dead pixels, don't panic yet, as mentioned earlier, a small amount of dead pixels could be inevitable but if you have a lot of them and your notebook computer is still under warranty, this may be a good time to call up manufacturer and ask for assistance.

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