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    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Nightwish, May 18, 2018.

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    Hi.
    I have a Alienware m17 r2.
    I recently had to change the keyboard because of a problem with the old one. Everything fine here, but I managed to mess with the small power ribbon, the one that starts underneath the power button. Basically, I broke the ribbon connector and after hours of work, I managed somehow to use some sort of duck tape to fix the ribbon in the right place.
    Because the ribbon had some problems ( It was only working when sitted in a certain position), I decided to buy a new one.
    Today, the new ribbon arrived and I tried to do the switch. Now it's not starting at all. I tried to use the old one, same thing, it doesn't boot, no power at all. It doesn't even charge, the buttons and the alien logo stay unlitten.
    I wonder if I managed to brick it. I'm considering buying a new power button panel, at least to be able to plug in the ribbon properly.
    Any suggestion on what should I do?
    Thanks in advance.
     
    Nightwish, May 18, 2018
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