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    Power button board for MSI GE70: where to buy?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bcro, Apr 13, 2015.

  1. bcro

    bcro Newbie

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    The power button on my laptop has shorted out, and I'm having trouble finding a replacement. Does anyone know who might sell one?

    Thanks a bunch, and have a great day.
     
    bcro, Apr 13, 2015
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    bcro Newbie

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    I never did find a source for the power button board, but I'm going to mark this as answered since I did fix the problem. Turns out there was crud shorting out two or more of the legs of the cable connector on the board. I cleaned this out with a sewing needle, and all worked fine. For what it may be worth to anyone, even with the the shorts in the circuit, I was able to turn my computer on by briefly connecting and then removing the cable to/from the motherboard.
     
    bcro, Apr 14, 2015
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    Simona Simmy Notebook Consultant

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    Ebay ?
     
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    pete962 Notebook Evangelist

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    pete962, Apr 14, 2015
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