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    msi gt627 & gx640 wont turn on

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by niffcreature, May 9, 2011.

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    niffcreature ex computer dyke

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    I swapped the case on my gx640. Now it wont turn on.
    I'm pretty sure I did everything correctly.

    I then swapped my gt627 motherboard into a gx630 case. It wont turn on either!

    What am I doing wrong?
     
    niffcreature, May 9, 2011
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    Found the culprit...

    These horrible ribbon cable connectors! The cable seems plugged in perfectly even when in between the brown and beige parts, of course that makes it completely nonfunctional. The cable has to be under the brown part:
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    ^Image from another laptop.

    These connect the touch panel & power button board on my MSIs as well as the touchpad.
    Hope this is of help to anyone taking apart their laptops in the future :)
     
    niffcreature, May 10, 2011
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