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MERGED QUESTION Question from nickixo : "Mobo io cable stripped - fried board?" I swapped a WiFi card in my laptop. To access it is a ribbon cable that connects some io to the mobo. Somehow in the process one pin on the io side was stripped during insertion. The motherboard got unusually hot...

Hoping to get an answer on that second question tonight - regarding the panel at least.

How common is this problem and was there a quicker way to diagnose it, without replacing the cable and panel? Additionally, the initial panel does not display a backlight. Can I assume the panel is probably dead, as 3 other panels (including a smashed one) all light up, or could replacing the...

Hey guys so my buddys dad has this laptop and the screen was acting up (flashing off) HDMI output worked fine, so i assumed it to be the panel. replace panel --> ghosting issue/area on left had more black then right side --> assumed faulty, got replacement. new replacement is even worse and...