What I was told about this laptop is that it was in use when the user heard a noise then the computer turned off. (I'm not sure how accurate this description is so take this with a grain of salt.) When I received the laptop I could tell it powered on. LEDs are lit when powering on, is receiving a charge, heatsink fan is on, etc. The HDD LED never lights or blinks so I took the HDD out to connect to my desktop with an adapter and was able to see it fine.
From this point I tried an external monitor (Only an HDMI port available), checking the brightness, checking the backlight (Cant see any logos or anything with light), reseatted RAM, reseated cables and connections, have even gone as far as trying to 'reflow' the GPU using a heat gun. Looking for any other possible options or suggestions at this point. My last option is the motherboard needing replaced.
From this point I tried an external monitor (Only an HDMI port available), checking the brightness, checking the backlight (Cant see any logos or anything with light), reseatted RAM, reseated cables and connections, have even gone as far as trying to 'reflow' the GPU using a heat gun. Looking for any other possible options or suggestions at this point. My last option is the motherboard needing replaced.