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Question Don't understand why this gaming laptop wont turn on?

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I brought a Msi GS63VR Stealth-252 off of someone who said it doesn't turn on even without the battery in either. I open the computer HDD is missing but everything else is plugged in(also as SSD in it). ICan show images of it you need too.
 
No I don't see no led or no sign life at all. I think it may be the charger port is fired,or not solder in correct or the motherboard is screw.
 
I brought a Msi GS63VR Stealth-252 off of someone who said it doesn't turn on even without the battery in either. I open the computer HDD is missing but everything else is plugged in(also as SSD in it). ICan show images of it you need too. And trying to see I can fix it.
 
No signs of life implies a defective motherboard. The current one likely was damaged by a heat and/or power issue. Replacing the motherboard is where I would start, if I could find one that was VERY inexpensive. Not sure what you paid for the dead laptop, but I wouldn't spend too much on it if it was me.