Hp laptop not showing any signs of power

[nicholash2003]

My "hp tpn-i108" laptop just stopped turning on. I just took the entire laptop apart to clean it. When i put re-assembled the laptop it wouldn't turn on. I took it apart to see what was wrong, nothing seems to be wrong with the motherboard.

I was troubleshooting and realized a few things
Only one spot (close to the charging port) would spark using a screwdriver.
The charging light doesn't come on (I tried changing chargers- that's not the issue)
It gets hot really fast!


If anybody thinks they might know a free solution I'm all in, thank you.

 

[jay32267]

Please explain this a bit more.

"Only one spot (close to the charging port) would spark using a screwdriver."

....and this

"It gets hot really fast!"

what specifically is getting hot....if you can even say.

 

[nicholash2003]

Hot to touch, like a stove surface that has been on hi for ten minutes. It just started that yesterday, it has never gotten this hot before

 

[jay32267]

I'm thinking it's the PSU that is getting really hot and I'm thinking the PSU has probably failed and needs to be replaced.

I still don't understand the screwdriver sparking part.

 

[nicholash2003]

As for the sparking/screwdriver part:
I was checking to see what parts of the motherboard had power using a safe conductor (in my instance the screwdriver)

 

[jay32267]

Be careful. You really should never see a spark while working on a PC if you are doing things correctly.

...but as I said....I think there's a good chance the PSU has failed.

It would be great if you could locate exactly what was getting hot inside the laptop....but I think MOST LIKELY it's the PSU.

 

[nicholash2003]

A 2-2 1/2 inch radius around the battery port.