Solved! Is my HDD dead?

[NiKiSiT]

I'm fairly new to the world of 'technology'. I have a laptop; Asus Notebook X200MA roughly over 3 years but after a few years the laptop died and wouldnt turn on.

More years past and I finally decided to fix it. The problem was my LED lights would show when plugged in but when pushing the power button it would make this weird wiring sound (almost like a fax machine) and stayed pitch black (plus the battery is completely fried). (And I did try the infamous 'different monitor' test and nothing happened)

After research I decided it was the motherboard that was broken, replaced it and it turned on working completely fine when plugged in. A week or two later its not turning on making absolutely no sound, I barely used it during that time.

The LED lights change when I press power on but it is completely silent, no flicker on the screen nothing. No booting up noise. Only the LED lights are responding. I feel pretty confident that it's not my motherboard.

So my question is, can a HDD cause your laptop to not turn on at all? Or is it a different problem?

 

[helpstar]

did you remove the battery or is it still installed?

the HDD can be responsible for such symptoms. As well as the charger or RAM.

 

[NiKiSiT]

did you remove the battery or is it still installed?

the HDD can be responsible for such symptoms. As well as the charger or RAM.

I removed the battery.

 

[helpstar]

remove the HDD as well, and have a look if it posts

 

[NiKiSiT]

I removed it but it still remains unresponsive whwn turned on. The only thing that responds are the LED lights when powered on, my fan isn't moving either. When I power it off the fan spins for a second then stops.

 

[helpstar]

you can try this: (remove battery and charger plug, push the power button for about 30seconds, replug and try powering on again)

View: https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR6TJ1RiS9A


would try a different charger (has to be the same voltage, power jack and the same or more wattage/current)