Ok when changing the keyboard I shorted it out Cable upside down.

[TheSnowSnake]

Now no boot or lights, charge works and all seems good ..What did I blow up and how to repair it?

Tosbiba L500 -018 Any videos or schematics ??

 

[Hamperking68]

Hi,

Unfortunately due to you causing the short there would now be damage to the main board of the laptop. The battery still charges because that circuit is on a whole different area of the main board.

For the amount you would have to spend on a new board you would be better off upgrading to a new laptop, that's if you could even find one because the laptop is a much older model.

-Remember to select the best answer, thanks!

 

[jarotech]

Hi, you could have shorted the 3.3 volts on the motherboard when you put the cable the wrong way.

 

[rgd1101]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from TheSnowSnake : "shorted out keyboard"

I shorted my keyboard out when replacing it by getting the ribbon upside down. It's toshiba satelite l500 -018. OK my fault I know lol... Is it toast?, as it's just a great laptop. It did run fine before the upside down deal. (except the keyboard lost some caps).

The Snow Snake

You say you shorted it out... but you have no idea what you shorted out? Obviously if it is something on the motherboard then you need component level repair. Sooo... yea.. it is only toast if you don't want to pay for it to be repaired.

Hi, if you use the onscreen keyboard, will it work correctly?