A screw landed on the motherboard but the system won't power up.
A screw landed on the motherboard but the system won't power up.
Your laptop is an Acer Nitro 5 An515-43. You usually remove the battery for maintenance, but yesterday you forgot it. While taking out the screws for cleaning fans, a screw landed on the SMD capacitor and sparked. The capacitor was close to the BIOS. You connected the battery and turned it on—only the keyboard light and fans worked, the display didn’t respond, and HDMI output wasn’t working either. Someone told you the GPU is gone, but that doesn’t seem right. Could you tell me what might have happened?
It is possible that something could have disrupted the entire system. Ignoring guidelines often leads to serious outcomes.