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Question

Disassembled laptop, now won't power

by Apr 20, 2015 9:40AM PDT

Recently did some disassembly on my HP Pavilion dv6 to see if there was dust in fan, and it won't power on now, meaning nothing comes on the screen, and no sounds from the computer. Most of what I did was just unscrewing some screws and putting them back in. I can think of three things which may cause the problem.
I unplugged both my keyboard and hard drive at one point. I have no reason to believe anything went wrong, but if anyone can confirm that these will prevent power, I'll no where to proceed.
More importantly, when I was putting the frame back on, a nut fell out of the computer pictured here, http://imgur.com/rSlb2Ce. I honestly have no idea where it came from, and decided to put my laptop back together, hoping that the nut only served for structural integrity and didn't actually function for the computer. It's also worth mentioning that the nut appears to be a little uneven as though it might have broken off something. Anyone have clues on what to do?

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Please explain further...
by Apr 20, 2015 10:36AM PDT

To clean a fan wouldn't have me taking other than the casing screws out.
Dafydd.

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clarification
by firechess17 Apr 20, 2015 11:00AM PDT

If you're willing to sit through a video, I was following this video, https://youtu.be/el0B6imb5hg until the 6:30 mark. I stopped because I had one screw still in that would not let me proceed. Although I could not take the casing out, due to the fact that there was only one screw in, I could rotate it, which is what I suspect made the nut fall out.

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Only 1 suggestion
by Apr 20, 2015 10:48AM PDT
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I wonder if he went that deep...
by Dafydd Apr 20, 2015 10:54AM PDT

in order to replace thermal paste.
Dafydd.

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I had to
by itsdigger Apr 20, 2015 11:07AM PDT
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Changing the fan is....
by Dafydd Apr 20, 2015 11:23AM PDT

one step further than cleaning the fan. At this stage, I wonder what was the original question.
Dafydd.

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the original question
by firechess17 Apr 20, 2015 11:28AM PDT

How do I fix my computer?

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extremely hard...
by Dafydd Apr 20, 2015 11:36AM PDT

Do you have a backup of your system? If not, it's a long road. We only miss which we don't back up!
Dafydd.

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Retrace your steps
by itsdigger Apr 20, 2015 11:38AM PDT

find out where you messed up, what else ?

Digger

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You tried it
by itsdigger Apr 20, 2015 11:53AM PDT

with the battery and plugged in to wall outlet ?
Check those connections first thing

Digger

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power supply fine
by firechess17 Apr 20, 2015 12:04PM PDT

When I have my laptop plugged in a light appears by the plug, which to me indicates the power is fine. My suspiscion is that the problem is simply that the power button is not connected properly.

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