Laptop doesn't boot after blowing out internals

[hammondbeck]

I got a thermal shut down message on my work computer. I work in a dusty shop so dust does accrue rapidly. A coworker and I carefully opened up the computer and blew it out with canned air. After putting it back together, the thing would not boot up.

Upon hitting the power button, I can hear the disk start up, then nothing. The power indicator light is on, but nothing happens.

Our IT guys didn't sound hopeful.

Any ideas on what might have happened?

 

[jamesodriscoll]

hi,

Do you work in an IT shop or have much experience with computers?

What laptop were you using?

It sounds like you may have snapped a cable somewhere or dislodged one somewhere.


James

 

[lemonadegame]

Connect it to an external display. Does it get video?