Can ribbon cables in laptops cause short circuit?

[Navis]

Hi,
I'm wondering.

Lets say I have a laptop and a ribbon cable, something like this:
https://ibb.co/fGcUCU
https://ibb.co/nEq5mp

And lets say the ribbon top is damaged so the motherboard doesn't recognize it anymore or that the cable works only if I have it in certain position like tangled or under pressure.

For example same way some headphones when they stop working they work again by being under weird angle or under pressure from the finger, etc. and we apply that to the said cable.

Can that cause a short circuit on the motherboard or is the worst case scenario that it simpy won't be detected?

We are talking about a cable here nothing more.

Thank you.

 

[jay32267]

"Can that cause a short circuit on the motherboard or is the worst case scenario that it simpy won't be detected?
"

Most definitely.
If you have something like that, I wouldn't leave it that way.

 

[Navis]

"Can that cause a short circuit on the motherboard or is the worst case scenario that it simpy won't be detected?
"

Most definitely.
If you have something like that, I wouldn't leave it that way.

Yeah, my MB suddenly stopped working properly and I was looking for a reason why. Upon closer inspection I noticed the edges of these connectors were damaged and laptop wouldn't work with them connected. I started looking for a reason and I guess this is it.