Welcome to the forums, newcomer!
Does the laptop boot all the way to the GUI? The way you've shut the laptop down would lead most to think that the OS will end up being corrupt.
Does the CapsLock key on the keyboard flash/blink? Using
this support site for your laptop(you can get granular support by inputting the serial number in the field), cross reference the BISO version that you're on for your laptop at the moment of writing and the latest BIOS version listed on Dell's support site. As for your laptop, what processor are you working with(or rather is soldered to the motherboard in your laptop)?
Out of curiosity, how did you ground yourself? I don't live in a carpeted or insulated floor apartment but I've seen arc's go across from fingers/hands to sticks of ram before pronouncing them dead.