So, today I decided to change the thermal paste of my computer. It went well, the computer turned on after and everything was just fine. The thing is, I forgot one of the ram sticks outside (opsie) and had to open it again and reinstall it. To do that I had to remove the HD once again. And so I did, however this time, the HD slipped and I ended up cutting out about of a black strip that the HDD had, aside from that, nothing worth noting... The thing is, my pc turned on for about 1 second and then went off and simply wouldn't turn on after (literally no fans spinning or any other sign of work) and I also started to feel a strange smell coming around the area of hd, ssd and ram slots.
I tried my ram stick slot on the notebook of a friend, and it is fine. The HDD however was not recognized. If the problem is indeed only the HD, I am fine with it, but wouldn't a computer turn on even without a HD or ssd? I might have no storage right now, but I have a working ram and I would like to think that my CPU and gpu are fine aswell (after the repaste, they were running at about 60 degrees during a stress test).
I already tried getting rid of the static energy, it did not work. Tried removing the CMOS battery for a while, did not work. My fear is that it is either the gpu or CPU (even though I dont have reasons to think so?).
Also, note that there is current going through the computer. Here is some photos of the computer and stuff: View: http://imgur.com/a/bE6UO9x
I would EXTREMELY appreciate any help. My model is a Asus gl703vm
I tried my ram stick slot on the notebook of a friend, and it is fine. The HDD however was not recognized. If the problem is indeed only the HD, I am fine with it, but wouldn't a computer turn on even without a HD or ssd? I might have no storage right now, but I have a working ram and I would like to think that my CPU and gpu are fine aswell (after the repaste, they were running at about 60 degrees during a stress test).
I already tried getting rid of the static energy, it did not work. Tried removing the CMOS battery for a while, did not work. My fear is that it is either the gpu or CPU (even though I dont have reasons to think so?).
Also, note that there is current going through the computer. Here is some photos of the computer and stuff: View: http://imgur.com/a/bE6UO9x
I would EXTREMELY appreciate any help. My model is a Asus gl703vm
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