Is your laptop Power up stripped down?
This is really a test for more advanced technicians or hobbyists as it involves powering up the laptop in various states of dissembly. The easier components to remove usually include the hard drive and the optical drive (DVD or CD), though it will be necessary to disassemble the laptop to remove them with some makes and models. Stripping the laptop down to it’s bare components is one step beyond simply disassembling and reassembling all in one step in an attempt to repair any faulty connections. Whether or not it makes sense to try powering up with the cables to the lid (LCD and the backlight) unconnected is debatable. If there’s a short circuit in the lid, the system might power up with those connectors unplugged, I suppose it would depend on BIOS routine.
