I am sorry if this lacks details, I have little idea what I am doing.
Preface: I am clumsy and couldn't figure out how to unplug the battery, so I tried doing things without it unplugged. Mistake. I know.
While I was replacing my CPU fan, a screw fell onto the mother board and touched the SSD, frying part of the motherboard. Luckily, it seems to only be the backlight of the laptop.
I can faintly see everything going on on the screen, and much better if I shine a light. Everything else seems to be working fine. Only the backlight / light for the monitor.
Image of the fried part: https://imgur.com/a/Zj9Ed1T (up and right of the orange circle.)
Another one, less blurry: https://imgur.com/a/K1Rb6L9
Model number: GL502VMZ
I believe to get this working again, I have to buy and replace the part that got fried, but I have no idea what part to be looking for. If you know anything, please share!
Looking online it seems like i'd need to spend over $500 to replace the whole mother board, and I don't really want to do that. I would like any alternative option, even if it means sending it to a repair shop.
Thanks.
Preface: I am clumsy and couldn't figure out how to unplug the battery, so I tried doing things without it unplugged. Mistake. I know.
While I was replacing my CPU fan, a screw fell onto the mother board and touched the SSD, frying part of the motherboard. Luckily, it seems to only be the backlight of the laptop.
I can faintly see everything going on on the screen, and much better if I shine a light. Everything else seems to be working fine. Only the backlight / light for the monitor.
Image of the fried part: https://imgur.com/a/Zj9Ed1T (up and right of the orange circle.)
Another one, less blurry: https://imgur.com/a/K1Rb6L9
Model number: GL502VMZ
I believe to get this working again, I have to buy and replace the part that got fried, but I have no idea what part to be looking for. If you know anything, please share!
Looking online it seems like i'd need to spend over $500 to replace the whole mother board, and I don't really want to do that. I would like any alternative option, even if it means sending it to a repair shop.
Thanks.

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