Thanks mon2! I appreciate the insight and information....

Thank you for that info. I should have added to my original post that the laptop still powers on and I am able to use it without any issues (that I can tell).

No the battery was removed during the replacement. I just didnt know if the replacement screen would work as I scavenged it from my parts bin. Thats why I left that display cover off, powered the machine on, got excited that the screen worked and went to put the cover back on and fumbled the piece. Rookie move for sure....

Hey all

I was replacing my screen on my 5420 and dropped the display connector metal cover piece for a second on the board and a capacitor(?) sparked for a sec

I just want to see what I damaged and how to fix it

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I’m here just trying to learn how to fix my mess up on a 5420