⟐ Answered March 22, 2026 at 21:47 MST

It's a really old model that has been sitting on a shelf for ages. 2 years ago I briefly tested it and it booted, but had some graphics freezing issue which is why it went back on the shelf.

Today, pressing the power button results in the following behavior:

• Fan spins up
• Standby (moon symbol) status LED glows
• Disk (cylinder symbil) status LED glows continuously
• I can toggle the wireless LAN status LED (antenna symbol) by pressing a button with the same symbol that sits in a group of buttons next to the power button.
• Screen stays off, no backlight.

I have performed a bunch of troubleshooting:

• Replaced CMOS battery
• Hard reset: Remove battery and charger and hold power button for 60 seconds, repeated a bunch of times
• unplugged various components such as hard drive, disk reader, RAM, fans, and CPU to see what happens
• Use an external monitor (no signal)

None of these resulted in any change of behavior, save for unplugging the fan resulting in the fan no longer spinning up (duh).

Now the obvious answer is probably that i'm cooked. The graphics chip is probably fried; or it's some other equally awful unfixable thing ruining my day.

But I am filled with hubris, and I'd really like to get this board to work again. If the graphics chip really is irreparably fried, how come the machine booted fine 2 years ago? It couldn't have overheated while sitting unplugged on a shelf!

Do you have any other reasonable or unreasonable guesses as to what's wrong and what else i could try? Is there maybe a way I could at least salvage this motherboard for headless use?

I wanna figure this out, like, at this point it's personal!

⟐ Commented March 17, 2026 at 6:16 MST

⟐ Answered March 16, 2026 at 21:53 MST

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Translation Ukrainian - English

Need help, ssd does not start After an unsuccessful windows update! laptop does not see SSD drive

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⟐ Answer edited April 01, 2026 at 6:53 MST

Translation Vietnamese - English

I want to replace the battery

⟐ Answer edited February 02, 2026 at 22:02 MST

I want to take it to a service center but I don't really understand the problem with my keyboard and I'm afraid I don't know what's wrong and I'm being cheated, what are the problems that often occur and what's the solution?

This is my device, MSI Modern A11SB "2022"

Bios : E1552IMS.111

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Additionally, I have a problem with my driver graphic card, it can't update the new version how safe solution i can do?

⟐ Commented January 28, 2026 at 19:14 MST

I live in South Africa and my local authorized MSI Repair Center was unable to help me (they quoted a whole board swap, which was more than the price of the laptop), and MSI Forums haven't been any help, but I had a private technician diagnose the problem. The part that failed is the IC near the power button, and I need to know the specs for the part so that I can buy a replacement. The laptop is out of warranty so I want to do the repair myself. I cannot find any serial number or manufacturer for the IC in question, all I know is that it is a 6-pin, 12V IC. Can anyone provide me with information on the type of IC needed, manufacturer/serial number and specs? I would be very appreciative for any assistance or advice! An image of the part in question is attached if needed, the part at MH1 Q5 on the board.

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented January 12, 2026 at 12:57 MST

Translation Indonesian - English

The laptop suddenly shuts down

When opening games, the laptop always shuts down

⟐ Commented January 04, 2026 at 15:08 MST

⟐ Answered January 04, 2026 at 14:03 MST

so is there a way to fix it or do i gotta replace it ?

⟐ Answered December 20, 2025 at 14:51 MST