[KCRMYZ]

This is what happened.

This was on my Dell Inspiron 1100 Notebook
My fan was all clogged up and I cleaned it, as I was disconnecting the fan cable I used my min screwdriver and touched the motherboard. It then proceeded to make a "very small" spark on the board.

I then fixed the clogged up vents on my fan and put the computer back together turned it on and everything turned on but I cannot see anything on the moniter.

Does anyone know what happened and what to do? Thanks.

[Alvin.C]

Hello,

There's a strong possibility that you may have damaged a component with electrostatic discharge.

Try resetting your BIOS, and see if the problem persists.

[KCRMYZ]

How do you reset the BIOS, I apreciate your time.

[Greg]

Monitor.

[KCRMYZ]

Originally Posted by Greg

Monitor.

You my friend are a moron, I apreciate the help guys.

[Greg]

Appreciate.

[peterhuang913]

Seriously, no offense but "monitor" doesn't convey a meaning. That small spark is electrostatic discharge. This is because you didn't ground yourself, step one in working with computers. The spark is a very low voltage but high amped.

[phucng_10]

Screwdriver probably messed up some components.

[Static_11]

if your here to go around and police people about spelling, greg, find somewhere else to do this.

[Wverb0783]

sadly if you can see the spark, that makes it HUGE in a computers eyes. meaning it can be a lot smaller to the point of not seeing it, and it will do damage. i agree this is likely what happened. this will likely require a new MOBO.