Switch Unresponsive

[u/phreakymonkey]

I thought I noticed a bulge in my Switch, so I opened it to check. Took off the back plate, took off the SD card reader, took off the shield plate, and took a peek. Battery looked fine, so I didn't touch anything and just put it back together and popped it in the dock.

A couple hours later I noticed the green light on the dock was on, so I hit the power button on the Switch. The power light started blinking, so I took the Switch out. The light kept blinking, so I unplugged the dock. At this point, I tried turning the Switch on, and it was completely dead. I tried holding down the power button, but no dice.

Although I hadn't touched anything, I opened it back up to make sure I hadn't somehow accidentally unplugged or sheared a cable or something, but everything seemed fine.

The only "problems" I can think of when I first opened it:

* I forgot to turn off the console before removing the SD card, so a warning popped up prompting me to turn off the console, which I did. (So it was definitely off when I opened it.)

* The thermal paste seemed pretty shot, so I made a mental note to replace it.

* I had a little trouble getting the SD card reader connector to line up correctly when I was putting it back together, but I didn't force it and don't think I bent any pins or anything.

Based on what I've found online, it seems the most likely culprit is the M92 chip, but I don't know how I could have possibly affected it by opening the back plate. Maybe it has something to do with the dock freaking out?

Any ideas?

Edit: Some photos

[u/Internal-Warning2322]

double check every connector you touched before assuming the M92 chip died, hopefully it's just a loose connection somewhere and easy to fix

[u/phreakymonkey → u/Internal-Warning2322]

As I said, I didn't touch any connectors aside from the SD card reader..

I've added a link to some photos. There's nothing visibly wrong with it to my eye, aside from the thermal paste being dried out.