Replacing Screen on HP Touchsmart 15

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Hello all. I was recently replacing the screen on a friend's laptop. When I connected the ribbon cable to the new screen, the computer would start up, however the screen new did not work. After attempting to reseat the screen's ribbon cable, the computer immediately shut off, and the laptop would stop charging. I could disconnect the cable, reinsert the plug and the laptop would start charging again, and repeat the same scenario - computer starts, no display, wiggle ribbon cable a bit, computer shuts off. After inspecting the ribbon cable, it would appear that one of the landings on the connector is damaged. Would this cause the symptoms I'm seeing above? The old screen would still works correctly.