MSI GV15 Thin 11SCV – Powers On (White → Orange LED), Fan and Keyboard Lights On, No POST or HDMI Output

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Hi everyone,

I'm troubleshooting an MSI GV15 Thin 11SCV laptop that I recently acquired and I’m trying to determine whether the issue is a BIOS/firmware problem or a failed motherboard component (possibly the discrete GPU).

Symptoms:

  • Power button LED turns white briefly and then orange
  • Keyboard backlight turns on
  • Fan spins
  • Internal display remains black
  • External HDMI monitor shows no signal
  • No MSI logo or POST screen
Diagnostics performed so far:

  • Booted with SSD removed
  • Reseated RAM and tested one stick at a time in each slot
  • Booted with battery disconnected
  • Attempted external HDMI display
  • Performed power reset (battery disconnected, held power button)
  • Inspected motherboard visually for damage
  • Located several GPU VRM coils labeled R22 near the NVIDIA chip
Additional details:

  • The system sometimes initially powers with a white LED before switching to orange
  • No BIOS recovery procedure appears to be documented for this model
  • MSI support mentioned that a failed discrete GPU could prevent POST
Questions:

  1. Has anyone seen a discrete NVIDIA GPU failure on this MS-16R series board cause a complete POST failure like this?
  2. Is there any known EC reset procedure for the GV15 / MS-16R platform beyond the standard power drain?
  3. Does anyone know the exact SPI BIOS chip location on this board (possibly labeled U44)?
  4. Has anyone successfully recovered one of these boards using an external SPI programmer (CH341A)?
Before replacing the motherboard I want to rule out BIOS corruption or an EC firmware issue.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
For the EC reset steps, you should unplug the AC adapter > long press the power button for over 25 seconds > plug in the AC adapter and power on
If there is an EC reset hole on the bottom of the laptop, you should also try to plug a paper pin into the hole a few times and check if that can fix the problem.
 
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