GT70 2PE Dominator Pro - Not turning on - need help on next steps

Hi, recently my laptop stopped turning on. I tried some basic troubleshooting on my own, and narrowed it down to either the graphics card (GTX 880m) or the motherboard.

I sent the laptop to a repair shop for diagnostics, and sure enough, the identified issues were:
1) some capacitors on the motherboard (related to GPU power) were dead.
2) the graphics card itself was also not working.

They replaced the capacitors, but said they could not find a compatible GPU, so they sent the laptop back free of charge. It was still not turning on, however, so they charged me nothing.

My question now is: will I be able to get it to turn on without the dedicated GPU? I figured I could just use the iGPU while I try to find a new dGPU. However, maybe the laptop is engineered such that it will not turn on without a working dGPU at all. Should I go ahead and remove the dGPU and then try to turn it on, or will it be a waste of time?

Thanks in advance

 

If it hasn't been tried already and the laptop has Optimus, I think it would not hurt to try.

 

Optimus laptop should work - but the fan will be at full speed afaik.

 

Ok I just removed the dGPU from the laptop and it still isn't turning on, what now?

 

Can anyone from MSI please offer some suggestions of what to do now?
Thanks

 

Alright, getting the laptop to work again may be a lost cause, but at least maybe we could determine the cause.

In the past, I have accidentally unplugged the AC adapter while under heavy load (hybrid power was engaged)a couple of times. Could this have been the cause of this laptop's demise? I remember reading somewhere that it could damage the laptop