HP Laptop Problem

I have been given a laptop (hp g61 410) which originally had a battery and power issue. The laptops battery was dead , so I used the AC power without the battery in. The system was still cutting out randomly and only worked in safe mode even with this.. I came to the conclusion it was an overheating problem . I opened the laptop and reseated the heatsink using fresh thermal paste.. I replaced CMOS battery and put it back together carefully ensuring everything was correct. The laptop came back on successfully but still shut off. When I restarted it again it never came back on. Instead the power button lit up for a split second and turned off straight away. Now the only light that comes on is the small light by the charger input. The other lights come on. The light is flashing on and off repeatedly blinking. This is with only ac plugged in. Same with battery when plugged in. What had happened to the laptop . Have I shorted something ?

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