HP Pavilion G6-2148TX Power Up Issue after fan replacement

Hi there,
After replacing the fan, I have a power up issue with the laptop. Basically, the laptop will only power on with the power cable disconnected at the motherboard. It was by mistake that after the fan was replaced and everything was put back together, that I noticed that the battery was not charging.
I then reopened the machine and reconnected the power cable to the motherboard and nothing - no power.
When plugging in the power source with the battery in place, the LED adjacent to the power socket lights up WHITE then stays ORANGE and will not power up. No other lights, no fan noise, nothing.
If I remove the battery, the LED adjacent to the power socket lights up WHITE and stays white however will not power up either. Same agin, no other LEDs, not fan noise, nothing.
I have now opened the machine back up and disconnected the power from the motherboard. Put it all back together and the laptop powers up as normal with the battery and it works fine. (Well until the battery runs out anyway)
I am looking for some advice on what the issue could be given my findings.
Thanks in advance.
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I see that after you replaced the fan, when you tried to power on the notebook you noticed it was not charging.
You reopened the notebook and noticed you had failed to replace the power connector on the motherboard so you reconnected it.
Once you did that when you tried to power up the notebook the led adjacent to the power socket turns white but then goes to orange and remains.
If you disconnect the power connection you can boot up on battery and it works fine.
Here are two links that I think may help.
Using and Testing the AC Power Adapter
Battery Does Not Power Notebook or Hold a Charge
I hope this helps.
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