I put back the logic board and optical drive and it wont start up i have a metal piece left over smaller tha an inch

no power up could this metal band be for the power button or does it assumes the screeen is closed

Your question is like me saying, I put my car engine together and I have a part left over. Now the car won't start. Do you think the left over part has something to do with it not starting?
Of course it does and as well you may also have assembled the parts incorrectly, or maybe you broke something when putting it together, maybe static electricity zapped a component. Just as you don't know why my car won't start after I put it together, we don't know why your computer won't start.

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