MPC won't boot up

I purchase a MPC from eBay and when i plug it in an power it on the LCD lights up and remains blank, the buttons don't function or light up. I tried adjusting the contrast using shift + data wheel, stop + datawheel and any other combination you can name. I also tried holding erase and powering the unit up to see if i can reset to factory default and nothing. The card reader pins appear ok and there is no loose ram. Could a bad LCD stop it from going through the boot sequence or could it be related to something else?

open it up, and make sure all ribbon cables and all possible connectors are properly seated. It is very common for these things to shake loose when they are shipped.

Good luck.

I already attempted that and still no go

oh, well then I suspect the ebay seller sold you a busted unit then...

What's the best way that i can go about to determine what part is bad? I suspect the LCD what's your opinion?

honestly, I have no idea. I would need to personally take a look... then I would look in the 1000 section to see if I can find any matching symptoms... then if there was no luck I would disassemble it part by part to try and narrow down the faulty part.

I dont own a 1000 myself, so I cant really say as I dont have much experience with them and certainly not any experience with their problems.

Honestly, I would try and determine if the problem with the unit happened before it was sold to you because that means you got ripped off. It happens on ebay... these types of scumbag sellers do exist and it happens a lot more then you would think.... it is quite possible you may be able to get a full refund.

check for bend cf card reader pins touching

No none of the pins are touching, but it does appear that one of the parts on the LCD circuit board is burn out is this common and will it stop the entire device from booting??