Unless as you say Shawn, it's the touch-pad portion of the board.
Right now I'm thinking the white cable might not be seated correctly......it's next to cmos battery.....if seller reached in and yanked cmos plug he/she may have disturbed the TP FPC.
Reads like detective novel. (not defective novel...I know you were thinking it)

Thanks,
J'd...got fourth fail on TS repair....looks like I need to buy some TS panels)
