Thanks
Thats exactly the kind of reply I was hoping for..thanks alot. the problem now is that nothing really happens when I turn the power on. There is a long beep, then nothing. No more booting...the fan and everything works, but the screen never comes on.
Afraid this one is dead or close to it...and it is all of 2 months old!!
sucks...
PS..this happened before I could try the suggestion above