mike its cabling for sure. the cable for the screen goes thru the hinge. and thru opening and closing it frays and shorts out. if its under warranty still i would get it in again and have them tear it apart and look at the hinge assembly and the wiring . Brian Hodkin CNA I.T. Specialist Budding writer leave your world and enter mine of sunsets and dreams Http://www.svsd.mb.ca/tcd/ Resident Computer tech and catch all Southwest Horizon School Division South Western Manitoba Canada " i work in schools but have no class"