insurance claim..... turned out my laptop was fool hardy after 30 seconds and still working I decided it was worth keeping simply through hardness. It had been dropped down the stairs multiple times, multiple drinks spilled, lots of whoopsies on to pavement, and then the microwave (which finished it off but got a new one as replacement). Now it is strapped to an overhead projector (toms hardware article) and used as a htpc 6 years and still going strong...