Calling all laptop computer techs

70dart said
...AMD 64 Athlon X2 processor...

Can you give pros and cons for this processor vs. the Intel Core 2 Duo that we are seeing in a lot of the laptops?

Is the machine starting up at all, or does it start but you are unable to see any thing?

It has blue indicator lights that all come on, but the screen remains totally black.

Were you using a surge protector?

Don't think so.