aight, thanks for the input, and as far as the sermons, i bought it on ebay, advertised as mint. so yeah, i'm either collecting the shipping insurance or getting the guy who sold it to me to cover repair charges. fortunatly the guy who sent it to me sent it cod but for whatever reason they left the keyboard on my poarch without my paying, so i've got the upper hand in the situation. do you think its a repair someone with only basic electronic knowledge could handle? well, thanks again