There is no sticker on the case which says taking the lid off voids my warranty... Hmmm.

I don't think it is the ribbon, as the CD tray doesn't eject. So I think something in the startup sequence is failing. I don't hear the hard drive coming up to speed at all - sometimes I hear the heads drop, but most of the time there is the faint noise which sounds like the HD trying to start up.

If it was "just" a ribbon disconnect, that shouldn't affect the CD player too, should it? Then again, I could be wrong

I'm obviously clutching at straws and need to get in touch with CS.

Cheers,
Richard