Hp is an excellent co. Definately contact them, and I bet they will make it right. I had a modem go bad in mine once. They sent me a box to ship it to them in, replaced the modem and shipped it back to me. Act before your warranty expires. We have 2 HPs and they work great. One of them is 8 years old.
Sorry to hear about your comp. I had an HP a couple of years ago and had trouble with it too. Bring it back if you can and get a Toshiba laptop, the one I bought 2 years ago has been perfect...
I have to say that my Hp computer is the worst I have ever had. It is the slowest and poorest qaukity and now, it wont even write a cd, and it is almost brand new. I would never buy an Hp again.