Have I had a hard drive failure on a new Powerbook G4?

Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bought my laptop for Christmas and came home today to a blue screen. I tried to restart and get a white screen with an apple and a beeping noise.
Then it goes to just a blue screen and that's it???????
What do I do?
Please help.....
Courtney
It came with Tiger

All new Macs have a 1 year limited warranty from the purchase date.
The first 90 days includes free telephone support but if you have a covered warranty issue within 1 year even if you didn't purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan for your Mac which extends the standard 1 year warranty to 3 years, telephone support within the first year is free regardless. AppleCare will request money up front (I believe $50) via a credit card after the first 90 days and if the problem is determined to be a covered warranty issue, the $50 will be credited.
http://www.apple.com/support/complimentary/

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