S10 would not boot, blank screen, hardware problem??

hello all,
my s10 was working perfectly the previous night, but the next day when i press the power button, the screen was blank.
When I press the power button, the blue light came on to indicate power, and also the wireless light came on.
The fan also started up, but then it turns off, leaving a blank screen, it seems nothing was booting or working except for those 2 lights. I have tried it with battery in and out and also with AC. But it still doesn't work.
Is it a hardware (like maybe circuit or harddrive) problem? As when I decide to hold down and press on power button when i found out is not working, the screen flickers and the computer shuts down.
I got some important school work, last yr of high school, hopefully someone can help me to get my computer running again, is only 5 months old =[
Thank you, canicecy =]

I will propose you something close to one thing done but slightly different and tried (and worked) many times and with many different laptops having the same issue as yours. You need to Reset any possible electrostatic Charge.
take off the battery and the power cable (this means no contact to any current)
press continuously the power button for 10 seconds.
plug back everything and retry
if it persists you can try it a second time but if after this it's still the same you must call the hotline and repair you unit as long as you are under warranty.
...Information Technology is simple logic...
(Series on main concern: Y, U, K, S and all the OSs)

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