[Touch 20GB] My Zen won't switch

Hi,
My Zen Touch 20GB (about 7 months old) doesn't switch on anymore. When I press the power button, most of the times it doesn't work, but the strange thing is sometimes it does.
Yesterday I reset the player several times, did a disk cleanup and installed the new firmware. It seemed to work, but as of this morning again it won't switch on.
I have no clue whether it's a mechanical problem or a software problem. The warranty is still valid, so the product can be returned if neccesary.
Does anybody have a suggestion what to do?
Maybe anyone has had the same problem?
Thanks in advance,
Frey Franken

Yeah, it started about a month ago, I never did any firmware upgrades before yesterday.
If it's mechanical it's probably so easy to fix it myself, but I'd have to break the warranty seal.. difficult choice..

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