Our Aspire One D270-1492 has never worked correctly. It is now over 18 months old so unfortunately we can not have it repaired under a warranty. (Our stupidity in not moving forward quickly.) The computer turns on to only a blank screen with a white dot in the upper left corner. It stays this way for about 20 seconds and then turns black and after another short time (10-20 seconds) it returns to this same first screen. This cycle continues until you press and hold the power button to turn off the machine. We done a power reset and this has not fixed the issue - we were trying to get a Acer screen. At an earlier point in its life, this computer did open to an error screen stating that the computer closed improperly and suggesting an earlier restore point. When we tried that the computer ended up in the situation we're in now. We've tried a variety of function eyes attempting to get the computer to show something on its screen. Nothing has worked. Acer chat says thinks this is a hardware issue. We're wondering what you folks think based upon your experiences. Would a particular piece of hardware (such as the hard drive) be the logical first replacement step or are their other steps you would suggest. Thanks.