Thanks! It would be a lot easier to figure out why things aren't working (e.g. the internal modem) if this laptop was solid and dependable. However, figured out a while back that there's some poor connections happening along the back edge. The power button, internal NIC & modem, and the connector for the screen to the mother board are all in that corner. It's probably some microscopic break in one of the daughterboards, or something like that. I've just learned to live with it.
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