help with compact presario 1700 laptop

okay, so here is my problem. about a year or so ago, i got a tad angry at my compact presario 1700 laptop and hit it in the keyboard. since then, it wont turn on. if it does, only the fans simply run.

first, how can i open it up to look inside to make sure nothing got loose?

second, is this someting i can most likely fix on my own?

thanks!

peace,
joe

i tired doing what you said, and nothing came up on the external.

i then proceded to take the keyboard off to look inside, and nothing seems to be unpluged or broken.

my guess was that someting had come loose, because when it first happened, the computer would turn on, and it would procede to either the Compact or the Windows XP splash screens, then freeze. once in a blue moon after having jiggled it around, the computer would start up perfect, then freeze if i bumped it or plugged someting in (flash drive, moniter, etc). so i tried opening it, (and back then i didnt think to try and find a manual, so i had even less idea of what i was doing then i do now), and now, i will turn it on, it sounds like its starting up, but no beep to let me know it started, and the fans/hard drive simply runs.

could someting be loose or broken?