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Thanks everyone for trying to help.

It's a tricky message if it said the cable needed connecting. I was thinking yesterday that if the cable was disconnected, your computer wouldn't be working to even get a message.

Anyway, I hope you can find that warranty, Donna.
Some stores here will exchange or fix under warranty if you don't have a receipt, esp. if you paid for it with a credit/debit card as they have that transaction in their system. Just a thought.