Equim L350D-11D no longer boots

I had uninstalled Mcafee Internet security 2 weeks ago to install Trend Micro (it was free from my ISP) and have had problems since. It started with a software conflict so I uninstalled the software, and the laptop continued to work fine, but then I noticed the laptop started to run slowly so I did a disk clean up, deleted old emails. Then a bluescreen error message flashed up while running Firefox, with the title memory management and the laptop did a memory dump and rebooted. It appeared to run as normal so I ran another disk clean up and uninstalled unused programmes, such as a game and LG Pc suite and real player and Tempro. I then tried to access Firefox and a error message came up saying firefox is no longer there or may have been moved. I then access internet explorer and within 20 mintues the laptop crash, blue screen errror stating that there has been an hardware error and that I should stop the system caching or making shadow copies, it then preceded to do another memory dump and reboot than showed a blank black screen.
I had to reboot via the power button and use last known good configuation to get back into windows since this point everything I have tryed ended in the system crashing showing a blue screen and rebooting to a black screen. I stopped the system cach/keeping shadow copies, and then checked the device manager for errors. I found a yellow error flagged up on the BIOS software and it states it is not working properly and *error code 39*. I tryed to run the BIOS update software and it states I have the latest version 1.70 installed.
I have run diagnostic software, and done a memory check but all it states is there is a hardware problem. I attempted on several occasions to do a system recovery first via the harddisk which hanged before loading the software then rebooted to a black screen, the second and third time via the recovery disk, which again hanged and then rebooted. I used the F8 menu to access windows and try and run diagnostic software, uninstall unnecessary software or an antivirus scan but everytime I tryed to do anything it would crash, on certain occasions internet access via internet explorer seemed to trigger a crash.
In the last few days when I boot the system, rows of green dots appear, at first this occurred after the Toshiba screen had loaded and before windows attempted to load and the system would then just hang and not load windows. Then the rows of green dots appeared over the top of the toshiba screen at boot, and now the screen does not light up at all on boot, all that happens is the fan goes, the optical drive runs and the caseing feels cold indicator lights on the ac power, battery and drive light up green as normal but nothing happens, the fan seems to run and the optical drive responses but nothing esle.
I am now lost as to think what could be wrong as I can no longer access windows or the BIOS setup, is it the BIOS software? Or the Memory? Or a Virus on the Harddisk?
If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it

Hi
Its really a long story buddy
You started with the Trend Micro installation to be honest I dont think that any software installation could cause the issue described in your posting.
Even if this would be caused by any software, the issue should be solved using the recovery disk. Recovery sets the unit to factory settings therefore in my opinion its definitely not a software issue.
According to the fact that you are not able to access the BIOS, even the recovery procedure does not work, I assume there is a serious hardware problem
At first I would recommend checking the RAM modules.
Test the notebook using one module in each slot. Test both modules and maybe you could get the notebook working otherwise I would say some of the motherboards components is faulty

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After installing Mavericks, my laptop no longer boots. How can I restore it using the internet, or get it to start up again?
Thanks in Advance.

If a SMC reset does not restore life, make an appointment at an Apple store genius bar.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Ciao.
You might also look at this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1367?viewlocale=en_US
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