MacBook Pro 2006 2.16gb fails on wake up and refusing to start etc!

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Hi everyone,
I've been having tremendous issues with my 2006 MacBook Pro 2.16gb. If it went to sleep, overnight for example, I would be unable to wake it up. I'd keep hitting the return key and nothing, then the lid latch light would go out. I'd hit the power button, something, either the fan or the hard disc would spin up for a few seconds and then I'd hear a small ping and it would shut down again. I could do this ten times in a row and nothing. Then it wouldn't work at all for a while and not even the latch light would light up. For all intents and purposes, an aluminum brick.
I managed to get it restarted by disconnecting the power overnight including removing the battery. Then battery in, then power cable, then hit the power key. The disc would spin up and the front light would light for a few seconds, then just like above, it would go out again. I'd do this 4-5 times, then the latch light would stay on, the spinning sound would be enhanced by a second sound on the Hard drive side for a couple of seconds, then the Disc Drive would make a noise and I was back in business, until the next time it went to sleep. Now, if I refused to let it go to sleep, which I did for weeks at a time and just dimmed the display, it would function perfectly. I upgraded recently to Snow Leopard, and the first time around, it was a complete nightmare and the machine just bricked on me and I had to reinstall from the back up back to Leopard. HOWEVER, when I tried it a second time a month later (after I'd upgraded some of the software on the machine including Quick Time) it just upgraded without any issues and restarted normally. In fact, it woke up a couple of times normally as well on the first day if not left for too long. However, when I left it overnight, back to the old issues again.
Extra information: I've tried all the fixes I've found on power and wake up issues, from resetting power management, PRAM/VRAM resets, dumping all the recommended plist prefs, etc. etc. etc.
Everybody is telling me it's either my logic board, it's this, it's that but generally telling me it's something REALLY expensive. NOW, if this is true...
QUESTION: WHY is my MBP behaving perfectly when booted in Windows XP??????
I've left it overnight and it woke up perfectly! Twice I've closed the lid overnight, which in OSX guaranteed a restart or a dead MAC, I've disconnected the power system and put it to sleep, I've done everything to try and replicate the issue in Windows, but I can't!
Right now, I have a REALLY expensive Windows laptop with all my purchased software over on the Mac Side.
BTW, I've also run all the tests God imagined using Disk Warrior, TechTool Pro latest version for Snow Leopard etc. etc., I've stressed the Hard disc as much as I could and everything just keeps coming up roses with ALL the hardware including RAM etc.
Two nights ago I wiped the hard drive, zeroed it out, then installed 10.6.1 clean. I let it ride for a day and it worked perfectly again. I then reinstalled my software from backup while deleting my old user and creating a new one. I had noticed that there were some error messages in the console on the old owner and thought that might be it. Well, it's started doing the same thing again and I'm now suspicious that there's something conflicting with the wake up, hibernation and sleep modes that is causing the problem. I backed up everything and have now replicated my problem and am pasting the contents of the system log in the hope someone can make some suggestions as to what the computer is doing. Unfortunately, I can't interpret. BTW, I did install "safesleep" because one person suggested it as a fix and that seems to have an issue if I'm reading the console right, but I don't know how to remove it. And anyway, the computer was doing this before I installed it... The following system log is from the time I completed the backup, then I let it sleep on its own, then when I tried to wake it up, it failed to wake up. Then I pressed the power button and got the spin up and down described at the beginning of the message 6-8 times before it started normally.
Any help would be appreciated!!!!!
Nov 9 08:16:23 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.backupd[765]: Backup completed successfully.
Nov 9 08:32:45 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 loginwindow[28]: loginwindow SleepWakeCallback WILL sleep
Nov 9 08:32:48 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 configd[13]: PMConnection IPConfiguration com.apple.powermanagement.applicationresponse.slowresponse 3168 ms
Nov 9 09:43:55 localhost com.apple.launchd[1]: * launchd[1] has started up. *
Nov 9 09:43:59 localhost com.apple.launchd[1] (com.symantec.Sched501-1.plist): Unknown key: SchedName
Nov 9 09:44:00 localhost DirectoryService[15]: Improper shutdown detected
Nov 9 09:44:05 localhost fseventsd[32]: event logs in /.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (49942 11 54219)
Nov 9 09:44:05 localhost bootlog[38]: BOOT_TIME: 1257788634 0
Nov 9 09:44:08 localhost blued[39]: Apple Bluetooth daemon started
Nov 9 09:44:09 localhost fseventsd[32]: log dir: /.fseventsd getting new uuid: 8C64233A-176F-4840-9B15-5ADB0D22A664
Nov 9 09:44:10 localhost SymSharedSettingsd[54]: Settings server starting up.
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost de.jinx.SmartSleepDaemon[43]: hibernation.c
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost de.jinx.SmartSleepDaemon[43]: urrenthibernationstate(): currentStatus: failure could not find hibernation key
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost de.jinx.SmartSleepDaemon[43]: SmartSleepDaemon: machine does not supp
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost de.jinx.SmartSleepDaemon[43]: ort sleep.
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost mDNSResponder[27]: mDNSResponder mDNSResponder-212.1 (Jul 24 2009 22:34:14) starting
Nov 9 09:44:11 localhost com.apple.usbmuxd[20]: usbmuxd-176 built for iTunesNineDot on Sep 24 2009 at 16:11:05, running 32 bit
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost /System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow[28]: Login Window Application Started
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost configd[13]: Sleep: Platform Failure - AC 99
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30]: 3891612: (CGSLookupServerRootPort) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30]: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost com.apple.IFCStart[30]: Mon Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30] <Warning>: 3891612: (CGSLookupServerRootPort) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost com.apple.IFCStart[30]: Mon Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30] <Error>: kCGErrorRangeCheck: On-demand launch of the Window Server is allowed for root user only.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost com.apple.IFCStart[30]: Mon Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost ifcstart[30] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:13 localhost configd[13]: network configuration changed.
Nov 9 09:44:13 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 configd[13]: setting hostname to "Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15.local"
Nov 9 09:44:14 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 /usr/libexec/ifcstart[30]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:44:14 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.IFCStart[30]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:44:15 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 airportd[71]: Apple80211Associate() failed -3911 (Invalid authentication sequence number)
Nov 9 09:44:16 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.SystemStarter[21]: Starting HP IO Monitor
Nov 9 09:44:16 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.SystemStarter[21]: Starting HP Trap Monitor
Nov 9 09:44:16 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.SystemStarter[21]: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor/HP Trap Monitor: line 15: /Library/Printers/hp/hpio/HPIO Trap Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS/HPIO Trap Monitor: No such file or directory
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 EyeConnect[80]: 3891612: (connectAndCheck) Untrusted apps are not allowed to connect to or launch Window Server before login.
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 EyeConnect[80]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 /Library/Application Support/EyeConnect/EyeConnect.app/Contents/MacOS/EyeConnect[80]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 loginwindow[28]: Login Window Started Security Agent
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 WindowServer[69]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.WindowServer[69]: Mon Nov 9 09:44:17 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15.local WindowServer[69] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:44:18 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 configd[13]: network configuration changed.
Nov 9 09:44:22 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 fseventsd[32]: event logs in /Volumes/Back Up/.fseventsd out of sync with volume. destroying old logs. (10459 5 10459)
Nov 9 09:44:25 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 fseventsd[32]: log dir: /Volumes/Back Up/.fseventsd getting new uuid: C861FAF2-143D-4A32-86C0-1B12DFCE4816
Nov 9 09:44:37 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 SecurityAgent[113]: NSSecureTextFieldCell detected a field editor ((null)) that is not a NSTextView subclass designed to work with the cell. Ignoring...
Nov 9 09:44:38 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 loginwindow[28]: Login Window - Returned from Security Agent
Nov 9 09:44:38 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 loginwindow[28]: USER_PROCESS: 28 console
Nov 9 09:44:38 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[134] (com.apple.ReportCrash): Falling back to default Mach exception handler. Could not find: com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
Nov 9 09:44:46 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.launchd.peruser.503[134] (com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist[160]): Exited with exit code: 1
Nov 9 09:44:46 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 uc[164]: repeatedCheck;
Nov 9 09:44:52 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 [0x0-0x11011].com.elgato.eyetvhelper[183]: EyeTV Helper version 3.1 build 281
Nov 9 09:45:07 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 uc[164]: locationManager didUpdateToLocation: <+34.02224879, -118.50337638> +/- 174.00m (speed 0.00 mps / course -1.00) @ 2009-11-09 09:45:05 -0800
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 coreaudiod[111]: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[111]: Mon Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15.local coreaudiod[111] <Error>: kCGErrorFailure: Set a breakpoint @ CGErrorBreakpoint() to catch errors as they are logged.
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[111]: coreaudiod: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 coreaudiod[111]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:45:10 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 com.apple.audio.coreaudiod[111]: _RegisterApplication(), FAILED TO establish the default connection to the WindowServer, _CGSDefaultConnection() is NULL.
Nov 9 09:45:11 Nigel-Taylors-MacBook-Pro-15 mdworker[193]: (Error) SyncInfo: searchfs error (Result too large) -- falling back to fsw search /

Answer 1

Not sure what other tests they could run for me. I've pretty much run all the tests I can using Drive Genius and Tech Tool Pro 5. Is there anything they use that I don't know about??