Satellite Pro 6100 wont start up

when i power up my laptop, the toshiba start up page shows, then the cursor blinks in the top left corner then nothing.
is it a virus?
Has any one got any ideas?

Hi!
Thanks for your replies, they were much appreciated.
The reason I have taken so long to reply was that I am living in Spain and my recovery disc was still in the UK!!!
Now for my next question, if I install the recovery disc, will I lose all my files or is there a way I can recover these using my other laptop or can I use a boot disc in my floppy drive or in another disc drive.
Any help would be great
dmctavish1

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