2007 Macbook turns on, but no life (black screen)

Hi,
The fan on my macbook can be heard when it is turned on, but other than that there seems to be no life, the apple light on the lid does not light up, there is no chime sound, and the caps lock key light will not light when pressed. It was working fine when i last used it a week ago & ther has been no damage done to it since then. I've tried resetting the SMU, P-RAM & S-RAM and there is still no response. Any advice would be appreciated!
Thanks
Ryan

Take it in for repair or buy a new computer.

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