Black Screen - Please help

I purchased a A305-S6916 laptop and it was running great...no issues, until now.
I closed my laptop, came back in a couple hours and saw that the screen was still on
I flipped open my laptop and saw that windows wasnt shutting down properly, tryed opening and closing it, but it was inevitable, i had to hold the power button to shut it off.
When it restarted i got the toshiba splash screen and then a black screen with a blicking underscore.
I power cycled a few times and realized i could get into the BIOS. However the next time i power cycled, i didnt get anything, no splash screen, no underscore, the screen doesnt even look like its getting energized. The fan and lights come on fine, but there isnt even hard drive activity.
Has anyone had this problem before? What could of gone wrong from the 1st time I power cycled the laptop to the 3rd, which was within 10 minutes? Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

Turn off your laptop, unplug all wires, remove the battery, and hold the power button for thirty seconds. Afterwards, reattach the battery and connections.
If it still won't start, remove the battery and start with just the AC power. Next try without the AC power and just the battery. Also, check that the RAM is inserted securely. Instructions can be found in your user's guide if you need.
If none of this helps, you may want to consider getting it serviced. You can contact customer support at (800) 457-7777.
- Peter

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