Compaq Presario CQ61 Wont Boot

So Like Most owners of the Presario, My Computer wont boot. Its a blank screen and the LED blinds towards BIOS Corruption but since I cant even get out the blank screen Any help would be very well indeed Helped. Below is Info and things I've Tried
Computer Type: Compaq Presario CQ61-319WM
Operating System: Windows 7
Warranty: Gone
Bought: 3 Years Ago
What Happened when this all started: I was drawing on photoshop, I closed it so it would go to sleep mode. I left the house for an hour to shop and come back to this blank screen and LED blinking Lights (Twice)
Last Six months had To System Restore Twice, An Update back in March made my computer not work so was forced to system restore.
Things I've Tried:
*Hard Reset More than 5 times, nothing worked
*Bought New Charger
*Bought New Battery
*Removed/Reseated my two 2gb Ram sticks. Switched them
*Removed HDD/Battery to see if it Was the HDD
*Took apart computer before I knew it was the BIos to see if it was the moniter or if the wires got exposed or snapped
Than I tried to get into the BIOS Recovery, tried the Win button +B button/Power, f2 and f10. Nothing gets my computer off the blank screen.
I Think Ive gotten everything Down. Should I send it in even though it would be smarter to just buy a new computer? Im at a lost of what can be done . Almost Every person with this problem got fixed by Hard Reset. I dont know how to deal with BIOS. So Please Help If You can.

The troubleshooting steps mentioned in the following weblinks might help you to resolve the issue:
HP Notebook PCs - Use Hard Reset to Resolve Hardware and Software Issues
HP Notebook PCs - Blank Screen LED Error Codes
HP Notebook PCs - Troubleshooting No LED Lights Glow During Startup or Boot
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