Equium A300D - Blank Screen

Hi,
Hope somebody can help,
My Equium A300D won't boot - screen is completely blank.
Power and all lights come on as normal and stay on
Caps lock light flashes once - then nothing
Hard drive light flashes once - then nothing
Fans are spinning inside
It does not get to the BIOS screen - nothing comes up at all.
I have tried another hard drive (not sure why as it doesn't get to the BIOS screen!)
tried it with/without the battery
tried pressing various keys (F2 etc) on boot up
tried with an external monitor - nothing
opened it up and disconnected the BIOS battery (only for 10 mins though - should I leave it for longer??)
Any suggestions - machine is out of warranty ?
R.

Hello
First of all I recommend this articlen in your case:
[Which steps should be followed if your Toshiba notebook doesn't start?|http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=21]
If it doesnt work it seems to be a hardware malfunction. It could be mainboard or CPU issue Who knows and its hard o say in this case. A notebook technician can check this and give you a detailed answer.
Furthermore you can find a list of all service provider on official Toshiba page.

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