Hang on restart and various other problems

Hi everyone,
I hope someone can shed some light on what's going on with my MacBook Pro. Since having purchased it in August 2006 (my previous Powerbook was stolen!) i've had the experienced the following issues:
1. The computer almost always hangs on restarts (not shutdowns). The restart does not seem to complete the final stage and a dim light remains at the front. In addition, i can hear the hard drive spinning
2. Sometimes when starting the machine (usually after hard shutdowns thanks to the first point) the computer does not boot up. Instead, it returns to a similar state as above: dim light, spinning hard drive, but no screen, no startup chime and i believe the CD drive doesn't spin up either.
3. The Above problem is only resolved by leaving the machine to rest for about 10 minutes. I have tried removing the battery, disconnecting and reconnecting the AC supply, resetting the PMU, holding down the reset PRAM buttons, but nothing works aside from leaving the machine for a while. Please note that this is not an overheating issue.. it happens when the machine is running relatively cool also.
4. Lately my MacBook Pro has begun to shutdown instead of hibernating when the battery runs low. I don't realise until i plug in the remains and press the power button when the keyboard wake doesn't do anything.
5. Over the last few weeks i've noticed the battery life deteriorating rapidly. Yesterday it gave me 15 minutes following a full charge!! I decided to put the battery in a fridge for a while and it seems to have helped, but something is seriously wrong here.
6. Having installed the Core Duo temperature monitor last night i noticed that the processor was running at 82 degrees centigrade at one point. While that may be normal, since that time it has generally run at between 50 and 60 degrees. I'll be keeping my eye on this one.
7. Previously i had trouble with the computer freezing, leaving me unable to move the cursor. Surprisingly, i was always able to escape from this by pressing the power button once. the cursor would then move again and i would cancel the shutdown. This problem seems to have fixed itself by resetting the PRAM a while ago.
8. Lastly, and probably unrelated to the above, the CD drive sometimes sounds as though it is rubbing against a casing while spinning and the noise can be a bit distracting. Also, i have noticed that if i move the machine while burning CDs the burn will fail. I don't put a great deal of pressure on the area around the CD drive and it seems a bit sensitive to me.
Other info:
I have reinstalled the OS twice and the problems are still there.
I have reset the PMU and PRAM more times than i can remember.
The laptop has receied no blows or other damage and the problems have existed since purchase
I Installed Bootcamp at purchase (needed Windows for some accountancy software) and thought that the problems might be related to this, bit have since removed it various times and finally decided to remove it permanently recently. I reformatted the whole drive, did a fresh install reset the PMU and PRAM (again!) and downloaded all updates from apple. The problems remain. :S
Help! I absolutely love my macs... i just wish this one would work right!
Thanks in advance for your observations/advice.
Andy
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2.16Ghz 2Gb RAM

Any idea what piece of hardware might be at fault?
No… although these types of issues are usually logic board related when it is determined to be hardware.
Am i right in thinking this?
Yes, you can take it into any Apple Store/Service Centre in the US, and worldwide, and have it repaired.

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