Ibook 1.2Ghz suddenly died - help please.

The machine is 18 months old, has a new battery and i've never had any problems with it. While using it this morning the machine just died. It restarted again with no ill effects, bar the clock resetting. However, thirty minutes later the same thing happened. This time, grey vertical lines preceded the shutdown.
Now, approximately one in three times the machine will start up normally - only to shut down after one or two minutes. All files and folders appear present and correct during this time. The rest of the time, the fans spin up to full speed and nothing else happens.
Any help would be much appreciated.

Hi Padraig,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
Was the menu bar blinking? Have you deleted anything recently, maybe a font/language? You may want to try starting up in Safe Mode (Knowledge Base Document #107393 on How to Startup In Safe Mode). Do you have another user account? If so try logging into that one and see if you run into the same problem. Do you have the original install disc that came with your computer? Have you tried booting from it? You may want to look at..
Knowledge Base Document #106214 on Troubleshooting Startup Issues
Knowledge Base Document #301170 about The utilities available on the Mac OS X 10.4 Install DVD
Checking the S.M.A.R.T. status of your hard disk (Disk Utility 10.5)
With Disk Utility you can also verify and repair the disk. Do you have an external monitor that you could hook you iBook up to? You may also want to look at Knowledge Base Document #300552 on My computer won't turn on (Display troubleshooting.
Jon
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