P20: Hidden reset button? Windows does not launch

My Toshiba Satellite P20 laptop (XP Media Edition )does not Start up
The last actions were :
A memory stick was ejected.
Two explorer windows were closed.
Clicked on the "Start" button.
The "Start" button did not respond and the display froze.
The P20 was not reacting to anything except the movement of the mouse. Ctrl-Alt-Delete did not work.
I tried to switch the P20 off but the on/off button would not respond. The P20 was left alone for 30 minutes to switch itself off.
Since switching off the P20 has refused to start up.
If the On button is pressed the fan starts for a couple of seconds but then the P20 cuts out again.
Windows does not launch.
I checked the inlet fan is clean & working.
I tried switching on and hitting the function buttons in turn e.g F8, F1 to F4 for booting up in safe mode, in case of accidental switch to hibernate or to a separate screen etc.FN light comes on but screen stays dark.
I have taken out the battery and left it to comtemplate its navel = P20 does not start up.
I have had the hard drive checked by PC World and they said it was working properly. There are two different technical opinions on what might be wrong with the P20.
1) Problem with the motherboard.
2) It is stuck in hibernation mode.
I am faced with the prospect of paying over 300 for repairs (estimate supplied by repair company Mastercare).
Is there a form of emergency restart of the P20 just in case the problem is software and not hardware related?
Could not see the 'paperclip' socket on the machine and nothing in the manual.

Hi Noelma,
When you press the power button try pressing the ESC key. This should show you the BIOS load process. If you still get just a black screen then I suspect a problem with your mainboard and the quote your got from Mastercare would be quite reasonable for this to be replaced. :(
Hopefully you will be able to see the BIOS process in which case you should be able to see where the load process stops.
Best of luck

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