PCI Express Error - Qosmio G40-10Z

Yesterday i turned on my laptop and i got a black screen with the message "PCI Express Error"
I immediately started searching the web what this error might be and i discovered that it's a known problem with some Toshiba laptops.
http://www.nvidiadefect.com/qosmio-pci-express-error-t383.html
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=49108
http://www.nvidiadefect.com/toshiba-qosmio-g40-12c-t1149.html
Just a few of the many topics i found about this error.
I bought my laptop January 2009 as a demo model from a dutch store called Qplaza http://www.qplaza.nl/
Don't think i have any warranty beside the warranty i got from that store (2 years) but there are a few things i don't understand.
From what i understand is that there even was a lawsuite about this problem and that there indeed was a problem with the nvidia 8600 chips. But then why won't Toshiba or Nvidia fix the laptops with those problems?
From what i have read my laptop would have to go to special repair service to replace my motherboard and i will have to pay for that myself.
And that is IF they can fix my laptop.
I started searching the internet what the price costs might be but the answers didn't make me a very happy woman :-(
Isn't there another way to fix this problem?
And aren't there places where you can buy a suitable motherboard for this laptop?
Can anybody please help me?? My laptop was working perfectly and without any warning..poof...can't get it to work anymore.

Dear Debzel,
As the proud owner of an attractive piece of scrap with G40 stamped underneath, due to what is almost certainly the same fault as you have, I have been through the customer service route and found that they are not going to officially recognise that the n-vid fault exists on our laptops and will only offer you a repair at your cost.
Due to the conspicuous lack of messages on this forum regarding this inherent fault, I suspect that this message may be quickly removed from the site. Having taken advice from the chap who runs the n-vid defect website, I realise that the only way forward is to take on Tosh legally. The consumer has strong rights in the UK as I suspect is parallel in Holland (assuming that's where you're based). I would be willing to send you my letters, based on templates from the defect website and Consumer Direct (phone them if you're i the UK and get it from the horse's mouth that your product should have lasted longer than it did - 08454 04 05 06), but with some information about my personal situation added.
You also have to send a copy to the credit card company that you used when making the purchase, if that was the case, as this puts you in a stronger position. If you didn't use a CC then that's a shame but not the end of the road, you can still take them on and by all reports, you should be successful as the PC is very young for the price you would have paid. The other repondent to your post must work for Tosh, which is why they were so unhelpful.
Kind regards,
steve oram at bt inter net dot com.

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