Qosmio G10 fails to start

Hi everybody
I have a qosmio G10 since less than a year. It was simply perfect.
But now it refuse to start but I am unable to identify the source of the problem. (I have some experience with hardware problems but...)
When I push the start button I do ear the DVD reader running, the HD lights up for a second and then the laptop seems to be powered on, but HDD's don't seem to run (there's absolutly nothing on screen, no boot screen at all). I'am able to open the DVD Reader/writer so there is power even on the battery.
Will somebody be so kind to share some advice? (FN F5/F1 key's doesn't help)
Thanks

Did you hear a single beep tone?
Such short single beep tone appears if the unit has passed the POST (power-on-self-test) successfully and the hardware is ok.
The BIOS on the motherboard will always perform a POST during power up, usually this test is perform to ensure proper system function and if a
failure occurs the POST will identify the failure and emits a beeping sound to prompt the service technician to take corrective action ASAP.
In your case its possibly something wrong with the display. Try to connect the external monitor to the notebook.
Furthermore you can try to remove the battery and disconnect the AC adaptor for a while.
After several time try to connect the AC adaptor again and try to start the notebook.
If it doesnt help so I would really suggest contacting the Toshiba service partner in your country for checking the notebook. Usually the technicians start some diagnostic test and are able to locate the fault very fast.

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