Satellite L670 - screen dosen't "start"

I'm trying to fix the named laptop. The problem is that screen doesn't start (remains blank) when I press the power button. I can hear the fan is turning and if I put a dvd/cd in the drive i can hear it turning. The problem occurs randomly and last for a couple of days then i can start the laptop normally, windows 7 loads normally and the only problem is overheating. However on the next switch-on again the same problems.
I have tried to remove the battery and power cable and pressing the start button for 1-2 minutes trick, but it doesn't seem to work. When it did load i have scanned it for viruses and hardware problems (with various tools but nothing was found). I used slim drivers program to update some drivers but again no result.
I have tried to connect it another monitor but again both screen remained blank.
What could be the problem?
Satellite L670 (European model)

You mentioned the overheating problem.
I guess this might be the main reason why the notebook does not work properly.
The high internal temperature may affect the internal parts like graphic card, RAM, motherboard as well as CPU.
I cannot say for sure what part might be the troublemaker but in my opinion its not display issue.
In case of display problems, you should be able to use the notebook in connection with external monitor but obviously this isnt possible
The RAM replacement is not very tricky it could be worth to test new RAM modules but this is just one possible troublemaker
There is no warranty that after RAM replacement, the notebook would work flawlessly.

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ok, i hope you know how yo get to your wifi card inside your laptop, i try to explain as best as possible to show which pin in your new wifi card has to be taped off, so it cannot get signal (Hardware Radio Off) from the bios.
Pin layout can be different for other wifi cards, so i can only show the pin the tape off for this specific card.
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* Also make sure you have your proper driver for your card downloaded beforehand, since you most probably will need it before being able to connect to the internet.
* Also, write down the new card's MAC address. (most probably you'll find it on a little sticker on the wifi card)
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2) ABOUT THE VIDEO CARD :
Also, before I had a Amilo Xi 2550-8009 that melt last week, I changed it for this Toshiba, but I am facing a problem with a game ARMA II.
The error message I got is : "Error compiling pixel shader", with black screen and a "ping" noise.
I don't understand because I found a comparative test with a GeForce and my current HD5650 that is supposed to support this shader stuff.
Did you manage to run ARMA II on your laptop ? If yes, what did I miss ?
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Hi Syntax,
yes agree, you're so right, I just got 3BDO within 20 minutes today, still trying to understand why.
Signature du problme*:
Nom dvnement de problme: BlueScreen
Version du systme: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Identificateur de paramtres rgionaux: 1036
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BCCode: d1
BCP1: 0000000000000028
BCP2: 0000000000000002
BCP3: 0000000000000000
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Product: 768_1
It might come from those damned update I did.... The last one is about the video card on the pilot update through driver device, right click, update.
I was surprised he did it, but, I suspect I had a BDO before that, can't remember.
Then... Still trying to identify the reason, I might go back to the older pilot version.
About Arma 2,on the very good website "Can I run it" it said there was a problem with the video card
Video Card
Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 4850 with Shader Model 3 and 512 MB VRAM or faster
You Have: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. In the other hand I found this website with a test that compared the HD5650 with a GeForce, they said :
"La Mobility Radeon HD 5650 se montre ici bien plus performante que le GeForce GT 420M qui se relgu la dernire place par le GT 330M, plus performant sur ce jeu galement."
The HD5650 is more performant than the GeForce GT 420M .... If you understand something let me know cause I don't !
[TEST ATI and GEFORCE|http://www.clubic.com/carte-graphique/carte-graphique-nvidia/geforce-400-series/article-363820-3-test-nvidia-geforce-gt-420m.html]
Amazing, because this game ran on my Amilo xi 2550-8009 and a ATI Radeon HD 2700 256 Mo.
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Yes fan activity is control automatically but when my laptop is not in sleep mode and when no application is running (only OS) fan stop(30s) cpu temp increase from 36% to 40% and fan run(30s at 55%) temp decrease from 40% to 36%.
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