Satellite M40 wont start

I have several problems with my Satellite M40-149.
When shutting down hangs on a blue screen.
Almost impossible to boot. After some shaking and if its my llucky day, it starts but in most of cases hangs at Toshiba logo "In touch with tomorrow" with the four symbols for hd, cd, floppy and script. I did all tests I could find, there is no virus, the hd is ok (I tried several) and after successfull
start the screen seems ok to me.
I even tried Linux on another with almost the same results, very difficult to boot.
Is there another test I could do (except the Toshiba test)?
Any suggestions about where to look are welcome!
dimlog

Hi dimlog,
This sounds a little bit strange like a hardware problem. I cant imagine that this has something to do with the software for example. If the notebook doesnt start properly and hangs on Toshiba screen (BIOS screen) something is wrong with the hardware.
Im not a technician but maybe the mainboard is the reason for this. But to make sure that is causing this the notebook should be checked from a notebook technician.
If you can repair it yourself, have also a look on eBay for second hand parts they are cheaper as new parts.
Good luck!

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