Satellite X205 black screen failure to boot

Satellite X205-S7483 Vista HP (Part# PSPB9U-03S026)
Laptop fails to boot, never shows even a glimmer on the screen (so I can't determine the BIOS type or version).  Sometimes -- but not always -- it makes three beeps at POST, one long and two short.  Otherwise it never makes a sound, no "loading Windoze" chime, no matter how long I wait.  I've tested the RAM in another laptop and it checks okay, and I've put "known good" RAM in it and it doesn't change anything.
Is a bad GPU the only other possibility?

Hi Here's a good place to start!!
http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Computer-Troubleshooting/What-can-I-do-if-my-Windows-7-or-Windows-Vista...
I Love my Satellite L775D-S7222 Laptop. Some days you're the windshield, Some days you're the bug. The Computer world is crazy. If you have answers to computer problems, pass them forward.

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