Thinkpad T400 won't boot neither will it accept a new OS,any idea?

I have used my thinkpad T400 for like a year and recently I hibernated it and it could not boot. I tried the battery reset and it came right on but will not boot to windows (Blue screen after POST). I tried running a new OS instalation but anytime I boot from cd, I get a distorted screen (many colourful strips takes over the screen). I really need help............................from any one.

what is the model number of your T400?
xxxx-xxx
is your T400 a switchable graphics model?
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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