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I have a Toshiba Satellite Model # A135-S7404 that I am working on for a friend. When I turn it on the screen does nothing but the power light and the battery light come on. It sounds like it is turning on but nothing happens, it posts nothing. The cd drive opens and makes noise as to seem that it is reading the cd. My friend said that he was playing a game of solitaire and the screen just flickered and it turned off. I tried to plug an external monitor into it but still nothing posted and it just says "no signal". I was curious as to if anyone had any idea what might be wrong, and hopefully something I could do about it? My friend called Toshiba and they were pretty unhelpful, they just told him to take it to a repair center. I have tried unplugging the battery and running it straight out the wall but still nothing works. Thanks ahead of time for the help.