Toshiba laptop stuck at boot up Screen/Start up Window

[Nain]

I went to start up my Toshiba laptop (Vista) and it is stuck at the boot screen that shows Toshiba in big red letters and a black background (Toshiba Logo). At the bottom it says press F2 for Setup and F12 for boot device selection menu. I press F2, F8, or F12 and it does nothing, just sits there. Also my cd-rom drive won't open. I push the button and the light won't appear at all. I dismantle the laptop and romove the cmos battery but the problem remains the same. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help!

 

[Johnthegeek]

Did you remove the ram then try to boot while it is still out. You should be three beeps. I would check the memory connection as well. If there are two sticks try booting with each one singularly.

 

[onetech4all]

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Well, boot without the Cd-Rom plugged in, since that's the first broken component you've noticed.