Crisis created while trying to use Boot Camp - iMac Dead ! ! !

4-5 year old intel based iMac running Snow Leppard
Downloaded a full version of Windows 7 from Microsoft. It came as three files. Two Unix Executable files and a Document file.
While going through the Boot Camp Assistant, the software partitioned my internal drive. Then repeatedly could not locate the Windows 7 files. It kept asking me to insert the install CD. I moved the files to the windows partition. Still the same results.
With Toast, burned the files to DVD as Mac/PC format. Inserted this disc when Boot Camp asked for a Windows install disc.
That's when the crisis appeared.
Screen went to black with plain white text. "No Bootable Volume. Insert Boot Volume and press any key"
Keyboard and mouse do noting. Only recorse is to hold startup button to shut down. Got my burned DVD out by holding down eject key on startup. Tried starting up with Snow Leppard install disc without success. Tried waiting for the previously mentioned No Bootable . . . screen and then inserting Snow Leppard. Everything I have tried has left me with the same result and a totaly useless iMac.
How can I get my mac back?

Reboot holding the option key at the chime, you should get the boot manager which will list  the bootable partitions on your drive, post back with the result.
Did you do this without backing up your OSX installation first?

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