Macbook wont start after software update

I ran the software update on my white macbook and now when the computer restarts it just spins. I have tried the hardware tests and it detects no problems. The computer will not restart it just spins and the fan goes for hours. Any help is appreciated.

Hi, I have been FIGHTING w/ the Apple Tech Support Group for almost a yr now on this issue. 10 of the 20 school MacBooks have died ( spinning gear for hrs ) when I did the update from 10.4.9 to 10.4.10. I can't install the new iLife & iWork suites until we are at 10.4.10. I repaired permissions, ran Disk Warrior & Apple Disk Util from the CD before running the updates. I even tested the updates as the Admin & then as the Root user, still BIG TIME HOSE!!!!!!! I only have the standard Apple S/W & Microsoft Office 2004 on the books. The .10 update hoses the books, so I have quit running the update services on my G5 xServer, & the school is on HOLD. On the books that did hose I have had to re-install the OS & run my backups for the teachers. Apple says " we haven't heard any of these problems, so it must not be happening ". They are so very LAME........ we only spent $100,000 on Apple H/W & S/W & they won't support this issue. The school did get a new Intel Core2 Duo MacBook & I ran the update to go to 10.4.10 & it worked GREAT. This same update HOSED my personal MacBook Pro when updating from 10.4.9 to 10.4.10. My MBP is a 1st gen Intel Core Duo CPU. Have you reported this prob to the Apple GURU's yet?¿?¿ Friday I just tested the 10.4.10 to 10.4.11 update on the 1st gen CPU book & it worked w/ no probs. My next test is to run the 10.4.9 to 10.4.11 & see if it works............. one can only HOPE!!!!!!!
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