10.2.8 to Tiger: Blue screen problems? Help!

Hi,
I'm really clueless about computers...sorry to have to drag my lack of knowledge into a public forum but I'm increasingly desperate to get some help...
I've been trying for several hours to install Tiger on my eMac G4. I'm currently using 10.2.8...I put in the tiger install DVD, and then click the icon to restart. When it restarts I then go into endless "blue screen" mode, in which only pulling the plug will stop - nothing will respond once the blue screen comes up. I've managed to get the tiger disc out on the next restart, and then restart again, and then from 10.2.8 read more tips online and then do it again - I've tried five or six times now.
I've looked at the troubleshooting tips on http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106464#symp1 but to be honest I really don't understand what I'm meant to do with the "reboot" commands etc. Some of the tips refer to re-starting in OS9, which I do have installed for some reason (?), but I don't know a)how to achieve that or b)what good it will do if I'm actually just trying to install tiger.
Any help would be very much appreciated, and sorry for being such a dunce
Jen, UK
Emac G4 Mac OS X (10.2.x)

Is the Tiger installer disk a retail version? When you boot your eMAc into Jaguar and then insert the disk, reboot the eMac while holding down the 'c' key to enable it to boot to the installer disk. Did you do that?

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When i turn the computer on, on the RAM rack it has a red light but it only stays lit a couple seconds, then goes away.
That's normal. It's only a problem if one or more stay lit.
Did you try the video card reseat yet?
As for the optical drive; you pull the carrier out (as far as the cables would let you or unplug it) and you say you can't unscrew the drive from the carrier? It's the only screws I think are in there so I am not sure what other screws you are trying to undo. But if you leave the carrier hanging out, and you try to eject the tray, does it try to do it. The reason I ask is the problem might only be that the carrier isn't exactly lined up with the bezel and that might be what's blocking it from opening when fully mounted.
After this, I am not sure what else to suggest, so yes, you may need to get professional repair.

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