24" Imac A1225

Can anyone point me in the right direction.
Apple A1225 Late 2008 model 3.06ghz Dual core
1. Freezes on the apple logo and spinning circle when try to boot from the hard drive
2. Freezes just the same when I try to boot form Lion OS that I have on an external hard drive
3. Wont go into safe mode
4. If I try to install a new OS from CD I get a kernal panic saying you must shut your system down
5. I have replaced the memory, Hard drive, Disconnected the media drive and still the same issue.
6. I have reset the pram
7. I have ran a PC check program from White Canyon and no faults showed up
Anyone got any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance

You probably already tried resetting the SMC?
Shut down the computer.
Unplug the computer's power cord.
Wait fifteen seconds.
Attach the computer's power cord.
Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.

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