Apple Logo Freeze at Startup

I'm on an older iMac (15" flatscreen) running 10.4.9. I shutdown to go on vacation and upon return cannot startup my Mac. It has no startup chime and merely goes to the screen with the Apple logo and no further. I've been on forum pages now for over 4 hours and have tried all suggestions from starting up from my install disk and running disk and permission repairs to complete Archive and Installs.......... Nothing. Right now I'm experiencing the blue screen of death with the spinning circle going on forever. Any help out there available?

There isn't a lot you can do from this point and you may have tried it all. I'll run through a quick list and if none of it works you'll want to see about backing up your data and then doing an erase and install. Here's the list:
1. Disconnect all peripheral devices (including things like ethernet cables), except for the Apple keyboard and mouse, and display (if it's not a built in). Does it work? If so then it may be some conflict with the one of the devices that were connected. Try them all one by one and see if the issue repeats itself when one is connected.
2. Remove any extra RAM that may be installed and try running it with different combinations of RAM (if you have more than one RAM stick). If you find it only happens when a certain RAM stick is installed, then replace that RAM stick.
3. Boot the install disk and run disk utility. You said you've done this but check out this article in case you missed a step or something. It never hurts to double-check.
4. Reset your PMU. I think this is the article for your iMac. If not search the Apple Support pages for reset PMU.
That's about all I can think of that may solve the issue. If you do need to do an erase and install then start up the computer while holding down the Option key. This takes you to the Startup Manager. If you see your hard drive in here then you should be able to use Target Disk Mode to back up your computer. If not then you'll probably want to take it in and have someone do it for you.
And here's the instructions for an Erase and Install.

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You would be better off posting in the Leopard v10.5 forum here.
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This is the Safari forum. Just copy/paste the same post over there.
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You can get replacement system disc(s)...
Call Apple's Customer Support - in the US, (800) 767-2775 - for a nominal S&H fee. You'll need to have the model and/or serial number of your Mac available.
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