Big problem and very stupid mistake, please help me

I was about to put leopard on my iBook g4 when on the read before installing thing it said if you want to start fresh delete your hard disk. I did that and the cd didn't work so now I'm stuck with nothing on my computer. Oh and by the way I don't understand why it didn't work, when I put the cd in and I restarted my computer it just made weird noises for a few hours and nothing happened. Thanks for helping!

See if you can use the install disks that shipped with your iBook. If so, then again erase and try installing 10.5.
As far as retrieving your data (if you have no backup) before you do another operation on that drive your best bet is Prosoft Data Rescue. There is a free trial to see if it can recover what you need. But don't do another operation on that drive until you've downloaded and run it. Also, a service that has been recommended but I cannot personally endorse is DriveSavers.
-mj

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No ideas ???
I've tried to open it as well, I've unplugged all the connectors, cleaned it with alcohol, but the button still not responding.
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1. You wrote: "I tried to re-install Tiger, but the computer seems to have forgotten my account name and password---becuase when I enter them, it says they are incorrect."How did you go about trying to "reinstall Tiger"? Please provide details.
2. What changes, if any, did you make to your Mac before this problem arose?
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3.2. For the "applications quit / safari scrambled" issue, see my "Multiple applications quit unexpectedly or fail to launch" FAQ.Good luck!
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