Black screen, fan noise, tried all the obvious

ibook g4 1.2ghz, 256ram, 30gb hd, black screen, fan noise, don't hear the startup chime, there's also a cd stuck in the drive.
i have tried everything, resetting the pmu and the nvram,
i have an ibook identical to this one that i had replaced the hard drive in because i needed more hd space. so i tried putting the spare drive in this one, since there was nothing wrong with it, and that didn't work, so naturally i was going to try reloading the OS but since i can't get the cd out of the drive, i can't
anybody got anything that could help, replacing the combo drive maybe, or is it a lost cause

Another thing to try to get the CD out is to prop the iBook sideways so that the slot points down. You can try hitting "eject", but you can also try just leaving it propped up with the slot down and enough clearance so the disc can drop out. I have heard of this working--sometimes after the iBook has been sideways for a while, like 45 minutes or so.
If you do get it out, you probably would want to run the Apple Hardware test before trying to install the OS.
Did you do any testing that would indicate that the hard drive was the problem in the malfunctioning iBook? Did it show SMART status not verified or a "failing" message? I am wondering if the malfunction might possibly be something other than the hard drive?
Since you have a working iBook, you might be able to use Target Disk Mode to check the hard drive on the malfunctioning iBook. If the hard drive on the malfunctioning iBook checks out OK, then the problem lies elsewhere. One possibility is logic board problems.
Unfortunately, I have never had 2 Macs working at the same time, so I am not all that familiar with Target Disk Mode and I think it would be better if someone more knowledgeable on the subject would advise you on how to use it.
Good luck!

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