Frozen- now all black screen. What do I do?

Hi,
THis is frustrating!
My mac screen was frozen during skype chat with my friend.
Nothing worked, so I pressed the power button to force it to turn off.
And, I turn the computer back on, and all I see is just black screen.
I hear computer starting sound, but nothing happens.
WHat should I do now? It is soooooooooooooo frustrating.
Help please!

Try things in Apple doc.#106464.
If you have trouble after that, post in the appropriate PowerBook forum. This is the G5 Tower forum.
Cheers!
DALE

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