G4 not booting...not a hard drive issue?

I have another post about this, but something new has been added to the mix.
I've got a last generation power PC mac mini I use in a school environment. I'm looking to get this one working as a new comptuer is not an option. $ and all.
The computer froze up, and after a hard restart, refused to move past the "prohibited sign".
Zapped pram. nope
Tried starting from Tiger install disk. nope
Booted in single user mode, but warning...oof...left the note at school..."waiting for system .....? something" repeated over, and over, and over again.
Didn't work in single user mode.
Connect the damage mini using firewire to a working mini. Checked HD, all good.
Put the Tiger OS install dvd in the host machine, erased and installed the OS on the damaged mac Mini through firewire.
The damaged machine, while connected through firewire, restarted, screen came up using the host machine, set up the system per ususal...all looked good.
Picked the HOST startup disk to reboot. Ejected the firewire connected mini. Disconnected, physically the damaged mini. Shut it down. Then fired it back up.
The damaged Mine still would not get past Apple logo with spinning progress wheel > leading to "prohibited" sign with spinning progress wheel.
During the install of the OS on the damaged machine, I put my ear to the mini and could hear the HD working away.
BUT...the OS did install, and things were good until I asked the damage machine to rely upon its own innards as opposed to that of the host machine.
SO...is it possible then that the HD in the damaged Mini, with the brand new freshly installed OS, is OK and that there is another issue. OR could this still mean that the HD is toast. I'm truly hoping that it is the HD as that is a more easily remedied problem.
The machine is scheduled to be dropped off at a local shop next week.
Fill me with wisdom oh wise ones.
Thanks!

Hi
I wonder whether the problem is related to the Sonnet CPU upgrade. According to their website it's supported by Mac OS X 10.3.5 and higher. It may be that Apple added support for the 7447 G4 variants used in the CPU upgrade in 10.3.5, and earlier versions of Panther simply won't recognise the processors.
If this is the case, I'm not sure what to suggest other than to reinstall the original CPU card, reinstall the OS and upgrade it to 10.3.5 or later via the web and then reinstall the CPU upgrade. Alternatively you could try and get hold of some Panther discs that you knew were 10.3.5 or later.
With Protools and the CPU upgrade, it seems you may be limited to 10.3.5, 10.3.6 or 10.3.7
Did you try updating Panther to 10.3.7 with the hard drive in the other machine before swapping it back?
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