HELP MY MAC IS BROKE AND WONT START (unable to find driver ACPI)

Someone please help. I was reinstalling a printer driver and my power cut off while it was installing. now the computer wont start and i get this message below... I read to use the install dvd but my CD drive is broke and wont take cds. I did manage to hook it up to my dads computer with target disk mode so i can access files. his computer is a windows though. i do have a copy of the Leopard install cd saved as a DMG on his computer and a 8gb flash to boot it but i cant format the flash drive to be mac extended journaled GUID from his computer.IS there a program to do this???I dont know what needs to be fixed or where i can get this acpi driver? can anyone help because i dont have any money to get this fix and i need my mac for college which im starting soon.
This is the error message
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x004384FF): "unable to find driver for this platform: \"ACPI\".\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1228.12.14/iokit/Kernel/IOPlatformExpert.cpp: 1407
(That is the first line. It goes on to say...)
Debugger called: <panic>
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
(then there are 7 lines that start with 0x2f5d3 followed by)
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: Unknown
Mac OS version:
Not yet set
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.7.0: Tue Mar 31 22:52:17 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.12.14~1/RELEASE_I386
System uptime in nanoseconds: 180744654
It also says 64bit mode enabled and i thought macs were 32bit.
I also tried resetting the pvram or whatever its called and no luck
Someone please help!!!!

I know this isn't what you really want to hear but I'd recommend taking it in to an authorized repair location or your local Apple Store to get the Superdrive repaired or replaced so you can do an install? I don't believe you will be able load from your Dad's Window's machine. However you might be able to from an external DVD drive.
Also I might recommend getting a UPS so if you have similar issues you will have enough power to do a proper shutdown.
Regards,
Roger

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