I can't: mount disks / go to Safe Mode

So, I wake up the other day, turn on my PowerBook G4 and my external disk G-Drive Q 250 GB only to find that it didn't mount. I turn my G-Drive off, disconnect it from FireWire 800, turn it back on, plug the cable in, and nothing happens. Then, I open Disk Utility and to my surprise it was there. I click Mount, but no luck.
A few minutes later I connect my iPod 30 GB (FAT32, enabled disk use) and it doesn't mount either. So, I open Disk Utility again and it's also there. I click Verify Disk - everything OK, both iPod and my G-Drive Q.
Feeling frustrated I tried going to Safe Mode to see if I can work something out. So, I restart my computer, hold the Shift key, and after the white screen with Apple logo appeared and the gear loading indicator started spinning my PowerBook just turned off. Feeling confused, I turn my PB on again, hold the Shift key and the same thing happens again.
Some people recommended that I reset my firmware (Command + Option + O + F, reset-nvram, reset-all), but it didn't help. I also tried this - Command + Option + P + R.
So, can anybody tell me what is going on? I can't believe this is happening when everything worked just fine two days ago. All I can remember is that I installed that Security Update, but that might not be the problem because it was all fine after it. Or maybe not, I really don't know.
Any advice is appreciated. Let's figure what's it all about.
PowerBook G4 (15-inch Aluminum) Mac OS X (10.4.8) 1.5 GHz, 1 GB RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, Combo, Mighty Mouse

See this for stopping the Windows Vista Safe Mode. <br />
http://www.ehow.com/how_5080036_turn-safe-mode-windows-vista.html
The "Safe Mode" discussed in this form is the '''Firefox''' '''''SafeMode''''', which is different than what you are talking about. See this Firefox support article:<br />
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode

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