IBook acting/freezing up. HELP!

my iBook first was saying something about the clock being a date in 1969 and I need to reset. now it will not show the top right items of the menu bar; the airport, the clock, sound, etc. So NO INTERNET. and CONTINUALLY SPINS. something is really really off.
I did a basic restart, ran disc first aid, to no avail. I did the network diagnostics to reset airport, to no avail. It will not even let me change the clock time in system preferences.
What can I do???

Hey Geoff,
how do you reboot from the original system disc?
Insert the disc and hold down the "C" key while booting up or hold down the option key at boot and select the disc.
The original disc is:
the the disc that came with it originally?
Yes. These are Gray with white lettering.
what is the retailer installer?
A retail installer is a generic disc that will install on any appropriate computer. They're black with silver lettering. That's what you'd get if you bought Leopard at the Apple store.
Richard

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