IBook G4 can only start up from CD

Hello everyone,
I have a friend who has a problem, his iBook G4 can only start from CD and never from HD. Is there a way to solve this problem for him.
Thanks

Does your friend have Mac OS X 10.3 or 10.4? If you can startup from the install CD, can you open the Disk Utility (from the "Installer" menu in Mac OS X 10.3 or from the "Utilities" menu in Mac OS X 10.4)? Does the hard drive appear as an option in the Disk Utility? If so, you should try to "repair disk" from the Disk Utility. Are there any errors found? Can the Disk Utility repair them?
If it repairs the errors, you can quit the Disk Utility and then Quit the Installer. The computer will restart back to the hard drive.
If the Disk Utility can't repair the errors, you may want to invest in a more powerful utility like .
If the hard drive does not appear as an option in the Disk Utility, it may be damaged beyond software repairs. You might find the Apple Hardware Test CD (which could be the same disk as the Mac OS X installer) and run the extended tests.
-Doug

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