IBook G4 wont boot

My iBook won't boot it gets as far as the apple logo with the spinning wheel. It'll be like that for about four minutes then it'll restart and repeat its self. I've tried the safe mode but no luck and I do not have the original disc installers. Im running leopard off of it and just before this happened Safari was not responding at all every time I tried to open it, so I do not know if it's related or not.
If you have any info on how I can get it to turn back on or idea of what might be causing this problem, I would be very grateful.
Thanks Coyote

Hello,
Since you do not have your restore disk nor a Leopard disk, your options are limited for repairing the boot disk yourself but here goes ...
Try booting while holding down the Option key and try to access the Startup Manager:
Startup Manager: If you can boot using the Startup Manager, select the 10.5.x.
Or, if you have a Firewire cable, you could try booting in Safe Mode and try to access the iBook hard disk from another Mac: How to use Firewire Target Disk Mode
Or... Mac OS X: How to start up in single-user or verbose mode *Note ... you should only try this if you are comfortable using UNIX commands*
*"I've tried the safe mode but no luck"* What exactly happened when you booted in Safe Mode?
You can get replacement System Install & Restore CD/DVDs from Apple's Customer Support - in the US, (800) 767-2775 - for a nominal S&H fee. You'll need to have the model and/or serial number of your Mac available.
If you're not in the US, you may need to go through the regional Apple Store that serves your location to find the contact number. Here's a list of links to all of those -
http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/intlstoreroutingpage.html
Carolyn
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