Ibook won't boot, after having DVD stuck

Question

I had a problem ejecting a DVD, as it had crashed. So after restarting, the grey screen appears with the apple, and the laptop did not come back on. I managed to eject the CD by holding the trackpad button, but OS X is still not loading.
Any idea's would be appreciated!

Answer 1

You may have directory corruption, or you may be seeing a hard drive failure occurring.
Apple's Disk Utility, found in your Utility folder, can remedy basic problems in the directory. If a directory problem goes unchecked, it can snowball into a larger problem, which is never pleasant.
To repair directory problems, insert the Installer Tiger DVD into the computer. After it loads, restart the system. When the screen goes dark, hold down the C key. Once the grey Apple screen appears you can let go of the C key.
When the DVD is fully loaded, select Disk Utility in the Utility menu. A window will open showing your HD on the left. Single click on your HD, then select "repair disk" in the lower right of the screen (First Aid Panel). If errors appear during the "repair", rerun the utility until you get a clean pass. Then quit the Utility and Installer, letting the computer restart.
If errors exist and Disk Utility cannot fix them, then a trip to the Apple Store would be next. The alternative would be using a more sophisticated program such as Disk Warrior.
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