IMac 10.58 won't fully start up

I am handicapped. I have a 10.58 iMac that I tried to turn on but didn't realize my other hand
was laying on the left edge of the keyboard when it started up. But the little gear kept whirling
but not a full starting up. It tries for a couple minutes and then tries to reboot. Applle support told
Me to take it to nearest Apple store, but for me that would be a major production, being unable
to drive or carry it. Opinions???
Help!
Lee

Hi Lee,
Does it boot from our Install Disc?
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.

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mail:protocolsArray:_array_index:5:kind = "INCOMING"
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