Imac G5 wont start up after fix

I just got back my imac G5 last night from applecare. I took it in because it would not wake from sleep. Anyhow they replaced the power supply and logic board. When I got home and turned it on it stays at the gray screen on startup and the fans start blaring? Does anyone know what else I can do. I tried disk warrior and it should my HD might be bad, but it says it was corrected. I connected thru firewire disk mode to retrieve stuff just in case, should I do a complete install and wipe out the drive, it was working fine prior to this?

Hi rarrieta-
A power supply failure would have the potential to damage other things like a hard drive. But according to the repair extension program guidelines a hard drive is not considered to be covered.
Miriam is right-you can mention the fact that it was working prior to the repair but they may still not want to cover it. Bummer not checking it out in the store the first time.
Did you install the drive or did Apple? Is the machine covered by AppleCare or was this all initiated under the repair extension program? If it was Apple installed and you have AppleCare the hardware will be covered.
If you upgraded the disk yourself the first time then you can always do it again and won't have to pay them to replace it should they want to charge you to do so.
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck

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