Imac will not load osx on my imac 24"

I have purchased an Imac of ebay that would not boot up. it is the aluminium model 2007/8 2.8ghz intel processor
I have replaced the hard drive to a 1tb, and purchased Snow leopard from apple store. when I boot up I get the chimes and the apple logo with spinner then it just gets a black screen and shuts down and restarts. I have rest pram and booted holding option key but to no avail. Anyone know whats going on here//
By the way I have installed windows 7 no problem so why not snow leopard????? I am typing this on the machine now :-)

What does the disk look like and what does it say on the disc?
There is, also, the possibility that your iMac's internal optical may not be working or is failing.
You first, may need to purchase an externally connected optical drive to boot your iMac from.
Not all optical drives are Mac compatible.
Most Mac compatible drives you will only find to be purchased online.
Here are two on Amazon.com that are cheap and Mac compatible
http://www.amazon.com/LG-GP10NB20-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B004K2Z4MS/ref=sr_1 _3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398883289&sr=8-3&keywords=Mac+compatible+external+LG+optical+dr i ve
http://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-Portable-External-GP40NB40/dp/B009DS6OFU/re f=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1398883289&sr=8-7&keywords=Mac+compatible+external+LG+opti c al+drive
Here's another source for Mac compatible optical drives. These are better quality optical drives.
These are also tray loading drives.
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/VLU2SD24XS/
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MR3F82SD24S/
This is why you never, EVER purchase a computer off of eBay.
You have no real idea of its working condition and you have very little recourse if there is something majorly wrong a computer.
Buying from a legitimate authorised Mac reseller where you'll be guatanteed of a perefectly working used Mac and a place to call if you have hardware issues within a certain period of time. A most Apple resellers will have warranty periods of, at least 30 days provisions for longer warranties of up to a year if your used Mac develops issues.

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