Internal Monitor problem

Ok all,
I installed a new hard drive, did the 35X wipe, and installed the basic version of OS 10.4. Airport can't find my wireless network. I started moving files from my external drive to the internal but didn't finish. Now, when I start up I have no monitor display. I've wiped the Parameter Ram and attempted to have it start up from the install disk in an external CD/DVD drive to no avail. About the only thing I've not tried is starting up in Target Disc mode.
Any ideas? Yes, I realize the iBook is too old to do much with.... It's what I can afford at the moment!
Kerry Moffit
[email protected]

Richard,
Yes, I still had monitor until after I began moving files/folders from an external FW drive onto the internal drive. I began by moving my "user" folders that I had copied to the external onto the new drive, replacing the folders installed when I formatted & installed the OS. I don't remember completing that operation however as time kind of "ran out" on me & I had to either get to bed or off somewhere else. Believing I was not in any trouble, I shut the computer down. That's when the monitor issue began; at the subsequent start-up.
As near as I can tell, the installed OS is working just fine. I close the lid & the computer goes into "sleep" mode. I can type my user password in and I hear it go through the login process and when I press the power button then "enter" to shut down it shuts down properly. I have reset the PRAM and PMU since this issue started; so far, to no avail. I am going to attempt to access the "new" HD in Target Disc Mode and see if I can tell the computer to either start from the install disc (DVD located on an external optical drive) or perhaps reinstall the OS to see if this clears things up. If this doesn't work, I'm going to reinstall the old HD which still has a usable OS on it & see if it'll restart from that.
AS far as other cables being disturbed; yeah, it's possible though, I was extremely careful to not move/remove anything not absolutely necessary. In fact, I didn't even completely remove the bottom shield. Just most of the screws & had my daughter carefully hold it up and out of the way while I "operated" on the HD.
I'm always open to any other suggestions!
KM

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