Mac Mini drive wiped. Won't accept utility disc and won't display on multiple monitors that have been tried. Power light remains on.

what the title says. First post. Sorry if it's not correct formating
regards,
amydst

Thanks again for your help. It took me awhile to find a USB KB and Mouse. However they are both older Windows ones. I'd been trying earlier with a blutooth mouse and KB with no luck. I tried your suggestions with no luck so far. There still remains no change. The power light flashed at one point when I tried booting with the alt key and then turned off, but nothing else happened that was visible.
Thank you so much for your help so far. Any additional suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Amydst

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