Mirror front G4 stuck on apple logo on boot ?

Hi all, Friends just called to say his G4 won't boot.. it gets to the grey screen with apple logo an goes no further. He's tried re-booting. Unplugged everything .. HD etc.. still no joy. Any ideas? HD failed? logic board?
many thanks.
Simon

I should have said to try using Disk Utility to repair your startup disk (hard drive) as shown in Dr.Smokes repair thread first. Then try those other links.
Do everything in his link once a month and you'll keep your Mac running smooth.
Cheers!
DALE

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