My Dows iMac does not Boot up into the OS nor into the DVD after creating..

Question

Hi All,
I ended up in strange situation where iMac doesn't even Boot, neither from the HD nor from the DVD, I ended up with this problem after creating a Bootcamp partition on my iMac.
I tried all the possible troubleshooting methods given in the Apple trouble shooting guide. but no use.
the current state of my iMAC is when start it it simple displays the blank white screen and doesn't progress any further.
and when I reboot the machine and hold the C button, it displays a faint folder icon in the center.
please help me , if any one has encountered the same problem.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Narik

Answer 1

If you start up with the Option key, as far as I remember, there is no mouse icon. You may need to use the arrow keys to select a bootable disk.
OK, holding down the mouse button is the accepted (and correct) way to eject a disk at startup.
Try putting in the disk before startup. Then hold down the C key when you press the power button. It can take a time to read an install disk. However, if it is not reading the disk there may be more problems.
Have you tried a safe boot: Use the Shift key at start.
Serious Stuff:
I know you are new to Macs, but as an alternative, try to startup and hold down the Command + S keys. This should put you into single user mode and it will all look like a black screen with white writing. When it stops you should see a $ sign -- this is the command line. As a first step, just type in the single word - reboot - and press the return key.
If that works we can try something else.
It may be, of course, that while creating your Boot Camp partition, you erased everything. Great care needs to be taken with these functions. That would not, however, prevent the disk from booting.