My new Mac Mini OS X 10.6 server won't boot up

The apple logo screen is the thing I have found myself staring on for the last 30 minutes. Safe boot does not help either. What can I do to get the system back on? (Mac OS newbie, unfortunately)

It may be helpful if you identified the EXACT model MBP that you have.  Also provide more details, such as does it turn on, what type of display is shown (if any), etc.
Try SMC and PRAM resets:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3964
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1379
Ciao.

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