White screen while restoring?

I am restoring my MBP to it's out-of-the-box condition with the install disc. I understand that I should get a white screen while restoring, but the screen has been white for over 76hrs. Is this normal? It has been plugged in for the most part. I unplugged it once for about an hour and the screen went black/sleep. I plugged it back in and nothing happened so I pushed the on/off button. The white screen came on again as well as the startup chime.
How long is too long for the screen to stay white?
Thanks.

Ok, it sounds like you're all good now? If you had any sensitive information on the HD, you'll want to at least zero the HD, or do a 7 Pass Erase (boot from install disc > Utilities menu > Erase > Security Options). Note that this will take time, maybe a few hours (but at 76 hours, it sounds like you're the patient type ). After that, quit DU and continue with the installation process.

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