Why can't I boot into Tiger?

When I try to boot into Tiger the grey screen appears with the never ending idle circle twidling away looking for an OS to boot into.
I've tried:
-Holding "c" while booting - works about every 8 times if that.
-Holding "option" while booting - works about every 5 times if that.
-System Preferences - OSX is chosen the boot drive.
(I don't want to be a negative nelly, but... I have abandoned my PC b/c of all it's millions of little pains and aches, and now I am spending an arm and a leg on an increasingly costly, and quickly aging, Mac. It truly disturbs me that a new Mac has to show up every year forcing people like me (with no money) to constantly upgrade for more headaches. Would Apple please stop this madness? I just want to get my work done!!)

You wrote: "Thanks Doc, but unfortunately this Sonnet brand pci adapter card is only compatible with OS9. If I take the card out, the Mac will only recognize 130 out of the 320 gigs of the internal drive."I think you need to check this with Sonnet. What card did you buy?
Is your card listed on the Sonnet Tiger Compatibility page? If so, then Mac OS 9 should not be required. See also the Mac OS X Compatibility Update page. Depending on how you acquired the card (purchased new vs. second hand), it may need a firmware update for "large drive suport." Again, I recommend you contact Sonnet if any of the information on their Web site is unclear.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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