XSERVE G4 cant boot up with CD?

I got old "Xserve 1GHz DP/512 SDRAM/ 60GB HD/2XGIGE/VGA" - contacted tech support but its way out of support and tech told me to "hit the forums"
Here is the issue - Xserve loads up to login screen - however I don't have root non any other account on this box - but i need it for my work ASAP.
I followed 2 manuals from the site and many advices on how to start up Xserve with CD-rom - nothing worked so far.
This manual doesn't look like working http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Xserve1.0.1_UserGuide.PDF
Powering Xserve holding serviceID button in the front, doesn't eject CD-tray.
All those blue lights seems to be blinking by themselves regardless of what i hold or push - Nightmare!
tried using root with pass of my serial number(also with first 8 char of my serial)
nothing - just STUCK on login screen.
Please help either get root or boot from CD(reinstall etc)
I'm trying to boot up from Mac OS X version 10.1 CD.

not so quick :((...
Tried to boot up with "T" hold - nothing, no reaction on my input - jumps straight to login screen. Keyboard works, here is combinations that i've tried
so far with no success :
pressing and holding C
pressing and holding N
pressing and holding D
pressing and holding Command-Shift-Option-Delete
pressing and holding T
pressing and holding Command-Option-P-R
pressing and holding Command-Option-O-F
pressing and holding Command-Option-D
I notice one thing, serviceID light goes off amber by itself, even when was previously off.
Never though resetting root will be that hard - done it dozens of time on macs - umount -u / passwd and done, but this nightmare already took my third working day. Should i just smash it and throw outside the window?
P.s
will clearing CMOS help in any way ? what are really my options if there looks like no keyboard input accepted on bootup process by mac?
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