mac mini wont load up

[flexo786]

hi
yesterday i was doin a total reinstall using os x 10.4 disks. it completed and i restarted and it loaded fast. i left it overnight and now for some reason it stays at the apple screen at the beggining. when i insert the os x install disks they dont boot up. how would i get it to boot up from the disks??

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Startup


Press X during startup Force Mac OS X startup
Press Option-Command-Shift-Delete during startup Bypass primary startup volume and seek a different startup volume (such as a CD or external disk)
Press C during startup Start up from a CD that has a system folder
Press N during startup Attempt to start up from a compatible network server (NetBoot)
Press R during startup Force PowerBook screen reset
Press T during startup Start up in FireWire Target Disk mode
Press Shift during startup start up in Safe Boot mode and temporarily disable login items and non-essential kernel extension files (Mac OS X 10.2 and later)
Press Command-V during startup Start up in Verbose mode.
Press Command-S during startup Start up in Single-User mode (command line)

 

[J1234]

Sounds like it may be trying to boot from the wrong startup disk or trying to boot from network disk. If you can get onto OS X then go to System Preferences--->Startup Disk--->Select the correct startup disk then restart.

 

[flexo786]

cant get into it all. ive tried holding down c but nothing happens. i can hear the cd drive spinning but the screen still remains the same