sounds like hard drive corruption. try booting from the install CD and have disk utility check the drive. or use TechTool Pro, Drive 10, DiskWarrior, whichever you have to check for drive corruption. John On Jul 12, 2005, at 5:41 PM, alcovia at aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > > My Ti 667 mhz is dying. I just installed a new optical drive which > works fine. I am now having problems it does not boot up for > 5mins-10 mins or not at alll. The spinning wheel and happy mac. > That is it. > > Any suggestions? > > Warm regards, > So- -- If a motorists cuts you off, just turn the other cheek. Nothings gets the message across like a good mooning.