Ok, so at least it boots into OF. So we know the pboko is not completely broken (which, if it was a case of the logic board being broken it'd be pretty much so as it would not be worth the while to have repaired). Apple would probably just replace the hard drive -It would be a pity if you lost what you had in the computer without back ups, but I understood from Dave's post that you have some from xmas time? In any case, you sure don't need the stress... hope it all works out x