Wont start or boot up

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i have a mac dual g5 2.0 tower
i have a problem it wont boot up
when it comes on its the apple symbol with the rotating gear it just stays there
i tried to reinstall mac os 10.5.8 leopard
i press the option key during start up a hard drive with a X comes up WHEN I PRESS the shift TO SAFE MODE it says panic
 

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2017 27" iMac, 10.5" iPad Pro, iPhone 8, iPhone 11, iPhone 12 Mini, Numerous iPods, Monterey
Moved to correct forum. Does not belong in "Anything Goes". Please read the forum Sticky posts at the top of each forum before posting.
 
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Mac Mini (Late 2014) 2.6GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 8GB 1600MHz DDR3
It's old. Maybe it died. You don't give much info.

Now, let's work on the caps lock and punctuation keys on the computer you used to make your post...
 

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