Error Code -2106F

Is there another option? I can't boot in Disc Utility (Command/R). I do have the original installation discs but they are ejected. I have tried simply putting the discs in and also doing so while booting with Command/C. I'm really at a loss how to proceed.

The version on the disc is 10.6.4. The problem is that I had erased the hard disk prior to attempting to reinstall the OS. Now that the hard disk is complete empty, I cannot access anything at all. The iMac itself is 8 years old. The first time I tried to install the OS, I did so via the internet but got a message that it failed. Since that time, nothing has worked. I just get a flashing question mark and cannot boot from the disc.

I had two partitions on the system prior to this mess. I simply booted using the Command/R function, clicked on each of the partitions and then clicked the "erase" option. After doing this, my plan was to reinstall from the original discs, however immediately upon restarting the computer it asked if I would like to install OSX from the internet. I thought that made sense since I would receive the latest OS. Although the status bar showed completion within a relatively short period of time, a message stated that the system was installing additional components and the estimated time kept climbing until it was at over 11 hours. I decided to just let it run overnight. The next morning I had a failure message. This is when I tried to boot from the install disc. I did try multiple times to do so by booting while holding the C key. Each time I simply get a flashing question mark.

I did not try anything using my new Mac. I was not aware that was an option. I will take a long at the article you provided and let you know if I have any questions. I just don't want to do anything that could mess up on new computer.

I read through the information for creating a bootable installer but don''t think it will work because once the installer is created, I would still need to "Use Startup Manager or Startup Disk preferences to select the bootable installer as the startup disk." Being that I cannot access the Startup Manager or Startup Disk preferences, it appears that I will hit a dead end at this point.

I have tried that by simply putting in the disc and also by holding down the Command/C keys. The disc is ejected.

I tried that. It does not work. I will try again.

I tried again with no luck. I still get a flashing question mark even when attempting to book from the original installation disc holding Command-C.