it was the disc! Everything seems to be working fine with my very old MK3 disc! (thanx 2 both of u for the great advice)

i do noticed that part of the disc seems warped or almost mellted?

the seller has offered to send another copy, do you think a clean copy will work fine, or should i definitely buy a real disc?

btw- i really would like to thank the people of this site and the people who contributed to the monitor replacement directions, great job! (i did notice a spelling mistake tho =) )