Ok I am thinking you are right spiceyokooko. This is because nothing that is happening is consistent. Sometimes it will boot 10 times in a row perfectly, other times it refuses to at all. Sometimes I get that question mark floppy on boot up, and I even got this screen once (Will post a SIMILIAR picture below). Probably something got loose in the mail. Before I open it up, I have no experience with working inside of older macs. What should I look for as far as Safety Concerns? How should I ground/discharge myself and the mac? And by all the cables do you mean the wide ribbon things, or do you mean the colored wires? Thanks.