How to format new HD and do a fresh install on used computer

i just bought a new-to-me used mac pro with a new hard drive and i want to install yosemite on this drive. i haven't done this before so i am at a bit of a loss.
the hard drive is not formatted since it is a new hard drive and there is no data on it. i do have access to my old mac pro which does have internet access.
how do i format this hard drive if it is in a new computer with no OS on it?
also is this the correct URL for installing yosemite on this computer?
thanks in advance

i mean, is this as simple as downloading the yosemite installer to the desktop of this machine, connecting the two machines via firewire cables and double-clicking on this installer dmg?
Pretty much. However, with an unformatted drive, I'm not certain what will happen if you try to start up the new-to-you Mac Pro in Target Disk Mode.
To boot it into Target Disk Mode, hold down the T key during restart. If you have a monitor connected, you'll see a bouncing FireWire symbol on the screen.
Connect the two Macs with FireWire and the TDM Mac will show up as a Hard Drive on the other, normally-booted Mac. Run the installer and choose the drive that is on the TDM Mac. If it doesn't show up, try opening Disk Utility and see if you can see the drive--I kind of doubt this will work. If you do see it, you can Partition it as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with a GUID Partition Table (Options button on the Partition Tab).
FireWire Target Disk Mode is what you'd search for.
If TDM doesn't support an unformatted drive, you will have to use Internet Recovery to format the drive, or do as previously suggested and put the drive in your other Mac Pro and format/install there.

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