2009 mac pro can't install any new os's - tried multiple drives

Ok guys here's where i'm at.
I was running a 2009 mac pro with 10.6.8
I downloaded and ran mavericks but after it restarted it just hung on the no entry sign over night.
So i did a restore and that worked.
I repaired permissions, and tried via a usb thumb drive no luck.
I restarted using my partners osx 10.6 mbp dvd and erased my mac pro drive and reformatted making sure it was guid partitioned and journaled etc.
Still no luck.
Even stranger when i try to install from external usb drive the installer doesnt see the hdd but if i use the dvd it says it cannot install but does see the hdd and lets me do a restore.
So at this point im sure some of you will be saying the hdd is dead.
But on each restore it was fine.
AND
so then i bought a samsung evo 840 and stuck that in using an icey box and just thought i'd install mavericks then copy over some files etc from my back up.
BUT i get the same issue. The usb installer cannot see the new ssd, but if boot from the dvd i can see it and restore the time machine backup to it.
Any suggestions at all?
Thanks

I know there have been some similar reports or stories about installing OS X.
At one time 2009 4,1 had trouble with Mountain Lion also.
Some models had trouble due to a user installed Apple wifi / bluetooth module.
Sometimes NVRAM is to blame and an SMC Reset AND zap PRAM/NVRAM (from cold boots).
This is a good tutorial, updated, while there are various other How To's around since Lion that are all basic same steps.
How to make your own bootable OS X 10.9 Mavericks USB install drive
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/how-to-make-your-own-bootable-os-x-10-9-mav ericks-usb-install-drive/
it’s possible to create a local USB installer for Mavericks. The bad news is that it wasn’t as simple as it was before—Apple has changed the way the installer works, and making an install disk manually is more difficult than it used to be. Before we get started, here’s what you’ll need:
An 8GB or larger USB flash drive, or an 8GB or larger partition on some other kind of external drive
The OS X 10.9 Mavericks installer from the Mac App Store in your Applications folder. The installer will delete itself when you install the operating system, but it can be re-downloaded if necessary.
The latest beta of the Lion Diskmaker app, available here (as of this writing, version 3 beta 3 is the most recent). This app is free to download, but the creator accepts donations if you want to support his efforts.
An administrator account on the Mac you're using to create the disk.
The easy way
Lion Diskmaker remains the easiest, most user-friendly way to get this done.

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