AGP Graphics - adding ATA-IV Barracuda 80G internal drive

Hello,
I have a Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) 500GHz computer with the original 20G hard drive (ST-318203LW Ultra2 SCSI Wide (Cheetah 18LP, LVD)). I want to add this drive:
ATA-IV Seagate Barracuda (ST380021A)
http://www.seagate.com/cda/products/discsales/marketing/detail/0,1081,381,00.htm l
What do I need to do to install it?
Please be as specific (and patient) as possible. It has been a long time since I've done anything more than swapped out RAM.
Power Mac G4 500GHz   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   1.75GB RAM

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