Booting back to OS X from 8.6

Hi
One of my friend gave me a (B & W) PowerMac G3,350 Mhz. 512 MB RAM. 20GB HDD.
It was running OS X 10.3. Everything seemed to be working fine on it. But then I happen to go to Start-up Disk in System Preferences & found OS 8.6 along with 10.3. Out of Curiosity I selected it to start the G3 in 8.6. The system
rebooted & a flashing folder having "?" sign appeared. Tried rebooting multiple times but same problem. Looks like the system folder having the OS 8.6 is missing.
So. I tried booting back to OS X 8.3 by:
1) Pressing option key at start up but nothing happened
2 pressed"Command +X" keys to boot directly in OSX. nothing happened
l was happy with the OS X & I want to boot back to it.
1)Any ideas how can do that?
2) Can PRAM battery be the issue because every time I would boot, it would give a message to set the system clock- date & time. otherwise it would be like 1 Jan 2001.
3) Say it doesn't boot back to X. can I still somehow take my data from the X by taking out the hard disk.
4) I read that my system would support up to OS X10.4.11. Any comments on this? Also in the present situation how i am supposed to go about it.
5 What do you suggest- having 10.3.9 on it or 10.4.11?
Thanks

I am having is because the system is trying to boot to OS 8.6, have its system folder missing or is it because the HDD has gone bad & its trying to boot to OS X 10.3. Can these icons tell which OS it is trying to boot in to?
If holding the Option/alt key down at bootup doesnt show the boot options you expect, then something is messed up, tough to tell what from here.
Some discussions tell to use Command + s to boot in to single user mode. Will that help me.
Possibly...
Does it boot to Single User Mode, CMD+s keys at bootup, if so try...
/sbin/fsck -fy
Repeat until it shows no errors fixed.
(Space between fsck AND -fy important).
Resolve startup issues and perform disk maintenance with Disk Utility and fsck...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Tough without the Tiger Disk problems, but try fsck...
To use fsck, you must run it from the command line. Unlike using your mouse to open an application to do something, you'll need to type a text command at the prompt (#) to tell fsck what to do. The Terminal application (/Applications/Utilities) and single-user mode are two examples of command-line interfaces in which you can type such commands. To use fsck:
1. Start up your computer in single-user mode to reach the command line. Hold CMD+s keys down at bootup. Note: If necessary, perform a forced restart as described in the Emergency Troubleshooting Handbook that came with your computer. On desktop computers, you can do this by pressing the reset/interrupt button (if there is one) or holding down the power button for several seconds. On portable computers, simultaneously press the Command-Control-power keys. If your portable computer doesn't restart with this method, you may need to reset the Power Manager.
2. At the command-line prompt, type /sbin/fsck -fy
(SPACE between fsck AND -fy important)
3. Press Return. fsck will go through five "phases" and then return information about your disk's use and fragmentation. Once it finishes, it'll display this message if no issue is found: 
The volume (nameofvolume) appears to be OK  If fsck found issues and has altered, repaired, or fixed anything, it will display this message: *** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***   Important: If this message appears, repeat the fsck command you typed in step 2 until fsck tells you that your volume appears to be OK (first-pass repairs may uncover additional issues, so this is a normal thing to do).
4. When fsck reports that your volume is OK, type reboot at the prompt and then press Return.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Also if I am not able to find PRAM battery, can I connect some other 3.6 volt battery soldering it to the point on the Board.
In theory it would.

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