Can't PArtition HD and re-install disc

I was having booting problem with my MAc so i used my Install disc to reboot and went in Disk Utility but was having a problem so I erased everything since I recently backed up all my stuff on an external hardrive. However I erased it but then it does not allow me to Install. It says cant install in this volume with big Red exclamation mark. In addition when I try to Partition the HARD drive after erasing it it wont give me the option of chossing GUID.
Can YOU PLEASE HELP ME OUT
ADNAN

I find myself telling people this a lot.
Try booting up your PowerBook in Target Disk Mode and connect it to another Mac via a FireWire cable. Do this by shutting down the PowerBook, restarting, and then holding down the "T" key while turning it on.
The PowerBook should show up on your other Mac as an external FireWire HD.
Then, try running Disk Utility on your other Mac (not your install disc) and see if you can initialize the disk and/or partition it from there. If so, that should work. Make sure you've done a clean erase.
Eject the FireWire HD (it should show up labeled as AAPL FIREWIRE something) and then press the power button on your PowerBook to shut it off.
Now, turn on your PowerBook, have your Tiger install disc handy so you can pop it in seconds after booting up, and hold down the "C" key on the keyboard. (Though, if there is nothing on your newly-erased and/or partitioned PowerBook drive, it should automaticallyl boot up with the disc).
Then, go from there and see if it works.
IF NOT?
Go back to Target Disk Mode, and restart your other Mac under the Tiger disc, and when it's time for the install, select your "external hard drive"--your PowerBook via FireWire--and make that the destination drive.
That should work. Whichever way you work it out.

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