Hard drive not recognized Power Mac G4 867mhz Quicksilver

I am using OS X 10.3 Panther to install. When I get to the "choose a location" prompt, there is no hard drive showing to select. I put a 120gb Seagate PATA HD in the unit. Maybe it just isn't Mac compatible? The original HD is long gone.
Thanks!

... after the language selection and before you get to the where to install screen, a menu bar is displayed.
Hi, I don't remember 10.3, but...
When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)

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