Help! - Can't re-install Tiger, Panther etc.. Just won't start up -

I have erase my hard drive and tried to re-install Tiger. It successfully installed the 1st time, but every time I tried update, software update quit, and then safari quit when i tried to download the updates manually. Shortly afterwards the Powerbook froze.
I have tried to reinstall Tiger - then Panther from my original system disks - The hardware test says all is fine. The drive shows to install - but can't find a drive following installation.
Any ideas?

RAM failure can lead to kernel panics, unexpected quits, more spinning beachballs than you would expect for specific kinds of processes, and it can potentially cause problems with software installation. Note, if a hardware test reveals bad RAM you can believe it. You can't though believe a hardware test when it says the RAM is healthy, as bad bits can't all be tested in the known age of the universe.

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