How to restore G5 to 'out of the box' condition?

I just upgraded to a new machine and am giving my G5 to a family member. I want to give them a 'clean' machine. How do I restore it to the way it shipped?
TIA.

Disc Utility shows a volume/hard drive icon named 232.9 GB WDC WD2500J...............etc
Then, beneath that, another volume/hard drive icon named Macintosh HD
Then a disc named 5.7 GB PIONEER DVD-R...........
When I highlight the Macintosh HD it won't let me erase. Should I be selecting the top one, the WDC one?
Because I don't know what I'm doing I'm afraid to go ahead. LOL!

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