I recently replaced the hard drive in my Ibook but am having trouble loading OSX onto the disk. Using Mac install dics 10.5.2 but won't book up. Any one have suggestions?

After replacing the hard drive and memory in my ancient Ibook I tried to install OSX from older install dics- OSX 10.5. Pressed C key after putting in the disc and started up the computer and just get spinning clock and a bunch of whirling from the disc drive but no boot up. What am I doing wrong? Am I missing a disc or is there some other magic that I'm not aware of? I could really use some help on this one.

Here's the proper sequence of events:
Booting From An OS X Installer Disc
1. Insert OS X Installer Disc into the optical drive.
2. Restart the computer.
3. Immediately after the chime press and hold down the "C" key.
4. Release the key when the spinning gear below the dark gray Apple logo appears.
5. Wait for installer to finish loading.

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