Installed new Hard drive, but Mac OS X won't install

Hi, I posted earlier about installing a new hard drive in my G3 iBook, and well, I did that! After the installation, I put in the Mac OS X CD and opened up the disk utility from the CD, and sure enough the new hard drive was there. So I clicked on the hard drive icon, then clicked erase, and selected Mac OS X extended (journaled). After this was complete, I attempted to install the Mac OS, but it told me that it could not install Mac OS X on this drive! please help me.

Alas, I too have expirienced the same problem, and I have all your answers. Yes, DO use www.ifixit.com, the instalation looks difficult, bot is quite easy. Check eBay for some HDs, I got a brand new 40 gig one for $70. I had a problem installing the OS with the new one, so if it happens to you try this:
1. Make sure you have the system restore disks.
( your restore disk (there are 4 of them,) shoud restore to mac OS 9 and you probably have a seprate X disk(s))
2. Insert the OS X disk and boot up (manualy insert disk(paper clip))
3. At the top there should be some buttons like the apple logo, file, etc.
under one of the menues there is a button either labled Services or disk utility
4. Select the erase disk tab.
5. erase your (empty!) HD.
6. shut down
7. manualy insert restore disk 1
8. Boot up holding down the C key, and run system restore
9. when that is done, boot up as OS 9
10. Insert the Mac OS X disk
10. restart whyle holding down the C key
11. install X.
hope it works!

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