MacPro unable to recognise its Hard Disc

Hiya
Just got my custom configured Macpro today with one of the faster hard discs (15000 rpm) running via a RAID card. Strangely, when loading the Mac OSX discs to install, I get to the screen where it asks you to " Choose destination disc to install" but there is no image of the machine's own hard disc whatsoever!
Disk Utilities won't load an image of the hard disc and the hardware test "restart while holding down D" reports that there are no hardware issues!
Machine due to be taken away for service tomorrow but hoped there'd be one last step I can do before I give it away. Any thoughts?

Hi Zolkidah;
Sounds like it is time to return it for some serious maintenance or possible replacement.
Allan

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