New hard drive not detected.

Hello all -
I've spent the better part of the last hour searching this forum, and haven't been able to find a solution, so I hope you folks can help me out...
After five years of dutiful, uninterrupted service, the original internal hard drive on my G4 QuickSilver 867 finally went kaput. Everything I really need is backed up offsite, so when the Apple Store Genius told me I'd need to start over with a new hard drive, I wasn't really upset. The Genius informed me that they'd be happy to replace my hard drive and get me up and running again for nearly $300, but then leaned over the counter and said that to save a ton of money, I should really just run out to Best Buy, pick up a new ATA hard drive and pop it in there myself. I happily followed his instructions.
Now I have a new Samsung 80GB ATA hard drive in my machine (set to Master and properly connected), but when I boot to my OSX install DVD, the computer evidently cannot see the new Samsung drive. When it asks for a destination volume on which to install the OS, there are no options available to select.
In searching the forum, it seems like everyone with a similar problem was trying to 'add' a drive, so I'm not sure the other information applies to me (since I have no OS installed, I can't use Disk Utility). Please note that I'm starting from scratch here... Just one hard drive in the machine, straight out of the box.
If there's something really simple that I've failed to do, please forgive this novice and lend a hand! Thanks in advance for your help. It is very much appreciated.

Thanks for the input, Rodney! Unfortunately, I can't seem to figure out how to reformat it. Here's exactly how far I get...
1.) Boot up the computer to the OS Install DVD.
2.) Installer asks me what I wish my primary language to be. I select English and hit Continue.
3.) Installer shows OS description and tells me to hit Continue if I want to install. I click Continue.
4.) The license agreement comes up and I hit Continue and then Agree to move forward.
5.) I am asked to select a destination volume for the OSX installation. There are no options to select. The only button I can press is 'Back'. There is an 'Options' button as well, but it is ghosted.
Any ideas?

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