No destination disk seen when trying to re-install mac os on powerbook g4

I wiped my drive clean and want to re-install mac os. When it gets to the screen with "select destination" there is no drive displayed. Please help!

Again, you haven't said which model powerbook you have, so I don't know what version disc(s) you have. DU is on the installer OS X disc. Boot from your OSX installer disc by holding the C key down while powering up and inserting the disc. Once it has booted you'll have to go through a few steps to reach DU. I don't recall exactly what they are but you're looking for utilities. The link I gave you should walk you through from that point, though there are some options you might want to choose (like installing OS9 drivers) depending upon your model powerbook.

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