Older iMac named (Lamp, Light)

About my older iMac (Lampe).
I would new format my HD.
I've start my Mac by Program CD anf found DH support.
I made a mistake and removed this HD-Volume.
If I start my Mac new, it will not find any HD-Volume an I got a bad smile.
how can I make a new HD-Volme new Installation?
tanks for informations about this problems.
Peter from Zuerichsee

If I start my Mac new, it will not find any HD-Volume an I got a bad smile.
Actually, this means that the mac could not find a valid os on a bootable os on a device or partition.
Sometimes if volumes don't appear in Startup Manager (what you get when you hold down the Option key at startup), you need to reset the Mac's PRAM, NVRAM, and Open Firmware. Shut down the Mac, then power it up, and before the screen lights up, quickly hold down the Command, Option, P, and R keys, until the Mac has chimed twice more after the powerup chime. Then, before the screen lights up, hold down Command-Option-O-F until the Open Firmware screen appears. Then enter these lines, pressing Return after each one:
reset-nvram
set-defaults
reset-all
"The reset-all command should restart your Mac. If so, you have successfully reset the Open Firmware settings."
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1812?viewlocale=en_US
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