OS 8.6 reinstall/Cannot find destination hard disc

I have initialised the drive on my G4 power pc and am attempting to reinstall the original OS 8.6 from CD rom. It boots up from the this disc but cannot find destination hard disc to reinstall software to. What should I do?

Hi, pjam007 -
It is sounding more and more like the drive has failed, although it is possible that the controller for the ATA bus has failed. The test for either is the same - get another drive (a known-good one, or a new one) and see if it works. If it does, then the original drive failed; if it does not, then the controller has probably failed.
Caveat - sometimes a too-weak or dead internal battery can cause serious booting problems, although since the machine will boot to a CD it is doubtful that this is the cause of the current problem. Nonetheless, if you do not know for sure that the battery has been replaced within the last four years, or if the machine has been left unplugged for an extended period, I would replace the battery anyway.
While replacing the battery, it would be advisable to also reset the CUDA or PMU, as appropriate -
For a G4 (PCI) model -
Article #95065 - G4 (PCI) - Resetting Cuda
Article #95066 - G4 (PCI) - Resetting the Logic Board
For a G4 (AGP) model -
Article #95037 - G4 (AGP) - Resetting PMU

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