OS 9 won't install on Power Mac G5

OS 9 was pre-installed on my Power Mac G5 when I purchased it in May of 2004, enabling running of old apps in Classic mode, but was wiped when I later installed OS 10.5. When I recently got a new iMac to replace it as my main machine, I decided to restore OS 10.3 on the Power Mac with the restore disks that came with the computer (never before opened), and while it appears that "Classic" software was installed, no version of System 9 was installed, or even available among the restore disks. A friend loaned me what appears to be a generic retail version of System 9, but the "install" program on the 9 disk would not install it, and I could not get it in via the "Software Utility" that came in with System 10.3 either. Simply dragging the software onto the disk, of course, doesn't work. How can I get System 9 on this old Power Mac G5 running OS 10.3? Thanks!

Brodie's boy:
Welcome to Apple Discussion.
When you down graded from Leopard back to Panther, did you completely erase and reformat the HDD. I ask because you may not have OS 9 drivers installed. Go to Apple Menu > About this Mac > More Info > Hardware > ATA and in the right pane look to see if OS 9 drivers are installed. If they were installed is should show: OS 9 drivers Yes.
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