Powerbook G4 New Harddrive ... Now Won't Boot

I recently discovered that my harddrive had failed the S.M.A.R.T. status test. I ordered a new drive and popped it in tonight. I tossed the Tiger disc in and started it up. I was kicked to the gray screen with the finder icon and flashing question mark. Rebooted, holding down the C key. Same result every time I tried. Popped the recovery disc in, held down C, same result. Removed all media and tried to boot into Target Disc Mode. Nothing, get kicked over to the same screen. I thought maybe I hadn't popped the keyboard connector in right, but I can hold down Option and get the password prompt, so clearly the keyboard is working.
So question is, what do I do now? Is there something else for me to try or do to help me get to a point where I can either do the recovery or I can install Tiger?

I realized I had protected the Open Firmware, so once I provided my password, it gave me the option to boot from the install disc.

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