Reinstalling OS X - No Destination Disk?

Hello,
We just got one of the new 15" MacBook Pro's for a user, and they requested that it to be set up to dual boot into XP. I used the boot camp assistant, partitoned the drive out and was able to install XP from the CD.
For some reason whenever I try to boot either into the XP or the OS X partition I get an error on both and I can't boot into either. I put the Leopard install DVD in and when it asks for a destination disk no disks show up on the list.
I've tried going to the disk utility from the DVD, and I can see the hard drive but all of the options are grayed out (I've tried unmounting the HDD also). I am unable to erase the disk and partition, format it, verify it, etc. All I can do is look at the properties.
Before trying to set up boot camp everything worked fine, and I don't have a problem with using terminal if needed to try to clear the disk so I can get OS X installed and try again.
Thanks for any help,
Eric
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If you boot from the OS X installation disc but can't select the hard drive in Disk Utilities, that may be an indication that the hard drive has failed. You should take it to an Apple store or call AppleCare, as the hard drive may need to be replaced, or, if you bought your MBP within the past 14 days, you may be able to exchange it.
The timing of the failure is just a coincidence, installing Windows won't cause the hard drive to fail. Even if you overwrote the OS X partition by mistake, you should still be able to select the hard drive in Disk Utilities. If you can't, the drive itself is bad.

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