Lombard Hard Drive install problems.. does not recognize OS

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ericssonboi Dedicated MacNNer Join Date: Oct 2004 Status: Offline	Feb 23, 2006, 09:13 PM
	I just bought a G3 Powerbook Lombard off someone. The 6GB hard drive was too small for me so i swapped in a 20GB i had lying around. Originally it had OS 8.6 on it... so i want to install OS X 10.3 on it. When i put in the OS 8.6 CD in, it loads up the cd, but when i try to install the OS, IT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE the hard drive. When i put in the OS 10.3 CD in, All i get is a Apple screen with the spinning circle below it. Is there some special way of installing the HD? I'm not used to OS 8.6 / 9 as i've always used OS X. Any help appreciated.
	15" 2.33 MBP 2GB Ram, 120GB HD - Main Rig