Mac OS X on a Blank HD

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DBibl

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Hello everyone,
I searched for this particular problem in the forums, but I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. I recently "corrupted" the HD that I use on my G5. I had to get a backup drive to erase and re-format said HD. Now, I want to load OS X back onto it, but whenever I place the OS X CD into the drive and boot it up, it just gives me a flashing folder in the middle of the screen with the Mac symbol and a question mark. Is this because I'm using the wrong CD? Is the drive not reading it correctly?

Thanks so much for any help,
Daniel
 
When trying to boot from a cd, you have to hold down the "c" key when you turn on the computer. Otherwise, it'll try to boot from your blank HD, which produces the symptom you speak of.
 
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