Tim wrote:
>...the  installer when it highlights the hard drive there is the red 
>exclamation mark on the drive icon meaning the hd is not deemed
>suitable for installation.  

There should also then be a short reason given in the lower portion of
the installer window as to why. Usually.

>There is a very old beta OS X from a few years back on the hd. I
>thought about totally reformatting the drive etc..but haven't done 
>that yet.

Yeah, I'd ditch it, but you don't have to reformat. Just boot into OS 9
and the important bits should reveal themselves. Purge them and try the
install again.

-David

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