Windows xp will not install on DBAN erased the hard drive

I had a virus on my hard drive that seems impossible to remove so I used DBAN to clean the disc. I have a disc under license of Windows XP Home Edition I used several times on this computer - an IBM ThinkPad T42. The player seems to be erased, but now when I try to install Win XP it goes through the formatting process I get a message that says that the formatting may not be completed and the reader can be corrupted or damaged. I tried several times, including the variant of the size of the partition, but I get the same message.

2 questions - 1 - is - it a way to tackle this problem and 2 - if I buy a new hard drive, which will solve the problem?
Thank you very much in advance for any help on this.

You must initialize and partition the disk before formatting it.  See step 5 here--> http://computershopper.com/storage/howto/install-a-new-hard-drive-in-five-easy-steps

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