Help, G4 MDD dual 1 GHz - startup disk

I recently lost my G4 MDD 1.25 GHz tower to a power surge. I've replaced it with a G4 MDD dual 1 GHz. This is a dual boot machine. When booted up in 10.4.11 I can select the 9.2.2 disk but it will restart on 10.4.11 - Selecting Target Mode, it will boot on 10.4.11. The only way to boot 9.2.2 is with an Option start. When in 9.2.2 and using the Startup Disk control panel and choosing 9.2.2 - it boots up from the 10.4.11 disk. Additionally, when a Tiger DVD is inserted and the Install and Restart are clicked - it boots up the 10.4.11 disk.
I installed 10.4.11 and 9.2.2 on two partitions of another hard drive - same results. I Reset-all in Open Firmware. Pressed the PMU reset. I'm out of ideas.
I really hope I'm not the only one to experience this.

A question first.

I want to make sure I understand your terms. Is disk (0) the inner disk to the rear of the tower?

Another clue?

I also discovered that when choosing Target Disk Mode, that computer boots up on the same 10.4.11 system. Booting up with the "T" key down works okay.

for MacsRgr8

Your suggestion yielded some results. I put a copy of 9.2.2 on the same partition as 10.4.11. When I selected that system, sure enough it booted with that system 9.2.2 Then I selected the System on the other partition. Instead it booted up on the system I put on the 10.4.11 partition. It would appear that the computer is only selecting a system on that one hard disk. For what it's worth, these drives worked fine when in my G4 MDD 1.25 GHz Computer.
As to the suggestion from CanadaRam. I can do that, but I thought that the battery only came into play when the computer was unplugged. Am I wrong?
In Sys 9 we used to be able to Zap the PRAM. Is that an option?

Clarification and Battery

A clarification for MacsRgr8 - With Sys 9.2.2 and Sys 10.4.11 on the same partition, the Startup disk selection works properly in both systems - but only with the systems on that partition. Selecting a startup disk from a different Hard Drive results in booting up with the last system chosen on Partition containing both systems.

Changed the Battery - No change.

Blogger

Using an "Option" start, I can boot from any system on any partition. Just the Startup Disk doesn't work on either System.

To Blogger

Don't seem to have a file in that folder named:
Library/preferences/sys configuration/com.apple.boot.plist

In the sys configuration folder i have:
com.apple.nat.plist
com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
NetworkInterfaces.plist
preferences.plist
preferences.plist.system_default

Is it significant that the same fault occurs when booted in 9.2.2?