Boot QS 867 from FW w/Clone from PBook G4?

Hello Helpful Ones,
Is it possible to boot and run a 2001 Quicksilver 867 (that currently has no system drive) from an external FW drive that contains a Clone from a PowerBook G4 running a retail version of Tiger? I'd just plug it in, but am fearful of destroying something in the QS.
PowerBook System Profile:
Machine Name: PowerBook G4 15"
Machine Model: PowerBook5,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.1)
Number Of CPUs:1
CPU Speed: 1.25 GHz
L2 Cache: 512 KB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Vers: 4.7.1f1
System Version:Mac OS X 10.4.7
Kernel Version:Darwin 8.7.0
QuickSilver System Profile:
Machine ID: 406
Model name: Power Mac G4
Keyboard type: Apple Extended Keyboard Processor info: PowerPC G4
Machine speed: 867 MHz
L2 cache: 256K
L3 cache: 2 MB
Disk cache: 8160K
Virtual memory: is off
Built-in memory:1,536 MB
Number of empty RAM slots: 0 Memory type: PC133 CL3 SDRAM (512 MB x3)
Nanokernel version: 2.27
Nanokernel pool extends: 11
Nanokernel scheduled CPUs:1
ROM version: $77D.45F6
Boot ROM version: $0004.23f1
uni-n: 17
Was running OS 9.2.2 before I lost the system drive -
This is, of course, a temporary solution that will (hopefully) allow me to juggle some data files and free up another drive so that I can re-install my old OS and apps.
Thanks so much for any thoughts.
Patterson
Power Mac G4 Quicksilver 867   Other OS   17" Studio Display, 1.5GB RAM

Hi, Patterson -
I'd just plug it in, but am fearful of destroying something in the QS.
It will not hurt the QS to attempt to boot it from the external firewire drive.
Unfortunately it probably will not boot - I believe that like OS 9 installs, even when using a retail disk set OSX installs become model-specific upon installation; that the installer selects files appropriate to the hardware on the machine receiving the install.
With OS 9, when using a retail Install CD (and some OEM model-specific CDs) it is possible to create a universal (boot any Mac) installation of the OS - very handy when building an emergency boot firewire drive for multiple models. I do not know if it is possible to do that with OSX.

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