Booting from DW4.0 CD = Kernel Panic on my iMac G5, but not my Desktop DPG5

Hi,
I am having a problem. Very strange.
I tried to start up my iMac G5 using the internal SuperDrive booting from the Alsoft DiskWarrior CD that is the latest v4.0 and supposed to be compatible. Instead of booting, I get a panic screen. I photographed it if anyone could decipher it? Anyway, after 14 back and forth e-mails with Alsoft, the makers of Disk Warrior, and much extensive testing, we concluded...
1) their DW4.0 Boot CD should work but doesn't on the iMac G5
2) it's got to be the SuperDrive that is at fault.
I was able to use the same CD in my desktop G5 computer. I was able to burn a copy of it and boot from the copy also in my Desktop Mac.
When I try to boot from the iMac Superdrive - kernel panic and no go with all of these CDs.
What do I do now? I've got AppleCare on this computer?
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks, and so long for now, TOM

If you can boot your computer using the OS X disc, then then chances are your computer itself is fine (good news!).
I'd lean on Alsoft a little more to send you a replacement. You have a defective product, and you have demonstrated that your computer's DVD drive is, in all likelihood, functioning properly. Call Alsoft, and if the assistant won't help you, ask to speak to someone senior, who hopefully knows their job a little better.
If you are in the U.K., you can draw attention to The Sale of Goods Act 1979 section 48b subsection 2 "If the buyer requires the seller to repair or replace the goods, the seller must a) repair or, as the case may be, replace the goods within a reasonable time but without causing significant inconvenience to the buyer; b) bear any necessary costs in doing so..." (Source: Blackstone's statue book on Contract, Tort & Restitution).
If not from the U.K., I'm sure a little digging will find something of similar use.

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I have the original Mac OS X install discs, v10.4.4--AND I have a set of install discs from a different computer, Mac OS X v10.4.10.
I can press the power button and boot normally without any problem. If I put in disc 1 of the install disc set and hold down the C key when powering up, I get a kernal panic message. If I eject the disc and try rebooting, it boots normally again. I've tried booting from disc 1 of both sets of install discs (v10.4.4 and v10.4.10) and get the same kernal panic message when I hold down the C key.
Other than the battery not holding a charge very well, the computer works fine (that is, the CD drive is in good working condition). Does anyone have any ideas as to why I can't boot from the install disc?
Thank you in advance for any help!

Hello,
First of all, are these restore disk you have specifically for your model of PowerBook? This are not any other Mac other than a PowerBook?
If they are for your PowerBook G4, then try first putting the disk in the drive and holding down the option key.
This will bring up a menu. This menu will show you the hard drive and CD drive. You should see an icon with a CD with 'Mac OS X Install' Select it. See if that boot from the disk.
If that fails then try resetting the PMU. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1431
Which I believe should be taking the battery and power off the machine and holding down the power button for five seconds. Placing the battery back in and power adapter, then rebooting.
Best of luck

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