Can I force new startup disk at reboot?

I'm running Tiger on an old G4 iBook. I tried upgrading to Leopard, but after lots of churning I got the message that I couldn't do this because I don't have enough RAM. Problem is, when I try to switch startup disk back to the local disk from the installation disk, the optical drive churns and churns and ultimately the system freezes up before I can consummate the switch. I therefore have to do a hard reboot, which starts the installation process again. Is there a way of forcing a switch in the startup disk while rebooting? Some combination of option key and other key?

Here's the *Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard installation system requirements*
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24950
Were you using a black, retail Leopard DVD installer or a gray installer from another model Mac (won't work)?
 Cheers, Tom

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