Can I repartition my MB 10.5.8 to dualboot Snow Leopard on the same int.HD?

I want to repartition my MacBook HD currently running Leopard and install Snow Leopard in a dual boot system. Is Snow Leopard compatible with my early '08 MB? Are there any steps I need to perform or pay particular attention to? My original Leopard install is corrupted and needs to be reinstalled from scratch.Not sure if I can even create the current firmware install discs I would like to have. I have an extra 100 Gb of space for a Snow Leopard install. Also interested if Mac OSx Server is a possibillity to install. I have the Intel chip. Very intersted in your input. Thanks in advance.
kmillrmac

15 is probably enough. And if you kept your home dir in a separate volume then you could use your same home dir on both leopard and snow leopard. This is one of the reasons I recommend keeping the home dir on a separate volume. Very convenient for switching OS's or needing to use a (backup) copy of the current OS.

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