Erase And Clean Install Error

Hi Guys,
I'm attempting to reinstall OSX on a Macpro - 10.4.10 using the Erase and Clean Install. All goes well with the first installation disc and all is going well with the second disc until it gets to garageband where it freezes and then stops installing and says that I need to try and reinstall again - I''ve tried three times now - is there something I am doing wrong or need to do differently to bypass this problem.
Thanks

First off, there is no such thing as an erase and clean install option. These are these Mac OS X installation options:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=607614
So what are you doing according to the actual installer?
Message was edited by: a brody

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