External HD as Install Device - Possible?

I bought the Leopard Family pack and I need to do several installations (two test installations, then up to four final installations).
Rather than running six or more installations, I would like to set up one of my external HDs as an Install device. I have external drives with FW400, FW800, and USB connections. If I can set one of those do be the primary install device - instead of the optical drive - it will make my process much easier.
Can any brilliant person tell me how to do that?
Thanks for any advice and feedback. (jk)

Boot from your installer disc and select the external drive as the destination. This will install OS X on the external drive. You can then transfer the installation to another computer by booting it from the external drive and then cloning from the external to the internal drive.
To boot from the external drive simply restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the icon for the external volume and then click on the appropriate arrow button.
How to Clone Using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
2. Select the backup or destination volume from the left side list.
3. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (journaled, if available) and click on the Erase button. This step can be skipped if the destination has already been freshly erased.
4. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
5. Select the backup or destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
6. Select the startup or source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
7. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.

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