Final Cut Studio Installation Problems

Firstly, the specs: 2.8ghz 8-core Mac Pro, 2GB RAM, nVidia 8800GT, 10.5.2
The problem: I am installing FCS1 for the first time ever and am having difficulties installing some parts of it before the Mac Pro reboots on its own. Sometimes I'll finish a disc, sometimes I'll finish installing the program and I have to install the content separately. I even left a disc to install and when I got back home, the screen had told me to restart (kernel panic?). Kinda ***** that you get the computer of your dreams and problems like this happen...
I have managed to fully install (I hope) FCP, LiveType and part of its contents, DVDSP and its contents, Compressor, Qmaster and Cinema Tools. Not going to bother with Sountrack Pro as it's not something I want yet.
The one disc it that I can NEVER finish however is Motion. I have installed the program but I can't get the content to finish installing.
Can anyone think of what can be wrong? All my discs are genuine and are in perfect condition.
PS. The instructions says to install any program by putting the FCS disc first. Is it all that bad if I don't? (ie. install the program/content through the disc itself)
Message was edited by: 321estrellas

Thanks for the responses. Kernel panics suck. I had one more out of nowhere and another one after I restarted after that kernel panic! That's seriously 2 kernel panics within like a minute. Haven't had one since but that's really not good...
- The only things I have plugged are my keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers and power cord.
- I was installing as per the instructions but after so many restarts I started trying installing using the disc itself (ie. when I got to installing Motion, I would insert the Motion disc and use the install options from the disc rather than using the FCS install disc first THEN inserting the Motion disc when prompted...seems to work both ways but both ways I am getting restarts)
- FileVault is not on.
Will probably try an erase and install if it doesn't install properly but the end of the day...

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I get this error message even when I try to open Motion or DVD studio Pro which I didnt install on the G4.
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