HELP! Want to do a clean install of leopard the right way, but how?

Hello, I am currently running 10.4.10 on a G5 quad with two internal drives, one 500 and one 250.
Currently, my apps and OS are on the 500, and my plan is to do a clean re install of the OS and all applications on the 250 gig drive, and use the 500 for data.
My question is:
I am assuming that if I wipe my drives clean, I will have to begin my clean install with the original discs that came with the machine (10.4) if I want to have the apps that were originally installed when I bought the machine, correct?
Or, do I wipe the 250 drive and do a clean install of just leopard on the 250 gig drive and reinstall all my apps (CS3 and FCStudio02), and then wipe my 500 gig drive after backing up all my data? Then I won't have the apps that came with the original OS that was installed when I got the machine, correct?
If I do the first method, re installing op system 10.4, do I have to do all of the software updates to get back up to 10.4.10, or can i go from 10.4 directly to 10.5?
I want to do this as painless as possible without shooting myself in the foot. I am really looking forward to the new OS.
Heard also that its not compatible with after effects CS3?
Thanks for your help!
zeech

If you have any files on the 250 GB disk you can copy them to the 500 GB disk, use a program like Apple's 'Backup' (available to .Mac users), etc. You can use it to create archive files of the entire 250 GB disk on the 500 GB disk if there is enough room. (At this point you should also make a back up or archive copy of the 500 GB disk in case you need to get Tiger back up and running if thing don't work out just right - but I don't suppose you have a spare 500 GB or bigger drive laying about!)
Then, with the 250 GB clean of any files or folders, you can start the computer with the Leopard install disk. During the installation the app will ask which disk/partition you want to install to. That should be straight forward. With two operating systems (Leopard on the 250 GB, and Tiger on the 500 GB) you can use the migration utility, or simply install new the apps to the 250 GB drive. What ever you decide, make sure you first backup any data/files/folders that you might over write or delete. This will also allow you to 'try' Leopard and see if you have any problems before wiping out the 500 GB drive.
Resetting the Parameter RAM (aka PRAM) is also a good idea before you actually install, when you boot up the install disk. (see http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86194)
One final note - with two bootable partitions, you can hold down the Alt/Option key on boot up (after hearing the 'chord') which will should bring up a screen to allow you to choose which OS to start up - Leopard on the 250 GB, or Tiger on the 500 GB) - however, this doesn't work on all Macs.
Good luck!

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