How to backup Mac mini OS 10.4.5

Hey guys.
I'm having on h3|| of a time trying to find out how I can back up a friends Mac mini with OS 10.4.5 on it. I need to back it up so, I can upgrade it to snow leopard.
I have already tried copying the main HDD to an external drive and, I get an error.
Also, am I able to use time machine on this early of a version? I have done some research on this but, conveniently, Apple seems to be very vague about what OS versions time machine supports or, supplying a full version on line to down load.
So, needless to say, any help at all would be great.
Thanx

Is there a way that I can simply "copy" the hard drive onto an external HDD like one does in windowz?
Lookin for the easiest and, least cost intensive way of doing this.
Or, is there some freeware or, open source apps I can utilize??

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