I cannot get my Imac G5 (1gb ram 1.8ghz) to update to anything above 10.3.9 as it ejects the disk on restart.. any ideas?

I have an Imac G5 with 1Gb ram and a 1.8gz processor.
its the original 17inch without iSight/ambient light
many times i have treid to update the operating systems, but it always fails on reboot.
I was told is was something to do with the Firmware superdrive update 2.0 - but i have treid to install this and it is not needed by my Mac.
one thing that may contribute to the problem is this:-
Whenever i start up my Mac - I have the standard apple screen. but then a folder appears on screen with a question mark in it before switching to a loading bar. then the comuter boots as normal. this may be completly irrelevant, but i thought id best say all to try and get top the bottom of it.
any help/ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks in advance.
Adam

3 discs? What version is it? The last version retail was 10.5.6 on a single DVD-ROM as far as I know. Mind you, I don't have Leopard retail, only Tiger & Snow Leopard.
The box;
Reading your original post again I'm wondering if you have a problem with the Hard Drive. The flashing folder with the question mark means the Mac isn't finding a valid OS straight away.
As you can obviously boot from the Leopard disc, try doing so and ignore the installer; go to the menu bar (Tools menu I think in Leopard, but could be Utilities), and open Disk Utility.
Select your HD in the left pane (either entry - the first ones the physical drive, the indented one is the volume Macintosh HD). Run Repair Disc and see what comes up. If it repairs anything, run it again until the only message you get at the bottom of the list is the green "the volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK".
Next thought; what installation option are using? Erase and Install (wipes the drive before installing), or Archive and Install (leaves the existing OS and data intact in a "previous System" folder. That needs enough space for everything that's already on there, plus the new OS. If there's not enough room for both, it won't install.

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