I have a MAC OSx Dual 2GHz Power PC G5, the OS is 10.4.11 I want to upgrade to 10.5.8 it won't allow me. It says the system is not compatible. What can I do ??????

I have a Mac OS 10.4.11 dual 2 GHz power PC G5. I want to upgrade the OS to 10.5.8. Everytime I try to upgrade with the discs that I bought for 10.5.2 The error message is " This operating system is not compatible " Should I do a backup and then format the drive. Will it then load on a formatted drive ????????

If these are gray colored disks, forget it. They won't work.
You need to purchase the full retail discs that are black, star background with large "X" on the disc.
You could try Apple at 1-800-MY APPLE and ask for retail software sales to see if they still have a stock of these for sale.
I would tell them you just bought a new iPhone or iPad and your version of the OS doesn't work with either.
They may try to see if they can locate a copies they can still sell to you.
The OEM retail price $129
You maybe able to still find this on Amazon, but you pay a lot more for a new disc.
This OS is over 5 years old.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Version-10-5-6-Leopard-VERSION/dp/B000FK88JK/ref=sr_ 1_2?s=software&ie=UTF8&qid=1344615996&sr=1-2&keywords=OS+X+Leopard
This link also has OS X 10.5
http://store.fastmac.com/product_info.php?cPath=10_5_7&products_id=359

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