I have an external dvd burner, is it compatible to install Tiger dvds from?

My dvd recorder is an external one and I have recorded dvd's from imovie using it but would it be compatible to install system software from?
Elaine

I actually just read an article in the magazine MacLife which tells you how to boot from an external USB drive in the event that your drive is not firewire. Apparently Apple added USB boot support shortly after the AGP graphics G4 and the G3 slot-loading iMac came out around 1999--so the support is there, it's just that individual types of drives may hide it from you.
For the workaround for cloning to and booting from a USB drive go to
http://www.maclife.com/article/imhaving_trouble_booting_my_powermac_g4_from_an_external_usb_drive_can_youhelp

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