I replaced my hard drive on my late 2006 Macbook Pro. I tried to do a reinstall of Tiger 10.4.5 from my start up disk. I get an error that states "can't install on this computer." HELP

I replaced my hard drive on my late 2006 Macbook Pro. I used the disk utility and erased the drive and formatted it to OSX Journaled . When I tried to install the OS from the start up disks I got the error "Can't install on this computer. I have verified the drive.
I have used Super Duper to copy my old drive to my new drive. But I wanted to do a fresh install. How do I go about this?

Did you do the Super Duper clone before you tried to reinstall the OS? If so, the original install disc is likely earlier than 10.4.11, and that may be why you are getting the message.
When trying to reinstall the OS, did you select the "Archive and Install" option? If not, you might try that. Here's a link that might help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1103.html
Good luck!

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Install the SSD in an enclosure and connect it to the MBP via USB.
Open Disk Utility>Erase and format the drive to Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Then select Disk Utility>Restore.
Drag the internal HDD to the Source field. Drag the SSD to the Destination field. Click on the Restore button.
This may take a few hours depending upon how much data has to be transferred.
When complete, Boot the MBP with the OPTION key.
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Have you considered Migration Assistant?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4889
From Mac HELP:
Transferring information using Migration Assistant
You can use Migration Assistant to transfer important information, such as user accounts, applications, network and computer settings, and files, from one Mac computer to another. You can also transfer information to a Mac from an external disk. Your information can be transferred using a FireWire cable or over a wired or wireless network.
NOTE:If you’re transferring information over a wired or wireless network, make sure your computers are connected to the same network.
To transfer information from a Mac:
Open Migration Assistant (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder), and then follow the onscreen instructions.
When you’re asked how you want to transfer your information, select the “From another Mac” button, and then select the method by which you want to transfer.
To transfer files using a FireWire cable connected to your computers, click Use FireWire. Then, follow the onscreen instructions to restart your other Mac while holding down the T key.
To transfer files using a network, click Use Network. Then, follow the onscreen instructions to open Migration Assistant on your other computer. When you’re asked how you want to transfer your information, select the “To another Mac” button.
To transfer information to a Mac:
Open Migration Assistant (located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder), and then follow the onscreen instructions.
When you’re asked how you want to transfer your information, select the “To another Mac” button.
On the other computer, open Migration Assistant, and then follow the onscreen instructions. When you’re asked how you want to transfer your information, select the “From another Mac” button.
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Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
** My Mac contains 2 memory slots, each of which accepts a 1333 MHz DDR3 memory module.
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6770M 1024 MB
Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53)
Serial-ATA:
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Product: 6 Series Chipset
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Negotiated Link Speed: 3 Gigabit
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Serial Number: XXXXXXXX
Native Command Queuing: Yes
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Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
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Rotational Rate: 5400
Medium Type: Rotational
Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified
Volumes:
disk0s1:
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BSD Name: disk0s1
Content: EFI
Macintosh HD:
Capacity: 749.3 GB (749,296,615,424 bytes)
Available: 432.26 GB (432,257,613,824 bytes)
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s2
Mount Point:
Content: Apple_HFS
Recovery HD:
Capacity: 650 MB (650,002,432 bytes)
BSD Name: disk0s3
Content: Apple_Boot
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Intel High Definition Audio:
Audio ID: 29
Headphone:
Connection: Combination Output
Speaker:
Connection: Internal
Line Input:
Connection: Combination Input
Internal Microphone:
Connection: Internal
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Input:
Connection: Combination Input
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio Output:
Connection: Combination Output
External Microphone / iPhone Headset:
Connection: Combination Output
HDMI / DisplayPort Output:
Connection: Display

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I'm coming around to the idea that this might be a problem with the SATA cable rather than the drive.
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//A

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