Imac 5,2 installation disk stops

insallation disk stops during "preparing for installation" but when I put the cd in my macbook pro the cd opens up with the normal screen. Is it my dvd drive? Can I attach the new hard drive to my macbook pro and install on the new hdd from there, if so how?

robinmarie1018 wrote:
I put the installation disk in the MBP only to see if is the cd that is the issue. Whn I put it in the imac5,2 the installation stops and I cant seem to even get to the disk utility screen
As I mentioned in my initial post, this will not work because the original media shipped with a Mac is specfic to that Mac. Therefore attempting to use the Installation Disk from an iMac on a MBP or vice versa will NOT WORK.

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