Install Leopard on eMac (USB 2.0)

Hi
I would like to install Leopard on my eMac (USB 2.0) but it doesn't read dual layer DVDs so my Leopard disc gets spat back out by the eMac.
Is there another method that will allow me to install Leopard on it?

What you can do is this. Get a Firewire external drive. Clone the installer DVD to the external drive then boot the computer from the external drive and install OS X. The Firewire drive needs to be partitioned using APM and formatted Mac OS Extended, Journaled. To clone:
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
Open Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
Select the destination volume from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the external Firewire drive. Source means the installer DVD.
This can be done on your MBP because it does not require booting the DVD.

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