Install OS X on optical drive-challenged PB12 via TDM

Using Target Disk Mode, can an (Intel) 10.6 MBPro run a 10.5 (Leopard) clean-install on a (1.5 GHz PPC G4, 1.25 GB DDR SDRAM - Superdrive gone bonkers) PowerBook 12"?
Another site negated this but I've found no other confirmation elsewhere. My daughter's going off to college and I want her to migrate from PC to Mac using the PB, that is, until she can afford her own =).
Thanks for your time!

BTW, the G4 is version 10.4.11 since last Nov, I believe. Have you heard of superdrives failing possibly after an update (approx. June '09)? Thanks again!
Not as a result of an update, but you could browse back posts. It is not at all unusual, though, for an original G4 superdrive to be giving out simply because of age/use. I have seen lots of that kind of post. You can try using a cleaning disc but in many cases it's a matter of replacing a drive. This is relatively easy and inexpensive with a desktop model.
In the past Pioneer drives have been a safe bet (e.g., from [OWC|http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Pioneer/DVR116DBK> or [Newegg|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827129023]). However, check [Jeff's January 2010 post about re-branded Pioneer drives|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10839236#10839236] that are no longer really Pioneer manufactured.
[Power Mac G4 / Macintosh Server G4CD/DVD Drive Replacement Instructions|http://www.info.apple.com/usen/cip/pdf/g4/g4qd-cddvddrive.pdf] (PDF)
[Optical drive installation videos|http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/installation.cfm]
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