Installation of leopard from one mac mini to another with dead CD/DVD drive

Is it possible to install Leopard on to an older mac mini that has a nonfunctioning CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive but otherwise works fine for what it is
Hardware Overview: Machine Model: Mac mini
CPU Type: PowerPC G4 (1.1) CPU Speed: 1.25 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 256 MB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz Boot ROM Version: 4.8.9f1
Serial Number:
TOSHIBA MK4025GAS:
Capacity: 37.26 GB
Model: TOSHIBA MK4025GAS
Revision: KA100P
Serial Number:
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
HARD DISK:
Capacity: 37.13 GB
Available: 9.02 GB
Writable: Yes
File System: Journaled HFS+
BSD Name: disk0s3
Mount Point: /
MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8123:
Manufacturer: MATSHITA
Model: MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8123
Revision: CAD4
Serial Number:
Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Disc Burning: Apple Supported/Shipped
Removable Media: Yes
Detachable Drive: No
Protocol: ATAPI
Unit Number: 1
Socket Type: Internal
FROM a mac mini that HAS a functioning CD/DVD drive
Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: PowerMac10,1
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Processor Speed: 1.42 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 4.8.9f4
Serial Number:
MATSHITA CD-RW CW-8124:
Firmware Revision: DACD
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds
I thought maybe I could do it with firewire but no luck...
any help would be greatly appreciated
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Boot the mini into TD mode
Connect it to the "other" Mac
Insert the install disk in the "other" Mac
Start the installer which will reboot the "other" Mac
Once the "other" Mac has restarted and is running from the install disk, you should be able to select the Mini's drive (the FW disk) as the install destination. If not, go into the Disk Utility (under the "Utilities" menu) and check out the FW disk. You may need to "repair" it, repair permissions or reformat it depending on the condition of the disk and the type of partition it contains.

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