Installing 10.4 on an external drive running OS9.2

I have The original HDD from a Ti, 10 gig, that was replaced with a 40 gig. I put the 10 gig HD in a case and use it for back up. It is still running 9.2. I want to up grade it to 10.4 and make it my main drive since the current drive in my G4 is problematic. I have been unable to install the external drive after booting to the install disk. The external is not available or asks me to pick a startup disk. When I choose the 10 gig it starts up in OS 9.2 and I still cannot install 10.4.
How do i install 10.4? I do not want to wipe it out since it has backed up data.

Jeffrey:
Welcome to Apple Discussions.my main drive since the current drive in my G4 is problematic.What, exactly, are the issues you have with you internal HDD?
Do you have an OS installed on your internal HDD? If so, what OS is installed.
The easiest way to install OS X to you external HDD may be by cloning from the internal HDD. However, if you have your data on it, and the installer is not able to recognize it there's a problem. My suggestion is to first try to get the internal functional. You can then move your data from the external to the internal, reformat the external and clone the internal with OS X to it.
Good luck.
cornelius

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