Installing Leopard on old macbook using the disk of a Macbook Pro

I want to install leopard on my old macbook using the disc i got by my Macbook Pro
specs of macbook wich i can't install leopard on:
Modelnaam: MacBook
Modelaanduiding: MacBook1,1
Processornaam: Intel Core Duo
Processorsnelheid: 2 GHz
Aantal processors: 1
Totaal aantal cores: 2
L2-cache (per processor): 2 MB
Geheugen: 1 GB
Bussnelheid: 667 MHz
Opstart-ROM-versie: MB11.0061.B03
SMC-versie: 1.4f12
Serienummer: 4H627A89VMM
Btw the format of hardisk in macbook is Journaled HFS+ and Tiger 10.4.11 installed
specs of macbook pro wich leopard installdisc i'm using to install leopard
Modelnaam: MacBook Pro
Modelaanduiding: MacBookPro3,1
Processornaam: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processorsnelheid: 2.2 GHz
Aantal processors: 1
Totaal aantal cores: 2
L2-cache: 4 MB
Geheugen: 2 GB
Bussnelheid: 800 MHz
Opstart-ROM-versie: MBP31.0070.B05
SMC-versie: 1.16f10
Serienummer: W88037KYX91
(on macbook pro leopard succesfully installed)
I don't see the problem and can't find it anywhere, hopefully you know it.
Thanks,
Niels
Message was edited by: Klapschaats

Klapschaats,
Unfortunately, the installation media that comes with your Mac will only work with that particular machine. These installation discs are not the same as a retail copy of Leopard. The retail installation disc can be installed on any supported machine. The installation media that came with your Macbook Pro for example has data on it meant only for that machine. Think of it also as something like an "OEM" disc for Windows when you purchase a machine from Dell. That particular installation disc is licensed only for that machine and contains files specifically for that machine.

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