Installing SL from an external USB DVD drive

Hi, folks.
The DVD drive in my MBP suddenly stopped working awhile back after I updated to 10.5.7 (won't read any disks at all), and I would like to install SL on it using an external Samsung Writemaster TS-H552U with a USB connection (Firewire is not an option with this unit, as the drive casing only offers a USB connection).
Is this possible, and if so, what I need are step by step instructions on how to do this. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Thanks, Kappy. I'll give that a try, but have one more question before I do:
Do I have to watch out for any reboots during the upgrade? If so, at what point(s) do they occur, and will I need to use the OPTION key again if it does, or does it just do the upgrade in one shot and reboot normally afterwards?
Oh, and I've already installed the latest updates for 10.5.8, and will do a disk and permission repair before I start, just to be on the safe side.
Here's the specs for the Samsung Writemaster TS-H552U:
http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/gadgets/samsung-writemaster-tsh552u-dvd- burner.asp
Thanks again.
EDIT: Sorry, but I forgot to ask, how long should the upgrade take?
Message was edited by: Maddoktor2

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