Mac won't run disk utilities from start-up disk

I have an older Macbook Pro running OS 10.4.11. I need to run the disk utility from the cd to repair the disk drive, but when I restart holding down the C key, the machine still starts up in normal mode, not in disk utility mode. The disk I'm using is the iMac G5 startup disk, version 1 that came with one of my computers, not sure it came with the Macbook pro. If this is NOT the right disk to use, how can I get a new startup disk? Any helpful suggestions are welcome - this is a good working computer, and I'd like to keep it this way!

You can call Apple (phone # at the bottom of this page) and, with your serial number handy, order a new set of discs that are specific to your machine. G5's were before Intel machines, so I wouldn't expect it to boot an Intel machine!
Good luck,
Clinton

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