Macbook 1.1 won't install Snow leopard

I'm trying to bring my 2007-2008ish Macbook up to date but am having trouble installing. My computer is running leopard and has started getting rather slow and choppy. Meets up to the specs of Snow Leopard but every time I try to install it it gets about 1/10th of the way there and either sits for hours saying theres about 56 minutes left or has an error and makes me quit. I'm using a Lenevo external disk drive becuase the one in the side of my computer is broken somehow and you cannot get disks in without forcing them.
Once it got to the end of the bar and restarted but wouldn't boot up showing only a blank white screen. After leaving it for a good ten minutes I was forced to restart it again. This time it got to the apple and froze, after leaving it for twenty minutes I was forced to restart as well. The third time it started up and showed no signs of changes made and system profiler still says its Version 10.5.8
Although I pride myself in being rather street smart with computers, I am not book smart whatsoever so just go easy with the big words.
Any ideas? Thanks

I'm using a Lenevo external disk drive becuase the one in the side of my computer is broken somehow and you cannot get disks in without forcing them.
Theres 36 Gb Available out of 90 Gb, could my hard drive simply be too old?
That's plenty of free space but the startup disk most likely needs repairing. If you can, launch Disk Utility. That's located in /Applications/Utilities
Select the startup disk on the left then select the First Aid tab. Click: Verify Disk (not Verify Disk Permissions)
If the disk needs reparing, if you can, you will need to use your install disc and follow the instructions for Using Disk Utility to verify or repair disks
could my hard drive simply be too old?
If you can run Disk Utillity, check S.M.A.R.T. status at the bottom of the window.
See if it shows Verified.
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