OS X 10.5.4 install DVD fails validation on MacBook

I recently purchased a multi-license OS X 10.5.4 DVD and am attempted to update two OS X 10.4 machines from Tiger to Leopard. I successfully installed Leopard on a PowerBook G4 without a problem; however, I am unable to install Leopard on my MacBook (I checked and it meets the minimum system requirements). The install DVD starts correctly but fails during the pre-install disk verification check. (Verification tells me the disk failed and I should clean the DVD again before retrying install. Obviously, I tried that without luck -- and I've used the same DVD successfully on a different machine.) When I opt to skip the verification, the installer starts correctly but hangs about 30-60 minutes into the install program -- always at a different point -- in the installation (sometimes giving me an "install failed -- please try again" message and sometimes just hanging on the color pinwheel). Any ideas how I can install Leopard on my MacBook? Thanks!

Welcome to the Apple boards:
Bear in mind that the DVD is dual layer and the install for a PPC is completely separate from the install for Intel boxes, so that it could also be a DVD with a bad data area in the Intel section of the DVD. The fact that it does not pass the self-test is proof that the DVD is most likely bad.
A remote possibility is that your optical reader is bad, but I do not think so from your description.
Be careful if you bypass the failed self-check - - you could corrupt your HD. In any case, be sure you have an up-to-date backup, preferably a bootable clone.
Regarding the DVD, I would have Apple replace it. It's guaranteed.
You say it's a 10.5.4 DVD. If so, it's the first one I have heard about, and you may be one of the first to install with it.

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