Partition and install Leopard 10.5 on Intel Mac Pro

Hi,
I've just taken the plunge and dumped my PC in favour of a Mac Pro(details below).
MacPro2.4 8CX/6X1G/ 1TB/5770/SD
I've successfully created a BootCamp partition and have Windows XP up and running.
I now want to (need to) creat a partition in order to install a previous version of the Mac OS (10.5). This is required in order to install drivers that will allow me to link up with my Yamaha 01X (Yamaha have decided not to update their mlan drivers for anything above Mac OS 10.5... and I have Snow Leopard 10.6.7...
I've spoken to the Mac support teams and have received mixed messages ranging from "Yes, you can create a partition and install 10.5" to "No no no... that'll never work".
I'm sure there must be a way to achieve this (I mean - If I can have Windows XP up and running on my Mac surely I can create a partition and have a previous version running...).
So far I have:
Created a GUID partition, attempted to re-boot from the install disk (holding the C key). This hangs on the grey screen with apple logo.
I've also attempted to boot from the disk in safe mode (Holding the shift key). Hangs on the grey screen-apple log.
I've had the Mac OS (10.5) installed onto a external drive and attempted to boot from that (Hangs).
Is there something I am missing? Any help, guidance would be welcomed (unless it's along the lines of re-format and build from scratch as, let's face it, that isn't an useful option).
To re-cap: All I want to do is create a partition on my Mac-Pro and install Mac OS 10.5. I am not looking to replace my existing OS (10.6.7) with 10.5, just have a separate partition.
Thanks in advance.
D

Hi Grant,
Thanks for assisting me with this.
My Mac has Two 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Westmere” (8 cores)
This link takes you to the full spec/ configuration:
http://store.apple.com/us_smb_78313/configure/MC561LL/A?mco=MTg2OTUwMTk
The retail version of Leopard that I'm attempting to install is: 10.5.6 so, I'm assuming, the install should work??
Is there anything I should check/ do prior to installing? (as every time I try the DVD spins and then halts - it's like it's trying to do something but can't).
Any pointers would be very much appreciated.
Thanks again,
D.

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