Possible mislabeled OS X 10.4 disc?

Hello. I am looking to upgrade my G5 1.6g and I have gotten some memory (2- 1g PC3200 sticks, which I've been told should be compatible w/ PC2700 specs) and bought a supposed Full Install dvd of 10.4. When the disc arrived, I found out the disc says on it "Power Mac G4" and so I am trying to verify whether this disc will work as advertised or not. My local Mac stores both said that if it says Power Mac G4, that's the only line it will work on. I went back to the seller and presented this argument and he said "Please don't worry about disc's label. This is not a regular grey disc, bundled with a machine and therefore not machine specific. This disc came from a training center and even though labeled as machine specific, it is actually hardware specific just like the retail version (black disk w/X)." Hey, these are his words, not mine. Before I make a federal case with this seller, is there any way to verify whether this disc may be a mislabeled retail disc? Perhaps some files that exist on retail disc that wouldn't on a G4 disc? I realize he may just be trying to use smoke and mirrors and hiding behind wordplay, but I figure the disc is in hand, the time available for the upgrade is now (due to holiday, system won't be needed for about a week), and if any way possible, I'll get this upgrade taken care of. However, I don't want to just "try it" and find out the 2nd week of the new year the system comes crashing down and has to be completely rebuilt, resulting in a week+ of production time being lost.
Any guidance will be appreciated. Happy Holidays to all
Shawn

Furthermore, while some RAM may be able to downstep, Mac OS X has been know to be sensitive to slightly different timing specs on correct model RAM according to specs. Regardless, I would not trust the dealer of the said disc, since he probably has never installed on your specific Mac model that disc. The training center disc was probably designed for a specific series of Mac models that were in the training center in question.
Unless he tested on your Mac model in question, it is unlikely he has a leg to stand on. Force installing the wrong operating system by specs on your Mac, could yield kernel panics, and failed updates in the future, as well as installing the wrong kind of RAM.
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