Question on MacBook Pro (Late 2006) and OS X 10.5

I've owned the MacBook Pro I am currently using since April 2006. The specs for the system are as follows:
Hardware Overview:
  Model Name:    MacBook Pro 15"
  Model Identifier:    MacBookPro1,1
  Processor Name:    Intel Core Duo
  Processor Speed:    1.83 GHz
  Number Of Processors:    1
  Total Number Of Cores:    2
  L2 Cache (per processor):    2 MB
  Memory:    1 GB
  Bus Speed:    667 MHz
  Boot ROM Version:    MBP11.0055.B08
From November 2007 until about April 2011, I had 10.5 installed on the system. I reverted back to Tiger for certain reasons until this morning. I attempted to reinstall Leopard using the same discs used when I installed it back in 2007. However, this time I was told that Leopard could not be installed. This makes no sense.
Is there a workaround to reinstall Leopard?
Thanks in advance.

Makes sense if Apple updated the firmware not to boot off the 10.5 disk, your should have been able to upgrade from 10.4 to 10.5.
I have had the same problem, also I've heard of others not being able to boot from their 10.5 disks anymore.
You could go to 10.6, but Apple is going to deny OS X security updates for that version when 10.8 is released this summer, so you can't win there neither.
Your machine can't run 10.7, so eithe stay on 10.4 or upgrade to 10.6 for $29, because the 10.5 disks are not sold and a fortune used.

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