Re-Install Leopard with Drop-In Kit

OK, I just purchased a new iMac. It came loaded with 10.4 out of the box and a 10.5 CPU drop-in kit CD. I upgraded to Leopard and soon started having problems with TimeMachine, sleep issues, on and on....
So, I decided that I would reformat the brand new computer and reload 10.5.
To my disappointment, I have to first re-load 10.4, get all updates, and then UPGRADE to Leopard with my DROP-IN CD. I thought I purchased a Leopard system in early December!
Am I missing something!?

suhrmesa wrote:
OK, I just purchased a new iMac. It came loaded with 10.4 out of the box and a 10.5 CPU drop-in kit CD. I upgraded to Leopard and soon started having problems with TimeMachine, sleep issues, on and on....
So, I decided that I would reformat the brand new computer and reload 10.5.
To my disappointment, I have to first re-load 10.4, get all updates, and then UPGRADE to Leopard with my DROP-IN CD. I thought I purchased a Leopard system in early December!
Am I missing something!?
You may have gotten one of the last non-Leopard boxes. You might see if you can exchange it or at least get a Leopard DVD for your computer. If you were told it had Leopard as the OS, you have an excellent case to get it exchanged.

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