Retail Leopard fails to install on Late 2007 MacBook

I had need to wipe this machine clean and attempted to install a Retail version of Leopard. When I boot from the DVD, I get the message:
Installation check failures: For Mac OS X system requirements, see the "Read Before You Install" document on your Mac OS X installation disc.
Here are what I believe are the relevant portions of the Installer Log:
May 6 12:01:12 localhost OSInstaller[144]: @(#)PROGRAM:Install PROJECT:Install-374
May 6 12:01:12 localhost OSInstaller[144]: @(#)PROGRAM:Mac OS X Installer PROJECT:OSInstaller-88
May 6 12:01:12 localhost OSInstaller[144]: Hardware: MacBook3,1 @ 2.00 GHz (x 2), 1024 MB RAM
May 6 12:01:12 localhost OSInstaller[144]: Running OS Build: Max OS X 10.5 (9A581)
May 6 12:01:12 localhost OSInstaller[144]: Opening OSInstall package '/System/Installation/Packages/OSInstall.mpkg'
May 6 12:01:13 localhost OSInstaller[144]: Installation checks failed.
May 6 12:01:13 localhost OSInstaller[144]: Installation check failures: For Mac OS X system requirements, see the "Read Before You Install" document on your Mac OS X installation disc.

sig wrote:
I don't see why it won't install. I bought my MBP late 2007 just after Leopard came out because I wanted to run Tiger. Mine qualified for the Leopard upgrade DVD which had 10.5.0 on it. I recently installed Leopard and everything went well. Are you certain you have a retail version and not the upgrade DVD? With the upgrade DVD you need to have Tiger installed to use it so I don't think you can wipe the drive clean. 9A581 is the version that comes on the upgrade DVD. you should be able to do an Archive & Install or an Upgrade.
Did you install Leopard with the upgrade DVD that came with the computer? That's not the same as the retail version.
The basic rule is that the Leopard DVD must be either the one that came with the computer, or a newer retail version.

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