Trouble clean installing Mac OS 10.5.6

I am using a MacBook 3.1 Intel Core 2 Duo.
The install disc I am using came with this MacBook and it is for Mac OS 10.5.6
I have formatted and re-partitioned the drive with no luck. Everytime I try to install I get to the language selection and then I get the error message saying that I can't install Mac OSX on this computer.
Any ideas why the install isn't working?
EDIT:
When I look at the installation log it says...
Installation checks failed
Installation check failures

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