Trying to upgrade from Tiger to Leopard on Blackbook...cannot?

Tried to upgrade my 2.16 Blackbook from 10.4.10 to 10.5.x & during the installation process it told me that i coulndt install 10.5 on my volume (the internal HD) & it needed to be reformatted with a "GUID" partition?!
Im not sure why. My flatmate has a white Macbook from the same era & had no problems with the disc & upgrading. I also upgraded a 17" white intel imac with no probs. My flatmate's sister has a white macbook about 6 months old & they had the same problem...whats the story?!

I'm not on Leo at the moment, but it Should mention G.U.I.D there somewhere, APM r ApplePartitionScheme won't work for installing, though they can be booted from...
I'm wondering if a mistake was made at the Factory and they Cloned to APM/APS disks?
If that's the case, you'll need an external Drive to Clone to, then reformat the Internal drive & Clone back.

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