Unable to install Leopard from install disc

My MacBook stopped booting recently due to a "INvalid Sibling Link" error and I decided to reinstall Leopard from the installation disc. I booted using it but I get an error saying "Leopard cannot be installed on this computer."
THe log says
"Installation checks failed.
Installation check failures: This software cannot be installed on this computer."
Apple's help says that I need to update my firmware but my laptop came installed with Leopard. Why is it not installing now?

Possibly:
1. You need to reformat the hard drive.
2. You are trying to install when an existing version is on the drive.
Before you reinstall OS X do this:
Extended Hard Drive Preparation
1. Boot from your OS X Installer Disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger or Leopard.)
2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Set the number of partitions from the drop down menu (use 1 partition unless you wish to make more.) Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
5. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
Steps 4-6 are optional but should be used on a drive that has never been formatted before, if the format type is not Mac OS Extended, if the partition scheme has been changed, or if a different operating system (not OS X) has been installed on the drive.
After formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer. Complete the OS X installation.

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I've tried this with all peripherals detached. I've even tried taking out all the hard disks just ot see what happens, and I get the same problem. I've verified/repaired the hard disks and also run a repair on the security rights. No success.
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Anyone got any ideas?
Thanks

[I got a black screen telling me I had to reboot in many languages, what was it?|http://www.dslreports.com/faq/4970] Also has detailed description of what happens during a KP.
[Apple docs: What's a kernel panic? (Mac OS X)|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106227]
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
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The format of your disk may be incorrect. Look in Disk Utility (you can access this when started from the install disk): if the hard drive shows up, click on the top entry (the drive) and check that at the bottom 'Partition map scheme' says 'GUID'. If it doesn't, you will have to reformat the disk using the 'Partition' tab - you can set it to only one partition.
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