Upgrade Mac Pro 1.1 from 10.5 to 10.6 issues

I'm trying to upgrade my Mac Pro 1.1 from 10.5.8 to 10.6
I have an original mac OS 10.6 disc bought online. It fails to load saying disc not readable.
machine specs are:

Mac Pro
Mac Pro (Late 2013)
MacPro6,1
MP61.0116.B04 (EFI 2.0)
2.20f18 (SMC 2.0)
Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
MacPro5,1
MP51.007F.B03 (EFI 1.5)
Mac Pro (Early 2009)
MacPro4,1
MP41.0081.B07 (EFI 1.4)
Mac Pro (Early 2008)
MacPro3,1
MP31.006C.B05 (EFI 1.3)
Mac Pro (8-core)
MacPro2,1
MP21.007F.B06 (EFI 1.2)
1.15f3 (SMC 1.1)
Mac Pro (Original)
MacPro1,1
MP11.005C.B08 (EFI 1.2)
1.7f10 (SMC 1.1)
Above are the versions you should have. I think the versions are live links to articles that will produce the downloads. From:
EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs - Apple Support

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