Upgrading OS 10.2.8 to 10.4 in a Mirrored Drive Door PowerMac G4

Hello,
I'm trying to upgrade the OS from 10.28. to 1.4 in my Mirrored Drive Door Power Mac G4. All the system requirements are met, the firmware is current, and there should be no problem, but I get a message saying "The system can't be installed in this machine" ... any idea of what may be going on?
I upgraded the system in a external drive without any problem from a PoweBook G4, so the installer seems to be OK ...
Thanks!
B

If you have a "full retail" 10.4.0 disc (black with Silver-White 'X') it should install in a Mirrored Drive Doors G4 without issue. A 10.4.7 disc may not install on G3 systems. The Mirrored Drive Doors G4 has certain unique Hardware not found in earlier Macs such as the PowerBook G4.
A gray or orange disc for a different Mac will not contain all you need, and will probably not install. A G5 disc contains special version for the G5 only.
An "Upgrade" disc requires the previous system installed and mostly functional, and just adds the changes.
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