Would I be able to boot from USB on my Macbook Pro if my logic board was damaged?

My macbook pro recently started to slow down, programs freeze, etc. Odd behavior. So I decided to install a clean version of os. My hard drive came up as corrupt, I need to repair. So I did that. And was unable to install to os. It starts up and then says that the installation has failed, but yet I'm able to install it on an external hd and boot from that installation. Is it my hard drive? Or is something wrong my logic board?

If you can successfully boot and run OSX from the external harddisk but not from the internal harddisk, then it is most likely that your internal harddisk is defect and not the logic board.
Nonetheless you should run the Apple Hardware Test Intel-based Macs: Using Apple Hardware Test to check your Mac.
It might be that the internal SATA-harddisk connection is defect.
Stefan

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Hi, Steve -
Yes, the CD-ROM drive must be jumpered as Master in order for it to be bootable.
Your G4 (PCI) should have two built-in IDE buses - one is usually assigned to the CD-ROM and Zip drives, and the other is used for hard drives. If you have the hard drive connected to the same bus as the one the CD-ROM is on, try switching the hard drive to the other bus.
Set the hard drive's jumpers as Master.
Exception - if the hard drive is a Western Digital, it may have a third position, Single, which must be used when the drive is the only device on the bus.
Note - Cable Select jumper settings will not work on a G4 (PCI).
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I tried with Linux and get same result, iMac says no boot device while my Macbook Pro can boot it without problem.
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