X10.4 wont recognize external FW with X10.3 installed as startup disk

I have a G5 double processor and need to run my AVID Xpress software, which requires X10.3 to run.
i have bought an external firewire drive and installed x10.3 on a partition, but my G5 does not show it as a choice when I open system preferences and click on startup disk.
Anyone know what the problem is?
Thanks. This is kinda urgent, so any replies are greatly appreciated.
Juan Carlos
Message was edited by: JuanCarlosZaldivar

Searching Avid Xpress on http://www.versiontracker.com/macosx/ , I find that Xpress Pro is the only version of Xpress that has been updated since Tiger's release. It says it works with 10.4 PowerPC which means it should work on any G5 that could install 10.4.6 or 10.4.7:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/19024
Versiontracker's listing is a little old. They do have a version 5.7.5 also which works with 10.4.10 and both Intel and PowerPC Macs:
http://www.avid.com/products/xpresspro/specs.asp
As you'll notice a Leopard compatible release is planned.
Time Machine will recover any system that is stored in its recovery disc but you need a 10.5 installer disc to recover from it and a Mac that can install 10.5 (867 Mhz G4 or newer). If your G3 Powerbook has Firewire, it may be able to backup the Powerbook if it is mounted as a Target Disk Mode hard drive to another machine putting the Powerbook into Target Mode by booting it with the T key held down:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583
I'd post a question on the Time Machine forum to verify this is possible with pre-10.5 machines.
Some G5s do allow you to install 10.3. See this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25517
Though you should use the 10.3 installer disc that shipped with the said G5, and not the one installed on an external drive from a G3.

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