Imac G4 wont finnish install of 10.4( tiger )

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700mhz
256mb ram
40 gig hd


Im a newb and i know the specs are horrible LOL but its just a cheap machine to learn the ins and outs.
OS 9.2 was installed and im trying to install OSX 10.4 tiger

i can get into the installer erase the HD and begin installation it copies all the files over then promts me with this


message "Because of a problem . installing Mac OS X could not be completed

there is a log file to be viewed as well .

S.M.A.R.T says pass on the hard drive in the utility


but im wondering if its a failing optical drive



Any ideas guys?
 
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Mac Mini Core i7 2012 | White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz | 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver
has the optical disc got too many scratches on it
 
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admin can close this


i replaced both the optical and the hard drive

with a 7200 rpm 40 gig and dual layer dvd burner

she lives again :D
 

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