MBP won't boot from Leopard DVD

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Couldn't decide whether this was hardware or software but whatever (still waiting for those Mac/iOS sub forums - long, long overdue IMO)

Anyway to the point, my 2009 MBP won't boot from my Leopard disc. I've done it in the past with exactly the same DVD but this time it's just not having it. If I hold down C on boot you hear the disc spin up but then after a few seconds it spins down again and you're just left looking at a blank grey screen.

I've looked online but everything seems to suggest one of two problems: the hard drive is knackered or there is something wrong with the cd. The hard drive seems ok as it boots to desktop fine, and the cd is similarly ok as it is free from scratches and also appears in the finder without a problem.

Any ideas? I want to exhaust all my options before I take it to an apple store.

Cheers
 
Whether this works for you i don't know. I had the same problem installing snow leopard, help down C on boot and nothing. Tried it several time and still nothing, booted up tapping the C button and worked.

As i said, you might have a totally different bunch of circumstances but it worked for me :)
 
Have you looked up how to do an install from a thumb drive? maybe try that if you can't get that to work
 
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