It's not even possible to put 10.5 onto a B&W (with a G4 upgrade, minimum) or a Yikes! without some serious, serious hacking. So I doubt it's Leopard related.
Without knowing what OS the OP *does* have on the machine it's unlikely anyone's going to be able to offer much help.
Without knowing what OS the OP *does* have on the machine it's unlikely anyone's going to be able to offer much help.