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What would cause a bootable USB for Yosemite created in Windows to shut the laptop off less than 30 seconds into booting?

I've followed this guide and everything looks to be correct. I'm using this to restore an old Powerbook Unibody (2008) that was using Yosemite previously. When I go to restore the Powerbook, I get the option to install off the flashdrive and it starts up but after maybe 20-30 seconds the laptop shuts off. All diagnostics for the drive appear to be good. Any thoughts? What am I missing?

This is the guide I followed: How can I use Windows to create an OS X Yosemite USB flash drive installer from the disk image (.dmg) file downloaded from Apple?