Anybody have a Tiger reinstall walkthrough (with FCS needs in mind)?

Hi all,
I upgraded to FCS2 from FCP 5.1.4. Though I've had no really major problems, I've been somewhat disappointed by slow and buggy performance in all of the new apps.
I've seen a number of posts saying a fresh install of Tiger (including this, that and the other steps) have cleared things up.
I haven't been on Macs all that long, and I've never reinstalled a Mac OS. Has anybody seen or written a good walkthrough on doing this, with any special considerations for FCS in mind?

Be carfeul of dragging - it will not prodce a bootable drive
Couple of other apps are also SuperDuper
http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html
SuperDuper can be used for "free" - but if you purchase it, it has more features. For $27 bucks it is worth having the full blown version
and Retrospect http://www.emcinsignia.com/products/smb/retroformac/
After making the copy boot off of it to make sure everything worked okay
If the second 500GB drive is mostly free and you are not using it as a system disc, you can install on that drive. Sounds like it is an easy back up(?) As an aside, make sure to remove all devices from the computer, such as FW drives etc., before installing. It is usually best just to have a keyboard, mouse and monitor attached at the time.
Anyway, a bit off topic, but since you are newer to Mac, get one of the back up utilities (or two) - they are definately worth it. There are also some other things that are good to have in the arsenal - one that is great to have is Diskwarrior as a troubelshooter. Also repairing permissions is something you should learn - Disk Utility -> Highligh Disc - > Repair Permissions. If things go awry that is one of the first things to do. Usually a good idea to do after installing software.

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