Final Cut 4.5 on a Mac Pro

Hi guys,
New here. I've been using my FCP 4.5 on an old G4 for ages and now am installing it on my new Mac Pro OS X Leopard.
Installed okay - but getting message that I need a Power Mac G4/350 and a AGP card.
How do I get over this?
Love you all
Keith

I'm unsure if Apple agrees with the method used in the below link, however, it worked for me with a 1.83 GHz Mac Mini.
http://macosx.com/forums/mac-os-x-system-mac-software/265936-final-cut-pro-asks- agp-card-startup.html
It seems to work ok and for 2 minutes of time, it's worth a try before springing for the new version.
Cheers, Peter

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