Frames Dropping when Editing back to tape

I just updated my Final Cut Studio to 5.1.4. I am running this program on 2.0 GHz G5 Power Mac. I have fibre from the G5 to the server. I am trying to Edit to tape and this edit stop because it had dropped one or more frames. I am at OS 10.4.9
The error message:
Aborted ETT/PTV – Dropped Frames
Because one or more frames dropped during Edit To Tape or Print To Video, this operation was aborted.
If this occurs frequently, try
- Turning off Unlimited RT
- Lowering your compression data rate.
- Closing open sequences.
- Lowering the preferences for real-time audio tracks.
- Increasing the speed of your system and/or disk drives and/or network connection.
RT Extreme has determined these dropped frames were caused by slow disk. Please try:
- Increasing to speed of your disks
- Decreasing the number of RT lies.
- Limiting your RT bandwidth in User Preferences.
I tried all the fixes stated above and the problem is not fixed.
Please Help
Thanks

Check the settings playback settings in the Timeline window to make sure they are all set to be high quality... sounds like the playback/render quality doesn't match the recording quality so when you ask to edit to tape, it is attempting a total re render.
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