LR 1.1 Rendering 1:1 previews takes FOREVER...because of DNG settings?

Computer setup:
Mac G5 dual 2.3ghz, 4gb RAM, 220gb free space on system disk, LR catalog/images on Western Digital 1TB external via firewire 800. LR renders standard previews (1680 medium) on import and also converts to DNG with full size previews. LR writes to XMP.
Problem:
Since updating to 1.1, like many others, I have experienced slowness in the program. I got my old library converted to a catalog just fine and have optimized it. It seems when I press Z to zoom in to a 1:1 preview in the Library or Develop module, the image stays pixelated with the "working..." or "loading..." notifications up, even after 10-15 minutes.
There have been times when I add a rating to an image, that the text confirming "Set rating to 5" stays up for 7-10 seconds before slowly fading. LR was very responsive when I was using 1.0, but things have stopped working since the update. I'm wondering if it is because I have the DNG conversion set to render a full size JPG, an option that was not available in 1.0. I would like to avoid having to re-import all of my images, partially because there's just over 15,000 files and also because I'm scared of losing my collections, virtual copies, and flags. I have tried to optimize the catalog, but it didn't do anything. Anything else I can try?
Thanks.

My Lightroom performance has been brutal since version 1.1. The simple task of setting a photo rating to "1" takes about 10 seconds (during which time the Lightroom black title bar goes white and nothing else is happening).
I've searched through this forum and the Adobe Knowledge base and can't find a solution.
My computer (P4 3GHz 2GB RAM) was more than fast enough with Version 1.0
The other awful time waster is when say doing an Export and needing to choose a folder for the files to go. As soon as I click on Choose, it takes at least 20 seconds for Lightroom to display the folders in the 'browse' list. And Lightroom has this delay EVERY TIME Choose is selected!
Lightroom has some great features, but for my professional work, at the moment it is more of a time wasters than of benefit.

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Edited:
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