Need Uninstall Advice for Final Cut Pro 5.0

Ok, so I recently upgraded to Final Cut Pro 5.0 from 4.5 HD. My computer is a G4 dual 450 mhz and is relatively stock (Rage 128 AGP card) with a few upgrades to the ram and hard drives. Unfortunately I failed to read the "Before you install Final Cut Pro 5.0" file and didn't realize I need a Quarts Extreme AGP card to run FCP 5.0. I can't afford to buy one right now, so I want to downgrade back to 4.5 HD. Is there an easy way to do this? I tried deleting all the FCP files and reinstalling 4.5 but it tells me to try again due to an error. Is there a file I'm forgetting to delete, or an easy way to uninstall 5.0, or a way to use 5.0 with the Rage 128 AGP card? Thanks
-Julian

A search of the FCP forum for AGP yields many results for this ... among them is: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2339613&#2339613
Do the hack and you should be running fine with FCP 5
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"""The Travler provides on-board SMPTE time code synchronization features that allow you to slave your Traveler system to SMPTE time code without a synchronizer. The Traveler provides a DSP-driven phase-lock engine with sophisticated filtering that provides fast lockup times and sub-frame accuracy. The included MOTU SMPTE Console software provides a complete set of tools to generate SMPTE for striping, regenerating or slaving other devices to the computer."""
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