Quicksilver dual GHz upgrades for ProTools??

I have a Quicksilver dual GHz G4 that served me well under OS9 and Digidesign ProTools LE prior to version 7. ProTools is a recording application, and I use Digidesign's 002 "control surface" for recording, mixing and editing with PTLE.
Version 7 or ProTools LE requires OSX Tiger, and to insure a solid transition, I formated my hard drives and did a clean install of OSX Tiger and ProTools. Unfortunately, Digidesign states that the Quicksilver Macs are "not recommended" for use with v7 PTLE, and my Quicksilver machine is totally unstable now. Digidesign won't comment on why they are not recommended, but I'm wondering if there are any upgrades to consider before buying a whole new machine, or going back to OS9.
I have done a lot of testing, reformatting of drives, reinstalling software, but to no avail. As the Quicksilver ran quite well under OS9 with ProTools, I'm not sure if its a problem with OSX or the new version of ProTools. To run an older version of ProTools, I have to de-install the new version and jump through many hoops to re-authorize (via web sites and an iLok dongle) the software ware and other plug-ins for ProTools.
The ProTools 002 control surface is a Firewire device, and I wonder if the FW400 bus of the Quicksilver can't keep up.
There are mixed reviews about CPU upgrades, FW and ATA controller cards, but I'm wondering if these may offer some relief.
If anyone has any experience using a Quicksilver Mac with ProTools, or any upgrades, please chime in. I could really use a hand here.
thanks in advance,
Dave
dual 2.5 Ghz G5 Mac OS X (10.4.1)

BUMP
Anybody out there have experience with CPU upgrades for the Quicksilver Macs and ProTools?
Dave

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