Upgraded MDD G4 and Aperture Compatibility

I just upgraded my dual processor 1.25 gig MDD Power Mac to accomodate Aperture. I replaced my graphics card with an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro. I figured since Apple lists the G4 Powerbook 1.25 gig processor as a minimum spec, I would be fine with a dual processor G4. But, I just downloaded the Aperture Checker program and it notified me that Aperture cannot be loaded on my computer. This makes no sense to me. Why would it work on a single-processor G4 and not on a dual-processor G4. Any ideas? Will Apple really prohibit the loading of the program on MDD G4s? By the way, we need an area to discuss Aperture issues. I'm posting my question here because of the upgrade issue.

Here are the requirements from the Apple Aperture tech spec page:
"Minimum System Requirements
One of the following Macintosh computers:
Power Mac G5 with a 1.8 gigahertz (GHz) or faster PowerPC G5 processor
15- or 17-inch PowerBook G4 with a 1.25 GHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor
17- or 20-inch iMac G5 with a 1.8 GHz or faster PowerPC G5 processor
Mac OS X version 10.4.3 “Tiger” or later
1GB of RAM
One of the following graphics cards:
ATI Radeon x600 Pro or x600 XT
ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition
ATI Radeon X850 XT
ATI Radeon 9800 XT or 9800 Pro
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
ATI Radeon 9600, 9600 XT, 9600 Pro, or 9650
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 or 9600
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE or 6600
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL or 6800 GT DDL
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
5GB of disk space for application, templates, and tutorial
DVD drive for installation
Recommended System
Dual 2GHz Power Mac G5 or faster
Mac OS X version 10.4.3 “Tiger” or later
2GB of RAM
One of the following graphics cards:
ATI Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition
ATI Radeon 9800 XT or 9800 Pro
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL or 6800 GT DDL
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE or 6600
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
5GB of disk space for application, templates, and tutorial
DVD drive for installation"
HTH

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