<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>hi list,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>comes a bit late but still:</DIV><DIV><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"></FONT></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">2. Are there any background processes I should shut down in order to get better audio performance?</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>yes: macosxhints and other sites offer how-tos for shutting down dashboard and even spotlight. both consume a lot of cpu and worst of all: they generate peaks in cpu usage. the other important thing is to quit mail.</DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">3. Maybe this one's for a Mac list, but... My initial attempt at upgrading failed part way through due to unspecified errors.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>A second attempt went fine, even though it looks like 10.4 was half installed (Dashboard was showing etc).<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Is a clean install in order?</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>it is absolutely recommended to do a clean reinstall and not a delta upgrade. importing the old user worked nearly perfect for me.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>lg</DIV><DIV>martin</DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>