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midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 12. Magical fuse-saving PTF (was RE: i5/OS V5R3 : Urgent support > notifications) (Haase, Justin C.) > >So does this mean that the PTF updates code on the drive to keep some >sort of arm down or block in place to prevent the staticky part of the >tape from coming in contact with things? I don't understand how a PTF >could stop a fuse from blowing - anyone have any details? The "more >details" of the notification below really didn't say how. It seems more interesting to think the opposite... A PTF could _cause_ a fuse to blow. I.e., if a PTF can replace/modify at some level existing code that could allow physical damage to occur, then another PTF could replace/modify the same level of code in the opposite way. Tom Liotta -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 x313 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.powertech.com __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp
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