Can an OS 10.3 PDC have an NT 4.0 BDC??

Related to this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1546616
I'm trying to find the best and safest way to upgrade my 10.3.9 XServe to 10.4. This box serves as the PDC for my approximately 150 Windows clients.
The last time I tried to do this, it was a disaster. The upgrade to 10.4 didn't work. And a clean install of 10.4 made my Windows clients see the identically named domain as a brand-NEW domain, meaning that new desktops, profiles, etc. were created for the Windows users.
Eventually, I gave up, went back to my 10.3.9 system clone, and have been waiting for more information to surface. However, I have not been able to get in contact with ANYONE who has upgraded a 10.3.9 PDC to 10.4.
Of course, one of the main reasons to upgrade would be to have the ability to have a second 10.4 machine as a Backup Domain Controller; if I had a BDC, my domain identification would be preserved even if one machine went down completely.
So my new, related question is this: can a Windows NT 4.0 box serve as a BDC to an OS 10.3.9 PDC? It seems remarkably stupid and counter-productive to build an NT4 box just for this purpose; yet if I can get confirmation for this, I will surely do so.
If anyone knows if this is doable, or knows a better way I can upgrade my XServe PDC without f*ing up the Windows domain identification, I would love to hear from you.
XServe Dual G5   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

I will answer my own question. This cannot be done. Although NT 4.0 doesn't report an error during setup when you assign it to the BDC role, it never successfully replicates security info from the OS X PDC.
The final stage in setup, "replicating security database" will run infinitely. If you cancel it and reboot the PC, no user can log on. The security info simply does not replicate between an OS X PDC and an NT 4 BDC.
XServe Dual G5   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

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