FC Pro 4.5 & FC Express 3.0 may drop frames with Mac OS X 10.4.9

Just a heads up:
Issue
If Mac OS X 10.4.9 is installed, Final Cut Pro 4.5 and Final Cut Express 3.0 may drop frames when attempting to capture video to some FireWire-based storage devices. Final Cut Pro 5 and Final Cut Express 3.5 are not affected by this issue.
Affected Products:
• Mac OS X 10.4.9
• Final Cut Pro 4.5
• Final Cut Express 3.0
Solution
Capture media to an internal ATA drive.
If FireWire storage is a requirement for your workflow, update to Final Cut Pro 5 or Final Cut Express 3.5. If necessary, you can archive and install Mac OS X to revert your operating system to Mac OS 10.4.8.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305284
G5 1.8 DP (PCI-X)   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   ATI X800 XT, 4GB RAM, 20" & 23" ACDs, M-Audio Revolution 5.1, Fostex D15 DAT

Is this in case they missed the other eleventy billion posts about this already on the forum .... ?
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