Provided is a method of converting an anionic living end to a protected free radical \u201cliving\u201d end in a well-controlled manner, which enables copolymerization by plural mechanisms. On notification of a malicious driver detection, the malicious driver replacement application reboots the host computer system and locks the volume of a storage disk containing the malicious driver. The output circuit is operable to receive at least a first output signal referenced to the second voltage and to generate a second output signal referenced to the first voltage.