>> Why not just get a decent monitor/keyboard switch? Belkin makes a
>> nice 4-port in the $200 range that makes your motherboard think
>> there's a keyboard attached even if you are not currently switched
>> onto the system.
>
>I have something quite similar.. Still, seems like some individuals
>remain adamantly opposed to the idea of keyboard swapping, however
>careful one is. :-)
For the record,...
I never said that I was against using console switch products. (They
are designed to be safe. If it causes the problem, we can
categorically say that it is the manufacturer's fault.) I am against
hot-plugging and swapping the keyboard.
You may be careful and you know the risk. But, others may not.
I don't like to spread the false impression that the PC keyboard
interface is designed for hot-plugging/unplugging, and will repeat (or
even shout :-) as many times as necessary, "It is not recommended to
attach or detach the PC keyboard while the power is on".
If you want to hot-plug the keyboard, do it at your own risk. But,
please, please, please do not advice other users that it is a safe
thing to do; it simply is not.
Kazu
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