On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 01:10:13AM -0500, Steve Ireland wrote: <snip> > This is a PS/2 thing, not an operating system thing. You really can > fry your motherboard plugging and unplugging PS/2 devices while the > system is powered up. > > Regards, > > Steve
This is off-topic to the list, but I've been wondering about this issue for some time; not whether a PS/2 device stops working when hotplugged, but whether it may damage your mainboard. I spent a while one day searching on the web for definitive documentation stating that unquestionably you run the risk of destroying your entire mainboard and/or the PS/2 if you hotplug. I couldn't find any. As far as I know the PS/2 devices are supplied power through the port, so I guess it seems logical that hotplugging could be a risk, but other than conjecture and various anecdotal evidence, I have come up blank on the risks. Can anyone on the list point me to a manufacturers site or documentation that unequivocally states in clear terms the real dangers of hotplugging a PS/2 device? Like some of the other people who have replied, in the past I have hot-plugged many a PS/2 device to no detriment. However, I now only do it if there is no other practical alternative just to be on the safe side. Thanks, Nathan -- gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys D8527E49
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