My Reply follows quote. On 01/01/2005 18:54 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >>Just checked the User Manual. >> >>No mention of turning off for Printers. >>Shut down of sleep for modems. >>WARNING When connecting SCSI equipment, always turn off power to >>all devices in the chain, including your computer. If you don't, you >>could lose information and damage your equipment. >>IMPORTANT You must shut down the computer or put it in sleep before >>connecting an ADB device. > >I don't know which manual you checked, but the ADB devices on a >Wallstreet are also hot-swappable. As I recall, it was the 1st >PowerBook to be so (and maybe the only one, I'm not positive about >that). > >Because of the power (5v) on the SCSI line, it has always been "shut >down before adding or removing devices" even though some people have >gotten by hot-swapping SCSI devices for years. > >The bottom line is "no, you don't have to shut down (or even put to >sleep) your Wallstreet when adding or removing ADB mice or keyboards >or expansion-bay modules." HOWEVER, if the ADB devices have 3rd-party >drivers, they may not be enabled without rebooting (i.e Kensington >multi-button mice). > > >Bob ------------ Maybe so, but my quotes were "clipped" directly from the user's manual. Smoke at your own risk!
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