Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:51:49 +0200, J. Roeleveld wrote: > >>> Plus, aren't you supposed to only unplug/plug a serial cable when it >>> is off? I'm not sure if they are sensitive to that but pretty sure >>> they were a long time ago. >> Not sure about Serial, I always did even when switched on when using >> external modems in the past and never did have a problem there. > You were lucky, it's like forgetting to look when you cross the road. > Getting away with it once doesn't mean it is safe. > > Yes, I have blown a UART chip by hotplugging a serial cable, because I'd > got away with it before. > >
That's what I was thinking. I have busted a mobo by unplugging a PS/2 keyboard too. I thought serial/parallel was the same. I guess that is one reason USB came along, hot plugging stuff. One would think that modern stuff would have some sort of protection. Odd. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
