Reply to mail from Jon Lewis about Keyboard problems w/2.0.35 SMP (RH 5.1)
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>> > DO NOT DO THIS! (if your keyboard has a ps/2 plug)
>> > I wrecked my old IWill Board this way!
>> How did you wreck your Mobo? Power pin touch something else?
> I've been hot plugging AT keyboards for years in dozens of systems, and
> never had a problem. Is someone saying this is a bad idea, or do the
> rules change with ATX?
i think it's more correct to say the rules change with certain
motherboards or keyboards rather than AT/ATX but i have only experienced
"ruh-roh" feelings with my ATX systems which excepting this issue are
rather nice. ASUS TX-97 E and XE.
-d
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