it should be hot swappable, usb anything is supposed to be hot swapable, and even if the drive drew too much power it should only shut down the usb port it's on. on the other hand, usb doesn't seem to have any design feature to make sure it's grounded before the other connections are made, which means any static built up on or in the drive could be transferred through the power or data lines, which could shut the machine down. i hadn't thought about it before but it's definitely a design flaw, and something that could eventually do permanent damage. best advice in the meantime, touch something grounded and the exposed pins on the usb peripheral before plugging it in to discharge any static, of course this means you'd be getting nasty skin oils etc. on the connectors. not a good situation either way.
Dave Brocklebank wrote: > > Hello all, I just had a scary experience with my G4. All I did was plug > in my teac usb floppy and the computer instantly powered off! :-( I > always thought that these floppy's were 'hot' swappable? correct me if > I'm wrong! Anyway i have always been able to hot swap before and I was > just wondering if anyone else had experienced this? i must admit it > scared the **** out of me, just powering off like that! > Thanks in advance ---------- -- A man may conduct himself well in both adversity and good fortune, but if you want to test his character, give him power. �ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
