> Jumping over a bit: I am relatively new to USB. Question: is it o.k. toplug/unplug USB cables/devices while the computer is powered up? Would it be o.k. to leave a USB cable plugged in all the time and just plug/unplug say, a camera to it without all the shutdown/plug in/reboot stuff that ADB and SCSI require?
A camera is ok, but an external hard drive isn't.
Elaborate, please?
ALL usb devices are hot-pluggable.
Some devices, that go thru a "mount" process, such as hard drives, are better off if you dismount them (eject; move to trash; whatever) first. But there are no hardware reasons you can't just pull da cable...
- Dan.
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