Good advice, Doug. You can't go wrong using this sequence though, so far, I've had no problems turning the printer on after the computer is already running. Turning the printer on first and then booting the computer can't hurt anything and might assure better handshaking, as you say. I may take a the new habit, myself.
Len --- > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Franklin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 6:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Hp scanner, printers whatever, they're all bad! > > > On Mon, 02 Dec 2002 08:10:46 -0800, Keith Whaley wrote: > > > I just had a long conversation with my attorney/friend > about printers. > > External peripherals other than monitors, mice, and > keyboards, should always be powered up/down with their own > switches, just for safety's sake. Many of them will > "require" that they be started before the main system, and > shut down after it. This can be due to the "handshaking" > that needs to occur between the system and peripheral as the > system starts. > > TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ > > >
