On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 04:49:09PM -0800, Chris Pressey wrote: > On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:44:11 -0600 > Nathan Kinkade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Can anyone on the list point me to a manufacturers site or > > documentation that unequivocally states in clear terms the real > > dangers of hotplugging a PS/2 device? > > How about http://www.heurtley.com/richard/maintenance.html ? > > It's basic electronics - plugging or unplugging anything from a powered > device has a greater-than-zero chance of frying it. The difference > between "hot-pluggable" USB and "risky" PS/2 can be summed up like so: > <snip> > -Chris
Nice research, Chris, thanks for that...here's an embedded reference at a hardware site.... http://www.majikmarcer.com/html/tutorials/entsys.htm FWIW, and hopefully not just a "me too", but merely anecdotal evidence: I've blown an AT mobo (old keyboard, what was that ... DIN 5-pin?) this way. Very disappointing. However, I may search the junk closet and pull it to check for fusible links thanks to your post.... ;-) Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
