Hi all,
I remember my father told me when I was a child to always turn off computer before connecting the printer to the parallel port.
Is this still the rule?
I googled for info but found nothing to say it's OK, neither against doing it.
The only thing I have is this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotplugging:
So, connecting (hotplugging) a device to serial or parallel port:
What's your knowledge about this?
What do you do?
Any of you have any links where I can read about this?
Shall I assume I will potentially damage components if I hotplug (and thus, not do it)?
My box is from 1998
Running Linux (and windows)
Thanks...
I remember my father told me when I was a child to always turn off computer before connecting the printer to the parallel port.
Is this still the rule?
I googled for info but found nothing to say it's OK, neither against doing it.
The only thing I have is this from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotplugging:
Machines that support hot swapping need some ability to detect that a component has been removed. In addition, all electrical and mechanical connections need to be designed such that neither the component nor the user can be harmed by removing it. Lastly, other components in the system must be designed such that the removal of a different component does not harm operation. Often there is some automatic recovery process.
So, connecting (hotplugging) a device to serial or parallel port:
What's your knowledge about this?
What do you do?
Any of you have any links where I can read about this?
Shall I assume I will potentially damage components if I hotplug (and thus, not do it)?
My box is from 1998
Running Linux (and windows)
Thanks...