Good Practice? or Over Cautious?

[rebelleader]

Turning off a PC before replacing a PS/2 Keyboard or Mouse.

Should you always do it? Or is it perfectly acceptable to leave the PC on.

 

[JamesL]

I see no reason to turn off a computer to un/plug a keyboard/mouse.. the worst that could possibly happen is that it doesn't recognize the new keyboard, in which case you just restart the computer.

 

[digital_exhaust]

I'm not telling you it's okay..... but I have several headless machines that I swap keybard/mice in and out of all the time without powering them down and I have never once had a problem with it.... ever...

Just my experiences.. that's all.

 

[mnewxcv]

ive always done it without turning off. its just sometimes it isnt detected until u restart. never damaged the kb or mouse or pc.

 

[Nenu]

It'll be fine.
Might not work until a reboot though

 

[rebelleader]

I have never had a problem either.

I was 'scolded' today for pulling the KB and Mouse before turning off the PC. I retorted with,
"While it may be a good precautionary measure, it is perfectly acceptable to remove them without powering down the machine."

 

[Nenu]

Yep, even SATA hard drives are hot pluggable.
Its just a shame that PS2 connected devices arent plug and play, they are initialised at boot.