On Sun, 10 Nov 2002, Sander Steffann wrote: > Hi, > > > What Asus boards exactly -- meaning the model numbers -- did you fry? > > I don't know exactly anymore. Older boards for sure... Probably P2B-DS but I > could be very wrong. > > > Does "fry" mean the boards became completely useless and unbootable, or > > just that certain components died? > > No, just the keyboard controller died, but that makes to whole board useless > since you can't reach the BIOS anymore, etc.. > > > I think I did hotplug either a keyboard or mouse in my Asus P4T533 board > > and wonder if I made a mistake there. I've been hotplugging both into > > all my machines with apparently no problems except on the P4T533 board. > > We hotplugged a lot until the boards started breaking. We also had a > keyboard-connector with a broken connection once, so it's not only > electrical risk... After that, we didn't dare to take the risk anymore. > How about hotplugging USB keyboards? I've got a co-located server with a PS/1 keyboard and mouse resting on top of the box. If I set it up with a USB keyboard, could I yank it and take it home with me? And would it reload the drivers and work when/if I plugged it back in? -- Arend -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
