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plug in paralel prntr with power on
Name: chilly_willy2 Date: June 14, 2004 at 18:57:35 Pacific OS: linux 2.6.3 CPU/Ram: celeron 700; 128 mb
Comment:
How dangerous is it to plug in a parallel device to my laptop while the power is on? I know I can remove/plug in PS/2 mice with power on. Is it different? Will my parallel port be killed if I do?
Name: XpUser Date: June 14, 2004 at 19:26:15 Pacific
Reply:
You gotta be kidding! Parallel printers are not plug and play (USB and PS/2). hmmm ...... try it yourself and tell us what happen to your $2,000 laptop
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Response Number 2
Name: Richard Trahar Date: June 14, 2004 at 20:22:23 Pacific
Reply:
I have done it a few times with no problems, it won' hurt anything but the PC/Laptop won't recognize the printer until the computer is restarted
Name: XpUser Date: June 14, 2004 at 20:44:51 Pacific
Reply:
"I have done it a few times with no problems, it won' hurt anything ..."
Well, the correct way to connect PARALLEL cable is this way:
Connecting Your Printer to Your PC Most printers have two cables: one is a power cord, and the other is the printer cable. Connecting a printer involves attaching the printer cable to the correct port on your computer's system unit, then plugging the power cord into an electrical outlet.
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