Thanks for the promptness!
And for the advice too... I promise I won't try to unplug the PS 2 again, I
was just wearing my "system tester hat" at that time :D
To answer Gerhard's question, yes, the mouse is plugged in and works
correctly. I can click on the Username and Password fields or I can Shutdown
the system.
-mw
On 1/25/06, David Wright
Am Mittwoch, 25. Januar 2006 14:28 schrieb Clayton:
Both messages are repeated if I brutally disconnect the PS2 connector and I plug it back.
Ouch! That's a good way to blow up your motherboard. PS/2 connectors are not hotplugable - it's NOT part of the PS/2 specification. Depending on the PS/2 controller... hotplugging a PS/2 keyboard or mouse can and will short out your motherboard... permanently.
Do not connect/disconnect your PS2 devices (mouse/keyboard) when the computer power is on... or you WILL be diagnosing an entirely new problem... a dead motherboard.
C.
I'll second that, the old Apricot's of the early 90's were especially susceptible to this. My boss at the time had one delivered and he forgot to plug in the mouse before he turned it on for the first time, he plugged it in as DOS was booting and the machine went dead... Apart from DOA's that was the quickest time to a support call I've seen :-P
Some modern machines are more resilient, but not all...
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