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#432878 - 06/17/09 03:48 PM Connecting monitors
scottyb Where's the cache? Registered: 01/16/08 Posts: 233 Loc: Alaska	Any insight on whether it's OK to connect/disconnect a monitor while the machine is running? 2009 MacPro here, Radeon 4870 vid card. Thanks! _________________________ If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention...
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#432879 - 06/17/09 03:51 PM Re: Connecting monitors [Re: scottyb]
John Rougeux Here? Registered: 11/06/08 Posts: 5031	As far as I know, no problem doing that. Probably not recommended though.
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#432881 - 06/17/09 04:14 PM Re: Connecting monitors [Re: John Rougeux]
MacBozo Nut Dood Registered: 04/20/02 Posts: 16605 Loc: Pinellas Park, Florida	Yeah, I'd power down everything first. _________________________
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#432886 - 06/17/09 04:53 PM Re: Connecting monitors [Re: scottyb]
Jim_ aka Reboot Registered: 04/21/02 Posts: 11340 Loc: Columbus OH	It won't hurt anything. They wouldn't sell KVM switches that do the same thing if it did. The only caveat is that maybe the video card won't correctly recognize a new monitor being plugged in unless you reboot the machine. If you don't take your time and then end up bending a connector it may cause a problem, but if it did it would do the same thing when you powered back up anyway. _________________________ AppleCentral Trivia MM-MCF Trivia Call the Doctor
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#432917 - 06/17/09 06:22 PM Re: Connecting monitors [Re: scottyb]
NucleusG4 MasterBlaster Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 8334 Loc: Miami, Fl.	I do it all the time.. never any issue here. _________________________ http://davidbearphotography.com/ ==== It appears that autocorrect has become my worst enema. ---
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#432933 - 06/17/09 06:50 PM Re: Connecting monitors [Re: scottyb]
scottyb Where's the cache? Registered: 01/16/08 Posts: 233 Loc: Alaska	Thanks for the info! _________________________ If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention...
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#433070 - 06/18/09 08:33 PM Re: Connecting monitors [Re: John Rougeux]
carp Dino's are Babe magnets Registered: 04/19/02 Posts: 27013 Loc: Hawaii	Originally Posted By: John Rougeux As far as I know, no problem doing that. Probably not recommended though. Yeah I would be afraid of a power spike - I guess not _________________________
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