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Re: OS startup goals and steps

From "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm>
Newsgroups alt.os.development
Subject Re: OS startup goals and steps
Date 2015-07-17 06:10 -0400
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On Thu, 16 Jul 2015 05:32:36 -0400, James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> wrote:

> OK. Someone may (unwisely? or because the monitor has died) unplug
> one monitor and plug in another one while the OS is running [...]

IMO, bad idea.  Very bad. :-(

Even if it is working afterwards, it may fail later on,
or may work but not work correctly.

One damaged circuit can cause cascade failures in others.
I.e., what typically happens to electronics after static
electric shock or a power surge.  Circuit starts acting
"wierd" then they fail or go up in smoke.

*ONLY*  do this if your company could lose millions of
dollars by turning off the machine after the monitor fails.
Hot swapping parts should be left for emergencies, or in
rare instances for electronic repair technicians who know
what they're doing.

USB is the only thing I'll hot-plug.

If you seriously think you'll have a user, e.g., co-worker
or child, that would do that, then I'd recommend screwing
down the connector screws real tight and use some thread
locker and/or epoxy.

Otherwise, you risk all the time and money re-building a
new computer.  As someone who has experienced too much
electronics failure, both at home and as part of a past
job, this is a small nightmare I'd willingly avoid.


Rod Pemberton

-- 
Scientist now say we'll experience a mini-ice in 2030.
So, I guess we need more global warming today ...

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OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 10:35 +0100
  Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-15 04:00 -0400
    Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-15 22:29 -0400
      Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 08:00 +0100
        Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 11:01 +0100
          Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-17 05:40 -0400
            Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-17 17:58 +0200
        Re: OS startup goals and steps "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 03:24 -0700
  Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 10:32 +0100
    Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-16 16:04 +0200
      Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 06:44 +0100
        Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-17 17:50 +0200
    Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-17 06:10 -0400
      Re: OS startup goals and steps "James Harris" <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 18:07 +0100
        Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-18 03:35 -0400
  Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-16 14:42 +0200
    Re: OS startup goals and steps "Rod Pemberton" <boo@fasdfrewar.cdm> - 2015-07-17 05:48 -0400
      Re: OS startup goals and steps "wolfgang kern" <nowhere@never.at> - 2015-07-17 17:29 +0200

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