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On 20 Mar 1995, Ken Yee/UB Networks wrote: > Just a general comment on these PS2 mouse ports. I recently had > a bad experience w/ a Toshiba6400 portable. I blew out the PS2 > port by plugging and unplugging the mouse while the power was > on (at least that's what the repair technician said). Toshiba even > prepared for this case because the PS2 port was on a separate > card from the motherboard. > I don't know whether Thinkpads are as sensitive, but I probably > won't ever buy a Toshiba because of this experience :-) Probably shouldn't, but I do this all the time. Never had a problem. I've done it with the mouse alone and with the mouse/keyboard adaptor a multitude of times. Perhaps I'm just beating the odds so far... Seems damned stupid to have to power off and on for the sake of a keyboard, as there are plenty of switching devices that will allow you to swap a single keyboard across many machines. The crappy ones are ~$25 and the more expensive are ~$60. Meaning that the difference is the $.37 diode or something. <grin> While I don't expect such components on a $10 motherboard, my $3k 750 oughta be able to do it...