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The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks)The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks)Posted Apr 30, 2005 18:39 UTC (Sat) by bk (guest, #25617)In reply to: The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) by bert.kenward Parent article: The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks)
PS/2 is just as hotplug as USB for keyboards and mice, at least on Linux. Try it. Unplug your PS/2 keyboard while the system is running and then plug it back in. Everything works.
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The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) Posted Apr 30, 2005 20:54 UTC (Sat) by farnz (guest, #17727) [Link] PS/2 hotplug blows a fuse on my motherboard. YMMV, but it's risky.
The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) Posted May 1, 2005 2:43 UTC (Sun) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link] it varies motheboard to motherboard, but I can definantly attest that hotplugging PS/2 keyboards can pop fuses on the motherboard (it depends which pins connect first, just the right combination will cause problems)
back when I worked PC repair I repaired dozens of machines with this exact problem (interestingly the manufacturers expected service was motherboard replacement)
The ins and outs of USB (IBM developerWorks) Posted May 1, 2005 15:09 UTC (Sun) by bk (guest, #25617) [Link] Weird. It's worked fine on all my machines, I didn't even know it could cause problems. Nice to know, I guess.
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