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Old 01-18-2009, 02:37 PM   #1 (permalink)
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USB Question :

My laptop computer has only three USB ports so I sometimes need to disconnect one application to connect another. Is there a right (or wrong way) for doing this?

What I’ve done in the past was: (1) leave the computer powered on; (2) power down the USB application to be disconnected; (3) disconnect that USB application … listen for the disconnect “beeep”; (4) connect the new USB application; (5) listen for that connect “beeep.”

Is any damage being done to the computer by not powering down first before changing USB connections? Reason I ask is that … whenever I now power down the computer I get a “blue screen of death” that says: - “RQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL” and I have to power down cold. Powering up again is OK.

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Old 01-18-2009, 07:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
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