Shawn

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You'll fry it or your PSU. I killed my old PSU by pluging in a cdrom drive while the computer was on.
 

asm0deus

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my friend corrupted my hdd by unplugging the ide ribbon while it was on, not sure about the power though.
 

notfred

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I've done it before. The little "new hardware found" window comes up just like if you had installed an external hard drive.
 

CVSiN

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Originally posted by: neonerd
I can't plug it in and have the computer turn on because it has a boot sector on it... IDE boot kills SATA boot. Can I plug the power in while the computer is running?

your a freaking moron...
and I thought by all your pwning of your computer teacher you were "god king know it all"...

guess your just a tard thinking he knows it all.

the answer is NO....
 

SuperSix

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Trade it in for a Mac Mini..

Step away from the PC

** EDIT **

Pussy - take the beatdown like a man!
 

neonerd

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Originally posted by: notfred
I've done it before. The little "new hardware found" window comes up just like if you had installed an external hard drive.

that's what i though, ty
 

Shawn

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Originally posted by: neonerd
Originally posted by: notfred
I've done it before. The little "new hardware found" window comes up just like if you had installed an external hard drive.

that's what i though, ty

ahahaha, don't post here when you fry it.