********QUICK************* would it be harmful to my hardware if I...

[AlphaIVT]

unplug my PS/2 mouse cable and plug it into the USB connection? I hate this low Hz rate, i need USB Hz quick! 🙂

 

[mHubs]

Just try it and tell us what happens..

 

[KameLeon]

nope it won't harm any of your hardware.

 

[AlphaIVT]

really, lets not play around

 

[Bignate603]

i heard you could fry the PS/2 port doing that... i would turn it off first

 

[John]

I have done it before, so with that in mind you should do it too.

 

[SuperFreaky]

you *can* fry a PS/2 port (which *can* fry your motherboard) that way, true your odds of this acutally happening aren't too likely, but it *can* happen

 

[Sunner]

I've "hot plugged" PC/2 devices a million billion times, no damage done so far, just my personal experience 🙂

 

[AlphaIVT]

just did it, it worked.

 

[John]

The suspense was killing me. 🙂 LOL

 

[Ulkesh]

I hot-swapped a motherboard once

 

[ismellsmoke]

i hot swap all the time ...thats how i got my name

 

[sharkeeper]

It depends on the mainboard. If you want to be safe, turn off the power. The inrush current on some keyboards can fry the port. Intel boards have a fuse that you can replace if you're handy with a soldering iron.

It's kind of like flashing your BIOS with a beta or modbinned BIOS. You place your bets and watch the wheel spin. 🙂

Cheers!

 

[Wingznut]

I've done it tons of times, without incident.