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Computer off, but power supply still plugged in and on with motherboard LED light on. How bad is changing a PCIe card, GPU, or RAM module in this state?
I know this is not best practice, that’s not the question. Question is, if done accidentally, how likely is it to actually damage something? And would the damage be instant all or nothing damage, or a more invisible works now, but damage to component lifespan or performance over time?
High context answers welcome - the question here is both academic in nature, but also practical, unfortunately.
I know this is not best practice, that’s not the question. Question is, if done accidentally, how likely is it to actually damage something? And would the damage be instant all or nothing damage, or a more invisible works now, but damage to component lifespan or performance over time?
High context answers welcome - the question here is both academic in nature, but also practical, unfortunately.