[futurebasic] Re: [FB] toss the 7600

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From: Peter Bancroft <pbancroft@...>
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:26:28 +1000
>>14. If she boots from ZIP, do a hot swap by plugging in the internal
>>HD SCSI cable first, followed by its power cord while the computer's
>>running. (Okay fellow listees, I know, never hot swap. But remember:
>>He's throwing the thing in the trash anyway. Since 1984 I've never
>>blown any Mac component with a hot swap. Just don't get the 5 volts
>>in the wrong place. Same with ADB.)


I blew up a Mac IIcx once by hotplugging an external SCSI cable in.

My advice - turn EVERYTHING OFF before you change any cables.

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