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No, RS-232 (serial/COM/DE-9/DB-25) could be freely plugged and unplugged. PS/2 peripherals however always warned against hot-plugging [1]. The reboot you are re
by colanderman 2y ago
No, RS-232 (serial/COM/DE-9/DB-25) could be freely plugged and unplugged. PS/2 peripherals however always warned against hot-plugging [1]. The reboot you are remembering is because serial mice needed drivers installed.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS/2_port#Hotplugging https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS/2_port#Hotplugging