I figured the opinion forum would be best. Is it safe to work inside of a powered-on computer? I've never attempted it, and from what I've heard it's a definite no. But I'd like a professional insight as to whether or not modern systems really need to be powered off when inserting things like hard drive and connecting sealed power connectors. Also, if yes, will Windows detect a new device that's inserted without a reboot?
This is also to partially help me with troubleshooting a GPU I just brought home to use a replacement while mine is getting fixed. It'd help if I could pin-point which PCI slot is causing the problem, or if it's just the GPU itself.
This is also to partially help me with troubleshooting a GPU I just brought home to use a replacement while mine is getting fixed. It'd help if I could pin-point which PCI slot is causing the problem, or if it's just the GPU itself.