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The manuals usually say to pull the PSU's power cable before making any changes. Is that really necessary or will just shutting off the PSU be just as effective.
Is pulling the plug supposed to make the process idiot proof or maybe protect against the rare defective 0/1 switch?
When the PSU switch is on, the ASUS X99-A II has various LED lights on, including it's RGB lighting, and the RJ45 network jack blinks showing activity, all of which very clearly indicates you're on standby power or a soft power off. VERY cool idea too.
So with that board, there's NO possibility of accidentally doing something thinking it's in hard power off when it's actually on standby. Does that mean it's safe to just switch the PSU off when switching cables or putting in PCI-e cards and such?
Or maybe, switch off the PSU, then press the MB Power button to drain every last volt and then proceed?
Is pulling the plug supposed to make the process idiot proof or maybe protect against the rare defective 0/1 switch?
When the PSU switch is on, the ASUS X99-A II has various LED lights on, including it's RGB lighting, and the RJ45 network jack blinks showing activity, all of which very clearly indicates you're on standby power or a soft power off. VERY cool idea too.
So with that board, there's NO possibility of accidentally doing something thinking it's in hard power off when it's actually on standby. Does that mean it's safe to just switch the PSU off when switching cables or putting in PCI-e cards and such?
Or maybe, switch off the PSU, then press the MB Power button to drain every last volt and then proceed?
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