Can you unplug a monitor while the computer is on

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Jan 2, Aug 16, Many laptop's VGA plug doesn't come with screw hole to let you know that you don't need to screw them, they were designed for 5 minutes presentations and all OSes since XP or even before were designed so you can hotplug a display and the external monitor will be automatically recognized and configured. I'd say hotplugging VGA monitor is perfectly safe, it's part of the design.

Lie Ryan: I completely agree with it looking bad infront of the customer. I also fully agree with the OS being able to detect them on the fly etc Please note that I do not do this, I have hot swapped them for many years and still plan to do so. Adam Lewis: mobile phones carries absurd warnings about radioactive signals and putting it close to your head and causing your head to explode and mutated babies. Manufacturers put weird things in manuals to comply with regulations and ward off lawsuits that never happens.

While some warnings have its merits, I doubt this one do. Show 1 more comment. The outer ring of all those connector types should be grounded. It's almost impossible to plug one in without touching the grounds together. For the HD that's a shield ground. Shield ground should not be used as a signal ground.

Matt Matt 21 1 1 bronze badge. Bob Bob 11 1 1 bronze badge. Years ago, we had a DataTrain monitor that was misbehaving. The monitor never worked again. So i don't do that anymore. Ian Boyd Ian Boyd This sounds like you broke it It wasn't mechanical damage; it was electrical.

In other words unplugging and plugging in a monitor with the monitor turned on is bad for it. Ian Boyd: before suspecting that the monitor was damaged because of the unplugging and plugging action, I would suspect that it was much more likely that it's already damaged before you first unplug it, you did say that it was misbehaving.

I always tell our customers to avoid this risk. Putting in standby should be enough. Glorfindel 3, 8 8 gold badges 22 22 silver badges 37 37 bronze badges. Darren Muscat Darren Muscat 1. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. Post as a guest Name. Email Required, but never shown. The Overflow Blog. Does ES6 make JavaScript frameworks obsolete? Podcast Do polyglots have an edge when it comes to mastering programming The only question that I have for you is why you are unplugging or turning off the LCD monitors.

When you shut down the computer attached to the monitor, this puts the monitor into a standby mode kind of like when you turn your TV off. The monitor in this state only uses a miniscule amount of power until you turn the computer back on.

In the same way, your TV when it is turned off, consumes just enough power to detect the remote control beam turning it back on. Search for: Search.