disconnecting hardware mac

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if someone could help me out regarding the duet, that would be great. cuz, with the duet, you cannot trash it, nor can you physically turn it off.

so, the only option would seem to be pulling the firewire cable out of the mac. why would apogee do this if it was unsafe??

maybe because it's safe?
 
It's probably safe. If there are any hard drives connected to it I would dismount and turn those off first. Ideally you'd disconnect it when the computer is off, to be completely sure of not having any problems. But most likely you'll be fine.

My issues with fried drives has been when hot swapping hard drives, not audio interfaces. Nevertheless, I'm now extremely careful with hot swapping and the order in which I power up and power down hard drives that are connected to audio interfaces. I've had no problems since using the new more careful protocol.
 
TerraMortim said:
I don't want to come across rude, but you ARE using a PC, running windows (right?).. I've never heard of that happening with a mac.
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You're not coming across as rude, just ignorant.

Edit: Let me expound on that.
Firewire is an IEEE standard. This means that, more or less, it's going to work the same way regardless of platform. We are talking about hardware here, not software. Assuming no defects in hardware, it will work the same from system to system regardless of vendor, platform, or ESPECIALLY operating system. Yes, quality can change from board to board - but if the quality is so low that you cannot hotswap a firewire device without causing damage, to the board or device, I would consider that a defect.
 
Golden said:
if someone could help me out regarding the duet, that would be great. cuz, with the duet, you cannot trash it, nor can you physically turn it off.

so, the only option would seem to be pulling the firewire cable out of the mac. why would apogee do this if it was unsafe??

maybe because it's safe?
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It's not unsafe. I've had interfaces accidentally come unplugged while recording and all that happened was the program hiccuped and let me know that it switched drivers. Hell, once my Delta 1010's (PCI) serial cable was unplugged while it was running and it didn't take any damage whatsoever.
There's always a risk of damaging something, but assuming you don't have any sensitive peripherals on the same firewire bus, there is no problem with unplugging the line.
 
timthetortoise said:
You're not coming across as rude, just ignorant.

Edit: Let me expound on that.
Firewire is an IEEE standard. This means that, more or less, it's going to work the same way regardless of platform. We are talking about hardware here, not software. Assuming no defects in hardware, it will work the same from system to system regardless of vendor, platform, or ESPECIALLY operating system. Yes, quality can change from board to board - but if the quality is so low that you cannot hotswap a firewire device without causing damage, to the board or device, I would consider that a defect.
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not ignorant, just....fuckable by a woman... :D
 
So because I'm knowledgeable about computers that automatically means I can't get laid?

Sounds like somebody has a complex :)
 
I see...this is very interesting...please continue. You are infinitely wise.
 
TerraMortim said:
You can have your theory, and I can have mine. It makes no difference in my life. Just simply stating the reality.
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There is no theory. Just because it works for you does not mean it will work for everyone and a fair number of people in this thread have already given examples of devices failing as a result of doing this yet you persist in promoting it.

Merriam-Webster said:
Ignorance

Main Entry:
ig·no·rance
Pronunciation:
\ˈig-n(ə-)rən(t)s\
Function:
noun
Date:
13th century

: the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness
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I think that sums you up no?
 
It works for George Bush, so why wouldn't it work for Johnny Q Public? Get a grip...Dick Cheney will sooner shoot his buddy in the face than disconnect...oh shit...whoops.
 
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