Will it break or burn out anything if I do?
People at my workplace seem to do it and not mind much, but I think it may be causing serious damage to the motherboard or the graphics card.
2006-12-12 03:10:38 · 9 answers · asked by Guy D. 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
No, there is no damage, because it is powered separately from the PC.
2006-12-12 03:13:06 · answer #1 · answered by watcherd 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Plugging out the monitor of your PC while it is on will have no negative effect on your pc, or the monitor, but it might be a good idea to switc at least one of the two off beforehand
2006-12-12 11:36:34 · answer #2 · answered by Big Ben 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's always safer to do that when the computer is powered off unlike USB that is designed to be plugged/unplugged with the power on.
2006-12-12 11:21:45 · answer #3 · answered by Greenosity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've done this many times. So has just about everybody else I know. I don't think you need to worry.
Oh, and "plug out" isn't English...I think you mean "unplug".
2006-12-12 11:27:53 · answer #4 · answered by MarnenLK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might cause damage to the graphic card
u can do it but not too often
2006-12-12 12:28:22 · answer #5 · answered by FEK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically - it should not hurt anything, but it is not recommended to do so. I've never done it, but also never heard people having problems from doing it either.
2006-12-12 11:13:25 · answer #6 · answered by Fez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.no harm.but advisable to put off power button of the monitor first.
2006-12-12 11:16:26 · answer #7 · answered by ibrahimoum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there is no damage as such
2006-12-12 11:17:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you can but i do not recomend it
2006-12-12 11:15:25 · answer #9 · answered by osakafan777 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋