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NU := Navindra UMANEE <navindra@cs.mcgill.ca>

NU>	I remember when I was younger, going through the manual for my Dad's
NU>C64 and coming across the recommendation to turn on the peripherals first
NU>and then the computer (reverse order on powerdown)
NU>-- no reasons given. Since then I have religiously followed these
NU>instructions on all computers I used -- especially since most manuals
NU>said the same thing (first the monitor then the computer and reverse
NU>on powerdown).

   Monitors collect a considerable amount of electrical charge, even when
they are unplugged -- try opening one up and touch the back of the tube.
[DISCLAIMER: I AM KIDDING!  NEVER OPEN YOUR MONITOR CASE!  YOU RISK AN
ELECTRIC SHOCK THAT CAN SEND YOU FLYING ACROSS THE ROOM, EVEN WHEN THE POWER
IS OFF AND THE MONITOR IS UNPLUGGED!]  By turning on the monitor first and
letting it settle down to its operating voltage, you reduce the risk of
destroying electronic equipment that may be sensitive to static charge.


   I do not think that this is as much of a big deal now since technology
has advanced considerably since the C64 era, although as someone has already
pointed out, most modern graphics cards detect the monitor at power-up.  If
the monitor is not turned on first, your graphics card may not work as
expected.

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     Chris O'Regan <chris@ECE.Concordia.CA>, UNIX Systems Administrator
              Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
                   Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
                http://www.ECE.Concordia.CA/~chris/addr.html