Plugging and unplugging Firewire

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I'm curious to whether or not a Firewire unit such as a DVD burner can be connected and disconnected while the computer is On. Will it damaged either the DVD burner or computer, and is it better to turn the computer Off first?

What about turning the DVD burner Off while the computer in On?

Thanks
Dean
 
The proper way would be to dismount the external drive and/or cd/dvdrw before unhooking it. Just select & drag the drive to the trash. There will be no need to restart.
 
If there is no disc in the drive, you can just turn the unit off and unplug it. you only need to unmount if there is a cd or dvd in the drive. I used a Sony CD-RW in a Firewire case with my G4 and i only turned the case on when i wanted to use it. eject the disc and turn it off then done.
 
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