Hot Plug\unplug Mr816

mozizo · July 2, 2011, 11:31am

Hi.
I got A simple audio card with firewire that in its manual says the device can Hot plugd or unpluged without system reeboot.
i know that old firewire devices couldnt hot pluged or u can demage the device or firewire card.
i wander what about Mr816. is it safe to plug and unplug or turn on/off while computer is running ?

Chris_Beuermann · July 4, 2011, 1:05pm

Hello,

Theoretically it is possible, but not advisible.

Cheers,

Chris

Sloid · July 4, 2011, 3:27pm

Further to this, I sometimes forget to turn on my MR816CSX first when booting up my system, then flip the MR816 “on” button to start the device after my PC & Cubase is running & Cubase tells me it doesn’t see the drivers. Is this a bad idea?

mozizo · July 5, 2011, 1:40pm

thanks chris.

well yesterday i turned mr816 after i lounched cubase4AI and it recognaized it on devices, just switched it manually

Sloid · July 18, 2011, 4:33am

I sometimes forget to turn on my MR816CSX first when booting up my system, then flip the MR816 “on” button to start the device after my PC & Cubase is running & Cubase tells me it doesn’t see the drivers. Is this a bad idea?

Nobody?

mroekalea · July 20, 2011, 1:25pm

Yep, it can scramble your settings! I’ve had this with other soundcards (Focsurite safire pro 26), relaunching cubase works! The drivers weren’t available when cubase was started, a restart would see the drivers again.