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can you plug in a HDD with the pc on?

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Yes, if you have hot-swap enabled on a port you're plugging it into.

Any unknown button should be pressed even number of times.

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Yes you can but I don't recommend it.

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yes, but don't do it to be safe

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I wouldn't. Its not hard to turn it off and unplug it.

 

 

Yes you can but I don't recommend it.

 

 

you can but just turn it off to be safe 

 

 

yes, but don't do it to be safe

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unless you have a hotswap bay/option

 

 

 

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practicly yes , in theory No idk

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If you have hot swapping enabled on the respective port, giving it power and a data connection while the system is live is fine. That's why some cases have hot-swap features.

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Not unless you have hot-swap enabled.

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how do i do that

If the motherboard supports hot-swapping, it's a setting found in the BIOS somewhere.

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Friend tried doing this once, his whole right arm went numb for 30 minutes.

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Hey there,
 
I wouldn't recommend unplugging a HDD from the port because you will be moving it around while the platter inside is still spinning and this might cause problems. It is possible if you have "hot-swap" enabled in your BIOS and if the port supports it. 
Moreover, if you pick up a drive that spins at 7,200 rpm, the force from the spinning might force you to drop it and thus damage the data inside. I would be very careful not to damage the data if you value it. :)
 
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