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Manual
7
Operation
Hot Plugging
The LINDY CPU Switch LITE OSD-8 supports hot plugging - which means that components can
be removed and added back into the installation by unplugging their cables from the CPU ports
without the need to shut the unit down. There are certain procedures that must be followed in
order for hot plugging to work properly, however:
Hot Plugging CPU Ports:
When hot plugging cables from the CPU ports: The cable must be plugged back into the same
port it was removed from.
1.
The mouse cable must be plugged in before the keyboard cable.
2.
After plugging the cable back in, you must perform a KVM Reset on the First Stage unit
(by pressing the RESET switch in).
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Hot Plugging Console Ports:
The unit supports hot plugging of the keyboard, monitor and mouse. When hot plugging the
mouse from the Master console mouse port:
1. You may unplug the mouse and plug it back in again (to reset the mouse, for example),
as long as you use the same mouse.
2. If you plug in a different mouse, all the stations and all the computers on the installation
must be shut down for 10 seconds, then restarted.
Note: All LINDY CPU Switch units must be plugged in and receiving power prior to turning on
the power to the PCs.
Keyboard and Mouse Reset
If, after hot plugging (or at any other time), there is no response to mouse and/or keyboard
input, simultaneously press and hold Port Select buttons 1 and 2 on the First Stage unit for 3
seconds to perform a Keyboard and Mouse reset.
Powering Off and Restarting
If it becomes necessary to Power Off one of the LINDY CPU Switch units before starting it back
up you must do the following:
1. Shut down all the computers that are attached to it, as well as all the stations and all the
computers that are cascaded downstream.
Note:
1)
You must unplug the power cords of any PCs that are connected to it
that have the Keyboard Power On function, otherwise the switch will still be receiving
power from the computer.
2)
If the unit is operating under external power, unplug the power adapter
cable.
Wait 10 seconds, then plug the LINDY CPU Switch stations back in, starting with the last station
in the chain and working back to the station you originally shut down.
After the LINDY CPU Switch’s are up, power On the PCs, starting with the ones attached to the
last station in the chain and working back to the station you originally shut down.