Quick answer: No. I actually have never heard specifically, but with other hotswap things I've seen, the "intelligence" in the circuit is in the backplane- and I DID hear specifically that hot-swapping the DM8's would wreck 'em. So I wouldn't try it. 'Shot ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq">http://www.shore.net/~dreaming/ascend-faq</A>> or <<A HREF="ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt">ftp://ftp.shore.net/members/dreaming/ascend-faq.txt</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg05085.html">(ASCEND) Hot Swappable?</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: Jason Nealis <nealis@babylon.erols.com></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05087.html">(ASCEND) No IP connection between Max and Pipeline - but why not???</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05085.html">(ASCEND) Hot Swappable?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05085.html">(ASCEND) Hot Swappable?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg05091.html">Re: (ASCEND) Hot Swappable?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="mail152.html#05086"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd25.html#05086"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>