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this post was submitted on 10 Aug 2024
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You should be able to turn it on on the enclosure and then plug it into the laptop whenever, similarly you should be able to disconnect it from the laptop whenever and then switch it off
My turning off the laptop is more of a precaution from what weird things I've seen cheap no-names do in the past.
I would see if you can find the manual online somewhere and see what it says, it should specify the proper order of doing things or worst case you'd have to test with a cheap PCIe device
Worst case consequence, the PCIe device should be what dies here since the enclosure is likely being powered externally, but most likely it'll just cause a crash.
Not to say it's impossible for it to burn out a port, but it would require some serious negligence on the manufacturer