Want to use 20" Cinema (Alu) on MacBook. Can i hotplug it ?

I want to use my 20" Cinema Display (Alu) with my black MacBook.
I use the mini-DVI to DVI adapter. Can i plug in the Display while the Mac is running (and the Display too) or do i have to switch off both befor connecting them ?
I dont want a answer like "yes i always do this and nothing is broken so far". I want to know if it is specified by Apple this way. Because i dont want to break the MacBook after connected it 100 times while running and then it dies and the warranty is over.
Thanks Marco

If you want to know the official Apple way, you should search Apple's official Knowledge Base.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303236
The reason you get "Yes I always do this and nothing broken so far" type responses in this forum is because most of us are not offical Apple employees, and can only give our advice based on our experiences.

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