i always bring my back-up laptop to my show, i also have 2 of everything, i never unplugged anything connected to my laptops ( ext. hhd, mouse ), i have a custom built roadcase for my show and back-up laptops, and every usb cables are routed a certain way, all the power cords are plugged in a power conditioner in a certain way too, and my board is also in a case with my wireless mics receiver, the only thing i unplugged from the board are the speaker cables, takes me about 15 min.to unload,i unload all my gears in just 1 trip &15min. to set-up
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