Hi,
5 volt tolerant digital I/O pins are internally clamped to VSS through a ESD protection diode. There is no diode to VDD.
There is no problem to apply 5V input voltage on those pins when VDD without power up.
Wish it helps.
best regards
Ma Hui
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