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    Moving a notebook while harddisk is spinning

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by wobble987, Oct 9, 2006.

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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    hi guys, i've just got my macbook, and i think, i move it, while the hard disk is on, (i didn't wait for the sleep light to start blinking, i thought it was the other way around), do you think i damage my hard disk? how do i know if i damage my hard disk? is there anyway to check?

    edit: i only move it across my house, though i did climb up and down stairs, and i turn the notebook upside down for a couple of second.
     
    wobble987, Oct 9, 2006
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    wobble987 Notebook Virtuoso

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    when the computer is entering sleep, just after i close the notebook (when the sleep light is on, but does not blink) is the 3d movement sensor (sudden motion sensor) still active?
     
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    cashmonee Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    You should be fine. It should go to sleep regardless of moving it or not. If it did not the likely reason was the hard drive sensor. I wouldn't worry.
     
    cashmonee, Oct 9, 2006
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