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    Dropped my laptop (literally)

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by MYK, May 30, 2006.

  1. MYK

    MYK Newbie NBR Reviewer

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    :( I accidently dropped my laptop from my lap. It fell backwards on the ground, the charger was connected and broke the fall but not a lot. I tested the laptop by rebooting it a couple of times, checked the hard drive and cd rom. Anything else I should do? The charger is working fine and the screen is as good as ever. Should I be worried? :confused:
     
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  2. qwester

    qwester Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nothing more you can do. I guess your lappy survived :D

    Just monitor the heat. Is it heating up any more than before? Sometimes due to shock the interface (thermal paste) between the CPU/GPU and the heatsink will crack and need to be reapplied. But that is rare.
     
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    jisc Notebook Enthusiast

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    maybe start backing-up the hard drive, it might fail
     
    jisc, Jun 1, 2006
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    Shampoo Notebook Deity

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    Not likely. If any harddrives problems aren't evident almost immediately after the fall, things are A-OK. That is if there aren't any weird sounds or anything.

    Sounds like you got lucky and things are in order.

    I dropped my baby off a 3 foot stool at one of my school's coffee shops and I had a heart attack.

    Everything was okay though. Thank the gods.

    Cheers,
    Mike
     
    Shampoo, Jun 2, 2006
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