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    Just dropped my 17'' on concrete ground

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by bbos, Dec 19, 2007.

  1. bbos

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    I was moving out of my dorm and accidently dropped my laptop in a 2 feet drop, I don't see any physical changes on the exterior and it still turns on, but what I'm concerned about is when I shake it I can hear this clicking noise coming from my video card (7950gtx) I'm wondering if this drop will affect my fps at all or has damaged any internal components?
     
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    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    You might have knocked the heatsink around. Before you start that thing, open it up and look around inside to make sure nothing is damaged.

    *I take no responsibility for any damage
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 19, 2007
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    I did open it up and the heat sink is still screwed in tight there just a clicking sound coming within the heat sink. I accidentally separated the heat sink and the thermal paste connected, but I quickly put it back I don't think any harm was done right?
     
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    somebody please help I'm afraid to use my laptop now in fear of further damage
     
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    i don;t really know but i don;t think it did unless you touched the thermal paste. i mean i took the cpu heatsink off in compaq computer and i had to put i back on because of the thermal paste but no difference in heat or performance. if you really worry, you may purchase a new thermal paste and apply it, after it will cool better. i don;t know how to apply the thermal pastes though. i too (like chaz) " I take no responsibility for any damage"
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Are you sure noise is coming from your graphics card, and not the harddrive?

    The only way the graphics card can make noise if during the drop, a ball bearing slipped out of the gpu fan.

    You should run some diagnostics on your harddrive, like hdtune, and see if everything is ok. If the noise is coming from a damaged fan, simply email dell and tell them you need a new fan for your computer and such.

    Try to isolate where the noise is coming from, and we can help more. There are only two options, fans or harddrive.

    K-TRON
     
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    Noises from inside the computer come from 4 things:
    Capacitors, HDD's, CD Drives and fans. That is it! Nothing else!

    I would suspect its the HDD making the clicking.
     
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    Likely a damaged HD.
     
    scooberdoober, Dec 19, 2007
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