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    No problem... Right?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by Mippoose, Oct 12, 2007.

  1. Mippoose

    Mippoose Notebook Deity

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    I'm sittin in class and got bored, put my elbow up on the left hand rest section of my IFL90.

    I heard a slight snap.

    I'm guessing it was just the plastic, but I want to run it past you guys.

    What's directly under the left handrest.. As I know that's where it usually gets hot.. and I wanna make sure I didn't ust dislodge a heatsink or fan.. I didn't lean hard... Just resting teh elbow.
     
    Mippoose, Oct 12, 2007
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  2. danny2001

    danny2001 Notebook Consultant

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    Probably just the plastic. The CPU and fan is actually in the left-rear of the notebook, under the strangely shaped panel on the bottom. The closest thing I can find around that area that may become dislodged is the ram, but it would take more than resting your elbow on the notebook to do that, so I believe you are safe.
     
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  3. imachine

    imachine Notebook Evangelist

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    pry it open and take a look? unless you have those plastic/rubber seals covering your screws, hard to get the exact same as your reseller's offering sometimes ;)
     
    imachine, Oct 13, 2007
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    Hmm, interesting, what is there to snap? It's all pretty much flat plastic and if you say you didn't apply monumental pressure, I don't see what might have happened.

    Lol, best case scenario, are you sure you didn't snap like a pencil underneath it? Or something else?

    I guess if you sat on it, bad things would happen, but mine seems pretty sturdy. Will not rest elbow on it from now on though...
     
    thelazyone22, Oct 14, 2007
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  5. imachine

    imachine Notebook Evangelist

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    problem with elbow is it applies the same force that a weight of a hand is plus whatever you rest on your hand (say head). That, but on a very small area (elbow tip is not so big, about an inch square or so), hence the force is quite big in the particular place.

    I just tried sort of with my EL80, did make a small crackly noise, but I don't think anything got damaged. Just the plastic reacted. If nothing rattles in your FL90, I pretty much would suppose it was the same as here.

    Cheers.
     
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    True, true, it is potentially a lot of weight on a concentrated point of contact.

    I think that might be what happened, "the plastic reacted". It's fairly stiff, so perhaps it cracked a little, but as long as it's working fine, I guess no harm, no foul?

    At least you didn't lean on the LCD or something... :eek:
     
    thelazyone22, Oct 14, 2007
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