Blocked fan, burnout

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I was moving stuff and accidentally moved the CPU. The fan intake got blocked and later I could actually smell burning. Totally screwed up the computer. I had a C and D drive before. It is now C, D, and F. F is now where most of my program files have ended up. C is now showing items that used to be on D. I cannot access my user account, only guest. I have no sound and cannot play and videos. Mozilla was gone.

There are LOTS of documents and photos I want to retrieve. Is it possible? Is it probable?

Reply to vancouverguy

It should work, but how does screwing up your CPU have to do with your hard drive?

Reply to amdfangirl

+1. Did you by any chance bump the HDD's?

Reply to AKM880

Sorry if it wasn't clear. I bumped it the fan intake was up against the side of the cabinet so it could not take in any air. I thought it would have shut down on its own when it got too hot but it didn't.

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