HELP =[ dropped my computer! Damage?

[jrunes]

Hello there, so i just built a new computer using a cooler master 430 case.

What happened was that there are these little stoppers underneath right?

My desktop table is a small one, so as i was trying to push the desktop further from the wall to give it more "fan space" i accidentally pushed the two little front stoppers off the table causing the bottom of the case to hit the table. Sounded painful =\ as its a brand new computer with really good specs.

Will doing this by accident cause any damage to the system?

 

[55Range]

Maybe .. Check inside for signs of damage, moved stuffs.

 

[HankB99]

I'm sure it was jarring to you and probably made a lot of noise because of the large flat surfaces on the case. I doubt that damage was done if it was not running. If it was running, there is a risk that the the read/write head could touch a spinning platter. However that's a small drop - about an inch?

This does make me think of one issue however. Today's heat sinks seem monstrous compared to what was common a few years ago. That seems like a lot of weight to hang cantilevered off the motherboard. I wonder if that leaves the mobo susceptible to damage. I still don't think that will be an issue for you, but I wonder if it could cause damage over the long run from the constant stress and fan vibration.

 

[jsc]

Hank, that's why you use backing plates on the coolers. But that is a good thing to check.

jrunes, like 55 said, it probably sounded worse than it was. Try to do a complete r/w surface scan of the hard drive. Keep in mind that if you find something wrong that it is not necessarily because of the bump.

 

[jrunes]

So besides the hard drive the other components will not really be damaged at all?

I'm not sure a scan of the hard drive will do anything LOL , since when i dropped it i havent even turned on the computer for the first time

 

[jrunes]

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