Is the drive mechanical? Biggest worries I can think of is mechanical drives and maybe if you have a heavy graphic card. Could be a damage to PCIE slot.
3 feet = 91.44 centimeters for normal people that dont want to google.
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3 feet = 91.44 centimeters for normal people that dont want to google.
MVP
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One of my drives is a mechanical hard drive, but it seems to be fine (I have yet to check its write capabilities though).
What qualifies as a heavy graphics card? I have a 6GB 1060.
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normal people
Metric Rulesssss!!!!!
You got it?, metric and rules hahaha what a nice joke, please I need friends
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Dont forget the cpu cooler, a fancy mugen needs padding when shipped for instance.
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Doing gods work here, converting that into non retarded measuring units .
A meter eh ... i dropped my old PC from about a desk height , so bout that tall ... the front panel fell out .. and my restart button kinda snaped ... other then that the pc served me for 3-4 years >.>
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Was it on?, if so hard drive if not ssd might have problems specially if it was writing to the drive at the time, if it was off you should be ok, I've dropped hard drives on there own from higher and been fine, good luck
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Oh wow, that really blows! That "oh shit" feeling is the worst. Check to be sure the CPU cooler is still seated, that your hard drives are okay, and that your GPU is still secure and the PCIE slot isn't loose.
I accidentally rolled an old PC down a flight of (carpeted) stairs when I was moving years back, but it was fine afterward. They're surprisingly more durable than you think, and I hope yours is fine as well.
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Turn it on and see what happens. I've seen towers take falls before like champs, and I've seen professionals absolutely manhandle computer internals before with no damage being done.
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Oh no D: don't break the pc just before PoE league start! D:
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Yeah, I need 1 more level to go into the next tier lottery :P
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Good luck with that, I stopped at 35 (got a hideout decoration of course). Don't have free time anymore :c
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One last grind, it takes me 3 weeks to get to level 65, others do it in a few hours :P
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I don't know how they do it, I usually get to level 90 in at least two weeks, playing 4-6 hours a day. I don't have time to do that anymore, I stopped at 24 challenges during Bestiary, don't know if I'll even be able to play Incursion :c
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This really sucks. You should check your HDD if you have one and that nothing got loose.
I hope everything will turn out fine for you!
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I have 3 terabytes of data/docs/pics 😰 WHERE DO I BACK IT ALL UP TO? AHHH
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Worry not, you can just use online porn sites instead of watching what you've had downloaded.
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But but, the old stuff disappears...a friend told me.
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I have multiple copies of an item across multiple copies of harddrives, try to always have backup copies updatedd, (if they’re important enough), good luck matee you can do itt (or just backup the most most important ones)
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My desktop once fell, but from somewhat smaller height (around twice less, maybe triple), was pretty sure I'll finally have to do the upgrade I didn't want to do, turns out all I had to do was reattach RAM.
Fingers crossed.
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I would worry about the things plugged into the motherboard: GPU, CPU heat-sink, anything heavy that could have moved and broken a slot / connection. Open the case, make sure that nothing looks bent or broken on the motherboard. If it looks good, turn it on and see what happens.
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I've dropped laptops and tablets before
You need to be more careful with your electronics. D:
Have a quick look at everything to make sure nothing is obviously broken, then try starting it. You'll see if it still works, and if, not, most likely you'll see what is broken.
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Hello, if it has a mechanical hard drive, then definitely run a disk-checking utility afterwards to see if the disk drive head damaged the surface of the disk on impact.
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I tried running SeaTools by Seagate just now and it froze my entire computer :( But booting games up seems to work fine, so I'm a bit confused now hehe.
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Check if every connector is sitting well. Maybe some RAM fell out of its slot.
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Uh oh. If you have yet to do so, it would be a very good idea to back up your HD before doing any more checking! I've never used SeaTools, maybe a different hard disk checker would work. Windows (if you have that OS) has a chkdsk program that marks bad sectors -- though it's important to back up your data first, since running Windows chkdsk in particular is known to damage files if it encounters a bad sector. Your computer will run fine until it needs to access data in a bad sector -- worse I can think of is it reads an execution instruction from corrupted data in a bad sector (while executing a program rather than just reading the data), which causes it to overwrite the rest of the hard drive. No need to worry though, likely you can recover most of your data even if there's bad sectors, since you're able to boot & run games fine. I highly recommend to just make a backup before doing much more. :)
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Usually the biggest thing to fear about its the hard drive if the computer was turned on because the high speed of the discs + the "head" that write/read them can destroy em
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I had a tablet fall from just 30 cm on carpet and it became slow ever since.
Apart from the drive there really is no telling until you just try and wait.
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Wow, that really sucks. Do you mind if I ask what kind of tablet it was?
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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VokRCy2vac0/UJijxNjH6MI/AAAAAAAACK8/cs-rcZ_F3sw/s1600/archos-gamepad.jpg
Was nice because it had joysticks which made it good for emulation. After it happened i tried it awhile but really haven't touched it or any other tablet anymore for about 2 years i think (though my steam library also increased rapidly).
Apparently there is (or is coming) an archos gamepad 2 that has more power, but i got enough things on my wishlist as it is right now.
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If it became slow, maybe there is a thermal problem, and it is throttling down. Check if there are thermal pads not seated correctly anymore (they might have lost contact with the SoC they are supposed to help keep cool), or an active fan if there is one. If you see any cracks or widenings, you can try pressing on them and see if that helps.
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I think we tried opening it but either that went difficult (or closing it back together) it's been awhile so can't remember, also don't know if that's because it's a "special" tablet.
Maybe i will give it another go and look for that thanks.
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Was it running? If it was then HDD might have issues, if it was working. Otherwise probably fine.
I recommend checking all the connections and possible movements, specially with the HDD, CPU cooler and add-on cards.
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Damn! :( And that is why NOKIA needs to start making computer components. :3
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This is a good reminder to have not just one but even two or three backups of any data that is important. I hope you didn't lose anything and I hope it still works for you.
As others have recommended I would check for any loose connections and re-seat the hardware that may need it. I'd keep an eye on it and if weird behavior occurs over time you might check for bulging capacitors as a proactive approach against hardware failure.
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If it works, then 1st backup and or clone disk. (install temp monitoring software for CPU, Graphic and HDD).
2nd If you haven't built or are not confident in the inner working of a PC, take photos of all the inners and connectors.
(you can also colour code or label all connectors).
Basically unplug every thing (except CPU and heat sink unless you 100% know what you are doing) and re attach all including graphics cards and memory. Check all fans working. Give the insides a good cleanout.
Once data backed up, clone disk and use the new HDD.
There is software that can give a HDD health report and do a surface scan to check for unusable sectors.
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Hard disks and SSDs that are not conducting electricity are unexpectedly strong.
That part probably has no problem.
However, motherboard graphics card, power supply, DVD etc. They are not good ....
Before putting electricity ...
You should take a picture of the outside and the inside of the case and consult it.
When turning on the power and burning up, or data is lost ... There is no help.
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Once your computer is repaired, let it be on the ground, it would avoid it to fall again.
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Should I be worried? I've dropped laptops and tablets before, but never a whole damn desktop, so I'm a bit worried. What parts should I specifically be worried about, other than the hard drive?
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