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Does your computer fear shaking?

Tristandu_45 Posted messages 170 Status Member -  
Firoxyd Posted messages 107 Status Member -
Hello, I have a laptop (HP Pavilion g7) and I'm in a mobile home, and when someone walks, it makes the table where the computer is shake, but when I say shake, the computer is almost bouncing. I was wondering if there could be any risk to the hard drive, which is an HDD, if it could get scratched or if it could lead to a failure.

Thank you for clarifying this point for me.

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    piquesous Posted messages 15734 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 123
     
    Hello,

    As soon as a component is in motion, there is always a risk of prematurely damaging the part. Especially if it's a hard drive.

    See you later

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    1. Tristandu_45 Posted messages 170 Status Member 3
       
      That doesn't reassure me at all.
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  2. Tristandu_45 Posted messages 170 Status Member 3
     
    Does anyone have a different opinion?
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  3. BOUILLE
     
    Hello, of course the hard drive is going to fail, the read head is going to end up scratching the disk.
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  4. Firoxyd Posted messages 107 Status Member 47
     
    Hi,

    Same opinion, a mechanical hard drive doesn't like to be shaken while in operation, even though technologies have evolved, there is still a risk that the head touches the surface of the disk during a jolt.
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    1. Tristandu_45 Posted messages 170 Status Member 3
       
      Basically, it's useless to have a laptop if it can't handle a little jolt.
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      1. Firoxyd Posted messages 107 Status Member 47 > Tristandu_45 Posted messages 170 Status Member
         
        Well yes, it serves to be able to move it easily, to use it without having access to a power outlet. That doesn't mean we can use it anywhere and in any way.
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    2. piquesous Posted messages 15734 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   6 123
       
      You're going far off in your reasoning.
      He fears the jolts when it is in operation.
      But when it's off, it's fine, no problem.
      The issue is that a hard drive, as its name suggests, is a disk.
      And a rotating disk has a gyroscopic effect.
      That's why it's recommended not to move it around too much.
      Moreover, when you buy an external hard drive, for example, it is well explained in the manual.
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