Laptop fell off a height of ~0.5m - should I be worried?

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The discussion centers on the concerns of a laptop that fell from a height of approximately 0.5 meters. The user reports no noticeable damage and confirms that the operating system is accessible, indicating that critical components like the hard disk are functioning properly. Potential issues such as screen damage and hard disk read head crashes are noted, but the user is reassured that these are unlikely given the laptop's current performance. The recommendation to monitor temperatures using HWMonitor version 1.18 is provided as a precautionary measure.

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I know, I'm an absolute idiot for even letting that happen but it did. It fell off the sofa armrest accidentally (why would I want to throw it anyway? also, the armrest is larger than most) and quite surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be any noticeable damage to it. The webcam seems fine too.

Should I be worried about anything? :>
 
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If everything seems to be working fine you should be ok, the most worrying things I could think of would be screen damage and having the read head on the hard disk crash into the platters, but since you can access your operating system, that has not happened.

A less likely thing is to listen to make sure your fans are working, if you are worried about this, you can download and install http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/1.18-setup.exe to monitor your temperatures. I really don't think that your fans suffering any damage is likely though.
 
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^

It's been good for the past two hours. I guess it's safe to assume everything's working fine. Pheeew.

Thanks . :)
 

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