What can cause damage to a laptop's hard drive?

Question

What are some examples or situations in which a laptop's hard drive can be damaged? Because I usually put my laptop on top of a table when I'm using it. The table is not fixed to the floor and sometimes when I accidentally hit it why my leg(s) it shakes causing a vibration which also shakes the laptop for a bit. Can that, for example, cause damage to my laptop's hard drive? Also, can you cite some tips on how to avoid hard disk damage? Any answer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

1) Poor ventilation under neath the laptop can result in a damaged hard drive as pro-longed usage can ultimately deteriorate the transfer rate until the drive finally dies.



2) Movement within operation; if the user moves the laptop when the device is on the system will malfunction due to balance.



3) If the device is left on for too long unnecessarily the device will be at an increased risk.

Answer 2

guy above is retarded...



Really the biggest threat to a mechanical drive is impacts and shocks (imbalances dont do anything, you can hold it upside down if you wanted...)



So if you drop it, or hit it hard it will cause damage.

If its ON and ACTIVE at the time of the impact, then its that much more susceptible to damage.





Heat can be a problem, but laptop hard drives (which are usually 5400rpm) dont really get hot. Also the hard drives in laptop usually have NO ventilation anyway...

Also leaving the computer running? no no, after like 20-30mins, a hard drive will turn itself off if its not accessed (you can get it under power options). And even if it doesnt turn off, it can stay in idle forever....

Server hard drive stay spinning 24/7 for YEARS before breaking down.

Answer 3

The main thing is dropping the laptop on the side where the hard drive is on, turning it on and off all the time manually causes the hdd to start clicking, some viruses cause damage to the hdd,in the long and depends on the quality of the hdd keep on formatting it , the best way to avoid damaged is to hold it with two hands when transferring it, and liquids are a laptop worst enemy