[ltp] The X23 -- takes an lickin

[Richard Neill]

Wow! That's pretty good. Just one thought: there is a possibility that 
you might have done some damage to the HDD making it more likely to 
fail. You do have a recent backup, don't you...

Richard


covault@hippolyta.phys.cwru.edu wrote:
> Well it was bound to happen.  I am working much too late and as I
> leave from the desk, my leg tangles in the power cord.  The Thinkpad
> X23 (two years old) flies off the table and then down hard on the wood
> floor. Bang! It was closed and power off.
> 
> Obvious physical damage: a rather bent USB connector from the mouse.
> It works anyway.  Nothing else. No chipped case, no broken keys, no
> cracked screen.
> 
> Boots up a-okay. Working perfectly in every regard the past week. Even
> the CD-ROM and floppy drives appear unharmed.
> 
> Titanium case. Impressive.
> 
> -Corbin
> 
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