[SOLVED] Can bumping into my desk with my pc on it mess up my computer?

[KingPanto]

I sometimes bump into my desk when moving my chair and pc is on the desk so it shakes a little bit while its on and I'm just wondering if that can screw anything up.

 

[jay32267]

It's possible.
I would try to stop doing that. 😉

 

[cpotts50]

It's possible.
I would try to stop doing that. 😉

I agree, most likely effect would be causing hard drive head to skip leading to misreads or miswrites and data errors and even scratches on the disk surface. Drives these days are pretty tolerant. Probably not a problem with Solid State drives.
Still I would try to stop doing that. 😉

 

[dustin19987]

umm yes it can messe up your computer! This is such a random question. XD
You could bump into the desk which could some home pull a cord in the case and break something.

 

[FALC0N]

I guess it depends on what your definition of "bump" is. The biggest concern would be mechanical hard drives, but I doubt this would cause any serious issues. Most components are pretty resilient when it comes to minor movements