Dropped my 2006 MacBook :(

So I dropped my MacBook a few weeks ago. I've had it for four years and this is the first time, but, oh well.

When I picked it up, I had the little beach ball thing and it was unresponsive (at this point, I'm thinking "how can I turn this into a new MacBook Pro?"). I reset it and everything's working fine (probably that motion sensor thing).

Anyway, it seems to be running a little hotter than normal and the screen doesn't close like it used to. Nothing appears to be broken on the outside, but I'm a little concerned that something may be loose on the inside. Can I take this to an Apple Store and have them open it up and look at it to make sure everything's ok? I can probably do this myself as I'm not scared to mess about inside computers, but would rather have them do it, if there's no charge.

Any other suggestions to look out for?

GGJstudios said:

You can take it to them, but there will be a charge, since it's not under warranty and warranty wouldn't cover accidental damage, anyway. Install iStat Pro to monitor your temps, but it should shut down if it gets too hot.

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Thanks. I was just hoping they could maybe open it, say everything looks fine, and close it up without a charge. I have iStat Pro and everything looks fine, just seems the fans are running more than normal. Since I upgraded to Snow Leopard, and I guess as the years go on, they seem to be running more than they used to.

I know, old thread and all....

but I was wondering if I'd be able to open this up and look to see if there's anything going on myself. Sometimes I hear clicking noises, like a fan is hitting a piece of plastic and the Superdrive makes a sound like it's ejecting a disc.

I've built PCs in the past, but never have really messed with a laptop. I'm not scared to, just wondering if looking around inside is user friendly.

Oh, my screen feels a bit loose, but I don't really want to mess with taking that apart. I can handle screws, but this looks like it's either glued together or has little snappy things inside.