So my 1 year old son drop my 24'' iMac on the floor today

[blockburner28]

When I got home from lunch today I noticed that my Imac was unplugged. I thought nothing of it, so I eat my lunch then after I plug it back in and noticed a weird sound and the screen was also staying plain white. Then a box came up. I restarted and put my snow leopard disk in and tried to see if I could repair my hard drive, but it was a no go. My mac didn't even pick it up, so I knew I was 100% sure it was the hard drive. I said to myself hmm this shouldn't be to hard and then I youtubed a video and was amazed how much you had to do. Well I went out and pick up a 1TB hard drive. Well that was a fun experience installing this hard drive and it will be the first and I hope the last time I have to install a hard drive into this computer.

[rgarjr]

You're lucky nothing else broke on that fall.

[blockburner28]

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You're lucky nothing else broke on that fall.

Yea I know lol. It fell on carpet, but I also think it hit my computer chair. I"m on it right now and so far so good. I hope that is the only problem lol

[R.Perez]

Ahh the joy of having kids :p

[gnasher729]

Yea I know lol. It fell on carpet, but I also think it hit my computer chair. I"m on it right now and so far so good. I hope that is the only problem lol

As long as it didn't fall on our son...

[student_trap]

As long as it didn't fall on our son...

my concerns exactly

[dlcorson]

Well...

Last week, my 2 1/2 year old tipped mine over to a lovely face down position. Unfortunately, I wasn't as lucky. I admit, it was my own fault. I set it down on the carpet while I was moving stuff around, which probably wasn't the smartest idea. Anyway, before I knew it my computer was face down. It probably would have been fine if my mouse hadn't been sitting right where the display met the floor (I have an earlier model, so there's no glass protecting it).



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[bobob]

On the plus side with this incident - - it's a good excuse to buy one of the amazing new 27" iMacs now that they've got the screen issues under control!

[DoFoT9]

my god. i would die.

im glad ur son is ok though.

[blockburner28]

my god. i would die.

im glad ur son is ok though.

My wife said she was in the bathroom and she heard something fall. and when she came out he was gone. She said he ran away lol. I'm glad he is okay!

[bobob]

Perhaps you might consider a securely wall-mounted arm (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=807142) for your next iMac...

[Ecoh]

My kids broke many expensive things as they were growing up. We all survived and they are a great source of joy now in my old age. (They bought me a new iMac for my birthday.:D )

[Queso]

iMacs are easy to replace. When younger my brother and I managed to break a whole bunch of my Dad's rare record collection, built up over two decades. He wasn't happy.

Anyway, well done on the speedy repair :)

[niuniu]

Bill him for it when he gets his first job :D

[rdowns]

FWIW, a friend of mine drilled a hole in the iMac's base and screwed it down to the desk to prevent his kids from knocking it over.

[iBlue]

iMacs are easy to replace. When younger my brother and I managed to break a whole bunch of my Dad's rare record collection, built up over two decades. He wasn't happy.

Anyway, well done on the speedy repair :)

Oh man! :eek: How did you manage to break so many of them? I'm hoping it wasn't on purpose because that's just mean!

[Queso]

Oh man! :eek: How did you manage to break so many of them? I'm hoping it wasn't on purpose because that's just mean!
Not on purpose, we just didn't realise the value of them. Everything is just a toy to a toddler unless you tell them otherwise :)

[jessica.]

Looks like you're truly on it and I hope it works out very well for you. I too am glad your child is ok.

[iBlue]

Not on purpose, we just didn't realise the value of them. Everything is just a toy to a toddler unless you tell them otherwise :)

Or of course in the case of zombies...

[Queso]

Or of course in the case of zombies...
Well, it's that or barricade ourselves in the local ;)

[Queso]

Kids are wonderful. Train them right and you never have to iron your own shirts, make tea, or cook dinner again. They can even bring you your beer out the fridge without complaining if you shout at them loud enough :D

[VPrime]

Why is there a power drill in the picture...... did you work on your computer with a large power drill!? That is a good way to do major damage. Use a screw driver!:eek:

[Badger^2]

for anyone else that wants to replace the screen in a 24" iMac -- its not necessary to completely remove the screen

theres enough room to prop the screen up and access the drive.

far easier than removing the whole screen.

Ive done a 1/2 dozen or so now, could do it in about 15 minutes.

[MacHamster68]

just do not leave anything you think has value in reach of childrens hands or feet or other body parts , i know what i am talking about , i was a child myself
i dont have children but beeing the godfather of one ...sweet little girl and she loves to touch everything with her hands thats in reach .... clap.... her parents lcd tv got a pressure mark exact size of her hand , but i guess thats the fun everybody is talking about

[flyfish29]

Yeah, definitely securing anything of value that can tip easily is a must with small children (and sometimes older children too!) Luckily your child was not hurt- too many children are hurt from TV's, book cases, etc falling on them. This is just a reminder that any tall furniture, older tube tv's, etc must be secure to keep kids safe at home. Several kids a year are killed by old tube tv's falling on them.

[palane]

Not on purpose, we just didn't realise the value of them. Everything is just a toy to a toddler unless you tell them otherwise :)

That's when you realize as a parent that you screwed up in leaving something valuable available. One very expensive parenting lesson.

[lemonade-maker]

I want my kid to destroy his iMac. If he ruins it, I have a reason to get a new one.

To the child haters: Children are people. You hate people that happen to be kids. Sad.

[Maserati7200]

FWIW, a friend of mine drilled a hole in the iMac's base and screwed it down to the desk to prevent his kids from knocking it over.
While that sounds like a good idea, I would never want to ruin the base of the iMac with drill holes :eek:
I want my kid to destroy his iMac. If he ruins it, I have a reason to get a new one.

To the child haters: Children are people. You hate people that happen to be kids. Sad.
Yeah, everyone here was a child. If your parents had the same attitude you have you wouldn't exist, just think about that. You were a child once. Steve Jobs was a child once. And his biological mother didn't want him. He was put up for adoption.

[devianter]

i have exactly the same imac and i have to replace the hdd... so ..the question is HOW is this green caviar ? :) is it faster then the previous stock 320gb WD u had ? is it silent ? whats about temperature ? :)

[bobob]

FWIW, a friend of mine drilled a hole in the iMac's base and screwed it down to the desk to prevent his kids from knocking it over.
While that sounds like a good idea, I would never want to ruin the base of the iMac with drill holes :eek:

At least the base of the OP's iMac is still pristine.

[AppleNewton]

When I got home from lunch today I noticed that my Imac was unplugged. I thought nothing of it, so I eat my lunch then after I plug it back in and noticed a weird sound and the screen was also staying plain white. Then a box came up. I restarted and put my snow leopard disk in and tried to see if I could repair my hard drive, but it was a no go. My mac didn't even pick it up, so I knew I was 100% sure it was the hard drive. I said to myself hmm this shouldn't be to hard and then I youtubed a video and was amazed how much you had to do. Well I went out and pick up a 1TB hard drive. Well that was a fun experience installing this hard drive and it will be the first and I hope the last time I have to install a hard drive into this computer.

good thing everything & everyone are fine;
time to wall mount it :p

[BenEndeem]

It looks like you've got a future Apple hater on your hands there ;) .

On a more serious note, I'm glad everything turned out okay and no one was hurt. The wall mounting idea sounds good.

[mrsir2009]

I wonder if that woulda happened if it was a SSD...? Anyway, your lucky the screen didn't break on that fall:D

[SaSaSushi]

I'm glad to see your repairs worked out. With the right tools the disassembly of a 24" iMac is not that bad really.

[Arran]

Do you see any performance hit with the 1TB drive? Or any differences?

[voyager03]

I don't know if hearing about a damaged post-toppled computer is a particularly good reason not to have children - but it might be a good reminder not to mix an iMac and toddlers.

[annk]

As most of the posts in this thread (now deleted) were off-topic and effectively derailed the thread, it is hereby closed. :(

Edit: I've been contacted by members who would like to be able to continue the discussion, so I've reopened the thread. Please, stay on topic so it can stay open. :)