We told you the other day that if you go on vacation and take your computer with you, you must carry it in the trunk because doing so in the back seats can lead to fines. Now, in case you take the Holiday PC in the trunk of the car, there are also a number of precautions What should you take if you don’t want something bad to happen…
Many people have a second home on the beach or in the mountains, a place to spend their holidays and enjoy their free time. However, free time for many users also involves using the computer in leisure time, and therefore many people want to take it with them in the car when they go on vacation. If you are one of these people, be very careful whether it is a desktop PC or a laptop, because it comes with certain risks.
Precautions for transporting the computer in the trunk
The first thing you should keep in mind is that if you are going to put the PC in the trunk of the car, you should place it so that it does not move or wobble during the trip, because jolts, inertia and shocks can ruin your precious PC, even if it’s only cosmetic damage to the case (be very careful if you have a tempered glass side). Make sure it’s secure and if you have tempered glass, have it go with something padded on that side (like a blanket or bubble wrap) to keep it from breaking.
In case you are taking the desktop PC, it would also be advisable to remove the graphics card and the heatsink if it is a tower type, as these oscillations that may occur during the trip could also damage the computer. inside the equipment, especially in the motherboard PCIe socket that the graphics are connected to and in the heatsink socket retention system, as this could end up breaking or bending the motherboard itself . In any case, you can try to fill the inside of the PC with bubble wrap to minimize this movement.
Another recommendation in this regard is that although depending on the car it can take up a lot of space, it is recommended carry the box lying down and not upright, because this way these inertias will be less and the components will suffer less.
Never leave your PC “forgotten” in the car
And not just because it can be stolen, but because now in summer the heat can cause such a greenhouse effect inside the car that it can literally melt plastics. This is all the more important if it’s a laptop, because the heat could cause the battery to explode and you’ll be left without a computer and without a car…
For this reason, if you have to stop on the way to rest and refresh yourself, try to leave the car in the shade, because, as we mentioned, high temperatures can end up causing real misfortunes. Attention, nothing will happen either because you leave the car in the sun for 15-20 minutes and more if you have had the air conditioning on during the journey (since the interior temperature will be relatively low), but for prolonged periods you have to be more careful and make sure the heat won’t leave you without gear.
