If you are like me, you bring your computer with you on trips and vacations. Sometimes it's hard to figure out where to place your PC in your car. You have either a CRT monitor that takes up almost 2 cubic feet or a delicate LCD monitor. Combine this with a PC tower that can be larger than a carry-on bag and you can see your trunk space shrink quickly. Not only is there limited space for these devices but they have to be handled gently or you may break them.
Most computer equipment is sturdy but parts can be easily broken. A CRT monitor for instance is heavy and can be moved into place but if the screen touches something sharp or hard, it can get a scratch. For a monitor try to reserve a seat in the car for it. If there is going to be a spare seat place the monitor, CRT or LCD with the screen facing the seat and a towel or blanket on the screen itself. Pull the seat belt all the way out and engage the child locking feature and snap it in place. Tighten the seat belt until it is firm but not super tight. You only want the seat belt to keep it in place when you hit the brakes.
If this is not an option, you can place it in the trunk. For a large CRT cover the screen with a blanket and then face it against the back of the truck and load larger items around it to keep it in place. If it is an LCD pack the trunk before placing it in and keep a place big enough to lay it flat. Use a thick blanket or pillow to protect the screen placing it in the reserved place and then the monitor face down on top of that. It will slide so packing around it to keep it in place will be needed.
The computer itself is a large case but still requires some delicacy. Most cases are not built to withstand shoving and cramming into a trunk and might bend or break if you do so. The biggest killers of PCs are bumps because a typical motherboard inside the PC is mounted on the side of a PC, not the bottom. A big enough bounce can cause larger components to bounce up and down breaking the sockets they sit in. The best way to avoid this is to look at the back of the PC where the cables attach to it. One side of the PC will have all the plugs against it. If you are looking directly at the back, this side is typically the left side. That side is where the motherboard is located and should be laying flat on the floor of your trunk. This will ensure the bumps have little effect on the components inside.
You probably have a bag filled with your cables, keyboard and mouse. You can stash the bag anywhere this is room but don't try to cram it. A keyboard is just made of plastic and can snap if you try forcing it into a spot it won't fit. Cables can also be folded too tightly causing the wires inside to break and ruining your cable.
Follow these suggestions to help move your computer safely and with the least amount of damage. Some components of a PC are delicate and can be scratched or scared while other components can move in their places casing unseen damage.
Zane Minninger is a professional computer technician and avid LAN gamer. He has built his own computers for the past 10 years and has transports them himself on road trips and vacations regularly. His greatest feat is packing a family of four, all the cloths and 2 computers with 3 monitors on his vacation over 5 hours away in one car. Everything transported safely with no damage to computers or family.
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