Are the computers on/active while you are driving?
Modern hard drives (anything made withing the last 5 years at least) will park the heads off of the platters when not active. So they can take some large shocks without issue as long as you aren't trying to read/write something at the time.
And the fact that the hard drive in the acer is fine would point to the driving conditions not being a problem.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
Modern hard drives (anything made withing the last 5 years at least) will park the heads off of the platters when not active. So they can take some large shocks without issue as long as you aren't trying to read/write something at the time.
And the fact that the hard drive in the acer is fine would point to the driving conditions not being a problem.
-Terry
-----
"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy