You probably fried something. Never know how hot those things really get until acceleration kicks in.
Here's pics of my desk at home, which is less ghetto, cept for the HDD's and other drives strewn throughout the clutter:
Teh Beast!
Sorry for the small image size. I dont really have this camera installed right.
*edit*
If you look closely at my system, you will notice a small tear in my ATA cable. Is that bad? I accidentally closed the case on the cable, causing the tear.