Crack in casing

Hi all,
Curious thing I just found. When rearranging our computer room, my wife noticed a crack in the G5 casing. It's on the top right corner extending from the edge of the display about 3/4 of the way out. It's a hairline fracture, and there is no obvious hardware damage otherwise. The display is still fine, and nothing pops out during a hardware test. My question is, does anyone know if this were to void the warranty? Or better yet, is it something covered by the warranty? Like I said, we have no idea how it got there (after all it's a desktop not a laptop, doesn't move much). Thanks in advance for any input.
Message was edited by: John Crusing

I'm not sure whether Apple would consider a hairline crack something to worry about or repair, but call them anyway at 800-275-2273 and see what they have to say. It's a good idea to talk to them anyway and register the fact that you have the crack - they might well want to replace the case, but call and see.
Please post back and let us know what happens,

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