"Nibby" (nibby68)
02/02/2015 at 23:21 • Filed to: None
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"Nibby" (nibby68)
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Michael Maguire
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:24 |
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Rubber bands...?
TheHondaBro
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:25 |
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Cut a groove in the screw head.
Unscrew it with a flathead.
BOOM flathead screws are still useful.
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Nibby
> Michael Maguire
02/02/2015 at 23:26 |
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I looked, can't find one.
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Nibby
> TheHondaBro
02/02/2015 at 23:27 |
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cut it with the knife?
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TheHondaBro
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:27 |
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Got a dremel?
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Nibby
> TheHondaBro
02/02/2015 at 23:29 |
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Nope, no power tools here ;_;
XJDano
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:30 |
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Although you need a drill, I have used this and it helped, low speed, high torque.
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TheHondaBro
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:31 |
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Hm. Then use whatever you have to cut a clean groove in the screw head.
crowmolly
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:31 |
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E6500?
WORST
MODEL
EVER.
nafsucof
> TheHondaBro
02/02/2015 at 23:32 |
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have any solder? Heat bit dip and solder tip to screw.
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Nibby
> crowmolly
02/02/2015 at 23:35 |
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Why you say that? It is an E6500.
citizennick
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:35 |
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your headline explained my last time in Vegas.
blacktruck18
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:37 |
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1. Find a very thin flat head tip.
2. Set it against the screw in whichever of the original grooves is the least f'ed.
3. Pound with gently with hammer (probably very gently since you are working on a comp).
4. Eventually a small groove will start to form.
5. Unscrew stripped screw.
6. Profit?
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nafsucof
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:37 |
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or a file?
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Nibby
> nafsucof
02/02/2015 at 23:39 |
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no solder, do have a ifler
Spaceball-Two
> citizennick
02/02/2015 at 23:39 |
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Gold
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nafsucof
> Nibby
02/02/2015 at 23:44 |
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try filing a flat head?
orcim
> Nibby
02/03/2015 at 00:11 |
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OK. The loosen side of the screw is fucked. Maybe 10-20% of effectiveness. How about the *tighten* side? Give it a tweak to tighten so it moves, *then* try to loosen.
After that, battery driven dremel or hand filing for a straight blade screwdriver slot? Don't worry about marring the case that this point, that concern is over.
Buy a fine cobalt drill bit and set it in the head and remove some metal. After the head separates and the top comes off, use a needle nose/other pliers to remove the screw which now has nothing holding it in.
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Nibby
02/03/2015 at 00:35 |
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Some countries you pay double for that.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Nibby
02/03/2015 at 01:42 |
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that sucks.
AdverseMartyr
> Michael Maguire
02/03/2015 at 04:38 |
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I haven't been able to make that trick work. It seems like there can't be much torque involved.
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Nibby
> orcim
02/03/2015 at 07:42 |
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I think I'll take it to school and see if I can find a power drill or dremel there. Thanks for the suggestions. I can't do anything really to budge it out with the tools I have pictured.
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crowmolly
> Nibby
02/03/2015 at 09:14 |
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Had a fleet of them at work.
I am not kidding when I say they were in a constant rotation of warranty work.
My personal laptop (so I can vouch for how it was treated) needed:
4 screens, 2 motherboards, 2 hard drives, 2 full case replacements, and a keyboard.
Over the course of 3 years.
It got to the point where I had my service tag memorized and I was on a first name basis with both my Dell rep and the techs they sent out. The Dell rep actually admitted they make some big design mistakes and were taking a bath in warranty work.
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Nibby
> crowmolly
02/03/2015 at 09:15 |
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o_o
Mine's been pretty good except for.... that fuckin' screw. Taking it to school today and hopefully I can find a dremel or something there.
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crowmolly
> Nibby
02/03/2015 at 12:31 |
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Glad you are having better luck! Ours were from one of the first production runs I think.