ARRRRGHHH -- stupid laptop memory module screw is too tiny

[Broohaha]

I'm at college right now, does Dell think I had the foresight to bring a miniature phillips screwdriver wtih me?????

 

[Nohr]

You can borrow one of mine.

*faxes it to you*

 

[Kevin]

Get a pocketknife...

 

[Joemonkey]

there's plenty of things around your dorm room i'm sure you can use

if not go to a hardware store and get a set of jeweler's screwdrivers for $2

 

[Broohaha]

ah shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh1t.

i messsed around iwth it with too many bluint instruments. now the screw has been messed up to the point where nothing works on it. in fact, i remembered (after using my EIGHTEENTH DIFFERENT THING) that i had a kit in a box that woul dhave bene perefct for it. but now the stupid screw is all fscked up and i cant open it no matter what.

does anybody have any clue how you can remove a screw that had its face peeled away so much that a normal screwdriver cant effect it?
thanks.

 

[Joemonkey]

dremel

 

[fs5]

hacksaw

 

[Broohaha]

here's the best pic of it i could get with cameraphone.....

screwed

 

[Bootprint]

Use super glue to remove it and get a new screw...

 

[Broohaha]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Use super glue to remove it and get a new screw...

how would i use superglue??

i was thinking......maybe i could take it to home depot or something? would they be able to fix it for me for a small fee?

 

[pyonir]

that isn't the only thing too tiny in your dorm room...

 

[TheNinja]

impact wrench?

 

[Bootprint]

Originally posted by: Broohaha

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Use super glue to remove it and get a new screw...

how would i use superglue??

i was thinking......maybe i could take it to home depot or something? would they be able to fix it for me for a small fee?

I was just thinking glue to it something disposable, maybe a paperclip and use it to twist it out...

 

[Broohaha]

Originally posted by: pyonir
that isn't the only thing too tiny in your dorm room...

uh......that's a stretch, but THANKS FOR PLAYIN!

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Broohaha

Originally posted by: pyonir
that isn't the only thing too tiny in your dorm room...

uh......that's a stretch, but THANKS FOR PLAYIN!

DON'T MAKE ME HIJACK YOUR THREAD n00b!

(i wouldn't....i just don't have the time...)

 

[Broohaha]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Broohaha

Originally posted by: pyonir that isn't the only thing too tiny in your dorm room...

uh......that's a stretch, but THANKS FOR PLAYIN!

DON'T MAKE ME HIJACK YOUR THREAD n00b! (i wouldn't....i just don't have the time...)

n00b? im almost at 2k!!!

speaking of whcih.... YOU'RE ALMOST AT 20K!!

i iwould start a new thread but i think the mods would lock it.

 

[pyonir]

haha...you've been here longer too.

 

[RichieZ]

they should do a better design job, all the screws for memory and hd on my thinkpad can use a full size stanley screwdriver

back

but anyways back to ur issue, go to the hardware store they sell things to help repair stripped screws

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: RichieZ
they should do a better design job, all the screws for memory and hd on my thinkpad can use a full size stanley screwdriver

back

but anyways back to ur issue, go to the hardware store they sell things to help repair stripped screws

W00t! Go Thinkpad. /me pats my thinkpad like a pet.

 

[Broohaha]

Originally posted by: SSP

Originally posted by: RichieZ they should do a better design job, all the screws for memory and hd on my thinkpad can use a full size stanley screwdriver back but anyways back to ur issue, go to the hardware store they sell things to help repair stripped screws

W00t! Go Thinkpad. /me pats my thinkpad like a pet.

/me curses your thinkpad :|

hehe

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: SSP

Originally posted by: RichieZ
they should do a better design job, all the screws for memory and hd on my thinkpad can use a full size stanley screwdriver

back

but anyways back to ur issue, go to the hardware store they sell things to help repair stripped screws

W00t! Go Thinkpad. /me pats my thinkpad like a pet.

Yes, go thinkpad!

 

[m2kewl]

t21 thinkpad 0wnz!!

/pets me thinkpad like a pet too

 

[Broohaha]

/me pets the one grand i saved by not going the thinkpad route

 

[m2kewl]

Originally posted by: Broohaha
/me pets the one grand i saved by not going the thinkpad route

sucker! i got mine free

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: Broohaha
/me pets the one grand i saved by not going the thinkpad route

There is deffinetly a price to be paid, but I think it was worth it. My old T20 is like new after 2 years of use (great warranty too), my friend who got a Dell at the same time has had much more trouble than me.

T20 was $1250 direct from ibm off ebay two years ago
T23 is from work
X31 was ~$1650 w/ employee discount