Crap! The screw on the heatsink can't be unscrewed!

[The Pentium Guy]

Crap.

I tried unscrewing my heatsink to remove some dust that was piling up. Heh.
Crap! I guess I twisted the screwdriver a bit too much, so the + thingy is now a O. Aka I can't insert a screwdriver and twist it to unscrew it....

I definately can't get my hands in there. Definately not. With the fan blades on there, it's hard enough to get a SCREWDRIVER in there, let alone your hands.

Any.. erm... suggestions?

-TPG

 

[Peter]

In car repair, you would dremel a new slit into the screw and then use a flat screwdriver. Is there enough room to do that?

Oh, and "Definitely" is definitely spelt with an i. Thanks

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Is it really?... never knew that.
Dremmelling it? Eh? Dangerous, for now I want to try something less risky.

 

[stevty2889]

Needle nose pliers?

 

[Macro2]

"spelt" is spelled as "spelled". <G>

 

[NotquiteanooB]

How about using a can of 'air-blaster' to remove the dust.? Another way would be to remove the Mobo from the case and 'pinch' and turn the anchor from below the mobo.

 

[Rock Hydra]

Originally posted by: NotquiteanooB
How about using a can of 'air-blaster' to remove the dust.? Another way would be to remove the Mobo from the case and 'pinch' and turn the anchor from below the mobo.

Yeah, I would suggest taking the mobo out, and kinda combining what the guy above said...maybe try a hacksaw blade. At least it won't be spinning at 10K RPMs