--- Roger Volk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Super glue another screw into the stripped out > head and then build up the > bond outside with epoxy, let cure for 24 hrs., and > remove the screw.
Hmmm... Could work, but risky... I'd be careful with that one. If you get too much glue on the screw head, when you press the other one on top fo it, the run off could bind both screws to the bottom case plastic... Definately not good. Based on the description of the problem, when he said "middle screw" or "center screw" -can't remember which, don't have the email in front of me... I'm assuming he means that he's flipped the case over and it's the center screw holding in the keyboard that he has stripped out. If thats true, and memory serves me, that screw is deeply recessed (about 3/4" - 1" in the bottom of the case. That makes getting it out that much harder. As someone else suggested, you can try forcing a slightly larger torx driver or a slotted type screwdriver on the screw to get it to turn. That would be made more difficult if the screw were in fact recessed. If the screw isn't recessed, I have many times used the trick where you somply grab the sides of the screw head with a sharp pair of diagonal cutting pliers, which will bite into the soft sides of the screw head enough to let you turn it and break it loose. Obviously, if the screw is recessed, this won't work. I think my next move would be to get a drill and, carefully, drill off the head of the screw... With the head gone, there will be nothing to keep the screw in place when you lift out the keyboard - you'll just need to be a little more careful removing it... Then, when the keyboard is out, you can get a pair of pliers ir something around the body of the screw to twist it and remove it the rest of the way. As for the actual problem of the machine... Did you disconnec thte machine from the power supply and remove the battery before you started swapping the drive? If not, you may have dmamged the Power Supply which could be causing your problems. If not, double check all your connections to make sure they are tight when you take it apart. A bad hard disk shouldn't make the machine not power up at all... Boot with a blinking ? or something quite possibly, but the power on function should still function. Have you tried removing the battery, disconnecting from AC, then holding in the reset button for 1-2 minutes to reset the Power Manager? After that, reconnect the AC< but leave the battery out and try to Power it on... What happens?? Cheers, Sionnach __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
