>Hi everyone. > >Bit of a problem with my 3400c. I tried upgrading the HD and managed to get >it in easily enough after buying the correct screwdrivers and all. > >Put it all back together and turned it on. And...nothing! No noise, no >internal sounds like whirring, no lights or ANYTHING! Totally dead. Tried >with battery and PSU and still nothing. > >So, I figured it was the HD. The previous night the cat had knocked it off >the table to the floor. Tsk. I started removing the screws and when I got >the the one in the centre of the case...my little star-shaped screwdriver >thing broke and couldn't get a grip any more. I didn't notice straight away >and was happily turning it in the screw before noticing nothing was >happening. > >To summarise, the top of the centre screw is TOTALLY worn out and I cannot >get ANY tool to grip and turn. It's basically a circular hole in the screw. > >I'm a bit upset, understandably, as I have great plans for this PB! Have any >of you experienced a similar situation and, if so, how did you deal with it? >So far all I have tried is dropped little bits of solder into the top of the >screw and etching a slot on that for turning. This didn't work as the solder >just snapped off. (Well, it was worth a try!) > >Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated. > Take a small drill that will fit into the hole and cut off the smooth shank part so that you have a reverse cutting edge . Chuck the normal cutting edge into a speed controlled drill motor switched to run in reverse direction. Slowly start to drill . The cutting edge should dig into the screw top and unscrew the screw. put a drop of oil along the edge to lube the threads. keep the oil away from the center if you can. Has worked for me in the past. Good luck!
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