Not sure if this is the place for hardware repair stuff, but can’t find a community for that, so… yeah.

Busted screw

It looks like the dremel slot is too wide for a screwdriver to catch on. (And also ow, marred the back panel. Not much we can do about that.)

Might try the rubber band thing? That’s another trip to the store, but fortunately rubber bands are pretty cheap…

(the laptop works fine, we just want to upgrade the SSD)

– Frost

  • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    Search for “spiral screw extractor” at your favorite hardware store. They’re a godsend, even for small laptop screws.

      • Spitfire@pawb.social
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        1 year ago

        Not for the extractor itself, I believe. But it would need to be drilled to begin with so the extractor fits.

        I’ve tried the rubber band method when I used to do hardware repairs but never had much success.