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How do I remove a stripped laptop screw? Am I fucked?
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How do I remove a stripped laptop screw? Am I fucked?
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>>958505
Option 1. Put a rubber band over the screw driver head and try to turn it

Option 2. If that doesn't work melt the clip on a Bic pen lid with a lighter and jam it onto the screw head before it solidifies. Use the pen lid to turn the screw.

Option 3. Take a flathead screwdriver slightly larger than correct driver but still small enough to fit in the screw head. Place it on the screw head and tap the screwdriver with a hammer until it makes an indent which you can use to turn the screw.

Option 4. Take a drill bit the width of the screw body and, using extreme caution, drill out the screw.

Option 5. Use a commercially available screw extractor set.

Option 6. Remove all the other screws, rotate the entire panel to put torque on the stripped screw.
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>>958508
Thank you anon I'll try
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>>958505
Are you sure it's stripped and you aren't just using the wrong screw driver? Your picture is too potato to tell.
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>>958521
Sorry for the potato pic yes the correct one is a Philips screwdriver. I could remove all the other ones but this one is just ruined. I tried also other screwdrivers but couldn't.
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Update?
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>>958505
drill it out, not gonna hurt anything
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>>958894
>drill it out, not gonna hurt anything
but use a vacuum cleaner in parallel to avoid shortcuts caused by metal dust.....
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>>958906
wouldn't the vacuum air cause a ton of static
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>>958906
Stop being an asshole.

>>958908
Yes, a vacuum cleaner is a terrible idea.
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Very small needle nose pliers. If you're poor take laptop to diy store try before you buy ;)
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