>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.
>
>m.
>*
>
>


Gerald R.Homeyer  [EMAIL PROTECTED]


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