Re: One odd fastener for G4 Power supply

2009-06-21 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Jun 19, 2009, at 8:41 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: All the screws necessary to take the PS out of my G4 2002 933 Mhz Quicksilver are phillips except one, and no phillips touches it, though it looks like a phillips. Is it a pozi drive? If it's got a little X across the slots, it's a

Re: One odd fastener for G4 Power supply

2009-06-21 Thread Jack Countryman
Or years ago there were what were called 'Reed point' screws... As I recall, those also looked like a phillips, but the slots were shaped enough differently that a phillips would not fit. I don't recall exactly what the difference between those and the phillips...or for that matter between

Re: One odd fastener for G4 Power supply

2009-06-21 Thread insightinmind
On Jun 21, 2009, at 3:01 PM, Jack Countryman wrote: Or years ago there were what were called 'Reed point' screws... As I recall, those also looked like a phillips, but the slots were shaped enough differently that a phillips would not fit. I don't recall exactly what the difference

Re: One odd fastener for G4 Power supply

2009-06-21 Thread Amanda Ward
FYI... On Jun 21, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Jack Countryman wrote: Or years ago there were what were called 'Reed point' screws... As I recall, those also looked like a phillips, but the slots were shaped enough differently that a phillips would not fit. I don't recall exactly what the

Re: One odd fastener for G4 Power supply

2009-06-21 Thread Meghrouni Vince
Is it the same or similar fastener used on the harddrive casings and HD circuit boards (the HDs that have them exposed)? 6-pointed star- like hole? Phillips doesn't work ... they're just 4 aren't they? Bill Connelly artsite: http://mysite.verizon.net/moonstoneartstudio myspace:

Re: One odd fastener for G4 Power supply

2009-06-21 Thread glen
- Original Message From: Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu It could also be just a really cheaply made phillips screw that someone forced into it. You can try, (if you have the tools), cutting across the head to make a flathead screw out of it to get it out.

Re: One odd fastener for G4 Power supply

2009-06-19 Thread PeterH
On Jun 19, 2009, at 8:41 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: All the screws necessary to take the PS out of my G4 2002 933 Mhz Quicksilver are phillips except one, and no phillips touches it, though it looks like a phillips. Is it a pozi drive? The slots are shallow and not beveled. What do I use

Re: One odd fastener for G4 Power supply

2009-06-19 Thread Meghrouni Vince
On Jun 19, 2009, at 8:55 PM, PeterH wrote: On Jun 19, 2009, at 8:41 PM, Meghrouni Vince wrote: All the screws necessary to take the PS out of my G4 2002 933 Mhz Quicksilver are phillips except one, and no phillips touches it, though it looks like a phillips. Is it a pozi drive? The