Re: for PB what screwdriver?

2003-02-07 Thread Gary Sparkes
: Re: for PB what screwdriver? Maybe you have an odd PowerBook 500 series but I just tore mine down to it's guts to replace a few parts and it used a Torx-8. Just wanted to clarify that so people didn't get confused. Jake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... It's called a TOREX the 500 series

Re: for PB what screwdriver?

2003-02-06 Thread Robert Schnick
It's called a TOREX the 500 series requires a T-5 Bob On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 05:25 AM, Ryan wrote: Hello Um this might sound a little silly, but what screwdriver is required to open up a Powerbook? Apple seems to use these star like screws. regards, R. -- PowerBooks

Re: for PB what screwdriver?

2003-02-06 Thread RaceCivicR
Well, I don't know what model your talking about, but I have a PowerBook 170, Duo 230 and a 520c and all of them use what's called a torx 8 (my PowerBook 1400c uses a precision Philips screwdriver, go figure). They can be at times hard to find but they can be found at most hardware stores if in

Re: for PB what screwdriver?

2003-02-06 Thread Andrew Kershaw
Well, I don't know what model your talking about, but I have a PowerBook 170, Duo 230 and a 520c and all of them use what's called a torx 8 (my PowerBook 1400c uses a precision Philips screwdriver, go figure). They can be at times hard to find but they can be found at most hardware stores if in

Re: for PB what screwdriver?

2003-02-06 Thread Lou Judson
You can get one here if not locally: http://eshop.macsales.com/Catalog_Item.cfm?ID=5399Item=OWCAPPLEBITKIT has all the sizes you need... Andrew Kershaw wrote: Indeed. All my PowerBooks take a Torx-8 (you can get them at Sears for about $3) screw driver (that's a Duo 230, 5300cs/ce, and

Re: for PB what screwdriver?

2003-02-06 Thread Mike Amato
on 2/6/03 6:21 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I don't know what model you're talking about, but I have a PowerBook and all of them use what's called a torx 8 (my PowerBook 1400c uses a precision Philips screwdriver, go figure). They can be at times hard to find but they

Re: for PB what screwdriver?

2003-02-06 Thread Robert Schnick
It's called a TOREX the 500 series requires a T-5 Bob On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 05:25 AM, Ryan wrote: Hello Um this might sound a little silly, but what screwdriver is required to open up a Powerbook? Apple seems to use these star like screws. regards, R. -- PowerBooks

Re: for PB what screwdriver?

2003-02-06 Thread RaceCivicR
Maybe you have an odd PowerBook 500 series but I just tore mine down to it's guts to replace a few parts and it used a Torx-8. Just wanted to clarify that so people didn't get confused. Jake [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote... It's called a TOREX the 500 series requires a T-5 Bob --