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From: RP on 16 Jan 2006 03:24 buffalobill wrote: > "TORX PLUS" [NOT TORX] > > http://www.wihatools.com/716_IPR_serie.htm I should've looked! In that case a dremel tool might be in order. A good stout drill bit and a rethreader afterward :) hvacrmedic
From: David C. Partridge on 16 Jan 2006 04:22 Hmmmm why do you want to open the case of the drive? If you open it outside a class 1 clean room, the drive WILL die. Or are you talking about the drive mounting screws? Dave <gypsy3001(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1137394804.062197.183540(a)g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > I'm looking for a 5-point star shaped screwdriver. I bought a Seagate > 80GB external hard drive. Its case uses these special screws. I shot a > picture of a screw here: > http://www.gearhack.com/Forums/Tool/Screwdriver_for_5-Point_Star_Screw.files.hidden/5-point%20star.jpg > > Does anyone know where I can find a screwdriver for these screws? > Thanks. > > Chieh > -- > Hacking Digital Cameras - > http://www.camerahacker.com/books/Hacking_Digital_Cameras/ >
From: Odie Ferrous on 16 Jan 2006 04:35 "David C. Partridge" wrote: > > Hmmmm why do you want to open the case of the drive? If you open it > outside a class 1 clean room, the drive WILL die. > > Or are you talking about the drive mounting screws? Perhaps the drive already *is* dead. Don't overestimate clean rooms - they contain 100 particles per cubic meter as opposed to an "average" room containing 600 particles. A "clean" "average" room will contain far less than the 600 particles. For what it's worth, I've had a drive running non-stop for over a week without its cover (platters exposed) and haven't had any hiccups. This hype about "clean rooms" is a load of drivel. There are those who will say "if you get one single particle of dust on your platters, your drive will be irretrievably damaged." Bollox. And bollox to FR, who will no doubt disagree. Odie -- Retrodata www.retrodata.co.uk Globally Local Data Recovery Experts
From: Handi on 16 Jan 2006 07:39 I'd dare to guess that if this fellow doesn't recognize a Torx screw that he isn't aware that he should never open a hard drive. Torx screws are seldom used for no other purpose then to keep the prying eyes of consumers from sensitive stuff. Thats why they're used in elevators. My son has actually opened a defective laptop hard drive before and amazingly it still functioned, for only a short time. Now its a paperweight. Handi
From: Doug Miller on 16 Jan 2006 08:27
In article <FIadnZQhIJK321benZ2dnUVZ_tGdnZ2d(a)centurytel.net>, RP <no_mail_no_spam(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > >gypsy3001(a)yahoo.com wrote: >> I'm looking for a 5-point star shaped screwdriver. I bought a Seagate >> 80GB external hard drive. Its case uses these special screws. I shot a >> picture of a screw here: >> > http://www.gearhack.com/Forums/Tool/Screwdriver_for_5-Point_Star_Screw.files.h >idden/5-point%20star.jpg >> >> Does anyone know where I can find a screwdriver for these screws? >> Thanks. > >At any decent hardware or home supply store. It's called a Torx screw. >Typically an allen wrench will work just fine in the absence of a Torx >screw driver. Bzzzt! Thanks for playing. That's _not_ a Torx screw. Torx screws are six-pointed, not five-pointed as described and shown. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |