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Silly scenario:


I am trying to install additional memory in my new T60 but apparently the screws are not coming out.

The screws are flat headed and I have used 8 precision flat headed screw drivers but no luck. Also I used the same screw drivers to unscrew my friends Z60p and everything worked fine.

I have also read the manual, they don't mention about using any particular srewdriver.

In all the (many, many) ThinkPads I have owned, the screws have never been slotted. They are always Philips. Inside you see Torx. But in any event, even though flat-headed, look closely to make sure they are or are not Philips. A number Zero Philips works very well on the underside of my T41. ... JD Hurst

The T60 (at least my one that I unscrewed yesterday) screws are both slotted and cross headed. Although I used a philips (cross) screwdriver which worked, I would imagine that it would be possible to use a slotted screwdriver too.

Why is it not working? I don't remember having to use excessive amounts of force to remove the screws. Are you sure that you are removing the right screws? There are only 4 to be removed near the bottom.

use a magnet

kai wrote:The T60 (at least my one that I unscrewed yesterday) screws are both slotted and cross headed. Although I used a philips (cross) screwdriver which worked, I would imagine that it would be possible to use a slotted screwdriver too.

Why is it not working? I don't remember having to use excessive amounts of force to remove the screws. Are you sure that you are removing the right screws? There are only 4 to be removed near the bottom.

I watched the video on ibm website thrice, so am sure about trying to unscrew the right screws. I also tried 0# philips and only 1 screw came out. It seems as if the other screws are tightened very hard into the holes.

Seriously, I need some professional screw driver.

@swarne,

I will just relate what i have experienced with my thinkpad screws. Some of the screws are screwed on so tight that you can\'t remove it at all. The only way is to get back to the service center and tell those engineers to unscrew the thing for you and before you leave, please check to see if they have damaged your computer while exerting so much force on the screw. They have scratched my LCD, broke my keyboard key cap and make my LCD hinge loose. (I have problem removing a screw in the heatsink) I can only remove the 2 screws and the other 1 is the problematic screw.

dammit! I was going to upgrade RAM to 2GB... but with such scenario I only have two options... not to upgrade or traveling 600km to the nearest service spot available here!

Do you guys have Wiha Tools in Colombia (German tool company, makes the best drivers)? You wouldn't believe what a big difference a good screwdriver makes. Though to be honest I never had any trouble with the screws in mine. If you have a screw driver with a 4 or 6 sided shank (instead of round), use that and put a wrench around the shank to give yourself more leverage.

marlinspike wrote:Do you guys have Wiha Tools in Colombia (German tool company, makes the best drivers)? You wouldn't believe what a big difference a good screwdriver makes. <snip>

I just got a set of Wiha Torx drivers numbers 1 through 7. Excellent tools. ... JD Hurst

jdhurst wrote:

marlinspike wrote:Do you guys have Wiha Tools in Colombia (German tool company, makes the best drivers)? You wouldn't believe what a big difference a good screwdriver makes. <snip>

I just got a set of Wiha Torx drivers numbers 1 through 7. Excellent tools. ... JD Hurst

Yes. I've used them all, Wiha are far and away the best (www.wihatools.com for those of us in the US). The best bits and the best handles (don't buy their wrenches though, that's just rebadged Heyco, which is junk in the world of good tools). At first you think "How much better could it be," and then you compare them to other tools and see that they let you get MUCH more torque than any other screwdriver out there. For drivers of any type, they are the best. For other stuff, companies like Snap-On (good, though I don't like them, but they are very good), Beta Utensili (www.procarestores.com in the US), Hazet (for wrenches only) and the old Facom stuff (now bought by Stanley and no longer in the US, not so hot any longer anyways) are very good.