Tool set for laptop repair ?

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wearetheborg · #1 Post by **wearetheborg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:58 am

What tools do I need to make minor repair ?
I have phillips and flat head screwdrivers, and some hex wrenches.

In particular, I've having difficulty unscrewing a couple of screws on my T40.
The particular screws are on page l89 of the T40 manual, step 3

I belive its the M2x14, TR7 screw.

#2 Post by **rkawakami** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:15 am

"TR7", as in a tamper-resistant Torx head? I have a couple of T41s but they have the regular Phillips-head screws there.

Besides a couple of phillips screwdrivers, one or two small slotted and maybe some tweezers, you don't need much more than that to take the system apart. The only time I need a hex wrench is if the hard drive security screw is present. Most of the system I have arrived without that screw.

wearetheborg · #3 Post by **wearetheborg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:21 am

rkawakami wrote:"TR7", as in a tamper-resistant Torx head? I .

Thats what the hardware manual indicates...

#4 Post by **rkawakami** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:34 am

Looking back at the archives it does appear that some early/specific models were delivered with those Torx screws. A quick online search yielded this:

TR7 Tamper Resistant TORX screwdriver

wearetheborg · #5 Post by **wearetheborg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:55 am

rkawakami wrote:Looking back at the archives it does appear that some early/specific models were delivered with those Torx screws. A quick online search yielded this:

TR7 Tamper Resistant TORX screwdriver

I checked out your TORX link, it seems TR7 just indicated TORX of size 7. Its not tamper resistant.

#6 Post by **rkawakami** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:59 am

This is the description on the page:

"36269, TR7 Tamper Resistant TORX Screwdriver"

wearetheborg · #7 Post by **wearetheborg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:37 am

rkawakami wrote:This is the description on the page:

"36269, TR7 Tamper Resistant TORX Screwdriver"

No, no, I meant the screw on the thinkpad. The manual says its TR7, and your wikipedia link said TR7 means TORX size 7

#8 Post by **rkawakami** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:52 am

If you read further down...

"A version known as Security TORX or Tamper Resistant TORX (often shortened by Torx TR) contains a post in the center of the head that prevents a standard TORX driver from being inserted."

A regular Torx head is T5 or T7 and so on. The secure version appears to be called TRn.

edit: Does your Torx head screw in fact have a "post" in the center? If so, then it's a tamper-resistant version. If not, then a regular T7 screwdriver should work.

wearetheborg · #9 Post by **wearetheborg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:16 am

Your right, it is a security TORX.
Drat, I just ordered
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/D ... mber=93916
Oh well, any chance of it being hollow ?

Else, for something like http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de ... 0009U6ABE/
What handle should I get ?

Tool set for laptop repair ?

Tool set for laptop repair ?

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