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    How to remove wireless card without stripping screw????

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by nastynate69, Aug 3, 2011.

  1. nastynate69

    nastynate69 Notebook Geek

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    Does anyone know how to remove the screw to the wireless card without stripping the head??? They seem to drill this screw in the hardest out of all of them. Dell uses these cheap chinese screws where you have like 2 shots at it without stripping the head. Does anyone know what size screwdriver to use #00 #0 #1 #2??? I stripped out the screw on my other machine and I do not want to strip out another. This dell 1501 wireless card sucks to say the least and I am looking to upgrade it. Any advice would help thanks. :)
     
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    i used a #0 flat head to take mine out.
     
    inap, Aug 4, 2011
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    nastynate69 Notebook Geek

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    How did you use a flat when the wireless card uses a philips screw? Is that what you meant to say?
     
    nastynate69, Aug 4, 2011
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