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    M17 lost screw

    Discussion in 'Alienware Area-51/Aurora and Legacy Systems' started by fusionsenses, Dec 30, 2010.

  1. fusionsenses

    fusionsenses The Unbannable

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    Hi, I lost one of the two screws for the PCI Express Chipset heatsink while redoing the thermal paste.
    The screw went inside the laptop and cannot be located and seen.
    I wonder where can I buy this screw.

    That screw is specifically smaller than the bottom case screws, which I can't use to replace.

    What is the spec of that screw and how can I get it.
    Help.
    Ebay sells the set of M17 screws for $17 + shipping which I think it's ridiculous.

    Thanks.
     
    fusionsenses, Dec 30, 2010
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  2. granyte

    granyte ATI+AMD -> DAAMIT

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    can you ear them move when you shake the laptop?

    if you can't the screws are sticking to the speaker you should also notice a degradation of your sound qualitie it hapened to me i had to open the whole thing to get them out

    i also miss some screws and can't find where i could get replacement even my dell screws are not comaptible
     
    granyte, Dec 30, 2010
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