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    1640 screw size / what size screw driver??

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by tenknics, Mar 30, 2010.

  1. tenknics

    tenknics Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry to make a thread for this but I didn't want it to get washed out in the other threads. Trying to do everything right with my new 1647 (replacement for 1640). I never had the right size phillips screwdriver for the screws on the back panel and inside the laptop. It was always close but not perfectly snug, and as a result have stripped the screws on the old one pretty bad over time.

    I want to know if anyone knows the exact screw size on the back panels and inside the laptop itself? I know a bunch of people have taken apart their 164X for various reasons, thermal paste etc.. Anyone know? I'd like to go purchase one asap..

    It'd be greatly appreciated.
     
    tenknics, Mar 30, 2010
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    JKleiss Notebook Evangelist

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    On my 1645 a 2.3mm (3/32") philips head screw driver works for every screw in the system, except non philips screws
     
    JKleiss, Mar 30, 2010
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