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    Dell XPS 15 L502X optical drive stripped screw

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by wah007, Aug 7, 2014.

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    wah007 Newbie

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    Hello,

    I was wondering if I could get some help on an issue I have.

    I bought a 2nd hard drive caddy for my laptop and it arrived today, when I opened up the cover at the bottom of the laptop I tried to unscrew the screw that holds the optical drive in.

    I managed to strip the screw head and now it's all round and seems like it doesn't have any grip.

    I did try different screw drivers and did put a lot of force in which I shouldn't have but luckily the laptop is not broken. How can I get the screw out?

    Any help would be much appreciated


    Thanks

    Wazzy
     
    wah007, Aug 7, 2014
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    wah007 Newbie

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    Never mind, I got it out.

    I used a power drill with the smallest drill bit and drilled a hole in to the middle of the screw head, and then got a bigger size drill bit and put the drill in to reverse function and it screwed right out.
     
    wah007, Aug 8, 2014
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