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    Missing Screw?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by th3van, Oct 12, 2009.

  1. th3van

    th3van Notebook Consultant

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    Has anyone else with a XPS 16 noticed only three screws on their hard drive? I checked the anandtech review and theirs was the same way. Odd, no?
     
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    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    It's meant to be that way, when you screw the base plate down, one of the screws goes through the missing hole. Kinda smart really as it saves space
     
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  3. AlexSochi

    AlexSochi Notebook Evangelist

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    ^ agree with monk... theres a video on youtube on xps16 the guy shows the screws on hdd i think theres really 4 but one is hard to notice, but remember for sure but 100% normal dont panic
     
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    I remember when I saw it I was like "what the hell????", this is when I took out the hard drive (I like to take expensive toys appart). I forgot which of the holes the screw didn't go into and had a hard time trying to screw the base plate back, then I realised what dell had done
     
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    Yup. Realized that the screw on the base was used for both once I put it all back together. Was thinking someone must have gone for lunch and forgotten the fourth screw before this, hah.
     
    th3van, Oct 12, 2009
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