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    gateway p7805u fx edition

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by vlps5122, Dec 30, 2011.

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    vlps5122 Notebook Enthusiast

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    vlps5122, Dec 30, 2011
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    Those should work, the hdd screws are pretty much all the same. You can also just take two of the screws off the existing drive and use those for the second drive.
     
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    That was the plan until I opened her up to install the second one, and simply could not get the 1st one out. It is in so tight that when pulling on the strip to get it out it just broke off.
     
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    TreeTops Ranch Notebook Deity

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    Yep, they use loctite on those screws to keep them from falling out and you can damage the screws very easily just trying to get them out.

    I need four of them also. Can I send you $1.00 and a stamp, for four? (hope you are in U.S.A)
     
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