thinkpad x230t screw defective

the right screw to the ram door on my x230t is defective
i have been able to unscrew every screw besides this 1

forgive the poor quality
i haven't used a web camera before

picture of the left working screw that unscrews fine;



picture of the right defective screw that doesn't unscrew;



i bought a 12 piece precision screwdriver set
none of them worked
all the screwdrivers i had didnt work
even the screwdrivers that worked on other screws

thinking about going to the hardware store to remove it
and maybe hopefully get a copy replacement of it

dont think i'm gonna take it to a computer shop
not sure if they know how to open it or have replacements

i actually have a 4 year warranty on my thinkpad x230t
so i guess i could send it back to china to have it fixed
but it took a long time, about 2 weeks, to get here
so i dont know if i can wait that long again just for this

what should i do?

 

Looks stripped. Could you use some needle-nose pliers to slowly unscrew it by gripping the sides? You could probably find replacements on eBay fairly easily.

 

Yeah, looks like you probably stripped the screw by accident. If you aren't able to remove it, you can contact Lenovo support. Repairs are handled in the US, so it won't take 2 weeks including turnaround shipping: it should be under 1 week, unless a part is backordered (which shouldn't be the case for a simple screw).

 

You hosed it up, screws in devices like laptops are often small and very snug, possibly with a thread lock. Next time you need to tackle this kind of job be sure you have the correct driver and unscrew at the correct angle.

 

• cant get out a tight stripped screw in tablet p.c.
• look on the internet and ask for help for hours
• no suggestions work with the very few tools i have
• ready to leave for hardware store with tablet p.c.
• see big, flatter head, narrow end, phillips screwdriver
• didnt want to risk it ruining the screw further before
• what the hell
• apply pressure
• turn screwdriver
• stripped screw budges

tl;dr i got the stripped screw out

thank you very much for your help

 

Had the same issue with the same screw on my x230 also, every other screw came out without a problem.

 

You can remove these using a "screw remover", something like this, but with the right size.

It'll strip the screw head but it will get it out of the hole. It once happened to mine couple years ago on a mini-pci screw that was holding the modem. Are you outside of U.S. that you have to ship it to China? I don't think it's your fault for stripping the screw. Sometimes it comes that way from the factory too.

When I remove a tight screw using the mini screw driver kit (from $1 shop), I make sure the screw driver is exact size with the screw, then apply hard downward pressure while turning the screw driver using a nose pliers to grab the screw driver's body and then make the turn.