MacBook Help - Screws

[joshread]

I'm upgrading the RAM in my MacBook but I can't get one of the screws out of the back of the laptop. All 7 others came out fine. Now I think I've ruined the screw. What can I do?

 

[Tom]

What MB?

 

[joshread]

The newest one. 13.3" aluminium

 

[Tom]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1651

You followed that to the letter i assume?

 

[joshread]

Yep. I just can't get one of the screws off. All the other 7 screws came out easily enough. But having tried and tried the pattern on the screw head has been lost. I think the best way to get it out would be to somehow cut a new deeper slot in the screw and use a slothead screwdriver to get it out. But its impossible to use a hacksaw to cut the screw whilst it is still stuck. And then there is no guarantee it will come out even with a new slot. Apple will no doubt put this down to me, but it's there fault for tightening the screw too much.

 

[Nick_P]

Or yours for using a slightly to big/small srew driver

 

[///AMG]

Bad times.... damaging your own macbook hurts

 

[joshread]

What can i do?

 

[joshread]

Anyone?!

 

[Brown.]

use a swiss army knife of or anything that resembles an allan key.... i suggest you don't try this type of thing again, saying that i suggest you leave the thing alone, if you can't be trusted to remove a screw, you should not be anywhere near RAM.....noob lol

 

[Tom]

Put the screws back and book a genius bar appointment.

 

[joshread]

LOL.

Im not a tard..I just got a bit too excited with one if the screws.

I'll try again with a screw driver, then a knife.