On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:40:15 GMT, kony wrote:

SInce the heads on these screws are probably protruding
above the casing, a high-tolernace pair of needle-nose
pliers might be used to turn them.

A small pair of vice grips can also be used.

Other alternatives
include using a high acid silver solder plus a clean torx
bit, soldering the torx bit into the screw head (Or at least
making an impression of the screw head even if they dont'
mechanically join.

I would be afraid of burning something.

He might try JB Weld overnight epoxy. That stuf is strong enough to
repair an engine block

I have to wonder what gain there is in getting these screws
out though, if the drive is scrap anyway and they can't RMA
it, then maybe using a drill press to drill the head off is
enough.

They aren't going to RMA a drive that has obviously been tampered
with.