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On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:08:30 GMT, (Bob) wrote:

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:26:39 -0700, Roy Lewallen
wrote:

If the screw head protrudes, you can cut a slot in it with a Dremel tool
cut-off wheel and use a conventional screwdriver on it. This of course
won't work if the cutoff wheel is too thick for the tiny screw, but the
lightest-duty cutoff wheel is pretty thin. I've used this method many
times for larger screws - works great.

If the screw is too small you can use an extractor like the one at
Sears. It fits over the head and has left-handed protrusions inside to
grip the head.

The thread is old enough now that I've not retained the
first parts, don't remember if this is an external casing
holding the drive or a drive itself. If an external casing
the screws probably are recessed... and if memory serves
correctly, my Craftsman extractors are all larger than the
typical plastic recessions for smaller screws. It'd
probably work though if minor cosmetic damage was
acceptible.