[Duo2400] First disassembly and rounded screw

[Jack Balauro]

Easiest to use an "ez-out" screwdriver bit.  Find it at Sears or Home Depot.

Jack

----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Nilges" <nilges at hotpop.com>
To: "Duo/2400 List" <DuoList at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 10:11 PM
Subject: [Duo2400] First disassembly and rounded screw


> Hey all, I just opened up my 2400c for the first (and second time) for an
HD
> and DIY Cardbus upgrade, and wanted to thank Ivan (if he's here) for the
> instructions that made it much easier than I expected. Having a parts bin
> with lots of little sequential compartments (RS# 64-552) for each step was
> also invaluable.
>
> I found the rattling screw some previous repairer had left in (in the gap
> behind the hard drive), and I found that one of the shells that hold the
> brass (?) nuts in the bottom plastic case was cracked. I'll probably
replace
> that whole thing eventually, but it doesn't seem to affect the structure
too
> much as the nuts seats in what's left of its shell, and its screw tightens
> sufficiently.
>
> I have the jumperless motherboard and attempted to simply clip off the two
> capacitors that I've heard MCE clips (C375 and C377). I wound up crushing
> them into dust, but hey, can't beat upgrading by destruction. My machine
> still boots and surfs over a WaveLAN, so everything seems cool, but I
> haven't actually tested any Cardbus cards just yet.
>
> I had to open up the machine a second time when I discovered that the HD
> model reported by System Profiler was not the cutting-edge Travelstar
40GNX
> I thought I had won on eBay, but just a 30GN lacking the former's 5400 RPM
> speed and 8MB buffer. I then found I'd been overzealous in tightening one
of
> the screws that hold the display frame and rounded out the head. Being
angry
> over the bait-and-switched HD I managed to remove and replace the new HD
> without removing the display or motherboard, by bending the motherboard
> upwards in its frame. Actually the case is what flexes, as the titanium
> frame keeps the boards straight. If you have small fingers, it's a
shortcut
> that might work for you, but I don't really recommend it.
>
> My question is what's the best method for dealing with the rounded out
> screw? It's the one in the back above the PC card outlets. Keep in mind I
> may be replacing the bottom shell anyway, but the less involved the
better.
>
> Thanks,
> Ed
>
>
>
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