1 Mar
2004
1 Mar
'04
6:35 a.m.
> install a 3.5" drive. The Compaq uses Torx
head screws throughout. If
> you don't have Torx bits, then LEAVE IT ON THE SHELF UNTIL YOU DO! (I
> repaired a Portable on a picnic table in Hawaii using Vise-Grips 5WR,
> and do NOT recommend it!)
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Lyos Norezel wrote:
Too late... I used needle nose and a couple different
hex type
drivers... and one mini flat-head (glasses repair type)... and a
phillips. Worked pretty well... except for one screw that refused to
budge... ended up drilling the damn thing.
Get yourself some Torx bits before you destroy the rest of it.
such as:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3278277991
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Lyos Norezel wrote:
Where would I find Compaq Dos?
You don't.
You find Compaq MS-DOS by not erasing it on a machine that has
it, or by being on good terms with a collector.
> Absolutely. The Compaq uses Torx head screws
throughout.
> If you don't have Torx bits, then LEAVE IT ON THE SHELF UNTIL YOU DO!
On
Sun, 29 Feb 2004, Lyos Norezel wrote:
Again...oops... LOL
Get yourself some Torx bits before you destroy the rest of it.
such as:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3278277991
> > Can this be done or am I, for all intensive
(S.I.C.) purposes,
screwed?
Yes.
What the heck's that supposed to mean?