17 Nov
2002
17 Nov
'02
11:49 a.m.
The unit my friend had was similiar, but the screws
around the periphary of
the clamshell holding everything down were square instead of torx (the
"slot" in the screw was square) We came up with an appropriate driver but
couldn't get the things to budge. Post-drilling it looked like there was
some kind of goo in the threads, and around the periphary of the case. I
think it was some kind of sealant. I don't know if all RA drives had it, but
it *really* didn't want to come out.
Sometimes that goo (various kinds) can be loosened by heating up the
screw with an soldering iron. Sometimes...
William Donzelli
aw288(a)osfn.org