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| Thread ID: 59873 | 2005-07-15 03:33:00 | Are you good at screwing? | FoxyMX (5) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 372331 | 2005-07-15 04:52:00 | Or head down to Mitre 10 and buy a set of magnitised screwdrivers... | Metla (12) | ||
| 372332 | 2005-07-15 04:53:00 | I think the hard drives qualify as their own isolation container...exempt from all but the strongest magnetic fields...me thinks so anyway!No offence or anything, but Terry sadi floppies, not Hard Disks. | ILikeLinux (1669) | ||
| 372333 | 2005-07-15 05:03:00 | I use magnetic screwdrivers for awkward places :) But it may be a good idea to keep them away from floppy disks . Hmmm . . . I asked about those a couple of years ago and were told they weren't all that good and I didn't need them . Just wait until a certain someone gets home, I have a bone to pick with him . . . :stare: And I just found a stick of BlueTak in one of the drawers . :groan: Or head down to Mitre 10 and buy a set of magnitised screwdrivers . . . That I shall most certainly do . Thanks for all the tips everyone . bob_doe_nz, your tip about leaning the PC over a bit is a good one but not always practical, unfortunately . Probably the easiest solution is to get someone to hold the hard drive/CD drive or whatever so you can use two hands, one for the screw and one for the screwdriver but even if there is someone around I normally refuse to let them help just so that I can say I did it all by myself . :p :D |
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| 372334 | 2005-07-15 05:15:00 | Buy a case where you screw sliders to the sides of the drives when outside the case, you then just slide them in to a locking position. Then refuse to work on anyone elses computer unless they buy a new case from you. :eek: | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 372335 | 2005-07-15 05:18:00 | Are you working on the comp while its standing up? First thing i always do is clear a space and drop it on its side, then yank all the cables and crap I can completely out (depending on what I am doing) even go as far as yanking the psu if I want access around the cpu. First thing I have been driving into my offsiders head is to ensure the working area is set up to suit..... |
Metla (12) | ||
| 372336 | 2005-07-15 05:20:00 | Personally I find "screwless" setups a bigger pain in the arse then putting screws in,takes all of 0.8 of a second.And the amount of times I have wanted to attack screwless PCI fittings with my trusty hammer.... | Metla (12) | ||
| 372337 | 2005-07-15 05:23:00 | Or..one can always have the children install the tiny screws...and when they drop one, we can yell at them for being clumsy. Kids are tough, they can take it.....lol | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 372338 | 2005-07-15 05:24:00 | OK..I think that was the drugs they are giving me for my post surgery talking there..I do not yell at kids..well not a LOT anyway.... | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 372339 | 2005-07-15 05:36:00 | I must get me one of those trusty hammers | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 372340 | 2005-07-15 06:58:00 | Magnetic screwdriver and long fingernails. :D | pctek (84) | ||
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