Hi Sue,

If the screws have a "star" shaped pattern, then you need a "torx" driver.
You can get these at any hardware store.

At 01:31 PM 1/3/2006, you wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>Here is a really silly question.
>I have a Gateway tower.
>type is g6-400
>Pentium 2
>Manufactured in 1998
>
>I had to take off the main panel, the hand held large screws, which easily
>turn and u can open the machine and see inside and move the ribbons about
>and add memory and all that; however, I need to go to the other side so
>that I can take out a cd-rom that is not working It is attached to the
>gate which is attached to the metal wall on the other side. The problem is
>I cant unscrew the regular screws.  I Used a regular screw driver, an
>electric one, put graphite on them,
>even used a fishing tool similar to a clamp to try to turn it from the
>edges of the screw.  These are not hex screws, rather they are tork scres
>so they ared smooth and are flush to the machine.  I know this is a
>problemot this one tower
>, as I have  been successful with an identical towe in the past

Russ Poffenberger
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