I've been able to remove torx screws using the point of a large nail,
i.e. a ten or twenty penny nail.  The four "points" of the nail sorta
fits into the head of the torx screw.

Lewis Emerson

On Tue, 3 Jan 2006 16:31:12 -0500 Sue Rose <[log in to unmask]> writes:
> 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
>
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