Hard drive screws? - Blu-ray Forum

Slackr89 · 04-09-2008, 06:59 PM

where do you buy them? i stripped one completely and another one is beginning to get stripped. i figured i might as well get better quality screws (not soft) for when i put it back together, but i dont know where i can buy them or what type they are. also, i'm not calling sony since it will take way to long to get replacements. im going later this afternoon to pick some up.

also, i know theres a harddrive thread but i wasn't getting an answer there.

un4gvn94538 · 04-09-2008, 07:04 PM

you should be able to find virtually any screw you need at a good hardware store.

BruceWayne · 04-09-2008, 07:06 PM

Go to a place like CompUSA or something like that... I found a big pack there before, more than I will ever need

Slackr89 · 04-09-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BruceWayne

Go to a place like CompUSA or something like that... I found a big pack there before, more than I will ever need

is there a Canadian equivalent?

phranctoast · 04-09-2008, 07:11 PM

They are typical laptop HDD screws.

I recently had my ps3 HDD fail on me, and I also stripped the screws trying to get them off the encasement. They are screwed on so damn tight its not funny. I actually have blisters on my finger and palm from trying to remove the screws. I had to drill them in the end to get the out.

BruceWayne · 04-09-2008, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slackr89

is there a Canadian equivalent?

I'm sure there is, just can't help with a specific store name... sorry.

Slackr89 · 04-09-2008, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruceWayne

I'm sure there is, just can't help with a specific store name... sorry.

i just found one called compusmart.

if anyone knows off-hand...how much room is there for the screw-head? the ones i have found all have a thicker top to them than the flat-top ones that came with it originally.

JasonR · 04-09-2008, 07:32 PM

Why not buy them online?

http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Products...7769499&sr=8-5

Slackr89 · 04-09-2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonR

Why not buy them online?

http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Products...7769499&sr=8-5

if i cant find them in stores today ill have to resort to that. but i wanted to get it fixed asap. gt5: prologue is just around the corner

TruBlu2 · 04-09-2008, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slackr89

where do you buy them? i stripped one completely and another one is beginning to get stripped. i figured i might as well get better quality screws (not soft) for when i put it back together, but i dont know where i can buy them or what type they are. also, i'm not calling sony since it will take way to long to get replacements. im going later this afternoon to pick some up.

also, i know theres a harddrive thread but i wasn't getting an answer there.

Use a pair of Needle Nose pliers from your fishing tackle box. I had the same thing happen to me. You can buy new ones from the Playstation store online. (not the PS3 one) If you want, I just re-used the stripped screws.

You just grip the screws and turn, it may take a couple of times to get a good grip but it works.

Then you just tighten the screws with your pliers. Its that easy

PS3-Playb3yond · 04-09-2008, 07:42 PM

I heard someone say they were available at Walmart.

Slackr89 · 04-09-2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Use a pair of Needle Nose pliers from your fishing tackle box. I had the same thing happen to me. You can buy new ones from the Playstation store online. (not the PS3 one) If you want, I just re-used the stripped screws.

You just grip the screws and turn, it may take a couple of times to get a good grip but it works.

Then you just tighten the screws with your pliers. Its that easy

haha, i thought about that, i decided to make it easier for me/or someone else in the future in case it ever gets opened again

caliblue15 · 04-09-2008, 07:46 PM

just use needle nose pliers, and take them out, then put them back in, since your never going to change it again... that's what i did, because they are super done in...

phranctoast · 04-09-2008, 07:58 PM

and I drilled. I should have went with the pliers.

cannon to kill a fly..lol

CptGreedle · 04-09-2008, 08:01 PM

You know I had the same problem. I tried to take out the screws on mine and stripped 2 of them! Luckily I had more I could use but they make those WAY WAY WAY too tight to get them off. I had to resort to pliers and a RoboGrip to get those screws out.
I get those things at used computer stores and places like Micro Center, CompUSA, etc.

04-09-2008, 06:59 PM	#1
Slackr89 Special Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Edmonton, Alberta PSN: Slackr Blu-ray collection:116 Trading Score:2	Hard drive screws? where do you buy them? i stripped one completely and another one is beginning to get stripped. i figured i might as well get better quality screws (not soft) for when i put it back together, but i dont know where i can buy them or what type they are. also, i'm not calling sony since it will take way to long to get replacements. im going later this afternoon to pick some up. also, i know theres a harddrive thread but i wasn't getting an answer there.

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04-09-2008, 07:04 PM	#2
un4gvn94538 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Limbo (Bakersfield, Ca.) 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:811 DVD collection:54 Digital collection:1494 Trading Score:277	you should be able to find virtually any screw you need at a good hardware store.

04-09-2008, 07:06 PM	#3
BruceWayne The Dark Knight Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gotham City Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:887 DVD collection:496 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:6	Go to a place like CompUSA or something like that... I found a big pack there before, more than I will ever need

04-09-2008, 07:11 PM	#5
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	They are typical laptop HDD screws. I recently had my ps3 HDD fail on me, and I also stripped the screws trying to get them off the encasement. They are screwed on so damn tight its not funny. I actually have blisters on my finger and palm from trying to remove the screws. I had to drill them in the end to get the out.

04-09-2008, 07:32 PM	#8
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	Why not buy them online? http://www.amazon.com/Ultra-Products...7769499&sr=8-5

04-09-2008, 07:42 PM	#11
PS3-Playb3yond Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Cincinnati, OH Blu-ray collection:19 Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:13	I heard someone say they were available at Walmart.

04-09-2008, 07:46 PM	#13
caliblue15 Blu-ray Knight Member since:Dec 2007 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:85 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:6	just use needle nose pliers, and take them out, then put them back in, since your never going to change it again... that's what i did, because they are super done in...

04-09-2008, 07:58 PM	#14
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	and I drilled. I should have went with the pliers. cannon to kill a fly..lol

04-09-2008, 08:01 PM	#15
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	You know I had the same problem. I tried to take out the screws on mine and stripped 2 of them! Luckily I had more I could use but they make those WAY WAY WAY too tight to get them off. I had to resort to pliers and a RoboGrip to get those screws out. I get those things at used computer stores and places like Micro Center, CompUSA, etc.

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