[Pc_Support] Help Request: HDD parts to revive dead drive

[Patrick]

On Tuesday 07 February 2006 12:30, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam at HiWAAY.net> wrote:
> > Sounds like a Torx bit .... Sears & others have them, used in
> > automotive & apparently computers :-).
>
> Yep, many are T-10.
>
> A few vendors play games like putting a "key" in the center, so you
> can't use a standard Torx bit.
Called a "security"  or "Tamper-proof" torx.  Most the drives and cpu 
heatsinks I see are T8. start at $6.63 here: 
http://www.wihatools.com/362trSF.htm

and regular Torx are starting at $4.30 here: 
http://www.wihatools.com/indexes/indxtorx.htm 

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