Hi all,
I've recently taken it upon myself to restore an old iBook (G3, model A1005, to be exact) that's been sitting in my basement for the last few years. I've been following this iFixit article to start by removing the hard drive and the bottom cover: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iBook+G3+12-Inch+Hard+Drive+Replacement/131 and I guess this is where the title comes into play. I can't get one of the Torx screws on the bottom (one of the 20mm screws) out. Everything was going well until then. After finding out it was stripped, I've tried drilling it out, but to no avail, using numerous different bits, but no luck, as seen here:
Is there anything else I can do to get this screw out? This computer is already kind of broken and of course, I want to fix this computer and not break it any more, haha.
Thanks in advance for any solutions. At this point I'll try anything! ?
(also, I'm not sure if it matters, but I am using a cordless drill to do this.)
I've recently taken it upon myself to restore an old iBook (G3, model A1005, to be exact) that's been sitting in my basement for the last few years. I've been following this iFixit article to start by removing the hard drive and the bottom cover: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iBook+G3+12-Inch+Hard+Drive+Replacement/131 and I guess this is where the title comes into play. I can't get one of the Torx screws on the bottom (one of the 20mm screws) out. Everything was going well until then. After finding out it was stripped, I've tried drilling it out, but to no avail, using numerous different bits, but no luck, as seen here:
Is there anything else I can do to get this screw out? This computer is already kind of broken and of course, I want to fix this computer and not break it any more, haha.
Thanks in advance for any solutions. At this point I'll try anything! ?
(also, I'm not sure if it matters, but I am using a cordless drill to do this.)
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