• Replacing Heatsink on HD4850, managed to fuck up a screw
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Hacksaw a slot into the screw and use a flathead?
try finding a screw that fits
Is there room to get needlenose pliers in there?
If needlenose pliers don't work, you'll have to drill it out.
It's called a screw extractor. You can probably pick one up at your local hardware store for less than $5. And yes they work. Like a charm. [IMG]http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5024618/197453_Full.jpg[/IMG]
Update, my sister tore the backplate off because she was trying to spin it to get the one remaining screw out, popped the top of the screw out, now there is about 1/4 of a millimeter of screw stickiing out. All my pliers are too big, i think i will try the screw extractor.
[QUOTE=Slippers;17056329]Update, my sister tore the backplate off because she was trying to spin it to get the one remaining screw out, popped the top of the screw out, now there is about 1/4 of a millimeter of screw stickiing out. All my pliers are too big, i think i will try the screw extractor.[/QUOTE] That extractor requires you to drill the shit out of the gpu : /
Ok turns out i just basically pulled the heatsink off because the screw wasn't screwed into the video card, but the heatsink itself and it was just a hole in the video card. But now i am presented with a new problem. I am using the VF900-Cu which i saw a review for and it is completed compatible with the hd4850, there is only 8 small heatsinks, which is enough for the Vram directly beside the vga chip, but not the memory on the very outside of the card. I need 12. Apparently none of the reviews mentioned i needed to buy extra ram heatsinks. Oh well the main problem is solved, this thread can dissapear.
Oh man. wat did you do.
[QUOTE=Asar;17057178]That extractor requires you to drill the shit out of the gpu : /[/QUOTE] You mean not? All you do is apply minimal amounts of pressure to the screw in question and it comes right out. I've used one multiple times for a screw on a paintball gun, and it doesn't require enough force to damage anything.
[QUOTE=MTMod;17057600]You mean not? All you do is apply minimal amounts of pressure to the screw in question and it comes right out. I've used one multiple times for a screw on a paintball gun, and it doesn't require enough force to damage anything.[/QUOTE] I've used one as well. It's just that if it slipped.. : /
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