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by marshallh » Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:27 am
1. Melt a Bic pen and jam it in the hole, then turn after waiting a while. Doesn't work for a lot of people.
2. Buy a 4.5mm GameBit screwdriver off eBay.
3. Stick your soldering iron on the screw, wait for it to heat up, and pull the screw out.
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by Harshboy » Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:55 am
Wow....i never heard #3 before
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by vskid » Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:51 am
Harshboy wrote: Wow....i never heard #3 before
If I remember right, thats Gforce's favorite way.
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by Sword_Gun » Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:31 am
1, and 2 only work sometimes.
I do this.
if its the Tri-Wing screw, stick a small glasses kit flathead screw driver in there, use some force, and it will come out.
if its that wierd circle one, I dont know.
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by timmeh87 » Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:18 am
i didnt melt the screws off my system, but it worked well for opening expansion packs, memory packs, and power bricks. its easier to push them right through with your soldering iron than to pull them out with something else.
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by Klefmung » Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:47 am
*hordes gamebit screwdriver heads*
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by wallydawg » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:23 pm
#1 worked great for me; you really got to jam the pen in there hard though and let it sit for about 5 minutes before unscrewing.
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by doctorjames » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:12 pm
I used two little screw drivers and worked 5 of the 6 screws out.
For the last one I just drilled it out.
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by TitaniumHamster » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:26 pm
I bought the Gamebit Screwdriver (SCREWDRIVER, not bit!) and I love it. It doesnt work to open the jumper pack, but I just use my dremel for that.
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by ShockSlayer » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:30 pm
Gas mask + soldering iron + drill = s gone.
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by Electric Rain » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:13 pm
ShockSlayer wrote: Gas mask + soldering iron + drill = s gone.
... How?
Well, in any case, I like #2 best. I got a "GameBit" from eBay for ~$3 and I love it so much I actually keep it in the small plastic bag it came it to protect it.
From what? I don't know... it's metal, after all.
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by Turbo Tax 1.0 » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:28 pm
i just bought a gamebit and its great for giving GCs a quick fix and then selling them to funcoland
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by Triton » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:35 am
i use hemostats or forcepts to clamp on the screws and just turn em out, it works pretty good and no damage to the case
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by Krepticor » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:43 pm
alright now here is how I do it
I TAKE A CHUNK OUTTA A STANDARD SCREWDRIVER!
I know simple, done to death
BUT IT WORKS VERY WELL WITHOUT TOO MUCH WORK, OR HAVING TO WARM UP A SOLDER IRON!!!!
LOVE IT!!!!
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