I give up

[elfs]

So, after having the laptop for exactly a week, it dies again. I can still get to it, but the screen is once again broken. This time, it appears to be the inverter card. The light comes on, briefly, on startup, and it's brilliant, and then it dies. This is not like the fluorescence failure; this is full-blown inverter card death.

And I can't remove the inverter card. One of the dumbshit things that happened the last time I worked on it is I stripped the screws that hold the inverter card in place.

Now what am I gonna do?

Comments

[funos.livejournal.com]

If you mean a stripped head, a carefully applied Dremel with a cutting wheel can make a workable slot.

For stripped threads, you may be able to pull it out with good longnose pliers, else, a Dremel with a conical cutting head can bore out the head (works wonders for cleanly removing rivets).

Needless to say, using a Dremel takes a bit of practise, and no small concern for safety. (30000 RPM ain't friendly, if only because of the ear-splitting noise)