Screw head type identification help

[Todd Shipley-Gmail]

Hi everyone,

 

I am looking for some help identifying the screw head type and the appropriate screwdriver for a small Hitachi HTC426030G7CE00 (zif connection) hard disk drive (it’s from a hand held Sony DVR).  The cover screw over the headstack appears to be either a very small Tri-wing or a Torx tri-lobe.  Has anyone seen this drive before and know what screwdriver head I need to get the cover off? I’ve looked on line and can’t find a match.

 

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Todd

 

Great Basin Data Recovery

www.greatbasindatarecovery.com

775-323-DATA (3282)

 

 

[mad...@gmail.com]

What you are looking at is called a "tri wing" screw which come in two variations. One that you have and the other where the lines extend out from a small triangle. 

Google for tri-Wing screwdriver gives lots of hits. Seems the nintendo wii uses these so a lot of companies sell them. Just be sure to order the right one. 

Harbor freight sells a set of 100 security bits for 9.99

http://www.harborfreight.com/100-piece-security-bit-set-91310.html

Give that a shot!

Karlo

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On Nov 7, 2011, at 4:25 PM, "Todd Shipley-Gmail" <todd.s...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi everyone,

 

I am looking for some help identifying the screw head type and the appropriate screwdriver for a small Hitachi HTC426030G7CE00 (zif connection) hard disk drive (it’s from a hand held Sony DVR).  The cover screw over the headstack appears to be either a very small Tri-wing or a Torx tri-lobe.  Has anyone seen this drive before and know what screwdriver head I need to get the cover off? I’ve looked on line and can’t find a match.

 

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Thanks in advance,

 

Todd

 

Great Basin Data Recovery

www.greatbasindatarecovery.com

775-323-DATA (3282)

 

 

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[Todd Shipley-Gmail]

Thanks Karlo,

 

I have that set from Harbor Freight (my new favorite store) and the tri-wing is way too large. I should have put something for scale in the photo. This is an extremely small head and like a 00 or 000 size but I have not found anything to fit it.

 

Still looking…

 

Todd

[mad...@gmail.com]

Todd,

Try this place: sells the 000 and probably the 00 as well. Looks like the 100 piece kit from HF only has sizes 1-5. 

http://www.techtoolsupply.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ECL-1PK-081-TRI000

:)

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[Todd Shipley-Gmail]

Thanks… I ordered them I’ll let you know if they fit…