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    Harddrive Bay cover screw won't tighten

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by stringbeans85, Nov 3, 2007.

  1. stringbeans85

    stringbeans85 Notebook Guru

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    Greetings everyone

    My new T61 14.1 SXGA+ hard drive bay cover screw won't tighten no matter how long I twist to try and secure it in the hole. As a result when I lift up the computer and set it down the screw falls off and the cover becomes loose. I called IBM tech support who were prompt and helpful in ordering the necessary parts and send a tech to repair it on Monday 11/05/2007. I will post again to review the onsite tech experience but before doing so I have two questions:


    1) Has any encountered a stupid problem like this?

    2) I just added RAM..should I remove it? to ensure the tech support that everything was in stock condition and not have him/her question if I did something to the hard drive bay cover screw? or do they not care at all

    I appreciate any input on this matter. Thank you for your time
     
    stringbeans85, Nov 3, 2007
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  2. Mark

    Mark Desktop Debugger

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    Did the laptop come shipped with the screws loose or did you take them out?
     
    Mark, Nov 3, 2007
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  3. stringbeans85

    stringbeans85 Notebook Guru

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    The harddrive cover screw was loose when it shipped...the only thing I tried was to tighten it. The only screws I removed were the were the ones to open the palm rest so that I could install RAM
     
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  4. Mark

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    Oh I see, they should fix that for you. Let us know what the issue was when they do fix it, I'd be curious to know.

    Good luck. :)
     
    Mark, Nov 3, 2007
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