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Samanoske · Jun 15, 2007, 02:25 PM

Hi,

I was wondering if someone could tell me where I could get those fancy star like shaped screwdrivers to open up my old Powerbook?

Thanks

stuffedmonkey · Jun 15, 2007, 03:12 PM

I got mine from Sears. THey are called Torx btw. A torx 8 and a 6 should be good for most things...

romeosc · Jun 15, 2007, 03:53 PM

Originally Posted by stuffedmonkey

I got mine from Sears. THey are called Torx btw. A torx 8 and a 6 should be good for most things...

Home Depot and Radio Shack also!

Samanoske · Jun 17, 2007, 01:03 AM

thanx folks

tomrock · Jun 17, 2007, 07:26 AM

Here's a great kit for working on Macs Newer Technology 7 Piece Tool Set - All the... (NWTTOOLKIT) at OWC

Samanoske · Jun 19, 2007, 11:09 AM

Thanks !

I would rather go for a "exchange the tips and have one handle.com", but need it asap now.

Samanoske · Jun 19, 2007, 11:28 AM

Wait a minute ... are they standard, security or plus TORX ?

mdc · Jun 19, 2007, 11:38 AM

My PowerBook has regular Phillips head screws that require a #0/#00 to open them. I use this Husky 8-in-1 Precision Screwdriver I bought from Home Depot for about $5.

chipchen · Jun 19, 2007, 12:10 PM

I second SEARS. And they're standard torx.

Most Apple laptops will require these three at some point:

Phillips #0
Phillips #1
Torx 8

Some may require:

Torx 6

Phillips #00 is usually not required... it only started being spec'd for the MacBooks to open the RAM slots... but a #0 works fine, so no one knows why.

chipchen · Jun 19, 2007, 12:12 PM

Oh, if you're buying a set to use often.. I recommend WIHA tools. Or second, CRAFTSMAN.