Argh, stripped screw on motherboard..

TheEnergy · May 22, 2011

1 of the 9 screws on my motherboard is stripped. went to clean it out and fix cable management and over-tightened. Gdmit. I tried using pliers to turn it left but it's too tight and it slipped and I don't feel comfortable cos I could jab the motherboard with it.

So am I left with a motherboard that is forever screwed down to my case now??? This sucks.

madswimmer · May 22, 2011

put a rubber band between the screw and screwdriver and try it

SpeedNuggeT · May 22, 2011

superglue the screwdriver to the screw?

eshold · May 22, 2011

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00952154000P

Stripped screw removal kit.

Munkypoo7 · May 22, 2011

Whatever you do, do not use a dremel.

Already had one OCNer try it because so many people without experience said it and he killed his gfx card.

Personally, I can vouch for using a tiny dab of Goop on the screw and put the screw driver in the goop, so they bond together. The Goop stays rubbery and can be removed after the screw is removed

TheEnergy · May 22, 2011

I'll try the rubber band and stuff, but I DEMOLISHED the screw. I tried wrench around it, and that seemed to only disintergrate the screw and make things worse. Then I tried a flathead and it only made the opening wider. It just looks like a mashed piece of metal now. Let me check out that stripped screw removal kit.

Hopefully when I slipped with the flathead and nudged the motherboard i didnt do any damage.

SmasherBasher · May 22, 2011

Drill the head of the screw off, remove the board, and replace the standoff in that location. Just for gods sake be careful. Use a 5/64 bit and GO SLOW!!

Rixon · May 22, 2011

I usually apply quite a bit of force on the driver/drill and turn slowly/low RPM on my drill and hope to turn it out. If that doesn't work you can use the rubber band method, and a removal kit.

Kratthew D. Kraids · May 22, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by SmasherBasher;13589177
Drill the head of the screw off, remove the board, and replace the standoff in that location. Just for gods sake be careful. Use a 5/64 bit and GO SLOW!!

best advice right here.

amorph · May 22, 2011

+1 for using the drill.

Same thing happened to me. Was trying for ages to get it off with other methods because i was afraid to use the drill, I thought it might slip and do damage to the motherboard.

It was actually a lot easier then i thought in the end though, screw came out straight away. I'd go as far to say that it's probably the safest method as well after all the things i tried!

Just make sure to use a drill bit that is about the same size as the screw holes in the motherboard. It'll drill through and cut the head off the screw allowing you to take off the mobo.

iWantACookie · May 22, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpeedNuggeT;13589104
superglue the screwdriver to the screw?

i would say this

amorph · May 22, 2011

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Originally Posted by iWantACookie;13589264
i would say this

The glue will break if the screw is tight enough.

Also there's a high risk of getting it on the board!!

iCrap · May 22, 2011

Get some pliers and turn it slowly...
If you can also turn it from behind the board try that.

You should be able to get it out with pliers, unless you like super tighnened it or cross-threaded.

Riou · May 22, 2011

Get a drill and slowly drill off the head of the screw. If you do not know how to do this, ask somebody who is good with power tools to do it for you.

Kratthew D. Kraids · May 22, 2011

If the drill method works for Tamagotchi's it'll work for a mainboard screw.

UrbanSmooth · May 22, 2011

Alden Pro GrabIt FTW:
http://www.amazon.com/Alden-8430P-Grabit-Damaged-Extractor/dp/B000H6PM32/]

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I had several stripped screws on my three GTX 480s that I had to remove in order to install the water blocks. The project took a standstill until I came across a thread recommending these. Just make sure that you have a drill/Dremel that will fit the bit sizes.

heathmcabee · May 22, 2011

Quote:

Originally Posted by UrbanSmooth;13589334
Alden Pro GrabIt FTW:

I had several stripped screws on my three GTX 480s that I had to remove in order to install the water blocks. The project took a standstill until I came across a thread recommending these. Just make sure that you have a drill/Dremel that will fit the bit sizes.

These are awesome, I own a set.

Dan706 · Nov 21, 2013

Just had this issue but where the screw head was stripped on one of the motherboard mounting screws. This case has "dimple" like risers build into it so the motherboard can be screwed directly onto the backing plate in the case. We're doing a bit of a redesign of an old gaming rig that my other half is using and whilst pulling the guts out we realised that the bottom left screw wasn't going to move at all.

After trying a couple of suggestions mentioned on here, I had the Dremel out of the box and ready to get to work from behind the mobo but my other half managed to get it just in time by using a small cordless drill and an over-sized driver bit with the case on its side and a healthy amount of downward pressure through the drill. Close call.

TL;DR - Soft metal screws are rubbish and strip very easily. Try a larger screw driver head before buying an extractor kit.

Argh, stripped screw on motherboard..

TheEnergy

madswimmer

SpeedNuggeT

eshold

Munkypoo7

TheEnergy

SmasherBasher

Rixon

Kratthew D. Kraids

amorph

iWantACookie

amorph

iCrap

Riou

Kratthew D. Kraids

UrbanSmooth

heathmcabee

Dan706

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