My laptop repair turned into a 3-day nightmare with a single stuck screw

I was replacing the battery on my Dell Inspiron 15 and one screw just WOULDN'T budge. After 45 minutes of stripping it with the wrong bit, I had to drill it out and end up cracking the plastic hinge cover. Has anyone else had a simple fix snowball into a total disaster like that?

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kevin_martin12d ago

Dude, that exact same thing happened to me with an old Dell.

claire_butler112d ago

3 stripped screws and a cracked palm rest later @kevin_martin, we're basically twins.