six-sided star screw

[bob]

I have an old broken hard drive, and I'd like to look inside.

It has some kind of six-sided star screw. Anyone know a good place to
get a screwdriver for this and if there's a name for it?

Thanks.

 

[Rod Speed]

I have an old broken hard drive, and I'd like to look inside.

I've reported you to the RSPCPPHDBPI

It has some kind of six-sided star screw. Anyone know a good
place to get a screwdriver for this and if there's a name for it?

Likely a Torx. Readily available in any operation that has decent tools.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx

 

[Vanguard]

I have an old broken hard drive, and I'd like to look inside.

It has some kind of six-sided star screw. Anyone know a good place
to
get a screwdriver for this and if there's a name for it?

Thanks.

Since the drive is broken and since you will break it further by
opening it, why not just drill out the screw heads? Use a bit that's
the size of the head and drill out until the head is gone leaving just
the shaft inside the hold. It's probably a Torx head but pretty tiny
so you probably won't be able to find a Torx screwdriver with a tip
that small. With a dead drive, you're not going to see much of
anything magical inside. If you want to see the magic, you need a
working drive with a see-through case, like the WD Raptor X.

http://www.westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=190

After a minute, you'll get bored with watching the drive in action.

 

[Joe Morris]

I have an old broken hard drive, and I'd like to look inside.

It has some kind of six-sided star screw. Anyone know a good place to
get a screwdriver for this and if there's a name for it?

Probably a Torx screw; most drives I've worked with (and just about all
that I've taken apart used them. Without looking at the drive I can't
say what sizes you'll need, but numerous supply houses and computer
parts stores stock kits.

Note that there are two types of Torx screws: normal and "anti-tamper".
I've not seen any drives that use anti-tamper screws so there's probably
no need to bother with getting anti-tamper Torx screwdrivers. (The
anti-tamper design puts a pin in the center of the screw head, so
standard drives - with a solid core - won't go in. Anti-tamper
screwdrivers have a hollow core into which the pin fits.)

Joe Morris

 

[paulmd]

I have an old broken hard drive, and I'd like to look inside.

It has some kind of six-sided star screw. Anyone know a good place to
get a screwdriver for this and if there's a name for it?

Thanks.

Torx. Probably a t-7 or t-8.

Any hardware store will have them. Just bring in the drive and say, "I
want the screwdriver for THESE screws."