"Noisy Voice" <number1lawyer@comcast.net> wrote Sept. 28:

> I am not too familar with screw heads.  However, I researched it - can you
> believe it - I researched it on Google.
> It appears to be a Phillips screw head.  It is very small with a cross (+)
> and is rather flat.  There are similar screw heads with sort of a star
where
> you need a special screwdriver, but I think it is closer to a Phillips
more
> than anything else.
>
> I haven't dragged out or charged my drill but have all sorts of mini tools
> for the computer.
> I've read that using the drill makes it worse not better.  Maybe I'll have
> to buy the right bit.
> I haven't stripped the screws yet but am wary of doing so.
> The screws have been put in so that they have been screwed in below the
> surface.  I got one out.

This suggests:
1.  You are not familiar with fastenings, e.g. do not know names
of standard different types (Phillips, Torx, Robertson and so on)
and may not yet have identified the exact tools you need.
2.  Carpentry power tools should not be used on laptop fasteners.
They do not allow the precision of control that your hands possess.

It is crazy to work on electronic components without first
being sure your tools are appropriate for this sort of work.

-- 
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)