Opening laptop with HDD and recessed screws. + other safety

[Kazooo]

What's the trick to recessed screws? Tweezers? Flipping? Magnetic screwdriver?
If screwdriver, Ive seen people stick magnet to side of screwdriver, is that safe?

For context the laptop in question is my legion 5 17IMH05H - Type 81Y8 and currently has a HDD.

Also do I need any kind of anti-static equipment?
Also would a bike pump be good for air for cleaning, I worry about the moisture in canned air?
 

[TatamiMatt]

1 hour ago, Kazooo said:

What's the trick to recessed screws?

What do you mean by recessed screws?

 

1 hour ago, Kazooo said:

What's the trick to recessed screws? Tweezers? Flipping? Magnetic screwdriver?
If screwdriver, Ive seen people stick magnet to side of screwdriver, is that safe?

Id advise trying not to go too near components with a magnet, there isnt a lot you can damage with a magnet but hard drives are one that can be damaged

 

1 hour ago, Kazooo said:

Also do I need any kind of anti-static equipment?

Its not necessary but can be good practice, you can just plug into into a wall socket with the socket turned off and make sure to touch a radiator or something before fiddling to ground yourself and release any built-up charge

 

1 hour ago, Kazooo said:

Also would a bike pump be good for air for cleaning, I worry about the moisture in canned air?

Canned air has no moisture to speak of, its unconductive and boils at room temperature, you could dump the entire liquid contents on the can into your PC and it would be dry enough to run again within 5 minutes

 

It wont be enough to even be an issue but id wager a bike pump would end up having more humidity in it that canned air due to expansion and contraction of liquid

[jaslion]

26 minutes ago, TatamiMatt said:

hard drives are one that can be damaged

Fyi you need a industrial POWERED magnet to start damaging a disks data. A measily screwdriver could never dream of causing harm with it's magnetic field :p.

 

27 minutes ago, TatamiMatt said:

Canned air has no moisture to speak of,

Or a simpler air duster/pc duster/electric balloon pump/... all the same stuff really. The price of 2 cans of air but forever reusable. Also great tool for just cleaning in general :p.

 

 

[TatamiMatt]

15 hours ago, jaslion said:

Fyi you need a industrial POWERED magnet to start damaging a disks data. A measily screwdriver could never dream of causing harm with it's magnetic field :p.

I assume theyd had protection etc built in, but never knew how strong they were (didnt exactly want to test it :P), good to know!

 

15 hours ago, jaslion said:

Or a simpler air duster/pc duster/electric balloon pump/... all the same stuff really. The price of 2 cans of air but forever reusable. Also great tool for just cleaning in general :p.

Would also highly recommend and agree, have used mine for much more than just PC cleaning