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Fixing a Stripped Screw

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Hi all! 

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad P16 Gen 1 Laptop and my brother was messing with my laptop with a screwdriver and stripped one of the screws I am unable to remove the screw. Could you give me some ways to get the screw out? Attached is a photo of the screw's current condition. I did try to use a flathead and a similar size philps head but it didn't seem to work. 

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that screw isn't stripped you're using the wrong size phillips. try a bigger/smaller sized phillips and it should still grab correctly. or just buy an easy out

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1 hour ago, WaffleMuncher said:

stripped one of the screws

10 Different Ways to Get a Stripped Screw Out

I've had success with #7+8.

https://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Stripped-Screw

 

 

 

 

 

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Stop by your local hardware store or the auto parts store and get yourself of EzyOut screw/bolt removers.  They come in a set of usually either 4 or 6 bits.  They are extremely useful and really something that just about everyone that has a set of screwdrivers should have in their toolbox.  Just follow the instructions on the box about how to use them.

 

Take care and good luck.

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