Stuck screw

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OK so when putting my case back together I wasn't paying attention and screwed a screw in the wrong place and it's now stuck, meaning that the front of the case won't go on. Any tips on how to get it out. It won't unscrew at all.
 
orderoftheflame said:
what sort of screw is it? + whats it screwed into.

It's one of the hard drive bay screws and it's in the place where the clip in the middle of the front case goes into. I think Jokester's advice is the only option.
 
rather than pliers ;) use a socket, it will get a much better grip on the screw head if it's a standard hard drive type screw (and one of the reasons they used that type I think, as even if the head has been mangled by rubbish screwdrivers you can get it out with a little luck).
 
Well I got it out plyers seemed to have done the trick. Moral of the story pay attention to what you are doing and screws suck. :p
 
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