[ltp] What's this screw for?
Joel Ebel
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Sat, 19 Feb 2005 10:49:12 -0500
On my T40, the extra screw was for preventing the removal of the
ultrabay device. Can you still remove your ultrabay device if that
screw is in?
Joel
Ignacio Fernández Galván wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I bought a ThinkPad R51 (1829-R6G) and it came with several
> "accessories" (cables, trackpoint caps...). One of these things was a
> small screw with a "six-sided hole in its head" (I'm sure there's a
> name for that, but I don't know it). Looking at the bottom side of the
> laptop, I found a hole where the screw apparently fits, it's near the
> "lever" for extracting the ultrabay (DVD drive). But I don't know
> what's the job of this screw, there doesn't seem to be any difference
> when the screw is in or out. Does anyone know what's it for? Should I
> leave it in or out?
>
> Thanks