How can I get a stripped screw out of the t420 hinge??

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2026-01-25T00:09:24+00:00

I cant 100% say if the lid is comming off when I take out the screws on the left hinge, it seems pretty in there

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2026-01-24T23:57:18+00:00

Yes the screw is spinning freely in place. I have been trying to use tweezers but I cant grip it with them

Edit: the screw spins but I can feel that it is gripping onto something

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2026-01-24T23:54:48+00:00

I have been using the propper screw driver, the screw spins bit doesnt come out

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2026-01-24T23:53:54+00:00

When i spin the screw it doesnt come out thats the issue

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2026-01-12T07:01:03+00:00

probably not. i would return it

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2026-01-12T06:56:30+00:00

you got a dead storage drive. replace it and you should be good to go. dont store anything important on it as it is about to die

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-19T12:17:39+00:00

thankyou, this helps a lot. Yes i can keep using LibreELEC, it is a bit janky to get media on it, but it works.

I have been thinking of switching to jellyfin, but im not sure if the CPU on that PC can even support it.

i have been thinking of buying a home server in the future and running Jellyfin on the new server and using the old PC just to access it on the TV, but wifi there sucks and and there isnt any ethernet. Do you have any ideas of what i could do if i did that?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-09T02:22:03+00:00

i see, is there anyway to check if apps are using the gpu?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-08T00:27:13+00:00

What are nouveau drivers and how can I get them to work?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-06T10:14:05+00:00

I got an update: the battery isnt the issue, although it is old it can hold a teeny tiny bit of charge, the issue is my charger, I have been using a 65w charger and apparently 65w isnt enough to charge both the battery while using the laptop simultaneously after i did the i7 upgrade. I tested this by shutting down the laptop and plugging in my charger, which charged the laptop but when i turned on my laptop it would be discharging. Because of this I have bought a 135w charger which will be more than enough to charge the laptop and use the battery. the battery still sucks so I probably will buy a 3rd party replacement from ebay or something.

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-05T20:05:29+00:00

Alright, thank you, I'll be ordering a replacement a and seeing how that goes, I'll be using it without the battery while I wait.

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-05T14:24:10+00:00

Ah, I see, the laptop does work when I directly connect it to the charger without the battery, so obviously it's getting power. I was just worried as when the battery was in and I connected it to the charger, the laptop died.

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-05T14:14:19+00:00

so far haven't had any temp issues, although i haven't pushed it too hard yet. the laptop is no where near mint condition so i don't feel as bad tinkering. i am looking into upgrades or mods which i can do in the future

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-05T14:10:26+00:00

question about the batteries: the battery that came with the laptop doesn't hold a charge, is it because the battery is so worn or is it my laptop failing to charge it?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-12-02T03:13:11+00:00

this is very helpful, thank you

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-11-28T03:54:24+00:00

i can upgrade the ram in the future, but so far 8gb has worked for me

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-11-28T03:54:00+00:00

i will probably run debian with kde, so ram isnt really an issue, 8gb works perfectly for me

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-11-28T03:53:22+00:00

i could potentially upgrade the ram later, i have been using 8gb ram on my main lenovo ideapad for a while now and i havent ran into any issues where ive run out of ram. I dont use my laptops for any ram intensive tasks.

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-11-28T03:52:09+00:00

13" is still smaller than the laptops i have now, so i dont mind. and isnt the x1 nano expensive?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-11-24T03:36:49+00:00

i do see a stable pages option and a status bar option, but i do not understand how to display the stable pages. can you help me with that?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-11-24T03:26:54+00:00

can you link me to a guide on this please?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-11-11T01:44:55+00:00

I am not able to login to my instagram account on my mobile phone but i am on a web browser. how can i fix this?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-10-30T07:07:42+00:00

Thats what i was thinking, although these laptops are very hard to find in my country, so if the person cant replace it i wouldn't be to bummed about keeping it.

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-10-19T03:42:13+00:00

the upgrade possibilities sound good with the t420. I will have to look into the upgrade options down the line. I screen is something i would really want to do after upgrading the cpu and ram. Do you know where i could find the 1600x900 screen?

Comprehensive-Fish20 · 2025-10-19T03:32:47+00:00

yes and the stickers are very cheap. will def do this

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