T10 Torx Security Screws

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Grrr. I have these two hard drives in hotplug RAID trays. I managed to get three out of four screws out of each hard drive using a normal Torx bit.

I've tried Canadian Tire and Home Depot for the torx security bit. Crappy Tire actually had a T15 Torx Security Bit (too big) while Home Depot had nada.

I even tried to use a special drill bit that is intended to drill out stripped screws but the centre post seems to prevent it from penetrating. Grrr.

Curse you, IBM!

Any tips on where to get a T10 Torx Security bit this weekend would be appreciated.

FYI, I'm trying to upgrade from mirrored 9GB drives to mirrored 73GB drives using the SCA2 hotplug bays.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

In case you were wondering what the Torx screws look like (with the security post) then maybe this will help:

Regular Torx screws don't have the centre post.

Torx is the trademark for a form of type of screw head characterized by a 6-point star-shaped pattern. The generic name is hexalobular internal driving feature and is standardised by the International Organization for Standardization as ISO 10664. Torx head screws generally resist slipping better than Phillips Head or Slot Head screws. Torx screws are commonly found on computer systems and consumer electronics, but are also becoming increasingly popular in construction.

A tamper-resistant version known as Security Torx or Tamper Resistant Torx contains a peg in the center of the head that prevents a standard Torx driver from being inserted.

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torx

There, more than you ever wanted to know about Torx...