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- From: russest@ampex.com (Steve Russell)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Screws to hold case on - Where from?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug12.194843.20564@ampex.com>
- Date: 12 Aug 92 19:48:43 GMT
- References: <1992Aug11.172929.29511@cs.cmu.edu>
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- In article <1992Aug11.172929.29511@cs.cmu.edu> redmond+@cs.cmu.edu (Redmond English) writes:
- >Hello,
- >
- > I'm looking for a source for those little screws that
- >hold the cases of PCs on.
- >
- > We have a number of PCs where I work, and with all
- >the popping in and out of cards we usually don't
- >bother putting the screws back in, and surprise
- >surprise, we've lost some. (Probably in the cleaners
- >vacuum-cleaner).
- >
- > They seem to be fairly standard - amoung about 12
- >PCs (from about 8 manufacturers!) there are only two
- >sizes. So can anybody help?
- >
- > Thanks in advance,
- >
- > Red/.
-
- Well, go to the hardware store and buy a box each of 6/32, 8/32, M3 and M4
- size screws in an appropriate length.
-
- Oh, if you have a Multitech or ACER, get a box of M3.5's as well.
-
- -steve
-