On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Priebe, Jason wrote:
So I'm opening the 3rd disk carrier, removing the flex circuit from the disk drive (has anyone else ever tried to do this? How the #$%! do you do it?) by prying with a screwdriver, and the screwdriver goes right through the circuit. D'oh!
I'd try needle-nose pliers and avoid any contact between the trace and any tool. Pry it millimeter (or less) by millimeter alternating the sides. On a side note since you already have ruined one of the strips, why not rewire it with real wire? However, if you are as handy with the soldering iron as you are with the scredriver it will probably cost you less to simply purchase it from Digital. ;)
Tom
P.S. Sorry for using "Digital" instead of "Compaq," but I think that: a) Digital produced much better things than Compaq did b) Technologically, Digital brought more to the table than Compaq
Sentimental alpha lover. :)