i recently upgraded my ram and when i went to screw the screws back in the 2 on the left side under the trackpad wont go back in all the way..does anyone have any advice?
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mbp screw issue
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no those screws went in fine there are just the ones on the bottom that dont lay flush like the rest
your certain they are the short screws that are not flush? only other thing i can think of is you didnt go in on the same angle they came out
They do kind of go in at an off angle. You might try removing and reinsert at a little bit of an angle toward the outside of the case.
I know what you're talking about. For some reason, the screw on the side, in the middle, is aligned so perfectly that it gives many users a hard time putting it in.
Personally, when I installed more RAM in mine, I left it sticking out a bit, but I'll get around to fixing it eventually.
Another thing to consider (a tip learned from working on the Olympus scopes and micro-min stuff for years), don't fully seat the screws until all screws have been installed. Kind of the same thought behind not fully tightening the lug nuts on your wheels until they are all seated. Sometimes if you seat some first before putting the others in the excess torque on one side can cause the other screws not to fully seat. Try backing off the other screws and see of the top moves slightly to allow for a full seating of the screws.