Security bit for dstv explora pvr

[nad_isa]

Hi. Im wanting to repurpose the hdds from 2 original explora decoders for storage/backups. I understand they use a torx security bit. My normal torx bits dont work well. Are they t8,9 or 10?

Want to avoid the cleanup of drilling the screws or breaking them open.

 

[WAslayer]

They could be pentalobe screws and why torx doesn't work..

 

[nad_isa]

the ones on the back are torx with the centre having a piece of metal in them
So im thinking the ones underneath are torx as well. From What it looks like it needs the torx with a hole in the centre. Takealot has them but dunno what size to buy..

 

[chrisc]

I just drilled them out. A friend used some needle-nosed pliers with a serrated grip. Fiddly but it worked

 

[nad_isa]

I just drilled them out. A friend used some needle-nosed pliers with a serrated grip. Fiddly but it worked

But then i wont have a screwdriver that just lays in the toolbox for that once in a blue moon when i need it! Okay let me drill them out...

 

[WAslayer]

the ones on the back are torx with the centre having a piece of metal in them
So im thinking the ones underneath are torx as well. From What it looks like it needs the torx with a hole in the centre. Takealot has them but dunno what size to buy..

Oh, those are security torx.. sized the same as standard torx screws, just with the holes..

 

[PatchTuesday]

They sell those at Communica

 

[nad_isa]

Ended up drilling them out. Some of them were feisty. As stated on a few other threads i got a few old seagate 2tb video hdds. Slow but okay for files/storage. The pvrs were jst laying in the garage.

 

[Mike Angelo]

If I remember correctly I used a small flat screwdriver to screw them out. It just fitted between the post and one of the sides.

 

[nad_isa]

I got some out with screw driver but some were stubborn.

 

[Gudnews]

Oh that's what you call those screws.