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2018 refresh of the Apple Mac mini. Processor options include 3.6 GHz quad-core Intel Core i3, 3.0 GHz 6-core Intel Core i5, and 3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 processors.

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Torx 6 Screw Head Fabricating Error? How to remove?

I recently purchased a late 2018 Mac MIni and purchased ram to manually upgrade the memory. I’ve worked with Mac Mini’s going back 11 years, have done full tear downs and rebuilds many times. When I went to remove the antenna plate(step 2) one of the six torx security screws seemed not to work with my tr6 screwdriver. All five other screws worked fine. Thought at first it was stripped, nope, actually the opposite. It appears the screw was not fabricted correctly, the screw’s head is only about half as deep as it should be, and has a small bead of metal remaining at the center of the screwhead, making it impossible to turn the screw with the intended screw driver, because the screw driver head can’t sit down inside the geometry of the screwhead. Wanted to check in here for possible solutions before I gave it my best go. Anyone had this issue come up for them? Really don’t want to mess this up. I saw online people suggest using a rubber band to unscrew stripped screw heads, but not sure that will work in this situation. Appreciate any suggestions.

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You need a screw extractor set.

IFIXIT has one and there are others.

Do a web search.

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