How do you remove stubborn screws from a laptop?

Question

I am trying to remove the hard drive from a Sony Vaio laptop, which now fails to power on. I am having difficulty removing two of the four Phillips head screws, and I am beginning to strip the screw heads with a Phillips head screwdriver.

Although I see there are solutions for removing screws with no heads, I imagine it should be easier to remove these somehow if the heads are still present.

What steps can I take to remove the stubborn screws, aside from applying more force?

Answer 1

If you're stripping the heads you're most likely using the wrong size screw driver. You also may not have enough torque, which you can fix by using a longer screwdriver.