New IMac - Stripped out screw

I turn the machine over to add couple megs of memory to see what screw driver I need and the screw head is completely rounded out. This is a brand new IMac that I received three days ago. The only way I can see to get the screw out is to drill the head off the screw. Any other suggestions before I get the drill out?
Dennis
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CWSwine: I had read posts about the screw and potential defect/stripping problems back in August. By a great coincidence, I upgraded my RAM earlier today RAM today and was a bit apprehensive.
I can tell iMac owners this: although the screw (and it is a screw, not a 1/4 turn latch) seems to be of a phillips head type, its center is too shallow to allow any one of a number of phillips head screwdrivers to work (i.e. grab the sides). I gently tried but could tell that if I continued and added pressure, I'd most certainly strip the head. What I ended up doing is taking a SMALL REGULAR SLOTTED HEAD SCREWDRIVER (a Craftsman screwdriver 3/32 in. head x 1-1/2 in. long) which grabbed the slotted sides of the head properly. With a slight bit of firm pressure during the turn, the screw backed of properly. Thank you Sears.
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