Stripped screw to remove optical drive

Hi everybody,
I'm trying to remove the optical drive in my Macbook pro 2011.
I want to add a second drive.
Problem is, one of the screws to remove in order to do it, is Stripped..
My computer is still under applecare.. Would Apple accept to help me out with this ?

yanco wrote:
Would Apple accept to help me out with this ?
Nope, but you might find a sympathetic Genius that has a trick to get it out.
If AppleCare finds out you tampered with the optical drive, it's voided you know.
Or you can visit the hardware store(s) and find a stripped screw remover tools.
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/02/the-12-best-ways-to-remove-strip ped-screws/

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