In my computer shuffling I have discovered the NVMe on the Z170K is
loose and slips out of the screw. It needs a very fine thread but a big
head (or washer I suppose).
Can anybody confirm the thread size please? It is smaller than the very
fine threaded SSD screws (are they screws or bolts nowadays?).
As far as I can see it is M2 or is that too logical?
Jeff Gaines wrote:
In my computer shuffling I have discovered the NVMe on the Z170K is loose >>and slips out of the screw. It needs a very fine thread but a big head
(or washer I suppose).
Can anybody confirm the thread size please? It is smaller than the very >>fine threaded SSD screws (are they screws or bolts nowadays?).
As far as I can see it is M2 or is that too logical?
Best I can tell under a loupe, it's M2 with a 0.5mm pitch.
As far as I can see it is M2 or is that too logical?
As far as I can see it is M2 or is that too logical?
I wouldnt count on it - the screws which hold "normal" drives in place are
a UNC thread I believe.
And the jackscrews on D type connectors are definitely 4-40 UNC
As far as I can see it is M2 or is that too logical?
I wouldnt count on it - the screws which hold "normal" drives in place
are a UNC thread I believe.
I also have a small piece of an M3 stuck in a drive cage with a small
sharp point bit (0.5 mm but enough to cut you) on the outside and
perhaps 2 mm on the inside. Still racking brain on that one, much to
small to centre punch and the cage contains electronics so grinding may
not be a good idea.
I also have a small piece of an M3 stuck in a drive cage with a small
sharp point bit (0.5 mm but enough to cut you) on the outside and perhaps >>2 mm on the inside. Still racking brain on that one, much to small to >>centre punch and the cage contains electronics so grinding may not be a >>good idea.
I bought a pack of these things on eBay a few months back, and what you
are suggesting is correct - its a small (M2 ?) screw with a big head, and >there are no washers involved.
There were some of the standoff (screw / nut) things in the pack with it.
Jeff Gaines wrote:
That's encouraging, thanks :-)
crucial seem to say that M2x0.4 rather than 0.5 that I gauged under my
loupe is a common size
<https://www.crucial.com/support/articles-faq-ssd/about-m2-ssd-screws>
That's encouraging, thanks :-)
In my computer shuffling I have discovered the NVMe on the Z170K is loose
and slips out of the screw. It needs a very fine thread but a big head (or >washer I suppose).
Can anybody confirm the thread size please? It is smaller than the very
fine threaded SSD screws (are they screws or bolts nowadays?).
As far as I can see it is M2 or is that too logical?
(why aren't they called bolts?)
(why aren't they called bolts?)
They are called screws (or setscrews) because there is a thread for the >entire length of the shank - regardless of the type of head.
A bolt only needs to have enough thread on it to hold a nut at the end
(also regardless of head style)
Also remember ...
Wood "screws" have no part in this discussion, and ...
The bolt on my front door has no thread at all
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