Some high end motherboards have screw less M.2 options. It should be on every motherboard. The screw option was lazy engineering in attempt to save 28 cents in production costs.
The screwless holders DO NOT work for NVME drives with thick heatsinks with plates like the Corsair MP700 PRO. It is a nightmare getting these to work on a $500 ASUS X670-E motherboard.
Bless you. Just installed my M.2 without the screw and it works like a charm. Def gonna order one soon, but this video kept me from waiting on installing when I reallyyyyy needed the extra storage haha
Related to this, any old PC's or eletrical stuff I'm throwing away I save all the screws, got thim in plastic tub and many a time when fixing a PC or laptop I find a srew that does the job.
For something like this I would install the screws on the motherboard even it doesn't have the M.2 card installed. If you don't want to do that then find the smallest ziplock bag that came with the motherboard and store the screws in it. Tuck the ziplock bag somewhere in the case so it's there when you need it.
I had hoped that the me that built my PC 6 years ago had managed to stash her screws away like that, in fact I was sure I had, but then I found myself staring dumbly into my case where my little baggy of screws should be and finding nothing. I wish I could talk to myself 6 years ago and tell myself to just put the screws in the mb 😂
Ive got an IcePC heatsink on one of my NVMe drives and it weighs the NVMe down so I don't need a screw. I put a screw in it anyways, but it didnt have to have it
I mean you can double sided tape or leave a SATA SSD as well, but if that doesn't hurt you in your soul (or at least on some level of your OCD), you're not a true tech person.
Few days ago i put another m.2 ssd in my pc i installed the standoff and i remembered that i dont have a screw (gave it to a friend) and edned up leaving it not screwed for a day until i found a screw and than screwed it propertly
This... something that miss from many video, i just upgrade my pc but still use the same motherboard... when i want to screw the m2 back to its place, no screw to be found... like nowhere, maybe because its so small.. kinda panic what to do, my OS is in this m2 LOL watch this, i try to insert it no scew, boot it up, success and no problem for 2 weeks. i buy the screw later on
this is what I've been looking for, stupid seller from which I've ordered m.2 ssd sent me 2450 version which is shorter than 2280 so there is no way to screw, as shown in this video I've tried it to use without screw, I haven't encountered any problem, thanks a lot for the video
Just got a second ssd but noticed there wasn’t an extra screw and stand-off. I ordered the screw but not I have to wait. I might just use this method for a day lol
Did u have any issues? Same exact thing happened to me right now I thought it might come with a screw but nope. Now I’m probably gonna use this method for a day or two til the screws come
@@hotnukee it did work it’s pretty stable once it’s in and won’t move unless you shake it really hard. I would get the screw though but this worked for me a couple days
hi i got a new rtx 3080 and i dont really know what to look for to make sure theres no issues with it, ive used unigene and theres no artifacts etc, and it doesnt crash and it seems have normal frames
few things to consider, if it is under a heat sink, make sure you removed the protective cover for the thermal pad, if it had a heatsink did you put it in. then it depends on what system it is going in as some may not support it.
@DLMtechgarage I think it could too. I was concerned about heat from the motherboard possibly melting the glue later on. I checked the melt point of hot glue, 250°F. GPU/CPU max out at about 185°F or so. Should be good to use in a pinch. I ended up jacking a m.2 from an old HDD board instead.
@@PapaMav Put together a newer PC as a replacement for another decade-old one on the cheap. And I solved my NVMe mounting issue yesterday BTW, based on another YT video where the guy showed that some 2.5" SSDs have assembly screws that fit the NVMe riser perfectly (or some risers fit into eachother and that's another solution if you're just missing the top screw). And I really did have the same luck with a dead Toshiba SSD I was going to throw out: screws were a perfect fit, and I had just the right torx screwdriver in a drawer. This "leave it floating" though... nah. I'm seeing talk of these things popping out due to repeated heating and cooling, so no thanks.
@@d0nj03 agree w/you 100% leaving it floating is NOT a good idea. Yep, should not be impossible to find the thread size that fits and find a proper screw.
Some high end motherboards have screw less M.2 options. It should be on every motherboard. The screw option was lazy engineering in attempt to save 28 cents in production costs.
i started seeing that.... yea def should of been done from the beginning.
I have seen it on budget motherboards. I think it was a gigabyte one.
what kind of cheap bastard doesn't include a $0.001 screw with the chip?
The screwless holders DO NOT work for NVME drives with thick heatsinks with plates like the Corsair MP700 PRO.
It is a nightmare getting these to work on a $500 ASUS X670-E motherboard.
Wanted to re-use my original Steamdeck drive in an Opnsense router build but was worried about this. Thanks for putting my mind at ease.
Glad I could help
Bless you. Just installed my M.2 without the screw and it works like a charm. Def gonna order one soon, but this video kept me from waiting on installing when I reallyyyyy needed the extra storage haha
I went through a container of at least 10,000 screws and had a single m2 screw that worked! so lucky lol
Unfortunately, I am constitutionally incapable of letting a computer pass with one single screw out of place, but it's still good to know.
same here, but this is more for the temp...
Related to this, any old PC's or eletrical stuff I'm throwing away I save all the screws, got thim in plastic tub and many a time when fixing a PC or laptop I find a srew that does the job.
I do the same and it has saved me a bunch of times!
pop a stick on full sized heat sink to make it longer to catch the screw holes on the motherboard an option as well just for a cleaner look?
For something like this I would install the screws on the motherboard even it doesn't have the M.2 card installed. If you don't want to do that then find the smallest ziplock bag that came with the motherboard and store the screws in it. Tuck the ziplock bag somewhere in the case so it's there when you need it.
I had hoped that the me that built my PC 6 years ago had managed to stash her screws away like that, in fact I was sure I had, but then I found myself staring dumbly into my case where my little baggy of screws should be and finding nothing.
I wish I could talk to myself 6 years ago and tell myself to just put the screws in the mb 😂
Ive got an IcePC heatsink on one of my NVMe drives and it weighs the NVMe down so I don't need a screw. I put a screw in it anyways, but it didnt have to have it
I mean you can double sided tape or leave a SATA SSD as well, but if that doesn't hurt you in your soul (or at least on some level of your OCD), you're not a true tech person.
It's gonna be a real pain in the ass to remove it and it's gonna be a great time trying to remove the adhesive off the board
ha ha true!
My prebuilt somehow didn’t have an m.2 screw
I have ran into to that as well
i dont have a screw so i leave it like that
@memefey QUORA IS FOR NERDS AND KIDS DUDE DONT TRUST QUORA
ITS ALSO SUPER CRINGY
Few days ago i put another m.2 ssd in my pc i installed the standoff and i remembered that i dont have a screw (gave it to a friend) and edned up leaving it not screwed for a day until i found a screw and than screwed it propertly
This... something that miss from many video, i just upgrade my pc but still use the same motherboard... when i want to screw the m2 back to its place, no screw to be found... like nowhere, maybe because its so small.. kinda panic what to do, my OS is in this m2 LOL watch this, i try to insert it no scew, boot it up, success and no problem for 2 weeks. i buy the screw later on
I have a motherboard with those plastic bits on it and it's stopping me from being able to install my heatsink onto my nvme.
I did not
@@DLMtechgarage Dang
this is what I've been looking for, stupid seller from which I've ordered m.2 ssd sent me 2450 version which is shorter than 2280 so there is no way to screw, as shown in this video I've tried it to use without screw, I haven't encountered any problem, thanks a lot for the video
I would not lose the screws, I would put the screws somewhere safe and take it if needed.
For some reason mine isn’t being detected There might be some kind of protection on it because it’s a Drive from an Xbox series S.
could be bad or needing to be enabled in the bios, some boards you can't used them if you are using the SATA port the coincides with it.
Sweet video. I've got an M2 coming in today, but the screws tomorrow, and I'm an impantint mf. Glad to see it holds fine simply being plugged in.
Just got a second ssd but noticed there wasn’t an extra screw and stand-off. I ordered the screw but not I have to wait. I might just use this method for a day lol
thats what I do till i find it or the mail comes lol...
Did u have any issues? Same exact thing happened to me right now I thought it might come with a screw but nope. Now I’m probably gonna use this method for a day or two til the screws come
@@hotnukee it did work it’s pretty stable once it’s in and won’t move unless you shake it really hard. I would get the screw though but this worked for me a couple days
but why do some motherboards have a plate on the m.2 that has thermal paste? can the ssd overheat?
if i have a larger m2 ssd will it still work?
yes
yes
Electrical tape yes lol
the screw on my laptop is so hard to remove, i cant get it out
i put the ssd on top of that screw
is that bad???
I would put some electrical tap on the standoff to avoid a potential short.
@@DLMtechgarage thank you for the reply
will do that
iactually just found m2 screws on a really cheap compas/protactor math set i bought for college years ago xD
hi i got a new rtx 3080 and i dont really know what to look for to make sure theres no issues with it, ive used unigene and theres no artifacts etc, and it doesnt crash and it seems have normal frames
if it passes heaven bench mark and a gaming session then you are good, just monitor the temps. If they seem high then it might need a repaste.
Bro I have wd m.2 and it's write speed is slow like 54mb and it boot very slow help me out please
few things to consider, if it is under a heat sink, make sure you removed the protective cover for the thermal pad, if it had a heatsink did you put it in.
then it depends on what system it is going in as some may not support it.
great video!
Thanks!
So if i dont have a screw it works right?
yes
I have the screw but it is stuck there (ive tried all earth solutions 😂) brrruh at least i can test it thanks
that wouldn't be any good for a full length nvme m.2 drive though
it still works with the full length.
could you tap it down?
yea i have done it before
Looks like a job for a carfully placed dab of hot glue. Thoughts?
i think it could work
@DLMtechgarage I think it could too. I was concerned about heat from the motherboard possibly melting the glue later on. I checked the melt point of hot glue, 250°F. GPU/CPU max out at about 185°F or so. Should be good to use in a pinch. I ended up jacking a m.2 from an old HDD board instead.
Disorganized people lose screws; maybe some day they will learn....
lol...
Orrr some people buy motherboards second-hand and don't get anything close to all the original parts with them.
@@d0nj03 and why would they buy them?
@@PapaMav Put together a newer PC as a replacement for another decade-old one on the cheap. And I solved my NVMe mounting issue yesterday BTW, based on another YT video where the guy showed that some 2.5" SSDs have assembly screws that fit the NVMe riser perfectly (or some risers fit into eachother and that's another solution if you're just missing the top screw). And I really did have the same luck with a dead Toshiba SSD I was going to throw out: screws were a perfect fit, and I had just the right torx screwdriver in a drawer.
This "leave it floating" though... nah. I'm seeing talk of these things popping out due to repeated heating and cooling, so no thanks.
@@d0nj03 agree w/you 100% leaving it floating is NOT a good idea. Yep, should not be impossible to find the thread size that fits and find a proper screw.