Question Do I need to replace the screw holes ?

[Andre Lopes]

Greetings forum!
I have a PRIME B450M-GAMING/BR motherboard and im planning to buy a M.2 2280 SN 770 SSD.
However, the screw holes seems different from what Ive seen so far. Do I need to replace the screw holes ? Or what kind of screws Will I need for this?
Below I attached a picture of the M.2 slot on this motherboard.

Thanks!

 

[Lutfij]

Your motherboard should come with these;

One is the standoff that goes into one of the holes that's protected by a yellow ESD(captain's)tape and the screw to mount atop of the standoff to secure the M.2 SSD.

Just an FYI, I hope you're not going to drop in a Ryzen 5000 series processor onto the socket as the board is practically bottom of the barrel with the VRM design on it.

 

[Misgar]

protected by a yellow ESD(captain's)tape

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[CountMike]

Your motherboard should come with these;

One is the standoff that goes into one of the holes that's protected by a yellow ESD(captain's)tape and the screw to mount atop of the standoff to secure the M.2 SSD.

Just an FYI, I hope you're not going to drop in a Ryzen 5000 series processor onto the socket as the board is practically bottom of the barrel with the VRM design on it.

Any 65w Ryzen will be fine in that MB. 5600x or 5700x.

 

[JeffreyP55]

Greetings forum!
I have a PRIME B450M-GAMING/BR motherboard and im planning to buy a M.2 2280 SN 770 SSD.
However, the screw holes seems different from what Ive seen so far. Do I need to replace the screw holes ? Or what kind of screws Will I need for this?
Below I attached a picture of the M.2 slot on this motherboard.

Thanks!


2280 if you are using a 22mmx80mm M.2 drive. I believe it is the third hole but please refer to your manual or.... Also the nomenclature should be printed on the motherboard. Screws should be inside the MB box.

 

[CountMike]

Looks like there is already mount for for 2280 M.2 SSD. the furthest one from M.2 socket but you need the screw tha goes into it to hold SSD down. Should have come with MB accessories. For shorter SSDs, you unscrew that one and screw it back in appropriate (for length) hole in the MB