Question Is hot glue safe to use on motherboard? (m.2 related w/ pics)

[hotaru251]

I built a 5700x system last summer. (july)
The motherboard (MSI X570S edge max wifi) had an issue with the 1st m.2 cover. (pics show issue)

Never RMA'd it as I needed PC running (and rma's can take awhile) and everything "works" just "not ideal to have a part not doing its job)

So issue is the m.2 slot cover's standoff came out of the MB's hole.

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as you can see the standoff hole is missing the standoff

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which is attached to the m.2 cover/heatsink (it does not want to unscrew assume it was tightened too much at factory)

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and trying to put it back it fits, but nothing to keep it down (it just flops back up which means pressure on m.2 is lacking)

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pressing it into its hole to apply pressure to m.2/thermal pad removes gap at pcb...

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but only until I release and it pops back up again (as nothing to hold it down)

So is hot glue safe to use on MB's PCB ( on the back as dont want risk the chips near standoff being damaged removing glue) to see if it can hold the standoff in place just to hopefully give it some sort of pressure on the m.2 for betetr thermal transfer?
Any other options that are safe?

I may RMA it in future (before its warranty is over) when I can afford system to be down for process so I don't want to damage it any.

 

[Unolocogringo]

A drop of red locktite would fix it permanently.
My M.2 in that position on the board is always 59-60c from graphics card heat.
So hot glue would probably become soft and come loose.

 

[letmepicyou]

I built a 5700x system last summer. (july)
The motherboard (MSI X570S edge max wifi) had an issue with the 1st m.2 cover. (pics show issue)

Never RMA'd it as I needed PC running (and rma's can take awhile) and everything "works" just "not ideal to have a part not doing its job)

So issue is the m.2 slot cover's standoff came out of the MB's hole.

Spoiler: pic 1

as you can see the standoff hole is missing the standoff

Spoiler: pic 2

which is attached to the m.2 cover/heatsink (it does not want to unscrew assume it was tightened too much at factory)

Spoiler: pic 3

and trying to put it back it fits, but nothing to keep it down (it just flops back up which means pressure on m.2 is lacking)

Spoiler: pic 4

pressing it into its hole to apply pressure to m.2/thermal pad removes gap at pcb...

Spoiler: pic 5

but only until I release and it pops back up again (as nothing to hold it down)

So is hot glue safe to use on MB's PCB ( on the back as dont want risk the chips near standoff being damaged removing glue) to see if it can hold the standoff in place just to hopefully give it some sort of pressure on the m.2 for betetr thermal transfer?
Any other options that are safe?

I may RMA it in future (before its warranty is over) when I can afford system to be down for process so I don't want to damage it any.

Hot glue is WAY too soft an adhesive for this. You want to get some 5 minute epoxy for this...just a dab will do ya, as the saying goes, but make sure you mix it WELL, and let it sit overnight. You just won't be removing it again. But at least you'll be able to screw your M.2 drives down.

 

[scout_03]

if you intend to rma it dont put anything on it or warranty will be void but you could the blue locktite to made it fix you wont have to heat it up if you change parts since red one need heat to disolve so be careful .

 

[geofelt]

Looking at the photos, it looks to me like the standoff was designed to be moved.
I think it needs a small turn in the socket to keep it in place.

 

[drea.drechsler]

I built a 5700x system last summer. (july)
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So is hot glue safe to use on MB's PCB ( on the back as dont want risk the chips near standoff being damaged removing glue) to see if it can hold the standoff in place just to hopefully give it some sort of pressure on the m.2 for betetr thermal transfer?
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Hot melt glue is commonly used to hold components on PCB's. It's pretty common to see it inside PSU's being used to stake large components together and to the board and heatsinks to prevent their movement in shipping.

Loctite would certainly work, although I'd suggest using Loctite 222, purple, but I'd have no problem using hotmelt to stake the standoff in place. One really good attribute of the hot melt is it's usually easy to pick it off the board and parts if needed, not so sure about Loctite.