[SOLVED] m.2 screw nut broken into the MB

[BergkampHUN]

I started to build my very first PC yesterday. Everything was fine until the last piece when I tried to insert the M2 drive and fix it with the screw. I used the screw which was given by the ssd. It was a bit hard to rotate but I thought its fine, until the nut was broken down with the screw. What can I do now? Can I glue back the nut or was it soldered? Or should i put the whole board to the trash?

 

[SkyNetRising]

That doesn't look like M.2 screw.
What's the model name of the motherboard?

M.2 screws look like this:

 

[BergkampHUN]

The motherboard is an Asrock fatal1ty b450 gaming-itx/ac.

I got this screw with the ssd.

 

[SkyNetRising]

You obviously used wrong screw.
Check packaging of your motherboard.
It should have

1 x Screw for M.2 Socket​

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The nut, you removed, you should be able to screw it back.
Then use M.2 screw from motherboard packaging.

 

[BergkampHUN]

Yes, I found that screw now. But I can't screw the nut back, it's broken. I was able to remove the broken part from the motherboard, now I have a hole.

 

[BergkampHUN]

So I made a research and if I'm right this is a standoff. The head is 2.2mm height. But I can't find this size anywhere.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Yeah. Too bad. You'll have to find a replacement for the broken part somehow.

Or you could use M.2 to sata adapter instead. Those drives in the photo are sata models.

 

[BergkampHUN]

Thanks it could be a solution for now. In the future I was planing to upgrade to an Nvme drive. What if I place a bigger screw trough the head? I think it can work

 

[madmatt30]

Thanks it could be a solution for now. In the future I was planing to upgrade to an Nvme drive. What if I place a bigger screw trough the head? I think it can work

There are loads of backup ways to secure an m2 drive, double sided m3 tape for one.
That screws there only give the pcb security from slipping out of the m2 slot.

Obviously you'd rather not have snapped it but it's not the end of the world.