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M.2 stand off and screw (Asus z170)

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ive seem to have misplaced my stand off and screw for my m.2 ssd. Its for a asus gene viii z170 board. I have pretty much exercised all avenues in trying to locate a place that sells such things. So can anyone help me with this? maybe even have an old asus z97/z170 board thats broke and still has the stand off and screw still attached? pretty desperate right now........

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a hardware store might sell them 

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a hardware store might sell them 

 

Proprietary M.2 standoffs? Fat chance. 

 

@Jinxed Contact ASUS for a replacement.

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Proprietary M.2 standoffs? Fat chance. 

 

@Jinxed Contact ASUS for a replacement.

see if you can fined a machine shop near that will make screws. 

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see if you can fined a machine shop near that will make screws. 

 

That'll cost more than a replacement from ASUS. Actually, ASUS might replace it for free.

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tried both of this already, no dice

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Asus customer support was absolutely no help what so ever!

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tried both of this already, no dice

 

It looks to be a very small diameter possible metric screw. My guess maybe a M2 or M1 but your best bet is to check fastener places that sell mico or jeweler sized screws.

http://superuser.com/questions/904950/how-can-i-replace-a-broken-m-2-ssd-mounting-standoff-for-my-motherboard

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Still looking for it...................... I can't believe a replacment is so hard to come by.

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Still looking for it...................... I can't believe a replacment is so hard to come by.

 

Bring it to a proper fastener place, like Fastenal they can do an exact measurement of the threads to get you the right sized fastener. If you have a pair of very exact calipers you can take a diameter of the bolt or threaded end and I might be able to try to figure out the approx size more accurately.

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The standoff male thread is M2 while the screw with oversize flat phillips head is also M2. The body length is 4mm and the male thread length is 3mm and finally the body width is 4.7mm. This body is wider than standard hex M2 standoffs so it can support the M.2 SSD at the notched end. I have not been able to find any M2 standoffs with this wider body. I measured the actual ASUS standoff with digital calipers (part# 13020-0181000 which is not available from ASUS for any reason). They really need to offer this as a spare part. I bought the ASUS Hyper M.2 x 4 card that included the standoff ($18.00 including shipping) ASUS is a failure with customer service. This M.2 standoff does not appear to be available anywhere in the US. after exhaustive internet search and ASUS was no help.  This is not a standard hex standoff and is proprietary to ASUS>

http://www.asusparts.eu/Asus-13020-00590000

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