Gigabyte Master Z390 m.2 standoffs

[Kitsan]

I'm getting seriously pissed off with my motherboard now.

 

I got the RMA but it's missing the m.2 standoffs for my drives which are shorter, any idea how i put stand offs in and where to buy them?

 

I did give them a try with plyers but they look like they've got some sort of lockite on them.

 

 

[Bombastinator]

This word standoff...  do you mean the spacer pictured in the 2880 hole?  So they’re not missing, You apparently cannot remove them.  Locktite didn’t used to be superglue but it’s what it’s been for years. 
As to abandoning them in place and buying more you could go online.  There’s pages of these things.

https://www.amazon.com/Michaelia-Standoff-Drives-motherboard-screwdriver/dp/B07D6G9XXL/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=m2+standoff&qid=1580247724&sr=8-5

[Whiro]

1 hour ago, Kitsan said:

I did give them a try with plyers but they look like they've got some sort of lockite on them

If you look closely they have thread inside, that mean you can unscrew them and move them to position you need. Not sure it may be clockwise or anti-clockwise  

[Kitsan]

1 hour ago, Bombastinator said:

This word standoff...  do you mean the spacer pictured in the 2880 hole?  So they’re not missing, You apparently cannot remove them.  Locktite didn’t used to be superglue but it’s what it’s been for years. 
As to abandoning them in place and buying more you could go online.  There’s pages of these things.

https://www.amazon.com/Michaelia-Standoff-Drives-motherboard-screwdriver/dp/B07D6G9XXL/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=m2+standoff&qid=1580247724&sr=8-5

My original motherboard had two sets of stand offs, the rma replacement only had one.

 

Thanks for the link, I hope they have the same thread as my motherboard

[Kitsan]

Gigabyte replied and said the far screws are for the heatsink retention and are not designed to be removed.

 

They're also going to post out replacement parts to me today, so I guess it's not a massive issue!

[Kitsan]

On 1/28/2020 at 9:44 PM, Bombastinator said:

This word standoff...  do you mean the spacer pictured in the 2880 hole?  So they’re not missing, You apparently cannot remove them.  Locktite didn’t used to be superglue but it’s what it’s been for years. 
As to abandoning them in place and buying more you could go online.  There’s pages of these things.

https://www.amazon.com/Michaelia-Standoff-Drives-motherboard-screwdriver/dp/B07D6G9XXL/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=m2+standoff&qid=1580247724&sr=8-5

For anyone with the same issue, these wont working in a z390 master, the thread size is too small... I wasted some money on them.

 

This is what you need

[Bombastinator]

3 hours ago, Kitsan said:

For anyone with the same issue, these wont working in a z390 master, the thread size is too small... I wasted some money on them.

 

This is what you need

 well that sucks.  Non standard sizing for m.2 holes huh?  That’s obnoxious. you’d think with the four standard length sizes the Stand would be part of the spec.  They were even sold as being for m.2 in general rather than special.
 

 Atx is so good at standards too.  There are only two sizes of case screws.  Hundreds of types, but only two sizes.  Only thing to do i guess is return those, call the company,  and find out what size the ones they use are.  Measuring blind screw holes is a PITA