M.2 screw too short?

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

As you can see here, the screw portion of this is incredibly short, shorter than the width of the m.2 SSD itself. Would it be okay to let the SSD simply flop around? It will be under my GPU, and although it is a gen 4 rocket, it will be running at gen 3 speeds for the time being. 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Nickathom said:

As you can see here, the screw portion of this is incredibly short

That's the post of the M.2 retention mechanism, the opposite end of that piece you are holding has a hole in it. A screw would go into that hole, holding the SSD down. This piece that you are holding goes directly into the motherboard.

[Latvian Video]

2 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

As you can see here, the screw portion of this is incredibly short, shorter than the width of the m.2 SSD itself. Would it be okay to let the SSD simply flop around? It will be under my GPU, and although it is a gen 4 rocket, it will be running at gen 3 speeds for the time being. 

I am not 100% sure, but that looks like a standoff to me

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

That's the post of the M.2 retention mechanism, the opposite end of that piece you are holding has a hole in it. A screw would go into that hole, holding the SSD down. This piece that you are holding goes directly into the motherboard.

There is already a screw socket in there... are you saying that this piece can be unscrewed? 

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Nickathom said:

There is already a screw socket in there... are you saying that this piece can be unscrewed? 

You should be able to unscrew it. You don't want your SSD to go all the way down to the motherboard, it should be parallel to the motherboard.

[Oshino Shinobu]

3 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

There is already a screw socket in there... are you saying that this piece can be unscrewed? 

What you're holding is a standoff. You screw the standoff into the correct position on the board (depends on the length of your M.2 drive), then secure the M.2 drive inbetween the standoff and the screw that goes into the standoff. 

 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, Oshino Shinobu said:

What you're holding is a standoff. You screw the standoff into the correct position on the board (depends on the length of your M.2 drive, then secure the M.2 drive inbetween the standoff and the screw that goes into the standoff. 

 

how much force should I use? it doesnt feel like its going to fit... the standoff is also thicker than the semi-circle hole at the end of the NVME....

[Oshino Shinobu]

5 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

how much force should I use? it doesnt feel like its going to fit... the standoff is also thicker than the semi-circle hole at the end of the NVME....

Shouldn't take any force, assuming it's the correct standoff, it should just screw into the board. The M.2 drive should just rest on top of the standoff, then the screw into the standoff holds it in place.

[8-Bit Ninja]

5 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

how much force should I use? it doesnt feel like its going to fit... the standoff is also thicker than the semi-circle hole at the end of the NVME....

The head of the screw only half sits on the m.2, its a kind of crappy mounting system in my opinion. As for force, until its tight, the standoff isn't long enough to overtighten the screw 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

10 minutes ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

Shouldn't take any force, assuming it's the correct standoff, it should just screw into the board. The M.2 drive should just rest on top of the standoff, then the screw into the standoff holds it in place.

ah, i understand. If the screw is supposed to be separate, i am not sure how I am supposed to get it out. It is screwed in there very tightly.