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LorelynF
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Hi. Anyone know how to manually remove the stucked M.2 screw? I cannot remove the cover because the screw I think is stucked.

 

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There are a couple of ways to do it if you search online. However, its such a small screw.

I wouldnt say its a lost cause yet, but I cant unfortunally give you the best answer

 

Best of luck

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26 minutes ago, LorelynF said:

Hi. Anyone know how to manually remove the stucked M.2 screw?

Thats stripped bit. The best case scenario would be using a bit extractor but its honestly overkill for m.2 screws. Try the rubber band method first, get the thickest rubber band you can and largest philips or hex bits you can fit in the stripped hole, the rubber band would fill the gaps thats stripped from the screw.

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1 hour ago, LorelynF said:

Hi. Anyone know how to manually remove the stucked M.2 screw? I cannot remove the cover because the screw I think is stucked.

 

 

do what @SorryClaire says.

39 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

Thats stripped bit. The best case scenario would be using a bit extractor but its honestly overkill for m.2 screws. Try the rubber band method first, get the thickest rubber band you can and largest philips or hex bits you can fit in the stripped hole, the rubber band would fill the gaps thats stripped from the screw.

Just search on YT how to remove a stripped screw. There are plenty of ways to do it.

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45 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

get the thickest rubber band you can and largest philips or hex bits

I never got lucky with this method tbh

Tried it many times, never worked (for me)

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All good guys, I used a long-nose to unscrew the bottom part and was able to remove the cover. Turns out the screw is really defective, I will have to return or ask the manufacturer a replacement for the screw. Thank you guys for your help!

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2 hours ago, LorelynF said:

I will have to return or ask the manufacturer a replacement for the screw

You could buy em for pennies, its an M2x3mm (2mm radius, 3mm deep) philips head screws. But yeah, see if either your motherboard or ssd maker could get some for you for free, just dont waste your cash on an m.2 mounting kits when you already have the standoffs.

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57 minutes ago, SorryClaire said:

You could buy em for pennies, its an M2x3mm (2mm radius, 3mm deep) philips head screws. But yeah, see if either your motherboard or ssd maker could get some for you for free, just dont waste your cash on an m.2 mounting kits when you already have the standoffs.

Oh. I didn't know. Thank you so much!

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