Help with installing NVMe SSD? 🙏

[GamerBlake]

I feel really dumb asking this but it’s been so long since I put an SSD in that I feel I have no choice.

 

When attempting to put my 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus I came across these metal peg things.

 

 

These pegs are making it impossible to screw the SSD into the board.

 

However at the same time they remain firmly in place and I can’t get them out.

 

What do I do?

 

Thanks!

[The-Dude]

you must have some tiny screws in a transparent small bag that came with the motherboard if you still have the box.

[Average Nerd]

5 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

What do I do?

These metal things are the standoffs that you're supposed to screw the SSD mounting screw into.

M.2 SSDs use some tiny M2 screws that should've come with your mobo.

[GamerBlake]

1 minute ago, The-Dude said:

you must have some tiny screws in a transparent small bag that came with the motherboard if you still have the box.

Ah dang it my PC was prebuilt and it only came with cables but no screws.

[GamerBlake]

5 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

These metal things are the standoffs that you're supposed to screw the SSD mounting screw into.

M.2 SSDs use some tiny M2 screws that should've come with your mobo.

They told me the mobo only came with 1 screw.

[Average Nerd]

3 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

They told me the mobo only came with 1 screw.

What motherboard is in that computer? (Manufacturer and model number)

[PDifolco]

14 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

I feel really dumb asking this but it’s been so long since I put an SSD in that I feel I have no choice.

 

When attempting to put my 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus I came across these metal peg things.

 

 

These pegs are making it impossible to screw the SSD into the board.

 

However at the same time they remain firmly in place and I can’t get them out.

 

What do I do?

 

Thanks!

 

 

[GamerBlake]

1 minute ago, Average Nerd said:

What motherboard is in that computer? (Manufacturer and model number)

It’s supposed to be a Gigabyte Z790 UD-AC Motherboard

[Average Nerd]

3 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

It’s supposed to be a Gigabyte Z790 UD-AC Motherboard

That should fit a normal M2x3 screw, you can usually just find some online.

[GamerBlake]

2 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

That should fit a normal M2x3 screw, you can usually just find some online.

Oh awesome thanks! As long as it’s not some super special OEM exclusive part I’m cool with that.

[Average Nerd]

1 minute ago, GamerBlake said:

Oh awesome thanks! As long as it’s not some super special OEM exclusive part I’m cool with that.

A M2x3 screw is a M2x3 screw, doesn't matter who made/sold it, so you can just use whatever one you find.

[GamerBlake]

5 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

A M2x3 screw is a M2x3 screw, doesn't matter who made/sold it, so you can just use whatever one you find.

That’s good to know!

 

Sometimes it’s hard to tell which parts are standard and which are proprietary.

[Mark Kaine]

its also an asshole move from whoever built this pc because the motherboard most definitely came with the right screws (either preinstalled or in a bag)

[GamerBlake]

6 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

its also an asshole move from whoever built this pc because the motherboard most definitely came with the right screws (either preinstalled or in a bag)

I called them and they said they looked at the manual and found it said it only includes a singular M.2 screw which they used to instill the 1TB SSD that came with the system.

[Mark Kaine]

2 minutes ago, GamerBlake said:

I called them and they said they looked at the manual and found it said it only includes a singular M.2 screw which they used to instill the 1TB SSD that came with the system.

this seems unlikely but it is what it is lol, gotta get the screws yourself then as said its a standard size luckily. 

 

 

[GamerBlake]

34 minutes ago, Mark Kaine said:

this seems unlikely but it is what it is lol, gotta get the screws yourself then as said its a standard size luckily. 

 

 

Yeah true. Fortunately as I just found ojt they aren’t proprietary or expensive so that makes it a lot better.

 

I can just buy a bag and never have to worry about that again .

 

Sadly my Samsung SATA SSDs can’t be used because they didn’t plug the SATA cables into the PSU and I can’t put them in unless I take the entire PSU out.