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Forums › Offers and Wanted › WTB: one PC motherboard screw for wifi board / NV ME
Insanekiwi

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#311415 13-Jan-2024 11:05
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Hello

I recently got a second hand PC for my son - and we are after one small screw to fix the wifi / NVME SSD card to the board. I went to PB Tech where it was originally purchased they told me to go to hardware store or Jaycar which I thought was terrible service.

I am sure they have many screws around in their store. I am taking a whole PC to hardware shop just to find a screw that fits.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

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Insanekiwi

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  #3181575 14-Jan-2024 09:03
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I took a little screw out of my son's old toys - and it fits fine, probably just a little too long at about 5-6mm. 

 

Ordered PC screw set from Aliexpress and see which one fits perfectly. Given that we will hold on to the PC for a while - it will come in handy or share with others who are short.

 

What really lacked with the PB Tech experience is that,

 

1) the PC was purchased from them

 

2) I did buy at least another grand worth of parts

 

3) I asked very nicely with my wifi card in hand that I took from home; if there are any screws from Gibabyte motherboard that may be hanging around or give me some guidance on size to which may fit. Answer was a straight no, we don't deal with that - but you can pay for your new parts you are buying. You should go to Jaycar or somewhere similar and look for a screw. Zero f'ing effort given to at least offer help. I think that's called shit service. If I was explained that yes the sizes vary, you may look into 1.9-3mm screws length should be less (M2-M3) I would have been cool with that - if you are working in a service industry and don't know yourself, at least have a courtesy to ask your colleague. I was happy to pay for the screws (maybe could have sold me M2, M2.5, and M3 screws).

 

My new Samsung SSD did not come with one unfortunately but there was one on motherboard.

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