Re: nvme screw?

On 1/20/26 3:34 PM, Paul wrote:
> On Tue, 1/20/2026 1:56 PM, T wrote:
>> On 1/20/26 10:27 AM, T wrote:
>>> On 1/18/26 8:40 PM, T wrote:
>>>> what is that tiny screw used to fasten the NVMe
>>>> drive on a lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tower Gen 2
>>>> (Intel) Workstation?
>>>>
>>>> And where can I purchase about ten of them?
>>>
>>>
>>> Okay, word back from Lenovo is that it is an
>>> M2 by 4 mm.   And they want 18 U$D for it.
>>
>>
>> These guys look like it for 8U$D.
>>
>> 100Pcs M2 x 4mm Pan Head Phillips Machine Screws, 304 Stainless Steel
>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YS43PK9
>>
>> What will I do with the other 99 screws?
> 
> Now, take a stud, and measure how deep the screw
> goes into it. Is there sufficient depth in the
> brass stud for a 4mm long screw ??? Remember that
> the screw is for retention of the module and is
> intended to pull the module flat against the stud.
> 
> The depth feeler on my calipher won't fit in there,
> but you can take a sewing needle, the blunt end,
> and use that to take a depth reading. If you have a
> drill index, the smallest bit in the drill index will
> likely fit in the hole.
> 
> You don't want to be cutting the end off the screw
> to make it work. With the box of Imperial #2 I've got, I cut the
> end off quite a few of them (as a function of application).
> My threading tool for the #2 isn't the best, and only
> the top portion of a threaded hole works properly, so the
> tiny screws have to be cut down in order to work. I typically
> use this for building boxes out of Plexiglass or Perspex.
> With a thick enough plastic, you can drill a hole for a #2
> end-on with the plastic, then thread the plastic and hold two
> pieces together with a screw.
> 
>     Paul

Lenovo support told that it is an M2x4.  They want 20U$D
for one.

I ordered 100 for less than that with two day shipping.