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What in the World are you talking about?

 

I asked:

 

PS     I need you to answer the following question for me please:

 

           Did you view the video that I posted to actually see the Screw I need, the one with the WIDE screw head?

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@Mike-Forums,

 

Excuse me?  I spent time and effort to provide a service for you sans pay in good faith and with sincere intent.

 

I didn't see the (edited on?) line, quote: "PS  I need you to answer the following question for me please: Did you view the video that I posted to actually see the Screw I need, the one with the WIDE screw head?"

 

First, quote: "What in the World are you talking about?" -Perhaps you ought to reread your response where you doggone clearly expressed doubt about what you are going to get from AliExpress.  I chose to address that.

 

Second, I did watch that video.  It changes nothing.  Nada.  Zip. Two observations: the video showed how to replace an "M.2 SSD Mini-Card" on an HP EliteBook 840 G3 Notebook PC, NOT on an HP Compaq Elite 8300 USDT I thought all the time we were talking about.

 

Again, for the last time: "M.2" screws DO NOT FIT THESE MOTHERBOARD SCREW INSERTS.

 

Pay close attention: pic #1 shows an M2 X 3mm big-head screw on an actual HP Compaq 8300 USDT motherboard.  You really can't get more frigging authentic than this.

 

AND?  IT.DOES.NOT.FIT.

 

Pic #2 shows an M1.6 x 4mm small-head screw, which DOES FIT. 

 

Even if you were to get the M1.6 x 4mm small-head screws, you can easily fabricate a tiny bit of plastic to function as a tiny O-ring to keep a PCIe X1/WLAN card -whatever, secure.

 

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Try eyeglass screws and make yourself a little washer for them (the heads of the screws are too small and the washer helps hold it down). That's what I did with the MXM graphics card. I'm assuming these are the same size.

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