HP 17t-cn000 M.2 SSD Upgrade Help

[emmiie]

Awesome. Now the screw being thin is that a good or bad thing? And I am thinking of buying a pack of screws to have in hand, any suggestions? I also realized I would need a grounding mat, any suggestions for that? Or should I go to another section and post about it. I thought to ask you, since you know what i want to do.

You probably can tell I am pretty new at this. I have two other computers I would like to tinker with and having a ground mat is something I should seriously have. I have a ground wrist strap, but thats not enough. 

I'm sorry for all the questions 😔 

Kind regards

[Paul_Tikkanen]

The screws are going to fit or they won't.

It's hard to judge the diameter of such a small screw.

Some folks in desperation 'borrow' one of the screws from the battery but it appears that while the diameter of a battery screw is the right size, the length may be too long.

Unless you can find a pack of assorted laptop screws that include a 2mm x 2.5mm size, I wouldn't bother.

Safety precautions...I'm not the person to ask about that.

My safety precautions are this...

On desktop PC's I unplug the power cord and press the power button to discharge any residual power from the system board.

I do not own any anti-static devices such as wrist straps or grounding pads.

I don't live in a low humidity environment where there may be a greater chance of static buildup.

That's not to say I don't use some basic common sense procedures such as not shuffling my feet across a carpet.

I always touch the metal case of the PC or something metal on the frame to discharge any potential static I may have picked up.

With notebook PC's, of course disconnect the battery from A/C power, unplug the battery connector or remove it (whichever the procedure in chapter 5 of the manual calls for). 

Press the power button to discharge any possible current still in the motherboard.

I have never wrecked a PC yet by not following the generally recommended electrostatic procedures.

Probably just dumb luck.

So you may want to start a new discussion regarding how to be completely safe when working inside your notebook.

[emmiie]

Thank you, that makes a lot of sense. I could look up videos on it, too. Thank you for all your help. I really appreciate it. I am going to look for a pack of assorted laptop screws that include the dimensions you mentioned. 

Thanks again. If I need help with precautions, I will post in the appropriate section. Again, thank you so much!

God bless. Have a wonderful weekend.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome  

Please post back and let us know how your notebook's SSD upgrade project went. 

God Bless you too and enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Cheers,

Paul 

[emmiie]

Oh, I most definitely will return to post how it all went. Hopefully, I can post on this same thread. 

Kind regards